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Tuesday 23 April 2024

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...

Photo, Sports / February 11, 2024 Mustangs win senior night contest 76-53

The Mustangs started off quick and never looked back in a 76-53 win over Hastings. Alexis Spier and Lily Vollertsen, each with 19 points, led the Mustangs, now 13-10. Get more statistics and story HERE.

Photo, Sports / February 11, 2024 Broncos come back for 85-83 Win

A 33-28 lead at the half would not hold up for the Mustangs against a hot shooting Broncos squad. Hastings shot well from behind the 3-point line and took home the win. Read the game story HERE.

Photo, Sports / February 11, 2024 Spikers go 1-2 on the weekend

The men’s volleyball team had a big home weekend, playing three games in Allee Gym, winning one and losing two. Morningside began with a win over St. Ambrose 3-1. The Mustangs then stepped into a Friday evening contest with the fifth-ranked Vikings of Grand View. Read more here about the 3-0 loss. Saturday morning brought...

Sports / February 11, 2024 Women 12-9 with Lancer win

by Chaise Pfanstiel–The Morningside women’s basketball team hit the road Feb. 3 and grabbed the victory over the Mount Marty Lancers. The final score was 84-69 and every Mustang had minutes in the game. After the first quarter, the score was all tied 16-16. The Mustangs extended their lead 39-33 at the half. Something was...

Sports / December 15, 2023 Mustang women hit season checkpoint

by Chaise Pfanstiel–Morningside’s women’s basketball team is now 11 games into their 2023-24 season. The team is currently sitting at 7-4 overall and 4-3 in the conference. The girls are currently on a three-game win streak and hope to continue that streak against Dakota State Monday, December 18. The Mustangs started the season 2-0, but...

Mustangs Go 5-2 In California Spring Break Trip

By Blake Meacham–The Morningside baseball team won their first five games before dropping their final two games in Los Angeles last week. The Mustangs arrived in California on Saturday, March 5th, but didn’t play their first game until Tuesday the 8th due to rainy weather. “In LA, it hardly ever rains, and when it does,…

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Two tourney wins in the book

The Mustang women head into a NAIA Tournament quarter-final contest against Marian Saturday (March 12) after big wins against Cardinal Stritch and UC Merced. Catch up on Mustang game resultes here. Morningside, now 33-2, take a 14-game winning streak into its contest with the Knights.

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Prey Becomes Predator in Mustangs vs. Tigers 4-0 Sweep

By Blake Meacham–On the last weekend in February, the Morningside baseball team posted a 4-0 record against the Central Christian Tigers. The sweep started on Friday, Feb. 26, with two Mustang victories, with scores of 4-0 and 4-1. Game 1 The first game of the four-game series was carried by home runs from Nate DeChaine…

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5 Wrestlers Headed to Nationals

by Shelby Small–Most people wouldn’t consider Topeka, Kansas a destination, but for five Morningside College wrestlers, it is just that, a destination. The five wrestlers — Steven Garcia, Kyle Fowler, Keegan Hessler, Dakota Drenth and Jared McCoy — will all be heading to Kansas this week for the 2016 NAIA Wrestling National Championships taking place on…

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Athletes Get to Travel for Spring Break Tournaments

By Rachel Potter–There is no better way to spend your spring break than in the warm sun doing what you love. Morningside College student athletes have the opportunity to compete in some of the southern parts of the US over spring break. The men’s and women’s golf teams will spend their break in West Palm…

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Mustang Baseball Win One, Lose Two in Topeka

By Blake Meacham–The Morningside baseball team lost its first game of the 2016 season on Friday night due to a hit parade put on by the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes. When the final out was recorded, the scoreboard read 14-1. The double digit run total for Wesleyan came from the large amount of extra base hits tallied….