Kaysie Hermsdorf, junior Houston native, set an undefeated 7-0 record during this year's season opener at the Indiana Winter Invitational, where she was awarded Player of the Week from the Southland Conference. Hermsdorf dominated in singles and doubles against big schools in Indiana, Wisconsin and Oregon, but for her, the award came right out ... [Read More…]
It’s All for Sport
A college athlete's career takes years to build to an elite level. It takes a spark to ignite a passion in a child to become great. It takes years and years of hard work - extra time on the field perfecting skills, lifting and conditioning to get into top shape, training the mind to endure as much as the body. And finally, it takes intense ... [Read More…]
From Africa to Abilene
Micah Conway's room is worlds apart from a typical college student. Pictures cover his wall containing memories of home; by his desk hang several traditional and ceremonial African weaponry draped against a red cloth. More pictures of African wildlife and scenery adorn the walls. No one would think while looking at Micah that he is originally ... [Read More…]
The perfect match: De Leon and ACU together at last
It was because of a classic. A sports classic that is. He never had to go through the stress and pressure of deciding where to go, because he already knew. He knew from a very young age as a kid. He knew it was the place for him, and he would do whatever it took to get there, even though it was more than a thousand miles away. New athletic ... [Read More…]
The Samaritan that Sims built
In the last three years, Terry Bradshaw, Laura Bush and Condoleezza Rice have made visits to Abilene. Three years ago, the Abilene nonprofit, Global Samaritan Resources, hired a new executive director, Danny Sims. The timing is not a coincidence. Convincing celebrities to come to West Texas is one of the more external ways people have noticed ... [Read More…]
Third trip’s the charm
On Aug. 27, Mandy Rama boarded a plane to finally return home, alongside 10 other students. Rama, a sophomore family studies major, has a different experience than her classmates - she was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and has been waiting to return for the last 13 years. "I want so badly to leave here feeling like this is home, but I still ... [Read More…]
Remembering the Greatest Generation
"If you love me, you won't leave." Ken Lewis' mother screamed at him from the front door as he as he left his Meriden, Connecticut, home to enlist in the U.S. Army. Two weeks later, July 14, 1944, he was on a troop train bound for Camp Blanding, Florida, and 17 weeks of infantry training. He was 21 years old. Countless mothers, just like ... [Read More…]
Epps proves excellence on both sides of the ball
From offense to defense to special teams, ACU junior Jonathan Epps can do just about anything on the football field. Epps is second on the team in all-purpose yards with 788 behind freshman redshirt running back De'Andre Brown's 949 yards coming from passes and kick and punt returns. He also plays a key role on the defensive side of the ball, ... [Read More…]
Track coach Graham continues to recover in Colorado
It could happen to anyone. Young or old, freak accidents happen all the time. The difference is when those freak accidents hit home. Twenty-nine-year-old Drew Graham was no exception. Graham, an assistant track and field coach, was a recent victim of an accident in which his life was put in jeopardy after a swimming accident left him with a ... [Read More…]
Voter voices at the polls
Howard Collier has lived in Abilene 29 years, and has voted in every election since he moved here from Lubbock. But to him, voting is not the most important thing in life. "Voting comes number two; number one is prayer," Collier said. "It's my own personal conviction, but my beliefs are to pray, vote and buy ammunition." Collier believes ... [Read More…]
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