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Sophomore infielder Riley Hawthorne catches a pop-fly against the SEMO Redhawks on Tuesday, April 4. Photo by Rebeca Mertins Chiodini/The News.

Win over SEMO elevates baseball over .500

Jakob Milani, Sports Editor April 6, 2023

An 11-8 home win over SEMO on Tuesday, April 4, put the Murray State baseball team above the .500 win percentage mark for the season. It was a back-and-forth...

Soccer starts OVC season 1-0

Soccer starts OVC season 1-0

September 27, 2016

Story by Tierra Reese, Contributing writer Murray State’s Women’s soccer team logged a 3-2 win Sunday against Morehead State in its first conference...

Family Weekend lineup

Family Weekend lineup

September 22, 2016

Staff report Murray State athletics are gearing up for Family Weekend, with the Racers set to compete in six sporting events starting Friday night. Racer...

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The Racers celebrate their OVC Tournament win over Southeast Missouri State Nov 8.

Winning the OVC

November 13, 2015

Racer soccer take home first OVC Tournament title since 2009 Story by Mark McFarland, Assistant Sports Editor The Racers will head to the NCAA...

Volleyball clinches regular season title

Volleyball clinches regular season title

November 13, 2015

Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor For the second year in a row the Racer volleyball team won the OVC regular season title becoming the seventh...

Volleyball Adds 18th Win

Volleyball Adds 18th Win

November 11, 2015

Racer Volleyball continued their home match winning streak this weekend, defeating both UT Martin and Southeast Missouri State, adding the 17th and 18th...

Volleyball Adds 18th Win

Volleyball Adds 18th Win

November 10, 2015

Pair of wins gives soccer team best OVC start in seven years

Pair of wins gives soccer team best OVC start in seven years

October 9, 2015

Story by Mark McFarland, Staff writer The Racers defeated UT Martin 4-3 and Southeast Missouri State 4-1 over the weekend to start 3-0 in the OVC...

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Junior Pokey Harris stands up to bat against Southeast Missouri State April 25.

Baseball’s OVC hopes fading

May 1, 2015

Story by Blake Bernier, Staff writer Following a nine-game road stretch and 10 consecutive losses, the Racers faced the defending OVC champions...

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The volleyball team puts up their Racer shoes during their final game of the fall season where they were named the OVC Regular Season Champions.

OVC Volleyball Champions return to the court

April 24, 2015

Staff Report Returning to their 2014 OVC Championship court, the Racer volleyball team opens its spring play with a split squad traveling to UT...

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The Racer softball team cheers on their teammates with their hats turned inside out, backward or upside down in superstition while a player bats.

Softball takes second place

April 17, 2015

Murray State softball jumped up to second place in the OVC after beating Southeast Missouri State with three walk-off hits this weekend. The scores...

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Cameron Payne celebrates with a hug as the team accepts its OVC regular season award.

Twenty-one and done

February 20, 2015

The Racers clinched the 2014-15 OVC regular-season championship title Feb. 14 in a 94-92 overtime win over Southeast Missouri State. Senior guard T.J....

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