In late October, the head coaches of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) predicted that Trinity's men's basketball team would win the conference. The Tigers looked poised to contend for the conference title and an automatic bid to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament with two returning All-SCAC honorees. However, the Tigers have won only three games this season. The...

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The Trinity men's soccer team advanced to the Round of 16 of the Division III NCAA tournament on Sunday, Nov. 11, after the defense registered their ninth and 10th shutouts of the season over Chapman University and University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB) with two straight victories of 3–0. Trinity earned the right to host the first two rounds after being...

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On the night of Aug. 23, 17 students endured a rigorous three-hour cheerleading clinic in the Calgaard Gymnasium to determine who earned a spot on Trinity’s cheerleading team. The clinic was mandatory for anyone who wanted to cheer this year, including members of last year’s team. The women went through stations covering conditioning, jump techniques and motion techniques while Leviticus...

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Trinity women’s soccer team logged 43 shots, including 20 shots on goal in their 9–0 dominating victory over the Austin College Kangaroos. After a morning and early afternoon filled with heavy rain, many players were skeptical whether the game would happen. A lighter rain lasted the majority of the game, but the thunderstorms stayed away, allowing the game to be...

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In a match that would make your grandpa proud, Trinity’s football team lost their second conference game this year on Sept. 15 to Millsaps College (MC) with a score of 10–7. Due to the torrential downpour and muddy field, the two teams combined for 86 running plays and 11 fumbles in the low-scoring affair that lacked a flashy offensive showing...

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National Football League (NFL) quarterback Colin Kaepernick accomplished the lazy man's dream. He made a difference in the world by sitting on his butt. Kaepernick sparked a nationwide conversation about the treatment of minorities, freedom of speech and proper etiquette towards the flag. Unfortunately, this debate has devolved into a battle that pits team owners and fans against the players....

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In its second exhibition game in two days, the Trinity men’s soccer team could not match the St. Mary’s Rattlers in the game’s second half and lost by a single goal. Trinity scheduled the exhibition game against St. Mary’s University, a Division II institution, one day after Trinity’s annual intersquad scrimmage that pits returning players against newcomers. The absence of...

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For years, swimmers in the William H. Bell Athletic Center pool have scraped their backs against the bottom of the pool since its maximum depth is only four feet and nine inches. To the delight of the swimming and diving teams, the pool will receive multiple upgrades, including an increase in depth of one foot all around. In the budget...

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Even though she received a large trophy, first-year Emma Funk’s favorite part of winning the 2016–17 Gatorade’s Mississippi Volleyball Player of the Year award was the $1,000 donation she made to Mississippi Gulf Sports Buddy Sports, a charity focused on providing a sports option for kids with disabilities. Funk graduated from Our Lady Academy, a Catholic all-girls school for grades...

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