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Category: Sports

The Nest encourages students to support student athletes

22 September 2017
Grace Webber
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The Nest is a new group on the William Jewell College campus this year. It is a student organization that aims to support all athletic…

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Jewell Soccer Squads Kick-Off The Season

15 September 2017
Laurel Colemire
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William Jewell College soccer is starting the 2017 season with many new faces and a new drive to compete. The women’s soccer team has already…

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NFL Football is Back

15 September 2017
Jake Marlay
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The 2017 National Football League (NFL) season kicked off Thursday, Sept. 7. The season started with a bang, as the Kansas City Chiefs pulled off…

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Sports Profile: Sydney Offield’s Love of Learning and Basketball

15 September 2017
Erin Melton
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   For sophomore education major Sydney Offield, transitioning to life at William Jewell College was more of a homecoming than a brand new beginning. She…

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Is it time to redefine “American” sports leagues?

28 April 2017
Luke Lockhart
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The United States is a country of immigrants, and it’s a pattern well-represented in our sports leagues: many baseball players are Latin American, many football…

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Tragedies and death prove even professional athletes are mortal

28 April 2017
Jake Marlay
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Over the past year, a large number of stories have been in the forefront of sports media with a common theme: death. Boxing all-time-great and former heavyweight…

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Athlete of the Week: Blake Alexander

21 April 2017
Kristen Agar
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Senior nursing major Blake Alexander was recently named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week. He added this title to an extensive list…

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Softball Coach Dustin Combs achieves 300th career win

21 April 2017
Brett Stone
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April 9, the head coach for the William Jewell College softball team, Dustin Combs, won his 300th career game. This historic win, an 8-5 victory…

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In the deaths of Ventura and Fernandez is a prominent issue that isn’t going away

21 April 2017
Luke Lockhart
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This past year, the world of baseball tragically lost two young, promising and admired players: Yordano Ventura and José Fernández. Fans made tributes in the wake…

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