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Athletes sharp at Raider Classic

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor ACU picked up three more provisional qualifiers Saturday at the Red Raider Classic in Lubbock, bringing the total number of provisional or automatic qualifiers for the Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championship to 16. Sophomore Ben Washington, and freshmen Daray Sims and Yevgen Pashchenko met the ... [Read More…]

Wildcats take 3 of 4 at Incarnate Word: Team opens season with comebacks, blowouts

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Arnie Gomez entered the 2003 baseball season knowing he had a chance to fill in the spot left open by the departure of all-American first baseman Brandon Stover. The California native proved worthy of the role this past weekend, collecting two hits in each of his first two games of the season, as the Wildcats took ... [Read More…]

New-look Cats hope for fresh start in 2003: No. 6 preseason ranking doesn’t bother young team

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Softball team co-captain Katie Bryan opened a newspaper a couple weeks ago to discover that, according to a preseason poll, she and her Wildcat teammates were picked to finish sixth place in the Lone Star Conference South Division. Curious, the sophomore second baseman turned to a teammate. "How many teams are in ... [Read More…]

Cats look for added success in ’03: ACU hopes to live up to No. 4 national billing

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Twenty-two multi-hit games. Eleven multi-RBI games. A .402 batting average. Those three statistics merely scratch the surface of why senior outfielder Creighton Bryan has been named a preseason all-American, and why his team is ranked in the top five of two national preseason polls and picked to win the Lone Star ... [Read More…]

ACU faces top team in LSC South Division: Cats upbeat after snapping five-game losing skid

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer For some people, 19 days can pass in the blink of an eye. For others, including the members of the men's basketball team, it can seem like an eternity. After dealing with the lows of a five-game losing streak, the Wildcats aven-ged an earlier loss to Angelo State by defeating the Rams on the road, 73-70, for ... [Read More…]

Intense offseason prepares Wildcats: Men kick off season as tournament host, women go on road

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer So much for offseason. The ACU men's and women's tennis teams didn't receive much "off" time since completing its fall season in October. "We have worked on fitness more during the offseason than anything else," senior women's player Lacy Johnson said. "We did a lot of running, weight training and worked on getting ... [Read More…]

Thirteen Wildcats qualify for championship

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor Two proven seniors track and field athletes did what they've been doing their entire careers, while a freshman made a great first impression at Saturday's Red Raider Open in Lubbock. Seniors Maresa Cadien-head and Nic Alexander, as well as freshman Yuliva Stashkiv qualified automatically for the Division II National ... [Read More…]

Wildcat losing skid now at five games: Frustrated ACU still winless in LSC South Division

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Missed shots. Busted lips. Lost opportunities. Those three descriptions offer the best rationale for the men's basketball team's blowing of an early second-half lead Saturday night against West Texas A&M, losing to the Buf-faloes 79-63 in Moody Coli-seum. The Wildcats hit the road for a Lone Star Con-ference ... [Read More…]

ACU down, but not out: Cats say two-point defeat stings, but focus remains same

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The women's basketball team had been hoping to put together another winning streak prior to Saturday's home game against Lone Star Conference South opponent West Texas A&M, but a late-game breakdown prevented the Wildcats from extending their winning streak to three. "We expended a lot of energy to get the lead ... [Read More…]

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