Coming off a second place finish at last year’s NCAA Golf Championships, the Gustavus Women’s Golf team understandably had a target on its back throughout this entire season. Despite the high expectations for the program that he has helped bring to national prominence, Head Coach Scott Moe has guided his team to an even better finish this season. The former MIAC champion golfer has now … Continue reading Women’s coach of the year: Scott Moe

A perennial sport in the East, lacrosse has infiltrated the Midwest and become a contender for varsity recognition. Several MIAC schools, including St. John’s, St. Thomas and others, implemented varsity programs and are helping lacrosse become a legitimate sport in Minnesota. Gustavus Men’s Lacrosse began much like a pick-up team would, a story straight from the script of Sandlot. The team disbanded as a club … Continue reading Men’s Lacrosse: Sultans of scoop

The Gustavus Baseball team has had an up-and-down season but seem to be hitting its stride near the end of the season, winning six of the past eight games. With a 7-9 record in the MIAC and an 11-18 record overall, the Gusties aren’t necessarily where they’d like to be in terms of record, but have seen improvement over the course of the season. “The … Continue reading Hitting their stride

After a two year hiatus from the NCAA Division III Championships, the Gustavus Men’s Golf Team has suddenly thrust itself into strong consideration for one of the tournament’s at-large bids since winning last weekend’s St. John’s Invitational. With the win the Gusties are now ranked sixth in the nation after defeating the number one ranked Johnnies. The Gusties took home the team title with an … Continue reading Men’s Golf hoping for NCAA Tournament berth

When Judge Susan Richard Nelson issued an 89-page ruling granting NFL players their motion for preliminary injunction after hearings in St. Paul, Minn., it resulted in more questions than answers with the fast approaching NFL draft this weekend. While the injunction was a major step for the players in terms of ending the NFL lockout, the owners will not accept defeat and this setback. The … Continue reading Uncertainty surrounds NFL draft

The Gustavus Women’s Tennis team has prepared itself for another run at a MIAC Championship and a NCAA Championship berth by playing a schedule filled with national championship contenders over the course of the season. The Gusties hosted the ITA National Indoor tournament with eight nationally ranked teams in February, before traveling to Georgia over Spring Break to compete in the FAB 10 Tournament. Finally … Continue reading Women’s tennis looking to finish another undefeated MIAC season

After a couple games in early February and March, including a trip to Hawaii, the Softball team is in full swing and undefeated in the MIAC. Even though the team’s games in Hawaii were almost two months ahead of their MIAC schedule, they used them as a foundation and catapult into the upcoming season. “I think Hawaii was a great opportunity for the team to … Continue reading Softball season in full swing

The weather is warm and the grass is green, which means everyone is ignoring Major League Baseball. This slow-paced game of balls and strikes has many onlookers convinced that they are watching chess on ESPN “the ocho.” Though fans clamor to the screen in hopes of finally finding Bobby Fischer, they are instead left with an image of Bobby Abreu shuffling his old-man legs in … Continue reading MLB outlook: See you in September

The Women’s Golf team started its spring season with a third-place finish out of 14 teams at the Augustana Invitational in Sioux Falls, S.D. With a start like that, the team has high hopes for the rest of the season. The team finished with a score of 650, behind Augustana at 632 and Minnesota State, Mankato at 647. Top finishers for Gustavus were Senior Katie … Continue reading Swinging into spring