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By Jacob Stephenson The Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs men’s lacrosse team played their final home game of the 2025 season losing to #2 Reinhardt Eagles 14-5 on Wednesday afternoon. The Eagles got off to a quick start in the first quarter...
By MaKaylee Torbett On Wednesday afternoon, the Tennessee Wesleyan softball team met with St. Andrews for a doubleheader. Coming into the season, the Lady Bulldogs have had high expectations, getting predicted to win the championship before the season started. At...
By Noah Lones East/West Challenge The Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs started off the season ranked number one in the nation and traveled to Florida for the East/West Challenge that included five ranked teams out of the eight that were competing. The...
By Jaci Powell With seven seniors and one last shot at a ring, the lady bulldogs left everything they had in Kingsport, becoming the Cinderella story of the year, breaking school records, and only coming up short in the championship...
Written by Gabe Katz The Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs men’s and women’s tennis teams have long established themselves as the pinnacle of elite competition in the NAIA collegiate tennis scene. Coach Francisco Gallardo has cemented his teams as regulars in the...
Written by Gabe Katz The Tennessee Wesleyan women’s lacrosse team got their first win of the 2025 AAC lacrosse season over the weekend. The Cavaliers jumped out to an early 2-1 lead, but this would be the last time during...
By Hunter Cookston The Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs baseball program boasts a rich history. Just last year, the team made it to the NAIA College World Series championship game, falling just short of claiming their third title in school history. In...
By Dakota Caldwell KINGSPORT, TN – Coach Smith’s team has their Cinderella story extend to overtime of the AAC Womens Basketball tournament. The women’s team finished second place after losing to Milligan in the final going to overtime. Round 1...
By Cody McGill With the men’s team now ranked No. 2 and the women’s team ranked No. 7, Tennessee Wesleyan University’s (TWU) tennis teams are making noise on the national scene. The men’s team, which placed second nationally the previous...
By Tate Gray In a nationally ranked match-up on Tuesday March 25th the number ranked 2 TWU Bulldogs faced off against number 3 nationally ranked Georgia Gwinnett. These two teams battled it out and, in the end, TWU would come...
By Noah Lones WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Both the Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field teams competed for their conference titles. Both teams finished with two individual conference titles each along with multiple podium finishers. Men’s Events The Men finished...
By Gabe Katz The Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs baseball team, ranked #1 in the NAIA preseason poll, backed up their ranking with a dominant performance at the coveted East/West Challenge in Lakeland, Florida, finishing 3-1 for the weekend. This tournament is...