Sports / April 15, 2025 Mustangs Dominate Doubleheader Against Concordia

By Dayne Davis – On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Morningside Softball hosted the Concordia Bulldogs. The Mustangs allowed only one run across both games of the doubleheader, sweeping Concordia with scores of 8-0 and 7-1. In Game 1, Adeline Fliege pitched a complete game in just 5 innings. This marks the freshman’s second complete game...

Sports / March 19, 2025 Men’s Basketball Season Ends in NAIA Second Round Loss 

By Katie Miller – The men’s basketball team concluded its 2024-25 season with a second-round loss to Bethel (Ind.) in the NAIA Tournament held in Kansas City. The Mustangs finished with a record of 25-8, falling just one game short of advancing to the championship round.  After a successful conclusion to their regular season and...

Photo, Sports / February 23, 2025 Men erase double-digit deficit in 88-81 win

Morningside staged a big second–half comeback to top Briar Cliff 88–81 in a senior day contest. Joey Skoff led the Mustangs with 31 points. Skoff and fellow seniors Justin Sitti, Ethan Alfers, Brendan Buckley, Charlie Fletcher, Tyson Gordon, Dylan Johnson, Aidan Vanderloo, and Aiden Westra were honored before the game. Morningside hosts Dakota Wesleyan at...

Photo, Sports / February 23, 2025 Mustangs upset Briar Cliff 76-74

Morningside upset 5th–ranked Briar Cliff 76–74 on senior day Saturday. The Mustangs, now 12–15, will face the Chargers (24–3) again Wednesday, Feb. 26, in the first round of the GPAC Tournament. Alexis Spier led the team with 19 points. Spier, along with Chaise Pfanstiel, Baylie Girres, and student assistant coach Maddie Craighead were seniors honored...

Sports / February 20, 2025 Mustangs Perform a Deduction-Free Routine at Northwestern Invitational 

By Jesus Jimenez — Morningside’s cheer team achieved its two highest scores of the season this weekend at Northwestern College’s two-day cheer and dance invitational. The Mustangs secured third and fourth place finishes, delivering a total 155.28 points. What took everyone by surprise was Morningside’s flawless, deduction-free routine on day one, where the squad scored...

Morningside People, Sports / January 28, 2025 Honoring the Legacy of Jimmy Aschenbrenner

By Jesus Jimenez — This past weekend, the Morningside Men’s Volleyball program hosted its annual alumni scrimmage and this year’s event carried an emotional weight as it also served as a retirement ceremony honoring Jimmy Aschenbrenner.  Jimmy, a cherished member of the Morningside volleyball family, passed away this past June after a courageous battle with...

Photo, Sports / December 5, 2024 Mustangs Upend Visiting Bulldogs in White Out

The Mustang men’s and women’s basketball teams defended their Allee Gymnasium court, besting Concordia Wed., Dec. 4. The women began the evening with a 70–56 win over the fifth–ranked Bulldogs. Alexis Spier led the squad with 21 points. Chaise Pfanstiel added 12 and Ella Wragge 10. The men’s team, now 8–1 (4–1 GPAC), jumped out...

Photo, Sports / December 1, 2024 Mustangs post shutout against MNU

The No. 6 Mustangs are moving on to the NAIA Championship Series quarterfinals to face No. 4 Montana Western. Morningside blanked MidAmerica Nazarene 35-0 to keep its 2024 season alive. Read the game story HERE. Montana Western’s Bulldogs bested Dickinson State 41-14. MW quarterback Michael Palandri threw for five touchdowns in the win.

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...

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Mustangs Sweep Weekend Series With Winnipeg, Improve to 18-5

By Blake Meacham–The Morningside baseball team was originally scheduled to play two doubleheaders this past weekend, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. However, due to the freezing temperatures on Saturday afternoon coupled with high wind gusts and snow, only one game was played on Saturday. This created a rarely seen tripleheader, which was played…

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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,…

Two tourney wins in the book
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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…

5 Wrestlers Headed to Nationals
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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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