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Western fall sports have come a long way since last year

September 21, 2012 Comments

Christian Mengel

It is a great time to be a Griffon, especially in sports. All of Missouri Western sports at this point in the season are already showing big improvements from last season. Take football for example. They’ve basically been stepping over opponents. At this point last year they were already at a record of 2-2. This ...

Soccer falls short to Truman, regains ground against Lindenwood

Soccer falls short to Truman, regains ground against Lindenwood

September 19, 2012 Comments

Mika Cummins

Missouri Western fumbled their MIAA opener against Truman State on Friday, Sept. 14 in Kirksville, Mo., but came back just a couple days later with a big win in overtime against Lindenwood on Sunday, Sept. 16 in St. Charles, Mo. Truman State — 2     Missouri Western — 0 The Griffons opened up MIAA conference play Friday ...

Volleyball takes both win, loss over weekend

Volleyball takes both win, loss over weekend

September 19, 2012 Comments

Christian Mengel

The weekend was split for Griffons as they beat Missouri Southern State (25-19, 25-15, 25-20) on Sept. 14, and fall to Emporia State (28-26, 25-23, 25-20) they day after. For playing the Lions, who came in to MWSU Fieldhouse with a record of 0-8, they sure didn’t look win less. It was a tight shootout ...

Western triumphs over Nebraska-Kearney 38-14

Western triumphs over Nebraska-Kearney 38-14

September 15, 2012 Comments

Kyle Inman

Patriotism was in the air as the Missouri Western football team improved its record to 3-0 by defeating Nebraska-Kearney 38-14 on Military Appreciation Night at Spratt Stadium. “It was a gritty win,” coach Jerry Partridge said. “I think we did some things early to keep them in the ball game, had some penalties and a ...

Volleyball loses home opener to Northwest Missouri State

Volleyball loses home opener to Northwest Missouri State

September 12, 2012 Comments

Christian Mengel

The Griffons lose their first MIAA contest at home to rival Northwest Missouri State (25-16, 19-25, 21-25, 18-25) Sept. 11. The Griffons came back to St. Joseph hoping to start off conference play with a win, with a hot record of 6-2, the best start they’ve had since the beginning of the 2006 season where ...