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Small group makes trip to Philadelphia’s Penn Relay Carnival

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer A handful of track and field athletes are in Philadelphia competing in the prestigious Penn Relay Carnival. The meet, which began Tuesday with the heptathlon and de-cathlon, will run through Saturday at Franklin Field on the University of Penn-sylvania campus. The 2004 Penn Relays are the 108th running of the event, ... [Read More…]

Cats aim higher than playoffs: Team wants to be tournament host, not tourney contender

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The ACU baseball team is already playing in the Lone Star Conference Post-Season Tournament April 28-May 1. The only question is, where will it be played? The Wildcats (14-7 LSC South) hope the home-field advantage will be theirs, and they must sweep last-place West Texas A&M (5-16) in Canyon this weekend before ... [Read More…]

Lively nervous as Draft Day nears: Agent: lineman could be late-round pick

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Former ACU offensive lineman Britt Lively is counting on his name being called at the 2004 NFL Draft Saturday or Sunday. The 6-foot-5, 310-pounder has been scouted consistently by several NFL teams since his junior season at ACU, and his agent, Dave Lee of PlayersRep Sports Management, said Lively still could be a ... [Read More…]

ACU signs pair to ’04 roster: Juco all-America should be big scorer, says Pleasant

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Men's head basketball coach Klint Pleasant an-nounced Wednesday the signing of two junior college transfers who should play significantly in the 2004-05 season. The first, 6-foot-6, 220-pound forward Hakim Rasul, transfers to ACU from Midland College, where he earned all-American status after averaging 15 points ... [Read More…]

Mwamba nabs automatic bid: ACU rookie leads pack of qualifiers at Baylor Invite

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer With two weekends to go before the Lone Star Conference Championships, the men's and women's track and field teams added eight new qualifiers for the national meet at the Michael Johnson Classic in Waco on Saturday. Four men and four women added their names to the provisional lists with their performances Saturday, ... [Read More…]

Wildcats earn spot in playoffs: ACU sweeps ENMU; looks to win division outright this weekend

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The ACU baseball team secured a spot in the Lone Star Conference Post-Season Tournament April 29-May 1 with a three-game sweep of Eastern New Mexico at home last weekend. The Wildcats flew by the Greyhounds, 7-4 and 9-3, respectively, in Friday's doubleheader, then put the icing on the cake with a 10-6 win ... [Read More…]

ACU set for LSC Championships: Cameron shows upset potential over favored Wildcats

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor With their seasons behind them, the men's and women's tennis teams will seek out Lone Star Conference titles at the LSC Championships in Oklahoma City this weekend. The ACU men (22-5) and women (23-5) have enjoyed seasons of success, and each team has gone undefeated against conference opponents: the men were 4-0 ... [Read More…]

ACU drops two regional games: Team hopes to rebound in final LSC home series

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The baseball team wraps up its home schedule with a three-game Lone Star Conference South Division series against Eastern New Mexico this weekend. The series comes on the heels of a pair of devastating losses to South Central Region opponent Incarnate Word Monday. The Crusaders pounded the Cats 14-7 in the first ... [Read More…]

BrocKKKKman: A wicked change-up and daunting stature give this sophomore plenty of strikeouts, plenty of success

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Don Brockman won't soon forget the first time he got a piece of his little brother's unhittable pitch. During an intrasquad scrimmage last fall, ACU's senior outfielder timed the pitch perfectly and drove the ball through a gap and into the outfield. Standing on base, Don couldn't help but smirk at his younger ... [Read More…]

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