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Weiberg strives to win with character

Weiberg strives to win with character

March 27, 2013 Comments

Kyle Inman

Brett Weiberg plans to bring back the winning tradition that once saw the Western men’s basketball program as a perennial contender under Tom Smith, but there are things that he won’t sacrifice to get there. “It will be a little bit of a process, but I’m willing to be patient,” Weiberg said of a turnaround ...

Baseball streak ends, stays on top of MIAA

March 26, 2013 Comments

Christian Mengel

Missouri Western’s 17-game win streak may have ended, but the Griffons still pulled out a series win against one of the top teams in the MIAA, University of Central Oklahoma. Western’s one loss to Central Oklahoma came Friday evening and is the only conference loss it has had in their 15 MIAA games so far ...

D-II offers competitive recruiting

March 26, 2013 Comments

Adam Euchner

Coaches win with players and no matter the division, there is a process for identifying talent, and more importantly, finding it before your rivals do. When people think about recruiting for collegiate sports, they more than likely assume that recruiting is just a matter of seeing who is putting up the best numbers and offering ...

Griffon Tennis comes up short against Evangel University

March 25, 2013 Comments

Gary Smith

Missouri Western tennis showed promising signs in their hard fought battle against Evangel University, but fell 5-4 in their non-conference matchup on their home court at the St. Joseph Tennis and Swim Club. With this loss, the Griffons fall to 3-11 (0-6 MIAA) on the year and made it their 10 straight loss of the ...

Western pair prepares for NFL draft

Western pair prepares for NFL draft

March 25, 2013 Comments

Kyle Inman

For the second consecutive year, Western will most likely have a player chosen in the NFL draft, which starts on Thursday, April 25. Last year it was kicker Greg Zuerlein who was selected in the sixth round of the draft by the Saint Louis Rams. This year, it’s defensive end David Bass and runningback Michael ...

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