The women’s rugby team played Kansas State University on Saturday, Apr. 10 in their first game back since COVID-19 cancelled all scheduled women’s rugby games last March.   The Gorillas beat K-State (82-0).   Mauresa Caire, junior in manufacturing and President of the Women’s Rugby Club, thought that the rugby Gorillas played extremely …

The Pitt State baseball team dropped a series against Central Missouri.   Games one and two were on Saturday, April 10 and they lost both games (3-10, 6-18). The last game of the series was on Sunday, April 11 and the team couldn’t pull out the win (1-13).   The Gorillas snapped their losing streak on Tuesday, April 13 by …

This week’s athlete of the week is Brett Thompson.   Thompson is a graduate student in education leadership and has been a member of the PSU track and field program for six years.   Thompson began competing in track and field in high school and enjoys many aspects of the sport.   “I like …

The volleyball team ended the regular season at home in John Lance Arena’s Whetzel Court against the Emporia State University Hornets on Saturday, April 10. The Gorillas won the final match up of the season in three straight sets (3-0).    The volleyball Gorillas started off hot and took set one (25-16). They didn’t stop there, going on …

The softball team stayed home this past weekend for doubleheaders.   The Gorillas lost both games against Rogers State (0-9, 3-4) on Friday, April 9. On Saturday, April 10, the Gorillas managed to come back from their losses and defeat Northeastern State (7-4) but couldn’t keep the momentum going and lost game two (7-9).   “(It) …

The women’s track and field team stayed home last week for the 13th Annual David Suenram Gorilla Classic on Sunday, April 11.   Haven Lander, senior in Human Resources Development, thought the team perform well at the meet.   “It was a great competition this week,” Lander said. “I’m always proud of my team and how hard …

The men’s track and field team stayed home to compete in the 13th Annual David Suenram Gorilla Classic on Sunday, April 11.   Brett Thompson, graduate student in educational leadership, won the javelin throw.   “I think the team competed great at this meet,” Thompson said. “(We) had numerous different… (PRs) in the throws, and then over at the …

PSU’s Dance Research & Symposium, “A Light on the Horizon,” is planned for next week on Wednesday, April 14. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with displays of research projects in the lobby of the Bicknell and performances will follow at 7:30 p.m. in the Linda & Lee Scott Performance Hall.  …

The volleyball team played three games over the weekend and into this week.   The Gorillas defeated Newman on Friday, Apr. 2 at home (3-2). The team carried their momentum onto the next game against Central Oklahoma on Saturday, Apr. 3 and won again (3-2). Following that, the Gorillas dropped a …

The softball team played a doubleheader against Fort Hays State University (FHSU) on Friday, April 2. The Gorillas lost to the Tigers in both games (1-7, 1-5). The softball Gorillas bounced back from the losses by defeating Nebraska-Kearney in a doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 3 (7-1, 6-5).   “We finished really well,” said Head Coach Ashley Balazs. “Our offensive …