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Nike collaborated with the Trinity tennis team to host youth camps this past summer. Photo by Allison Wolff

Trinity hosts variety of summer sports camps

Elise Hester August 31, 2017

During the summer, the action at Trinity did not stop, as the beautiful campus became home to several summer sports camps. Both the Trinity soccer and tennis programs hosted a variety of camps for children,...

Illustration by Yessenia Lopez

Hester’s “Laughletics”: Finding the humor in broken humeri

Elise Hester August 28, 2017

In the third grade, I got hit in the face with a basketball that had rolled into some poison ivy earlier and had poison ivy all over my face for several weeks. In the ninth grade, wearing a big, sweaty...

Junior forward Katie Peth fights her way to the ball against her opponent. Photo by Chloe Sonnier

Goals: A Season Preview on Women’s Soccer

Elise Hester August 22, 2017

The Trinity University women's soccer team can score more in a single game than some competitors score in an entire season. The Tigers, 21-time Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) champions,...

The hallway outside of the Ron and Genie Calgaard Gymnasium displays all trophies won by sports teams. Photo by Allison Wolff.

A history of Trinity sports

Elise Hester August 17, 2017

Trinity sports have a history of success, and if that seems like an oversimplification, consider the facts from the past 23 years. The Learfield Director's Cup has named Trinity's athletic program...

Sports, love and the potential for injuries

Sports, love and the potential for injuries

Elise Hester April 21, 2017

I recently used my tax refund to purchase a new pair of inline skates. It has been almost six years since I broke in a new pair of skates and I forgot just how terrible it is. I have broken in cleats,...

Junior Jordan Bethea 

photo by Noah Davidson

Women’s soccer sets goals for fall season

Elise Hester April 21, 2017

Trinity women's soccer is gearing up for their upcoming fall season in which they defend their claim to the past eight consecutive conference championships. Overall the Tigers have won 21 SCAC championships....

Rugby team gauge success at premier season tourney

Elise Hester April 7, 2017

Trinity rugby played in their first tournament this past weekend. The club, which was established in the fall of this school year, has grown over the past semester. Club founders Simba Machingaidze and...

Photo by Ozvaldo Veloz. Senior lefty Chris Tate pitched four innings of no hit ball in the Tigers' opening victory, earning himself a celebration after striking out the last batter of the night.

Tigers victorious in series against Centenary

Elise Hester April 7, 2017

Trinity baseball came out with two wins and one loss after a series to sixth ranked Centenary College this past weekend. The series started on Friday night, with a game won by the Tigers 2-0. The game...

For the love of the game: growing through sports

For the love of the game: growing through sports

Elise Hester April 7, 2017

Softball One Saturday in the spring of my senior year, the softball team, which had only 7 girls this particular day due to sickness, club volleyball, and college visits, convinced me to play with them....

Are you experienced?

Are you experienced?

Elise Hester April 7, 2017

As a wise American songstress, Hannah Montana once said, "life's what you make it." The same could be said about sports, especially from the position of a spectator. One of the most fun things to do...

Spotlighting Rebecca Berreth

Elise Hester March 31, 2017

Growing up in the Houston suburb of Pearland, a young Rebecca Berreth liked to keep active. Like many young girls, she loved being outside and playing sports. However, she played a few more sports than...

Tigers rally late to triumph over Saints

Elise Hester March 31, 2017

Last Tuesday, Trinity faced Our Lady of the Lake (OLLU) Saints in a single-game series between the two local schools. The game started slow for the Tigers, with one hit and no runs throughout the first...