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Griffons sweep Peacocks out of town

March 29, 2009 Comments

Ashley Frazier

Missouri Western Griffons took on Upper Iowa Peacocks in a four-game series.  The Missouri Western baseball team improved their record to 15-13 on the season by sweeping the Upper Iowa Peacocks. The Griffons defeated the Peacocks 7-3 in game one and then scored four runs off two homeruns in the bottom of the seventh to ...

Soccer lands strong recruiting class

March 6, 2009 Comments

Lauren Burbach

The Missouri Western soccer team was able to add much needed speed and scorers to their lineup when they signed six recruits earlier this month. Brooklyn Arehart, Ashlyn Castillo, Ashley Juravich, Elise Terrell, Abby Widrig and Erin Widrig will become the newest six members of the Griffon soccer team this fall. After struggling offensively this ...

Division I transfer boosts Griffons

February 28, 2009 Comments

Ashley Frazier

There is a shooting star on the rise named Marcus Rhodes, who hails from Gary, Ind. Majoring in recreation, this friendly athlete first picked up a basketball when he was in the second grade. He officially knew he wanted to play basketball in the fifth or sixth grade. “That’s when I started playing and knowing ...

Griffons clinch postseason with win over Truman

February 28, 2009 Comments

Gregor Avey

The 67-48 defeat of the Truman State Bulldogs was significant on many levels for the Griffons. It was senior night for the Griffons and they honored their three seniors Leonard Parker, Ken Goodwin and Lonnel Johnson. They also clinched a spot in the MIAA conference tournament, which will be the first trip in the past ...

Men’s, women’s basketball teams have bright futures ahead

February 28, 2009 Comments

Gregor Avey

In a perfect world the teams we root for would win every game and be perfect year in and year out, but this isn’t a perfect world. From the outside looking in the Griffons men’s and women’s basketball seasons may have looked disappointing, but if you take a deeper look it couldn’t be further from ...