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B-ball coach named top female administrator

Pioneer Staff March 11, 2020

Courtney Locke, hired as PNW head women’s basketball coach in April, has been named interim senior woman administrator, the highest-ranking female position at the school’s athletic department. The...

Ismael Contreras will be taking on a leadership role in his joining of PNWs Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Members serve as ambassadors for student athletes and make decisions on things such as regulations and practice time.

Contreras is first PNW rep at NCAA

Tatiana Spak, Reporter March 11, 2020

PNW’s own Ismael Contreras, a sophomore, is a defender on the men’s soccer team and a business analytics major. But he recently scored a new position off the field and it might just be his most important...

SAAC: The campus group you don’t know

Tatiana Spak, Reporter March 11, 2020

PNW’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) may be the most powerful campus organization you’ve never heard about. SAAC’s mission is to enhance the student athlete experience by promoting...

PNW introduces its first co-ed varsity team

Pioneer Staff February 26, 2020

PNW will be the first public university in Indiana to add Esports to the varsity athletic program. Esports, a competitive, organized, and multiplayer online video game competition, is one of  the fastest...

Hall of Fame honors two former star athletes and generous donor family at Saturday event

Pioneer Staff February 26, 2020

Two former PNW athletes and a generous supporter of the school’s athletics department were inducted into the PNW Hall of Fame for 2020. Former basketball stars Ben Simmons and Stephanie Beck, and...

PNW baseball heads to Florida

Comron Fouladi, Staff Writer March 18, 2019

The PNW baseball team struggled under the sun as they notched a 1-7 record during their opening spring games in Florida. Following an initial 7-3 victory against Ave Maria University, the team recorded...

Kevin Cole, men’s club
hockey head coach

PNW welcomes men’s ice hockey

Ashley Granados, Staff Writer March 4, 2019

PNW Athletics announced the formation of a men’s club ice hockey team, which is set to debut in Fall 2019 under the direction of head coach, Kevin Cole. Before coming to PNW, Cole coached American...

PNW softball, baseball preview

Ashley Granados, Staff Writer March 4, 2019

PNW’s softball team notched a 4-2 record through its opening two tournaments, while the baseball team opened with back-to-back losses against the University of Illinois at Springfield on Feb. 22. Dave...

Grant Ugarte, junior defender, practices during the offseason.

Goin’ for the goal

Kaitlin Horgash, Staff Writer January 22, 2019

After the recent soccer season ended on Oct. 30, Grant Ugarte, junior defender, was named to the Division II United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Third Team. The designation was an addition to...

JJ Glavan, men’s club volleyball head coach, teaches David Herrera, freshman health studies
major, how to set.

Spiking into the season

Ashley Granados, Staff Writer January 22, 2019

Set to debut the men’s club volleyball team on Feb. 2, head coach JJ Glavan has been working to prepare the twenty-one man roster for Division II play. Glavan, also the assistant women’s volleyball...

Tayler Vauters, sophomore
guard, looks for an opening
around India Hawkins, senior
guard for Wayne state, in the
home game on Jan. 20.

Ups and downs:

Comron Fouladi, Staff Writer January 22, 2019

The men’s basketball has tallied a 2-4 record so far through the month of January. After a 75-67 loss to Saginaw Valley State University on Jan. 3, the Pride won 88-84 against Northwood University...

Men’s basketball won its home opener 113-81 against Lincoln Christian University on Nov. 14.

Men’s b-ball heats up

Comron Fouladi, Staff Writer November 26, 2018

The men’s basketball team won its home opener, 113-81, against Lincoln Christian University on Nov. 14. Timothy Gilmore, junior guard, led the team in scoring with 24 points and Durante Lee, junior...

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