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Wildcats fall in opener: Mental errors hurt much-improved football team

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The ACU football team may have lost 31-17 to Central Arkansas on Saturday but was still able to see how it stood up to the No. 15-ranked team. The Wildcat's 17-point deficit at the final whistle Saturday was a drastically different outcome from last season's 49-point loss to UCA. "We made some progress over where ... [Read More…]

Cats seek revenge in opener: Football team starts season against three teams in Top 15

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor ACU football players aren't big on numbers. The fact that their first three opponents are all ranked in the top 15 and defeated the 'Cats by a combined score of 158-51 last season doesn't matter to them-they're just numbers. "Any given team can get beat on any Saturday," said junior offensive lineman Britt ... [Read More…]

Quarterback prepared for comeback season: Freeman leads by example, loves pressure

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Writer Quarterback Colby Freeman took two snaps on the first play of the second half in last season's Sept. 29 game against Eastern New Mexico. First, there was the snap from the center, followed by the snap of his ankle as he was tackled. "I definitely knew something was wrong," said the 6-foot-3, 205 pound Brown-wood ... [Read More…]

Cats to step up intensity in ’02: Positive players fed up with losing Seasons

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor When one fight breaks out at an ACU football practice, it's no big deal. But when two or three tangles occur, that's- "Intensity," said junior off-ensive lineman Britt Lively. "We're really seeing some fight this year that we haven't seen here in a long time." Oddly enough, the two or three exchanges that took ... [Read More…]

Purple-White scrimmage wraps up summer practice: Defense controls pace of 90-play scrimmage

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor A summer isn't complete for ACU football players until they hit the gridiron for full-contact play at the Purple-White game, which the Wildcats completed Saturday to cap off 14 two-a-day summer practices. No point system was used in the game, which coach Gary Gaines labeled a "controlled scrimmage." The tired ... [Read More…]

ACU prepares for region tourney

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Writer With one more series remaining and the South Central region tournament looming in the distance, the ACU baseball team is riding high after accomplishing all of its goals thus far. The Wildcats set out at the beginning of the year to clinch the Lone Star South Division, to win the LSC championship outright and to ... [Read More…]

Relationships play integral part in students’ lives

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By Joel Weckerly, Student Reporter Upon walking through the Campus Center on any given weekday about 10:50 a.m., one might come across a small difficulty-actually walking. The pre-Chapel crowds in the Campus Center give students little room to roam or check their mail. But no one really seems to mind. The huge crowd found in and around the ... [Read More…]

Cats dominate LSC tourney

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Writer In one weekend the ACU baseball team achieved two more goals it had been striving for all season: a third straight Lone Star Conference tournament championship and a fifth straight 40-win season. The Wildcats were successful with both of those by sweeping past the competition in last weekend's LSC post-season ... [Read More…]

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