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Finding a new sport

“Finding” a new sport

Austin Davidson October 26, 2018

I can’t recall the exact first time that I watched basketball, but what I do remember is that I was bored. It had to have been when I was younger, when the only things that kept my attention were...

How new media is changing sports

Austin Davidson October 4, 2018

I would be restating the obvious if I said that media has changed everything, so I'll simply talk about how it changed how people watch sports.Before the age of smartphones and social media, news primarily...

Opinion: An ode to baseball

Austin Davidson September 11, 2018

Sports are a hard thing to define. They can mean varying things to different people, from passion to profession — even a mix of both. For me, baseball was the sport that helped me grow up; I loved...

Students are often given the chance to work for the athletics department in broadcasting. photo by Allison Wolff

Announcing for Trinity: My Experience

Saul Malek January 24, 2018

When parents wake up and see their children in the morning, they expect a routine conversation. "How did you sleep?" "What are your plans for the day?" For my parents, this was never the case. Instead...

Kevin Lee, right, will play his senior year on the tennis team this spring. file photo

Spring Sports Predictions

Elise Hester January 18, 2018

The beauty of sports is that anything can happen. The endless possibilities of the games allows sports writers and fans many opportunities to make predictions. For the upcoming spring season here at Trinity,...

While sports reporter Elise Hester considers the baseball boys to be her friends, she also enjoys teaching them a lesson. illustration by Andrea Nebhut

Setting Sport Boys Straight

Elise Hester January 17, 2018

Buckle up boys and girls because your favorite ace reporter is here with a new recurring — or never again to be seen, depending on how well this goes over — segment dedicated to setting sport boys...

Senior Meredith Licata takes part in what Hester calls the contrived conflict. File photo

Sports are fake

Elise Hester November 30, 2017

Sports are fake. Yes, they exist. Sport boys and girls are real people and they do the sport ball on real fields and real courts. The games are real. The teams are real. The rules are real. The strike...

Senior Michael Erickson will compete for the long-distance track team in the spring. File Photo

Column: Top plays of 2017

Hailey Wilson November 28, 2017

As 2017 comes to a close, it is safe to say that it has been yet another exhilarating year for Trinity athletics. Four spring teams snagged Southern Collegiate Athletic Association (SCAC) championships,...

illustration by Yessenia Lopez

A Balancing Act – trying to juggle school, sports, a social life and more

Hailey Wilson November 7, 2017

Wake up. Go to class. Grab a quick lunch as you run to practice. Leave it all out on the field for a good two or three hours. Drag yourself to the lib. Go to sleep. Repeat. I know. You've heard it a...

Graphic by Tyler Herron

My thoughts on Cam Newton’s sexism

Elise Hester October 9, 2017

Carolina Panthers' quarterback Cam Newton came under fire last week for comments made in a post-game interview. "Devin Funchess has seemed to really embrace the physicality of his routes and getting...

Illustration by Yessenia Lopez

A look into the basic tailgating experience

Elise Hester September 19, 2017

Saturdays are for the boys, but you go to Trinity University, where tailgating consists of Kappas playing fake beer pong on Prassel Lawn. So you decide to visit The One Person You Know at Not Your School...

Illustration by Andrea Nebhut

Beat the heat, you athlete

Elise Hester September 4, 2017

In a world of contention and a climate of unrest, there are still some things we can all agree on: the sky is blue, skunks smell bad and Elise Hester is the most dominant athlete that has ever lived. While...

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