The St. Thomas baseball team will start defending its national championship tomorrow morning with inter-squad scrimmages on Koch Diamond. Coach Dennis Denning and the rest of the Tommies begin the fall schedule with close to 90 players, Denning said. Freshmen and new players will play in the early game at 9 a.m., while returning players …
Intramural football not just for men anymore
The popular student-run intramural football league is set to be back on campus this fall. Registration is open for the six-on-six two-hand-touch league, which will play its games at O’Shaughnessy stadium from 7 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and even some Sundays. The league is split into Monday/Wednesday, and Tuesday/Thursday divisions. Division winners will …
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A year tough to match
It’s easy to get caught up in the moment as you follow a team, but when you step back and put a year into perspective, it can be shocking to put together the big picture. That’s the way the 2008-2009 year was for St. Thomas sports. No time was wasted at the beginning of the …
Men’s golf shoot to rebound from last year
While losing two seniors and welcoming back eight freshmen from last year’s squad, the men’s golf team is hoping for a strong finish in the MIAC this fall and a possible run at the national tournament.
Tommies down Morris in overtime
The St. Thomas men’s soccer team won a 2-1 overtime thriller at home against the University of Minnesota-Morris Wednesday afternoon.
Vikings drop WR Bobby Wade from roster
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have released wide receiver Bobby Wade, who led the team in receptions the past two years. Wade confirmed Thursday he has been let go, but declined comment. With first-round draft pick Percy Harvin joining the team, the Vikings had fewer opportunities for Wade. He is starting his …
No. 7-ranked volleyball aim for third perfect MIAC season
With 15 returners, high-set goals and players who are ready to put everything on the court, the St. Thomas volleyball team is hoping to dominate the MIAC once again with a successful season.
Although a strong class graduated last year, lone senior Kyley Crotty has confidently accepted her role and is excited about leading her team as a captain. She said that putting all expectations aside and helping her team focus on what it can control is going to be the key to winning.
The Tommies are ranked seventh nationally in the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association poll.
Volleyball practice in photos
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Injuries could hamper women’s golf season
The women’s golf team has had impressive seasons in recent years. It has placed first or second in the last nine MIAC championships and its top player, junior Laura Heck, has received numerous honors as the team has consistently been invited to nationals. This season, however, the women will have to overcome many challenges if …
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Favre says he ‘may not’ be an ironman this season
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Remember Brett Favre’s first answer to Vikings coach Brad Childress? My body isn’t up for this, he said. Six weeks later, Minnesota’s new quarterback wants to remind the football world just how old he is. “I may not finish the year. If you would have asked me my first year …
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Perfection possible for football in Caruso’s second season
Coming into the season ranked nationally in three separate preseason polls, the following are seven reasons why St. Thomas football could go undefeated in 2009. The Tommies (1-0) started the season Sept. 4 by throttling the Scots 54-14 at Macalester.
Both cross country teams look to top MIAC
Senior Mike Connell of the men’s cross country team uses his mind to beat his opponents. “Runners are crazy,” Connell said. “We’ll think about the most irrational things. Last year at conference, a Johnnie passed me with about 400 meters to go. I had just bought a new pair of shoes, so I focused on …
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All-MIAC Hutton to lead men’s soccer
The Tommie men’s soccer team has been working hard since Aug. 18 to shape together a team that can compete and continue the success it had last season.
Defending MIAC champs add talented newcomers
Expectations are high for the 2009 women’s soccer season. The squad returns six of the eight top scorers from last season, as well as goaltenders junior Amanda Domeier and sophomore Allie Byron.
Sam Simon conquers English Channel
It was 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 17 and sophomore swimmer Sam Simon was about to attempt a feat she had spent the entire summer preparing for.