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Junior Sebastian Trevino catches ball from quarterback

Tigers are the scourge of the Pirates

Trinity football dominates Southwestern, extends win streak to five as postseason nears
Anthony Romero, Sports Reporter November 14, 2024

After routing the Southwestern University Pirates in their final home game of the season on Nov. 9, the Tigers have improved to 7-2 and remain tied for first place in the Southern Athletic Association. The...

Another SCAC sweep for volleyball

Another SCAC sweep for volleyball

The Tigers end regular season with three wins, enter SCAC quarterfinal ranked 18th in the nation
Maddy Morrow, Sports Reporter November 14, 2024

Trinity volleyball’s regular season came to an end after their games in Georgetown last week. The team extended their win streak to 12 games, which gives the Tigers the first seed heading into the Southern...

Senior forward Michaela Bosco celebrates with her team after scoring the winning goal against TLU.

One championship from two goals

In Trinity’s last year in the SCAC, women’s soccer grabbed their fifth straight SCAC title
Scott Lebo, Sports Reporter November 14, 2024

Two regular season SCAC champions, two undefeated SCAC campaigns, zero losses at home all season, an undefeated men’s team in all competitions, a perfect zero goals allowed at home by the women in SCAC...

Trinity guard Ivory Scott drives to the basket past Mary Hardin-Baylor forward Amillion Fowler.

‘Not every game will be that way’

Women’s basketball loses season opener to UMHB, but the team remains undeterred
Colin Houston, Sports (Interim) Editor November 14, 2024

Despite a successful first half, two quarters of single-digit scoring made for a bitter end for the Tigers in their season opener on Nov. 9. Women’s basketball lost to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor...

Trinity captain JC Rule embraces head coach Paul McGinlay.

Goodbye, old friends

Men’s soccer wins SCAC championship, finally gets the best of St. Thomas
Scott Lebo, Sports Reporter November 14, 2024

Two regular season SCAC champions, two undefeated SCAC campaigns, zero losses at home all season, an undefeated men’s team in all competitions, a perfect zero goals allowed at home by the women in SCAC...

Alumni back in the natatorium

Alumni back in the natatorium

Maddy Morrow, Sports Reporter November 7, 2024

The Trinity University Swim and Dive team hosted their annual alumni meet in the natatorium on Saturday Oct. 26. Alumni jumped back into the pool to compete with and against current students. Two alumni...

Jessica Mason poses for a headshot.

Trinity women’s golf wraps up fall season

Anthony Romero, Sports Reporter November 7, 2024

During the Golfweek October Classic tournament in Destin, Florida, Trinity women’s golf wrapped up with No. 15 finish out of 24 teams, marking the end of the fall season. While the Tigers finished...

Michaela Bosco smashes a corner shot.

Tiger soccer says triumphant farewell to SCAC

Trinity goes eight for eight on final weekend, both squads undefeated in SCAC
Scott Lebo, Sports Reporter November 7, 2024

Two all-time seasons of McGinlay Field soccer ended on Nov. 3, the final whistle symbolizing the end of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) soccer at Trinity University. With the conference...

Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan viciously attacks center Victor Wembanyama.

Timberwolves dismantled

Spurs win battle of attrition against championship hopeful Minnesota team.
Colin Houston, Sports (Interim) Editor November 7, 2024

Despite having to weather a number of runs by the high-powered Minnesota Timberwolves offense and bracing through the absence of a sick coach Gregg Popovich, the San Antonio Spurs’ immensely impressive...

Run Club meets in front of Mabee to run at 7am.

The Trinity University Run Club is back

Maddy Morrow, Sports Reporter October 31, 2024

Have you ever seen a group of students running away from Mabee Dining Hall at 7 a.m.? That would be the Trinity University Run Club (TURC). The run club has been revived and is open to anyone to join....

The debate continues…

The debate continues…

What is a sport? Part two
Anthony Romero, Sports Reporter October 31, 2024

Last week, my fellow sports reporter Scott Lebo sparked a debate by arguing what constitutes a sport. I found his list of activities he claims are not sports to be rather egregious. In order for me to...

Spooked: The dark art of curses in sports

Spooked: The dark art of curses in sports

Sports fans suffer at the hands of seasonal superstitions
Caleb Reed, Sports Reporter October 31, 2024

For years, teams have found any and every way to explain their losses: a gust of wind blowing a ball wide, loose turf causing a player to trip or a simple case of yips at the worst moment. However, for...