The Collegian Reporter – Page 91

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...

News / December 4, 2024 Morningside’s Stangsgiving Event Draws Praise

By Gabriel Ruiz – Stangsgiving is Morningside University’s annual event where students, staff, and faculty join for a Thanksgiving meal. It provides the campus at large with an opportunity to come together and share a meal as well as look back on the year as we move forward into the holiday season. Students were eager...

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.

News / November 25, 2024 Be More Chill Cast Announced!

Y’all keep your chill. The cast list for Morningside’s production of Be More Chill has been announced. Directed by Taylor Clemens with music direction by Shannon Salyards Burton, Be More Chill follows an anxious social outcast, Jeremy Heere (Ben Feeken), as he attempts to navigate the pressures of high school social life alongside his laid...

Arts & Entertainment, Morningside People / November 5, 2024 Logan Gerdes Vocal Recital November 8

Logan Gerdes will be performing his senior vocal recital in Eppley Auditorium, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Gerdes’ pieces were selected through various lessons with Shannon Salyards Burton, and he enjoys the opening piece of his recital in particular for the creative liberty he’s allowed at certain sections of the song. “I like how it...

News / November 4, 2024 Struck gets 100th win

by Mia Wenzel–The men’s tennis team won 6-1 over Mount Marty Oct. 16, giving Coach Alex Struck his 100th win. The men’s fall season ended undefeated 3-0. The women’s tennis team added another win, making the fall season an undefeated 4-0. The Mustangs won against Mount Marty by a score of 5-2. “I’m humbled and...

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

Mustangs pluck the Hawks; St. Xavier in the quarters

Led by a record-setting AP Ponder, Morningside opened postseason play with a 54-17 win over Dickinson State. Ponder, a junior, set the Mustangs’ career rushing mark of 3,846 yards. Read a full game summary HERE. Next up for Morningside is St. Xavier. The Cougars topped Northwestern 25-20 in Orange City. It will be a re-match…

News

Just skip on the new Charlie’s Angels

by Kiki Bennett–This past weekend, the newest Charlie’s Angels premiered. The Angels were beautiful, tough, and fierce. Except, they weren’t a team.

News

Blink of an Eye is a challenging show

by Mari Pizzini–Life goes by in the blink of an eye. Or, it does according to Billy, the main protagonist in Engels Perez’s original play “Blink of an Eye.” The show was performed in Klinger-Neal from November 14-17.

Sports

Mustangs Look to Make Another Deep Run in 2019 Playoffs

by Steven Cutler–After ripping through the regular season with an undefeated record, the Morningside Mustangs football team earned the #1 overall seed in the NAIA Football Championship Series. Morningside will welcome the #16 seed Dickinson State Bluehawks of the North Star Conference to Sioux City this Saturday at noon.

News

Bad Wolves improves with new album

by Steven Cutler–Bad Wolves, the heavy metal super-group from the City of Angels, has released their second studio album N.A.T.I.O.N. N.A.T.I.O.N., in my opinion, is a much more quality album from top to bottom than the previous studio album, Disobey.

Morningside People, Sports

McKibben’s journey from sprinter to cross country

by Kiki Bennett–Sophomore Jojo McKibben went from being at the top of the conference in the 100-meter dash to qualifying for cross country nationals in the span of six months.