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Loss puts postseason out of picture

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Playoffs are out of the picture for the ACU men's basketball team after its seventh-straight loss in conference play. ACU is now 1-9 in Lone Star Conference South Division play and 10-14 overall after losing 80-68 to West Texas A&M on Saturday. "We had our chances and just didn't execute well the last two and a ... [Read More…]

Experience of a Sing Song Convert

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By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Sports Editor My first impression of Sing Song was a picture of a red-cheeked, wide-eyed smiling girl on a poster in Moody Coliseum, and to be honest, I was scared and confused. I didn't understand why rotating your arms like a star, singing rip-offs of oldies and smiling like a person overdosing on Prozac were things that ... [Read More…]

Wildcats prepare to cross over with ECU

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor After a solid outing by pitcher Ben Maynard and a slew of big run innings helped the Wildcats' downed nationally ranked Incarnate Word 10-1 on Tuesday. The ACU baseball team is looking to ride its recent momentum into this weekend. "We need to play like we did on Tuesday," said head coach Britt Bonneau. ACU, which ... [Read More…]

Sixth-straight loss slims playoff chances for basketball team

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The men's basketball team has lost 10 of its last 11 games, including an 89-76 loss to Eastern New Mexico on Wednesday. But head coach Jason Copeland isn't ready to write off the season just yet. "You can start counting the days or can make the days count," Copeland said. ACU's days in conference play are ... [Read More…]

Wildcats fall short in overtime

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor With less than four seconds left in overtime, guard Tiago Souza caught the inbound pass, dribbled past one Tarleton State defender, squeezed through two more and lofted what would've been the game-winning shot from the top of the key. But like most things lately for the Wildcats, the shot fell short. "That hurt ... [Read More…]

Wildcats face familiar foe: The baseball team will travel to Arkansas to take on Southern Arkansas, the team that ended ACU’s postseason run in 2006.

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The undefeated baseball team swept past its first two opponents of 2007, but Saturday it will face the team that ended the Wildcats' season in 2006: regional opponent Southern Arkansas. Southern Arkansas eliminated the Wildcats' at the South Central Region Tournament after defeating ACU 5-4. "It is the team ... [Read More…]

Playoff destiny depends on streak: After dropping to 1-6 in conference because of a loss to Midwestern State on Wednesday, the ACU men’s basketball team needs to win its last five conference games to contend for a playoff spot.

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor If the Wildcat men's basketball team has any chance of making the postseason, it lies in its own hands. The last-place Wildcats have a chance to make the Lone Star Conference tournament, but only if it wins all five of the remaining games on its schedule. "We're trying to play every game like it's the last one," ... [Read More…]

Wildcats add thirty-five new players to roster

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The program's first NCAA Division II playoff appearance and the success of former Wildcat Danieal Manning made this recruiting season a little easier on the ACU football coaching staff. "All that helps a lot," said head coach Chris Thomsen. "Those are big factors in guys wanting to look at ACU." Those influences ... [Read More…]

Sweep starts ’07 season

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU baseball team is used to starting a season undefeated, and this year is no different. The nationally ranked Wildcats, who has started undefeated in four of its last seven seasons, swept Henderson State in its first three games of 2007. ACU won both games on Saturday 10-5, 3-2 and the final game on Sunday ... [Read More…]

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