Hype. Team. Mental and physical toughness. What’s the first sport that comes to mind when hearing these words? Football? Basketball? For the men’s head golf coach, Duane Siverson and a couple of his golfers, senior Jordie Siverson and sophomore Coy Papachek, these words were part of normal conversation. “It’s certainly not as glamorous as it…
The Cobber Women’s soccer team continued their reign as one of the top programs in the country by making another visit to the Sweet 16 at the Division III national tournament. This was the team’s second trip to the big dance in three seasons and fifth in the past six seasons. The team lost in…
The Concordia Women’s Cross Country team ended their season last Saturday, Nov. 12th at the NCAA Central Region Championships hosted at Wartburg College. The team finished in 11th place, their best finish since the 2006 season. “Our result was really good, basically we ran extremely well all the way across the board,” said Coach Marv…
The Cobber football team’s season comes to a close this weekend in Northfield against St. Olaf. There will be a lot of “what ifs” looking back on this year for the team, but there are some positive things to build on for the future. There was a great deal of promise right from the first…
The sun had just dipped down under the horizon, still with enough light where colors were starting to blend to gray. The evening cool was settling in, and the wind chill cut into my jacket. The last stretch of grass from the practice fields was flattened and yellow from all the foot traffic it receives….
To have star-power as a stellar athlete, one must have the passion, the dedication, the attitude, some considerable talent, and a competitive nature to soar above the skills of others. Senior Pat Deitz has risen to stardom and earned national recognition for his talent on the golf course this year. Moorhead native Pat Deitz led…
Ah, that American classic, the World Series. This year, it’s the Texas Rangers’ championship to win or lose. Sure, the Cardinals can be competitive, but can they do so for five to seven games? What exactly makes the Rangers the World Series favorites? It’s during these murky moments, these times of uncertainty, that one goes…
Some teams have competition amongst themselves over the course of a season. Teammates push each other to do better in practice, performing at meets, in games, and in everything related to their sport. The Men’s Cross Country team has something much better: the Cobber Games. The storied Cobber Games entered its 14th year of existence…
The Cobbers visited Carleton’s turf for their game last weekend on Oct. 8, 2011, crushing the Knights into the ground with a final score of 26-7. By scoring the opening possession of the game, our Cobber men set the game off to a good start. The offense and defense played well the entire day, especially…
A successful season is usually, and sometimes unfortunately, defined by the way it ends. The men’s golf team is looking to finish the season strong after a disappointing finish in the MIAC Championship and make the national tournament. “Our team did not play up to our potential this weekend, and we were very disappointed with…