A crowd of 400, including many current student-athletes and a dozen members of the Hall of Fame, recognized the induction of Kenneth Fults, Janet Holt-Baker, Randy Smith and Grant Swallows into the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame Nov. 2. “The highest honor that Tennessee Tech Athletics can bestow upon […]
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PurplePalooza
Last week’s PurplePalooza successfully set the school spirit for the upcoming Tech basketball season. The inaugural PurplePalooza was held Oct. 25 at the Hooper Eblen Center as a tip off celebration for all things basketball at Tech. The night featured performances from the dance team and cheerleading squad as well […]
Men’s basketball looks to begin another successful campaign following last
The Golden Eagles men’s basketball team will be returning to the court Nov. 10 to build off of last year’s successful season. Last year’s season was something not happening often at Tech: back-to-back 19 plus win seasons, conference tournament appearances and producing another NBA draft pick in Kevin Murphy, who […]
Tech soccer falls short in quest for OVC tournament
The Tech soccer team’s hopes for a playoff appearance were crushed last weekend when they were swept in a 5-1 loss against Southeastern Missouri State University and a 6-0 loss at the University of Tennessee at Martin. The Golden Eagles were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs after Friday’s loss to […]
Cheerleaders, dance team, students come together for pep rally tonight
Tech will have its annual campus-wide school pep rally tonight at 5:00 p.m. in Memorial Gym. The pep rally is open to all Tech students and faculty as well as parents. The Tech spirit squad, which includes the dance team, cheerleaders and mascots, will be performing for the Golden Eagles […]
Illegal formation missed by refs results in ‘heartbreaking’ loss
The Ohio Valley Conference has released a statement regarding the no-call on the last play of the game against Tennessee State University Oct. 27. In the last remaining seconds of the game, Tennessee State, after being held out of the endzone the entire game, scored a touchdown by the […]
Tech tennis trio find singles success in OVC regionals
The Tech men’s tennis team competed over the weekend in the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Tournament at the University of Memphis. The tournament took place over a four-day span, including players from 21 different schools throughout the region. “They’ve all been working hard since the spring season, and these events […]
Soccer splits weekend after heartbreaker on Senior Day
The Golden Eagle soccer team continued conference play last Sunday but fell short in a Senior Day loss in overtime to Eastern Illinois University. The game was dominated by defense throughout the first 45 minutes. “With an even score at the half, it was anybody’s game at that point,” junior […]
Tech volleyball, hitter Penrod look to break OVC losing streak with more determined play
Tech women’s volleyball team continued its losing streak with two back-to-back losses last Tuesday and Saturday. The losses leave the current season record at 2-14 and 0-4 in the Ohio Valley Conference. Tech lost 3-0 against Jacksonville State University Sept. 25. They also lost 3-2 against the University of Tennessee […]
Tech football takes loss Saturday at Murray State
Tech football took a hard loss to rival Murray State University Saturday, losing 70-35. The score wasn’t because of heavy turnovers by Tech, since they only committed two. It wasn’t because of a heavily powered defense by the Racers, as Tech was able to gain 461 yards of offense. Tech […]
