Sports

In the last month, the world has seen many changes in relation to the global pandemic. One alteration was that all events were cancelled until further notice.   At Pitt State, this included all sporting events and club sport events.   With the sporting seasons all cancelled for the year, many senior …

All spring events, conferences, and meetings have been cancelled due to COVID-19. This includes sporting seasons.   At Pittsburg State, the men’s and women’s track and field, baseball and softball teams were in the middle of the season.   Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach Russ Jewett was upset when …

The men’s basketball team defeated Nebraska-Kearney in the first round of the 2020 MIAA Postseason Tournament in Kansas City on Wednesday, March 4 (79-76) but was defeated by Rogers State on Thursday, March 5 (69-71).   “Well…, in both games I thought we played pretty well,” Head coach Kim Anderson said. “It was great for our team…to …

The women’s basketball team lost the quarterfinals of the 2020 MIAA Postseason Tournament to Fort Hays State University on Friday, March 6 in Kansas City (53-69).   Head coach Amanda Davied was proud of the team for giving it their all.   “I thought we did well,” Davied said. “We did struggle to score but Hays …

The women’s rugby team played a game against Mizzou on Saturday, March 7 in Columbia. The Gorillas won the game (72-35). The women’s rugby team is now 3-0 in conference play.   Club President and sophomore in physical education Mauresa Caire thought the team played well for the most part.   “So, we played …

The baseball team played a series against Northeastern State in Tahlequah, Okla. on Friday, March 6, the team lost (3-5) but bounced back on Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8 and won the last two games of the series (8-7, 6-4). They continued their win streak on Wednesday, March 11 when they defeated William Jewel …

This week’s athlete of the week is a junior in business management Rhema Taylor.   Taylor has been on the women’s track and field team since her freshman year but has been running track since middle school.   Taylor enjoys meeting new people and achieving goals through track.    “… I like the …

The baseball team played a weekend series at home against Fort Hays. Game one was on Friday, Feb. 28 and the team lost (4-7). The Gorillas managed to bounce back and win games two and three on Saturday, Feb. 29 and Sunday, March 1 (11-5, 9-3). The baseball team also …

The Club Baseball team played a home series against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Games one and two were on Saturday, Feb. 29. The Gorillas lost the first game (11-4) but came back and won the second game (3-2). They ended the weekend with another win (6-3).   Club Baseball President and senior in business management Drew …

Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Jim Johnson was one of 28 recipients to be selected as the 2019-20 Under Armour Athletic Directors of the Year award.   The award is administered by the National Associate of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).   This is the second time that Johnson has been named Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year by NACDA. He was …