What’s happened and what’s ahead: the Royals, the Chiefs and Sporting KC

Truman Sports Complex is home to the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. Photo courtesy of The Kansas City Star http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article333610/City-county-officials-reach-long-term-funding-deal-to-maintain-Truman-Sports-Complex.html The Royals opened the 2015 season with a seven-game winning streak after losing to the San Francisco Giants in the last World Series. After winning these seven games, the team…

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Softball team strives to find its stride

Kelsey Teneycke, senior, try to lay down the bunt this season against St. Joseph’s College. Photo courtesy of Kyle Rivas. The Jewell softball team stayed in Liberty over the Easter break and took on Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) opponents University of Missouri S&T and Drury University. The Cardinals split the double-header…

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Timeout with Trevor Adams: racism in the NFL draft

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, left, and Jadeveon Clowney, right, pose for a picture as Clowney was chosen No. 1 overall by the Houston Texans in the 2014 NFL Draft. Photo from Washington Post. https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_606w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2014/05/09/Sports/Images/NFL_Draft_Football-0c6aa-8681.jpg With the National Football League (NFL) draft coming up in about a month, I would like…

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Softball opens season on a high note

Rachel Potvin, senior, makes the catch last season against Rockhurst University. Photo courtesy of Kyle Rivas. The William Jewell Softball team opened up their season in Bentonville, Ark., where they took on four different teams in the Division II Arkansas-Monticello Softball Classic. At the competition, the team went 3-1, grabbing…

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