Belmont Vision Multimedia. (Zach Watkins) Arch Madness is getting a makeover. Since 1991, St. Louis has been the home of the Missouri Valley Conference’s men’s basketball tournament, but this season, the women’s tournament will be joining its male counterpart in the Gateway to the West. “Change is never easy, but having the entire MVC men's and women's basketball championships under the Arch Madness umbrella and turning it into a week-long celebration of our conference benefits the women's...

Jessica Mendoza and Maya Johnson. (Nick Rampe) Mike Teavee, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, Augustus Gloop, Charlie Bucket and now Maya Johnson have all received a golden ticket. While Johnson’s ticket may not give her the chance to inherit a chocolate factory, it does mean she will be drafted into the Athletes Unlimited Softball League on May 4 as the first player from a mid-major. “It’s something that, when you’re a little girl, you grow up dreaming of,” said Johnson. “And then for...

Jake Maddox. (Sam Dicus) Despite leading by three runs heading into the ninth inning, the Bruins could not close the door on the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders, losing 10-8 in 13 innings. Belmont’s baseball team led by five runs after four innings, six runs after six innings and led by one run with two strikes and two outs in the top of the ninth. “I felt like MTSU did a good job at the plate. They took advantage of the opportunities that we gave them, and our bullpen did not...