Story by Keith Jaco Staff Writer rjaco@murraystate.edu In a field filled with fierce competition, Murray State women’s golf finished 12th out of 14 in the Cardinal Cup at the University of Louisville Golf Club in Simpsonville, Kentucky. The Racers got off to a rough start shooting 315-320 in the first two rounds on Saturday, but Read More
Story by Keith Jaco, staff writer The Racers opened up their first spring scrimmage on Saturday, April 7, with snow flurries and 20 mph wind gusts. With temperatures dipping below 30 degrees, Head Coach Mitch Stewart ran a loaded scrimmage in which both the offense and defense showed signs of improvement. Despite the bitterly cold Read More
Story by Evan Tidwell, contributing writer From the semi-warm weather in the air to the sound of chanting ringing out from the dugouts, it’s evident that Murray State softball is officially in swing. The Racers’ softball team had a very successful fall preseason by finishing 8-0 in the Saluki Fall Round Robin. This will be Read More
“In the Spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” This, of course, is utter poetic hogwash. George Will put it better when he observed (if memory serves), “In the spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of baseball.” This is not hogwash, but it is no longer accurate. The Read More
UT Martin sophomore Hitomi Naito was undefeated in conference singles play until Tuesday when she played Murray State senior Andrea Eskauriatza at Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts. The match was back and forth with Eskauriatza winning the first set 7-5 and losing the second set 6-1. In the deciding set Eskauriatza was able to take control Read More
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area offers an escape to Murray State students a mere 30 minutes from Murray State’s campus. Spring began on March 20 and LBL has more than enough land to explore and nature-oriented events to offer to the western Kentucky community. The national recreation area runs more than 170,000 acres Read More
Following the opening of Cook Out and The Willow Bistro this summer, Murray may soon be home to another new restaurant: Panera Bread. In a statement from Panera Bread Company spokeswoman Amanda Burns, the cafe and bakery chain is targeting the spring of 2015 for the opening of its new restaurant in Murray. The company Read More
