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Anarchy Conquers Alton: Battle of Spaulding Recap
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Complete with a battle horn and a War Horse, Saint Louis Anarchy stormed Spaulding Hall in Alton, Illinois on Friday night for their aptly named Battle of Spaulding event. As the…
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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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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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Blazer Beat #1
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu April 9th might have been the most pristine day of the Lewis and Clark Trailblazer spring sports season yet. Beautiful blue skies, temps in the 70s, spring had officially sprung, just ask…
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LC Sports Report #1
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Welcome to the first installment of the LC Sports Report, an online home for Lewis & Clark Trailblazer sports across all fields and courts. Each week I will wrap up what I…
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Major League Baseball’s Looming Labor Crisis
Nathan Tucker ntucker@lc.edu In a normal baseball offseason, the biggest talk in the last week of January is usually the anticipation of pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training. This is not a normal baseball…
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Bump it, Set it, Spike it
Alexander Gent agent@lc.edu Athletes from men’s and women’s basketball teamed up to defeat “Yerrr” and win this years student volleyball tournament. The first place finish came with a prize of a $15 gift card…
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L&C Students Reflect on Playing with Local Cubs Draft Pick
Lukas Jones Contributor It is every little leaguer’s dream to make it to Major League Baseball. In June of 2015, one local kid’s dream came true. Bryan Hudson, who is from Alton, got…
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April Spotlight on Daniel Etoroma
Kelly Rulison Sports Editor Daniel Etoroma is a Lewis and Clark Community College sophomore basketball player who came all the way from Raleigh, North Carolina to play for the Trailblazers. Etoroma was born…
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Gay Cardinals Baseball Player Quit
Kelly Rulison Sports Editor St. Louis Cardinals minor league pitcher Tyler Dunnington quit the team after receiving homophobic comments for being gay. Dunnington was a minor league baseball player which involved shuttling around…