Former Athletics Director Bob Brooks passed away in his sleep Tuesday, April 5, at his home in Tulsa, Okla. He served APSU from 1984-88 and brought in Lake Kelley as head basketball coach in 1986. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mary, two sons, two daughters and four grandchildren. See the next print edition for more information.
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President
Trenton Gaasch total votes 490 (winner)
Kelvin Rutledge total votes 332
Vice President
Catherine “Cady” Denton total votes 709 (winner)
Executive Secretary
Jesse Brewer total votes 473 (winner)
Stephen “Drew” Smith total votes 276
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Kelsie Penick total votes 570 (winner)
Junior Senator
Roger “RJ” M. Taylor Jr. total votes 590 (winner)
Senior Senator
William Hoekstra total votes 41 (winner and write-in)
College of Arts and Letters
Jonathan Jeans total votes 450 (winner)
Thomas Paul Smith total votes 405 (winner)
Jessica Weaver total votes 36 (winner and write-in)
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James Cameron Bentley total votes 426 (winner)
Carlos Moreno total votes 418 (winner)
Sarah Simpson total votes 15 (winner and write-in)
College of Business
Jane Stevens total votes 60 (winner and write-in)
Jason Gerome Taylor total votes 64 (winner and write-in)
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By MARLON SCOTT | Senior Staff Writer
Nathan Daniel Peppers, a former APSU student and tight end for the Govs football team, died in Houston, Texas Tuesday, March 22.
“It’s an unfortunate end to a young man’s life. He was a good person. He was not part of our program for the last year and a half, but when he was I thought he tried hard. It is an unfortunate thing that happens to young people. My condolences and prayers go to his family,” said Head Football Coach Rick Christophel.
Peppers was killed in a two-car accident. The accident occurred at approximately 10:50 p.m. at 6700 West Sam Houston Parkway N. at West Little York according to the Houston Police Department.
Witnesses say Peppers failed to stop at a red light and was subsequently hit by another car. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
No other injuries were reported.
Peppers was 20-years old. He was the son of Danny and Carrie Peppers. He attended Stewart County High School before coming to APSU in 2008. Peppers studied forestry and was pre-law. He joined the football team as a walk on.
By ANTHONY SHINGLER | Senior Staff Writer
Boise State’s La Shard Anderson hit a last second shot to give the Broncos the win over the Govs in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational Tournament, 83-80. 
The Govs finished the season 20-14 overall. They lose only one senior, point guard Caleb Brown.
Boise State advances to the second round where they will face Evansville.
The Govs played without their leading scorer, TyShwan Edmonson. Edmonson tore his posterior cruciate ligament during the OVC tournament quarterfinal game.
Brown opened the first half with a bang. He scored 22 points to help the Govs go into
halftime down only one point, 42-41, despite committing nine turnovers.
The Govs opened the second half with a 7-4 run to take a 48-44 lead. However, the Broncos did not let the Govs keep any lead very long.
The two teams tied the score four times in the second half. Govs guard Justin Blake made a 3-pointer that ignited a Govs’ 12-4 run. It established their biggest lead of the game, 78-71 with less than five minutes remaining in the game.
It was the Govs last run. The Broncos battled back to within one point with a minute left.
Anderson put the Broncos on top, 79-78, with a jumper in the paint as the clock wound down to the 40 second mark.
After the Govs last timeout, Brown drove the lane and scored his only second half points to give the Govs an 80-79 lead with 5.9 seconds left.
It appeared the Govs had won the game.
But on the ensuing inbounds, the Govs lost track of Anderson who dribbled the length of the court and hit a jumper with 0.1 seconds left on the clock.
After pulling down the rebound, the Govs called an illegal time out and were charged with a technical foul. The Broncos made the free throws for the 83-80 win.
The Broncos closed the game out on a 12-3 run.
The Govs shot 30-of-52 (53 percent) from the field, including 4-of-10 from three-point range.
Brown led the team with 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting and
6-of-6 from the free throw line. Josh Terry earned a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds. John Fraley finished with 9 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks. Blake scored 11 and Will Triggs added nine points while grabbing seven rebounds.
By MARLON SCOTT | Senior Staff Writer
When Murray State sophomore guard Mariah Robinson made a jump shot from just past the free throw line with less than six minutes left in the game, Murray State players, coaches and fans erupted with cheers.
Robinson’s shot was the end of a run in which the Racers overcame a 16-point Lady Govs’ lead and tied the game at 56.
Lady Govs fans were stunned.
Just minutes before, they had been cheering as the Lady Govs exerted full control over the Racers. After Robinson’s shot those same fans were on the edge of their seats wondering if the Lady Govs were about to give away the game.
The Lady Govs responded to the Racers surge like champions.
It started with junior center Jasmine Rayner. She made two clutch plays in the paint and her team followed suit, sealing the win by making 9-of-12 from the free throw line.
“A lot of veteran players stepped up and made some things happen, and we weren’t going to lose that ball game,” said senior guard Brooke Faulkner.
“The thing that was in my head the whole time was one and done, and we didn’t want our season to end,” Rayner said.
Tied at 56, Robinson missed her next jumper and her team grabbed the offensive rebound. However when the ball swung back to Robinson, Rayner made the steal. On the ensuing Lady Govs possession junior guard Whitney Hanley drove to the basket and finished with a layup that gave her team the 58-56 lead.
After another Racer turnover, Rayner powered through several defenders to score in the paint while being fouled. She converted the 3-point play from the free throw line and the Lady Govs led 61-56 with 3:57 left in the game.
Rayner came up big again when the score was later tied at 61. After Hanley missed a short jumper, Rayner battled under the basket, got the offensive rebound, put it back up, made the shot and was fouled.
She did not convert the 3-point play that time. However, her teammates made the next six free throws to take a 69-63 lead with less than a minute remaining in the game. The Racers scored only one more point while continuing to put the Lady Govs on the free throw line where they sealed the win.
“We definitely have to tip our hats to Murray State,” said head coach Carrie Daniels. “We knew they weren’t going to give up. They were going to come at us for 40 minutes and that is exactly what they did. I have to be extremely proud and excited for this team to get this win and pull it out.”
The Lady Govs shot 50 percent (27-54) from the field while holding the Racers to 36 percent (22-61) shooting. They also shot 63 percent (10-16) from the free throw line.
Robinson led all scorers with 28 points.
Rayner was one of four Lady Govs to score double-digit points. She scored 15 and pulled down 7 rebounds. Faulkner led the team with 20 points. Hanley and senior forward Dalila Thomas scored 12.
This was the Lady Govs seventh straight win in the OVC Championship Tournament. It was also their sixth straight win over the Racers, including three this season.
They advance to play Eastern Illinois in the quarterfinals at noon, Thursday, March 3.
LADY GOVS VS. RACERS LIVE UPDATES
Update: Final 71-64
The Lady Govs make 9-of 12 free throws to put the game away after the Racers come back and tie the game.
Update:
Rayner battles in the paint, scores and is fouled. She will go to the free throw line to try and convert the 3-point play and expand the Lady Govs lead, 60-56 with less than four minutes left in the game.
Update:
The Lady Govs offense stalls while the Racers put together a 16-2 run. The game is close, 56-54 with 6:04 remaining.
Update:
The Lady Govs lead the Racers at halftime, 43-28.
They made 6-of-9 from 3-point range and are shot 58 percent (18-31) from the field.
Faulkner 13
Rayner 10
Hanley 8
Update:
Senior guard Brooke Faulkner scores five in a Lady Govs 19-3 run. Racers hit 3-pointers to stay in the game. Junior guard Whitney Hanley and Faulkner are hot from 3-point range.
Lady Govs establish biggest lead of the game so far, up 29-18. Racers take a timeout with 7:28 remaining in first half.
Update
The Racers scored the first four points. Junior center Jasmine Rayner scores the first points for the Lady Govs in the paint and is fouled. She fails to convert the 3-point play.
Racers lead 5-2, at 16:40 in first half.
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