“You want to know up-to-date scores? Go to the Web site,” said Tim Devaney, Herald sports editor.

Yes, in case you have not heard, The Herald has a Web site, where you can browse online articles, game photos, and like Devaney said, scores from the most recent games.

“Lots of people don’t know, and we’re trying to get the word out,” said the junior. “And basically, the big point we want to get across is that we have a sports Web site, and we want students to go check it out.”

Another reason to give it a quick browse is the new features, including sports photos, an interactive schedule of events, feature stories from The Herald and breaking-news stories you will not find in The Herald.

“This semester we’re trying to do a bunch of different things with it,” he said. “But we’re still building on [it].”

One aspect Devaney (along with other Herald Web editors) is still working on, is the addition of video clips, where sports fans can check out game highlights. Devaney said he wants it to look similar to ESPN.com, where everything sports is at your fingertips.

“We don’t have [many] errors on the sports page, but they are still coming and going,” he said. “We’re still trying to work out the kinks.”

If you visit The Herald Web site at http://herald.cornerstone.edu (no www before the address, another thing Devaney hopes to change), you will notice the sports page has a “really clean and attractive look,” Devaney said.

Devaney hopes to expand the sports section from newspaper, to Internet, to commercials.

“I’m hoping for some sports commercials to be played around campus,” he said. “Especially when you walk into the cafeteria and you see that big screen TV. We’re trying to put it there.”

“But I actually still have to talk to a lot of people,” he said. “I’m hoping to film it for free and have enough coverage of different sports teams. We’ll probably put them on YouTube, too.”

He then said the new site is not just for students, but “good for alumni who would like to follow up on games. We’re continuously looking to improve.”

Devaney said the site was started in 2006 by former Herald editor, Luke Stier, a 2007 graduate who is now a WOOD-TV 8 producer. Since then, several different students have helped maintain the site.

“We started it just so that a lot of people could see the articles,” Stier said. “We knew that the newspaper industry is heading toward Web sites, and everybody has a laptop. We just knew it was important to get it online; it’s a better avenue for readers, especially college readers.”

He also said the site looks much better than before, like The Herald print edition.

“There are major improvements,” Stier said. “It’s much better to read online. It really looks good, and it’s going to continue to develop. It’s a more popular way to read The Herald.”

“It’s definitely improved,” Devaney said in agreement. “Luke did an excellent job in taking initiative to start a Web site for us in the first place, [and] if you were to look at how it was since Luke had it, the designs are much better. We want to top that to make it even better.”

Presently, junior Meghan Jones and senior David Duhon are the main editors in charge of the Web site.

“Meghan has done a great job leading The Herald Web site this year,” Devaney said. “I have really noticed her impact on the sports section of the Web site recently through excellent design.”

Would you like to write for the online sports section of The Herald? Students, staff, faculty and alumni are welcome to submit their take on Cornerstone sports. Please submit your stories to tim_c_devaney@cornerstone.edu.