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Golfers poised, ready as competition stiffens

Golfers poised, ready as competition stiffens

Chris Garcia October 10, 2016

With the golf season well under way in early October, the women's and men's teams' success so far and the upcoming obstacles are becoming apparent. After a fifth place finish at the John Bohmann Memorial...

Men's soccer reaches no.1 ranking

Men’s soccer reaches no.1 ranking

Haley McFadden October 10, 2016

The Trinity University Men's soccer team is once again ranked No. 1 in the nation according to the NSCAA coaches rankings. This marks the team's 14th year in a row to reach the number one spot, and shows...

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Greek life and Trinity athletics

Elise Hester October 1, 2016

Approximately one in four Trinity students is involved in Greek life, while on average, one in every five students plays on a varsity athletic team. Inevitably, there is quite a bit of overlap between...

Tennis teams check in for ITA's

Tennis teams check in for ITA’s

Elise Hester October 1, 2016

This past weekend, Trinity women's tennis competed in the ITA Regional competition. The ITA competition, which is a separate entity from NCAA tennis, sees the players competing as individual athletes,...

Vegas releases NBA predictions

Vegas releases NBA predictions

Markham Sigler October 1, 2016

The MLB regular season is closing in on its prolonged conclusion, and the NFL and college football seasons are officially in full swing, which can mean only one thing "“ it is time to start thinking...

Double Trouble

Double Trouble

Elise Hester September 26, 2016

Zoà« and Mary Kaffen come to Trinity from San Juan Capistrano, California. The first years are identical twins, best friends and doubles partners on the Trinity women's tennis team. During a break from...

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Pushing through: Struggles and injury recovery

Elise Hester September 26, 2016

Trinity athletes are no stranger to injuries. Blair Walker, a sophomore distance runner for the track team, had to sit out most of last year because of achilles tendonitis. After spending all of last year...

Tigers vanquish the Lutes in last-minute victory

Tigers vanquish the Lutes in last-minute victory

Chris Garcia September 26, 2016

A loss on the road against Millsaps on Sept. 10 left many unanswered questions heading into a home game versus Pacific Lutheran University this past Saturday. The Tigers won 9-3, a low-scoring game with...

Welcome to the club

Welcome to the club

Chris Garcia September 26, 2016

With a slew of various intramural and club sports, Trinity offers people of all types of interests a chance to participate in the sport they know and love. Whether students are into flag football, lacrosse...

When sports influence tribalism

When sports influence tribalism

Markham Sigler September 26, 2016

A Beaumont youth football team recently followed Colin Kaepernick's example and kneeled during the national anthem before their game. The team, made up of mostly fifth graders, has proclaimed they will...

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Halleanne Durre and the women’s soccer team continued their undefeated season this past week, and is now at no. 7 in the national rankings. Nither team scoring until 70 minutes in, but the Tigers were able to win in OT.

Women’s soccer remains undefeated

Haley McFadden September 26, 2016

Trinity women's soccer has continued their winning streak with a victory at home against the Sewanee Tigers. This win gave the no. 7 nationally-ranked Tigers their fourth win of the season, putting them...

Football's concussion conundrum

Football’s concussion conundrum

Markham Sigler September 15, 2016

The NFL season kicked off for the 97th time this past Sunday, and with it countless wings were consumed and millions of Bud Lights guzzled. Sunday afternoons will be an emotional time for many over the...