Parker Burman- Last Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 to break the longest playoff losing streak in professional North American sports history. The Twins snapped an 0-18 losing streak that had begun on Oct. 6, 2004, where the Twins fell 7-6 against the New York Yankees after blowing their late lead. On Wednesday after defeating the Blue Jays 2-0, they snapped … Continue reading Twins finally win in playoffs
Teddy Kaste- When Gustavus Adolphus and St. Scholastica square off on the gridiron, Gustavus is typically the hammer to St. Scholastica’s nail. This year was no different as Gustavus absolutely dominated St. Scholastica on both sides of the ball, leading to a 63-12 victory. Gustavus had a well-balanced offensive attack gaining yards both through the air and on the ground. Junior George Sandven had a … Continue reading Gusties trounce Saints
Teddy Kaste- The women’s rugby team is a club sport here at Gustavus. Rugby is a very popular sport globally, however, it is not as popular in the United States. To provide a little background on the game itself, Rugby is played between two teams, where the objective is to get more points than the other team. Points can be scored in a few different … Continue reading Rugby on a roll!
Parker Burman- This past week, ranking at No.16 in the AVCA Volleyball’s national ranking, the Gustavus Volleyball team faced off against fellow MIAC school Macalester at Gustavus for a single match. Gustavus, who has been dominant all year, dominated Macalester on the way to a 3-0 sweep for their fourth victory in a row. In the first set, the Gusties fell behind early to the … Continue reading Gustavus volleyball dominates Macalester
Parker Burman- This past Saturday the Gustavus Football team hosted conference rival Augsburg for a Homecoming showdown at Hollingsworth Field. However, the Homecoming crowd could not help the Gusties power past the Auggies who won on a last-second Hail Mary attempt with seconds left on the clock. With a score of 33-31, the Gusties lost their Homecoming match-up, their first loss to Augsburg since 2014, … Continue reading Homecoming setback
Teddy Kaste- Gustavus Men’s Soccer added another win to their record in a nailbiter against Number 18 ranked Macalester. The game was scoreless for most of the time and looked certain to be a 0-0 draw until the 88:49 mark of the game when 5th-year Otis Anderson rifled a shot at the Macalester Goaltender, which was deflected to Senior Owen Johnson who scored the brilliant … Continue reading Men’s soccer defeats No. 18 Macalester
Parker Burman- This past weekend the Golden Gustie Volleyball team played two matches at the Loras Invite against Coe College and Loras College. Starting their weekend off with a win, the Gusties swept Coe College 3-0 in their first match. While unable to secure back-to-back sweeps the Gusties did still manage to win 3-1 over Loras. “I think our team played well against Coe and … Continue reading Volleyball sweeps Loras Invite
Parker Burman- This past weekend, the Gustavus Men’s golf team participated in two separate matches on different ends of the country, with one team in Massachusetts and the other in Minnesota. As a team, the Gusties finished third at the Williams Invitational and tied for fifth at the Saint John’s Fall Invite. However, Junior Jack Reinardy took home the individual title as he helped lead … Continue reading Reinhardy wins Williams Invitational
Parker Burman- The Gustavus community will forever remember the life and legacy of Jori Jones, somebody who will forever be a Gustie. Classmates, peers, teammates, coaches and faculty will always remember the spark of joy that Jori brought into their lives and the cheerful memories that she was a part of. Some of her teammates and coaches with the Gustavus Women’s Hockey team were willing … Continue reading The life and legacy of Jori Jones
Beau Supan- The sun was shining on the Gustie Golfers this weekend – both literally and figuratively. The Women’s golf team won the UW-Eau Claire Georgianni Blugold Invitational with rounds of 326 and 325 for a total of 651 to finish first out of 11 teams. The Men’s team finished runner-up in the Minnesota classic with rounds of 294, 291, and 292 for a 3-round … Continue reading Silver and gold: women’s golf wins while men’s takes second
