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...

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Mustangs blank BC 67-0
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Mustangs blank BC 67-0

Morningside kept up its high-scoring string of victories with a 67-0 pounding of Briar Cliff Saturday, Oct. 24. A highlight of the game was receiver Kyle Schuck establishing the all-time touchdown mark with 39–with three games remaining in the regular season. The old record of 36 was held by 2009 grad Beau Kildow. Morningside’s offense also…

Fans, players dedicated to beating cancer
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Fans, players dedicated to beating cancer

By Darius Hicks–Every time Austin Granatowicz steps onto a football field, he becomes an inspiration. Not just to his teammates, but to other cancer survivors. Granatowicz, a Morningside College football player, was 21 when he was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) September 25, 2012. “I honestly felt fine. The athletic trainer here suggested that…

Winning Reactions: ‘Stangs upend MMC
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Winning Reactions: ‘Stangs upend MMC

Morningside’s volleyball team evened its season mark at 10-10 with a quick three-game sweep over Mount Marty College Tuesday, Oct. 9. With the win the Mustangs are 2-6 in the GPAC as they head into the last three weeks of the season.

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Sitzman named to Good Works Team

By Darius Hicks–Morningside football player Jordan Sitzman has been named to the 2013 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. He will be going to New Orleans to assist with a community service project in conjunction with the 2014 Sugar Bowl. Sitzman’s nomination stemmed from his mission projects overseas and his volunteer work in the local community….

Spikers get first GPAC win
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Spikers get first GPAC win

Morningside’s volleyball squad picked up its first GPAC win of the season Tuesday (9.24), putting away DWU 3-0. The Mustangs are now 8-5. Next up for Morningside are three straight home matches: Doane (9.27), Concordia (9.28) and Briar Cliff (10.2).

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