Grant Hemmingsen’s career as head Concordia men’s basketball coach got off to a bit of a rocky start last season as the Cobbers won only six games and finished ninth in the 12-team MIAC. It was a step back from the previous year, when Concordia was just one spot inContinue Reading
The trees are bare, the air is brisk and daylight is fleeting. To quote Eddard Stark and Randy Marsh, “Winter is coming.” For Concordia’s wrestlers, swimmers, divers, ballers, and hockey players the changing of the season means that their respective seasons are about to begin. Here is a preview ofContinue Reading
We all know that there are cliques on Concordia’s campus. We all talk about them like it’s no big deal that they exist. We all abide by the social norms these cliques have implicitly set in place. Why? In high school, they always tell you that it will be differentContinue Reading
It takes a very steady hand to succeed at Milton Bradley’s Operation board game. It takes an even more steady hand to be an actual surgeon, and only the steadiest of hands get to hold national archery trophies. By day, Chris Wiger is a college student in his junior yearContinue Reading
Walk into any high school and pick out a handful of athletes and ask them what they want to do after their high school athletic careers have ended. You may get the answer of, “continue playing.” While there are a wide variety of college institutions to choose from, not allContinue Reading
“My biggest inspiration is definitely my track family. That’s my teammates, my coaches, and all of my supporters who show up at the most important meets I have. Even in an individual sport you need that encouragement. There’ll be times when I have a lot of self doubt about whatContinue Reading
Finishing third in the MIAC last year left its sting on the baseball team, but returning a handful of talent upped the fight for this season. “We returned a lot of players,” senior Philip Kuball said. “My senior class, we’ve had a lot of guys thatContinue Reading
When the 2015 NFL season kicked off, there were 10 former Division III football players on active rosters across the league. As the 2016 season approaches, two former Cobber football players hope to add to that list. Former wide receiver Brandon Zylstra and quarterback Griffin Neal have their sights setContinue Reading
Records were broken and champions were crowned. Even though seasons come to an end, something seems to make the end lean to the sweet side rather than the bitter. For many athletes competing in the MIAC Indoor Cham- pionship Meet, it was a sweet end- ing to the indoor season.Continue Reading
In the technological world of social media and smartphones, being connected to everything at all times has never been easier. For sports fans this means score updates via push notifications, 140-character commentary via Twitter, and even live online streaming. However sports fans wanting to stay connected to all things CobberContinue Reading