The 2026 season begins for the Wildcats with a tough trip to College Station, but for ACU softball, like every other team in the Big Country, adversity already arrived before the Wildcats even got off the first pitch. The winter snowstorm that came through Abilene about a week and a half ago wiped out practices this preseason, forcing ACU to ... [Read More…]
Extended bye gives Wildcats chance to regroup before Utah Tech
The Wildcats will have 12 days off ahead of their home contest against Utah Tech, courtesy of their midseason bye and a mix of West Texas winter storms that postponed their game against Tarleton State this past week. “We were ready to play Saturday, we were ready to play today,” head coach Brette Tanner said. “Now we’ve got to shift ... [Read More…]
Wildcat Stadium receives turf upgrade
Fresh off back-to-back United Athletic Conference championships, the Wildcats will get a fresh home turf to start their 2026 season. Wildcat Stadium, which was completed in 2017, has kept its original turf since the inaugural kickoff. Now 45 NCAA games into its history, Vice President for Athletics Zack Lassiter said the change is ... [Read More…]
Track & Field begins 2026 at Corky Classic
The Wildcats track and field team is starting off its 2026 campaign up in Lubbock at Texas Tech’s Corky Classic meet on Friday with the aim of building on the start of their indoor season back in December. At the McFerrin 12-Degree Invitational in College Station, early-season success was evident across a young roster that has been rebuilt just ... [Read More…]
Former Wildcat Airion Simmons indicted in federal sports betting scheme
Former ACU men’s basketball forward Airion Simmons was indicted in a federal investigation involving an alleged point-shaving and sports betting scheme Thursday morning in Philadelphia. According to the indictment, which included 38 other NCAA men’s basketball players, 17 teams, and numerous Chinese Basketball Association games, Simmons was ... [Read More…]
Poly Wells upgrades ahead of 2027 NCAA rule change
Things are starting to look different again while driving down Ambler Avenue, and this time it is not the renovation of the now Bullock Brothers Ballpark but instead ACU softball’s Poly Wells Field. Currently, the stadium is in the middle of a significant facelift in regard to its outfield wall—not an entire renovation—due to the wall’s ... [Read More…]
Cross country takes step forward at WAC meet despite key setbacks
Both Wildcat cross country squads demonstrated improvement and toughness at the Western Athletic Conference championships this past week, according to Head Coach Nathan Meeuwenberg. On the men’s side, the Wildcats faced a setback less than a week before the race when the team’s top runner, Andrew Villa, sophomore from Abilene, suffered a ... [Read More…]
The call back home: How Ted Matthews helped rescue Anson General Hospital
Retirement ironically proved short-lived for 69-year-old Ted Matthews. Just eight months into retirement, he received a call from Pete Klein, an Anson General board member and good friend, asking whether he would come back to help the struggling hospital. Matthews said he didn't think twice, answering, “How could I say no to my home ... [Read More…]
An ACU parable: Spending the day with Jesus
10 a.m. - The Announcement “To all students and faculty: Jesus of Nazareth will arrive on campus in one hour. BE PREPARED!” I read in the email from President Phil Schubert on my laptop. It took about 10 seconds before the first Yik Yak buzz started howling, sending the whole campus into commotion. Some of my classmates started dusting off ... [Read More…]
Women’s tennis earn runner-up, finishes at WAC Tennis Invitational
At the Western Athletic Conference Tennis Invitational in St. George, Utah, senior leaders Masha Vrsalovic, from Cochabamba, Bolivia, and Alice Klinteby, from Falkenberg, Sweden, showed up big, paving the way to runner-up finishes in both singles and doubles. The performance capped off a promising fall campaign while looking ahead to the regular ... [Read More…]
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