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Jays drop doubleheader, fall into first place tie
The Creighton softball team dropped a Missouri Valley Conference doubleheader to Drake University on Tuesday at the Bulldogs’ Buel Field in Des Moines, Iowa. A close 5-4 loss in the series opener followed by a 9-1 defeat in game two puts former conference-leader Creighton (13-6) in a first-place tie with Drake (14-7).The rivals lead third-place [...]
Exodus
If you are reading this after the Nevin Johnson interview I guess you might know what this is about. While there has been fuss all over Omaha about Johnson’s departure, there are even more moves that have somehow slipped under the radar. Just this weekend, I learned that Jeff Gal already left the Creighton men’s [...]
Parting words with Nevin Johnson
Nevin Johnson announced his intention to transfer from Creighton University on April 16 after completing his redshirt freshman season. Johnson appeared in 24 games this season, averaging 6.5 minutes in those contests. Okay, I guess this is the most obvious question. Why did you decide to transfer from Creighton? The reason why I decided to [...]
Softball splits in Springfield
The Creighton softball team split a doubleheader with the Missouri State University Bears last weekend. Creighton took the first game at Killian Stadium 3-1, but fell to the Bears 10-5 in the second match-up. Originally scheduled as a three-game series, unplayable field conditions due to consistent rains in the Springfield area forced the teams to [...]
One more year for Doug McDermott
On Thursday, junior forward Doug McDermott announced his decision to return to Creighton for his senior year rather than leaving early to enter the NBA Draft. “After a lot of thought, and talking to a lot of people, I’ve decided it’s best for me to come back for my senior year,” McDermott said. McDermott mentioned [...]
Baseball stops Salukis
Quality pitching performances throughout the weekend three-game series led to a Creighton sweep of the Southern Illinois University Salukis. The Jays defeated the Salukis, 4-3, 5-3 and 9-1. The weekend was highlighted by a one-hit performance on Friday night by freshman starting pitcher Tommy Strunc. The Jays improved to 22-9 overall and 8-4 in Missouri [...]
Men’s tennis swept by Illinois State University
The Creighton men’s tennis team fell to Illinois State University 7-0 in its final MVC regular-season match at the Koch Family Tennis Center. The Jays couldn’t get the ball to bounce their way on Sunday afternoon. The Redbirds dominated the Jays in their doubles matches and swept them off of their feet in the singles [...]
Softball stays on top of MVC standings
The Creighton softball team held onto the top spot in the Missouri Valley standings with its fifth straight conference win over the Southern Illinois University Salukis at the CU Sports Complex last weekend. Creighton, now 12-3 in the conference, won two of the three games in the series. The match-up began Saturday afternoon with the [...]
Part of the problem
Each year, when Earth Day rolls around, we are all reminded of what terrible human beings we are for living decadent, wasteful lifestyles in places other than Vermont. Or, at least I think that’s what Earth Day is about. I’ve never actually paid enough attention to Earth Day to learn what its really about. I [...]
Jays join Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame
Christy Neneman, Nate Funk and Dan Smith all had stand-out careers as Creighton athletes. Now, Creighton fan can call them hall of fame careers. The three former Bluejays were inducted into the Creighton University Athletic Hall of Fame on Monday. Neneman played for the women’s basketball team from 2001-2004 and finished with 1,732 career points, [...]