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Wildcats fall in home opener: Team kicks off home LSC South play this weekend

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer This weekend is now or never for the ACU volleyball team. After falling to St. Edward's Tuesday night, 3-1, and dropping matches to both Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M, the Wildcats stand at 7-7 overall, but more importantly 0-2 in Lone Star Conference South Division play, making this weekend's home matches ... [Read More…]

Back has slow-Polk start: Record-breaking running back seeks last season’s groove

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Last season an unknown running back from Sam Houston State University transferred to ACU in hopes of becoming a starter, then proceeded to break the school's single-season rushing record. He had attention and gave fans something to look forward to watching on Saturday afternoons. Now, senior tailback Eric Polk is ... [Read More…]

ACU flies by two of top three teams in region at Stampede

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Led by senior Angie Waters and sophomore Cassie Chaffin, the ACU women's cross country team placed third out of ten teams at the Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin, Mo., with 133 team points. Waters was the top Wildcat runner, finishing 11th in 23:31.50 over the six-kilometer course. Her time was a personal best ... [Read More…]

Tarleton State defense stymies ACU: Football team to rest, refocus during bye week

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The ACU football team can play defense. To say anything less after ACU's narrow loss to nationally-ranked Tarleton State on Saturday would be absurd. The No. 7 Texans, who had been averaging 51 points a game, managed just a dozen against the Wildcat defense in a 12-9 victory at TSU. "It was a great defensive ... [Read More…]

Cross Country women stampede toward Missouri meet

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The women's cross country team competes Saturday in the Missouri Southern State College Cross Country Stam-pede in Joplin, Mo. Coach Jon Murray said the team will get a good look at several of the top teams in the LSC South Central Region. "Missouri will be more of a test to see where we are in our region," said ... [Read More…]

Wildcats dig in to conference: Team hits road for ENM, WTAM

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer This weekend, the ACU volleyball team gets the chance to play the two teams picked to finish ahead of them in Lone Star Conference South Division, opening tonight on the road against Eastern New Mexico at 8 p.m. and continuing play 6 p.m. to-morrow night at nationally-ranked West Texas A&M. The 7-4 Wildcats have ... [Read More…]

Wildcats face No. 7 Tarleton State

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By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The ACU football team lost its first two games to nationally-ranked teams, face another Top 25 team this weekend and still have one more to go on the season. All that and they still have great attitudes. "One of the really positive things about this year's team is our attitude," Coach Gary Gaines said. "We've been ... [Read More…]

Runners roll in meet: Men, women come away winners of ACU Classic

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor In their first action of the season, the men's and women's cross country teams were both victorious on Friday at the ACU Classic at Sherrod Park. The men's team swept the competition, as the top five runners placed in the top five spots in the race. Bernard Manirakiza was the top Wildcat and the race's winner for ... [Read More…]

Cats take two of three: ACU 7-4 after LCU Classic

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By Joshua Parrott, Sports Writer Near misses. Small margins. Mental mistakes. All three have been marks of this volleyball season. But so have dominant victories, especially following last weekend's 2-1 performance at the Lubbock Christian University Chap Classic. Not only did the Wildcats take two of three matches, but they defeated both ... [Read More…]

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