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Men’s and women’s tennis heading to NAIA nationals

This year’s men’s and women’s tennis teams will both be heading to the NAIA and Christian Nationals.
“Getting to NAIA and Christian Nationals is an accomplishment in itself,” Luke Montgomery (so) said.
According to the IWU Tennis page, the NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top- 25 Preseason Poll ranks them at No. 24 in the nation, and the…

IWU golf brings home big win at NAIA Classic

The Indiana Wesleyan Men’s golf team won the NAIA Classic at the Brickyard in Speedway, Ind., on April 13. The tournament field consisted of 15 teams, eight who are ranked in the NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Top-25.
Because of last week’s win, the Wildcats are now ranked No. 12 in the nation, the highest ranking IWU…

Road to the NBA Finals

With the regular season coming to an end and the playoff matchups set in stone, all 16 teams that qualified for the postseason will be playing for one ultimate goal: NBA Championship.
Going into the post season, the overall No. 1-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers are a heavy favorite to take home the title. Standing in their way…

Track season in full throttle

People may look at the IWU track team and think it’s a rebuilding year because of the high number of freshmen, and the interesting thing is that these teams want people to think that.
Twenty-eight of the 39 runners on the men’s team are underclassmen, while 19 of the 39 are underclassmen on the women’s team.
This…

Softball season is heating up

After going without a win in its first three games, the women’s softball team has slowly and steadily turned its season around.
The Lady Wildcats started their season in the middle of February with temperatures around freezing and snow on the ground. Those are not ideal conditions for playing softball.
To begin the season, the team traveled…

March Madness finishes in Indianapolis

The field that originally started out with 64 teams has been cut down to the final four teams remaining: Michigan State, Butler, West Virginia and Duke.
Winning in the East and South brackets were West Virginia and Duke. Each will be playing to determine who will play for the National Championship.
The Duke Blue Devils are the…

Beckham’s Long Recovery

David Beckham has been invited to join England at this year’s FIFA World Cup in South Africa, though he will not be playing due to a recent injury.
Beckham, who is English but plays for the U.S. and Italy, tore his left Achilles’ tendon two weeks ago while playing for A.C. Milan and could be in…

Lady Wildcats’ run comes to an end

The NAIA Championship was within grasp of the Indiana Wesleyan women’s basketball team, until a semi-finals loss to Shawnee State 55-54. The Lady Wildcats returned home after ending their season with a record of 29-7.
Leading the team spiritually and through example as captains this season are seniors BreAnne Miller and Lindsey Waggoner.
“As captains, our job…

Let the Madness Begin

March Madness is the time of the year that every college basketball fan anticipates. Tournament time can either bring joy because of a win, or dismay because of a loss; you never really know what is oing to happen.
The NCAA tournament starts out with a 64-team field, but is quickly cut down as teams get…

Young baseball team holds promise

Last season, the majority of Indiana Wesleyan’s baseball team were freshmen; some considered it a rebuilding year as the team finished with an 18-35 overall record.
According to catcher Alex Ridlen (so), “Last year was kind of a rebuilding year for us, which is a good thing because opposing teams don’t really see us coming.”
Losing only…