By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor ACU's junior varsity football team let Hardin-Simmons get away with a huge third quarter en route to a 40-21 Wildcat loss at HSU Monday. "We didn't play well in the second half," JV coach Colby Carthel said. "We were trying to drive into the wind, and we just couldn't get good field position. That third quarter ... [Read More…]
ACU opens South schedule at home: Eastern New Mexico, West Texas A&M visit Cats this weekend
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer ACU heads into Lone Star Conference South Division play at home this weekend when it plays host to Eastern New Mexico and rival West Texas A&M at Moody Coliseum. The Wild-cats will open the weekend by playing Eastern New Mexico Friday at 7 p.m. The Zias enter the match with a 7-11 overall record, including a loss to ... [Read More…]
Two Wildcats named LSC runners of the week
By Steve Holt , Sports Writer Junior runner Bernard Manirakiza and sophomore Yuliya Stashkiv have been selected Lone Star Conference male and female runners of the week, respectively, for the second time this season. Manirakiza placed second overall Satur-day at Cowboy Jam-boree in Stillwater, Okla., while Stashkiv was 11th in the women's ... [Read More…]
Wildcats hit road again this weekend: Teams coming off big finishes in last weekend’s invites
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer After playing against some tough competition last weekend, the men's and women's tennis teams returned to Abilene with additional match-play under their belts. Head coach Hutton Jones traveled with the women's team to Kentucky and assistant coach John Walker traveled with the men to Arlington. The Lady Wildcats played ... [Read More…]
Cats try to unseat Central Oklahoma: ACU hits road for first time in a month at No. 13 Bronchos
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The Wildcat football team faces yet another daunting task this weekend when it travels to Edmond, Okla., to take on Lone Star Conference North opponent Central Oklahoma. The Bronchos (5-0, 1-0) are ranked No. 13 in the American Football Coaches Association Top 25 poll a season after finishing with a dismal 3-8 ... [Read More…]
Women place 12th in Oklahoma Jamboree over weekend
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer To win big meets, everyone has to be healthy. The men's cross country team learned this lesson in a big way at the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, finishing fifth at a meet the Wildcats won in 2000. ACU was without one of its top runners, senior Jean-Marie Ndukimana, who has been hampered lately with ... [Read More…]
Heatley incident sets negative tone
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer Front Roe Seat As NHL all-star forward Dany Heatley was driving his sports car roughly 80 mph on the wrong side of the road late last Monday night, he likely was not thinking about killing the hope of an entire franchise. Much less, he would never be thinking about killing one of his teammates. But that's exactly ... [Read More…]
Wildcats finally drop a match: Team blanks UIW, but St. Mary’s stops ACU’s winning streak
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer ACU had its nine-match winning streak snapped this weekend after losing to St. Mary's on Saturday in San Antonio. ACU opened the weekend by easily defeating Incarnate Word in a three-game sweep. ACU won the first game 30-25, overcame a nine-point lead to win the second game 30-24 and finished the Lady Crusaders off ... [Read More…]
Cats spoil ENMU’s weekend: Defense pushes ACU past undefeated Eastern New Mexico
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor On Saturday, the ACU football team was able to keep a nationally ranked, undefeated Eastern New Mexico squad off its heels in the fourth quarter and come away the spoiler. Can we say deja vu? The Wildcats accomplished the same task almost one year ago to the date, when they knocked off the No. 25 Greyhounds 20-19 ... [Read More…]
JV team stomps McMurry, 22-7: Cats use balanced attack, down McMurry
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The junior varsity football team moved to 2-2 on the season after a 22-7 victory over McMurry on Thursday. The Wildcats had their best offensive output of the year with 313 total yards and held the Indians to 177 total yards-80 of which came on their opening touchdown drive. "We gave up a touchdown on the opening ... [Read More…]
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