Story by Gage Johnson Senior writer gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Looking to avenge their 75-67 loss at Eastern Illinois earlier in the season, the Racers took the Panthers to overtime and claimed a 60-51 victory on the heels of their nearly perfect free throw shooting in the final two quarters of play. In the first quarter, Murray State Read More
Blake Sandlin Sports Editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu Jorge Caetano had every reason to think the 2017-18 season with the Murray State women’s tennis team was going to be his last. Caetano, who has served as head coach since 2014, is an international student from Niteroi, Brazil. A former Murray State tennis player himself, Caetano inherited the head Read More
Story by Nigel Walton Contributing writer nwalton1@murraystate.edu The Murray State football team’s season ended almost three months ago, but its coaching staff has engineered an innovative new way to keep players competitive in the meantime. The competition, called Derby Days, was the creation of Head Coach Mitch Stewart and conditioning coach John Clay, who came Read More
Story by Keith Jaco Staff writer rjaco@murraystate.edu Murray State Racer basketball returns to the CFSB Center this weekend to await visits from the Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Cougars. Looking back The Racers enter the week following a 1-1 record over the weekend against Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech. Sophomore guard Ja Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff Writer aredfern@murraystate.edu Murray State’s women’s tennis team started its spring season with two wins over Cumberland University. The Racers started the double header by winning the doubles point with sophomore Stasya Sharapova and junior Anja Loncarevic winning 6-2, and senior Amina Hadzic and junior Sara Loncarevic winning in a similar Read More
Story by Nigel Walton Contributing writer nigelwalton156@gmail.com The Murray State Racers finished up a two-day meet this weekend at the Don DeNoon Invitational at Southern Illinois-Carbondale and the Rod McCravy Memorial at the University of Kentucky. The Racers competed against OVC rivals UT Martin and Eastern Kentucky this weekend, as well as some Power-5 schools Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu Murray State’s men’s basketball team escaped Cookeville, Tennessee, with a 67-63 win Saturday night, although the victory seemed to raise more questions than it answered. Coming off the heels of a humiliating defeat to Jacksonville State on Thursday, Jan. 31, the Racers were handed an opportunity to get Read More
Story by Nigel Walton Contributing writer nwalton1@murraystate.edu Murray State football’s coaching staff has been hard at work since the 2018 season ended last November, compiling a class of four transfer talents poised to make an impact next season. Head Coach Mitch Stewart and company have landed three transfers from FBS programs and one junior college Read More