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Basketball ends regular season with wins, gains momentum for postseason

27 February 2015
Michael McCuaig
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Hayli Jo Smith, senior, looks for the open driving lane against Lewis University on Feb. 5. Photo courtesy of Kyle Rivas. It is almost the…

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Softball opens season on a high note

27 February 2015
Trevor Adams
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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…

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Athlete of the Week: Jordan Lewis, basketball

13 February 2015
Sarah Crosley
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Jordan Lewis, senior psychology major and guard for the men’s basketball team, scored a total of 46 points in the past two games for the…

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Track and field gear up for indoor conference meet

13 February 2015
Bryson Waibel
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Chaston Kome, senior, runs in the Cardinal Invitational last fall. The Track and Field teams competed in the MSSU Lion Invitational on Feb. 6-7. Fourteen…

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Men’s and women’s tennis teams begin spring seasons

13 February 2015
James Webber
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Conner Hazelrigg returns a serve in a meet last fall. Photo courtesy of Kyle Rivas Following a year-long hiatus to battle leukemia, tennis coach Paul…

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Baseball and softball expect success in spring seasons

13 February 2015
Trevor Adams
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The 2013­-2014 baseball season did not end the way that the William Jewell College baseball team wanted. If the team had won their last game,…

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Basketball keeps busy over winter break

6 February 2015
Travis Lane
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Aerial Smith, senior, passes around the Maryville University on Jan. 29. The Cardinals won the match-up 88-85. Smith was named Great Lakes Valley Conference Player…

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Athlete of the Week: Blake Alexander, track and field

6 February 2015
Bryson Waibel
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Blake Alexander, sophomore, ran a time of 8.19 seconds in the 60 meter hurdles at the University of Central Missouri Mule Relays. The time puts…

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Men’s and women’s basketball start conference seasons with wins

5 December 2014
Bryson Waibel
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With the fall semester soon to come to a close, the William Jewell College men’s and women’s basketball seasons are in full swing. The women…

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