Sports
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Blazer Beat: Shorthanded Warriors Walloped by Trailblazers
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu In a short time, I’ve learned that often in these juco soccer contests, the game is decided by the fitness of the student-athletes on the field. Games in the heat, varying…
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Trailblazers Face Familiar Foes in Alumni Friendlies
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Long before Major League Soccer was planning on coming to St. Louis, colleges in the area were churning out great soccer and great soccer teams for decades. Lewis and Clark’s soccer…
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Restoration For The Heart Of Trailblazer Nation
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu The central hub of Lewis And Clark Athletics and de facto home of the Trailblazers, the Riverbend Arena on the Godfrey campus, is getting a bit of a face-lift this semester.…
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Illinois Football Preview: Lovie’s Lucky Year?
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu It’s been five long years since the last time Illinois Fighting Illini football has touched a postseason bowl game. 82 out of 130 FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision, the top tier of…
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Blazer Beat: Late Summer Heat
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu With the heat index soaring into the mid 90s, the men’s Trailblazer soccer side hosted Missouri Baptist University’s Reserves on a muggy early September day at Tim Rooney Stadium. Returning with…
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Blazer Beat: Sunday Rainy Sunday
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu A cool, breezy, and very rainy late August Sunday played as the backdrop to the second games of the season for both the men’s and women’s Trailblazer soccer sides, who hosted…
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Blazer Beat: Soccer Season Kicks Off
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Trailblazer Women vs. Allen County Red Devils Before I could even tweet out a picture from Tim Rooney Stadium on the Godfrey campus of Lewis And Clark, the women’s soccer Trailblazers…
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Much More Than MLS: An Incomplete History of Soccer in St. Louis
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu It’s been coming for some time now, but as of August 20th, it became officially official. St. Louis is joining Major League Soccer, and toasted the occasion with hundreds and hundreds…
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Wrestling Is For Everyone: Saint Louis Anarchy Ladies Night Recap
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Women’s professional wrestling is going through what some would call a “revolution”. Wrestling promotions of all shapes, sizes and locales are a crucial part of this revolution. These promotions are showcasing…
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Talking Anarchy with Matt Jackson, Owner of Saint Louis Anarchy
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu For years in the sport that is professional wrestling, women were often a sideshow. Their matches were not serious nor treated as such, but the industry has seen great change over the…