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Sunday 24 November 2024

Sports / October 27, 2024 Mustangs Trample Briar Cliff in Rivalry Game

By Dayne Davis – Saturday (October 19, 2024) the Mustangs hosted cross-town rival, Briar Cliff University, in battle for the saddle. The Chargers entered the game looking to beat Morningside for the first time in school history, but Zack Chevalier and the Mustangs had other plans as Morningside put the belt to the Chargers backside...

Sports / October 18, 2024 Mustangs Roll Over Hastings in Homecoming Win

By Dayne Davis–Morningside put on a clinic as Zack Chevalier led his team to a dominating 52-7 victory over the Hastings University Broncos. Chevalier was awarded GPAC Offensive player of the week with his performance of 441 passing yards and four touchdowns. They are now own a 5-0 GPAC record. The Mustangs came out and...

News, Sports / October 7, 2024 Mustangs secure dominant win on the road.

After allowing an early touchdown, Morningside (No.12) went on to score 45 unanswered points to secure a 4-1 overall record 4-0 record in the conference going into a bye week. The 45-6 win last Saturday was the 4th straight win. The Mustangs will now wait until October 12 to face the Hastings, who...

Photo, Sports / September 2, 2024 Season opener slips away

Morningside’s rally fell short in a 48–45 loss to Benedictine in the season opener. Behind 21–3 after the first 12 minutes, Morningside (no. 10) battled back to take a 45–41 lead over Benedictine with 3:31 on the clock. The rally fell short, however, as the Ravens struck back, and the Mustangs’ final drive fell short...

Sports / May 10, 2024 Tennis: On to nationals and GPAC honors

by Diego Teixeira Setton–This spring became a very special one for Morningside Tennis Athletes, as they conquered the GPAC for the first time in program history. Both men’s and women’s teams won the title, with the men boasting an overall record of 18-4 and going undefeated in the conference. The women’s team finished at 18-3...

Sports / April 17, 2024 Women’s basketball golf outing June 7

by Chaise Pfanstiel–Morningside Women’s Basketball will host its 17th annual golf outing June 7, at the Green Valley Golf Course. The women’s basketball team will host families, spectators, fans, and whoever else may want to golf that day as it is open to anyone. Each individual Mustang player is responsible for getting two-hole sponsors and two...

Sports / April 3, 2024 Bowling is a year-round commitment

by Maren Ewertz–Many students on campus are aware that Morningside University has a bowling team, but not many understand how it works. For the bowlers at Morningside, tournament setups are simplistic; but to everyone else, they can get complicated. In order to participate in the actual tournament, the school — in this case Morningside —...

Photo, Sports / March 17, 2024 Next up: Kansas City

Morningside was the host with the most, picking up tough wins in the first two rounds of the NAIA Men’s Basketball Tournament and earning a spot in the field of 16. The Mustangs bested Lourdes College 87-76 Friday behind Joey Skoff’s 38 points. Senior Ely Doble knocked down 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds. As...

Sports / March 12, 2024 IM basketball title decided

by Chaise Pfanstiel–Intramural basketball has been giving Morningside students something to do on Sunday nights for about four weeks now, but the time has come to an end. On Sunday, March 10, the semifinals and finals were held in the HPER at 7:30 and 8:30p.m. In the semifinal match team Real Deal took on Trent’s...

Features, News, Sports / February 27, 2024 ‘Together we fight’

by Chaise Pfanstiel–Senior basketball player Lauren Hedlund has had to go up against more than her opponents lately. Hedlund’s mother was recently diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. She is currently undergoing treatment at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha. On February 14, the team faced off against Dakota Wesleyan in Allee Gym. The young women...

Morningside Baseball Starts Up Spring Season

by Emily Rotthaler-After getting last year’s season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Morningside’s baseball team is “fired up” to get the spring portion of the 2020-2021 season started. Head Coach Adam Boeve said the team is excited to be opening up and playing again after a long period of uncertainty caused by the…

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GPAC Championships tests Mustang Track and Field (Photos)

Photos by Abby Koch-GPAC Championships on Saturday at Dordt University had several Mustangs shine in their events. Women’s team finished in 5th place and men’s team finished in 8th place. Senior Emalee Fundermann collected the top spot in both the mile and in the 800 meter. Senior Zach Ambrose also claimed first in the men’s…

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Mustang Volleyball Falls Short to Dordt (Photos)

Photos by Abby Koch-Mustang men’s volleyball fell to Dordt 3-0 at home, with set scores of 25-22, 25-9, and 25-22. Mustangs will continue on with their Saturday triangular with a match against Viterbo later in the evening at 5:30PM. Click here for recap and stats.

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Mustang Cheer and Dance Sweep Grand View (Photos)

Photos by Abby Koch- Both Morningside dance and cheer squads swept Grand View University’s squads. Dance picked up their 11th straight dual victory, dating back to 2018-19, with a score of 85.6-85.45. Cheer wins their sixth dual in the last seven outings with a score of 73.15-64.6. Both squads travel to compete in the Dordt…

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Mustangs Collect Team Win Despite Weather

by Chloe Krommendyk-The Morningside women’s golf team, along with head coach Todd Sapp, played in a two-day tournament in Arizona at Wigwam Golf Club. Despite the threat of weather, they were able to compete at the Ottawa University of Arizona Spring Invitational in Litchfield, Arizona. Three other teams, Ottawa University (AZ), Vanguard University, and William Jessup,…

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Volleyball Reboot for Mustangs

by Hailey Barrus–2020 brought many obstacles and changes to Morningside’s campus. But for the Mustang women’s and men’s volleyball programs, it was a good kind of change. Both programs are under new coaching for the 2020-2021 volleyball seasons. Jessica Squier, Morningside alumni and now head women’s volleyball coach, accepted the position of head coach weeks…