The Berry Bucks ultimate frisbee team (Berry Bucks) have once again qualified for nationals. The Bucks consistently compete for the national championship each year, having qualified for the last six years. In 2024, the Bucks placed 13th at nationals while finishing ninth in 2023, tied for third in 2022 and sixth in 2021. Coming into nationals this year, the Bucks are ranked 21st in division III. Continue reading Berry Bucks aim to win nationals in sixth straight qualification

It’s been another successful year in Mount Berry for Vikings athletics. The fall season saw Berry take four SAA conference championships out of the six sports that were contested. Winter sports continued to add to the success with volleyball and men’s basketball each adding a conference crown. Thus far, the spring has yielded only a runner-up finish from the women’s indoor track and field team, but six teams will be in competition this weekend looking to increase Berry’s total. Continue reading Spring sports aim to continue conference success

April has come, which means the Rome Emperors have started playing baseball. The Emperors are home to many Berry students who attend home games during the season and also work for the Emperors over the course of the year. Students who aspire to work in sports after college have regularly worked for the Emperors in one way or another. Berry graduate Gavin Booker (23c) and student Zayden Sullins both have spent time working for the emperors.  Continue reading Emperors providing jobs to current and former Vikings

This fall, Berry will begin to feel the effects of the conference realignment trend that has been sweeping collegiate athletics for the past four years. With Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) shutting down after the 2023-24 academic year, the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) saw its membership drop from eight to seven. In the next two years, the SAA will see that number dip to six before rising to eight, then increasing to nine before the fall of 2026. Continue reading SAA welcomes two schools, bids farewell to Hendrix

Junior Riley Uhls of the Berry College Vikings baseball team has had a career year so far. After 25 games, the first baseman slashed a .402 batting average, 1.115 OPS, .673 slugging percentage and totaled six home runs. Uhls also leads all of Division III in RBIs (runs batted in) at 54. Uhls headlines the Viking offense who ranks among the best in the country in runs scored per game. 
“I was definitely expecting the year I am currently having,” Uhls said. “I have always set high standards for myself and having the year that I am having now was one of those expectations that I had. I know that I have put the time and effort into having the type of success that I am having.” Continue reading Riley Uhls emerges as one of the country’s best hitters

The Berry College Viking Crew recently wrapped up their spring schedule of competitions and a busy year of recruitment and growth. Viking Crew’s training season takes place during the fall, as they prepare for races in the spring. It can be hard for their rowers to stay motivated through the tough workouts and long weeks. Continue reading Viking Crew wraps up successful season of competition

Playing a varsity sport in college requires as much time and effort as a job can require. On top of having to balance a class schedule like many of their peers, athletes also have to play in a sport, and in this case multiple sports outside of school. Continue reading The experience of dual sport athletes, what it requires

While many students at Berry balance athletics alongside academics, there are a select few who have yet another thing on their plate: a business. Addofo El Bey and Nile King are two students who run their own businesses in between schoolwork and exams. Continue reading Balancing athletics and entrepreneurship at Berry

One of Berry’s biggest bragging points is its one-of-a-kind campus. Because of its size and beauty, it has often drawn national attention, consistently being rated one of the most beautiful college campuses in America. Berry has a history of being a popular place for movie filming locations, and one of the most famous projects filmed here celebrates its 25th anniversary of being released in 2025. Continue reading Looking back on “Remember the Titans” 25 years later