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Wildcats open outdoor season at Oliver Jackson Open

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The men's and women's track and field teams will play host to the Oliver Jackson Open Saturday at Elmer Gray Stadium. A few field events will begin at 9 a.m. and continue throughout the morning, and running events will begin at 1 p.m. The meet also will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate the ... [Read More…]

ACU at Kingsville for four games: Third-place Javelinas, fourth-place Wildcats duel this weekend

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The Wildcats take their show on the road this weekend competing in a Lone Star Conference South Division series against Texas A&M-Kingsville. The four-game series begins today at 5 p.m. on Kingsville's Hubert Field. ACU owns a 10-20 overall record and has dropped 10 of its last 11 games. The Lady Javelinas, in ... [Read More…]

Red-hot ACU faces Tarleton State this weekend: Cats plan to extend 9-game win streak

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The resurgent ACU baseball team will dangle its nine-game winning streak before visiting Tarleton State this weekend in a three-game Lone Star Conference South series at Crutcher Scott Field. Head coach Britt Bonneau's second-place Wildcats are hoping for a sweep over the struggling Texans (14-22, 4-7 LSC South) and ... [Read More…]

Are the Cats back?: Recent offensive output; 7-game win streak point to yes

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor It took a while, but Ryan Barker finally remembered how ACU baseball is supposed to be played. After easily winning the first two road games at divisional opponent Eastern New Mexico Friday, his team fell behind 10-4 after five innings in the last game of the series Saturday. But rather than let a six-run deficit ... [Read More…]

Men take home ACU’s 50th track and field championship banner

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer "Shoeless Bernard Manirakiza" doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but after Saturday's mile run at the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships, the senior just might have himself a nickname. Another runner stepped on the back of Manirakiza's right spike on the second lap of the eight-lap mile race, forcing the ... [Read More…]

Cats’ season comes to close in playoffs: Northeastern State bounces ACU in final seconds of LSC semis

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The women's basketball team's incredible 2004 campaign abruptly ended March 5 with a heart-breaking 66-65 loss to Northeastern State, which scored six unanswered points in the final two minutes to end the playoff game and the season for ACU. ACU shot out of the locker room jazzed to play an upbeat game; however, much ... [Read More…]

ACU on win streak: ACU looks to extend 4-game run this weekend at ENMU

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The Wildcat baseball team hasn't had the prettiest of seasons thus far. At 15-16, ACU nearly has as many losses as it had in 2003 (20). But in the midst of a four-game win streak, the Cats are showing they still have some fight left in them. ACU, which ranks second in the five-team Lone Star Conference South ... [Read More…]

Nationals entries announced: Ten men, nine women, both relays to compete in Boston

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The NCAA released Tuesday the final entries for the 2004 NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships in Boston March 12-13, and ACU will be represented by 10 men and nine women. ACU will have competitors in nine men's events and eight women's events. ACU's men's team is the defending champion at the meet, while ... [Read More…]

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