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Super Bowl recap: Chiefs, Eagles and the “perfect script”

Super Bowl LVII served up a perfect storm of storylines in a script fit for the movies

Caleb Reed, Sports Reporter • February 23, 2023

As the confetti fell in Glendale, Arizona, the Kansas City Chiefs capped off a season filled with several captivating storylines. Officiating had taken center stage, but the flashpoints of the season —...

Men’s basketball earns slam-dunk win against TLU

Trinity men's basketball defeat Texas Lutheran University Bulldogs 85-58, extending their win streak

Nicholas Chen, Sports reporter • February 23, 2023

Amid the sounds of speakers blaring overhead and fans screaming from the stands, the Trinity Tigers men’s basketball team ran out to meet their opponents. At the sound of the buzzer, the opening tipoff...

Senior Spotlight: Kaster transforms into community leader

As a four-year, two-sport athlete, Kaster shares her story as a runner and neuroscience major

Abby Power, Sports Editor • February 16, 2023

In her eighth grade year, Elaine Kaster, senior neuroscience major, joined the cross country team to avoid getting put in a P.E. class. While Kaster had previously participated in several other sports,...

Baseball strikes out in first game of the season

Trinity baseball team loses 3-0 in home game against Birmingham Southern University

Nicholas Chen, Sports Reporter • February 16, 2023

Cold winds raged last Friday as the Trinity Tiger baseball team faced off against the Birmingham Southern Panthers at home. Joseph Chavana, junior accounting major and right-handed pitcher, started the...

Fighting Father Time in the world of pro-athletics

Tom Brady’s post-retirement struggles are the norm; Fernando Alonso’s success is the exception

Caleb Reed, Sports Reporter • February 16, 2023

When Tom Brady first retired on Feb. 1, 2022, the veteran of 22 seasons was praised by competitors, pundits and athletes worldwide. His retirement marked the end of a legendary career that saw seven Super...

Swim and dive sweep SCAC Championships

Women and men’s swim and dive team win first place at the Southern Collegiate Athletics Conference (SCAC)

Nicholas Chen, Sports Reporter • February 16, 2023

The Southern Collegiate Athletics Conference (SCAC) championships from Feb. 8-10 in Garland, Texas yielded many achievements for the 2022-23 Tiger swim and dive team season. Some examples include a 20th...

Serving up aces: Women’s tennis defeat OLLU

In first home matches of the season, Tigers take out Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) Saints 5-0

Nicholas Chen, Sports Reporter • February 9, 2023

The Trinity women’s tennis team started off their spring season strong with a solid performance against the Our Lady of the Lake (OLLU) Saints. After from their road trip to Abilene the weekend of Jan....

The Spurs, SAFC and the problem with U.S. sports

How U.S. professional sports teams could learn from international relegation systems

Colin Houston, Opinion Columnist • February 9, 2023

San Antonio has a rich and successful history in professional sports, but the past year has been frustrating for many local lifelong fans such as myself. This frustration stems primarily from to the San...

Devoted D-III athletes dive into their relationships

Student-athlete couples share how they make it work and Valentine’s Day plans

Abby Power, Sports Editor • February 9, 2023

At a large table in Coates Library, Elizabeth McLaughlin, sophomore accounting major from Houston, Texas, and Eli Greene, sophomore finance major from Sugar Land, Texas, sit close to one another. The two,...

Sidewalk Symposium: Super Bowl predictions

Students share their thoughts and plans for the biggest NFL game of the year

Abby Power, Sports Editor • February 9, 2023

After a rocky January for the NFL, the momentous NFL holy day is finally upon us: Super Bowl Sunday. On Jan. 29, the Philadelphia Eagles breezed past the San Francisco 49ers in a 31-7 game and clenched...

Softball team aims to “Take back the SCAC”

Staff and athletes reflect on last season and share changes for upcoming season

Nicholas Chen, Sports Reporter • February 9, 2023

“Take back the SCAC” is the message emblazoned on every shirt as the ball claps against the player’s glove. This message and the intensity of the practice embody the softball team’s approach this...

Tennis the way it should be at the Australian Open: Why women’s tennis is more interesting than men’s

Winners Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic demonstrate the drastic difference between the two games

Emma Power, Opinion Columnist • February 2, 2023

The 2023 Australian Open in Melbourne brought what most fans of tennis could have expected — Novak Djokovic, the self-proclaimed “best player in the world,” came away with a record-breaking 10th...