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Dr. Jacob Tingle in his office in front of a Macedonian flag

Jacob Tingle looks back on 25 years in Trinity sports

Maddy Morrow, Sports Reporter February 6, 2025

Tucked away on the third floor of the Chapman Center, Jacob Tingle keeps the door to his office open. Tingle’s office is decorated with sports paraphernalia from all over the globe, family photos, stacks...

Junior pitcher Jordan Arce throws a pitch during softball’s historic 31-win 2024 regular season campaign.

Tigers ready to run the bases in 2025

Trinity’s softball and baseball teams aim to avenge 2024 SCAC and postseason losses
Anthony Romero, Sports Reporter February 6, 2025

After the bitter ends of two impressive seasons last year, Trinity’s baseball and softball teams are picking up the bats and gloves again as they prepare for the 2025 season. Trinity finished the...

Sophomore defender Malea Cesar lines up for a free kick against Schreiner University defenders.

Conference titles in the trophy room

Trinity sports ended 2024 with playoff runs and conference championships
Cole Isaacson, Sports Reporter January 30, 2025

Trinity’s football, volleyball, men’s soccer and women’s soccer teams are no strangers to success, but it’s rare that all four manage to win a conference title in the same season — yet it happened...

TV or monitor displaying a football game while being covered in gambling-related ads, color

Are sportsbook ads too much?

Anthony Romero, Sports Reporter January 30, 2025

Trinity students that spent winter break watching football like I did might have noticed a large number of advertisements promoting sports betting. I have even noticed these ads seeping into my Instagram...

Men’s basketball head coach JIMMY SMITH looks out from his office in the Bell Center.

Men’s basketball wins eight straight

Coach Smith and two stars discuss the team’s early season performance and expectations
Sam Kamas, Sports Reporter January 30, 2025

While students were at home, Trinity men’s basketball stirred up commotion in the Division III basketball world. Last week, after back-to-back wins on the road against the McMurry University War Hawks...

Five minutes down the road

Five minutes down the road

The Tigers’ next stop is the SCAC Championship
Maddy Morrow, Sports Reporter January 30, 2025

Last Saturday, Jan. 25, Trinity University swimming and diving made the journey across Hildebrand to compete at the University of the Incarnate Word. The men’s and women’s teams both fell short to...

A sorry state of affairs in Texas football

A sorry state of affairs in Texas football

Anthony Romero, Sports Reporter November 21, 2024

With the NFL playoffs on the horizon, both Texas teams have shown weaknesses throughout the season and had injuries to key offensive players. Their recent matchup epitomized the average game for each of...

Spurs forward Keldon Johnson soars for a dunk over OKC Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

No thunderstorms at the Frost Bank Center

Spurs narrowly dispatch the Oklahoma City Thunder for their first ever NBA Cup match win
Colin Houston, Sports (Interim) Editor November 21, 2024

After a tough defeat by the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 15 where star center Victor Wembanyama sustained a minor knee injury, many predicted an unfortunate stretch of games for the Spurs and an early NBA...

Fifth-year middle blocker Maddie Fate and junior outside hitter Reagan Whatley reach to block an attack by Southwestern middle blocker Brooklyn Spikes.

Tigers next stop: the NCAA Tournament

Tigers win the SCAC volleyball championship
Maddy Morrow, Sports Reporter November 21, 2024

On Nov. 16, No. 18 Tiger Volleyball took home the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference title. The win marked the Tigers’” 22nd SCAC championship, and their last before Trinity University fully transitions...

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...