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Golf team wins by 20 strokes in opener

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By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The golf team began the spring season in the best way possible last week, winning the Dustdevil Open by 20 strokes in Laredo. Morgan Johnson, whose score did not figure into the composite team score because he plays unattached, won the individual title by three strokes over teammate Hilton Funk. The ... [Read More…]

Athletes improve national rankings

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By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The men and women's track teams had another successful weekend in which they added four more automatic qualifiers and three provisional qualifiers to an already long list headed to the NCAA Division II National Championship meet in March. The teams competed in the Texas Tech Invitational in Lubbock and ... [Read More…]

Start of ’09 sees rise in drunk drivers on city streets

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By Heather Leiphart, Student Reporter As of Wednesday morning, the Abilene Police Department has reported 80 intoxicated drivers on the streets since Jan. 1, an increase of 60 percent from the same period last year. The department expects total DWI investigations for 2009 to include at least 115 more incidents than last year, if the trend ... [Read More…]

Wildcats begin LSC play this weekend at home

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor After splitting last weekend's series against New Mexico Highlands, the Wildcat baseball team will look to build off head coach Britt Bonneau's milestone victory this weekend against Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Despite splitting the four-game series against New Mexico Highlands, the Wildcats moved to 3-2 ... [Read More…]

Team to play first home games

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor The Wildcat softball team will play its first home games of the season this weekend at the CBS Insurance Classic against St. Mary's, Emporia State, Northeastern State and Southeastern Oklahoma. The Wildcats competed in the St. Mary's Tournament last weekend, winning three of five. The Wildcats defeated Rollins, ... [Read More…]

Circuit City, Spaghetti Warehouse close doors

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By Linda Bailey, Student Reporter Students seeking electronics or Italian food in Abilene are losing options. Both Circuit City and Spaghetti Warehouse are going out of business. Circuit City, the nation's No. 2 electronics seller after Best Buy, filed for bankruptcy last November. Spaghetti Warehouse, located in the Mall of Abilene, closed Feb. ... [Read More…]

Protecting the Streak

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By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer The women's basketball team beat Texas A&M-Kingsville Tuesday night 78-70 in a game that was not as close as the final score indicated. The Wildcats got off to a hot start against Kingsville, holding them without a made field goal for the first 6:42 minutes of the game. The Wildcats complemented their stingy defense ... [Read More…]

ACU playoff chances hinder on turnaround

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By Ryan Cantrell, Sports Writer ACU lost a 76-75 heartbreaker on Tuesday night in overtime to Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Wildcats fell to 2-5 in LSC South Division and 8-13 overall, while their postseason chances took a hit after the loss. The Wildcats have five games remaining and will have to jump to fourth place to make the postseason ... [Read More…]

Couples should normalize holiday’s appreciation

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By Sommerly Simser, Multimedia Managing Editor Valentine's Day is upon us. That means the endless amount of heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, flowers, teddy bears, cards and empty wallets are back too. Try to hold your shock, but I've never been a big fan of Valentine's Day. Even I sometimes think this beauty queen who loves romance is the perfect ... [Read More…]

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