Jayden Pettus

Springfield

Co-Editor-in-Chief at The Standard (Springfield, MO)

Co-Editor-in-Chief for The Standard at Missouri State Springfield Cardinals local reporter for https://t.co/DguRgKFiYo

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Claim of ICE agents at Brick City verified as false

2 weeks ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

Rumors of U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducting a "campus raid" at Missouri State University's Brick City began swirling across campus after an anonymous report was received on 417ice.com around 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning. The potential sighting has since been verified as false by multiple sources. The anonymous report, posted on the Instagram account @417.melt.ice, became a hot topic for conversation on Instagram, as well as the anonymous social media forum YikYak.
Baseball Bears primed for postseason push following home victory over MU

3 weeks ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

After a convincing defeat over the University of Missouri Tigers at home Tuesday night, Missouri State University baseball head coach Joey Hawkins says it’s time for the team to start looking ahead to the playoffs. Coming into conference play, the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) preseason coaches poll picked the Bears as favorites to claim first place in their final year in the league.
Missouri State football player Todric Mcgee dead at 21

1 month ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

Missouri State University football senior Todric McGee passed away at a local hospital early Saturday morning, according to a press release by MSU Athletic Communications. Per the release, McGee sustained injuries at his residence on Friday, but details from the incident remain under investigation by local authorities. "Our football family is in shock and in mourning at the loss of (McGee)," said Bears head coach Ryan Beard in the statement.
Baseball Bears shocked by Wichita State, lose three of three

2 months ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

The Missouri State University baseball team was swept by the Wichita State University Shockers in a three-game road series over the weekend. Carrying a three-game winning streak into the weekend, it looked like the Bears’ early-season struggles had gone by the wayside. Unfortunately for the team, the problems they’d faced early on were still prominent factors in the three consecutive losses.
Basketball Bears season, MVC tenure end after elimination from Arch Madness

2 months ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

The Missouri State men’s basketball team fell to the Illinois State University Redbirds 70-54 on Thursday, ending the team’s season having played just one game in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Bears went out ahead early in the first half with a 7-1 offensive run, but two treys and a layup by Redbirds’ sophomore guard Johnny Kinzinger quickly narrowed the gap just six minutes into the first half.
Baseball Bears top SLU in rain-shortened matinee

2 months ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

The Missouri State University baseball team beat the Saint Louis University Billikens 9-7 on Tuesday afternoon to push its current winning streak to three games. Despite the rainy weather in the area, the game started just 30 minutes behind schedule to a very small crowd of 167 at Hammons Field. The majority of the game was completed, but a thunderstorm swept through the area during the bottom of the eighth, leading to the game’s cancellation.
Baseball Bears take first home series, look to turn page on early struggles

2 months ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

The Missouri State University baseball team took two of three games against the University of Louisiana Monroe Warhawks in its first home series of the 2025 season. The Bears turned around what could’ve been another disastrous weekend — after losing game one of the series in yet another large late-inning collapse — by finishing strong with two straight wins. “It speaks to the toughness of the team,” first-year head coach Joey Hawkins said of the turnaround.
Baseball Bears blow five-run lead, drop fourth straight in extra innings

2 months ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

The Missouri State University baseball team dropped its fourth straight game Tuesday afternoon on the road against the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles. The team earned a five-run lead early in the game, but the bullpen’s struggles continued as they were unable to hold the Golden Eagles at bay late in the game.
Baseball Bears swept by No. 18 Mississippi State in three-game series

2 months ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

The Missouri State University baseball team dropped three straight to the No. 18-ranked Mississippi State University Bulldogs over the weekend. The team moved to two games below .500 early on in the 2025 season, though the results of the weekend series may not be a very accurate sample of what Bears fans can expect this year, since the team was facing a much tougher-ranked SEC opponent this early on in the campaign.
Baseball Bears take season-opening series at Sam Houston

2 months ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

The Missouri State University baseball team opened the 2025 season with a 2-1 series victory against the Sam Houston State University Bearkats last weekend. The series victory marks the first for the team in the Joey Hawkins era, following the retirement of long-time head coach Keith Guttin at the end of last season. Maybe it was love in the air, maybe it was opening-day energy, but it took little time for the Bears’ offense to get started during Friday’s Valentine’s matchup.