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Monday 23 December 2024

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...

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...

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Morningside launches Bowling program

By Gustav Hollnagel– Imagine that, Morningside is extending its athletic realm by bringing Rob Casper to campus to show interested students and future prospects how to roll a shiny ball into a triangle of pins. Yes, bowling has arrived at Morningside. During one of his holiday gatherings, President John Reynders announced that such a program…

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Football season opener

Photos of Morningside’s 49-7 win over Valley City State.

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Mustangs Sweep Warriors in Season Finale

By Andrew Schnebel ~ Only the top eight teams make softball’s post-season tournament and the Mustangs were on edge of being in or out. Morningside came into Monday night’s finale having to sweep the Midland Warriors or else their season would end. The Mustangs took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning…

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Mustangs Clinch Second Place in GPAC Standings

By Andrew Schnebel ~The Morningside Mustangs baseball team took on Briar Cliff Saturday afternoon at Lewis and Clark Park. The cross-town rivalry was the second time the two teams met up. The Mustangs won the first meeting back in March. Morningside’s Storm Throne was outstanding in the first game, hurling a complete game three-hitter in…

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Mustangs sweep the Prairie Wolves

By Andrew Schnebel ~ The Mustangs softball team took on the Prairie Wolves of Nebraska Wesleyan Saturday afternoon. The Mustangs were wearing pink uniforms in support for breast cancer. Jordan Johnson pitched the first game going all seven innings to pick up the win. She struck out a season’s high 10 batters and did not…

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Morningside Competes in Sioux City Relays

By Andrew Schnebel ~ The Sioux City relays took place over the weekend at Elwood Olsen Stadium. It was a two-day event that brought hundreds of schools from all over, with kids in elementary school all the way up to the college level competing. Both the Morningside’s men’s and women’s track and field team competed….