Newsletter-Late-Week

Bulldogs complete historic season despite loss

A 41-17 loss to Southwestern on Saturday may not have been how the McPherson College football team envisioned their season coming to a close, but the Bulldogs still managed to turn in their best season since 2010 by finishing with an 8-3 record.It may have been hard to think that the 2024 Bulldogs would be synonymous with history after opening their season with a 20-10 loss to Tabor on the road, but McPherson proved doubters wrong by reeling off eight straight victories, with the latest coming in the form of a 34-27 road win over No.

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Tigers sweep Bulldogs for Mayor’s Cup rights

McPherson’s two hometown college basketball teams took to the hardwood last Tuesday to decide who would claim ownership of the Mayor’s Cup, and Central Christian delivered two wins as the Tiger women won 59-58 and the Tiger men won 88-87.Men:Following a season-opening 80-77 win over Oklahoma Panhandle State on Friday, November 1 for McPherson and 2-0 start to the season for Central Christian (79-67 win over Tabor and a 90-71 win over Sterling), the two teams met on the hardwood last Tuesday to settle the battle for the Mayor’s Cup.McPherson owned a two-game winning streak over Central Christian heading into last Tuesday’s matchup after an 85-65 win in 2022 and a 79-65 win in 2023, but the Tigers earned their first win over the Bulldogs since 2018 (a 68-60 victory) by edging out a one-point 88-87 victory inside of Jerry Alexander Arena.The largest lead in the first half was owned by McPherson at a nine-point 21-12 advantage Collin Storr connected on a two-pointer with 13 minutes and 20 seconds left before half.

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