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Coach not yet satisfied with performance

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Four more ACU athletes, two men and two women, qualified provisionally Saturday for next month's Division II Indoor National Champ-ionships as the Wildcats competed at the Red Raider Invitational in Lubbock. Saturday's additional qualifiers brought the ACU total to 22, 13 of whom are men and nine of whom are ... [Read More…]

Cats swept in four straight games for first time in a decade

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor In a weekend that left a foul taste in the mouths of ACU baseball players, the Wildcats were swept in a four-game home series against Incarnate Word Friday and Saturday. The sweep marked the first time ACU lost all four games in a four-game series since 1994, and dropped the Cats' record to 2-6-their worst start ... [Read More…]

Lee nearly saves ACU twice over: Guard wins TAMC game, nearly hits shot to sink TAMK

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor For a couple of days, Rodney Lee was the men's basketball team's biggest hero. The senior guard's off-balance three-pointer with three seconds left on the clock secured ACU's 68-65 win over Lone Star Confer-ence South opponent Texas A&M-Commerce last Thurs-day in Moody Coliseum. "He had a look in his eye before ... [Read More…]

Team returns to Tech to compete for national spots

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer For the third consecutive week, the ACU men's and women's track and field teams will compete on the campus of Texas Tech in Lubbock. Both Wildcat teams will attempt to add more automatic and provisional national qualifiers at the Red Raider Invitational, to take place Saturday at the Athletic Training Center in ... [Read More…]

ACU women look to upend TAMUK

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The ACU Wildcats search for their 13th win of the season 2 p.m. Saturday in Moody against Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Wildcats are tied for third place in the LSC South with Angelo State. The Lions sit near the bottom of the Lone Star Confer-ence South Division with a 6-13 overall record, 3-3 record in conference. Head ... [Read More…]

His toughest assignment yet: Big-time blocker Britt Lively tries to tackle the NFL

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor All Britt Lively needs is a chance. In the past, the big, 6-foot-5, 336-pound lineman from Silsbee has done well with chances: When Texas A&M wouldn't give his younger brother, Josh, a chance to play football, Lively left for ACU, and took Josh with him. When ACU gave Lively a chance, he gave them an all-American ... [Read More…]

Cats face Incarnate Word: Bonneau hopes crowd support will give ACU edge in 4-game stand

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor After a 2-2 start to its 2004 campaign, the ACU baseball team begins its home schedule at Crutcher Scott Field this weekend with a pair of doubleheaders against South Central region opponent Incarnate Word Friday and Saturday. The Crusaders, who finished 30-27 a year ago, are starting their season against the ... [Read More…]

Wildcats seek revival in Moody: After 3-game skid, team desperate for conference success

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The men's basketball team plays the second game of a crucial two-game homestand this weekend when it takes on Lone Star Conference South opponent Texas A&M-Kingsville. As of Thursday, the Javelinas were third in the LSC South with a 3-2 mark (12-8 overall) while the Wildcats were in fifth place with a 1-3 ... [Read More…]

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