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Players strategize during timeout of flag football game

Intramural flag football begins

Samuel Frederick, Reporter September 14, 2018

Recreational sports began a three-week intramural flag football season Sept. 12 for co-ed or single-gender teams. Two all-girls teams competed on the practice fields and about 80 students came to watch....

Jaren Parker, education sophomore, shoots three-pointer for her team during the co-ed intramural games at the Wellness Center on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Photo by Makayla Scheck

Students participate in intramural basketball

kristin silva February 13, 2018

Intramural sports open up a door for students who enjoy competing in sports, interacting with peers and spectating games to gather in a location and share their common interests. Students create their...

Matthew Tempelmeyer

A day in the life of Matthew Tempelmeyer

Jason Wilson, Reporter February 11, 2018

Whether he’s teaching a room full of 9 and 10 year-olds or playing hard on the practice field, kinesiology and mathematics junior Matthew Tempelmeyer supplies the same goal oriented energy to everything...

Table tennis tournament set for Sept. 14

Tre' Jones September 13, 2017

The rec sports league is hosting its table tennis tournament on Sept. 14 in Clark Student Center at 5 p.m. Michael Richardson, assistant director of recreational sports and wellness, said, “This tournament...

Jeffrey Hamon, exercise physiology sophomore, throws the ball Feb. 23. Photo by Timothy Jones

Hometown Heroes wins kickball tournament

Sarah Graves February 24, 2017

Down by one. Two outs in the top of the fifth inning. The Hometown Heroes have one final chance to beat its opponent, Kickball Team, while up to kick. After two errors from Kickball Team...

Weather fails to disrupt punt, pass and kick competition

Garrett Hutchinson September 22, 2016

Last year there were 20. But not this year. After thunderstorms threatened the punt, pass and kick competition, only eight people competed - all men.“Weather was definitely a factor,” Rusty Brixey,...

Expanded parking lot will cost basketball court

Ethan Metcalf May 6, 2015

Expanded parking lot will cost basketball court from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. The university’s outdoor basketball court will be paved over this summer when construction begins to extend a nearby...

Associate Director of Housing, Angie Reay and Residence Hall Director, Clint Coulter compete against each other on the rowing machine in the Wellness Center for the indoor mini-triathalon, Tuesday April 28, 2015. Photo by Jessalyn Castro

Rec sports debut indoor mini triathlon

Jessalyn Castro April 29, 2015

Recreational sports' first indoor mini-triathlon started this Monday at the Wellness Center and will conclude Friday, May 1.  The competition consists of a 2,000 meter row, five-mile bike ride,...

Rec sports to offer Mustangs Cup

Mark Campbell February 11, 2015
Rec Sports is offering a new competition for students to compete to become the ultimate intramural champion.
About 25 students were in attendance for the Mustang Cup Interest Meeting on Thursday, January 22, 2015 in the Welness Center Conference Room where Caleb Hannon, assistant director of recreational sports/wellness center, discusses with anyone interested in participating in Rec Sports the rules and regulations of the cup. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Mustang Cup gets students involved in sports

Jessalyn Castro January 30, 2015

In an effort to get students more involved in recreational sports, campus officials created The Mustang Cup and held a meeting gauge interest Thursday, Jan. 22. “It’s just a new way to get people...

Sophomore Radiology major and Chi Omega member, Bianca Hernandez cheers on her teammates as they play Sigma Kappa in flag football

Flag football a big draw for Greeks

Mark Campbell October 13, 2014
Recreational Flag Football is becoming more and more competitive as fans tailgate and teams have benches cleared.
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