Head coach Rick McCarty and the Wildcats baseball team are upping the level of competition they have ever seen in the upcoming season. The Wildcats schedule has them playing 54 games over the course of the spring, including 30 conference games and 24 non-conference games. Conference play will consist of 10 series against Southland opponents, and ... [Read More…]
Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. DCC
WILDCATS-CRUSADERS PREDICTIONS Owen: After a tough month of basketball in November, the men’s basketball team is hopeful to get back on track in the win column. Dallas Christian College is a member of the Division II National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). For a college that doesn’t have more than 400 students, this will be the ... [Read More…]
Wildcats close 2019 season with a loss at Starkville, 45-7
The Mississippi State Bulldogs showed little mercy in a 45-7 beating of the Wildcats in their first match-up against an SEC opponent. Head Coach Adam Dorrel reached into his bag of tricks heading into Starkville, knowing the Bulldogs would be a tough match up for a considerably smaller ACU program. ACU opted to kick to open the game, giving ... [Read More…]
KACU to bring ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ to the Paramount
89.5 KACU will present “It’s a Wonderful Life, a Live Radio Play” at the Paramount Theatre in early December. For the first time in the station’s long history, 89.5 KACU is hosting a live radio play at the Paramount Theatre. “It’s a Wonderful Life, a Live Radio Play” will be performed by local actor and former KTXS anchor George Levesque and ... [Read More…]
Wildcats commit six turnovers in loss to SELU, 35-14
The senior class took the field at Anthony Field one last time on Saturday in a tough loss to co-conference leading Southeastern Louisiana. SLU put the first points on the board with 11:32 left in the first quarter with running back Devonte Williams taking the handoff from quarterback Chason Virgil for a six-yard touchdown. The Wildcats lost ... [Read More…]
Suicide documentary brings awareness and mindset of hope to campus
ACU and Mental Health of America came together and presented the documentary "Suicide: The Ripple Effect" in Cullen Auditorium Tuesday evening. The event began with the screening of the documentary based on Kevin Hines' experience with mental health struggles, followed by a Q&A session on the immediate and lasting effects of ... [Read More…]
Playoff chances dissipate as Wildcats drop big game against Bearkats, 24-10
ACU dropped a big game against Sam Houston State on Saturday, 24-10, to push its playoff chances further away. Both Abilene Christian and Sam Houston State came into the game at 5-4 on the season, and looked to the future in what was a do or die game for both teams. The Bearkats keep the playoff picture alive after the big win, in which ... [Read More…]
Nursing major’s passion for yo-yoing leads to joy in personal and professional life
The busyness of college affects everyone differently, and students choose several outlets to relieve that stress such as reading, hammocking, or working out. Senior nursing major Quentin Rohl however, finds his relief in a unique outlet: yo-yoing. Rohl began his pursuit of yo-yoing as a young kid when a professional yo-yo thrower came to ... [Read More…]
QB Davis shines on campus and on the gridiron
Sema’J Davis has solidified himself as a key component in the Wildcats’ offense in the present and the near future. The sophomore kinesiology major out of Midland has shown his skillset on the field, but there is a lot more to Davis than just his play in between the white lines. Davis a graduate of Midland Lee High School, where he started under ... [Read More…]
Nine alumni elected into ACU Sports Hall of Fame
Nine alumni were inducted into the school’s sports hall of fame Friday evening, with representatives from football, baseball, women’s tennis and track and field. Lindsay (DeHoff) Brewer, 1998-2001, was selected three consecutive years as a first-team all-Lone Star Conference selection from 1999-2001. During her freshman year, she was also selected ... [Read More…]