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Crusader photo/ Grant Glaze

Evan Allen dunks during the Saints scrimmage that wrapped up this year’s Basketball Preview Night. Allen and the Saints will tip off against Northern Oklahoma College-Enid on Friday, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. in the Green House.

Fans catch sight of Saints season

October 27, 2014
Seward fans got their first look of the Lady Saints and the Saints basketball teams at the annual basketball preview night.

Tennis duos place at ITA Nationals

October 27, 2014
The last time Saurombe took the court at Nationals he was alongside teammate Alejandro Gonzalez and this time around he had Felipe Casares next to him as they went up against some of the best in doubles.
Crusader Photos/Xochitl Gonzalez
Lady Saints softball shortstop Grace Petersen throws the ball to a teammate on second base during a drill in practice Tuesday. The Lady Saints will be playing against Northeastern Junior College on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Petersen pursues starting position

October 9, 2014
A new player for the Lady Saints softball team is freshman Grace Petersen. Petersen is from Wheat Ridge, a suburb of Denver, in Colorado where she played at Holy Family High School. Her senior year she had some impressive statistics hitting .522 with 28 RBIs. This helped the team out to placing third at the state tournament for Colorado. Both her junior and senior years, Petersen was an All-Conference and All-Colorado pick.
Crusader photo/Diana Chavira
During the Ozfest tournament, the encouragement and support from the Lady Saints to one another could be seen as the team came in for a huddle to celebrate points gained and lost. A new level of intensity and drive began to emerge during the game-filled weekend as Seward closed off its last matches for the month of September.

Lady Saints turn up the intensity

October 9, 2014
The past week of competition for the Lady Saints has been a complete turn around from the previous weeks. With three wins and only one loss under their belts, Seward’s new record for the season is at standing of 18-12.
Paula Coyos and Paula Lopez

‘The Paulas’ head to nationals

October 9, 2014
They’re not sisters but they’ve known each other long enough to know one another just as much. Paula Lopez (right) and Paula Coyos (left) are both from the same town, Tucuman, Argentina, and have known each other for eight years. According to Coyos, they have the same first name, the same classes, they’re roommates, they’re tennis partners and they pretty much spend 24 hours a day together.
Crusader photo/Efren Rivero
Chris Juracek pitches against Garden City Community College last Friday. Juracek pitched for a couple of innings during the fall scrimmage. The Saints will play again in Liberal on the Oct. 17 against Frank Phillips College.

Baseball tunes up before fall season ends

October 9, 2014
The Saints baseball team pitched off to a busy weekend as they played three more fall games. They faced Garden City Community College on Friday, Frank Phillips College on Saturday, and South Moore on Sunday.
Grant Glaze

Time to pay Re2pect to the Captain

October 9, 2014
Sure, he may not be the greatest shortstop in baseball history, but we should be careful in viewing his career by his numbers rather than the historical athlete he was to America.
Lady Saints dominate preseason competition

Lady Saints dominate preseason competition

October 2, 2014
A week into their season, and the Lady Saints are undefeated (5-0) and have a conference win under their belts against Barton (3-1).
Green in

Green in

October 2, 2014
Fall scrimmage for baseball will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31 against Dodge City at Seward. This season, the Saints baseball team has 18 returning players and also counts with three of the top recruits in junior college baseball: Brent Williams, JB Olson, and Hayden Howard.
Crusader photo

Basketball Preview Night tips off Oct. 23

September 29, 2014
Fans can get a glimpse of the 2012-13 men’s and women’s basketball teams and witness preseason shenanigans during the free Basketball Preview Night from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 23, in the Green House.
Crusader photo/Maria Lara
The Lady Saints try to block a kill from the Hutchinson Blue Dragons. Seward only recorded four blocks for the game and was swept 3-1 by the Blue Dragons.

Seward winning record diminishing

September 25, 2014
It’s been a lose-win-lose-win-lose kind of week for the Lady Saints. Inconsistency is an evident factor coming from the team lately, as they haven’t been able to get back to their winning streak from the beginning of the season. In the beginning, the Lady Saints were ahead of the game and defeating their competition, but now their record is leveling out, now at 12-10, as they get further into their season.
Crusader photo/Maria Lara
Carolina Gasparini digs the ball in an effort to return a kill attempt from the Hutchinson Blue Dragons. Gasparini ended the night Sept. 17 with nine kills and 13 digs.

Gasparini on and off the court

September 25, 2014
Carolina Dias Gasparini has been one of the leading ladies for Seward volleyball in kills this season. She logged nine kills and 13 digs against one of Seward’s biggest rivals, the Hutchinson Blue Dragons, but there’s more to this athlete than can be seen on the court.
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