Santoro Speaks… It’s rating time: Fall sports

With the Northwest Conference regular season officially finished for every fall sport except football, which will conclude this weekend, the results of Pacific Lutheran University’s varsity sports teams were...

Baseball shows brilliance in Oregon

Tyler Scott, Director of Athletic Communications Day 1 The Pacific Lutheran University Baseball Team split a pair of nonconference games Saturday at the Concordia Tournament, defeating Oregon Tech 3-2 in the early...

Losing streak continues for Women’s Basketball

By David Mair, Staff Writer Coming back from a four-game losing road trip, the Pacific Lutheran University Women’s Basketball Team was seeking a win while at home for only three...

Lute swimmers sweep Willamette, close out 2013 undefeated

By Giancarlo Santoro, Sports Writer The Pacific Lutheran University swimmers closed out 2013 undefeated in Northwest Conference dual meets after the Lute men and women outswam Willamette 148-57 and 164-40,...

Disappointment Friday Leads to a series sweep on Saturday

Jake Bilyeu, Sports Writer The Lutes’ Volleyball team followed up their disappointing loss Friday night against Whitworth by beating the Whitman College Missionaries in three straight sets Saturday night. The Lutes hadn’t...

Sam Says: Winter needs to be here already

The sparkling rays of the sunshine seep through my eyeglasses. The snow dribbles down my dark blue North Face jacket as I mentally prepare myself for what is about to...

Sam Says: Sports bring countries and cities alike together

Humankind has seemingly been fascinated by competition for centuries. On the grandest of scales, sports act as a universal language. Participants who have no cultural relation to one another can...

Stephanie’s Stance: Rio fights to fill seats

STEPHANIE COMPTON; Sports Editor: comptose@plu.edu Everyone loves the Olympics. It is an athlete’s dream and a fan’s greatest vacation. The Summer Olympics are set to be hosted in Rio de Janeiro this summer...

NBA Finals: The story so far

By Isaiah Shim Sports Editor Four games into the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals and the Los Angeles Lakers hold a commanding 3-1 lead over the Miami Heat. In Game 1, the...