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Sporting successes promote optimism

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By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Expectations. They seem to be the focus before any beginning. But as the 2008-09 school year comes to a close, I find it funny to look back at the expectations I had as sports editor entering the year. "Simple" and "routine" would be the two best words to describe my expectations, but I could not have been more ... [Read More…]

Cats lose championship game to Angelo State

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By Ryan Cantrell, Assistant Sports Editor Angelo State defeated the Wildcats 8-3 in extra innings Friday evening, and then took the series with a 13-5 victory to win the LSC championship Saturday. The Wildcats won the regular season LSC South title, but the Rambelles took the conference championship. ACU took the early lead in the third inning ... [Read More…]

Wildcats fall short of title at national contest: Teams fail to win national title for first time since ’01

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By Ryan Cantrell, Assistant Sports Editor The 2009 NCAA Division II national championship brought the Wildcats seven-year title streak to an end Saturday. The men's team took second in the team competition and the women sixth for the first time since 2001 that ACU did not win an indoor or outdoor national championship. The men's track team held a ... [Read More…]

Wildcats claim LSC Crown: ACU remains perfect for first title since ’02

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By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer The ACU baseball team won the Lone Star Conference Post-Season Tournament Tuesday with a 6-0 shutout of rival Angelo State. The Wildcats capped off a perfect 5-0 weekend in the tournament with the win. Preston Vancil gave ACU solid pitching from the start, retiring the first six batters he faced. Vancil finished ... [Read More…]

Tennis teams claim LSC titles

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By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor After an impressive season, the men's and women's tennis teams have begun their quest for a successful postseason. Both teams were vying for conference championships, and both teams got them. The women were nothing short of dominant in their defense as reigning LSC champions. Not allowing a single point ... [Read More…]

Cats receive at-large bid to Regional tournament

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By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The Wildcat golf team received an at-large bid Friday to compete in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional tournament May 4-6. The tournament will be played at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich. "There are a lot of very talented teams in our region," head golf coach ... [Read More…]

Lone Star Showdown: Softball team to play Angelo State for conference championship

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By Ryan Cantrell, Sports Writer After winning the south side of the Lone Star Conference tournament, the Wildcats will host Angelo State this weekend for the LSC Championship series. The championship will be a best of three series starting Friday at 5 p.m. "Angelo State is a good hitting team," head coach Chantiel Wilson said. "They have two ... [Read More…]

Third-seeded Wildcats to play Southeastern Oklahoma

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By Ryan Cantrell, Sports Writer Despite being ranked No. 2 in the regional poll just three weeks ago, ACU dropped to No. 5 in the regional poll after a 4-5 finish and will head into this weekend's Lone Star Conference Baseball Championship tournament needing a strong performance to earn an invite to the regional tournament. The No. 25 Wildcats ... [Read More…]

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