75 years of MSSU Sports

Ceremony to mark push for Civil War memorial

Organizers hope that today’s ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of a Civil War battle northwest of Joplin also will encourage support to finance a permanent memorial on the site.

75 years of MSSU Sports

Community service a key part of MSSU athletics
The Missouri Southern State University athletics programs have always prided themselves on their success on the courts and in the fields of play, but they are just as proud of what they do on their time away from their respective sports.

March 19, 2013
In many ways, Lipira still coaching at MSSU
Pat Lipira won a total of 897 games as a volleyball and softball coach at Missouri Southern.

March 16, 2013
Five D-II champions highlight Lion track
Five national champions — two of them two-time winners — headline Missouri Southern’s track and field history.

March 13, 2013
Chris Tuggle launches 'Winner at Weiser'
Just mention “Winner at Weiser,” and every veteran Missouri Southern basketball fan knows the shot.

March 9, 2013
MIAA tourney in Kansas City is now accepted
One day at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, former Missouri Southern men’s athletics director Jim Frazier noticed some people exchanging money for basketball tickets.

March 6, 2013
Turner made community service part of program
NCAA Division II puts an emphasis on community service.

March 2, 2013
Underdog Lions advance to 1982 NAIA women's basketball final
Apparently the NAIA women’s basketball tournament committee didn’t expect Missouri Southern to make the 1982 national tournament.

February 26, 2013
Young gym: Lions saved best for last
The old adage “saving the best for last” certainly applies to Missouri Southern men’s basketball at Robert Ellis Young Gymnasium.

February 24, 2013
Feeder system aids early years of MSSU softball
Missouri Southern’s softball program debuted in the spring of 1975.

February 20, 2013
Mutt Burger featured at MSSU baseball games
Never mind national tournament runner-up finishes in 1978 and 1991, and forget about three conference championships — two in the MIAA, one in the CSIC.

February 16, 2013
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