Bros before foes

Maselera brothers reunite as Gorillas Michael Bauer | reporter The rain beat down on the players’ helmets. The drizzling conditions soaked Brandenburg Field at Carnie Smith Stadium. On one sideline, in the red PSU uniform, was cornerback Israel Maselera, a fifth-year senior in communication, who goes by the nickname Izzy. On the other sideline, in white, playing at safety, was his younger brother Isaac, a junior transfer from Oklahoma State who is majoring in physical education. This was a rare time in which Izzy and Isaac were playing against each other on separate teams. But this wasn’t a regular football game. This was the Spring Game, a glorified practice within the Pittsburg State Gorillas football…

Sights set on postseason

Michael Bauer | reporter In their final warmup before the conference championship meet, the Pittsburg State track and field teams competed on Sunday, April 27, at the Missouri Southern State Bill Williams/Bob Laptad invitational in Joplin, Mo. While the conditions may not have been so favorable, the Gorillas came away with three individual wins on the men’s side while the women had two. “I thought we got through it, nobody got hurt the weekend before conference,” said Russ Jewett, head coach. “We had a few bright spots.” Pittsburg State came in second in the javelin, with Derek Base’s throw of 170 feet, 4 inches. Justin Ballock was also runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles, with a…

Red team fizzles in second half

Michael Bauer | reporter The White team emerged as the victors over the Red team, 19-7, in the 2013 PSU Spring Football game on Saturday, April 27, at Carnie Smith Stadium. The exhibition game was played on a rainy, drizzly morning. Team captains divided the football team into Red and White sides. It was a game in which defense would rule the field, though quarterbacks for both teams got to show off their skills. White quarterback Ramsey Hamilton had two rushing touchdowns on runs of two and 12 yards, respectively. He finished the day with 12 carries for 63 yards and completed four of seven passes for 48 yards. Red quarterback Darrack Harger completed five…

Shelbourn lifts Gorillas to victory

Trent Johnson | reporter The Pittsburg State softball team (22-20, 10-12 MIAA) earned a split against MIAA foe Missouri Southern State University (22-22, 9-13 MIAA) on Tuesday, April 16, at the Pittsburg State Softball Complex. The Gorillas’ Kyndel Shelburn (8-7) paced the team to a victory in the first game. Shelburn threw a complete game for the Gorillas, allowing just one unearned run, one hit and striking out six. The Gorillas got on the scoreboard early in the first inning on an unearned run of their own as Kreslee Ketcham reached on an error to score Brenna George from second base. The Lions tied the game in the third inning, scoring their lone run on…

Splittin' again

Gorillas split with ESU as Lindenwood looms The Pittsburg State baseball team was hard at work Tuesday, April 16, playing in a double-header against the Emporia State Hornets. The Gorillas split the two-game series against the Hornets at Al Ortolani Field with a winning score, 5-0, in game one while losing in game two, 2-9. In game one, Pitt State scored off a failed pickoff attempt, giving Tory Stoffregen the go-ahead score. Then things heated up in the bottom of the second for the Gorillas, as they scored four runs off of three hits. Luke Bordewick scored off a Ryan Ventura single before Tanner Carpenter, Austin Lastimado, and Ventura all ran home off a Stoffregen…

Going hard at home

Michael Bauer | reporter bad credit loans online The Pittsburg State Gorilla track and field teams returned home this past weekend to compete at the fifth-annual David Suenram Gorilla Classic on Saturday, April 13. Both men’s and women’s teams put up solid numbers on a day when, unlike the PSU Invitational, the weather was more favorable. “I was pleased with our teams’ efforts, we had some nice performers,” said Russ Jewett, head coach. “We had a few disappointing performances but those were outweighed by the good ones.” The Gorilla women finished the day with nine individual victories, and the men had seven first-place finishers. Larissa Richards was first place in her shot put event, throwing…

Cold showing for Pitt State golfers

Garett McCullough | sports editor Senior Fletcher Harder led the Gorillas to an 11th-place finish in rainy conditions at the Missouri Southern State University Invitational from Monday, April 15, to Tuesday, April 16. Harder had the lowest two-day total for the Gorillas with a score of 155, which earned him 21st place. He hit a 79 in the first round, but improved on that mark to hit a 76 in the second round, despite the windier and colder conditions of day two. The University of Central Oklahoma won the 12-team tournament with a score of 590, thanks in part to UCO’s Trevor Stafford, who won the tournament by shooting -4. Stafford hit a 66 on…

Richards’ records do the talking

Michael Bauer | sports reporter Larissa Richards is more than a sports fanatic and she is more than just some athlete. “Dual-sport athlete” might be a better term, a phrase to which Richards has given a new meaning after six years of playing basketball and throwing in track and field at Pittsburg State. The sixth-year senior from Great Bend is a four-time All-American performer and MIAA champion in the throwing disciplines. Though she wasn’t on the basketball team this year due to using all of her eligibility, she holds the top spot in the number of blocked shots on the PSU all-time rankings. She was a deadly force who helped the Gorillas to their first…

Nationals in sight for track team

Michael Bauer | reporter The Pittsburg State track team returned to Emporia for the State Farm/Emporia State University Relays on Saturday, April 6. This time, the full Gorilla team competed, whereas last time at ESU, they brought only the throwers. Nine men for the Gorillas qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships to be held in Pueblo, Colo., on Thursday, May 23, and were joined by three women. Kyle Utsey finished with first in the long jump, with a jump of 24 feet, 1 inch. The mark qualified him for Nationals. Finishing right behind him was Keenan Soles with a jump of 23 feet, 11 inches. In the pole vault competition,…

Gorillas grab one for the road

Softball team wins its final game of MIAA weekend road trip Tren Johnson | reporter The Pittsburg State Gorillas softball team finished a four-game road trip on Saturday, April 6, with a record of 1-3. The Gorillas’ first stop was in Emporia on April 5 where they played MIAA foe, the Emporia State Hornets (24-9, 11-3 MIAA). In game one of the doubleheader, Emporia State pitcher Karley Schmelzer (17-4), stifled the Gorilla bats, allowing just four hits and one run in a complete game. The Gorillas scored their lone run in the first inning off a Tiffany Brown single. The Hornets tied the game in the second inning before taking the lead for good in…