Since the arrival of coach Ben Schneweis to Moorhead in 2012, the Concordia men’s soccer team has been constantly working to become a contender in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. This year, the Cobbers are hoping to make the jump to the top half of the conference standings for the first time since back to…
Category: Fall
Ross’s Reasons: Your one stop shop for NFL week 2 picks
On Jan. 14, 2018, Kirk Cousins and I were probably in the same place: sitting on a couch. I would also be willing to bet that we were doing the same thing: watching the Minnesota Vikings play the New Orleans Saints in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. Was one of us watching the…
Cobber soccer teams go abroad
The Concordia men’s and women’s soccer teams each went abroad this August to explore, travel, and of course, play soccer. The men’s team adventured to Hungary and Czech Republic while the women’s team explored towns throughout Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, and Ireland. Every three years, the soccer teams are promised an international trip as a team…
Concordia welcomes new athletic director
After an extensive search process last spring, Concordia welcomed new Athletic Director Jefferson Bretherton with open arms this fall. With fall sports in full action now, Bretherton feels right at home in the Concordia community. “I’m very excited to be here with such a great community,” Bretherton said. “The relationship Concordia has with its athletic…
Revisiting former Viking and Cobber athlete Gary Larsen
Seven players from Concordia have made regular season rosters in the NFL, but only one made multiple pro bowls in his career — Gary Larsen. Larsen’s two pro bowl selections in 1969 and 1970 and three super bowl appearances give him the distinction as having the most accomplished professional football career in the history of…
Fantasy football takes Concordia by storm
If you play fantasy football you know how unpredictable it can be. You can lose while having a good week, win while having a bad week, or just have a generally terrible or great team due to the games unpredictability. Wyatt Lautt, a sophomore here at Concordia, is a victim of unpredictability. Although he has…
Women’s cross country season comes to an end
The trees are changing colors meaning the ending of one season and the beginning of another. That is no different in the world of sports. The end is here for the Cobber women’s cross country team as they have already competed in one of their final meets of the season, MIAC championships. Looking at the…
Women’s soccer team makes the most of what they have
Year after year it seems as if the women’s soccer program has a superb team and season record all-around. But as everyone knows, people graduate and leave the team looking to fill the holes that are left. Although sometimes, the new team dynamic just isn’t the same and neither is the season, the teams just…
Volleyball team rebuilds with just two seniors
School is all about learning new things, but for the volleyball team the learning doesn’t stop in the classroom. Once they have finished their classes for the day and put away their textbooks, they step onto the court and continuously learn how to play together. While every year brings a graduating class, the volleyball squad…
Family weekend finds alternatives to athletics
Family Weekend — a weekend devoted for parents to come and visit their Cobbers and participate in events that supply the whole family with fun. This year, families from Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, just to name a few, attended the festivities, but this year one aspect of family weekend was missing. Athletics….