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Dylan Pady

Dylan Pady, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu

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The Panthers shot a total team score of 639 to finish ninth at the Missouri Valley Conference Golf Championships in Cape Giradeau, Missouri.

UNI men take ninth at MVC

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 26, 2018
Sports Editor, out!

Sports Editor, out!

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 23, 2018
The UNI women's golf team surged from sixth to second place on the final day of the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Golf Championships held in Newton, Kansas.

Women’s golf surges to second at MVC

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 19, 2018
Tampa Bay center Cedric Paquette (left) collides with New Jersey's Stefen Noesen (23) during their first round playoff game on Saturday.

Puck drops in the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 16, 2018
Bennett Koch (25) goes up for a basket against Loyola-Chicago during last month's MVC tournament in St. Louis.

Third team All-MVC Koch named 3x3U Tournament

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 5, 2018
Ian Happ runs the bases after hitting a home run on the first pitch of the 2018 season.

MLB: opening day for Chicago baseball

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 2, 2018
Women's tennis is 3-7 before playing Drake

Women’s tennis is 3-7 before playing Drake

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 2, 2018
Women's team wins ORU/SFA Spring break invitational

Women’s team wins ORU/SFA Spring break invitational

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Mar 26, 2018
Panther eSports is going to hold their second annual Panther Gaming Convention on Saturday, March 24. There will be a mix of different consoles and board games.

[Photo] Player one ready? UNI eSports holds Pan-Con

PEYTON HUSMANN, Staff Writer
Mar 22, 2018
UNI softball is 16-10 in regular season

UNI softball is 16-10 in regular season

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Mar 22, 2018
UNI won one game before losing their second in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament this past weekend. Klint Carlson (2) scored nine points in the first game.

UNI wins one in MVC tournament

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Mar 5, 2018
Shaun White celebrates his gold place finish in the men's halfpipe snowboard finals in PyeongChang.

Halfway through the PyeongChang Winter Games

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 19, 2018
Women's basketball wins last three

Women’s basketball wins last three

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 15, 2018
Overwatch League enters week five of stage one

Overwatch League enters week five of stage one

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 8, 2018
NBA: Cavs, Blake Griffin and All-Star Weekend

NBA: Cavs, Blake Griffin and All-Star Weekend

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 5, 2018
Women's basketball wins 7 of last 10

Women’s basketball wins 7 of last 10

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 1, 2018
Tom Brady sits down during a press conference in Minnesota.

Super Bowl LII: Brady’s legacy and prediction

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 1, 2018
Athlete of the Issue: Tywhon Pickford

Athlete of the Issue: Tywhon Pickford

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Jan 18, 2018
2017 NFL Playoffs: Wild Card results

2017 NFL Playoffs: Wild Card results

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Jan 11, 2018
IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Games

IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Games

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Dec 7, 2017
The Panther eSports convention had a variety of board games, video games and tabletop games.

[Photo] The Legend of eSports

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer
Nov 16, 2017
Ellie Howell (10) dribbles down the court and looks to pass.

Women’s team goes 1-1 after defeating Iowa State

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Nov 16, 2017
The Houston Astros are your World Champions

The Houston Astros are your World Champions

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Nov 6, 2017
MVP comparison: 2011 Rose versus Westbrook

MVP comparison: 2011 Rose versus Westbrook

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Nov 2, 2017
Fishing club places ninth out of 124 schools

Fishing club places ninth out of 124 schools

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Oct 26, 2017
Gordon Hayward out for the season

Gordon Hayward out for the season

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Oct 19, 2017
O.J. Simpson smiles during his parole hearing in Lovelock, Nevada. Simpson's original sentence said he could stay anywhere from 9 to 33 years at the Correctional Center.

After nine years… The Juice is loose again

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Oct 5, 2017
Panthers flush the Aces

Panthers flush the Aces

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Oct 2, 2017
Chicago Bears' runningback, Jordan Howard (24).

NFL week three: overtime, blowouts, field goals, oh my!

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Sep 28, 2017
Adrian Clayborn (99) sacks Green Bay's QB Aaron Rodgers (12).

Undefeated teams in the NFL

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Sep 21, 2017
Panther Pep Crew renamed 'Panther Mayhem'

Panther Pep Crew renamed ‘Panther Mayhem’

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Sep 14, 2017
Eli Dunne (14) gets the snap and looks for an open target against Cal Poly's defense.

UNI defeats Cal Poly in home opener

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Sep 11, 2017
Sarah Brandt (24) received the MVC offensive POTW.

No one has scored against this year’s soccer team

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Aug 31, 2017
Choose your fighter, Saturday is fight night

Choose your fighter, Saturday is fight night

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Aug 24, 2017
Football, volleyball and soccer preview

Football, volleyball and soccer preview

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Aug 24, 2017
Softball loss at Loyola, 14-6 in MVC

Softball loss at Loyola, 14-6 in MVC

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 24, 2017
Gordon Hayward, 20, has proven to be a rising star for the Utah Jazz, scoring 40 points against the Clippers, alongside nine rebounds

NBA season heating up in April

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 24, 2017
Aaron Hernandez listens during his trial for the murder of Odin Loyd on March 31, 2015.

Aaron Hernandez found dead in a one person cell

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 20, 2017
James Harden (13), Houston Rockets.

MVP race 2017: ‘The Beard’ or ‘Westwolf’

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 13, 2017
Jacob May (32) and Avisail Garcia (26) celebrate their 6-2 win against Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins

‘Mo’ money, mo’ problems’; MLB gets down with the sickness

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 10, 2017
Freshman shortstop Sammey Bunch, #12.

Sammey Bunch named MVC POTW

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 6, 2017
North Carolina's Luke Maye (32) hits a game winning jump shot in UNC's 75-73 victory over Kentucky.

Final Four finally forward to Phoenix

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Mar 30, 2017
How Tinder is changing the game for many NBA players

How Tinder is changing the game for many NBA players

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Mar 23, 2017
Students and fans storm the court after UNI's victory over North Carolina from last year's season.

Men’s season ends after 70-64 loss to Missouri

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Mar 6, 2017
No. 2 Wichita State upsets No. 1 Illinois State

No. 2 Wichita State upsets No. 1 Illinois State

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Mar 6, 2017
Elijah Hicks, freshman sprinter, competes in a relay last weekend.

MVC Indoor Championships

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Mar 2, 2017
Redbirds' rebounding routes the Panthers

Redbirds’ rebounding routes the Panthers

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 27, 2017

NBA all-star game: most viewers since 2013

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 23, 2017
Jeremy Morgan (20) - 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST Bennett Koch (25) - 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL Jordan Ashton (23) - 11 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK Klint Carlson (2) - 6 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST Juwan McCloud (13) - 4 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL

UNI falls to Wichita after four straight wins

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 20, 2017

Softball girls go 4-1 at UNI-Dome Classic

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 16, 2017
Senior Jeremy Morgan (20) walks the ball up the court against the Southern Illinois Salukis. Morgan currently leads the team with 352 points this season.

Men’s team wins three in a row

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 13, 2017
Bennett Kock (25) throws the ball down hard with one hand during the home game at the McLeod Center. In their 65-60 victory over Indiana State, Koch had 14 points, one rebound and three blocks.

Men’s team defends home court

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 6, 2017
Klint Carlson (2) bodies his way up and over two Evansville defenders. This season, Carlson has recorded 175 total points, 103 rebounds and 45 assists. (He is currently averaging 8.3 PPG, 4.9 RPG, and 2.1 APG)

Men’s basketball mounts five straight wins

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Jan 30, 2017
Juwan McCloud (13) takes the open look and shoots from downtown. The men's basketball team have not won three games in a row since the very beginning of the season.

Men’s basketball found their rhythm

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Jan 23, 2017
Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney (left) raises the College Football Playoff National Championship trophy as the team celebrate their hard-fought victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Clemson takes down Alabama

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Jan 12, 2017

NBA update: Timberwolves and Draymond Green

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Dec 8, 2016
UNI's center, Ted Friedman (3) gets inside to throw the ball down hard. Friedman shot 2-3 from the field, grabbed 2 total rebounds, had two assists and recorded one steal against Coe College.

Men’s basketball wins home opener

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Nov 17, 2016
Josh Alber, 133-pound redshirt sophomore, tries for the pin on UNK sophomore Bryce Shoemaker. Alber ended up wining the match by major decision, 15-1.

Wrestling sweeps weekend

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Nov 14, 2016
Michael Malloy (31) receives the handoff and looks for an opening against North Dakota State. In their game against Indiana State, Malloy finished the night with 84-rushing yards and three touchdowns.

Panthers dominate on the road

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Nov 10, 2016
Russell Westbrook (0) blocks Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki (41) layup during the second half of Game Three during the Western Conference quarterfinals in Dallas. Westbrook currently has 167 blocked shots during his entire career in the NBA.

NBA week one: Thunder, Pelicans, Warriors and Ray Allen

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Nov 3, 2016
Sydney Hayden (3) finds some room to dribble up-field against Viterbo University. UNI finds their regular home season record at 7-1-1 after their only loss to Iowa State University

Women’s soccer falls to ISU, 1-0

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Oct 27, 2016
New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose arrives at the Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles. Just yesterday, Rose and his friends were acquitted on charges of assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

Derrick Rose cleared of all counts in rape trail

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Oct 20, 2016
Malcolm Washington, (2) D'Shawn Dexter, (30) and Karter Schult (93), all swarm to take down Southern Illinois' ball carrier. The Panthers victory improved their record to 2-2, also earning them their first MVC victory of the season.

Football prepares for South Dakota

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Oct 6, 2016
D'Shawn Dexter (30) Charles Brown, (4) and Elijah Campbell (19) celebrate a great defensive stop against the Iowa State Cyclones' offense

UNI football returns on Saturday

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Sep 29, 2016
Stephanie Davison dribbles around to make a play against Indiana State. Davison finished the season with 256 points.

Sports recap: A magical year that we will never forget

BRANDON TJPEKES, DYLAN PADY, and ZACH HUNTLEY
May 2, 2016
The team celebrates their victory over Drake. The Panthers have now won nine of their last 11 games.

Softball enforces mercy rule over Nebraska-Omaha in 10-2 victory

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 28, 2016
Chelsea Ross winds up for the pitch. Ross leads the Panthers with nine homeruns and 145 strikeouts

Panthers bully the Bulldogs, softball wins doubleheader

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 21, 2016
Caitlin Wnek awaits a pitch. Wnek recorded ive RBIs over the three-game series

Softball goes three-for-three in series against Loyola

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 18, 2016
Micalle Rettinger swings for the ball. The Panthers scored 26 total runs over the weekend.

Softball goes 2-1 in series against Bradley

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 11, 2016

Softball wins close game against Iowa State

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 7, 2016
Micalla Rettinger gets ready for the pitch. The Panthers are now 4-4 in Missouri Valley Conference play.

Panthers softball loses doubleheader to Indiana State

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Apr 4, 2016
Softball goes 2-1 in series against Evansville

Softball goes 2-1 in series against Evansville

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Mar 31, 2016
A Cinderella story comes to a close

A Cinderella story comes to a close

DYLAN PADY and KATHERINE JAMTGAARD
Mar 24, 2016
MVC Champions: UNI Men’s Basketball

MVC Champions: UNI Men’s Basketball

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Mar 7, 2016
Women's basketball increases winning streak to six

Women’s basketball increases winning streak to six

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Mar 3, 2016
Paul Jesperson, No. 4, dribbles down the court. He scored a total of eight points during the game against Evansville on Saturday

UNI aces Evansville, 54-52

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 29, 2016
Wes Washpun (11) led that Panthers with 18 points and five assists. The Panthers have now won seven of their past eight games

Men’s basketball snaps Illinois State’s win-streak, 76-67

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 22, 2016
Panthers feather the Redbirds in 61-35 victory

Panthers feather the Redbirds in 61-35 victory

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 18, 2016
Madison Weekly (2) led the Panthers with 19 points and was named the MVC Female School Athlete of the Week. The Panthers are now 8-3 in conference games and are tied for second with Missouri State.

Women’s basketball down Wichita State, improves to 13-9

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 11, 2016
Paul Jesperson (4) led the Panthers with 21 points as well as going 5-9 behind the arc. The Panthers are now on a four-game wining streak

Panthers drop the Bulldogs in their rematch, 82-66

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 8, 2016

Panthers win tug-of-war against Evansville, 57-54

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 4, 2016
Wes Washpun (11) finished the game with 16 points. Koch, also pictured, finished with a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

Panthers defeat Southern Illinois, 67-58, now have back-to-back wins

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Feb 1, 2016
Wes Washpun (11) led the Panthers with 23 points along with six assists. Washpun currently leads the MVC with 5.5 assists per game.

Illinois State downs UNI, Panthers lose four straight

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Jan 25, 2016
Wyatt Lohaus (33) dribbles by a UNC defender. The Panthers come back to the McLeod Center on Saturday, Jan. 16 to play Loyola.

Panthers slay another giant, upset no. 5 Iowa State

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Jan 14, 2016
Panther butcher Bears, 41-0

Panther butcher Bears, 41-0

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Nov 16, 2015
Panthers roll over ISU for Family Weekend, 59-13

Panthers roll over ISU for Family Weekend, 59-13

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Nov 9, 2015
Crating the Coyotes

Crating the Coyotes

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Nov 2, 2015
Panthers "Tremendous win"

Panthers “Tremendous win”

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Oct 26, 2015
UNI drops HoCo game, 24-19

UNI drops HoCo game, 24-19

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Oct 19, 2015
Panthers fall short of NDSU, 31-28

Panthers fall short of NDSU, 31-28

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Oct 12, 2015
Panthers roll Mustangs, 34-20, in California for second win

Panthers roll Mustangs, 34-20, in California for second win

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Sep 21, 2015

Panthers win 38-35

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Sep 15, 2015
After first loss, UNI looks toward Dome opener

After first loss, UNI looks toward Dome opener

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | padyd@uni.edu
Sep 10, 2015
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