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The Student News Site of Trinity University

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The Tigers practicing game-day situations a week in advance for their home matchup against Sul Ross State

Trinity football opens 2022 season at home

Tiger men look to repeat following a SAA championship game
Caleb Reed, Sports Reporter September 1, 2022

The Trinity Tigers football team returns to action this Saturday at 6 p.m. as they take on the Sul Ross State in their first game. Trinity’s first home game of the season comes against an opponent they...

Members of the men's club volleyball team at the Student Involvement fair.

Club sports return to normal as new options arise

New and existing club sports see the benefit of restrictions lifting
Nathalie Tawa, Sports Reporter September 1, 2022

There are so many moving pieces on a college campus that many get caught under the current of life, classes and just trying to get through the day. Club sports are one of these pieces that sometimes become...

Tipping off the NBA playoffs

Tipping off the NBA playoffs

Breaking down which NBA teams could go the distance
Jay Fitzgerald, Reporting Intern April 28, 2022

It’s that time of the year, folks. The NBA playoffs have begun, and odds are you are rooting for one of your hometown teams. I myself must admit that I am pulling for my Boston Celtics, but for the purposes...

Changing Seasons: A summer in the FCBL preps MJ Metz for spring baseball

Changing Seasons: A summer in the FCBL preps MJ Metz for spring baseball

Junior MJ Metz emerges as a leader for Trinity’s 2022 baseball season after a summer playing in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL)
Luke Terry, Sports Reporter February 10, 2022

Junior MJ Metz stands in from the left side of the plate at 6 foot 5 inches, 225 pounds. He’s physically intimidating as is, but when you put a baseball bat in his hands he has the capacity to truly...

Opinion: Mental Health vs playing through the pain

Opinion: Mental Health vs playing through the pain

While discussions on mental health change, athletic culture still prioritizes performance over people
Alejandra Gerlach, Sports Reporter October 21, 2021

1996. Atlanta. It’s the Olympic Games, and USA gymnast Kerri Strug is stepping up to her mark for her first vault attempt. A sub-par performance by a teammate meant that it was up to 18-year-old Strug...

Come from away: International athletes

Come from away: International athletes

International students share unique perspectives on athletics at Trinity
Luke Terry, Sports Reporter October 14, 2021

There are over 400 rostered athletes among Trinity’s varsity sports. Many of these students call Texas home, and a smaller percentage hail from locations across the United States. On top of these, Trinity...

Come On In!

Come On In!

Trinity’s Indoor Club Sports return as restrictions start to shrink.
Caleb Reed October 14, 2021

Following March 2020, the courts were silent, the lights off. The tables were folded, chairs stacked, the building empty. No whistles echoed through the rooms, no shoes were squeaking, no foils clashing,...

Conference competition begins for football

Conference competition begins for football

The Tigers kick off conference play by beating Berry 27-6
Luke Terry, Sports Reporter October 7, 2021

Through three games this season, it’s clear to see why the Trinity football team was picked to finish atop the Southern Athletic Association (SAA). They dominated Macalester College and Texas Lutheran...

Men's club soccer loses first home game

Men’s club soccer loses first home game

The Trinity men's club soccer team lost 4-5 against Texas Southmost College
Alejandra Gerlach, Sports Reporter September 30, 2021

Saturday, Sept. 25 the Trinity Men’s Club Soccer Team played the first home match of their season against Texas Southmost College (TSC) at Old Spanish Trail Park. Trinity lost the game 4-5, making their...

2018 graduate Shelby DeVore returns to Trinity as Head Women's Golf Coach after three years.

Coach’s Corner: Shelby DeVore

Trinity graduate Shelby DeVore returns to Trinity as Head Women's Golf Coach
Alejandra Gerlach, Sports Reporter September 30, 2021

Shelby DeVore joined Trinity’s athletics staff as the Assistant Director of Golf and Head Women’s Golf Coach at the beginning of the fall 2021 season. Although this is DeVore’s first coaching position,...

Sports are almost back to normal

Sports are almost back to normal

A look back at the effects of COVID-19 on Trinity athletes over the past 19 months
Luke Terry, Sports Reporter September 30, 2021

It’s been 569 days since March 11, 2020, the day Trinity announced it would cancel classes and close residence halls. All varsity athletic activities were also cancelled for the remainder of the semester....

Opinion: NCAA washing their hands of NIL will change the landscape of college sports

Opinion: NCAA washing their hands of NIL will change the landscape of college sports

NCAA interim policy allows student-athletes to monetize name, image and likeness
Alejandra Gerlach, Sports Reporter September 23, 2021

The crux of the NIL issue is often framed as fairness. The argument for student-athletes receiving compensation for their name, image and likeness (NIL) is that it is only fair that the athletes get paid...