COVID-19 cuts Lady Lions’ basketball championship run short
Daniel McClain, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2020
As the women’s basketball team warmed up for the Southland Conference Tournament, word had been confirmed that the game would be postponed. Later on, the Lady Lions faced the hardship of having the tournament itself cancelled. With the tournament cancelled, five of the Lady Lion’s careers were cut sho...
Julien looking forward to his final season
Jacob Lofton, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2019
Von Julien, a senior guard on the university men’s basketball team, has been on the university roster for the past three seasons and started in all 33 games last season. Julien started to play basketball when he was a child. He was motivated by his father, who put the idea in his head to play sports. “I...
University grows to include new sport
Shaelyn Martinez, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2019
The university’s athletics program added beach volleyball to its roster and will begin competition in the sport in 2020. Jeremy White, a native of Vidor, Texas, has been appointed the head coach of beach volleyball. Beach volleyball is considered to be the university’s “sweet 16” because it will...
Temptations of athletes using drugs
Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter
March 26, 2019
The urge to get ahead of the competition can drive athletes to unintentionally put their health at risk. The National Collegiate Athletic Association created a list of banned drugs for the 2018-2019 season. The classifications of illegal drugs include stimulants, anabolic agents, diuretics and other...
