Western Illinois Defeats Valpo in Rainy Season Opener
Valparaiso opened the 2010 season on Thursday evening, falling 45-0 to Western Illinois in a game played in a driving rain storm in Macomb, Ill.
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Experienced Crusader Men's Squad Ready to Start Running
A boatload of experience returns for head coach
Mike Straubel and the Valparaiso men’s cross country program in 2010, as the Crusaders graduated just one runner who ran among the team’s top-five at any point last season. This seasoned group of veteran Crusaders is taking aim at a move up the Horizon League ladder this season.
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Crusader Women's Squad Set for 2010
It is a youthful and small squad that will hit the course for the 2010 Valparaiso women’s cross country season, as the Crusaders have just eight runners, including just two upperclassmen. But head coach
Mike Straubel has confidence in his squad’s ability to come together as a unit as the team looks to move up the Horizon League standings this season.
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Volleyball Heads to the Carolinas
Valparaiso continues its circuit of early-season tournaments this weekend at the Appalachian Invitational in Boone, N.C., taking on USC Upstate and Eastern Kentucky in addition to host Applachian State. The Crusaders are looking for their second tournament title of the season after capturing the La Salle Invitational last weekend.
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Pair of Former Crusaders Starting at FIBA World Championships
Former Valparaiso basketball standout
Joaquim Gomes posted a double-double Wednesday at the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Turkey as his native Angola defeated Germany for the first time ever. Gomes and former Crusader
Mohamed Kone, a native of the Ivory Coast, have both started every game at the World Championships for their respective nations.
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