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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...

Mustangs become back to back national champions

by Abby Koch–Mustangs are back to back NAIA national champions after defeating Marian University 40-38. The two teams faced each other in Grambling, Louisiana. Read the championship game story HERE

Morningside People, Sports

Prepping and Calling: Covert’s time with Morningside Football

by Abby Koch–Since walking onto the Morningside campus, senior Jonathan Covert has been hands on with anything dealing with radio sports broadcasting. From working control room in the Morningside radio station to now a big role as a play by play announcer, Covert has become a familiar voice for Mustang football broadcasts.

Editorials, Sports

From the Box: A Reflection on Four Years of Broadcasting Morningside Football

by Steven Cutler–Let me just start by saying, I am a sports geek. I came to Morningside College in the fall of 2016 so I could become a sports broadcaster. Going in to college, I didn’t know I would be as invested in a team as I was to my favorite pro and college teams. This changed when I started covering Morningside Football for the student radio on September 3rd, 2016.

News, Sports

Care of the athletic mind

by Kiki Bennett–Students are at the part in the semester where it’s difficult enough just being a student, let alone being a student athlete.

Sports

Mustangs split against Concordia

by Abby Koch– Both women’s and men’s basketball took to the court Wednesday and faced the Concordia Bulldogs. Mustang women fell to the Bulldogs 88-77. Mustang men pushed for a last second 72-71 victory against Concordia. Both teams will be on the road to face University of Jamestown on Saturday.

Sports

Mustangs earn a title defense with win over Grand View

Morningside punched a return ticket to the NAIA Football championship with a 21-16 win over Grand View Saturday. The No. 1 Mustangs will face No. 2 Marian Dec. 21 in Ruston, LA. The Knights beat Lindsey Wilson 34-24 in the other semi-final. QB Joe Dolincheck threw for 328 yards and three touchdowns. Reid Jurgensmeier picked…