COVID-19 threatens athletes
Taylor Anderson, Sports Reporter
March 14, 2020
COVID-19 shutdowns have affected the NBA, NCAA championships, college institutions and now the MSU athletic department. A statement was sent out from The Lone Star Conference suspending regular-season competition until March 30. ”Based on the latest developments and the continued spread of the coronavirus...
Cross country runner places second at MSU invitational
Bridget Reilly, Contributor
October 19, 2018
I woke up today at 7 a.m. feeling ready to race. The chance of rain was 100 percent — again — my mindset changed from nervous to excited. I headed to the athletic training room to get my stomach taped by athletic training sophomore Hannah Hackler. After Hannah's great pep-talk I drove back...
Cross Country and Track Team donates running shoes to children in need
Chloe Phillips and Demian Ponce
September 21, 2018
As a part of 24 strong week honoring late cornerback Robert Grays who died one year ago, the cross country and track team donated gently used shoes to Endurance House. Throughout the week, the athletics department have participated in a week long "24 acts of service" by giving back to the community to...
Sports: What you missed over the break
January 15, 2018
Men's soccer to host camp Feb. 18 DEC. 12 — Men's soccer will hold a one-day ID Camp for high school and junior college players on Sunday, Feb. 18 from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the soccer practice field. The camp is designed to give players a training experience that highlights technical and t...
Sports continue to make history
Mercy Yermo
May 11, 2017
As the school-year comes to an end, 6 a.m. practices, study-hall, long bus-rides, conference championships, endless tears, two-a-days, and glorious moments also do. However, every bit of hard work each student-athlete contributes makes a difference. Earning four Lone Star Conference championships,...
Kicking off spring semester sports
January 25, 2017
As the spring semester begins, so do the spring sports. Basketball is starting the second half of its conference, and tennis, track and softball are also in the works.“We are starting the second half of conference and we have some teams that are undefeated right now like Eastern New Mexico San Angel...
Track team finds inspiration from guest speaker
Stephen Gomez
October 19, 2016
Last Sunday at First Baptist Church, guest speaker Allyson Felix, American track Olympic champion, shared her story with a packed out church. Among the hundreds there, the women's track team was hanging off every word she said. Speaking in three different sessions, Felix spoke of her journey towards...
Cross-country women place fourth at home invitational
October 13, 2015
It's the last lap of the second 3,000 meter loop and the girls are nearing the finish line. For some runners this is their last opportunity make the top 10 runners go to the Lone Star Conference Championships in Stephenville Oct. 26. "I am pleased with the effort from the girls this meet," cross-c...
Freshmen dominate cross country team
September 14, 2015
When the starting gun fires, the girls are looking so far ahead through the shimmering air that they can almost see the finish line. For freshmen Sara Smith and Alex Pearcy, cross country meets aren’t new experiences, and that can also be said for their team — almost half of which is freshmen,...
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 women's tennis team finished the regular season with a Lone Star Conference Championship. In the championship matches the team finished with a 5-0 win ...
Distance runners set meet record
Lauren Roberts
March 2, 2014
At the conference championship last weekend, the distance medley relay team set a meet and school record while a second individual runner placed second in the 800 meter run. Koby Styles, head track coach, said "We were just waiting for a meet like that to happen. This team runs so w...