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“John Wick: Chapter 4” – more action, more falling, more Keanu

“John Wick: Chapter 4” – more action, more falling, more Keanu

(Photo courtesy of FilmAffinity) “Keanu Reeves approaches his 10th year playing John Wick as the fourth installment hits theaters.” Andrew Wilcox Connector Editor Movie sequels and saga conclusions are difficult things to navigate in the film world. Building on the stories that are already there while also trying to find new avenues that have yet

Celtics continue winning streak

(Photo courtesy of MassLive) “Celtics forward Al Horford battles for possession of the ball.” Andrew Wilcox Connector Editor In the past five games, the Celtics have gone 4-1 as they start a late-season road stretch which began and ended with wins against the Portland Trail Blazers. On March 8th, as the Portland Trail Blazers flew

River Hawks historic season comes to an end

(Photo courtesy of The Lowell Sun) “River Hawks basketball player Everette Hammond shoots a basket.” Andrew Wilcox Connector Editor The River Hawks fell short to their conference rival Vermont in the America East Championship after a historic season for the program. UMass Lowell held strong in the America East during the regular season, winning 11 of

River Hawks ice hockey go 1-2 in busy week

(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) “Defenseman Brehdan Engum skates up the ice against conference rival UConn.” Andrew Wilcox Connector Editor The no. 13 River Hawks came off a busy week in which they faced Hockey East rival Boston College Tuesday night on the road and then faced rival UConn at home Friday night and

River Hawks ice hockey shuts out Vermont in back-to-back games

(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) “Forward Ryan Brushett and defenseman Brehdan Engum celebrate after a goal.” Andrew Wilcox Connector Editor On November 4th and 5th, the no. 17 UMass Lowell River Hawks came away with back-to-back dominant victories over the University of Vermont (UVM) at the Tsongas Center, a rival in the Hockey East

River Hawks split weekend series against Miami University (Ohio) after dominant Saturday win

(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) “River Hawks forward Blake Wells sits in front of RedHawks goaltender Ludvig Persson.” Andrew Wilcox Connector Editor This past weekend, the River Hawks hosted Miami University (Ohio) and split the two-game series evenly with a loss on Friday and a win on Saturday. Leading into the Friday game, after

River Hawks field hockey continues dominant season despite loss to UMaine

(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) “UMaine midfielder Bhreagh Kennedy breaks for the ball while UMass Lowell back Alissia de Vries helps on defense.” Andrew Wilcox Connector Editor The River Hawks, after riding a scorching winning streak, fell short against UMaine on Friday, September 30th, being handed their first conference loss of the season. With

River Hawks blowout St. Lawrence Saints in dominant season opener

(Photo courtesy of the Lowell Sun) “River Hawks forward Brian Chambers celebrares his goal while UMass Lowell fans cheer.” Andrew Wilcox Connector Editor This homecoming, UMass Lowell took their first victory of the new hockey season against the St. Lawrence Saints with the final score being 4-0. River Hawks goaltender Gustavs Davis Grigals completed the