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The West Texas A&M Men’s Basketball team concluded their regular season with a 15-12 overall record last Saturday with a win over Abilene Christian and now look forward into the post-season. The Buffaloes underwent many highs and lows this season, but hope for a conference championship this upcoming weekend.
“We are going to take the post-season one play at a time and see what happens,” said head coach Rick Cooper. “With this group of kids, we have a …

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“I just talked with the team about how they may have a winning record, but they haven’t won anything yet.” – Krista Gerlich
The West Texas A&M Lady Buff basketball team ended their regular season last Saturday. They are ranked number six in the nation by the USA Today/ESPN Division II Coaches Poll. The …

The WTAMU Women’s Basketball program heads to new heights this season with a 26-3 record and a #6 ranking in the USA Today/ESPN Division II Coaches Poll. Leading the Lady Buffs on the court is sophomore forward Jamie Simmons.
Growing up with five siblings, Kinberly, Tyeshia, Christopher, George and Brittany, Simmons’ love for basketball developed at an early age.
“I started playing when I was about nine years old because I was a tom-boy. I also had two brothers, so they taught …

WTAMU Softball returns to the field this spring with hopes of advancing further in post-season play than ever before. Coming off of their most successful season in team history, the Lady Buff softball team enters the 2010 season ranked 22nd in the nation according to the National Coaches Fastpitch Association .
This is the first season since the installment of the softball program in 2004 that the Lady Buffs have been ranked in the top 25 pre-season poll.
“I’ve been with this …

The West Texas A&M baseball program is ready to kick off its season this Saturday and improve from their 2009 season record of 20-33. The Buffaloes currently hold the No. 10 position in the Lone Star Conference Preseason Poll and look to face nationally ranked opponents in the upcoming season.
“Angelo and Abilene are always the two toughest teams that we play,” sophomore pitcher Zach Walker said. “Tarleton will be fun this year because we have a new pitcher, Brent Lewis, …

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For most West Texas A&M students, December 11 through January 11 is time to leave the University and spend time relaxing. That isn’t the case for WT Athletics. Here is what you may have missed over the holidays.

Track
The WT Men and Women’s Track and Field teams opened their 2009-10 indoor season on December 12 in Manhattan, Kansas at the Kansas State All-Comers Meet.
For the men, freshman Xavier Bennett, sophomore …

PHOTO | Rik AndersenErrolynne FranckEquestrian "I’m going to be spending this Christmas in Seattle with my sister. I love the holidays because of all the Christmas lights."PHOTO | Rik AndersenDominic FurnessSoccer "For the holidays, I will be flying home to England. It will be the first time I have been home in a year, and I can’t wait. I’m looking forward to seeing my fmaily and ctaching up."

PHOTO | Rik AndersenZach WalkerBaseball “This holiday season I will be spending most of my time …

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It’s a Wonderful Life
Beka Rutledge (Assistant Editor)
The movie that I must watch every Christmas is, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” It is such a great story about second chances and the true love you get from family. Although the film is in black and white, I think that aspect makes it even more beautiful. It captures all the magic of Christmas. Even though there are some low, slightly depressing portions of the movie, the magic of the giving …

NCAA Soccer
The No. 13 Lady Buffs advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championship in San Diego, Calif. after capturing the championship win in the NCAA South Central Region Women’s Soccer Tournament at the Pitch.
“It feels awesome to make it this far because for the past few years, West Texas A&M has only made it to the first round,” sophomore midfielder Lindsay McHorse said. “Since we had a bye the first round, we were already …

West Texas A&M University was selected as the best non-playoff team from the Lone Star Conference and will compete against the University of Nebraska-Omaha of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) in the upcoming Kanza Bowl, sponsored by Lower Inc.
The teams were announced on Nov. 9 to play in the inaugural game in Topeka, Kansas.
The Kanza Bowl will be one of only two bowl games in Division II.
While the LSC has no other bowl commitments, the MIAA also sends a …