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Herd football prepares for 2019 season with weekend events

Sydney Shelton, Contributor • August 6, 2019

Marshall football kicked off its 2019 camp last week with Media Day on Saturday and Fan Day on Sunday at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium. “I am excited to get going,” head coach Doc Holliday said....

Herd baseball’s Pastrana signed AAIP Contract to play baseball

Sydney Shelton, Contributor • July 23, 2019

Former Herd catcher Rey Pastrana has a signed contract with the Winnipeg Goldeyes. The Winnipeg Goldeyes are a part of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. “I’m very...

Softball welcomes three to the Herd

Sydney Shelton, Contributor • July 23, 2019

Marshall Softball added three transfers to the Herd for the upcoming 2019-2020 season on Tuesday. Head Coach Megan Smith announced that these transfers include junior pitcher Megan Stauffer, senior catcher/third...

Conference USA announces the 2019-2020 Men’s Basketball schedule

Sydney Shelton, Contributor • July 23, 2019

Conference USA announced on Tuesday the upcoming schedule for the Marshall men’s basketball team. Per Herd Zone, Marshall head coach Dan D’Antoni said, “With the losses of the key seniors last...

Growth among Herd volleyball helps set new standard

Sydney Shelton, Contributor • July 9, 2019

Marshall University’s head volleyball coach Ari Aganus said she hopes to lead the team to success on and off the court in the upcoming season. Aganus is rounding out her first off-season in her...

West Virginia, Marshall mourns loss of donor Chris Cline

Sydney Shelton, Contributor • July 9, 2019

Coal tycoon and philanthropist Chris Cline, along with seven others, died in a helicopter crash on July 4 in the Bahamas while en route to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A native of Beckley, West Virginia,...

Women’s soccer looks to start season competitively with all healthy players

Sydney Shelton, Contributor • June 25, 2019

Marshall University’s women’s soccer season kicks off Aug. 10 at Virginia Tech, and Head Coach Kevin Long said he expects a healthy and competitive season from the Herd. “For the first time...

Men’s soccer adds 14 newcomers to program ahead of 2019 season

Sydney Shelton, Contributor • June 25, 2019

The Marshall University men’s soccer team added 14 newcomers to the roster for the upcoming 2019 season. Head Coach Chris Grassie said he has great expectations for the season ahead. “We have...

Future is promising for Herd Baseball players Peralta and Shapiro

Sydney Shelton, Contributor • June 11, 2019

Two of Marshall’s baseball players were drafted on the third day of the 2019 MLB Draft: redshirt-junior shortstop Elvis Peralta, Jr. and senior left-handed starting pitcher Joshua Shapiro. Peralta,...

Marshall softball’s record-breaking season comes to an end

Sydney Shelton, Contributor • June 11, 2019

Marshall softball went 42-22 this past year in the most games ever played in one season. This was a jump start to a career at Marshall for head coach Megan Smith. “Our players are blue collar...

A SPORTS FAN’S DREAM:How one Marshall student found her home with the Thundering Herd

Sydney Shelton, Contributor • June 11, 2019

Welcome to orientation here at Marshall University. Two years ago, I stood where you do today. I signed up for classes, I took my picture for my student ID (yikes) and I could not wait for summer to pass...

Athlete of the week: Abigail Tolbert, softball

April 30, 2019

Tolbert pitched 16 shutout innings across a three-game sweep of Conference USA foe Middle Tennessee, earning the win in all three games against the Blue Raiders. Tolbert followed that by pitching a complete...