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Wildcats to compete in two meets before nationals

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Two meets remain before the Wildcat track and field teams will compete for their first dual outdoor national championship since 1999. Friday and Saturday, a handful of Wildcat athletes will be in Arlington for the University of Texas at Arlington Open. Thursday the Wildcats will showcase their speed, endurance and ... [Read More…]

Wildcats look to sweep Buffs: In order to win the LSC South Division, the Wildcats need a sweep of West Texas A&M and for Tarleton State to take a few games from Angelo State.

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Writer The No. 4 Wildcats have secured a spot in the LSC tournament with their 11-5 conference record and are in first place in the Southern Central Division II region, but that doesn't mean their final series against West Texas A&M this weekend holds no importance. If the Wildcats want to win the Southern Division of ... [Read More…]

Track teams to attend biggest meets in nation

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer This weekend, ACU athletes will travel to Philadelphia and Des Moines for two of the biggest track and field events in the United States - the Penn Relay Carnival and the Drake Relays, respectively. This year marks the 112th running of the Penn Relays, now the largest early-season track and field meet in the United ... [Read More…]

Manning awaits his NFL future in Saturday’s draft

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By Jared Fields, Sports Editor Saturday at the NFL Draft, former all-American Danieal Manning will find out what team he'll play for next year. Manning, with family and friends, will watch the draft from home in Corsicana. As a junior, Manning caught NFL scouts' attention, and then decided to skip his senior year at ACU to enter the draft. Since ... [Read More…]

Women win conference title, men second: Women’s tennis won the LSC Championship in Wichita Falls against Northeastern State 5-4, but the men lost in the final’s to Midwestern State, 5-3.

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By Michael Freeman, Sports Writer Last week, the women's tennis team stormed the competition in its path to the Lone Star Conference tennis championship with a 5-4 win over Northeastern State University. The men's team lost in the final to Midwestern State University 5-3. On Thursday, the tennis teams traveled to Wichita Falls to compete in the ... [Read More…]

Bonneau gets 400th win with Wildcats: The Wildcats fell a game behind Angelo State in the LSC South after winning three of four against Eastern New Mexico.

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Writer The fourth-ranked Wildcat baseball team continued its successful stride towards the LSC tournament this weekend after winning its fourth out-of-town series in the past five weeks. Despite falling a game behind conference leaders Angelo State, the Wildcats won three out four games against Eastern New Mexico last ... [Read More…]

ACU dominates LSC meet with 15 individual champions

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The Wildcats are back on top in the Lone Star Conference. The ACU men's and women's track and field teams swept the conference titles Friday and Saturday for the first time since 2003, when the women's team won its last title. Nobody thought the women would win in such dominant fashion, however. Wildcat women won 15 ... [Read More…]

Baseball pounds Texas-Permian Basin, 21-1

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Writer The nationally ranked Wildcats will continue conference play in New Mexico this weekend after gaining confidence and composure from a 21-1 bashing of non-conference opponent Texas-Permian Basin on April 18. The Wildcats capitalized off seven Permian Basin errors and scored in all but one inning in Tuesday's game. ... [Read More…]

Tennis prepares for LCS Championships

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By Michael Freeman, Sports Writer With the Lone Star Conference Championships looming, the ACU tennis teams played two teams as tune-up matches Tuesday. The Wildcat women routed Howard Payne University 9-0. The men also pounded Howard Payne 9-0, but lost to Tyler Junior College 5-4. On Tuesday, the women played at home against Howard ... [Read More…]

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