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West Texas A&M delivers 40-24 Homecoming loss to Wildcats

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By Jared Fields, Sports Editor Once again, costly mistakes and turnovers allowed West Texas A&M more than enough opportunities to give the Wildcats a Homecoming loss in front of 10,000 fans at Shotwell Stadium on Saturday. The Wildcats' 40-24 loss was their fourth in a row and drops the team to 2-5 on the year, 2-4 in Lone Star Conference ... [Read More…]

Track champion Nicodemus Naimadu began his training long before coming to America

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer While American teenagers haggled with stubborn parents to get a driver's license or attend the school dance, a 16-year-old named Nicodemus Naimadu trekked into the Kenyan bush to become a man. Before Naimadu and his peers would ever be able to marry, they would have to go through three months of training in tribal ... [Read More…]

Cross Country teams will compete in the Chile Pepper Festival this weekend against some of the best Division I competition in the nation.

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer For the second time in three weekends, the men's cross country team will have a shot at upsetting the Arkansas Razorbacks at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday. One factor that may serve as an obstacle to a Razorback upset is the race distance, the race will be the first ... [Read More…]

At 22, freshman quarterback Billy Malone rediscoveres his love of the game

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By Jared Fields, Sports Editor One year ago, ACU starting quarterback Billy Malone wasn't playing football; doctors said he couldn't anymore. He gave up on going to school, and he owed Tulane University money for parking tickets. He was done with it all. Once a highly recruited quarterback out of North Lamar High School in Paris, Texas, Malone ... [Read More…]

Wildcats face undefeated Buffaloes for Homecoming

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By Jared Fields, Sports Editor The Wildcats' recent offensive production has been impressive. In the last two games, ACU has thrown for 488 and 354 yards, respectively. Quarterback Billy Malone is second in the Lone Star Conference in passing yards per game, total offense and pass efficiency, behind West Texas A&M quarterback Dalton Bell, whose ... [Read More…]

Last second ASU field goal downs Wildcats

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By Jared Fields, Sports Editor Rashon Myles sat outside the locker room at San Angelo Stadium as he cut off the tape wrapped around his right ankle and shook his head in disbelief. "Bottom line, we limit our mistakes, and we'll be an undefeated team," Myles said after the Wildcats third loss in a row, a 27-24 loss to the Angelo State ... [Read More…]

The Wildcats begin stretch of LSC-South opponents with longtime rilval ASU

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By Jared Fields, Sports Editor Halfway through the season with the toughest and most important part of the schedule ahead, the Wildcats find themselves at the bottom of a deep hole. The Wildcats are 2-3 and face rival Angelo State at 7 p.m. Saturday in San Angelo Stadium. The Rams are 5-1 with their only loss coming last week against Eastern New ... [Read More…]

Wildcats successful at Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer A soggy course and the nation's best competition didn't deter the Wildcat cross country teams Saturday at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla. Despite having to run through mud, the men's and women's teams finished second and fifth, respectively, against Division I powerhouses like Arkansas, Oklahoma ... [Read More…]

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