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Stearns Scores 18 but Scots Fall at Grinnell
The Monmouth College women's basketball team went back on the road Wednesday night and lost 82-62 at Grinnell. The Fighting Scots (4-13, 1-7) will be back at home pn Saturday against Lawrence. Grinnell jumped out to a 5-0 lead and they led 10-5 as El...
Jan 22, 2025, 10:44pm EST

Exploring Monmouth College's engineering and physics department: A student's perspective
The engineering and physics department at Monmouth College offers students a supportive and enriching environment to explore their academic passions. Bronte de Zwart '26, a student in the program from Adelaide, Australia, shared her experiences, highli...
Jan 21, 2025, 4:04pm EST

In Monmouth, they trust: Four alumni part of Blackhawk Bank & Trust's leadership
How did four Monmouth College alumni - Scott Beeler '98, Angie Peterson Bigham '03, Ashley Owens Horberg '12 and Chris Lemon '80 - wind up on the leadership team at Blackhawk Bank & Trust, which has 17 locations in the Greater Quad Cities area? The an...
Jan 20, 2025, 4:30pm EST

Boley, Toberman Deliver Top 5 Throws in Monmouth History
The Monmouth College men's and women's track and field teams competed in the Bumble Rumble, hosted by St. Ambrose in Davenport, Iowa on Saturday. Caleb Toberman (Clifton, Illinois) won the weight throw for the second time in as many meets this season w...
Jan 18, 2025, 8:25pm EST

Flynn's Career Day Helps Scots Beat Ripon in OT
The Monmouth College men's basketball team withstood a late rally in regulation to beat Ripon 84-71 in overtime on Saturday. The Fighting Scots (11-5, 5-2) got a career-high 27 points frmo senior Declan Flynn (Monmouth, Illinois) to lead four players i...
Jan 18, 2025, 7:04pm EST

Jones Scores 19 but Scots Fall to Ripon
The Monmouth College women's basketball team got 19 points from Ashley Jones (Abingdon, Illinois) but lost at home to Ripon 71-38 on Saturday. The Fighting Scots (4-12, 1-6) will be back at home next Saturday against Lawrence. Ripon scored the first n...
Jan 18, 2025, 6:52pm EST

Swim Splits Meet with Beloit as Men Win Convincingly
The Monmouth College swim teams split with Beloit at home on Friday. The men won 111-30 while the women fell 88-83. MEN Tariq McLarty (South Holland, Illinois) won the 100 butterfly in 54.03, nearly seven seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. ...
Jan 17, 2025, 9:04pm EST

Monmouth College's 'finest day': Hewes Library celebrating 55th anniversary
Jan. 21 marks the anniversary of a Monmouth College event that at least two of the participants said was a shining moment in the school's history. On an unusually cold Wednesday with the temperature never rising above zero, the campus community came t...
Jan 16, 2025, 9:15am EST

Flynn Nets 16 but Scots Lose at Cornell
The Monmouth College men's basketball team fell behind early and never recovered in an 82-65 loss at Cornell on Tuesday. The Fighting Scots (10-5, 4-2) have lost 11 straight against the Rams and now return home to face Ripon on Saturday. Jordan Hill (...
Jan 14, 2025, 10:36pm EST

Furious Rally Falls Short for Scots at Cornell
The Monmouth College women's basketball team rallied from 25 points down and cut the deficit to four in the final minute but ultimately lost 61-55 at Cornell on Tuesday. The Fighting Scots (4-11, 1-5) return home this weekend to host Ripon. Kynlee St...
Jan 14, 2025, 10:10pm EST