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The Wayne Stater

The student news site of Wayne State College

The Wayne Stater

The student news site of Wayne State College

The Wayne Stater

Basketball season starts sour

Justin Yost, Staff Writer November 19, 2015

Wayne State College men’s basketball, picked to place 15th out of 16 NSIC teams, started their season this past weekend hoping to defy expectations.   The Wildcats were able to play one game...

The Women’s rugby team go for a try in the Elite Eight tournament on Saturday. The Elite Eight is one of the biggest rugby tournaments for small college club teams.

Women’s undefeated title is lost to Moorhead

Courtney Upah, Staff Writer November 19, 2015

The first day of the Elite Eight rugby tournament was successful for the Wildcats, as both teams ruled the field with a 66-5 win against Gustavus Adolphus for the women and a 34-10 win against Wisconsin...

Paige Ballinger taking a jump shot on Saturday’s game against William Jewell. The game was hosted by WSC, and the Lady Cats would go on to win the game 80-49.

The Lady Cats start 2-0

Joseph Lovercheck, Staff Writer November 17, 2015

Career highs of 36 points and 14 rebounds from sophomore center Paige Ballinger Friday night helped the Wildcat women’s basketball team get a 2-0 start to the season.   “We want to get the...

Senior Molly Kingsley finishes her final cross country season with a bang, shaving a minute off her personal record.

Personal records help XC end on a high note

Justin Yost, Staff Writer November 11, 2015

Wayne State college cross country finished their season at the NCAA Division II Central Regional Cross Country meet Saturday in Joplin, Missouri.   The Wildcats finished 23rd overall with help...

WSC battles Creighton Universeity for possesion during a line out in last weekend’s game.

Gov. Ricketts returns for rugby

Courtney Upah, Staff Writer November 11, 2015

       The Elite Eight Tournament will be held this weekend in Wayne, and on top of this being WSC’s chance to get a fifth national title, Nebraska’s Governor Pete Ricketts is coming to cheer...

What makes you a sports fan?

Josh Tvrdy, Staff Writer November 11, 2015

Being a sports fan can be hard. Sometimes you enjoy watching your favorite team win a championship, while other times you have to watch them lose. Hell, for some of us we have watched our favorite teams...

Courtney VanGroningen executes a dig to help defend against a Mankato point on Saturday night’s contest.

Concordia snaps Wildcats 10-game winning streak

Joseph Lovercheck, Staff Writer November 11, 2015

Katie Hughes, the double-double volleyball machine, racked up two more during the Wildcats’ 1-1 weekend.   The fourth-ranked Wildcat Volleyball team fell to the top-ranked Concordia-St. Paul...

WSC wrestling places 2nd in opening dual

Justin Yost, Staff Writer November 11, 2015

Wayne State College’s wrestling club competed with the likes of clubs from Iowa and Iowa State last Friday night in the team’s first dual of the year.   Although there were huge size differences...

Redshirt freshman Houston Huss goes for the tackle against Upper Iowa on Nov. 7. WSC lost the game 34-31 after double overtime.

Wildcats crack in Egg Bowl

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer November 11, 2015

For three quarters, Wayne State played its best football game of the season against Upper Iowa on Saturday.   Unfortunately, football is a four-quarter game.   The ‘Cats watched as...

Leisa McClintock and Courtney VanGRoningen were names the NSIC players of the week last week.

Wildcats hand smack down to second-ranked team

Joseph Lovercheck, Staff Writer November 4, 2015

Records were broken and career-highs were set when the Wildcats beat second-ranked Northern State on Friday in Aberdeen, S.D., in a NSIC matchup for the ages. With this win, WSC moves up from sixth-ranked...

Jon Williams at the 2014 NCMA Nationals.

The (wrestling) boys are (almost) back in town

Justin Yost, Staff Writer November 4, 2015

Wrestling season is right around the corner. Wayne State wrestling club went to nationals ranked seventh last year. They will look to improve this year. Returning senior and All-American Matthew DeGarmo...

WSC football loses 45-31 against Winona

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer November 4, 2015

A tough second quarter in Winona, Minn., put the Wayne State football team in too deep of a hole to dig out of, with a second half rally coming up short in a 45-31 loss to Winona State on Saturday. WSC’s...

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