When it comes to major sports in America, the first few that pop into your mind are probably football, basketball or baseball, not tennis. Tennis is a unique sport that people seem to confuse with an activity or a minor sport that holds little to no importance. The misconceptions about…
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Ways to stay warm during sporting events
As winter approaches and winter sports kick off it’s important for individuals to stay warm as they attend some of their favorite games. As temperatures begin to drop individuals are at an increased risk of hypothermia and even frostbite if they are not careful. Here is a list of some…
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Spring is a time for football on the Hill
Spring is a time for practice and refinement for many fall sports. For the William Jewell College football team, spring is an opportunity to better team cohesiveness and fine-tune each player’s abilities. Shawn Weigel, head coach of the football team, explained how the spring sports season affects his team. “Spring…
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Jewell Athletes at Oxford
Each year, several William Jewell College students travel to Oxford as part of the Oxbridge Honors Program. They attend various colleges within the university to learn, explore and get involved. In addition to academics, many Oxbridgers play a sport at the university. This year, Emily Dema, junior Oxbridge Molecular Biology…
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Jewell softball season begins
Softball is starting off their season in full swing. They opened their season on the road as they played a large Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament in Arkansas, leaving with a record of 2-2. Coach Dustin Combs outlined with “The Hilltop Monitor” his goals and hopes for this season along…
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A week in review: Jewell sports update
Women’s Soccer The William Jewell College women’s soccer team celebrated senior night with a 3-0 victory over Saint Joseph’s college at Greene Stadium last Friday and then won their last home game of the season 1-0 over the University of Indianapolis Hounds last Sunday, closing out their home portion of…
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SAAC: Student Athlete Advisory Committee
The William Jewell College Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is an organization in which the different sports teams on campus collaborate. SAAC is in some ways comparable to Student Senate. Each sports organization has two representatives. The representatives all come together to form the much larger assembly. It is here…
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Women’s Soccer Update
The William Jewell College women’s soccer team is in the midst of its season after finishing 6-8-3 last season. In the last game they lost to conference opponent Truman State. The loss drops the Cardinals to 4-5-1 overall and 2-5-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). Though they lost, the…
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GOTCHA: The Beginning
It’s the most stressful time of the year. No, it’s not finals. No, it’s not quite midterms. No, it’s not the Monday after the latest Game of Thrones episode and you’re trying to avoid spoilers on the Internet. It’s Gotcha time. Gotcha officially started Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 am,…
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