All Entries in the "Sports" Category
Saints Talk: Episode Three
Here is the third episode! In our first segment we interview Maryville wrestling coach Mike Denney for the first time this year. The Saints are only a few days away from regionals at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. Along with regionals this upcoming weekend, we discussed the move of the wrestling team from Omaha, Neb. [...]
When the Saints Come Splashing In
On Jan. 19, 2012, Maryville University announced plans for the addition of a women’s swimming and diving team. This new sport will be added to the university’s growing athletic program starting in Fall 2013. “Athletics conducted a study to determine the best opportunities to add a women’s sport. We evaluated conference opportunities, finances, facilities, personnel [...]
Mentality of a Champion
The season is about over for the Maryville Saints wrestling team. With a little more than 8 matches left to be had between the national qualifier and the national tournament, it is truly crunch time for the Saints. And it was at this time last year that assistant coach Mario Morgan was gearing up for [...]
Saints Talk: Episode 2
Here is the second episode of Saints Talk! In our first segment, we talk with women’s basketball player Abby Duethman about becoming the seventh Saints women’s basketball player to score 1,000 points and ead coach Chris Ellis about this past weekend and their upcoming games. In our second segment, we talk with men’s basketball head [...]
Through Thick and Thin, the Life of a College Coach
What qualities make a coach great? Think back to any coach you had that stood out from the crowd and think for a minute about the characteristics he possessed. What comes to mind for most people is someone who was a great leader, motivator, competitor, or a technician. However, many coaches have these traits and [...]
Some People Get All the Glory While Others Do Most of the Work
What is the one person that every team relies on to help them achieve as much as possible? If you answered the head coach, in a sense you are correct. For each team the head coach is mostly responsible for the success or failure of the team. But that isn’t what I meant. What I [...]
Saints Talk Is Back
After a semester hiatus, Maryville’s first ever radio show is back with its brand new podcast. Instead of broadcasting live from the Annex, Saints Talk will be producing their podcast each and every week and posting it in the Maryville Pawprint each Tuesday morning. On this week’s podcast Saints Talk Host Eric Nehm chats with [...]
Keeping Promises
“It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.” –Aeschylus What was true for the ancient Greeks is still true for people today, in that people are judged, sometimes in large extent, by whether or not they keep the promises they make. If this is true of us [...]
Whether It Exceeded My Expectations or Fell Short, Super Bowl XLVI Left Me Wanting More
Super Bowl XLVI was somewhat of a paradox. There were moments when it seemed football was being played and coached to perfection, only to be overshadowed by glaring mistakes and missed opportunities. The game wasn’t overtly physical nor were the numbers gaudy, yet records were broken, careers were defined and after the game clock hit [...]
Saints Spotlight: Wrestler Brandon Oshiro
The Far Reaches of the Wrestling Team When Coach Mike Denney was tasked to rebuild the wrestling team he knew he would have to leave no stone unturned in his effort to recruit the most talented kids around the country to build a top-notch wrestling team. However, even he was somewhat surprised when he ended [...]
