Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By Ronnie Floyd Senior basketball Reno Gurley has stated, “expect the unexpected,” regarding the men’s basketball season. The men’s team started out the season with many people injured. Luckily, a couple of them have returned, including sophomore Brandon Carter. However, senior Reno Gurley has decided to redshirt this season due to his shoulder injury. As…
By: Taylor Hires-Caulk Isaac Murphy is a senior football player at McPherson College. Isaac is from Houston Texas and came to McPherson College his freshman year without knowing what to expect. Before he came out to Kansas for football and school, he had never been out of state, so everything was a dramatic change for…
By: Tomi Simmons At Mcpherson College, students make the bold decision to balance both sports and academics. Many choose one focus, while there are the select few that go above and beyond. Women’s basketball captain, Brooke Racette, is one of the select few in this. She has done Javelin in track and field and women’s…
By: Tomi Simmons November first was tip off for the beginning of basketball season. Though season is in full force, pre- season was just as intense. It began with 6 A.M. training with agility and track workouts. In addition, a six-mile fitness test was expected of the boys this year as well. When asked about…
By: Garrett Connor On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of five to one, en route to the first World Series in club history. This series was the most entertaining World Series I have experienced in my lifetime. To start off, the Dodgers took game one…
By: Garrett Connor On Saturday November 11, 2017, the McPherson College volleyball team came up short on their run for a KCAC title. After a 20-10 regular season record, the girls went into the KCAC tournament as the fourth seeded team. They were paired up with Bethany, Oklahoma Wesleyan, and Ottawa for the pool play…
By: Taylor Hires-Cualk Hector Carrillo is a 21 year old tennis player at McPherson College, he is in the first semester of his senior year and has spent all of his college career here. He left the beautiful beaches behind and traveled all the way from Barcelona, Spain to pursue a business degree here at…
By: Tomi Simmons Ninety percent of McPherson College students are NAIA college athletes. Committing for an entire season to a team calls for much work, especially when there are also pre- seasons, and off-seasons. A collegiate athlete has much to do during the year, there are countless trainings, travel days, games, and team events one…
By: Garrett Connor As fall practices for both the baseball and softball teams have begun, there is a new excitement flowing through both programs. After many years of utilizing facilities that were shared around town, they will finally have a place to call home. Starting this spring, both the baseball and softball teams will be…
By: Taylor Hires-Caulk Recently sports and politics have been trying to show who is the strongest and who’s going to win the fight. As one football player, Colin Kaepernick taking a seat and then kneeling during the national anthem has been controversy that has many Americans up in arms and choosing sides. What started as…