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 …

PHOTO | MEGAN GERBER – Joey Willareal, Thomas Harris and Andrew Striley runs as a team at the LSC meet.
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The Buffaloes’ cross country team tallied 144 points, capturing sixth place at the 2009 Lone Star Conference Cross Country Championships hosted by West Texas A&M University.
The men’s coaches were in charge of setting up the layout and preparing the eight-kilometer course at the WTAMU Horse Center.
Although the course runs through a pasture, there …

The West Texas A&M men’s soccer team met its match when the Northeastern State Riverhawks came to Canyon. The Buffaloes defeated the Riverhawks, 2-1, but not without a fight.
The win improves the Buffalo record to 11-1-1 (1-0-1 LSC) and drops the Riverhawks to 6-5 (0-2  LSC).  The game between the two rivals didn’t seem to be WT’s best having more cautions from the officials than goals.
“We’ve had a break for 12 days, so we knew it was going to be …

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The West Texas A&M Buffaloes claimed the Wagon Wheel trophy for the fifth-consecutive time on Oct. 10 at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium.
The Buffs defeated the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds, 34-24 in the Lone Star Conference matchup. The win elevates WT’s overall record to 2-5 (1-2 LSC South), while ENMU drops to 2-5 overall (0-3 LSC South).
“For me in particular that is my alma mater, and its fun to …

PHOTO | FRANKIE SANCHEZ – The Furness Brothers: Theo, Seb, and Dom
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The West Texas A&M Men’s Soccer team was never more of a brotherhood until now. Straight from Middlesbrough, England, the three Furness brothers take the field for the Buffaloes. Sebastian, 22, tends goal, while Dominic, 21, and Theodore,18, play in the midfield. For the Furness brothers, soccer has been a way of life rooted deep in their family.
“When my dad played soccer, …

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Buffalo men’s soccer (7-1-1) shutout the Rattlers of St. Mary’s University (2-5-1) in front of 225 fans in San Antonio, 5-0.
Sophomore defender Nicki Nielsen began the scoring streak with a deflected ball headed to the left corner in the 43rd minute of the game.
Junior forward Ben Everson then scored four consecutive goals in the last half of the game.
His performance places him in an elite …

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The Lady Buffs lost for the first time this season, 1-0 when they met the Zias of Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, N.M.
The Lady Buffs put up 11 shots on goal, but the Zias’ 12 shots and 1 goal gave them the win.
WTAMU women’s soccer has a record of 6-1-1.
A cross pass from the left side by sophomore midfielder Danielle Thurman to freshman forward Brittany Bustos gave Bustos the first and only goal of the match.
“We were …

PHOTO | ALLIE RENYA – Isaiah Lewis offensive lineman protects the pocket from Jimmy Saddler-McQueen.
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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. …