Dear Portland State Athletic Department: I have a question. Where do you hang your hat? We are not a university that fills their rafters with championship banners, or even our…
Another new face on the sidelines
Just recently, Portland State excitedly welcomed new assistant women’s basketball coach Jennifer Mountain into the athletics department. “Hands down I’ve found the best person and coach for this program,” head…
PSU Tennis goes out with a bang
This past Saturday in Gold River, California, the Portland State women’s tennis team finished their most successful season in school history. The Vikings finished 10–7 overall and 6–3 in conference…
A player’s perspective: Kasey Closs
My own personal schedule goes something like this: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays are the days that we are out on the field practicing as a team. I don’t have class…
Taking a big step toward success
Taking a proactive approach to a potential lack of size, Portland State Vikings basketball coach Tyler Geving announced the signing of two junior college transfers, bolstering what was already going…
Monahan comes full circle in Portland
Oregon native Justin Monahan has been making an impact on Portland area football fields since high school and is still doing so after college. Before his reputable and productive career…
Transfer players could be wild cards for defense
Direct quote from Nigel Burton in regards to the transfer players: “Our philosophy is, you sign high school players to develop and junior college players to make an immediate impact…
Spring football is here
Calisthenics, cone drills, and seven-on-seven plays set to a soundtrack of Gucci Mane and Ice Cube; that’s all that spring football practice is, right? How much work can these guys…
The Nigel You Don’t Know
The words come out soft, but powerful. His voice rarely rises above a whisper, baritone in nature, surely belonging to a football coach. It’s not for show. This is Nigel…
To whom it may concern…
Dear Vikings Fans, A couple of weeks ago I wrote in this column about athletes needing to engage with non-athlete students so that we can create a better, more exciting…
Next running back up?
A little over five years ago, current Portland State senior Shaq Richard was waiting. A junior at Junipero Serra High School, Richard was a second-string running back, waiting for an…