Super Bowl XLVII

The Harbowl Garrett McCullough | sports editor The storylines surrounding Super Bowl XLVII are impossible to avoid. Hidden within all of the hype is one of the best Super Bowl matchups of recent memory. From Ray Lewis skits on Saturday Night Live to Manti Te’o’s interview with Katie Couric, to Randy Moss calling himself the greatest receiver while wearing the same jersey as Jerry Rice, football is permeating everyone’s daily lives. All media, even those outlets that never report on sports, have felt the need to cover at least one football topic over the last few weeks. With the Super Bowl being in a city that was underwater six years ago, it’s easy to see…

Gorillas look for homecoming rebound

Trent Johnson | Sports Reporter The Gorillas come back to Carnie Smith Stadium this Saturday needing to bounce back from a loss for the first time all season. On Saturday, Oct. 13, Pittsburg State lost to Northwest Missouri State at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., 31-21. However, the Gorillas did not schedule a pushover for homecoming: They face the Missouri Western State University Griffons, who are also looking to rebound from their first loss of the season, a home defeat at the hands of Missouri Southern State University. Both teams are 5-1 in the MIAA, though the Griffons are 6-1 overall, having played one more game than PSU. For the Griffons, control of the…

Safety finds stability at PSU

Michael Bauer | Sports Reporter Playing at the Division I level in college football is something many kids dream about. It is the same level where teams can compete in the Rose Bowl on New Years, Day or fantasize about lifting the Heisman T Democratic Parenting rophy, a shoo-in for the NFL draft. Yes, life can be sweet on top of the college football food chain. But not everything is what it seems: Safety Keeston Terry discovered that firsthand. Terry, from Blue Springs, Mo., spent his first two years playing football at the University of Kansas. Terry had plenty of good things to say about his former team. “Playing at KU was a good experience,”…

Teams eager to hit new court

Tyler Smith | Sports Reporter The Pitt State men and women’s basketball teams got their seasons under way on Monday, Oct. 15. The expectations for both teams are high after the successful seasons last year. The men’s team made it to the finals of the MIAA Tournament while the women’s team had the best season in school history, and they reached the Elite Eight in the NCAA Division II Tournament. “Well, we’re excited about the 2012-2013 season,” said Lane Lord, head coach for the women’s team. “Obviously, last year was our best season ever in school history. We also have 12 players back who got to taste a little bit of that success.” Men’s coach…

Ready to make his mark

Michael Bauer| Sports Reporter He is only a redshirt freshman now, but the competition at the Rio Olympics in 2016 might want to take notice of Devon Young. He may be younger than most of the team, but he still has everyone looking up to h cheap lasix online im. After all, he does have the repertoire of a champion, including being among the best runners in Missouri during high school. Prodigy? Young is an underclassman who has worked his way to becoming the No. 1 runner on the Pittsburg State men’s cross country team this season, though it did not come easy. His transition to the collegiate level led to a number of changes…

Gorillas look to rebound

Michael Bauer | Sports Reporter The Pittsburg State cross country teams will be looking to regroup this week after failing to achieve their goals at the Roy Griak Invitational as the men’s team finished 16th while the women took 10th. On Saturday, Sept. 29, the Gorillas made the much-anticipated trip up to St. Paul, Minn., to compete in one of the biggest races in the NCAA, but the end results left PSU with a bitter taste. “It was a little disappointing, to be honest,” head coach Russ Jewett said. “We went up there with a lot of objectives and goals to accomplish and we accomplished very few of those objectives and goals.” But it wasn’t…

Golf team rallies in round two

Garett McCollough | Sports Editor Three weeks ago Pitt State golf coach Todd Loveland said he hadn’t figured out why the golf team tends to struggle on day two. But it seems that he may have found the recipe for second day success, as the Gorillas moved from ninth place to seventh on the second day of the Lindenwood Invitation on Oct. 1-2. “Coach Loveland set a goal for us to reach as a team and we met that goal,” Brett Dowell said. “He gave us some extra motivation before the round. We also played smart on the course, so we can eliminate the high numbers.” This was a different approach for the PSU golf…

Gorilla golfers headed in right direction

Garett McCoullough | Sports Editor The ninth-place tie at the Northeastern State Invitational may not be exactly where the PSU golf team wants to be, but for senior Fletcher Harder and the Gorillas, it is far ahead of where they were the last few seasons. Harder says he wasn’t necessarily pleased or displeased with the overall performance in the two-day tournament Sept. 24-25, but he does think that the team is taking the right steps as the mid-year break approaches. “I think we are closer to where we want to be as a team,” Harder said. That probably has something to do with the coaching change. PSU hired Todd Loveland to lead the golf team…

Bearcats eager to face Gorillas

Allen, Bearcats relish the opportunity Trent Johnson | Sports Writer The home opener for Pittsburg State last Saturday was not as easy as expected; with another mediocre opponent awaiting them this Saturday, the Gorilla faithful will expect a blowout win. Playing in front of the second-largest crowd in school history, the Gorillas had high expectations for their first game of the season at Carnie Smith Stadium. The parking lot was buzzing with the Pitt State faithful, beginning hours before the game and continuing all day long. The Gorillas left Carnie Smith Stadium with a W, bringing their record to 2-0. However, the Gorilla offense may have put up huge numbers, but it never seemed to…

Gorillas: first hot, then cold

Tyler Smith | Sports Writer The Pitt State Volleyball team was busy last week, playing five different teams with mixed results. The Gorillas won the first three matches over East Central (Okla.), Saint Leo University and Christian Brother. PSU only lost two sets in the three matches combined. Against East Central, Becca Pearson had 26 assists while Hayley Hansford added 17 of her own. Sam Wyatt led the team with 18 digs while Chrystal Whitten had 12. Four players, Brooke Fay, Whitten, Paula Okrutna and Chloe Foster led the team with three blocks each against East Central. Against St. Leo, the Gorillas were dominant offensively, with Okrutna and Fay combining for 30 kills. The final…