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Four in a row? Say it ain’t so!: ACU makes Midwestern the next victim, 21-20

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The ACU football team has four wins in a row. No, this isn't news from 1986, though that was the last time the Wildcats accomplished such a feat. Instead, after Saturday's 21-20 victory over Midwestern State, this is reality. "It's almost like a big dream to me," said senior running back Eric Polk, who led the Cats ... [Read More…]

Runners again come close at Chile Pepper: Lack of 10th-20th finishers affects Wildcats

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The ACU cross country team placed runners in the fifth, seventh and eighth positions at Saturday's Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., but were unable to hold off an Arkansas barrage of six runners in the race's top 20 finishers. The Wildcats placed second with 61 points among 21 teams, while Arkansas took ... [Read More…]

Volleyball preps in hope for tourney play: ACU plays host to Texas Woman’s, MSU this weekend

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer With the Lone Star Conference Post-Season Tour-nament less than a month away, the ACU volleyball team rested this past weekend in preparation for Tuesday's non-conference match against St. Mary's. The Wildcats, 14-10 overall, 3-3 in LSC South play, played perhaps the most dominating match of the season in the Oct. ... [Read More…]

Last men’s, women’s net meet cancelled

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer ACU's Wal-Mart Open has been canceled due to weather and the lack of completion of the new tennis center. "I had to make the decision to play or not by Monday and it had been raining throughout the weekend, so I just decided to cancel it," tennis coach Hutton Jones said. According to NCAA rules, no tennis competition ... [Read More…]

Happy Homecoming: Cats win third straight

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Momentum. That's what the Wildcats have after picking up three straight victories, a feat that hasn't been accomplished since the 1999 season. The most recent link in ACU's momentum chain came on Saturday, when the Wildcats edged rival Angelo State 30-29 in their Homecoming matchup. Angelo State had previously ... [Read More…]

Abilenian to make World Series worth watching

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer If you have either watched SportsCenter or opened a sports page in the past few days, you know the Anaheim Angels are playing in their first-ever World Series. What some within the ACU community may not know is that the Angels might not be where they are today if not for the efforts of an Abilene native and an ACU ... [Read More…]

ACU rolls along with conference win: Wildcats take weekend off, will play on Tuesday

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer One down, six to go. For the ACU volleyball team, Tuesday's four-game win over Angelo State was the first of many wins the Wildcats need to earn a spot in the Lone Star Conference Post-Season Tournament. "We have to win out except for West Texas A&M," said Horn, whose Wildcats are 14-10 overall, 3-3 in LSC South ... [Read More…]

Freshman makes big hit with Cats: Bernhardt proving self as Wildcats’ kills leader

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer As far as head volleyball coach Brek Horn is concerned, Michelle Bernhardt is family. Bernhardt, a freshman outside hitter from Hereford, played for the same coach in high school as did Horn and her younger sister, Brittney Binder. Michelle went to her first-ever volleyball camp in seventh grade where both Brek ... [Read More…]

Intramural football brings in all types

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By Brian Roe, Sports Writer Intramural football is a game where all sorts of different people can be found. Guy's teams, girl's teams and pledge teams are a few examples of the diversity found on this particular gridiron. "The fellowship is probably my favorite thing about intramurals," said junior Emily Wallace, Sigma Theta Chi intramural ... [Read More…]

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