By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer Henry Willis came to ACU in 1968 as a basketball transfer from Howard County Junior College; little did he know he was blazing the way for black athletes at ACU for more than the next 30 years. ACU was partly integrated in 1962 when Washington D. Harris enrolled as a graduate student to become the first ... [Read More…]
Wildcats claim LSC Crown: ACU remains perfect for first title since ’02
By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer The ACU baseball team won the Lone Star Conference Post-Season Tournament Tuesday with a 6-0 shutout of rival Angelo State. The Wildcats capped off a perfect 5-0 weekend in the tournament with the win. Preston Vancil gave ACU solid pitching from the start, retiring the first six batters he faced. Vancil finished ... [Read More…]
Wildcats set for LSC tournament
By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer The Wildcat men's tennis team wrapped up its regular season with a couple of big wins. The women had the weekend off, but the men defeated two conference opponents. The men took a 21-4 record into the final weekend of the regular season against conference opponent Southeastern Oklahoma State University and ... [Read More…]
Women’s tennis team splits pair of matches
By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer The women's tennis team continued to prepare for a national title run, playing two matches over the weekend, while the men's team had the week off. The Wildcats played another Division I opponent in the University of North Texas, and also competed against conference and regional rival Northeastern State. "We needed ... [Read More…]
Tennis teams compete on road versus top teams
By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer The men and women's teams were out of town this past weekend, playing road matches against top-flight teams. The men made the long trek to Montgomery, Ala., without their No. 1 player Juan Nuñez to face off against a slew of Division II powerhouses. The Wildcats walked away from the weekend 1-2 after facing ... [Read More…]
In the Swing of Things
By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer ACU tennis continued its winning ways over the weekend and stayed hot Tuesday after going 5-1 in the six matches. The men went 2-1 while the women went undefeated. The men defeated Metro State and University of the Southwest over the weekend before falling Tuesday to No. 12 conference opponent Cameron University. ... [Read More…]
Wildcats fall twice to Division I teams
By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer Being a nationally ranked team means everyone wants to beat you; the Wildcats found that out the hard way over the weekend after dropping two matches to Lamar University and Louisiana-Lafayette University. "We were in a tough match, and that's really what it is all about," head coach Hutton Jones said. The ... [Read More…]
Men, women’s tennis teams go undefeated
By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer Just because it was spring break does not mean that the ACU tennis team took one. The men and women both rolled en route to a combined 8-0 record over the break. The Wildcats defeated Schreiner and St. Edward's, as well as Lone Star Conference opponent Midwestern State and future LSC opponent Incarnate Word. "We ... [Read More…]
Teams beat four more Division I opponents
By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer After smashing through the first part of their schedules, the ACU tennis teams went into their bye week on a roll; they came out of their bye week just the same. The men won five of their six matches over the weekend, and the women took two of three. The teams also added four more Division I schools to their list of ... [Read More…]
Standout Performances: Former RB, WR perform well at NFL Combine
By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer After establishing themselves as two of the top athletes in Division II, two former Wildcats continued to turn heads in the next phase of their football career: the NFL Combine. Johnny Knox and Bernard Scott took full advantage of the opportunity to impress NFL scouts and coaches from around the league. "I think ... [Read More…]