Women’s Basketball
Women’s basketball ended their regular season with games against Hastings and Midland.
On Feb. 18, women’s basketball played Hastings in Hastings, Nebraska. Women’s basketball couldn’t beat the Broncos, losing 62- 83.
Freshman Keeleigh Knobbe scored 14 points, with senior Rylie Rice scoring 12 points.
Senior day for women’s basketball was on Feb. 21 against Midland. Women’s basketball won 95-61.
Knobbe went on a scoring streak with 22 points, with Rice and Freshman Matteas Kassebaum scoring 20 points. Women’s basketball will play their first round of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) tournament on Feb. 25 against Dakota Wesleyan at 7 p.m. The GPAC tournament is being held in Mitchell, South Dakota.
–Mackenzie Pike
Cheer & Dance
The Cheer team competed in a two-day tournament at the Midland Invite on Feb. 21. The competition was held at the Wikert Event Center in Fremont, Nebraska.
The Cheer team placed 2nd with a score of 82.77 points at their first competition in the tournament.
At their second competition, The Cheer team scored 84.43 points, placing them 2nd once again.
Cheerleading’s next competition is on March 6 in Orange City, Iowa, for the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championships.
–Mackenzie Pike
Baseball
On Thursday, Feb. 19, the Doane Baseball team (7-2) traveled 443 miles to St. Louis, Missouri, where they defeated Missouri Baptist at Weber Field by a score of 18–11.
The Tigers’ offensive explosion was led by junior Grant Sommers, who went 4-for-5 with five RBIs and three runs scored. Junior Tanner Nelson went 2-for-4 and contributed a big home run and four RBIs. Senior Carter Roth, senior Sam Kwapnioski and redshirt junior Max Harris each added three runs.
The team played very fast, stealing seven bases without getting caught, including two steals by sophomore Thaden Wewel.
Senior Kaden Crawford (3-0) got the win, pitching five innings and striking out six to stay undefeated on the season. Junior Ethan Merk came in to finish the game, striking out six batters to get the save.
Next up, the Tigers will host Clarke University on Saturday, Feb. 28, with the first game scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
–Jeronimo Corcho
Men’s Basketball
Men’s basketball finished out their regular season games, preparing for GPAC next week. On Feb. 18, the team played Hastings but lost by a buzzer-beater. The score was 58-61, and it was a devastating loss.
The top scorers who impacted the game were freshman Trevon Beckman, scoring 18 points, with senior Casen Chaney and junior Jonan Claussen scoring 10 points.
Men’s Basketball finished their last home game with senior day on Feb. 21. Men’s basketball took the win against Midland 79-77.
Beckman and Chaney were the top scorers, scoring 21 points, with freshman Justus Gardiner scoring 16 points.
Men’s basketball will start the GPAC tournament on Feb. 25.
–Mackenzie Pike
