Category Archives: Sports

Lauren Allison, Staff Writer   The men’s baseball team has faced a lot of adversity this season. The Saints welcomed 14 freshmen, 10 from out of state, and four transfers. Along with new players, the team faced the devastating loss of Head Coach Ken Garland. With the passing of Garland, it hasn’t been an easyContinue reading ““No matter if we win or lose, we stick together as a family””

Amanda Chappell, Section editor   The 2018 baseball season is approaching quickly, and several clubs are finalizing their roster before spring training comes to a close. With trades such as Giancarlo Stanton to the New York Yankees, and Yu Darvish to the Chicago Cubs, the MLB hot stove tracker has been on fire. However, thereContinue reading “True to the blue: the “Sultan of Slap” returns to Seattle”

Lauren Allison, Staff Writer   This season, the Saints men’s basketball competed in the GNAC Championship game for the first time in the school’s history where they took second place. Once again for the first time, the Saints were picked for the NCAA Selection Show, being tabbed as the fifth seed in the West Regional,Continue reading “Amazing season allows Men’s Basketball to make school history”

Lauren Allison, Staff Writer   The Saints Softball team was picked third in the preseason coaches’ poll for the 2018 season. Under the leadership of first-year head coach Jim Peterson, SMU looks to come out on top. The new coaching staff includes assistant coach Danielle L’Argent, who has spent her last two seasons at ConcordiaContinue reading “Rain washes away two games”

Eric Parks, Staff Writer   Every year, millions of college basketball fans construct a bracket in hopes that they can predict every game right. While nearly impossible every year (no one has ever done it), it was especially hard this year because of an unusually high rate of major upsets. One team to surpass everyone’sContinue reading “Upsets make March Madness especially maddening in 2018”

Vanessa Kuffner, Staff Writer   The Saints Baseball Team finally caught a win at the home opener against Northwest Nazarene University (NNU), after a 3-game losing streak. Unfortunately, after the win, they went on to lose the next two games. For underclassmen athletes, it can be hard jumping from high school level play to collegiateContinue reading “Baseball victory at the home opener”

Pat Burns, Staff Writer   Luke Chavez was both the top scorer and leader throughout the Saints’ Men’s Basketball Team’s historical 25-win season. This season accounted for the most wins in school history, the first time the Saints went to a Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship game, the first appearance in the NCAA DIIContinue reading “Chavez wins plethora of awards”

Vanessa Kuffner, Staff Writer   Russell Wilson, starting quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, doesn’t spend his offseason like most NFL players. Wilson played college baseball and football for North Carolina State University from 2008 to 2010, before he transferred to the University of Wisconsin in 2011. He played second base for NC State, hitting .229Continue reading “Russell Wilson joins New York Yankees in offseason”

Patrick Burns, Staff Writer   The men’s golf spring season is in full swing with the team traveling all over the West Coast. The Saints have five tournaments this season, which began on Feb. 26 in Livermore, Calif. The Saints then travelled back to Livermore on March 12. Recently, the Saints were in California atContinue reading “Men’s Golf swings through spring”

Eric Parks, Staff Writer   Prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics, Team USA was projected to place in the top three in medal count and seriously contend for the top spot. At the end of the games, America had nine gold medals and 23 total, finishing fourth in both categories. After being banned from theContinue reading “Despite not meeting expectations, U.S. olympic steam still shines”