Men’s Basketball
On Oct. 24, the Men’s basketball team started their season opener at home versus Kansas Christian College. The Men’s basketball team was able to pull off a victory with a final score of 92 – 75.
Having a successful start of the season was junior Jack Wilson, who put up 20 points throughout the game, with freshman Trevon Beckman adding on another 17 points.
Men’s basketball plays again at home on Oct. 27 against Tabor University at 7 pm.
–Mackenzie Pike
Tennis
Last Friday, the Women’s Tennis team took on Truman StateUniversity at home, where they were defeated with a score of 4-3.
Taking the lead for the Tigers but losing the Doubles match was junior Maria Purizaca and sophomore Liz Calderon, who finished with a score of 4-6. Switching over to the singles matches, Purizaca, Calderon, and senior Grace Schroller won their matches, all walking away with scores of eight.
This concluded the fall tennis season, with their next match being on March 10, 2026, against Bethel University.
–Eliyah Lara-Johnson
Football
Football traveled to Sioux City, Iowa, on Oct. 25 to play against Briar Cliff University, where they lost 21-28.
Doane was able to score during the first, second and fourth quarters. This led them to be one touchdown short of a win.
Sophomore Sam Hartman threw 272 yards during the game with three complete touchdowns.
Senior John DeRiso received two touchdowns with 172 yards completed.
The Tigers’ last home game of the season will be on Nov. 1 at 1:00 p.m. against Morningside University.
–Mackenzie Pike
Volleyball
On Oct. 22, Volleyball traveled to Lincoln to play Nebraska Wesleyan University, where they came up short losing 0-3 with set scores being: 14-25, 20-25 and 22-25. Sophomore Brooke Larson had 14 kills, with junior Addison Raebal and sophomore Kate Roseland having six kills respectively.
Then, on Oct. 25, they traveled to Hastings, Nebraska, to play against Hastings College.
Junior Addison Raebal had 15 kills alongside sophomore Brooke Larson with 11 kills, but unfortunately, it wasn’t enough. They lost the match 1-3 sets.
Volleyball plays on Oct. 29 at home against the College of Saint Mary for their senior night. The game starts at 7:30 p.m.
–Mackenzie Pike
Cross Country
On Oct. 25, the men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Blazing Tiger National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Classic at Mahoney State Park in Ashland, Nebraska. During this meet, the women’s team finished in 12th, with the men’s team finishing third overall.
The top time was senior Maddy Ramey, who placed 60th with a time of 23:37. The next best time was senior Calla Wittland with 23:48, placing her 72nd.
Having a season-best time for the men’s team was sophomore Porter Bickley, who had a time of 25:02, which placed him 8th. Following Bickley was sophomore Jayden Wall placed 10th and set his personal best time of the season with 25:06.
Next up, the men’s and women’s teams will be traveling back to Ashland, Nebraska, to compete in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championships on Nov. 8.
–Mackenzie Pike
