Pittsburg State Sports

Joplin residents lend a hand in Moore

Joplin is paying it forward. The day before the two-year anniversary of an EF-5 tornado leveling one-third of Joplin, pastors from Ignite Church in Joplin were in Moore, where an EF-5 spent 40 minutes on the ground on Monday.

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Gorillas stay alive with 3-1 win over UCO
Ryan Ventura’s two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning broke a 1-1 tie and kept Pittsburg State’s MIAA Tournament hopes alive Thursday night in a 3-1 victory against Central Oklahoma at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.

May 10, 2013 1 Photo
7 Lions, 8 Gorillas names all-MIAA
Seven Missouri Southern Lions and eight Pittsburg State Gorillas have been named to the MIAA’s all-conference baseball team, it was announced Thursday.

May 10, 2013
Lions qualify 12 for track nationals
Missouri Southern has qualified a dozen athletes — six men and six women — for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, it was announced Tuesday.

May 14, 2013
Western rebounds to end Pitt State's season
David Chew’s three-run home run gave Missouri Western a 6-0 third-inning lead, and the Griffons went on to eliminate Pittsburg State 11-4 Friday afternoon in the MIAA Tournament at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.

May 11, 2013
PSU baseball prepares for another backyard battle
Pittsburg State baseball coach Matt Murray grew up with four brothers, so he knows all about backyard battles between familiar foes with a mutual respect and a mutual level of competition.

May 8, 2013
Frontenac's Johnson signs with PSU track program
Frontenac senior pole vaulter Taylor Johnson figures if you’re going to dream, you might as well dream big.

May 8, 2013
Pitt State edges Southern for MIAA track title
In what was essentially a two-team race, Pittsburg State had just a touch more fuel.

May 5, 2013
Gorillas upset Central Missouri, head to Kansas City
The Pittsburg State Gorillas scored twice in the top of the 10th to win 9-7 and complete the series upset of Central Missouri in the first round of the MIAA Tournament on Sunday at Fort Hays State’s Larks Park.

May 5, 2013
MSSU, PSU set to battle for MIAA track title
The scene is set today for a Pittsburg State-Missouri State battle for the men’s MIAA outdoor track and field championship.

May 4, 2013
Gorillas eliminated from MIAA softball tourney
A disastrous first inning proved to be just enough to end Pittsburg State’s season on Saturday.

May 4, 2013
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