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Wildcats finish fourth in Amarillo

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The No. 3 ranked golf team placed fourth at the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational in Amarillo on Tuesday. Senior Alex Carpenter finished first for the Wildcats in ninth place with a score of 213, shooting 2-under-69 in the first round and 1-over-72 in rounds two and three. "We all played pretty well this week," Carpenter said. "Corbin and Trey ... [Read More…]

Four players compete in nationals

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The ACU tennis teams will be represented at the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships in Mobile, Ala. Junior Hans Hach and Sophomore Borja Cortés will represent the men's side as senior Julia Mongin and sophomore Brittney Reed will represent the women. They will all go into the tournament ranked in the top four seeds, after their domination ... [Read More…]

Errors haunt ‘Cats in loss

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The Wildcats had two errors at the end of their match Tuesday night which cost them a tough five-set loss to Dallas Baptist University. The squad was defeated in Moody Coliseum, 3-2 (21-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-18, 18-16). The loss dropped them to 7-12 on the year and 3-6 in the Lone Star Conference. "We made a couple of careless errors at the wrong ... [Read More…]

Ag department to return to Medina

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Eleven months after an accident that injured more than a dozen students and faculty members and killed one student, a group more than twice the size will leave on Friday to participate in the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences's annual service trip to Medina Children's Home. On last year’s trip, the group’s minibus drifted off ... [Read More…]

Freshmen acts entertain

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Various groups of freshmen were busy performing for the 40th annual Freshmen Follies last weekend. With more than 200 freshman participants, audience members had a wide variety of acts to look forward to. Hall acts, dance troupes, specialty acts and other performances were featured in this years' show, "Have No Fear, Follies Is Here!" "We chose ... [Read More…]

Drive-in reopens but faces uncertainty

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Business has been hard for the treasured Town & Country Drive-In Theatre, especially since film companies get just about everything at the box office these days. The drive-in could be in danger of closing permanently. The drive-in was quiet this September and was closed because business was slow due to school starting and football season. ... [Read More…]

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