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Cameron Hill and his women's basketball team pose with the SCAC trophy. This is Trinity's seventh SCAC Women's Basketball title. Photo provided by Trinity Athletics

A Tale of Two Tigers: Women’s Basketball claims SCAC Championship while Men’s Basketball Falls to St. Thomas

Cameron Hill's team cuts down the nets at Calgaard Gym
Paige Wallace, Sports Reporter March 24, 2021

Over the weekend, the men’s and women’s basketball teams went in as top seeds and hosted the finals of the 2021 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Championships. The women’s team defeated...

Finals Bound: Men’s and women’s basketball teams to host SCAC Championships after decisive semifinal wins

Finals Bound: Men’s and women’s basketball teams to host SCAC Championships after decisive semifinal wins

Men’s team to face St. Thomas while women’s team hosts Colorado College
Paige Wallace, Sports Reporter March 17, 2021

Over the weekend, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams won their semifinal games after hosting — a perk earned by being seeded number one in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC)...

Tigers Dominate The Net: Trinity volleyball sweeps matches against Centenary

Tigers Dominate The Net: Trinity volleyball sweeps matches against Centenary

Big boost for the team after consecutive losses to Colorado College
Alejandra Gerlach, Sports Reporter March 17, 2021

On Saturday, March 13, the second ranked women’s volleyball team returned home to Calgaard Gym to face Centenary College for the Tigers’ first home match since Nov. of 2019. The Tigers played two best-of-five...

First-year football players create Somewhat Student Athletes podcast

First-year football players create Somewhat Student Athletes podcast

Ryan Arnold and Carson Byrd bring people into the lives of student-athletes at Trinity
Brian Yancelson, Sports Editor March 15, 2021

Everyone knows the typical activities done by first-year college students. First they move in with a roommate that they have likely never met before. Then they have to figure out where their classes are,...

NCAA rewards Lindsey Peng with prestigious post-graduate scholarship

NCAA rewards Lindsey Peng with prestigious post-graduate scholarship

Trinity’s soccer standout rewarded for her success on and off the field
Gail Grady, Sports Reporter March 12, 2021

Being on a sports team, getting involved in a sorority and participating in undergraduate research is a lot for any student to handle on top of the already rigorous academics at Trinity. Lindsey Peng,...

Junior forward Hailey Coleman lays up the ball in a game against Southwestern. Coleman led the Tigers with 19 points in their SCAC Tournament victory over the Pirates.

On to the Semis: Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams Win SCAC Quarterfinals

Both Tiger squads will face Austin College at home this Sunday
Paige Wallace, Sports Reporter March 12, 2021

Last weekend, both the women’s and men’s basketball teams hosted the quarterfinal round of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Tournament. The women’s team crushed Southwestern University...

Football team intercepted on path to SAA Championship

Football team intercepted on path to SAA Championship

Tigers lose 13-3 to Hendrix Warriors
Alejandra Gerlach, Sports Reporter March 10, 2021

On Saturday, the football team lost 13-3 to the Hendrix Warriors in their third game of the shortened 2021 spring season. Both Trinity and Hendrix went into Saturday’s game undefeated and determined...

Kayla's Korner: Serena Williams bears the brunt of sexism in sports

Kayla’s Korner: Serena Williams bears the brunt of sexism in sports

LA Times sportswriter Helene Elliott writes of Serena's "hard reality" after loss to Naomi Osaka
Kayla Padilla, Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2021

A few weeks ago, superstar tennis player Naomi Osaka won the Australian Open women’s singles final against rising star Jennifer Brady. In the semifinals a week prior, Osaka defeated Serena Williams,...

Chad Conway (Cheddar) as Palutena beating a UIW player as Cloud. Screen cap from Trinity University Gaming livestream.

Trinity Takes Stock: TU Gaming Places fourth at SA 8 Invitational

Tigers show they can match up with teams from bigger universities
Alejandra Gerlach, Sports Reporter March 3, 2021

Last Friday, Feb. 26, players from Trinity University Gaming Club faced off against players from eight Texas schools as a part of the San Antonio 8 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (SSBU) Collegiate Invitational....

Making sports HERstory: Becky Hammon, Sarah Thomas among those breaking glass ceiling

Making sports HERstory: Becky Hammon, Sarah Thomas among those breaking glass ceiling

Monumental firsts also highlight work needed to bring true equality to athletics
Alejandra Gerlach, Sports Reporter February 28, 2021

In these unprecedented times, we are constantly living through major historical events — this includes the world of sports as well. In the past three months, we have witnessed three monumental firsts...

O Say 'Can't' you see?

O Say ‘Can’t’ you see?

Mavericks face backlash for not playing National Anthem before games
Gail Grady, Sports Reporter February 24, 2021

Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, made the decision to not have the National Anthem played before thirteen of their preseason and regular season home games. Cuban said that this decision was...

Founder of Trinity Buddies Gina Monaco showing off the new bracelets.

A Home Run Against Homelessness: Trinity Buddies fundraiser seeks to help struggling San Antonio families

Senior softball player Gina Monaco ignites athletics-wide competition to assist students in need
Alejandra Gerlach, Sports Reporter February 14, 2021

As the Spring 2021 season swings into full gear, all 18 of Trinity’s varsity sports are competing for a united cause off the field. Between Feb. 1 and April 26, each team will compete to raise as much...