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Jumping towards a title

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By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Early in July Andrew McDowell still had no plans of where he would attend college with it being just a few weeks away. He and high school friend Ramone Sparks planned on going to the same school but now had nowhere to go. Sparks came on a visit to ACU after the Missouri state meet where he put in a good word for ... [Read More…]

Second straight win relies on confidence: The ACU men’s basketball team has a chance to win its second straight conference win when it takes on Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday.

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU men's basketball team has a new found confidence heading into its fourth conference game-confidence stemming from solid team defense. The Wildcats' grabbed 20 steals and held the Lone Star Conference's second leading scorer, Marcus Hubbard, to only eight points in their 92-76 win over Angelo State on ... [Read More…]

Cats conquer Rams

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU men's basketball team faced a must-win situation Tuesday night. A loss against rival Angelo State would have dropped them to 0-3 in conference and dashed any reasonable hope of making the regional tournament. "Coming in we knew we had to win," said guard Cortnie Ross. "We didn't want to dig ourselves a ... [Read More…]

Nine qualify for indoor nationals at opening meet

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By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Expectations for the first indoor meet of the year are to achieve personal goals and compete well. But the ACU track team returned with nine provisional qualifiers from the Wes Kittley Invitational in Lubbock this weekend. Seven women and two men earned spots for the national indoor meet. Only one athlete, ... [Read More…]

ACU drops conference opener

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor After being held scoreless in the first half, ACU guard Philip Brooks rallied to score a team high 17 points in the second. But the surge was too little too late as the ACU men's basketball team dropped its first Lone Star Conference South Division game 86-82 to Eastern New Mexico Thursday. The loss dropped ... [Read More…]

Wildcats ranked No. 17 in nation

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU baseball team is ranked No. 17 in the nation by the Collegiate Baseball Magazine pre-season poll after posting a 44-18 record in 2006. Despite the early recognition, head coach Britt Bonneau said he is more watchful of the NCAA Division II Regional poll released in April that will determine if ACU makes ... [Read More…]

Texas Tech indoor meet kicks off ’07 season

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By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Despite gloomy weather keeping practices inside, the ACU track team is prepared for its first indoor meet of the season at the Wes Kittley Invitational in Lubbock. The men's and women's teams are coming off runner-up finishes at the indoor nationals last year. Both teams are talented and looking to improve on last ... [Read More…]

Wildcats to face Bronchos Saturday

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By Blake Penfield, Sports Writer The men's basketball team's impressive 5-1 season record will be challenged on Saturday when the Wildcats try to lasso the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos in Oklahoma. ACU is currently enjoying the highest field goal percentage in the entire Lone Star Conference and the fourth-highest three-point field ... [Read More…]

ACU men jump to 5-1 with win

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By Blake Penfield, Sports Writer The men's basketball club pulled out two huge victories against the Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions and the Dallas Baptist University Patriots on Saturday and Monday nights, respectively. The wins put the Wildcats' season record at 5-1 and dropped A&M-Commerce's record to 5-2 and DBU's record to ... [Read More…]

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