The No. 20 WTAMU Buffalo football team hosted the Central Washington Wildcats on Oct. 29. WT outlasted CWU 49-35 after both teams traded touchdowns for most of the night.
The Wildcats found the end zone first when quarterback Jose Mohler connected with Leon LaDeaux for a 56 yard score to put CWU up 7-0 just 2:43 into the game. The Buffs answered with an eight yard touchdown run by senior Tommy Hampton to tie the score at seven with seconds left in the first quarter. Continue reading
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The Maroon Platoon celebrates a touchdown. Photo courtesy of Eternal Flame.
Sebastian Furness clears the ball from his net. Photo by Melissa Bauer-Herzog.
The first move of Friday’s game was made by Newman University when they scored 20 minutes into the first half. The game looked like it would be another disappointing one for WTAMU as they went scoreless until Michael Williams tied it up soon after the start of the second half. The Buffs weren’t done firing yet and Rodrigo Morin scored only minutes after Williams. Continue reading
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The WTAMU Lady Buffs Equestrian team had their first event of the season on Sept. 18-19 as they took on New Mexico State University.
The competition was a scrimmage event to help the team prepare for the rest of the season against teams around Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Individually, team members rode in a head-to-head match against NMSU riders.
On the English side of the show, WT rider Amy Mitchem won her match in Equitation over Fences. Mitchem was also the only WT rider to make her way onto the score sheet in English, tying against her NMSU competitor in Equitation on the Flat.
WT faired better in Western, with three riders tying in their matches. Kelsey Kenson and Kristen Liesman both tied in their reining matches and Christa Forsberg tied in Horsemanship.
“The show really showed us our strengths and weaknesses. This was us after only two weeks of practice. With more time we are going to be unstoppable,” WT rider Livi Ron said.
The team will compete all season in the southern region to qualify for IHSA National Championships in Raleligh, N.C. in the spring and will have two home events this fall.
“The horse show this weekend was a great season opener,” said Mitchem. “I feel like it was very beneficial. I think it was great for us as a team to get out and work together early in the season.”
The team’s next show will take place on Oct. 8 at WT’s Horse Center, where they will take on multiple teams from the region.
“We’re obviously disappointed with the way we’ve started [this season],” head coach Butch Lauffer said. “With the caliber of players we have, we’re much more capable and the frustration is in beating ourselves. Until we stop doing that, we’re not going to win many games this year.”
The Sept. 16 game was an exciting event for spectators as the Buffs started the weekend off with sudden death overtime against the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds. It took the Greyhounds nearly 97 minutes to score one goal against the Buffs.
The Sept. 18 game started off with a few tense moments as Fort Hays State University scored only 2:26 minutes into the game before scoring another goal 16 minutes in. Continue reading
Bucky the WTAMU Mascot.
As the fans root for the players and the cheerleaders rally up the crowd, there is another person on the sidelines making sure everyone gets pumped up during games. Even though Bucky, the WT buffalo mascot, may attend various football, volleyball and basketball games, the person inside the costume remains unknown to most students.
Danny Fuentes, in his disguise, has been a familiar face to many at WT sporting events. It was through his girlfriend, a WT cheerleader, that Fuentes met cheerleading coach Scott Taute and was offered the position as the school mascot. Fuentes decided it could be fun to try out.
“I’m like a fan in a suit,” Fuentes said. “Nobody can see me, but it’s really fun.” Continue reading
The WTAMU Buffs football team opened its Lone Star Conference schedule Sept. 17 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas against the No. 5-ranked Texas A&M Javelinas. The Buffs took an early lead and never looked back, winning 42-21.
WT wasted no time putting points on the board as sophomore quarterback Dustin Vaughn threw his first touchdown to sophomore Lance Ratliff to give the Buffs a 7-0 lead nine and a half minutes into the game. After kicking a pair of field goals, WT’s junior linebacker Kevin McCluskey returned a fumble 18 yards for a touchdown, extending the Buffs’ advantage to 20-0. Kingsville got on the board just 39 seconds before the half when Daniel Ramirez connected with Robert Armstrong to cut WT’s lead to 20-7. Continue reading
Buffs in the field, getting ready for the first game of Fall. Photo courtesy of Eternal Flame.
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