By Anthony Himes When you take a look back at Mesa State’s athletic history, you can easily be impressed with some of the teams that have played here or by some athletes that have put a jersey on. It’s a…
Category: Sports Reporting Class
Sports Reporting class projects
The Queens of the Derby
By Delaney Juliet When you think of sports teams you simply think baseball, basketball, football, and track- right? Wrong. Roller Derby is just as much a sport as any of the typical ones. In Grand Junction, Colorado, one roller derby…
Running to the Beat
By Alexis Skarda “Will we make our mark this time?” is part of the song to Rooftops by Lostprophets. This is the last song that is playing on junior Alexis Skarda’s iPod as the last bit of preparation before a…
The Up and Coming
Have you ever sailed down the side of a mountain at 60 mph while snow is biting at your face? Have you ever ventured your way through a forest at below freezing temperatures all to achieve victory? Who are these…
MSC Trainers
By Dom Lewis For many athletes, the training room can be a good or a bad thing, depending on the situation. The two coexist together as one necessity and what happens behind the scenes of an athletic trainer for the…
SAAC
By Colton Little It wasn’t till a few years ago that Mesa State College brought the Student Athletic Advisory Committee to the sidewalks of campus. SAAC gives student athletes a voice on campus. A group ran for the athletes, by…
Maverick Club
By Katie Schultz At the heart of every athletics department are, of course, the student athletes. They are young, talented and driven individuals doing their best to achieve both academic and physical greatness. Yet, athletes wouldn’t be anywhere without the…
The Voice of Mesa State Sports
By Kathleen Goddeyne “Your home for Mesa State sports KMSA 91.3” is the phrase that echoes on the air waves through the Grand Valley. These words are expressed by Caleb Burggraaf and Cole Honstead as they are the voices of…
The Plunge
By Lyndee Pentico Diving off of the board, Mesa State Freshman Brock Martin, 18, makes a perfect entrance into the water. He is a Mesa State College diver who has worked hard to get where he is today. Martin comes…
Double the Trouble
By Nadia Stimack Two heads are better than one. The saying holds some truth especially when looking at Mesa State’s athletes. Mesa State’s men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s tennis, women’s swim, and football teams, all have siblings that are currently…