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‘Cats prepare for series against Javelinas

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The ACU softball team is hoping to have a short memory and renewed mindset as it rebounds from losing two out of three games to Texas Women's University last weekend before taking on Texas A&M University -Kingsville Friday and Saturday at Wells Field. The Wildcats beat the Pioneers 8-6 on Friday before falling to them 8-0 and 9-4 in the latter ... [Read More…]

Baseball prepares for West Texas A&M

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The Wildcats lost a 6-2 battle to St. Mary's University Wednesday afternoon. The Rattlers got to the Wildcats' bullpen, putting up three runs in the sixth and two more runs in the seventh. "Ultimately, their pitcher held us in check, and we just couldn't get guys into scoring opportunities," Head Coach Britt Bonneau said. "We had five opportunites ... [Read More…]

Men to host regionals after victory

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The ACU men's and women's tennis teams both defeated Cameron University in different fashions on Wednesday in the first home matches for ACU in more than a month. The men overcame shaky doubles play to defeat the Aggies 5-4, the final and deciding point won by junior Jake Hendrie. "It's always exciting when the overall team win comes down to one ... [Read More…]

Stars’ former coach Crawford should still be employed

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Ninth place in the NHL Western Conference sounds bad, but it sounds a bit better when you consider the fact that your team was thirteenth the season before and a non-factor in playoff conversation. That's why the decision by Joe Nieuwendyk to fire Coach Marc Crawford seems a bit hasty. Crawford was in just his second season as head coach and had ... [Read More…]

Track and Field has strong showing in Austin

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Hurdler Andrew McDowell and triple jumper Ramon Sparks ignited a strong showing by the ACU track and field team that included five top five finishes Saturday at the Texas Relays in Austin. McDowell, a redshirt senior from Kansas City, Mo., finished second in the college division of the 110 hurdles in a blazing 14.17 seconds. That time is a mere ... [Read More…]

Men’s tennis gets mixed results

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The ACU men's tennis team comes off a mixed weekend into the last home stand of the season. On Saturday, they took on Division I team Oklahoma State University, a Big 12 school, falling with a score of 5-2. OSU edged the Wildcats out in doubles play to assume a 1-0 lead, and won four consecutive singles matches to secure the win. Sophomore Hans ... [Read More…]

Wildcats stay alive in playoff hunt with series win

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The Wildcats stayed alive in the hunt for the LSC Championship series after taking two of three from the conference's second worst team, Eastern New Mexico. "We finally have been doing the things we need to do to win these last few series," said senior Cameron Bankston. ACU dropped the first of three games on Friday after the bullpen and some ... [Read More…]

Softball drops two of three to Pioneers

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The Wildcats dropped two of three to Texas Woman's University this weekend. ACU won the first game Friday 8-6, before dropping the next two 8-0 and 9-4. "We didn't play well enough this weekend to win. We didn't hit very well and we didn't pitch very well," Head Coach Bobby Reeves said. "I felt we were pretty fortunate to win one of three, so it ... [Read More…]

Success is not always measured by a victory

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It was a thrilling Sunday. A 21-year-old who had led the Masters for three full rounds had fallen apart. Birdies were abundant, as 10 golfers had a shot at the lead. More exciting than all of that though was one familiar face among all the rest - Eldrick "Tiger" Woods. Woods had an unbelievable front nine in the final round of the Masters totaling ... [Read More…]

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