Mustangs bid farewell to seniors
Amos Perkins, Sports Reporter
November 11, 2019
There was a different atmosphere across Mustangs athletics this weekend. The crowds were as raucous as ever but there was a rare emotion present as well — sadness. Between Thursday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 9, the home crowds of Stang Park and Memorial Stadium said goodbye to the seniors who hav...
Women’s soccer says goodbye to seniors
Amos Perkins, Sports Reporter
November 9, 2019
The women's soccer team battled The University of Texas at Tyler to a 1-1 draw in two overtimes on senior day Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11:00 a.m. at Stang Park. The home crowd used this game to say goodbye to the team's three seniors: Imani Morlock (No. 21), defender and kinesiology senior, Sarah Stewart...
Women’s soccer shuts out UTPB 3-0
Amos Perkins, Sports Reporter
October 28, 2019
Women’s soccer (4-9-1) rode a dominant first half to a 3-0 shutout over the University of Texas of the Permian Basin Saturday, Oct. 26 at 5 p.m. The girls scored all three of their goals in the first 45 minutes of the match. Nicole Marsolek (No. 2), defender and general business freshman, rocke...
Homecoming Sports Recap
Amos Perkins, Sports Reporter
October 23, 2019
Football The football team blew out Texas A&M-Kingsfield 70-35 Homecoming night Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. Triston Williams (No.19), quarterback and agricultural business sophomore, led the way with a career-high 354 passing yards and tied the school record with six passing touchdowns. This ...
Day in the life of Julia Orozco
Randi Heaton, Reporter
April 23, 2019
From 6:45 a.m. weights to 6 p.m. practice with a day full of classes in between, Julia Orozco, nursing sophomore, has minimal free time. Being a part of the women's soccer team and preparing to enter the nursing program makes for a busy day. Orozco came all the way from McKinney, Texas where her family...
Daraja Children’s Choir joins together with athletes
Randi Heaton, Reporter
April 11, 2019
Between the games and singing, everyone around was grinning ear to ear in the presences of 17 children from Uganda in the Daraja Children’s Choir. The women’s soccer team was able to play soccer with the singers as well as watch them perform. Daraja is a group of children from ages 9-13 that come to ...
Women’s soccer team loses to Eastern New Mexico
Paige Champagne, Reporter
October 1, 2018
The women’s soccer team lost 1-2 to Eastern New Mexico Sunday at Stang Park. Head Coach Ryan Spence attributes some of the failure to the coaches themselves. “We didn’t match the intensity,” Spence said, “...at the end of the day this team’s hungry because I left them last year and this...
Women’s Soccer defeats New Mexico Highlands in opening game
Chloe Phillips, Reporter
August 31, 2018
With a win of 2-1 during overtime, the women's soccer team defeated New Mexico Highlands on Aug. 30. The team also opened with a newly appointed head coach, Ryan Spence, graduate assistant coach for men's soccer in 2014. "I wanted to be [head women's coach because] this is my alma mater, and I think...
Women’s soccer takes down Texas A&M Commerce
October 14, 2017
As the women's soccer players sported their Breast Cancer Awareness jerseys on Friday, Oct. 13, they won a 1-0 shutout against Texas A&M-Commerce. The game started off with high energy and confidence from the women's soccer team. At the 31:21 mark of the first half, Raven Powell, midfielder and nursing...
Women’s soccer falls to Colorado School of Mines
Mercy Yermo
September 5, 2017
On Sep. 3, women’s soccer fell victim with a 3-0 loss, during a home game to Colorado School of Mines. “We went up to one of the best teams in the nation,” Kennedy Turner, engineering sophomore said. “We held up together as a team, and though our effort was a bit short, we were able to ...
Men’s soccer runner-up in Heartland Conference championship
The Wichitan
November 6, 2016
MENThe men closed out the final regular season ranked 11 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division II poll.The men qualified for their 12th NCAA Tournament appearance, earning the No. 2 seed in the South Central Region after a 16-3-1 season record.The men claimed their first Heartla...
Davis exemplifies core values on and off of the field
Jeanette Perry
October 25, 2016
It's a typical crisp, Saturday morning on the soccer fields. The 10-year-old team arrives in uniforms that are slightly big and begin passing the ball. With large bows and cheesy grins, they're ready for the game.Soccer has always been an outlet for Madison Davis, criminal justice freshman, and helped he...