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New IM Fields location confirmed

May 11, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

The new ACU Intramural fields will be moved to the empty grass lot south of Wildcat Stadium, north of stevens park and off the Wildcat way trail leading to the football stadium, finally being confirmed after no plan was in a place as the time of their demolition. In the fall of 2021, the University put forth plans to replace the Larry “Satch” ... [Read More…]

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Tatrow leads explosive offense in SFA sweep

May 4, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

Last week, ACU baseball continued its historic season with a win against No. 9 Texas Tech in Lubbock and a sweep of Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches. The Wildcats entered Lubbock on April 26, 19-20, having dropped two games to UTRGV that weekend. The Wildcats put together a valiant effort to down the Red Raiders on offense and defense. The ... [Read More…]

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Baseball debuts new video board at Crutcher Scott Field

April 26, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

Baseball has continued the growth of its program with the addition of a new video board in right field of Crutcher Scott Field. The board is part of a series of changes to the field dating back to the shift to an fully turf facility in 2016 and the renovation of the Gilbreth-Scott Team room in 2019. The board itself is an upgrade from the ... [Read More…]

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Baseball proves effective on both sides of the ball in series win versus Fresno State

April 22, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

Baseball took its first trip out of state to face Fresno State in California, where the Wildcats would win the series two games to one. The Wildcats entered their first non-conference weekend series since March 4, having gone just 1-5 in their last six games while getting outscored 31-67 in those games. The series win over Fresno State marked a ... [Read More…]

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Money, television rights and FCS football: How the 2021 conference realignment affected ACU athletics

April 13, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

Brian Davis franticly shuffled to contact his sources at the University of Texas. The UT athletics beat writer for the Austin-American Statesman had just heard a rumor that would change the face of college athletics. “From my point of view initially, it was disbelief in the idea that this can’t be true; there’s no way this is true,” Davis ... [Read More…]

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Students and staff prepare for FilmFest

April 7, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

On Thursday, the annual Film Fest Gala will occur at the historic Paramount Theatre. Traditionally held at the Paramount, the event is returning to the location after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was moved online in 2020 and then moved outside in 2021 to the Beauchamp amphitheater. This year’s event returns with a ... [Read More…]

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Faculty, friends remember the life of ubiquitous Marcus Mullings

April 5, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

Marcus Mullings, a well-known and ever-present member of the ACU and Abilene community, passed away on March 8, 2022, at the age of 89 of natural causes. Born in Cincinnati, Mullings grew up in Abilene with his father, Dr. Marcus E. Mullings, a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics from 1935 to 1973, spending most of those years as the ... [Read More…]

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Baseball garners first win versus a ranked opponent in Fort Worth

March 30, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

Wildcat baseball won its first-ever matchup versus a ranked opponent in Division I NCAA baseball, defeating the no.12 TCU Horned Frogs on the road at Lupton Stadium. Entering Tuesday, the Wildcats had been in a slump in a week where they went 1-3 versus Tarleton and TCU at home. This included a 14-3 run-rule loss to a then no.19 Horned Frogs on ... [Read More…]

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Late pitching difficulties highlights rough week for baseball

March 29, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

This past week, baseball continued its season with a single-game homestand versus TCU and a three-game conference matchup versus Tarleton. It was a tough weekend with a seven-inning run-rule loss versus No. 19 TCU on Tuesday and close losses in games one and two versus Tarleton. The Horned Frogs came to town with hot bats coming off a series ... [Read More…]

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Campus Store hosts annual graduation fair

March 22, 2022 by Kauy Ostlien Leave a Comment

The Campus Store hosted a senior fair March 9-10 at the main level of the Campus Store to help prepare outgoing students to gather all their required goods for graduation. This senior fair included items ranging from caps, gowns and graduation rings to frames for students’ diplomas. Beyond these items, the event supplied outgoing Wildcats ... [Read More…]

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"Maybe we just don’t care enough. But if we do start caring, and if we become the loudest fans in the WAC, let’s stick to supportive cheering." Read more from Guest Columnist Londyn Gray:
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BY: LONDYN GRAY “Number 18, you look like you don’t shower!” I chuckled and shrugged it off. “Londyn!” They had looked up the roster. “Do you even brush your teeth?” I laughed again, rol...
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