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Gallery: Class of 2026 honored at senior candlelight devo

May 4, 2026 by Callie Brimberry Leave a Comment

The graduating class of 2026 was honored and celebrated at Beauchamp Amphitheater on Sunday night with a candlelight devotional. Worship, fellowship and words of encouragement were spoken over the students by Dr. John H. Boyles, Associate Professor of Bible, Missions and Ministry, along with other faculty members as they head into their last week ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Annual Kirk Goodwin Run raises over $38,000

May 3, 2026 by Leslie Carrigan Leave a Comment

Four hundred seventy Students, alumni, faculty and community members signed up to race on Saturday in Galaxy's 2026 annual Kirk Goodwin Run, which raised $38,000 to support the professional development and internship director in COBA, Jasmine McCabe-Gosset. Gosset was diagnosed with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy in November of ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Baseball unable to hold early lead against Dallas Baptist

April 30, 2026 by Naya Pacheco Leave a Comment

Baseball fell to Dallas Baptist University 16-4 on Tuesday at Crutcher Scott Field. The Wildcats started the first inning strong by bringing in three runs, scoring three runs behind a two-run single from JT Thompson and an RBI single from Brady Ladusau. ACU held Dallas Baptist scoreless through four innings before the Patriots used a seven-run ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Softball falls in final home series against CBU

April 29, 2026 by Daniel Rhodes Leave a Comment

Softball dropped its weekend series to California Baptist at Poly Wells Field, falling in all three games. The Wildcats were swept in Friday’s doubleheader, 13-0 and 10-3, before closing the series with a 10-0 loss Saturday in a run-rule-shortened game. California Baptist used big innings throughout the weekend, including a seven-run third inning ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Baseball wins 2-1 home series over UT Arlington

April 29, 2026 by Daniel Rhodes Leave a Comment

Baseball secured a series win over UT Arlington, going 2-1 across three games this weekend at Crutcher Scott Field at Bullock Brothers Ballpark. The Wildcats fell 11-6 in Friday’s opener before bouncing back with a 9-8 extra-inning walk-off win Saturday and a 14-4 run-rule victory Sunday to close the series. The team will travel to Sacramento State ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Theatre department performs spring musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

April 23, 2026 by Callie Brimberry Leave a Comment

The Department of Theatre’s 2026 spring musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” will run April 23-26 at the Williams Performing Arts Center’s Fulks Theatre. Directed by Joey Banks, with assistant director Alex Dulske, music director Dr. Chris Hollingsworth and choreographer Macayla Brown, the production features audience ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Volleyball caps spring season with home matches

April 22, 2026 by Daniel Curd and Daniel Rhodes Leave a Comment

Volleyball wrapped up its spring season with matches against UTPB and Texas Tech on Saturday, finishing the day 6-2. The Wildcats went 4-0 against UTPB and split 2-2 with Texas Tech at home. ACU opened its spring slate on March 21 and closed out the season with its final two matchups. ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Second annual ACU’s Got Talent showcases spoken word, singing, hula hooping

April 22, 2026 by Leslie Carrigan Leave a Comment

ACU’s Got Talent showcased student performers Tuesday at the Boone Family Theatre, featuring acts including singing, dancing and spoken word. Lois Botelua, freshman theatre major from Fort Worth, and pianist Peter John, freshman finance major from Park Row, took home the top prize for their performance of “The Visitor” by Sienna Spiro, earning a ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Ko Jo Kai, Trojans take first place in 70th annual intramural rodeo

April 17, 2026 by Ashley Henderson Leave a Comment

The Agricultural and Environmental Sciences club led its 70th annual intramural rodeo on Thursday at the Taylor Telecom Arena. The women competed in ribbon run, cow sorting, and goat tying, and the men competed in wild sheep milking, double mugging, and steer saddling. Students could also sign up for steer riding. This year, fraternity and sorority ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Softball falls to UNT in home game

April 16, 2026 by Naya Pacheco Leave a Comment

Softball fell to the University of North Texas 9-7 on Wednesday at Poly Wells Field. The two teams faced a weather delay that pushed the game time back an additional hour and a half. The Wildcats scored in the second, sixth and seventh innings to bring their total to seven runs. Kyana Lipardo hit a triple in the bottom of the seventh inning, ... [Read More…]

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