The Monday after Spring Break is one of the more depressing days of the year for me. I get just a taste of what it is like to have my mom do my laundry and cooking, and then I get thrown back into the harsh reality of taking care of myself. This year however, that Monday was much worse than I could have imagined. For the last week and a half, my ... [Read More…]
Bacon brings home state championship
On Saturday night three ACU seniors lived out a dream as they led Abilene Christian High School to the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools 2A state championship over Beren Academy 46-42. Coaches Michael Bacon, Colby Carr, and Nick Smith gave ACHS it's first basketball state championship since 1981. It was a championship game that ... [Read More…]
Golf places 6th in spring opener
The Wildcat golf team got back on the course this week to open their spring season and came away with sixth, their 25th straight top-7 finish. For ACU, this tournament was about shaking off some rust from the Played at the TPC of Louisiana, the UNO Mardi Gras Invitational pitted some of the best Division II golf teams against each other to open up ... [Read More…]
ACHS to play in TAPPS State Tournament after 30 year absence
Three ACU students have coached the Abilene Christian High School boy's basketball team to the TAPPS State Tournament for the first time in 30 years. Michael Bacon, Colby Carr and Nick Smith, all seniors, make up the coaching staff for the 23-5 Panthers who are hoping to capture their first state title since the early '80s. "In a lot of ways, ... [Read More…]
Former Wildcat dies in plane crash
Former ACU football player and record holder, Dale "Scooter" Phillips was killed in a plane crash Monday night. He was 47 years old. Garner Roberts, a friends of Phillips' and ACU's former Sports Information Director, found out on Tuesday, and he was shocked to hear the news. "I found out early Tuesday morning that he was missing, before they ... [Read More…]
I’m All Lin with the New York Knicks
Linsanity. The sensation that is sweeping the nation. Listed at a very generous 6'3" 200 pounds, Jeremy Lin, a Taiwanese-American, has caught the basketball world by storm. The New York Knicks, NBA's larger than life franchise, have won seven of their last eight games, and Lin is the reason. The dude can straight up ball. Not mentioned nearly as ... [Read More…]
Collums brings radical change to coaching post
After a failed stint as an ACU assistant coach, Ken Collums wasn't about to go back. His best friend, brother-in-law and fellow University of Central Arkansas coach Chris Thomsen had been offered the head coaching gig. Thomsen wanted to bring Collums with him as his offensive coordinator. "He took this job, and I told him it was crazy," Collums ... [Read More…]
Sing Song to mix with basketball
The two biggest events that happen in Moody Coliseum are going to combine on this weekend. Saturday afternoon will mark the first ever Retro Sing Song Night at the ACU men's and women's basketball games. Students are encouraged to wear Sing Song costumes from year's past or from this year to watch the game. There will be judges on hand to give out ... [Read More…]
Younger Manning deserves love, too
As the Peyton Manning saga continues, a much larger question lingers. Not many have addressed it, and those that have are split on the subject. Is little brother Eli - the one who had pillows wedged under his shirt as a kid so big brother could practice throwing at him - the better of the two professional Mannings? The easy answer, of course, is ... [Read More…]
ACU adds speed, depth on signing day
February 1st may mark the start of a new month for some, but for avid sports fans, the beginning of February signals National Signing Day. It is the first day when high school student athletes can sign their letters of intent to play for the college of their choice. The ACU football team didn't miss out on the fun as head coach Ken Collums added ... [Read More…]
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