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Mercer football starts the season strong with a win over Morehead State

By K. C. Wetherington | August 29

Mercer’s football team kicked off the 2022 season Saturday night in Five Star Stadium and secured their first win over Morehead State University, 63-13.

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Women's basketball coach gifts her book to all Bibb County first graders

By K. C. Wetherington | August 26

The book, which was published in 2016, features a story of a basketball player named Zoey, who has to learn how to be a team player.

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Men's golf places ninth in Wofford Invitational

By Keith Holmes Jr. | April 19

After placing 12th in the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational, the Bears traveled to South Carolina to play in the Wofford Invitational on April 11 and 12. They placed ninth overall. The Bears fielded Tobias Jonsson, Martin Plukka, Trey Mixon, Ethan Werblo and Jonathan Parker for the invitational. Johnson ...

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Cheer finishes seventh in Daytona National Championship Tournament

By Keith Holmes Jr. | April 18

Cheerleading attended the National Cheerleader's Association & National Dance Association College National Championship April 7-9 in Daytona, Florida, and came sixth in the final after placing seventh in the preliminary round. 

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Bears Breakdown: Updates in beach volleyball, men's lacrosse and men's tennis

By K. C. Wetherington | April 15

Men's lacrosse won its most recent home game, scoring 22 goals and improving to 1-1 in Southern Conference play.

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Baseball wins games against The Citadel and FAMU, extends win streak to nine straight games

By Dean Yusuf | April 15

 The Bears' next matchups will be against conference opponent UNC Greensboro Thursday, Friday and Saturday followed by a Tuesday game against powerhouse Georgia Tech. 

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Atlanta Hawks end season heading toward the play-in tournament

By Keith Holmes Jr. | April 13

Atlanta’s strong offense may be without a key contributor for the play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets.

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Softball wins series against Furman, improves to 2-7 in conference play

By K. C. Wetherington | April 12

After the weekend, the Bears stand at a 10-28 overall record and a 2-7 conference record. They play Auburn University at home on Wednesday, Apr. 15. 

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Women's golf places third in The Brickyard Collegiate tournament

By Keith Holmes Jr. | April 8

Women's golf returned home on Monday to host The Brickyard Collegiate golf tournament and placed third overall out of 14 teams. Meanwhile, Men's golf placed 9th and 12th out of 15 colleges in the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational on April 2 and 3. 

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Women's lacrosse improves to 6-3 on the season, 2-0 in conference

By Keith Holmes Jr. | April 6

The Bears won a pair of blowouts en route to a 2-1 stretch on the road.

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The Bears Breakdown: Updates in baseball, tennis and beach volleyball

By K. C. Wetherington | April 2

Here's what you missed last week from Mercer Athletics.

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Softball continues downward spiral, drops four games in a row

By Keith Holmes Jr. | March 30

The Bears return home to Skies Field to play Florida A&M on March 30.

Opinion

OPINION: The Freddie Freeman saga of Braves history has been marred by the money

By Micah Johnston and K. C. Wetherington | March 25

This is an opinion article. Any views expressed belong solely to the author and are not representative of The Cluster.When a team pulls off a blockbuster trade for an All-Star caliber team leader to complete what looks to be a playoff-contending roster, fans usually rejoice in the front office decision. ...

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Women's basketball falls to UConn at NCAA tourney

By Keith Holmes Jr. and K. C. Wetherington | March 23

The Bears played a tough first half against the stacked UConn Huskies, but were overwhelmed in the third quarter in an eventual blowout.