Student Run Newspaper for McPherson College
By Taylor Starr At the Great Plains Intercollegiate Challenge Meet, the McPherson Men’s Cross Country team ran the fastest team time since 1976. The 1976 record is 2:9:11 (25:72 average), set by Dewayne Jackson (24:43), Fred Wilson (25:25), David Burgess (26:18), Paul Neher (26:22) and Jim Lovercamp (26:23). The 2022 men’s team ran 2:14:30 (26:54…
By Eli Jordan Later this month, the group stage of the FIFA World Cup takes place in Qatar. One of the groups that many eyes have been watching is Group B. The group consists of a few centuries old rivalries and a current world political opponent. England, Iran, The United States, and Iran are all…
By Dymond McElrath & Natalia Ahrens At the end of last spring semester, the McPherson College community suffered a great loss. Jireh Tooala-Leaupepetele, a sophomore psychology major and football player, died in a single car accident on his way home to San Bernardino, California, on May 18, 2022. Jireh was a member of the McPherson…
By Meghan Morris Traveling across counties and oceans all in the pursuit to play the game they love. Student athletes from all over the world have left everything they know and love behind in order to come to America to play sports. The process to get to an American College as an International player is…
By Eli Jordan When watching McPherson College Volleyball one person is hard to not notice making plays on the court is Bailey Avila. Avila spent two years at Frank Phillips College before transferring to McPherson prior to the 2021 season. Since joining the Bulldogs, Avila has played in every game. As a defensive specialist, Avila…
By Eli Jordan On a young team, Brandt Johnson stands out as one of the few seniors of the Bulldog football team. Johnson is a two-year starter, but he has found reps in at least two games per year since his freshman season. To start his senior campaign, Johnson has recorded 120 receiving yards in…
By Eli Jordan On top of the Campus Commons and the Boiler House coming to the McPherson College campus, a new addition for athletes is being made as well. Largely in part of a one-million-dollar donation from the Holman family, the Sports Center already has a new look on top of the new portion coming…
By Tyler Norris Former YouTube stars, Logan and Jake Paul, have taken the boxing world by storm. What started off as a joke and publicity stunt, is quickly turning into one of the hottest stories in boxing. When the brothers announced they would be making the transition into the ring, the question quickly became who…
By Tyler Norris With the 2021 MLB season coming to a close, it’s that time of the year when the two top teams compete for baseball immortality. The 117th annual World Series kicked off on Oct. 27, 2021. This year’s fall classic features the American League champion Houston Astros, and their surprising opposition, the National League…
By Tyler Norris The Las Vegas Raiders head coach, Jon Gruden, stepped down on Monday, Oct. 11 after homophobic and misogynistic emails were leaked. In emails that were detailed by the New York Times, Gruden casually used homophobic and misogynistic language to belittle people. Gruden has been an extremely well-known coach around the league. Spanning…