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Paolo Federico-O'Murchu, Columnist
Miami University's new head basketball coach Jack Owens announced the hiring of his staff on April 12 and the hiring of his assistant on April 18. This announcement comes after ex-head coach John Cooper's contract wasn't renewed after his five year tenure at Miami, after the coaching staff was fired and shortly after Miami's basketball season ended in early March.
The metallic "ping" of bats hitting baseballs and the softer thuds of baseballs hitting gloves punctuated cries of encouragement from the members of Miami women's club baseball. Seventeen people took to Cook Field last Wednesday for the club's first clinic - the first step in a movement to encourage girls to play baseball.
NICK: While this may be The Miami Student's first mock draft, it certainly isn't ours. We did three just to arrive at this one. Going through your own mock draft combines the intrigue of a puzzle with the power trip of pretending to be in charge of the entire league.
The Miami University tennis team finds itself at a critical spot as regular season play winds down heading into the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Miami University's club broomball team became National Champions in USA Broomball's C Class on April 9 in Delmont, Pennsylvania.
The Miami baseball team (7-21) looks to turn around a five-game losing streak at home on Friday against Eastern Michigan University (10-18).