Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Murray State men’s basketball continued its early season struggles against Morehead State as its 25-home game winning streak was snapped thanks to a poor offensive showing by the Racers. Falling to the Eagles 61-56, the loss puts Murray State on a three-game losing streak and knocks them below .500 with a Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Murray State men’s basketball’s road woes continued against Austin Peay, as they fell to the Governors 74-70 in the closing moments of the game. Murray State jumped out to an early lead and it looked like it might be a repeat of its previous matchup with Austin Peay, forcing the Governors Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu The Murray State Rifle team came to play in 2020-21 the home opener, beating Morehead State University 4674-4649 at Pat Spurgeon Rifle Range. The Racers bested the Eagles in smallbore, winning 2319-2310. They also pulled ahead in air rifle as well with 2355-2339. “I thought we had a good effort,” Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Months after the postponement of the 2020-21 football season to the spring, Murray State has released its schedule as well as the rest of the OVC. The schedule consists of seven games, all against OVC opponents. As of Oct. 7, the Racers do not have any non-conference games on their 2020-21 Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Following the abrupt end to the 2020 season, Murray State rifle boasts a young roster with high hopes for the upcoming season that was in question weeks ago. The Racers shot a season-high aggregate of 4685 to qualify for the NCAA Rifle Championship in February. As they prepared to compete on Read More
Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu On Friday, Aug. 14, the Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents officially cancelled fall sports except football. The concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the Board to make an executive decision to postpone all fall competition and championships in men’s and women’s cross country, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. Read More
The Ohio Valley Conference has effectively postponed the competition of most Olympic sports until Sept. 17. The OVC Board of Presidents decided to hold off on intercollegiate competition of men’s and women’s cross country, golf, tennis, soccer and volleyball until Sept. 17. The OVC added all competitions for baseball and softball will also be pushed Read More
Josh Embry Sports Editor jembry3@murraystate.edu The OVC Board of Presidents issued a statement on Monday, March 16, that all intercollegiate competitions, including OVC Championships, will be canceled immediately. The decision was made after a plethora of both professional and collegiate sports in the United States were suspended or canceled because of the spread of COVID-19. Read More