Sports

A stunning collision occurs near midfield as midnight approaches atop Mount St. James. A fearless young woman crashes into a ruggedly built male, sending him sprawling to the soccer pitch’s artificial turf. This is no accident.

Six former football standouts were honored in a pre-game ceremony at the Oct. 2 Homecoming matchup between Holy Cross and Fordham.

As a schoolgirl, while she watched Batman and Robin fighting the forces of evil, her name would flash before her eyes: “Kapow, biff, crunch, whap ... ZOWIE!”

Battle cries of “defense … defense” are expected to resound in the Hart Center during the 2010-11 basketball season as Milan Brown takes over as head coach of the Crusaders.

In case you missed it: The Nov. 1 issue of Golf World magazine featured pro golfer Brad Faxon, his wife, Dory, and six children from the Meeting Street school in Providence, R.I., on its “Charities Issue” cover.

Fall at Holy Cross: The mornings are chilly, the workload is demanding and the campus is changing colors—and not just the leaves.

Varsity ice hockey defenseman Mark Znutas ’11, from Emerson, N.J., says he is “blessed to have the opportunity to play college hockey at Holy Cross and wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Twenty-one of Holy Cross’ athletic teams have achieved a perfect 100 percent graduation rate, according to the Graduation Success Rate Report released by the NCAA in October.