• Quarterfinals Tip Off the YSCC Elite 8 Tournament

    SMCC squads move on, as do all higher seeds  By Beacon Sports Staff  The YSCC Elite 8 postseason tournament tipped off in the Hutchinson Union Building last Thursday afternoon, with a full day of basketball scheduled as the top eight women’s teams looked to advance to Saturday’s semifinal round. The men’s top eight would play… Read more

  • Top-Seeded NHTI Dazzles

    By Beacon Sports Staff  The top-seeded Lynx of New Hampshire Technical Institute would be the first men’s team to advance to the championship game after an explosive performance Saturday afternoon in the Yankee Small College Conference semifinal round versus Saint Joseph’s. The first half ended with the Lynx holding a 10-point lead behind the physical… Read more

  • SMCC Falls to NHTI

    By Beacon Sports Staff The Lady Seawolves’ hopes of playing in Sunday’s championship were dashed Saturday afternoon in the second game of the women’s semifinals when they fell hard to the NHTI Lynx. The Lady Seawolves won both regular-season games against NHTI; however, postseason play is often full of upsets and disappointments. SMCC senior Jennifer… Read more

  • SMCC Survives CMCC

    By Beacon Sports Staff  Saturday evening’s final game would prove to be one of the most competitive of the 14-game Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) Elite 8 tournament, with the Mustangs from CMCC battling it out with the SMCC Seawolves. Saturday’s game was of heightened importance; both teams looked to earn the right to face… Read more

  • Mustangs Leap Over Lynx

    By Beacon Sports Staff The first game of Saturday’s semifinal action pitted top-seeded Central Maine Community College against the Moose of UMaine-Augusta. The Moose played tough against the Mustangs for the first 20 minutes, grabbing a 5-point lead to open the game and battling back after CMCC responded and took the lead. At halftime the… Read more

  • Men Wolves Defeat #1 Seeded NHTI in Thriller

      Seawolves hold off the Lynx down the stretch By Gio DiFazio SMCC men’s basketball took to the court on Sunday to battle it out with the top-seeded Lynx of New Hampshire Technical Institute for the Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) Elite 8 Tournament. Riding a high from the previous game against Central Maine Community… Read more