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Intramurals: Why Are They Such a Big Deal?

By Katie Bayer, Staff Writer November 20, 2022 During the fall semester, college students normally come to life with the excitement of football, seasonal sports and other campus traditions. But one of the most overlooked activities may be intramurals, minor league football’s “nerdy cousin”. Nine…

NBA Season Report

By Isaac Bourne, Staff Writer November 11, 2022 Just nine games into the season, the NBA is heating up with plenty of storylines around the league. The biggest surprise of the young season must be the Los Angeles Lakers who started the season on a…

Soccer Season Recap

By Austynn Crocker, Staff Writer November 11, 2022 Men’s and women’s soccer seasons at Ouachita Baptist University is drawing to a close this fall; throughout their seasons, both teams have made significant progress while facing the occasional setback. After beginning games in early August, women’s…

Ouachita Volleyball Strives for Sisterhood on and off the Court

By Mariah Halbert September 15, 2022 Ouachita’s volleyball season set off with a win in the books on day one of Denton Volleyfest. One of the two players leading the defensive strikes against the opposing team, Midwestern State, was Emily Adams. Adams, a freshman from…

Baseball wins against PSU

By Ryan York, Sports Editor February 21, 2022 G. Allen helped close out the game against Pitt State University this past Saturday with a three-run homer into right field in the bottom of the eighth and a pick-off tag in the top of the ninth…

Swim, dive teams split with HSU

By Matthew Cheatham, Staff Writer February 2, 2022 Ouachita’s swim and dive teams hosted the rivals from across the ravine in a competitive swim meet on Friday, Jan. 28. The Lady TigerSharks won 118-112, upping their streak against the Reddies to six. Henderson’s men’s team…

Running marathon proves Hall’s strength

By Julia Shands, Staff Writer November 26, 2021 Mackenzie Hall, a senior communications major, was bound and determined to run a full marathon. Having completed two half marathons in the past, she was up to the challenge of running an entire 26.2 miles. “I started…

Castillow succeeds in sport despite adversity

By Emilee Webb, Staff Writer October 14, 2021 from Volume 130, Issue 3: October 14, 2021 Lexie Castillow is a senior volleyball player from Greenwood, Arkansas. She plays libero, or back-row defensive specialist, for the Ouachita Volleyball team. She was also an Honorable Mention for…

Cross country teams see growth, success

By Ryan York, Sports Editor September 30, 2021 from Volume 130, Issue 2: September 30, 2021 Ouachita is well known for many things: academia, alumni and athletics. But, excellence in each of these areas did not happen overnight. This fact remains relevant for the men’s…

Tigers face Cotton Blossoms, Boll Weevils

by Ryan York, Staff Writer February 26, 2021 Ouachita’s basketball teams faced off against the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) in a doubleheader on Feb. 25. It was also Senior Night for the Tigers, and the teams honored Eden Crow, Maija Gertsone, Larenz Nero,…

Howard’s faith strengthened through paralysis

by Tyler Fay, Staff Writer September 5, 2020 Abigail Howard visited Ouachita’s campus for the first time in October of her junior year of high school. A native of Lowell, Ark., she was excited to check out the soccer team and see the campus. Just…