Senior Isaac Toivonen may have missed the fall tennis season to study abroad in Alicante, Spain, but the hiatus did not stop him from winning his first two matches against St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior on Jan. 27 and Jan. 28. Though Toivonen was absent from tennis practice at Concordia, he still had…
The Super Bowl just happened. It was an amazing game. Everybody knows defense wins championships, but offense makes watching games somewhere between two and one billion times more enjoyable. The storylines coming out of the game for both teams are very compelling, and they will shape the foreseeable future for NFL football. In honor of…
Greetings to all my Cobbers! Yes, I am back, and yes, I had a blast. For anyone who does not know (or maybe does not care) where I have been, I was over in the Twin Cities at Super Bowl media week. Brady Drake, our sports editor, and I were given the opportunity to cover…
For some, hockey is just a sport. For others, it is a way to bring their family closer together, even when games played in different cities physically separate them. Siblings Maddie and Jake Ellingson, both sophomore hockey players at Concordia, have been skating since they could walk. Growing up in Brainerd, Minnesota, winters were spent…
I don’t know if you’ve already heard, but the Vikings will not be playing in the Super Bowl. Instead, two of the arguably worst fanbases in the NFL will be invading Minneapolis. While Eagles fans will be primarily focused on how to smuggle their D batteries into the stadium, Vikings fans will have to decide…
Hello, my fellow Cobbers. What a week it has been, and what a week it will be! Have you all had a fun week of class? Any thrilling tests or quizzes? Maybe an exciting day at work? Well, I have had none of those things because I am very much not in Moorhead! As I…
The Super Bowl is near! I will have my final pick of the season ready for next week, but this week, let’s dive into some props. Props are side bets that happen throughout the day, focusing on all aspects of the spectacle, from the pregame festivities, to the actual gameplay, to the commercials. *Explanation of…
(Based on O Captain! My Captain! By Walt Whitman) O Vikings! My Vikings! Our championship trek is done; The team has weather’d many a game, but the prize we sought was not won; Some fans are mad, some fans are sad, but few may be exhaling, If not to think of a Super Bowl…
With women’s head soccer coach Kevin Roos resigning due to family reasons on Jan. 10 after five seasons at the helm, both players and fans are left with questions about what’s next for the program. One thing they know for sure is that Deputy Athletic Director Rachel Bergeson will lead the search for the programs’…
When Chris Howe took over the men’s hockey head coach position in April of 2008, the Concordia hockey program was at a low point. The Cobbers went 1-23-1 in 2007-2008, the year before Howe took over, and 0-15-1 in MIAC play. The one win? A 2-1 victory at UW-Eau Claire in the first game of…