Ben Buerger gave a display last Saturday night of exactly what his coach and teammates know he can do. Western was trailing Cumberland College 3-1 in an exhibition match when the fifth-year senior captain put the team on his shoulders and carried them back.
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Former Lady Topper basketball coach Paul Sanderford has undergone angioplasty to open up an artery that was 90 percent blocked. According to The Associated Press, the procedure appears successful and should prevent his needing heart bypass surgery, Sanderford said after returning home Tuesday.
In a major rule change, NCAA volleyball has instituted a new defensive position called the libero. The libero, pronounced LEE-bah-ro, is a player that can play only on the back row and cannot serve or attempt to block.
Where in the World is Bobby Sippio? It's a game Western faithful will be playing for years. "What if …" and "If only …" will be the game's catch phrases, along with "Remember when …"
So much is often made of how athletes exit their respective sports. How an athlete leaves the game often creates more of a spectacle than anything they ever did between the lines.
The year has just begun, but Lady Toppers coach Mary Taylor Cowles already finds herself having to fill a roster spot. Jamie Truitt, a guard from Owensboro, has decided to forego her last two seasons of eligibility on the Hill and find another place to finish her basketball career.
