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Teams make racket in matches

Carly Besser Staff writer   With competition in the air, the men’s and women’s tennis teams are preparing for what will be their final fall season tournaments. The men will compete Nov. 4-6 at the Murray State Invitational in Aurora, Ky., and the women travel today to play in the Southern Mississippi Tournament in Hattiesburg, Read More

Men’s golf keeps high hopes

Ed Marlowe Staff writer   This time of year is really warm in Charleston, S.C., about as warm as the golf clubs of the Racers. Coach Eddie Hunt and the Racers hope to ride a recent hot streak into the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate this weekend. Played at Turtle Point Golf Club in Charleston, the course Read More

Colonels are coming to town

Ed Marlowe Staff writer   With playoff hopes on the minds of many, a healthy locker room is just what the Racers need to make a late season push. The Racers (4-3, 2-2 OVC) will face the upstart Eastern Kentucky Colonels (4-3, 3-1 OVC) 1 p.m. Saturday at Roy Stewart Stadium and hope to gain Read More

Former Racer hits silver screen

Dylan Stinson Assistant Sports Editor   Former Racer football kicker Paul Hickert is best known for his record setting 62-yard field goal, but he’s chosen a career path quite different than what he had imagined during his days at Murray. Hickert, now an actor, will be making appearances on the big screen and television. Hickert Read More

Racers sweep SEMO

Kyra Ledbetter Staff writer   With the fast approaching end of the conference season and the Racers conference record (6-8) hanging like fog in Racer Arena, the Racers took down South East Missouri State in three sets on Tuesday night after falling to the Redhawks in five sets early this season. “Again, this is what Read More

Team aims for first

Kyra Ledbetter Staff writer   Two weeks after coming within three points of Alaska-Fairbanks, one of the top rifle teams in the nation, the Racer rifle team will take on another top team, in hopes of building toward an NCAA finish. “We really emphasize the sling positions (prone and kneeling) because we feel like we Read More

Club spotlight: Rodeo

Carly Besser Staff writer Murray State is saddling up this year for the debut of the 2011-12 rodeo club-team. Since its start in 1976, the team has been the top contender in the OZARK region, which consists of all collegiate rodeo teams east of the Mississippi. The team competes in 10 rodeos every year. The Read More

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