September 21, 2012
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 ...
September 19, 2012
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 ...
September 19, 2012
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 ...
September 15, 2012
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 ...
September 12, 2012
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 ...