The Wayne Stater

Wrestling team goes all out at Nationals in TX

Asia Berg, Staff Writer • March 21, 2018

Allen, Texas – While snow and ice was falling on the ground during spring break, the Wayne State College Wildcat wrestling team was competing for a national title. “Overall we competed well as a team...

Softball team goes 1 – 5 over weekend

Rachel Vogt, Staff Writer • March 21, 2018

Wayne State Softball went 1-5 on the weekend, facing Truman State twice in Kirksville, Missouri, then facing Missouri Western, Washburn, Northwest Missouri State and Central Missouri in the Hy-Vee Classic. In...

Kobe Bryant wins an Oscar at the Academy

DaQuan Samuel, Staff Writer • March 21, 2018

NBA legend Kobe Bryant made history yet again this month, not on the basketball court but this time on the big screen. At the 2018 Academy awards, Bryant took home the Oscar for “Best Animated Short”...

March Madness turns to March Sadness

Justin Yost, Staff Writer • March 21, 2018

Did you fill out an NCAA March Madness bracket like I did? Were you as sure as I was that this would be the year you would beat the odds and fill out a perfect bracket? OK, not even I thought I would fill...

Rugby season returns with a vengeance

DaQuan Samuel, Staff Writer • March 21, 2018

The Wayne State men and women’s rugby team competed this weekend against Iowa State, University of Northern Iowa and Simpson College. The men’s team continued their run from the fall while the women’s...

Baseball team goes 4-0 over weekend

Rachel Vogt, Staff Writer • March 21, 2018

The Wayne State baseball team went 4-0 on the weekend, facing the University of Mary Marauders in their first Northern Sun Conference games. The games were also supposed to be the home openers for the...

Wayne State track stars shine in championship

DaQuan Samuel, Staff Writer • March 14, 2018

Senior Michaela Dendinger and junior Robert Sullivan represented Wayne State College in the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Pittsburg State in Kansas last Friday and Saturday. Dendinger...

Curling club ends season ranked #14

Libby Dunn, Staff Writer • March 14, 2018

The Wayne State College Curling Club placed 14th overall in the USA Curling College National Championship last weekend in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. For practice, WSC Curling Club had been playing in an Omaha...

An ode to Nebrasketball from a fan

Joseph Lovercheck, Staff Writer • February 28, 2018

Nebrasketball. If you haven’t heard of it, I contend that you are not a true college basketball fan in the state of Nebraska. This year’s Nebraska men’s basketball team is one of the best in school...

Wildcat basketball season cut short

DaQuan Samuel, Staff Writer • February 28, 2018

The Wayne State men’s and women’s basketball teams both had their seasons cut short in the opening round of the NSIC Sanford Health Basketball Tournament. The first round of the men’s tournament...

Women’s basketball regular season ends with a win

Hunter Kiburz, Staff Writer • February 21, 2018

The Wayne State Women’s basketball team ended the regular season with a buzzer beater against Winona State. The Wildcats extend their win streak to 10 games and are 24-6 and 18-4 in the NSIC, while the...

Men’s basketball ends season with a narrow loss

Hunter Kiburz, Staff Writer • February 21, 2018

The Wayne State men’s basketball team fell to Winona State over the weekend by a score of 89-71, which puts Wayne State at 14-16 and 9-13 in league play. The Wildcats have improved in the past two years...