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Beyond the X’s and O’s: Coaches affect team with ministry-first perspective

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor When Klint Pleasant was hired as the head men's basketball coach in the summer of 2002, he told the media, "I don't want to be a basketball coach who happens to be a Christian; I want to be a Christian who happens to be a basketball coach." A little more than a year later, the second-year front man for the Wildcats ... [Read More…]

Wildcats win; coach displeased: Pleasant: ACU needed more intensity in season-opening win

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The men's basketball team may have whipped visiting opponent Texas-Permian Basin, 96-75, Saturday in its regular season opener, but head coach Klint Pleasant wasn't impressed. "I was very displeased with our effort," the second-year coach said. "We didn't play with much energy. I don't know if it was a mental lapse ... [Read More…]

ACU ends season with 34-27 victory: Whitaker carries Cats past WTAMU with three touchdown runs

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The ACU football team sent its seniors off on a positive note with a 34-27 win at Lone Star Conference South Division opponent West Texas A&M Saturday. The win gave ACU (6-4 overall, 5-1 LSC South) back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1996 and 1997. "It was a good win," head coach Gary Gaines ... [Read More…]

Big weekend for Wildcats: Team in middle of postseason action

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer After missing the Lone Star Conference tournament in 2002, the Wildcats returned to postseason action 5 p.m. Thursday at West Texas A&M. ACU (25-10) is the No. 2 seed from the LSC South Division and competed against the No. 3 seed from the LSC North Division, Cameron (20-11) in the quarterfinal match. Cameron won the ... [Read More…]

Seniors look to end on high note: Football team ends season in Canyon against WTAMU

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The ACU football team attempts to salvage a winning season when it faces Lone Star Conference South Division opponent West Texas A&M (3-7, 2-3 LSC South) in a 2 p.m. showdown Saturday at Kimbrough Stadium in Canyon. Although the Wildcats' playoff hopes dissolved last week after a 10-7 loss to division leader Texas ... [Read More…]

ACU opens regular season: Cats coming off tight exhibition loss to D-I Univ. of Toledo

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor After a seemingly long and intense preseason, the men's basketball team kicks off its regular season at home against the University of Texas-Permian Basin 4 p.m. Saturday. After a 3-29 finish in the first year of their program, the Falcons-competing in the NAIA Red River Athletic Conference-are 0-3 so far this ... [Read More…]

Cats close season with wins: Cats notch No. 2 seed in division going into Post-Season tourney

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The ACU volleyball team clinched second place in the Lone Star Conference South Division over the weekend after defeating Tarleton State and Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Wildcats handled Tarleton State on Friday in three games, 30-19, 30-21 and 30-16. Senior Haylee Hartline led the Wildcats with 12 kills and sophomores ... [Read More…]

Javelinas spoil ACU’s playoff hopes: Second LSC South title unlikely for Cats after 10-7 loss

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The ACU football team won't be going to the playoffs this year. Despite a valiant effort by the Wildcat defense and redshirt freshman Danieal Manning, ACU fell 10-7 to Texas A&M-Kingsville at Shotwell Stadium Saturday, erasing all hopes of making the postseason. ACU (5-4, 4-1 Lone Star Conference South) had to be ... [Read More…]

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