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Katlyn Holmes, freshman in nursing, pitches at the final game of the regular season a day after pitching the fifth perfect game in MSU history against Tarleton State University. MSU won 8-1 April 26 at Mustangs Park. Holmes win/loss record 11-10. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Sports teams start championship season

Lauren Roberts April 29, 2014

The school year is coming to a close but for the sports teams the postseason has just started. Tennis, golf, outdoor track and softball have made it into their respective championships. Tennis The...

Golf teams place third in conference

Lauren Roberts April 22, 2014

The men and women’s golf teams played in the Lone Star Conference Championships April 21-22 in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, both teams placed third. Going into the championship before the Easter break, five...

Derek Oland, junior in business, watches the ball during practice April 16 at the country club driving range. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Golfer in the running for Palmer Cup

Lauren Roberts April 16, 2014

  Derek Oland, junior in business, is in the running to be selected as the DII golfer for the Palmer Cup and tomorrow morning live at 7:30 a.m on the Golf Channel's Morning Drive. Oland...

Team shows sense of competition at spring scrimmage

Lauren Roberts April 15, 2014

More than 200 football recruits and their families attended the Maroon and Gold spring game April 12 and was the largest spring game at Midwestern in years. Jake Glover, senior in accounting, lead the...

Michelle Blount, senior in mechanical engineering, looks to block Hunter Porter, junior in mass communication, spike during the alumni game at D.L. Ligon Coliseum Saturday afternoon. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Digging into the off-season

Lauren Roberts April 9, 2014

The volleyball team hosted its Spring Fling Tournament on Saturday, April 5 in D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Seven teams competed in 14 matches at the tournament. The team played four matches with their final...

Alejandro Hernandez, senior in mechanical engineering, works on his senior design project using a hydraulic peck-drill in the McCoy training lab Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Eddie Miller

McCoy construction to conclude in fall 2014

Lauren Roberts April 8, 2014

In the spring of 2012 the $1.6 million expansion of the McCoy School of Engineering was approved. The additions to its building is nearing completion and is expected to finish by the fall. The growth...

Danielle Thomas, senior in finance, opens the night with a poem in Akin Auditorium Saturday night at the Caribbean Students Organization: Expressions. Photo by Lauren Roberts

17 acts portray island culture

Lauren Roberts April 1, 2014

  More than 100 students and community members came to Akin Auditorium March 29 to see Expressions, the Caribbean Students Organization's 17-act demonstration of the collective ancestry...

Seth Elliot, sophomore in computer science, at Utlimate practice Monday evening on the free play field. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Ultimate: More than pick-up games

Lauren Roberts April 1, 2014

Ultimate combines elements of football, soccer and basketball into one sport and has evolved in the last five years from a series of pick-up games to serious matches with players practicing every Monday...

David Nelson, New York Jets wide receiver, gives a talk on his journey knowing God and his missionary work in Haiti in the Clark Student Center Comanche suite March 26.Photo by Lauren Roberts

NY Jets player, Rider graduate, discusses missionary work

Lauren Roberts March 26, 2014

Christian sorority Sigma Phi Lambda hosted a talk from New York Jets wide receiver David Nelson in the Clark Student Center Comanche Suite, March 26. About 40 people came to see the Rider High School...

Kim Jerrick, senior in physical therapy, gets a low-five from head softball coach Brady Tigert after hitting a three-run homerun in the final inning. The softball team defeated Texas A&M-Kingsville 16-5 in the final game of the four-game series at Mustang Field. The team is 11-1 in Lone Star Conference play. The next series is against Angelo State University Friday and Saturday in San Angelo. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Softball sweeps Kingsville

Lauren Roberts March 26, 2014

In the four-game series against Texas A&M-Kingsville, the softball team ended it with a sweep to expand their winning streak to nine games. After a slow start to the season, the team has been on...

Monzaigo Williams,senior in social work, passes the ball to a teammate Saturday Jan. 25 during MSUs defeat of Texas A&M-Kingsville 83-62.

Basketball players reflect on season

Lauren Roberts March 25, 2014

Spring break is over and along with it the Midwestern men and women's basketball season. The men's team finished the season with a Lone Star Conference record of 12-2 with an overall record of 24-8. In...

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