By Steve Holt, Copy Editor While Abilenians curse the 50 degree days and pray for an early spring, Yuliya Stashkiv is out training in and enjoying the heat wave. The distance runner considers Abilene warm compared to her native Lviv, Ukraine, where daily highs only reach the mid 20s with frequent sub-zero wind chills. Or maybe Stashkiv just ... [Read More…]
Wildcats clawing for berth: Men’s basketball team in must-win situation
By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer The road to the postseason couldn't be much harder for the men's basketball team. After falling on the road Thursday night to West Texas A&M 79-64, the Wildcats need some help to clinch the No. 4 spot in the Lone Star Conference South Division and reach the LSC postseason tournament for the first time since the ... [Read More…]
ACU opens season Monday: ACU ranked No. 8 in national preseason poll
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer The No. 8 ACU golf team will open its 2003 spring golf season on Monday, March 3, at the St. Edwards Spring Invitational. The team was originally scheduled to travel to Bakersfield, Calif., to for the Bakersfield Invitational, however that tournament was canceled. The St. Edwards Spring Invitational is one of four ... [Read More…]
Cats a step closer to playoffs: ACU records key road victory
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The women's basketball team's road win Thursday over West Texas A&M improved the Wildcats' chances of reaching the Lone Star Conference Post-Season Tournament, as the Wildcats improved to 14-12 overall and 5-6 in the LSC South Division. WTAM dropped to 16-8 overall and 6-5 in the South. If the Buffaloes lost to ... [Read More…]
King of her castle: Hot-shooting freshman worked to get starting role
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Thank God Ashley King doesn't play basketball the way she takes care of her room. "She has her messy days," roommate and teammate Kier-stan Barbee said of the tidiness issue in their Gardner Hall dorm room. But messy days come as a rarity for the true freshman on the basketball floor. "She's very much a ... [Read More…]
The Rance of a lifetime: Bench player puts God before PT
By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Rance Bland isn't typical. But Bland isn't bland at all. Just look at his basketball shoes. Written on the three white stripes of each of his black adidas basketball shoes are three numbers: 3, 2 and 3. The numbers are a visual reminder of his favorite Bible verse: Coloss-ians 3:23. His shoes show his trust in ... [Read More…]
Two chances remain to qualify nationally
By Steve Holt, Copy Editor As the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championships app-roach quickly, head coach Jon Murray knows that his main responsibility right now is getting people qualified to participate. On the men's side, 13 athletes have qualified either provisionally or automatically in eight events. Twelve women have ... [Read More…]
ACU travels to WT: No. 3 baseball team winning with rising stars
By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer After earning a No. 4 preseason ranking from Collegiate Baseball magazine, ACU has stepped up one spot to rank third in the nation. Senior third baseman and pitcher Brad Massey, who is hitting .349 this season with 11 RBI and a 2-0 record, said the Wildcats are not satisfied with the young season. "To be honest, ... [Read More…]
Wildcats “Eager” for weekend to begin: Intrasquad tournament begins Saturday
By Brian Roe, Sports Writer Sing Song? The ACU men's tennis team has other plans this weekend. The schedule calls for a home match against ... the ACU Wildcats? Head coach Hutton Jones scheduled the Eager Inaugural Intrasquad match for this Saturday. The team does not play against another university until March 1, but the match is still of ... [Read More…]
It’s do or die for Lady Wildcats
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The women's basketball team, which as of Thursday was 13-12 overall and 4-6 for fourth place in division play, began their do-or-die stretch with a road trip that began Thursday evening at West Texas A&M and continues Saturday at Eastern New Mexico. As of Thursday the Cats were two games behind West Texas A&M for ... [Read More…]
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