After hot start in Oregon, Lutes drop two straight

By Giancarlo Santoro, sports writer Game 1 George Fox Friday, April 4, 2014 The Pacific Lutheran University softball team had mixed results in its Northwest Conference road trip to Oregon schools George...

Heptathlon hero competing for regional fame

The Northwest Conference Multi-Event Championships only invite the best athletes from around the Pacific Northwest region to compete for regional glory. One of those athletes is junior Hannah Walton....

Spring break for women’s tennis team goes according to plan

By Giancarlo Santoro, Sports Writer The Pacific Lutheran University women's tennis team spent its spring break winning two and losing two in four nonconference matchups against California schools Caltech, Whittier,...

Age isn’t a limit for one tennis player

By Marianne Flakk, Guest Writer The tennis season for the Lutes has already started, and for one of the players, the season is off to a very good start. First-year...

Men’s baseball avoids three-game sweep against crosstown rivals

By Giancarlo Santoro, Sports Writer Game 1 Four hours, 442 pitches and 15 innings later, the Pacific Lutheran University men's baseball team fell at home to crosstown rival University of Puget...

Sam Says: Baseball team looking like perennial national champions

It hasn’t even been two years, but the scent of a national champion is in the air at Pacific Lutheran University. In 2012, the PLU softball team won the...

Softball team splits the weekend against powerhouse Linfield

By Nick Barene In a pair of games against 5th ranked Linfield this past weekend, the Pacific Lutheran University softball team managed a 7-5 win in the first game and a...

The Madness of the Final Four

It isn't called March Madness for no reason, and this year's NCAA division I college basketball tournament has not disappointed. When billionaire investor Warren Buffett offered $1 billion to anyone...

Power ball wasn’t always in Nilson’s repertoire

By Nick Barene, Sports Writer When junior Collin Nilson hits the ball, he hits it hard. Really hard. The pitcher and outfielder is the Pacific Lutheran University baseball team’s leader...