Story by Mallory Tucker, Staff writer It’s 6 a.m. It’s chilly, foggy and windy as hundreds of athletes surround the edge of a lake, preparing for the long day ahead of them. The sound of idling boat engines acts as white noise as each boat number is called, selected the night before by random draw. One Read More
With two weeks off since its last tournament and the emergence of better weather, the men’s golf team is ready to face conference play for the first time in a month. At their Tennessee Tech tournament March 16-17, the Racers placed second of 15. Head Coach Eddie Hunt hopes to duplicate their results Monday and Read More
Both men’s and women’s golf were forced to cut their tournaments short this week due to inclement weather. The women, who played one round of the Southern Mississippi Lady Eagle Invitational in Hattiesburg, Miss., Monday placed eighth overall in a field of 14 teams. The men squeezed in two rounds at the UT Martin Grover Read More
After hosting and winning the OVC Tournament Championship in Racer Arena, the women’s volleyball team is prepared to face Illinois tonight in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. On the Illini’s home court the Racers face the ninth overall national seed, which finished its regular season 24-7 overall and 16-4 in the Big Ten. Read More
For the first time since 2003, the Racer Volleyball team has claimed the OVC Championship tournament. With the winning point, the team fell to the floor, some with tears and others jumping for the trophy. They simply could not find words to describe their feelings. The next move in store for the Racers is the Read More
One king will rule them all. Chess, the game of strategy and patience, will take over the Large Ballroom in the Curris Center beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. The Murray State Chess Club is hosting its 32nd annual chess tournament. The tournament begins at 9 a.m., but Chess Club officers suggest that participants be there Read More
Racer volleyball continued its successful start to the season last weekend at the Liberty Invitational in Lynchburg, Va. The team took the tournament after defeating University of South Carolina Upstate and Howard University. Head Coach David Schwepker said although the women took the champion title in the tournament, there are improvements to be made. In Read More
A dominant final 10 minutes allowed the Racers to pull away, securing the quarterfinals victory and leaving Murray State as one of the final four teams remaining in the CIT. After a back and forth first half, senior guard Dexter Fields ignited the Racer offense. Not ready to see his Murray State career come to Read More