PHOTO | ALLIE RENYA – SERVICE ACE: (Right) Outside hitter Lauren Thedford gears up to serve a floater deep into the opponent’s terrritory.
The West Texas A&M Volleyball program earned two more wins to remain unbeaten in the Lone Star conference, 4-0. The Lady Buffs swept Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas Woman’s University to post a 15-2 overall record.
“The girls are working harder,” Jason Skoch, head coach, said. “Last week was our best stretch of practices and it shows.”
The final scores …

PHOTO | ALLIE RENYA – Isaiah Lewis offensive lineman protects the pocket from Jimmy Saddler-McQueen.
Tammy Luksich
Sports Editor
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The West Texas A&M Buffaloes could not get past the #10 Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas on Sept. 26 at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium. The Javelinas walked away with a 23-17 conference victory.
The win drops WT drops to 1-4(0-2 LSC) while the Javelinas improve their overall mark to 5-0(2-0 LSC).
The first half was a defensive shootout. …

OFFENSE: (Left) Lady Buff Becky Hewson focuses on the ball and getting past the approaching defender.
Tammy Luksich
Sports Editor
The West Texas A&M Lady Buffs prevailed over the New Mexico State Lady Aggies with a final score 2-0 on Sept. 21. The win lifts the Lady Buffs to 6-0-1 overall.
In the 20th minute of the game, sophomore midfielder Lindsay McHorse put WT on the board with a 12-yard cross kick to score the first point. McHorse struck again in the 46th …

PHOTO BY ALLIE RENYA | HANDS IN: Lady Buffs regroup after getting a sideout.
Megan Geber
Sports Reporter
The Lady Buffs are undefeated in the Lone Star Conference as they defeated Angelo State in The Box on Saturday, Sept. 19. The Lady Buffs beat the Rambelles 25-20, 25-17, and 25-17 in front of 628 fans.
“It’s an atmosphere you can’t create anywhere else,” senior setter Katie Rickwartz said.
The fans are right on top of you. We have some of the best fans in the …

Tammy Luksich
Sports Editor
The West Texas A&M Buffaloes earned their first win of the season against the Southwestern Oklahoma Bulldogs in front of a crowd of 3,000 fans in Weatherford, Okla. The Buffs improve their overall record to 1-3(1-1 LSC), while the Bulldogs fall to 0-4 (0-2 LSC).
“We played four quarters this game,” Don Carthel, head coach, said. “We stayed focused and handled ourselves well. That 0-3 was ugly, and I’m glad to get that monkey off our back.”
Getting the monkey …

STEAL IT: Buff Robert Njoroge defends his opponet in the contest between WTAMU and CSW.
Megan Gerber
Sports Reporter
The West Texas A&M Buffaloes shut out the Mustangs of the University of the Southwest at the Pitch with a score of 5-0 on Sunday, Sept. 21.
The win improves the #19-ranked Buffs to a record of 6-1-1 and drops the Mustangs to 4-3-0.
The Buffs struggled against defenders in the first half with 12 shots on goal and only one point. From three yards, sophomore …

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Beka Rutledge
Assisstant Editor
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It’s always exciting to watch collegiate sports. The team spirit and energy during games is very intoxicating at times.
What most students aren’t aware of, however, is that they have the opportunity to participate in sports if they so desire. No, these aren’t the teams where players wear fancy uniforms or get scholarships. These teams are a part of intramural sports. Anyone is allowed to play and it is …

Megan Gerber
Prairie reporter
The Buffs dominated UT-Permian Basin in their home opener, winning 7-1. Two goals from Manuel Garcia, freshman midfielder, and Ben Everson, junior forward, led the Buffs to the convincing win.
Despite the score, Head Coach Butch Lauffer said a win against UT-Permian Basin is never easy.
“They are always a tough team for us to play,” Lauffer said. “They’re going to be motivated. I’m sure they will be well prepared to play. They are going to try …

Tammy Luksich
Sports Editor
No. 6 Central Washington Wildcats defeated the WTAMU Buffalos, 34-10, in Ellensburg, Wash. The loss drops WT to 0-3 on the season, while CWU improves to 3-0.
It was a sad sight Saturday for Buffalo fans as the Wildcats led 31-3 at the half. Coming out of the locker room, the Buffalo defense seemed to find a spark. They held the Wildcats to three points in the second half.
Inside linebackers Anthony Scott and Kevin McCluskey led the team with …

PHOTO BY TAMMY LUKSICH | SERVE RECIEVE: Katie Rickwartz and Melissa Harper prepare for the next play. Both seniors were named Lone Star Conference players the week of Sept. 15.
Tammy Luksich
Sports Editor
West Texas A&M University Lady Buffs went undefeated in the Western Washington Invitational in Bellingham, Wash. Sept. 11-12. WT defeated Central Washington, Western Oregon, Seattle Pacific and Western Washington to improve their overall record to 11-2.
“It was really good to go 4-0 since the following weekend we …