Wildcats fall to Grand View
Story by Makenzie Musgrove, Sports Editor
September 10, 2019
The no. 8 ranked Baker University Wildcats football team hosted the no. 12 ranked Grandview University Vikings in the home opener at Liston Stadium this past Saturday on September 7, 2019. The Vikings offense started off hot as they received the ball to open the game and marched down the field to the...
Baker adds two sports
Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
December 15, 2017
Baker University announced Thursday the addition of two new athletics programs to the Baldwin City campus. Women’s wrestling and men’s bowling will be the 21st and 22nd sports added to Baker in the fall of 2018. The last sports to be added to Baker were women’s bowling and men’s wrestling...
Wrestling goes 2-0 in Graceland and Benedictine duals
Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
December 7, 2017
The Baker University wrestling team earned two first-place victories in hosting both the Graceland Dual and Benedictine Dual inside the Collins Center this past week. The Wildcats first opened their season by defeating the Yellowjackets 24-20. Baker started the dual with three straight losses in the...
‘Cats defeat Eagles in 85-65 win
Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
December 1, 2017
The Baker men’s basketball team earned its first conference win of the season against Heart of America Athletic Conference opponent Avila University Wednesday night inside the Collins Center. The Wildcats defeated the Eagles 85-65, outscoring Avila 41-25 in the first half and 44-40 in the second. De...
Wildcats open Heart play with win
Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
December 1, 2017
The Baker women’s basketball team opened up Heart of America Athletic Conference play with a 68-61 win over Avila Wednesday night inside the Collins Center. The game got off to a slow start with the score tied at 2-2 after three minutes of play. After trading the lead back and forth, the Wildcats trailed the Eag...
Men’s soccer ends season in Delray Beach
Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
December 1, 2017
The Baker men’s soccer team’s season came to a close Monday after a 1-0 loss to Columbia College in Delray Beach, Florida. With the loss, the Wildcats end their season with a 16-5-1 record, while the Cougars improve to 19-2-2 and advance to the National Quarterfinals to take on Wayland Baptist (Te...
Three ‘Cats Compete at NAIA Championship
Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
November 29, 2017
Three Wildcats from the men’s cross country team competed in the 2017 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championships in Vancouver, Washington, on Nov. 18. The Baker runners competed in the 8K race, which featured 328 runners from the NAIA. In his second year at nationals, sophomore Greg Flores l...
Football ends season in first round
Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
November 27, 2017
The Baker football team ended Saturday in an NAIA-FCS first round 36-33 loss to Georgetown College. The Baker Wildcats end their season with a 10-2 record, while Georgetown improves to 10-1 and moves on to the NAIA-FCS quarterfinals. Georgetown proved to be Baker’s hardest opponent this season in a game that saw seve...
Women’s basketball goes 1-1 over weekend
Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
November 13, 2017
The No. 10 Baker Wildcats played two games at the Benedictine Classic over the weekend, posting a 1-1 record. The ‘Cats earned a 78-63 victory over Park University on Friday, before losing to No. 24 Lindenwood-Belleville University 90-89, on Saturday. In the team’s first game on the road, the...
Men’s basketball improves to 3-0
Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
November 13, 2017
The Wildcats earned their third-straight victory over the weekend with an 89-73 win against Haskell Indian Nations University. Baker was the first on the board, earning a 7-0 lead after the first three minutes of the game. At the half, the team led Haskell 42-33. Haskell had its biggest lead against...
‘Cats capture third conference title
Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
November 13, 2017
The Baker football team defeated Evangel 26-6 Saturday, earning the team’s third-straight Heart of America Athletic Conference South Division title. Freshman JD Woods was the first to put Baker in motion with a 31-yard touchdown run two minutes into the game. The extra-point from senior Clarence...
Baker football falls to Missouri Valley
Story by Nathalia Barr, Managing Editor
November 12, 2017
The Missouri Valley Vikings handed Baker its first loss of the season, breaking its Heart of America Athletic Conference winning streak as well. Before the 27-22 loss, the Wildcats were unbeaten in the last 26 Heart games since Sept. 26, 2015, at Benedictine. This puts the ‘Cats at 9-1 overall and...
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