The Tabor College basketball teams split their first Holiday Classic games with Valley City State Friday. The Bluejay women earned a 74-70 overtime victory, while the men suffered a 71-66 defeat. Taylor Deniston Women—In a matchup of nationally-ranked teams that seemed fit for the NAIA’s biggest stage, the 17th-ranked Bluejays earned a 74-70 overtime win over 19th-ranked Valley City State […]

The Tabor College Blue­jays avenged an earlier five-set loss to Oklahoma Wesleyan on Friday as they swept the Eagles on Senior Night, 25-15, 26-24, 25-19. Including the 9-31, 25-20, 25-17, 25-22 win versus Friends on Wednesday, the win over OKWU gives Tabor a 17-5 record in the KCAC and 22-9 for the regular season. It also assures the Blue­jays of […]

Tabor used a dominating first-half effort to defeat the visiting Southwestern football team, 37-16, Sunday in a game postponed a day because of weather. Drevion Cooper The Bluejays outscored the Moundbuilders 27-3 in the first half, scoring on every possession but one to give Tabor the lead from the start. Offensively, the Bluejays relied on their rushing game, gaining 383 […]

Tabor College has earned the 2016-17 KCAC Commis­sioner’s Cup, given to the member institution accumulating the most points for regular-season performance over three athletic seasons. The Bluejays tallied 131 points, aided by first-place finishes in football and men’s basketball; second-place finishes in women’s basketball, volleyball and baseball; and a third-place finish in women’s tennis. Tabor scored 45 points in the […]

The Tabor College baseball team’s season came to a close Wednesday with a 9-6 loss to Missouri Baptist in the championship game of the NAIA Opening Round Hutchinson bracket. The Spartans were the only team to beat Tabor in the tournament, having secured a 10-5 victory over the Bluejays Monday. In between its two losses, Tabor defeated Jamestown, 9-5; Concordia, […]

The Tabor College baseball team gutted out a walk-off victory over Concordia Tuesday, 12-11. Tabor held a 10-5 lead after six innings of play, but trailed, 11-10 heading into the ninth inning. In their final batting opportunity, the Bluejays used four hits to score two runs, with Jake Jones recording the walk-off RBI single. Tabor recorded 22 hits in the […]

Lance Carter The Tabor College men’s basketball team advanced to the NAIA Division II national championship quarterfinals for the first time in 20 years with a second-round victory over Robert Morris Friday, 88-82. Tabor held the Eagles to 10 points below their average for the game. Neither team shot the ball well at the start, as Robert Morris made one […]

Julian Winton The Tabor College men’s basketball team broke a three-year, first-round losing streak by defeating Davenport Thursday, 78-70, at the NAIA Division II national championship. The Bluejays limited the Panthers to nearly 14 points below their average, defending well, coach Micah Ratzlaff said, which fueled Tabor’s offense. Tabor pushed the tempo from the start, bursting to a 10-0 lead […]

DeShun Patterson splits two Southwestern defenders during the second half of Saturday’s semifinal game. Patterson scored eight points in Tabor’s 93-88 loss. Janae Rempel / Free Press The Tabor College men’s basketball team made an early exit from the KCAC tournament with a semifinal loss to Southwestern Saturday, 93-88. The Moundbuilders shot lights out all afternoon, foreshadowing what was to […]

Ten Tabor College athletes have received recognition from KCAC basketball coaches as announced last week. Men—Five members of Tabor College’s regular-season champion men’s basketball team have received recognition from KCAC coaches. Tabor secured the title for the third consecutive year with a 19-3 record in KCAC play and ranks 23rd nationally in Division II. Senior Lance Carter was named Player […]