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Intramural changes coming to campus

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By Blake Penfield, Sports Writer ACU's intramural program is beginning again this fall with some familiar sports but a few changes. Flag football, softball, which is usually a spring sport, and a waterball tournament, which used to be a complete season, will all be offered by the intramural department this fall. Flag football is fast approaching ... [Read More…]

Wildcats upset in season opener

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor They may have been unranked and in the midst of a coaching scandal, but the University of Central Oklahoma upset the nationally ranked ACU football team in its season opener Saturday. ACU lost 27-17 to UCO after the Bronchos took advantage of a handful of ACU mistakes and penalties. UCO, whose former head coach ... [Read More…]

Volleyball team looking for first win of season

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By Michael Freeman, Assistant Sports Editor The ACU volleyball team will have a chance to pick up its first win of the season Friday and Saturday at the Alamo City Invitational in San Antonio. After last week's Florida Southern Invitational, the Wildcats are 0-4 on the season. ACU is looking to bounce back as it plays three in-state teams this ... [Read More…]

Teams begin season at home

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By Michael Freeman, Assistant Sports Editor Senior Nicodemus Naimadu from Narok, Kenya, is thankful for the opportunity he had to run with the Wildcats for the past three years. "When I was given that opportunity to come and run here and study, I really had to appreciate it," Naimadu said. "Back home, nobody can give you that. After being given ... [Read More…]

Different expectations

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor At ACU's season opener in 2006, the Wildcats were the underdogs. They were picked to finish sixth in the Lone Star Conference South Division, hadn't won a season opener since 1998 and hadn't posted a winning season in three years. Nobody knew how good the ACU football team could be, not even its players. "We ... [Read More…]

Athletics improves facilities over break

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By Michael Freeman, Assistant Sports Editor With new and renovated athletic facilities, the Wildcat teams, along with students, can look forward to using some of the best facilities available this year. The Powell Fitness Center, the football practice field and the courts at the Eager Tennis Pavilion are just a few of the restorations that the ... [Read More…]

Heart, not height, advantage in ’07

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By Michael Freeman, Assistant Sports Editor To senior outside hitter Abbie Lowry, height does not matter much on the volleyball court, but heart does. And although this year's Wildcat volleyball team is not as tall as in years' past, it's the heart that will bring success this season. "Two years ago, we were a big team. We had a lot of really ... [Read More…]

Summer with the line

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Their names aren't on a stat sheet, and they're not the players usually quoted in the paper, but without its offensive linemen the ACU football team wouldn't gain a yard. And after a summer of Schlitterbahn, s'mores and 7 a.m. workout sessions, starters Nathan Young, Cody Savage, Matt Raesner, Joseph Thompson and ... [Read More…]

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