Volleyball Closes Home Schedule With Cameron
Support Javelina Volleyball As It Battles For High Seeding In LSC Playoffs
VOLUME XV, NO. 13
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363
NOV. 5, 2014
Volleyball Closes Home Schedule With Cameron, Midwestern State
Javelina vs. Javelina Two former Javelina football players now head coaches at South Texas high schools met in Javelina Stadium last weekend. Teddy Carrier, left, is at Kingsville King High School and Abel Gonzalez is the head coach at Rio Grande City La Grulla High School. They were teammates in 1999. Carrier was with the Javelinas in 1996-99 and Gonzalez was on the teams in 1999-2002.
The Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball team closes out its regulation season with a pair of home matches this weekend in the Steinke Center. The Javelinas host Midwestern State at 7 p.m. Friday and will meet Cameron at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Javelinas enter the weekend action with a 17-11 season’s record and 6-8 in the Lone Star Conference standings. Ashley Bukowski, 5-8 sophomore outside hitter from Harlingen, has a .274 attack percentage and she averaged 2.83 kills a set. Stephanie Johns, 6-0 senior outside hitter from Lubbock (Coronado), has a .271 attack percentage and she averaged 1.07 blocks a set. Kelsey Washington, 5-8 senior outside hitter from Cuero, has 2.88 kills a set and leads the team in that statistical category. Casey Klobedans, 5-10
freshman setter from Boerne (Champion), averages 10.37 sets and Brett Zaccardo, 5-7 freshman libero from Amarillo (Bushland), averages 4.88 digs a set. Midwestern State had a 8-19 record going into a Monday night match at Southwestern Oklahoma. The Mustangs are 3-12 in the LSC standings. Sarah Garfield, 5-11 sophomore middle blocker from Wichita Falls (Holliday), has a .244 attack percentage.
Hunter Porter, 5-8 junior outside hitter from Red Oak, averages 2.45 kills a set and Sarah (Continued on Page 10)
Lone Star Conference Volleyball Standings (Conference Only) Team W L Pct. West Texas A&M 14 0 1.000 Texas Woman’s 11 3 .786 Tarleton State 10 5 .667 Angelo State 10 5 .667 A&M-Kingsville 6 8 .429 E. New Mexico 4 10 .286 Cameron 4 11 .267 A&M-Commerce 3 11 .214 Midwestern State 3 12 .200
Football Meets Eastern New Mexico In LSC Playoffs
The Texas A&M-Kingsville football team takes part in the Lone Star Conference postseason playoffs this weekend, taking on Eastern New Mexico Saturday in Portales, N.M. Kickoff time will be 6 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time). This is the first year of the playoffs, which are believed to be the first for a league at any level.
All eight of the LSC schools are involved in the two-week event. The Javelinas enter the playoffs as the eighth-seeded club and Eastern is seeded No. 5. The seeding was determined by the final in the final regular-season conference standings. In the teams’ regular-season meeting this fall, the Greyhounds
defeated the Javelinas, 31-0, in Kingsville. TAMUK leads the series between the club, 23-6. The Javelinas are 1-8 for the year. They are averaging 313.8 total yards a game, 180.8 rushing and 133 passing. The defense has allowed 467.9 total yards a game, 239.5
rushing and 228.4 passing. Trey Mitchell, 6-3, 190-pound junior quarterback from Clovis, Calif., leads the Javelina offensive statistics. He has averaged 66.1 yards a game rushing and 4.5 yards a carry. He has scored once on the ground. Mitchell has completed 71 of (Continued on Page 2)
Stephanie Johns
Javelina Hash Football Goes to Eastern for Playoffs Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
THE LONE STAR Conference football playoffs begin this weekend with all eight of the league squads involved in the action. This is the first year for the playoffs, and it is believed to be the first time that a league at any level has held a playoff at the end of the season involving all of its teams. The conference championship has already been determined and the playoffs will merely decide a postseason winner. It can help or hurt the league’s chances of getting a team or teams in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Entering the next two weekends, Texas A&M-Commerce looks to have an NCAA playoff spot wrapped up. But what if the Lions lose in the playoffs? What if they lost two games? There’s also a chance that if a team other than conference champion wins the playoffs, it might get into the NCAA bracket along with the champ. It’ll be interesting to see how it all plays out. THE MAIN REASON the LSC playoffs were added to the schedule was to give each of the conference members two additional games. It has become more and more difficult to find non-league opponents with most of the conferences filling their schedules with league contests. The LSC had eight members this fall, giving each school seven conference games. As it stands now, there will be seven football-playing schools in the LSC next fall. That means there would be only six games against conference schools without the postseason games. THE JAVELINAS WILL travel the greatest distance for their LSC playoff opening game Saturday. They’ll have to go to Portales, N.M., one of the longest trips on the Javelina conference schedule. If the Javelinas can defeat the Greyhounds, their second game could be with West Texas A&M in Canyon, also one of the longest trips on the TAMUK league schedule. Portales and Canyon are each 658 miles from Kingsville. Being precise, the mileage website lists both at 657.8 miles. IT WAS SOMEWHAT of a surprise when Eastern announced the game will be played at 6 p.m., Mountain Standard Time, or 7 p.m., Central Standard Time. This time of the year, the weather in Portales can be unpredictable. I can recall snow, rain and frigid conditions in Portales, and Canyon. But I can also recall some beautiful, perfect football days and nights. Checking the 10-day forecast for this weekend, it calls for sunny conditions Saturday with a high of 69 degrees. This forecast was made on Sunday. YOU’LL NOTICE THAT there isn’t a final LSC football standings in this week’s paper. (Continued on Page 3)
(Continued from Page 1) 148 (.480) passes for 97.3 yards a game. He has thrown for two touchdowns and has had 10 interceptions. Jordan Thomas, 5-11, 165pound junior wideout from San Antonio (Stevens), and Patrick LaFleur, 5-8, 174-pound senior wideout from Houston (Cypress Woods), each has 27 receptions. Thomas has 399 yards receiving and has scored three times. LaFleur’s receptions have been for 310 yards and a score. Trevor Pesek, 5-10, 205pound senior safety from Inez (Vanderbilt Industrial), has 84 tackles and 3.5 have been for losses. He has a sack and two interceptions. The Greyhounds are 5-4 for the year. They average 448.7 total yards a game, 310.6 rushing and 138.1 passing. Defensively, the Hounds have given up 361.9 total yards an outing, 86.8 rushing and 275.1 passing. E’lon Spight, 5-10, 200-pound senior fullback from St. Louis, Mo., leads the rushing with 140.2 yards a game and 5.2 yards a carry. He has 15 rushing touchdowns. Jeremy Buurma, 6-2, 180pound junior quarterback from Las Cruces, N.M., has completed 61 of 131 (.466) passes for 138.1 yards a game. He has thrown for 14
touchdowns and has had five intercepted. Jacob Johnson, 5-10, 185pound senior wideout from Idalou, has had 24 receptions for 599 yards and seven scores. Seth Bailey, 6-2, 230-pound senior linebacker from Texico, N.M., has 60 tackles to lead the team in that categeory. He has a sack. In the earlier matchup between the teams this season, the Javelinas had 415 total yards to 278 for the Hounds. The Javelinas rushed for 290 yards and passed for 125. Eastern rushed for 50 yards and had 228 passing. Alex Rios, 6-1, 192-pound sophomore quarterback from San Antonio (McCollum), completed 13 of 29 passes for 146 yards and he had one interception.
Thomas had seven receptions for 98 yards. Trevor Moses, 6-0, 200pound freshman linebacker from Corpus Christi (Calallen), had 14 tackles for the Javelinas. Spight rushed for 78 yards for ENMU and had a touchdown. Buurma completed five of 10 passes for 125 yards and a score. Johnson had three receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown. Benjamin Langford led the Hounds defensively with 10 tackles, two for losses. He also had a pickoff. The winner of Saturday’s game will meet the winner of the West Texas A&M-McMurry game next week. The loser of this weekend’s contest will take on the loser of the WTAM-McMurry game.
Carter Voted LSC Player of the Year Andrea Carter of Midwestern State has been selected as the Lone Star Conference preseason player of the year. She was selected in a poll conducted by the LSC office and conference head coaches, sports information directors and media representatives made the selection. Carter, 5-9 senior forward from Angleton, averaged 16.4 points and nine rebounds a game last season. She was All-LSC first team. Chontiquah White of West Texas A&M was runnerup in the balloting.
Returning Alums Steven Mayberry and his wife, Cynthia, returned for the recent homecoming festivities. Steven was a Javelina football player in 198284 and later was a graduate assistant coach. He currently coaches in Bastrop.
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By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
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It was still confusing at the Highlights deadline as to how to handle West Texas’ five forfeited league contests. The LSC website has listed the Buffs’ conference percentage as .143 but it doesn’t credit their opponents with a win if they lost to the squad. We’ll run the final standings when it becomes clear as to how it should read.
WHEN TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE won the Lone Star Conference football title last weekend, it became the first league championship for the Lions since 1990. The Lions have the second most LSC titles. The Javelinas have the most with 27. It was the 21st league trophy for the Lions. Since 1954 when the Javelinas entered the LSC, the South Texans have won 27 championships and TAMUC is second with 11.
CHAMPION, A MAGAZINE published by the NCAA quarterly, had a story in the most recent issue on the NCAA Division I-AA, II and III football playoffs. While Division I is all atwitter about the start of the playoffs this season, Divisions I-AA, II and III have had the postseason action for decades. The publication wrote about some of the big championship games in the three divisions and surprisingly one of them was the 1989 title game that saw Mississippi College defeating Jacksonville (Ala.) State, 3-0, in Florence, Ala. Mississippi College had beaten the Javelinas in the first round. It was later found that the Choctaws had a lot more, and we mean a lot more, players on scholarships than allowed by Division II. They were forced to “vacate” the championship and the games they had won during the season. But that didn’t help the teams the squad had beaten in the playoffs. The 1989 Javelina team included running back Johnny Bailey, college football’s all-time leading rusher at the time and the most honored player in collegiate history; John Randle, who would go on to a professional career that would gain him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Ed LaTouf, also a first-team AllAmerican honoree that season. .
THE NCAA DIVISION II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, in which the Javelina athletes have been heavily involved since its start, has two proposals on which the NCAA members will vote on at the January convention. One will give two members of the national student-athlete committee two seats and one joint vote on the Division II Management Council, and the other will give the student-athlete committee one vote on the floor at the convention. The committee stated that this would “solidify” the students’ voice. (Continued on Page 4)
Double Duty Shaquira Kennedy, junior engineering major from El Paso, is a member of the Javelina sports information staff and was “drafted” to be a ball girl at a recent home volleyball match.
MSU Player LSC Top Choice Midwestern State’s Xavier Blackburn has been named the Lone Star Conference preseason player of the year in a poll conducted by the LSC office. Conference head coaches, sports information directors and media representatives voted in the poll. Chris Jones of Angelo State and LaDon Carnegie of Texas A&M-Commerce were runnesrup in the balloting. Blackturn, 6-4 senior forward from Verdunville, La., was on the LSC all-defensive team last season. He averaged 115 points and 7.7 rebounds a game while hitting .480 from the field.
Nov. 7 – Volleyball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Nov. 8 – Volleyball: *Cameron in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Football: Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6 p.m. (MST). (Lone Star Conference Playoffs). Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: Lone Star Conference Championships in Wichita Falls. Nov. 14 – Men’s Basketball: Javelina Classic in Kingsville vs. Lake Erie (Ohio), 7 p.m. Nov. 15 – Football: Lone Star Conference Playoffs, TBA. Nov. 16 – Men’s Basketball: Javelina Classic in Kingsville vs. Henderson (Ark.) State, 4 p.m. Nov. 17 – Women’s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7 p.m. Nov. 19 – Men’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Women’s Basketball: Texas-Pan American in Edinburg (exhibition), 7 p.m. Nov. 20 – Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships in Canyon. Nov. 21 – Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships in Canyon. Nov. 22 – Women’s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Men’s Basketball: Texas-Pan American in Edinburg (exhibition), 7 p.m. Football: NCAA Division II first-round playoffs on campuses. Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships in Canyon. Nov. 23 – Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships in Denver, Colo. Nov. 25 – Women’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Men’s Basketball: Our Lady of the Lake in Kingsville, 8 p.m. Nov. 28 – Women’s Basketball: Henderson State in Arkadelphia, Ark., 2 p.m. Men’s Basketball: Tarleton State Classic in Stephenville. vs. Northwest Nazarene (Idaho), 5 p.m. Nov. 29 – Men’s Basketball: Tarleton State Classic in Stephenville vs. Pittsburg (Kan.) State, 5 p.m. Nov. 30 – Women’s Basketball: Southeastern Oklahoma in Durant, Okla., 1 p.m. Dec. 2 – Women’s Basketball: S.F. Austin State in Nacogdoches (exhibition), 7 p.m. Men’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 – Men’s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7 p.m. Dec. 4 – Women’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 6 p.m. Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, site TBD. Dec. 5 – Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, site TBD. Dec. 6 – Football: NCAA Division II quarterfinal playoffs on campuses. Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: NCAA Division II Championships in Louisville, Ky Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, site TBD. Dec. 11 – Volleyball: NCAA Division II Quarterfinals, site TBD. Dec. 12 – Volleyball: NCAA Division II Semifinals, site TBD. Dec. 13 – Women’s Basketball: St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 5 p.m. Football: NCAA Division II semifinal playoffs on campuses. Volleyball: NCAA Division II Championship, site TBD. Dec. 15 – Men’s Basketball: Eckerd in St. Petersburg, Fla., 7:30 p.m. (EST). Dec. 16 – Men’s Basketball: Tampa in Tampa, Fla., 7 p.m. (EST). Dec. 19 – Women’s Basketball: Alaska-Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska, 7 p.m. *Lone Star Conference games, matches Bold faced games and matches are in Kingsville
Javelina Hash By By Fred Fred Nuesch, Nuesch, Coordinator Coordinator of of Athletic Athletic External External (Continued from Page 3) IT’S THAT TIME of the year. An NCAA Division II football game between Mars Hill and Catawba in North Carolina had to be postponed last weekend because of heavy snow, high winds and extreme cold temperatures. The game was delayed a day. LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes: …..The West Texas A&M baseball team held a scrimmage and trick-or-treat event Thursday at the Buffalo baseball field. Players were in costume and handed out treats. …..The West Texas baseball team has initiated a program, “Sports Buddies Program”, with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Texas Panhandle. Team members went bowling last week with youngsters and the squad will meet monthly for activities. …..Reagan Miller and Colby Cox have been named graduate assistant basketball coaches at Texas Woman’s. Miller was a three-year letterwinner at Liberty (Va.) and received a bachelor’s degree from the school. Cox graduated from Texas A&M in May and worked with the women’s basketball team there. He played high school basketball at Fort Worth Arlington High School. …..Hailey Roberts was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association national player of the week last week. In three matches the previous week, she had 46 kills, 25 digs, five blocks and eight service aces. …..West Texas A&M’s head women’s basketball coach Mark Kellogg has been named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association board of directors in NCAA Division II. He is in his second year as a coach at WTAM. The WBCA board develops policies, procedures and regulations for the operation of the association. …..Joel Hinton, a wide receiver and special teams football coach at West Texas A&M, is no longer a member of the staff following allegations of academic fraud among two Buff football players. A backup placekicker who quit the team Oct. 13 told school and NCAA officials that he had been promised playing time if he helped a player pass a Spanish course over the summer. …..Safety Charles Moore of Tarleton State has been named the recipient of a National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Award. He is one of 16 finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy. Moore has a 3.83 grade point average with a major in kinesiology. Each of the 16 will receive $18,000 postgraduate scholarships and will be in New York City Dec. 9 for the NFF awards dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. The winner of the award will be announced at the banquet. Quarterback Kevin Rodgers of Henderson (Ark.) State is the other NCAA Division II player on the list. Continued on Page 5)
Pre-Scrimmage Talk Javelina head baseball coach Jason Gonzales talks to his team before a recent scrimmage with Coastal Bend College. The Javelinas will scrimmage the squad again at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Nolan Ryan Field. The Javelinas are the defending Lone Star Conference champions and are expected to be one of the topranked teams in NCAA Division II next spring.
One LSC Team In Men’s Hoops National Poll One Lone Star Conference school is ranked in the NCAA Division II preseason men’s basketball poll released by the Division II Bulletin. Tarleton State is No. 10. West Liberty (W. Va.) is the top selection NCAA Division II Preseason Men’s Basketball Poll From the Division II Bulletin Rank Team 1. West Libery (W. Va.) 2. Southern Connecticut 3. Metro (Colo.) State 4. Montevallo (Ala.) 5. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 6. Florida Southern 7. Drury (Mo.) 8. Findlay (Ohio) 9. Western Washington 10. Tarleton State 11. Lewis (Ill.) 12. Delta (Miss.) State 13. St. Anselm (N.H.) 14. Minnesota State 15. California State-Chico 16. Bellarmine (Ky.) 17. Colorado-Colorado Springs 18. Philadelphia (Pa.) 19. California Poly-Pomona 20. Indiana (Pa.) 21. Limestone (N.C.) 22. Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 23. Georgia Regents 24. California Baptist 25. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
2014-15 Javelina Women’s Basketball Schedule Nov. 17 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7 p.m. Nov. 19 – Texas-Pan American in Edinburg (exhibition), 7 p.m. Nov. 22 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Nov. 25 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Nov. 28 – Henderson (Ark.) State in Arkadelphia, Ark., 2 p.m. Nov. 30 – Southeastern Oklahoma in Durant, Okla., 1 p.m. Dec. 2 – S.F. Austin in Nacogdoches (exhibition), 7 p.m. Dec. 4 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 6 p.m. Dec. 13 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 5 p.m. Dec. 19 – Alaska-Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska, 7 p.m. Dec. 20 – Alaska-Fairbanks in Anchorage, Alaska, 5 p.m. Jan. 1 – Our Lady of the Lake in Kingsville, 3 p.m. Jan. 7 – *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Jan. 8 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 5:30 p.m.. Jan. 10 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 5:30 p.m. Jan. 17 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Jan. 21 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 5:30 p.m. Jan. 24 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Jan. 31 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Feb. 4 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 7 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 2 p.m. Feb. 11 - *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 7 p.m. Feb. 12 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 14 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Feb. 18 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 21 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 4 p.m. Feb. 28 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 4 p.m. March 3-7 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen. *Lone Star Conference games.
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NCAA DIVISION II notes: …..Carson-Newman (Tenn.) head football coach got his 323rd victory on Oct. 18 and that ties him with Alabama coach Bear Bryant for fifth on the all-time wins list in college football. …..Wideout Justin Bernard of Saint Anselm (N.H.) broke the NCAA Division II record for most pass receptions in a career when he ran his total to 338. The NCAA overall record is 463, set by Michael Zweifel of Wisconsin-River Falls and Dubuque (Iowa). …..California (Pa.) forfeited its football game with Gannon (Pa.) last weekend after five members of its team were arrested following a “violent incident”. The assault at a restaurant and left a 30-year-old male severely injured. The five were jailed and suspended from the team and university. California was ranked as high as No. 19 in the NCAA Division II national polls last week.
Four Volleyball Players in Final Home Matches This Weekend Four members of the Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball team will be playing their final home matches this weekend as the Javelinas host a pair of Lone Star Conference opponents. The Javelinas host Midwestern State at 7 p.m. Friday and Cameron will be visiting at 2 p.m. Saturday. The four seniors are: …..Sarah Fountain, 5-9 setter from Las Cruces, N.M. …..Stephanie Johns, 6-0 outside hitter from Lubbock (Coronado). …..Ashley Tipps, 5-10 middle blocker from Houston (Cypress Woods). …..Kelsey Washington, 5-8
outside hitter from Cuero. Fountain, Johns and Washington are three-year letterwinners with the Javelinas. Tipps joined the squad this
fall after transferring from Arkansas State. The four will be recognized during a ceremony before Saturday’s match.
Four LSC Teams Ranked in First VB Regional Poll
Last Ride of the Season Former Javelina football player Rodney Serpa led the football team onto the field last weekend for the final time this season. His riding the Javelina chopper in front of the team entrance and then circling the track has become part of the pregame activities at each home contest.
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Four Lone Star Conference schools are in the first NCAA Division II South Central Region poll of the season. The regional rankings will be used to select teams for the NCAA postseason playoffs. West Texas A&M is No. 5, Tarleton State No. 6, Texas Woman’s No. 8 and Angelo State No. 9. Four Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams hold the top four spots: Metro (Colo.) State No. 1, Colorado-Mesa No. 2, Colorado Mines No. 3 and Regis (Colo.) No. 4. NCAA Division II South Central Region Volleyball Poll Rank Team 1. Metro (Colo.) State 2. Colorado-Mesa 3. Colorado Mines 4. Regis (Colo.) 5. West Texas A&M 6. Tarleton State 7. Arkansas-Fort Smith 8. Texas Woman’s 9. Angelo State 10. St. Edward’s (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
Sarah Fountain
Stephanie Johns
Ashley Tipps
Kelsey Washington
Athletes’ Trunk-or-Treat Brought.....
.....Lots of Fun and Sweets Halloween Night
Lots of Treats For Youngsters at Trunk-or-Treat
Cross Country Teams To Enter Lone Star Championship Meet
Supporting the Team Students cheer on the Javelina volleyball team in a match last week at the Steinke Center. Student support for the Javelina athletic teams has been outstanding this season.
West Texas Favored in LSC Women’s Basketball Picks
West Texas A&M is the favorite to repeat as Lone Star Conference women’s basketball champion this season, according to a preseason poll conducted by the LSC office. LSC head coaches, sports information directors and media representatives voted in the poll. The Lady Buffs reached the national championship game last year. Midwestern State, which was runnerup last season, is the choice for third place. Tarleton State is picked third, Texas Woman’s fourth, Angelo State fifth, Cameron sixth, Eastern New Mexico seventh, Texas A&M-Commerce eighth and Texas A&M-Kingsville ninth.
The top eight teams in the final regular-season poll will advance into the LSC postseason tournament March 4-7 in Allen. The team finishing first in the regular-season standings will be the conference champion. 2014-15 Lone Star Conference Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll Rank Team (1st place) Points 1. West Texas A&M (21) 227 2. Midwestern State (3) 198 3. Tarleton State 180 4. Texas Woman’s (2) 153 5. Angelo State 141 6. Cameron 88 7. Eastern New Mexico 64 8. Texas A&M-Commerce 62 9. Texas A&M-Kingsville 57
The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s cross country teams will enter the Lone Star Conference Championships Saturday in Wichita Falls. Midwestern State will host the conference event. Seven men’s teams and seven women’s squads will compete for the titles. West Texas A&M is defending champion in both divisions. The Buffs will be favored to take the men’s title again this fall and the host Midwestern State women will be favored in their division. Both are ranked nationally in the NCAA Division II polls. Schools with teams in the men’s 8K and women’s 6K will be Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico, Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&MKingsville and West Texas. Cameron will have a men’s team competing and Midwestern State has women’s cross country only. The Javelinas got in their final pre-conference races last week in San Angelo. The Javelina men were second in the triangular and the women were third. Tarleton State won the men’s division with 20 points, the Javelinas had 49 points and Angelo State had 55. The ASU women finished first in their division with 26 points, Tarleton State had 32 and the Javelinas scored 72. Jorge Alanis, senior from Rio Grande City, was the top finisher for the men, crossing the line in fifth place with a time of 26:50.51 over the 8K course. Michal Idziak, junior from Mosina, Poland, was eighth in 27:23.96; Emanuel Ibanez, junior from Kingsville (King), was 11th in 27:41.30; Francisco Solis, freshman from Corpus Christi (Miller), was 12th in 28:02.82, and
Damian Feeney, sophomore from Stony Point, N.Y., finished 13th in 28:07.79. In the women’s 6K race, Amy Mendoza, freshman from Pharr (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial), was the first Javelina to cross, finishing 11th in 25:26.66. Chelsea Gonzalez, freshman
from Corpus Christi (Carroll), was 12th in 25:48.47; Chelsea Williams, junior form Pasadena (Dobie), was 14th in 26:24.67; Kayla Arciba, freshman from Corpus Christi (Moody), was 18th in 29:54.99, and Alex Lichtenberger, freshman from Bishop (Academy), was 19th in 30:37.07.
Javelina Men’s Basketball Classic Three Teams Three States Three Conferences Nov. 14 Javelinas vs. Lake Erie (Ohio) 7 p.m. Nov. 15 Henderson (Ark.) State vs. Lake Erie 7 p.m. Nov. 16 Javelinas vs. Henderson State 4 p.m. NCAA Division II Intersectional Basketball At Its Best!
Seniors Recognized The 14 senior members of the Javelina football team were honored prior to the final home game last weekend in Javelina Stadium. They were introduced along with their families and friends.
Volleyball Hosts Midwestern State, Cameron
Baseball Honored Members of the 2014 Javelina baseball team were honored at last weekend’s football game. They were introduced as the 2014 Lone Star Conference champions and NCAA Division II South Central Region runnersup. The team was nationally ranked throughout the season.
Champions Introduced The 2014 Javelina men’s outdoor track and field team was introduced to the crowd at last weekend’s home football game. The squad finished fourth in the NCAA Division II national meet and was nationally ranked throughout the season.
(Continued from Page 1) Rosinke, 5-10 sophomore setter from League City (Clear Springs), averages 8.05 assists. Casey Fletcher, 5-4 senior libero from Moody, averages 4.86 digs. The Javelinas defeated the Mustangs in their earlier match in Wichita Falls. Cameron has a 12-14 season’s record and is 4-11 in the LSC. Rebecca Green, 5-11 senior middle blocker from Flower Mound, has a .273 attack percentage to lead the Aggies offensively. Kat Evans, 6-0 junior outside hitter from Pearland, averages 2.76 kills a set. Ingrid Boatman, 5-9 junior setter from Decatur, averages 6.30 assists and Cristina Viera, 5-6 freshman libero from Montevideo, Uruguay, averages 3.77 digs. Cameron downed the Javelinas earlier in Lawton, Okla. The LSC postseason tournament is set for Nov. 14-15 in Canyon.
Javelina Coaches, Staff and Fans Have Fun on Halloween
Randy Hughes, TAMUK chief of staff, left; Lee Scott, Javelina strength and conditioning coach, top right, and Stephan Machorro, baseball student assistant coach.
Left to right, Joan Nuesch, Belinda Hughes and Jackie Collins.
A surprise ghost, a.k.a. Jackie Collins.
Sofia Dall, top, and Cora Dall enjoy Halloween in their own way, Sofia by decorating her pumpkin and Cora by eating a cupcake.
Javelina head track & field coach Ryan Dall and Susana Roberge.
Tarleton State Favored In LSC Men’s Hoops
Halloween Spirit The Marching Javelina Band got into the Halloween spirit at its practice Friday. Numerous characters showed up, including some ghosts.
First NCAA Division II Regional Football Poll Released
Two Lone Star Conference schools were ranked in the first NCAA Division II Super Region Four poll released last week. Texas A&M-Commerce was No. 8 and Angelo State No. 10. Ferris (Mich.) State of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was No. 1. Other schools from the GLIAC in the listing were Old Dominican No. 3, Indianapolis No. 5, Michigan Tech No. 6 and Ashland (Ohio) No. 7. The GLIAC held half of the top 10 positions. Squads from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference were Colorado State-Pueblo No. 2, Colorado Mines No. 4 and Chadron (Neb.) No. 9. The regional polls will be used to determine the teams advancing in the NCAA Division II postseason playoffs this month.
NCAA Division II Super Region Football Poll Super Region Four Rank Team 1. Ferris (Mich.) State 2. Colorado State-Pueblo 3. Ohio Dominican 4. Colorado Mines 5. Indianapolis (Ind.) 6. Michigan Tech 7. Ashland (Ohio) 8. Texas A&M-Commerce 9. Chadron (Neb.) State 10. Angelo State (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference) Super Region One Rank Team 1. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 2. Concord (W. Va.) 3. California (Pa.) 4. West Chester (Pa.) 5. Winston-Salem (N.C.) 6. American International (Mass.) 7. Shepherd (W. Va.) 8. Virginia State 9. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 10. West Liberty (W. Va.) Super Region Two Rank Team 1. North Alabama 2. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 3. Delta (Miss.) State 4. Tuskegee (Ala.) 5. Valdosta (Ga.) State 6. West Georgia
7. 8. 9. 10.
Carson-Newman (Tenn.) Albany (Ga.) State Miles (Ala.) Fort Valley (Ga.) State Super Region Three Rank Team 1. Minnesota-Duluth 2. Minnesota State
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Sioux Falls (S.D.) Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Pittsburg (Kan.) State Northwest Missouri State Humboldt (Calif.) State Harding (Ark.) Henderson (Ark.) State
Lofton Scores Deondric Lofton, 6-0, 165-pound freshman wideout from Victoria (East), scores.
Tarleton State has been predicted to take the 2014-15 Lone Star Conference men’s basketball championship but the Texans finished one point in front of Midwestern State in a poll conducted by the LSC office. The LSC head coaches, sports information directors and media representatives voted in the poll. Tarleton had 12 first-place votes and 156 points while MSU garnered five first-place votes and 155 points. The teams tied for the title last winter and TSU won the postseason tournament championship by defeating the Mustangs, 71-65. Angelo State was selected third in the poll, Texas A&MCommerce was fourth, Cameron fifth, Texas A&M-Kingsville sixth, Eastern New Mexico seventh and West Texas A&M eighth. Midwestern has won three consecutive LSC titles and five in the last six seasons. The Mustangs have gone to the NCAA Division II postseason playoffs six consecutive years. The LSC regular-season champion will be the league titlist and each of the squads will advance into the LSC postseason tournament March 4-7 in Allen. 2014-15 Lone Star Conference Preseason Men’s Basketball Poll Rank Team (1st place) Points 1. Tarleton State (12) 156 2. Midwestern State (5) 155 3. Angelo State (1) 134 4. A&M-Commerce (3) 117 5. Cameron 66 6. Texas A&M-Kingsville 59 7. Eastern New Mexico (1) 57 8. West Texas A&M 48
Softball Sets Spring Schedule
Tailgate Entertainment A young singer performs with the band at the tailgate party prior to last weekend’s football game.
NCAA Division II Football Poll Compiled by the American Football Coaches Association
Rank Team 1. Minnesota State 2. Minnesota-Duluth 3. North Alabama 4. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 5. Ferris (Mich.) State 6. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 7. Pittsburg (Kan.) State 8. Northwest Missouri State 9. Colorado State-Pueblo 10. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 11. Winston-Salem (N.C.) 12. Ohio Dominican 13. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 14. Henderson (Ark.) State 15. Concord (W. Va.) 16. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 17. Harding (Ark.) 18. Colorado Mines 19. Delta (Miss.) State 20. West Chester (Pa.) 21. Michigan Tech 22. Shepherd (W. Va.) 23. Ashland (Ohio) 24. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 25. California (Pa.)
Other teams receiving votes includes Texas A&M-Commerce, Midwestern State and Angelo State. (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
The Texas A&M-Kingsville softball team will host 24 games in 2015, according to the schedule released by head coach Betsy Dean last week. The team opens Feb. 3 with Texas A&M International in a doubleheader at Hubert Field. Other non-conference home opponents are Huston-Tillotson, St. Edward’s and HoustonVictoria. Lone Star Conference teams visiting Kingsville will be Texas A&M-Commerce, Eastern New Mexico, Texas Woman’s and Midwestern State. Texas A&M-Commerce is fielding a softball team for the first time in 2015. The Javelinas participate in the Southeastern Oklahoma Regional Invitational Tournament Feb. 13-15 in Durant, Okla. The Javelinas face Washburn (Kan.), Southwestern Oklahoma, host Southeastern Oklahoma and St. Mary’s. Two of the five games will be against the Rattlers.
2015 Javelina Softball Schedule Feb. 3 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville (DH), 4 p.m. Feb. 10 – St. Edward’s in Austin (DH), 4 p.m. Feb. 13 – Southeastern Oklahoma Regional Invitational Tournament in Durant, Okla. vs. St. Mary’s, 12:30 p.m. vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, 3 p.m. Feb. 14 – Southeastern Oklahoma Regional Invitational Tournament in Durant, Okla. vs. Washburn (Kan.), 12:30 p.m. vs. St. Mary’s, 3 p.m. Feb. 15 – Southeastern Oklahoma Regional Invitational Tournament in Durant, Okla. vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State, 10 a.m. Feb. 18 – Huston-Tillotson in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m. Feb. 27 - *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), 3 p.m. Feb. 28 - *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), noon. March 6 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville (DH), 4 p.m. March 7 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. March 10 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville (DH), 4 p.m. March 13 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (DH), 1 p.m. March 14 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (DH), noon. March 17 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio (DH), 5 p.m. March 18 – Huston-Tillotson in Austin (DH), 2 p.m. March 25 – Houston-Victoria in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m. March 27 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 5 p.m. March 28 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), noon. April 3 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 5 p.m. April 4 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 1 p.m. April 10 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville (DH), 5 p.m. April 11 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. April 14 – Texas A&M International in Laredo (DH), 1 p.m. April 17 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville (DH), 5 p.m. April 18 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville (DH), 1 p.m. April 21 – Houston-Victoria in Victoria (DH), 2 p.m. April 24 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville (DH), 5 p.m. April 25 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. *Lone Star Conference games.
Final Home Appearance Javelina interim head football coach Jaime Martinez leads the Javelinas onto the field last weekend for the final home game of the season.
Johns, Alanis IBC Bank Honorees
Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball player Stephanie Johns and Javelina cross country runner Jorge Alanis were named the IBC Bank athletes of the week last week. Johns, senior middle blocker from Lubbock (Coronado), helped the Javelinas go 3-1 in their busy week. She had 12 kills and a .417 attack percentage against Texas A&M International. She added three blocks. In a match with Texas A&MCommerce, she had 12 kills and a .242 attack percentage. She had six blocks. Johns had nine kills, a .238 attack percentage and eight blocks against Texas Woman’s.
And in a match with Texas Southern, she had six kills and a .214 attack percentage. Alanis, senior from Rio Grande City, finished fifth in a meet in San Angelo. He had a 26:50.51 time over the 8K course. He helped the Javelinas take a runnerup spot in the meet. IBC Bank Athletes of the Week Oct. 19-25 Krystal Faison, volleyball Shawn Vasquez, football Oct. 12-18 Kelsey Washington, volleyball Trevor Pesek, football Oct. 5-11 Casey Klobedans, volleyball Emmanuel Ibanez, cross country
2014-15 Javelina Men’s Basketball Schedule Nov. 14 – Lake Erie (Ohio) in Kingsville (Javelina Classic).7 p.m. Nov. 16 – Henderson (Ark.) State in Kingsville (Javelina Classic, 4 p.m.) Nov. 19 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Nov. 22 – Texas-Pan American in Edinburg (exhibition), 7 p.m.. Nov. 25 – Our Lady of the Lake in Kingsville, 8 p.m. Nov. 28 – Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) in Stephenville (Tarleton State Classic), 5 p.m. Nov. 29 – Pittsburg (Kan.) State in Stephenville (Tarleton State Classic), 5 p.m. Dec. 2 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7 p.m. Dec. 15 – Eckerd in St. Petersburg, Fla., 7:30 p.m. (EST). Dec. 16 – Tampa in Tampa, Fla., 7 p.m. (EST). Dec. 20 – Our Lady of the Lake in San Antonio, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 – Schreiner in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Jan. 8 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 7:30 p.m. (MST). Jan. 17 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Jan. 21 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Jan. 31 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Feb. 4 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 4 p.m. Feb. 12 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 6 p.m. Feb. 28 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 6 p.m. March 4-7 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen. March 13-16 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBD. *Lone Star Conference games.
Sept. 29-Oct. 4 Casey Klobedans, volleyball Trevor Moses, football Sept. 22-28 Krystal Faison, volleyball Greg Pitre, football Sept. 15-21 Stephanie Johns, volleyball Mike Greathouse, football Sept. 8-14 Ashley Bukowski, volleyball Trey Mitchell, football Sept. 1-7 Ashley Bukowski, volleyball Francisco Solis, cross country NCAA Division II Football Poll Compiled by D2Football.com Rank Team 1. Minnesota State 2. Minnesota-Duluth 3. Ferris (Mich.) State 4. North Alabama 5. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 6. Pittsburg (Kan.) State 7. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 8. Northwest Missouri State 9. Colorado State-Pueblo 10. Winston-Salem (N.C.) 11. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 12. Henderson (Ark.) State 13. Ohio Dominican 14. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 15. West Chester (Pa.) 16. Concord (W. Va.) 17. Indianapolis (Ind.) 18. Delta (Miss.) State 19. California (Pa.) 20. Shepherd (W. Va.) 21. Valdosta (Ga.) State 22. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 23. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 24. Ashland (Ohio) 25. Colorado Mines
Go Blue! Be Gold!
Javelina Lefty Miles Holcomb, 6-1 Javelina junior left-handed pitcher from Dripping Springs, threw in a scrimmage with Coastal Bend College last week at Nolan Ryan Field. He is among the returnees from last year’s Lone Star Conference championship team.
Regional Cross Country Polls Three Lone Star Conference schools were ranked in the NCAA Division II South Central Region men’s and women’s cross country polls last week. NCAA Division II South Central Region Cross Country Polls Compiled by the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association Men’s Division Rank Team 1. Adams (Colo.) State 2. Colorado Mines 3. Western (Colo.) State 4. West Texas A&M 5. Colorado-Mesa 6. Colorado-Colorado Springs 7. Metro (Colo.) State
8. Tarleton State 9. Texas A&M-Commerce 10. Chadron (Neb.) State Women’s Division Rank Team 1. Adams (Colo.) State 2. Western (Colo.) State 3. Colorado-Colorado Springs 4. Midwestern State 5. Metro (Colo.) State 6. West Texas A&M 7. Colorado Mines 8. Colorado-Mesa 9. Dallas Baptist 10. Eastern New Mexico (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
Women’s Golf Team Ending Fall Season The Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s golf team finished its fall season Monday and Tuesday at the Texas –Brownsville Ocelot Classic in Laguna Vista. The meet was on the Laguna Vista Golf Course. The squad will resume play in February. The Javelinas finished third in the Abilene International Tournament last week in Abilene. The Javelinas shot a 632, finishing two strokes behind runnerup Mary Hardin-Baylor. Texas-Tyler took the team title with a 614. Host Hardin-Simmons was fourth with a 669, Concordia and Centenary (La.) tied for fifth with 701 scores, LeTourneau Tech was seventh with 733 and Texas Lutheran was eighth with 736. Kirby Sullivan, sophomore from Montgomery, was the low Javelina, shooting a 74-81—155 and finishing fifth. Ashley Coy, senior from Bastrop, finished seventh with a 78-80—158; Ashley Rivera, senior from McAllen, was 10th with an 8475—159; Jessica Sellers, junior from San Antonio (Steele), was 16th with an 86-79—165 and Brittany Rodriguez, freshman from Corpus Christi (Moody), shot an 81-95—176.
Has There Been One More Successful Than Ritchie?
Impressive First Year Art Lozano IV, former Javelina track and field athlete, is in his first season as head football coach at Kingsville Academy High School and his team has cinched its first postseason playoff berth with an 8-1 season’s record. The Lions play their home games in Javelina Stadium.
2014 Javelina Remaining Volleyball Schedule
Nov. 7 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Nov. 8 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Nov. 20 – Lone Star Conference Championship, site TBD. Nov. 21 – Lone Star Conference Championship, site TBD. Nov. 22 – Lone Star Conference Championship, site TBD. Dec. 4 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship, site TBD. Dec. 5 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship, site TBD. Dec. 6 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship, site TBD. Dec. 11 – NCAA Division II Quarterfinals, site TBD. Dec. 12 – NCAA Division II Semifinals, site TBD. Dec. 13 – NCAA Division II Championship, site TBD. *Lone Star Conference matches.
In college football, has there been a quarterback who has gone 39-0, won three national championships, been All-America on the field and in the classroom and was under center for five exhibition games in Europe and a game in Mexico? We know of one. Richard Ritchie, who was a starter for the Javelinas in the final game of 1973 and throughout the 1974, 1975 and 1976 seasons, accomplished all of the above. It’s doubtful any other quarterback has put up such figures. Ritchie, from Mineral Wells, joined the Javelinas in 1973 and didn’t get his first start until the final game of that season. The Javelinas beat Southwest Texas, 49-10, in that matchup. Then came the amazing threeNCAA Division II Volleyball Poll Compiled by the American Volleyball Coaches Association Rank Team 1. Tampa (Fla.) 2. Minnesota-Duluth 3. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) 4. Nebraska-Kearney 5. Brigham Young-Hawaii 6. Colorado Mines 7. Wingate (N.C.) 8. Southwest Minnesota 9. Western Washington 10. Washburn (Kan.) 11. Wayne (Neb.) State 12. Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.) 13. Colorado-Mesa 14. Grand Valley (Mich.) State 15. Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) 16. Armstrong (Ga.) State 17. Florida Southern 18. Cal State-San Bernardino 19. Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 20. Metro (Colo.) State 21. Central Missouri 22. Ferris (Mich.) State 23. Truman (Mo.) State 24. West Texas A&M 25. Alaska-Anchorage (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference).
year run that saw the team go undefeated, take the national titles, play five exhibition contests in Austria, France and Germany and play a game in Monterrey, Mexico. Ritchie was the quarterback in all on all of those occasions. Short by today’s quarterback measurements at 5-11, Ritchie was a maestro at running the veer offense. He was the outstanding back in the Lone Star Conference in 1975 and 1976. Ritchie tied with teammate Larry Collins for the LSC scoring title in 1976, each with 82 points. He was a team captain in 1976. Ritchie was Associated Press Little All-America and NAIA AllAmerica first team in 1976 and was NAIA player of the year the same
Richard Ritchie
season. He was the most valuable player in the 1974, 1975 and 1976 NAIA national semifinal games. He was NAIA all-district his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. Ritchie was All-LSC first team in 1974, 1975 and 1976 and was LSC all-academic first team the same three years. He was Academic All-America second team his senior season and was inducted into Alpha Chi honorary fraternity. Ritchie held numerous school records after concluding his college career and also had the LSC record for most total yards and best passing percentage. After finishing with the Javelinas, he held coaching positions at the University of Texas, North Texas and Texas Tech before become an attorney in his hometown. He holds a law degree from St. Mary’s. Ritchie has a general practice, focusing on real estate, probate, general civil defense, family law and criminal defense. He has served as president of the Palo Pinto Bar Association, president of the Brazos Foundation and president of the Mineral Wells Lions Club. He is a member of the Texas A&M-Kingsville Foundation board of trustees. Ritchie has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, the Lone Star Conference Hall of Fame and the Javelina Hall of Fame. He was on the LSC team of the decade for the 1970s. Gil Steinke was the head football coach during Ritchie’s career and Ron Harms was the offensive coordinator and coached the quarterbacks in 1974 and 1975. Former Javelina quarterback Gene Walkoviak was the offensive coordinator in Ritchie’s senior season.
Two LSC Teams Ranked In NCAA X-Country Poll
Lions Club Helpers The Javelina baseball players helped with the Lions Club Halloween Carnival last week.
Midwestern State Ranked Nationally in Preseason Women’s Basketball Poll Midwestern State is ranked No. 7 in an NCAA Division II preseason women’s basketball poll released by the D2 Bulletin. The Mustangs were the only Lone Star Conference school in the top 25. NCAA Division II Preseason Women’s Basketball Poll From the Division II Bulletin Rank Team 1. Bentley (Mass.) 2. Clayton (Ga.) State 3. Gannon (Pa.) 4. Central Missouri 5. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) 6. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.)
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
Midwestern State Delta (Miss.) State Emporia (Kan.) State Stonehill (Mass.) Western Washington South Carolina-Aiken Holy Family (Pa.) California State-Chico Lewis (Ill.) Augustana (S.D.) Michigan Tech Rollins (Fla.) Colorado-Mesa Indianapolis (Ind.) West Liberty (W. Va.) Dowling (N.Y.) Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) Mesa (Colo.) State
25. New York Tech (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
The West Texas A&M men and Midwestern State women were ranked in the NCAA Division II national cross country polls last week. West Texas was No. 17 in the men’s listings and MSU was No. 16 in the women’s poll. NCAA Division II National Cross Country Polls Compiled by the U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association Men’s Division Rank Team 1. Adams (Colo.) State 2. Grand Valley (Mich.) State 3. California State-Chico 4. Colorado Mines 5. Southern Indiana Western (Colo.) State 7. Alaska-Anchorage 8. Lock Haven (Pa.) 9. Augustana (S.D.) 10. Malone (Ohio) 11. Mount Olive (N.C.) 12. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 13. California-San Diego 14. Hillsdale (Mich.) 15. Shippensburg (Pa.) 16. Missouri Southern 17. West Texas A&M 18. American International (Mass.) 19. California Baptist 20. Ashland (Ohio)
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
California Poly-Pomona Franklin Pierce (N.H.) Colorado-Mesa Edinboro (Pa.) Wisconsin-Parkside Women’s Division Rank Team 1. Grand Valley (Mich.) State 2. Adams (Colo.) 3. Minnesota-Duluth 4. Western (Colo.) State 5. California State-Chico 6. Hillsdale (Mich.) 7. Augustana (S.D.) 8. Simon Fraser (Alberta) 9. California-San Diego 10. Northern Michigan 11. Colorado-Colorado Springs 12. Missouri Southern 13. Malone (Ohio) 14. California Baptist 15. Southern Indiana 16. Midwestern State 17. Metro (Colo.) State 18. Wayne (Mich.) State 19. Alaska-Anchorage 20. Saginaw Valley (Micih.) 21. Edinboro (Pa.) 22. Roberts Wesleyan (W. Va.) 23. Winona (Minn.) State 24. Stonehill (Mass.) 25. Mary (N.D.) Lewis (Ill.) (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
Carnival Volunteers Members of the Javelina softball team helped with the Lions Club Halloween Carnival Thursday night. The group volunteers each year.
VOLUME XV, NO. 13
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363
NOV. 5, 2014
Volleyball Closes Home Schedule With Cameron, Midwestern State
Javelina vs. Javelina Two former Javelina football players now head coaches at South Texas high schools met in Javelina Stadium last weekend. Teddy Carrier, left, is at Kingsville King High School and Abel Gonzalez is the head coach at Rio Grande City La Grulla High School. They were teammates in 1999. Carrier was with the Javelinas in 1996-99 and Gonzalez was on the teams in 1999-2002.
The Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball team closes out its regulation season with a pair of home matches this weekend in the Steinke Center. The Javelinas host Midwestern State at 7 p.m. Friday and will meet Cameron at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Javelinas enter the weekend action with a 17-11 season’s record and 6-8 in the Lone Star Conference standings. Ashley Bukowski, 5-8 sophomore outside hitter from Harlingen, has a .274 attack percentage and she averaged 2.83 kills a set. Stephanie Johns, 6-0 senior outside hitter from Lubbock (Coronado), has a .271 attack percentage and she averaged 1.07 blocks a set. Kelsey Washington, 5-8 senior outside hitter from Cuero, has 2.88 kills a set and leads the team in that statistical category. Casey Klobedans, 5-10
freshman setter from Boerne (Champion), averages 10.37 sets and Brett Zaccardo, 5-7 freshman libero from Amarillo (Bushland), averages 4.88 digs a set. Midwestern State had a 8-19 record going into a Monday night match at Southwestern Oklahoma. The Mustangs are 3-12 in the LSC standings. Sarah Garfield, 5-11 sophomore middle blocker from Wichita Falls (Holliday), has a .244 attack percentage.
Hunter Porter, 5-8 junior outside hitter from Red Oak, averages 2.45 kills a set and Sarah (Continued on Page 10)
Lone Star Conference Volleyball Standings (Conference Only) Team W L Pct. West Texas A&M 14 0 1.000 Texas Woman’s 11 3 .786 Tarleton State 10 5 .667 Angelo State 10 5 .667 A&M-Kingsville 6 8 .429 E. New Mexico 4 10 .286 Cameron 4 11 .267 A&M-Commerce 3 11 .214 Midwestern State 3 12 .200
Football Meets Eastern New Mexico In LSC Playoffs
The Texas A&M-Kingsville football team takes part in the Lone Star Conference postseason playoffs this weekend, taking on Eastern New Mexico Saturday in Portales, N.M. Kickoff time will be 6 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time). This is the first year of the playoffs, which are believed to be the first for a league at any level.
All eight of the LSC schools are involved in the two-week event. The Javelinas enter the playoffs as the eighth-seeded club and Eastern is seeded No. 5. The seeding was determined by the final in the final regular-season conference standings. In the teams’ regular-season meeting this fall, the Greyhounds
defeated the Javelinas, 31-0, in Kingsville. TAMUK leads the series between the club, 23-6. The Javelinas are 1-8 for the year. They are averaging 313.8 total yards a game, 180.8 rushing and 133 passing. The defense has allowed 467.9 total yards a game, 239.5
rushing and 228.4 passing. Trey Mitchell, 6-3, 190-pound junior quarterback from Clovis, Calif., leads the Javelina offensive statistics. He has averaged 66.1 yards a game rushing and 4.5 yards a carry. He has scored once on the ground. Mitchell has completed 71 of (Continued on Page 2)
Stephanie Johns
Javelina Hash Football Goes to Eastern for Playoffs Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
THE LONE STAR Conference football playoffs begin this weekend with all eight of the league squads involved in the action. This is the first year for the playoffs, and it is believed to be the first time that a league at any level has held a playoff at the end of the season involving all of its teams. The conference championship has already been determined and the playoffs will merely decide a postseason winner. It can help or hurt the league’s chances of getting a team or teams in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Entering the next two weekends, Texas A&M-Commerce looks to have an NCAA playoff spot wrapped up. But what if the Lions lose in the playoffs? What if they lost two games? There’s also a chance that if a team other than conference champion wins the playoffs, it might get into the NCAA bracket along with the champ. It’ll be interesting to see how it all plays out. THE MAIN REASON the LSC playoffs were added to the schedule was to give each of the conference members two additional games. It has become more and more difficult to find non-league opponents with most of the conferences filling their schedules with league contests. The LSC had eight members this fall, giving each school seven conference games. As it stands now, there will be seven football-playing schools in the LSC next fall. That means there would be only six games against conference schools without the postseason games. THE JAVELINAS WILL travel the greatest distance for their LSC playoff opening game Saturday. They’ll have to go to Portales, N.M., one of the longest trips on the Javelina conference schedule. If the Javelinas can defeat the Greyhounds, their second game could be with West Texas A&M in Canyon, also one of the longest trips on the TAMUK league schedule. Portales and Canyon are each 658 miles from Kingsville. Being precise, the mileage website lists both at 657.8 miles. IT WAS SOMEWHAT of a surprise when Eastern announced the game will be played at 6 p.m., Mountain Standard Time, or 7 p.m., Central Standard Time. This time of the year, the weather in Portales can be unpredictable. I can recall snow, rain and frigid conditions in Portales, and Canyon. But I can also recall some beautiful, perfect football days and nights. Checking the 10-day forecast for this weekend, it calls for sunny conditions Saturday with a high of 69 degrees. This forecast was made on Sunday. YOU’LL NOTICE THAT there isn’t a final LSC football standings in this week’s paper. (Continued on Page 3)
(Continued from Page 1) 148 (.480) passes for 97.3 yards a game. He has thrown for two touchdowns and has had 10 interceptions. Jordan Thomas, 5-11, 165pound junior wideout from San Antonio (Stevens), and Patrick LaFleur, 5-8, 174-pound senior wideout from Houston (Cypress Woods), each has 27 receptions. Thomas has 399 yards receiving and has scored three times. LaFleur’s receptions have been for 310 yards and a score. Trevor Pesek, 5-10, 205pound senior safety from Inez (Vanderbilt Industrial), has 84 tackles and 3.5 have been for losses. He has a sack and two interceptions. The Greyhounds are 5-4 for the year. They average 448.7 total yards a game, 310.6 rushing and 138.1 passing. Defensively, the Hounds have given up 361.9 total yards an outing, 86.8 rushing and 275.1 passing. E’lon Spight, 5-10, 200-pound senior fullback from St. Louis, Mo., leads the rushing with 140.2 yards a game and 5.2 yards a carry. He has 15 rushing touchdowns. Jeremy Buurma, 6-2, 180pound junior quarterback from Las Cruces, N.M., has completed 61 of 131 (.466) passes for 138.1 yards a game. He has thrown for 14
touchdowns and has had five intercepted. Jacob Johnson, 5-10, 185pound senior wideout from Idalou, has had 24 receptions for 599 yards and seven scores. Seth Bailey, 6-2, 230-pound senior linebacker from Texico, N.M., has 60 tackles to lead the team in that categeory. He has a sack. In the earlier matchup between the teams this season, the Javelinas had 415 total yards to 278 for the Hounds. The Javelinas rushed for 290 yards and passed for 125. Eastern rushed for 50 yards and had 228 passing. Alex Rios, 6-1, 192-pound sophomore quarterback from San Antonio (McCollum), completed 13 of 29 passes for 146 yards and he had one interception.
Thomas had seven receptions for 98 yards. Trevor Moses, 6-0, 200pound freshman linebacker from Corpus Christi (Calallen), had 14 tackles for the Javelinas. Spight rushed for 78 yards for ENMU and had a touchdown. Buurma completed five of 10 passes for 125 yards and a score. Johnson had three receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown. Benjamin Langford led the Hounds defensively with 10 tackles, two for losses. He also had a pickoff. The winner of Saturday’s game will meet the winner of the West Texas A&M-McMurry game next week. The loser of this weekend’s contest will take on the loser of the WTAM-McMurry game.
Carter Voted LSC Player of the Year Andrea Carter of Midwestern State has been selected as the Lone Star Conference preseason player of the year. She was selected in a poll conducted by the LSC office and conference head coaches, sports information directors and media representatives made the selection. Carter, 5-9 senior forward from Angleton, averaged 16.4 points and nine rebounds a game last season. She was All-LSC first team. Chontiquah White of West Texas A&M was runnerup in the balloting.
Returning Alums Steven Mayberry and his wife, Cynthia, returned for the recent homecoming festivities. Steven was a Javelina football player in 198284 and later was a graduate assistant coach. He currently coaches in Bastrop.
Javelina Hash Javelina Hash
Upcoming Javelina Events
By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
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It was still confusing at the Highlights deadline as to how to handle West Texas’ five forfeited league contests. The LSC website has listed the Buffs’ conference percentage as .143 but it doesn’t credit their opponents with a win if they lost to the squad. We’ll run the final standings when it becomes clear as to how it should read.
WHEN TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE won the Lone Star Conference football title last weekend, it became the first league championship for the Lions since 1990. The Lions have the second most LSC titles. The Javelinas have the most with 27. It was the 21st league trophy for the Lions. Since 1954 when the Javelinas entered the LSC, the South Texans have won 27 championships and TAMUC is second with 11.
CHAMPION, A MAGAZINE published by the NCAA quarterly, had a story in the most recent issue on the NCAA Division I-AA, II and III football playoffs. While Division I is all atwitter about the start of the playoffs this season, Divisions I-AA, II and III have had the postseason action for decades. The publication wrote about some of the big championship games in the three divisions and surprisingly one of them was the 1989 title game that saw Mississippi College defeating Jacksonville (Ala.) State, 3-0, in Florence, Ala. Mississippi College had beaten the Javelinas in the first round. It was later found that the Choctaws had a lot more, and we mean a lot more, players on scholarships than allowed by Division II. They were forced to “vacate” the championship and the games they had won during the season. But that didn’t help the teams the squad had beaten in the playoffs. The 1989 Javelina team included running back Johnny Bailey, college football’s all-time leading rusher at the time and the most honored player in collegiate history; John Randle, who would go on to a professional career that would gain him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Ed LaTouf, also a first-team AllAmerican honoree that season. .
THE NCAA DIVISION II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, in which the Javelina athletes have been heavily involved since its start, has two proposals on which the NCAA members will vote on at the January convention. One will give two members of the national student-athlete committee two seats and one joint vote on the Division II Management Council, and the other will give the student-athlete committee one vote on the floor at the convention. The committee stated that this would “solidify” the students’ voice. (Continued on Page 4)
Double Duty Shaquira Kennedy, junior engineering major from El Paso, is a member of the Javelina sports information staff and was “drafted” to be a ball girl at a recent home volleyball match.
MSU Player LSC Top Choice Midwestern State’s Xavier Blackburn has been named the Lone Star Conference preseason player of the year in a poll conducted by the LSC office. Conference head coaches, sports information directors and media representatives voted in the poll. Chris Jones of Angelo State and LaDon Carnegie of Texas A&M-Commerce were runnesrup in the balloting. Blackturn, 6-4 senior forward from Verdunville, La., was on the LSC all-defensive team last season. He averaged 115 points and 7.7 rebounds a game while hitting .480 from the field.
Nov. 7 – Volleyball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Nov. 8 – Volleyball: *Cameron in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Football: Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6 p.m. (MST). (Lone Star Conference Playoffs). Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: Lone Star Conference Championships in Wichita Falls. Nov. 14 – Men’s Basketball: Javelina Classic in Kingsville vs. Lake Erie (Ohio), 7 p.m. Nov. 15 – Football: Lone Star Conference Playoffs, TBA. Nov. 16 – Men’s Basketball: Javelina Classic in Kingsville vs. Henderson (Ark.) State, 4 p.m. Nov. 17 – Women’s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7 p.m. Nov. 19 – Men’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Women’s Basketball: Texas-Pan American in Edinburg (exhibition), 7 p.m. Nov. 20 – Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships in Canyon. Nov. 21 – Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships in Canyon. Nov. 22 – Women’s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Men’s Basketball: Texas-Pan American in Edinburg (exhibition), 7 p.m. Football: NCAA Division II first-round playoffs on campuses. Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships in Canyon. Nov. 23 – Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships in Denver, Colo. Nov. 25 – Women’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Men’s Basketball: Our Lady of the Lake in Kingsville, 8 p.m. Nov. 28 – Women’s Basketball: Henderson State in Arkadelphia, Ark., 2 p.m. Men’s Basketball: Tarleton State Classic in Stephenville. vs. Northwest Nazarene (Idaho), 5 p.m. Nov. 29 – Men’s Basketball: Tarleton State Classic in Stephenville vs. Pittsburg (Kan.) State, 5 p.m. Nov. 30 – Women’s Basketball: Southeastern Oklahoma in Durant, Okla., 1 p.m. Dec. 2 – Women’s Basketball: S.F. Austin State in Nacogdoches (exhibition), 7 p.m. Men’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 – Men’s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7 p.m. Dec. 4 – Women’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 6 p.m. Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, site TBD. Dec. 5 – Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, site TBD. Dec. 6 – Football: NCAA Division II quarterfinal playoffs on campuses. Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: NCAA Division II Championships in Louisville, Ky Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, site TBD. Dec. 11 – Volleyball: NCAA Division II Quarterfinals, site TBD. Dec. 12 – Volleyball: NCAA Division II Semifinals, site TBD. Dec. 13 – Women’s Basketball: St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 5 p.m. Football: NCAA Division II semifinal playoffs on campuses. Volleyball: NCAA Division II Championship, site TBD. Dec. 15 – Men’s Basketball: Eckerd in St. Petersburg, Fla., 7:30 p.m. (EST). Dec. 16 – Men’s Basketball: Tampa in Tampa, Fla., 7 p.m. (EST). Dec. 19 – Women’s Basketball: Alaska-Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska, 7 p.m. *Lone Star Conference games, matches Bold faced games and matches are in Kingsville
Javelina Hash By By Fred Fred Nuesch, Nuesch, Coordinator Coordinator of of Athletic Athletic External External (Continued from Page 3) IT’S THAT TIME of the year. An NCAA Division II football game between Mars Hill and Catawba in North Carolina had to be postponed last weekend because of heavy snow, high winds and extreme cold temperatures. The game was delayed a day. LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes: …..The West Texas A&M baseball team held a scrimmage and trick-or-treat event Thursday at the Buffalo baseball field. Players were in costume and handed out treats. …..The West Texas baseball team has initiated a program, “Sports Buddies Program”, with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Texas Panhandle. Team members went bowling last week with youngsters and the squad will meet monthly for activities. …..Reagan Miller and Colby Cox have been named graduate assistant basketball coaches at Texas Woman’s. Miller was a three-year letterwinner at Liberty (Va.) and received a bachelor’s degree from the school. Cox graduated from Texas A&M in May and worked with the women’s basketball team there. He played high school basketball at Fort Worth Arlington High School. …..Hailey Roberts was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association national player of the week last week. In three matches the previous week, she had 46 kills, 25 digs, five blocks and eight service aces. …..West Texas A&M’s head women’s basketball coach Mark Kellogg has been named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association board of directors in NCAA Division II. He is in his second year as a coach at WTAM. The WBCA board develops policies, procedures and regulations for the operation of the association. …..Joel Hinton, a wide receiver and special teams football coach at West Texas A&M, is no longer a member of the staff following allegations of academic fraud among two Buff football players. A backup placekicker who quit the team Oct. 13 told school and NCAA officials that he had been promised playing time if he helped a player pass a Spanish course over the summer. …..Safety Charles Moore of Tarleton State has been named the recipient of a National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Award. He is one of 16 finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy. Moore has a 3.83 grade point average with a major in kinesiology. Each of the 16 will receive $18,000 postgraduate scholarships and will be in New York City Dec. 9 for the NFF awards dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. The winner of the award will be announced at the banquet. Quarterback Kevin Rodgers of Henderson (Ark.) State is the other NCAA Division II player on the list. Continued on Page 5)
Pre-Scrimmage Talk Javelina head baseball coach Jason Gonzales talks to his team before a recent scrimmage with Coastal Bend College. The Javelinas will scrimmage the squad again at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Nolan Ryan Field. The Javelinas are the defending Lone Star Conference champions and are expected to be one of the topranked teams in NCAA Division II next spring.
One LSC Team In Men’s Hoops National Poll One Lone Star Conference school is ranked in the NCAA Division II preseason men’s basketball poll released by the Division II Bulletin. Tarleton State is No. 10. West Liberty (W. Va.) is the top selection NCAA Division II Preseason Men’s Basketball Poll From the Division II Bulletin Rank Team 1. West Libery (W. Va.) 2. Southern Connecticut 3. Metro (Colo.) State 4. Montevallo (Ala.) 5. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 6. Florida Southern 7. Drury (Mo.) 8. Findlay (Ohio) 9. Western Washington 10. Tarleton State 11. Lewis (Ill.) 12. Delta (Miss.) State 13. St. Anselm (N.H.) 14. Minnesota State 15. California State-Chico 16. Bellarmine (Ky.) 17. Colorado-Colorado Springs 18. Philadelphia (Pa.) 19. California Poly-Pomona 20. Indiana (Pa.) 21. Limestone (N.C.) 22. Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 23. Georgia Regents 24. California Baptist 25. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
2014-15 Javelina Women’s Basketball Schedule Nov. 17 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7 p.m. Nov. 19 – Texas-Pan American in Edinburg (exhibition), 7 p.m. Nov. 22 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Nov. 25 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Nov. 28 – Henderson (Ark.) State in Arkadelphia, Ark., 2 p.m. Nov. 30 – Southeastern Oklahoma in Durant, Okla., 1 p.m. Dec. 2 – S.F. Austin in Nacogdoches (exhibition), 7 p.m. Dec. 4 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 6 p.m. Dec. 13 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 5 p.m. Dec. 19 – Alaska-Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska, 7 p.m. Dec. 20 – Alaska-Fairbanks in Anchorage, Alaska, 5 p.m. Jan. 1 – Our Lady of the Lake in Kingsville, 3 p.m. Jan. 7 – *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Jan. 8 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 5:30 p.m.. Jan. 10 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 5:30 p.m. Jan. 17 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Jan. 21 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 5:30 p.m. Jan. 24 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Jan. 31 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Feb. 4 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 7 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 2 p.m. Feb. 11 - *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 7 p.m. Feb. 12 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 14 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Feb. 18 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 21 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 4 p.m. Feb. 28 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 4 p.m. March 3-7 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen. *Lone Star Conference games.
Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
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NCAA DIVISION II notes: …..Carson-Newman (Tenn.) head football coach got his 323rd victory on Oct. 18 and that ties him with Alabama coach Bear Bryant for fifth on the all-time wins list in college football. …..Wideout Justin Bernard of Saint Anselm (N.H.) broke the NCAA Division II record for most pass receptions in a career when he ran his total to 338. The NCAA overall record is 463, set by Michael Zweifel of Wisconsin-River Falls and Dubuque (Iowa). …..California (Pa.) forfeited its football game with Gannon (Pa.) last weekend after five members of its team were arrested following a “violent incident”. The assault at a restaurant and left a 30-year-old male severely injured. The five were jailed and suspended from the team and university. California was ranked as high as No. 19 in the NCAA Division II national polls last week.
Four Volleyball Players in Final Home Matches This Weekend Four members of the Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball team will be playing their final home matches this weekend as the Javelinas host a pair of Lone Star Conference opponents. The Javelinas host Midwestern State at 7 p.m. Friday and Cameron will be visiting at 2 p.m. Saturday. The four seniors are: …..Sarah Fountain, 5-9 setter from Las Cruces, N.M. …..Stephanie Johns, 6-0 outside hitter from Lubbock (Coronado). …..Ashley Tipps, 5-10 middle blocker from Houston (Cypress Woods). …..Kelsey Washington, 5-8
outside hitter from Cuero. Fountain, Johns and Washington are three-year letterwinners with the Javelinas. Tipps joined the squad this
fall after transferring from Arkansas State. The four will be recognized during a ceremony before Saturday’s match.
Four LSC Teams Ranked in First VB Regional Poll
Last Ride of the Season Former Javelina football player Rodney Serpa led the football team onto the field last weekend for the final time this season. His riding the Javelina chopper in front of the team entrance and then circling the track has become part of the pregame activities at each home contest.
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Four Lone Star Conference schools are in the first NCAA Division II South Central Region poll of the season. The regional rankings will be used to select teams for the NCAA postseason playoffs. West Texas A&M is No. 5, Tarleton State No. 6, Texas Woman’s No. 8 and Angelo State No. 9. Four Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams hold the top four spots: Metro (Colo.) State No. 1, Colorado-Mesa No. 2, Colorado Mines No. 3 and Regis (Colo.) No. 4. NCAA Division II South Central Region Volleyball Poll Rank Team 1. Metro (Colo.) State 2. Colorado-Mesa 3. Colorado Mines 4. Regis (Colo.) 5. West Texas A&M 6. Tarleton State 7. Arkansas-Fort Smith 8. Texas Woman’s 9. Angelo State 10. St. Edward’s (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
Sarah Fountain
Stephanie Johns
Ashley Tipps
Kelsey Washington
Athletes’ Trunk-or-Treat Brought.....
.....Lots of Fun and Sweets Halloween Night
Lots of Treats For Youngsters at Trunk-or-Treat
Cross Country Teams To Enter Lone Star Championship Meet
Supporting the Team Students cheer on the Javelina volleyball team in a match last week at the Steinke Center. Student support for the Javelina athletic teams has been outstanding this season.
West Texas Favored in LSC Women’s Basketball Picks
West Texas A&M is the favorite to repeat as Lone Star Conference women’s basketball champion this season, according to a preseason poll conducted by the LSC office. LSC head coaches, sports information directors and media representatives voted in the poll. The Lady Buffs reached the national championship game last year. Midwestern State, which was runnerup last season, is the choice for third place. Tarleton State is picked third, Texas Woman’s fourth, Angelo State fifth, Cameron sixth, Eastern New Mexico seventh, Texas A&M-Commerce eighth and Texas A&M-Kingsville ninth.
The top eight teams in the final regular-season poll will advance into the LSC postseason tournament March 4-7 in Allen. The team finishing first in the regular-season standings will be the conference champion. 2014-15 Lone Star Conference Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll Rank Team (1st place) Points 1. West Texas A&M (21) 227 2. Midwestern State (3) 198 3. Tarleton State 180 4. Texas Woman’s (2) 153 5. Angelo State 141 6. Cameron 88 7. Eastern New Mexico 64 8. Texas A&M-Commerce 62 9. Texas A&M-Kingsville 57
The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s cross country teams will enter the Lone Star Conference Championships Saturday in Wichita Falls. Midwestern State will host the conference event. Seven men’s teams and seven women’s squads will compete for the titles. West Texas A&M is defending champion in both divisions. The Buffs will be favored to take the men’s title again this fall and the host Midwestern State women will be favored in their division. Both are ranked nationally in the NCAA Division II polls. Schools with teams in the men’s 8K and women’s 6K will be Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico, Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&MKingsville and West Texas. Cameron will have a men’s team competing and Midwestern State has women’s cross country only. The Javelinas got in their final pre-conference races last week in San Angelo. The Javelina men were second in the triangular and the women were third. Tarleton State won the men’s division with 20 points, the Javelinas had 49 points and Angelo State had 55. The ASU women finished first in their division with 26 points, Tarleton State had 32 and the Javelinas scored 72. Jorge Alanis, senior from Rio Grande City, was the top finisher for the men, crossing the line in fifth place with a time of 26:50.51 over the 8K course. Michal Idziak, junior from Mosina, Poland, was eighth in 27:23.96; Emanuel Ibanez, junior from Kingsville (King), was 11th in 27:41.30; Francisco Solis, freshman from Corpus Christi (Miller), was 12th in 28:02.82, and
Damian Feeney, sophomore from Stony Point, N.Y., finished 13th in 28:07.79. In the women’s 6K race, Amy Mendoza, freshman from Pharr (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial), was the first Javelina to cross, finishing 11th in 25:26.66. Chelsea Gonzalez, freshman
from Corpus Christi (Carroll), was 12th in 25:48.47; Chelsea Williams, junior form Pasadena (Dobie), was 14th in 26:24.67; Kayla Arciba, freshman from Corpus Christi (Moody), was 18th in 29:54.99, and Alex Lichtenberger, freshman from Bishop (Academy), was 19th in 30:37.07.
Javelina Men’s Basketball Classic Three Teams Three States Three Conferences Nov. 14 Javelinas vs. Lake Erie (Ohio) 7 p.m. Nov. 15 Henderson (Ark.) State vs. Lake Erie 7 p.m. Nov. 16 Javelinas vs. Henderson State 4 p.m. NCAA Division II Intersectional Basketball At Its Best!
Seniors Recognized The 14 senior members of the Javelina football team were honored prior to the final home game last weekend in Javelina Stadium. They were introduced along with their families and friends.
Volleyball Hosts Midwestern State, Cameron
Baseball Honored Members of the 2014 Javelina baseball team were honored at last weekend’s football game. They were introduced as the 2014 Lone Star Conference champions and NCAA Division II South Central Region runnersup. The team was nationally ranked throughout the season.
Champions Introduced The 2014 Javelina men’s outdoor track and field team was introduced to the crowd at last weekend’s home football game. The squad finished fourth in the NCAA Division II national meet and was nationally ranked throughout the season.
(Continued from Page 1) Rosinke, 5-10 sophomore setter from League City (Clear Springs), averages 8.05 assists. Casey Fletcher, 5-4 senior libero from Moody, averages 4.86 digs. The Javelinas defeated the Mustangs in their earlier match in Wichita Falls. Cameron has a 12-14 season’s record and is 4-11 in the LSC. Rebecca Green, 5-11 senior middle blocker from Flower Mound, has a .273 attack percentage to lead the Aggies offensively. Kat Evans, 6-0 junior outside hitter from Pearland, averages 2.76 kills a set. Ingrid Boatman, 5-9 junior setter from Decatur, averages 6.30 assists and Cristina Viera, 5-6 freshman libero from Montevideo, Uruguay, averages 3.77 digs. Cameron downed the Javelinas earlier in Lawton, Okla. The LSC postseason tournament is set for Nov. 14-15 in Canyon.
Javelina Coaches, Staff and Fans Have Fun on Halloween
Randy Hughes, TAMUK chief of staff, left; Lee Scott, Javelina strength and conditioning coach, top right, and Stephan Machorro, baseball student assistant coach.
Left to right, Joan Nuesch, Belinda Hughes and Jackie Collins.
A surprise ghost, a.k.a. Jackie Collins.
Sofia Dall, top, and Cora Dall enjoy Halloween in their own way, Sofia by decorating her pumpkin and Cora by eating a cupcake.
Javelina head track & field coach Ryan Dall and Susana Roberge.
Tarleton State Favored In LSC Men’s Hoops
Halloween Spirit The Marching Javelina Band got into the Halloween spirit at its practice Friday. Numerous characters showed up, including some ghosts.
First NCAA Division II Regional Football Poll Released
Two Lone Star Conference schools were ranked in the first NCAA Division II Super Region Four poll released last week. Texas A&M-Commerce was No. 8 and Angelo State No. 10. Ferris (Mich.) State of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was No. 1. Other schools from the GLIAC in the listing were Old Dominican No. 3, Indianapolis No. 5, Michigan Tech No. 6 and Ashland (Ohio) No. 7. The GLIAC held half of the top 10 positions. Squads from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference were Colorado State-Pueblo No. 2, Colorado Mines No. 4 and Chadron (Neb.) No. 9. The regional polls will be used to determine the teams advancing in the NCAA Division II postseason playoffs this month.
NCAA Division II Super Region Football Poll Super Region Four Rank Team 1. Ferris (Mich.) State 2. Colorado State-Pueblo 3. Ohio Dominican 4. Colorado Mines 5. Indianapolis (Ind.) 6. Michigan Tech 7. Ashland (Ohio) 8. Texas A&M-Commerce 9. Chadron (Neb.) State 10. Angelo State (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference) Super Region One Rank Team 1. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 2. Concord (W. Va.) 3. California (Pa.) 4. West Chester (Pa.) 5. Winston-Salem (N.C.) 6. American International (Mass.) 7. Shepherd (W. Va.) 8. Virginia State 9. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 10. West Liberty (W. Va.) Super Region Two Rank Team 1. North Alabama 2. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 3. Delta (Miss.) State 4. Tuskegee (Ala.) 5. Valdosta (Ga.) State 6. West Georgia
7. 8. 9. 10.
Carson-Newman (Tenn.) Albany (Ga.) State Miles (Ala.) Fort Valley (Ga.) State Super Region Three Rank Team 1. Minnesota-Duluth 2. Minnesota State
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Sioux Falls (S.D.) Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Pittsburg (Kan.) State Northwest Missouri State Humboldt (Calif.) State Harding (Ark.) Henderson (Ark.) State
Lofton Scores Deondric Lofton, 6-0, 165-pound freshman wideout from Victoria (East), scores.
Tarleton State has been predicted to take the 2014-15 Lone Star Conference men’s basketball championship but the Texans finished one point in front of Midwestern State in a poll conducted by the LSC office. The LSC head coaches, sports information directors and media representatives voted in the poll. Tarleton had 12 first-place votes and 156 points while MSU garnered five first-place votes and 155 points. The teams tied for the title last winter and TSU won the postseason tournament championship by defeating the Mustangs, 71-65. Angelo State was selected third in the poll, Texas A&MCommerce was fourth, Cameron fifth, Texas A&M-Kingsville sixth, Eastern New Mexico seventh and West Texas A&M eighth. Midwestern has won three consecutive LSC titles and five in the last six seasons. The Mustangs have gone to the NCAA Division II postseason playoffs six consecutive years. The LSC regular-season champion will be the league titlist and each of the squads will advance into the LSC postseason tournament March 4-7 in Allen. 2014-15 Lone Star Conference Preseason Men’s Basketball Poll Rank Team (1st place) Points 1. Tarleton State (12) 156 2. Midwestern State (5) 155 3. Angelo State (1) 134 4. A&M-Commerce (3) 117 5. Cameron 66 6. Texas A&M-Kingsville 59 7. Eastern New Mexico (1) 57 8. West Texas A&M 48
Softball Sets Spring Schedule
Tailgate Entertainment A young singer performs with the band at the tailgate party prior to last weekend’s football game.
NCAA Division II Football Poll Compiled by the American Football Coaches Association
Rank Team 1. Minnesota State 2. Minnesota-Duluth 3. North Alabama 4. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 5. Ferris (Mich.) State 6. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 7. Pittsburg (Kan.) State 8. Northwest Missouri State 9. Colorado State-Pueblo 10. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 11. Winston-Salem (N.C.) 12. Ohio Dominican 13. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 14. Henderson (Ark.) State 15. Concord (W. Va.) 16. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 17. Harding (Ark.) 18. Colorado Mines 19. Delta (Miss.) State 20. West Chester (Pa.) 21. Michigan Tech 22. Shepherd (W. Va.) 23. Ashland (Ohio) 24. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 25. California (Pa.)
Other teams receiving votes includes Texas A&M-Commerce, Midwestern State and Angelo State. (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
The Texas A&M-Kingsville softball team will host 24 games in 2015, according to the schedule released by head coach Betsy Dean last week. The team opens Feb. 3 with Texas A&M International in a doubleheader at Hubert Field. Other non-conference home opponents are Huston-Tillotson, St. Edward’s and HoustonVictoria. Lone Star Conference teams visiting Kingsville will be Texas A&M-Commerce, Eastern New Mexico, Texas Woman’s and Midwestern State. Texas A&M-Commerce is fielding a softball team for the first time in 2015. The Javelinas participate in the Southeastern Oklahoma Regional Invitational Tournament Feb. 13-15 in Durant, Okla. The Javelinas face Washburn (Kan.), Southwestern Oklahoma, host Southeastern Oklahoma and St. Mary’s. Two of the five games will be against the Rattlers.
2015 Javelina Softball Schedule Feb. 3 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville (DH), 4 p.m. Feb. 10 – St. Edward’s in Austin (DH), 4 p.m. Feb. 13 – Southeastern Oklahoma Regional Invitational Tournament in Durant, Okla. vs. St. Mary’s, 12:30 p.m. vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, 3 p.m. Feb. 14 – Southeastern Oklahoma Regional Invitational Tournament in Durant, Okla. vs. Washburn (Kan.), 12:30 p.m. vs. St. Mary’s, 3 p.m. Feb. 15 – Southeastern Oklahoma Regional Invitational Tournament in Durant, Okla. vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State, 10 a.m. Feb. 18 – Huston-Tillotson in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m. Feb. 27 - *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), 3 p.m. Feb. 28 - *Angelo State in San Angelo (DH), noon. March 6 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville (DH), 4 p.m. March 7 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. March 10 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville (DH), 4 p.m. March 13 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (DH), 1 p.m. March 14 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla. (DH), noon. March 17 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio (DH), 5 p.m. March 18 – Huston-Tillotson in Austin (DH), 2 p.m. March 25 – Houston-Victoria in Kingsville (DH), 3 p.m. March 27 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), 5 p.m. March 28 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville (DH), noon. April 3 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 5 p.m. April 4 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon (DH), 1 p.m. April 10 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville (DH), 5 p.m. April 11 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. April 14 – Texas A&M International in Laredo (DH), 1 p.m. April 17 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville (DH), 5 p.m. April 18 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville (DH), 1 p.m. April 21 – Houston-Victoria in Victoria (DH), 2 p.m. April 24 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville (DH), 5 p.m. April 25 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. *Lone Star Conference games.
Final Home Appearance Javelina interim head football coach Jaime Martinez leads the Javelinas onto the field last weekend for the final home game of the season.
Johns, Alanis IBC Bank Honorees
Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball player Stephanie Johns and Javelina cross country runner Jorge Alanis were named the IBC Bank athletes of the week last week. Johns, senior middle blocker from Lubbock (Coronado), helped the Javelinas go 3-1 in their busy week. She had 12 kills and a .417 attack percentage against Texas A&M International. She added three blocks. In a match with Texas A&MCommerce, she had 12 kills and a .242 attack percentage. She had six blocks. Johns had nine kills, a .238 attack percentage and eight blocks against Texas Woman’s.
And in a match with Texas Southern, she had six kills and a .214 attack percentage. Alanis, senior from Rio Grande City, finished fifth in a meet in San Angelo. He had a 26:50.51 time over the 8K course. He helped the Javelinas take a runnerup spot in the meet. IBC Bank Athletes of the Week Oct. 19-25 Krystal Faison, volleyball Shawn Vasquez, football Oct. 12-18 Kelsey Washington, volleyball Trevor Pesek, football Oct. 5-11 Casey Klobedans, volleyball Emmanuel Ibanez, cross country
2014-15 Javelina Men’s Basketball Schedule Nov. 14 – Lake Erie (Ohio) in Kingsville (Javelina Classic).7 p.m. Nov. 16 – Henderson (Ark.) State in Kingsville (Javelina Classic, 4 p.m.) Nov. 19 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Nov. 22 – Texas-Pan American in Edinburg (exhibition), 7 p.m.. Nov. 25 – Our Lady of the Lake in Kingsville, 8 p.m. Nov. 28 – Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) in Stephenville (Tarleton State Classic), 5 p.m. Nov. 29 – Pittsburg (Kan.) State in Stephenville (Tarleton State Classic), 5 p.m. Dec. 2 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7 p.m. Dec. 15 – Eckerd in St. Petersburg, Fla., 7:30 p.m. (EST). Dec. 16 – Tampa in Tampa, Fla., 7 p.m. (EST). Dec. 20 – Our Lady of the Lake in San Antonio, 1 p.m. Jan. 3 – Schreiner in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Jan. 8 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 7:30 p.m. (MST). Jan. 17 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 4 p.m. Jan. 21 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Jan. 31 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Feb. 4 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 4 p.m. Feb. 12 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 6 p.m. Feb. 28 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 6 p.m. March 4-7 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Allen. March 13-16 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships, TBD. *Lone Star Conference games.
Sept. 29-Oct. 4 Casey Klobedans, volleyball Trevor Moses, football Sept. 22-28 Krystal Faison, volleyball Greg Pitre, football Sept. 15-21 Stephanie Johns, volleyball Mike Greathouse, football Sept. 8-14 Ashley Bukowski, volleyball Trey Mitchell, football Sept. 1-7 Ashley Bukowski, volleyball Francisco Solis, cross country NCAA Division II Football Poll Compiled by D2Football.com Rank Team 1. Minnesota State 2. Minnesota-Duluth 3. Ferris (Mich.) State 4. North Alabama 5. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 6. Pittsburg (Kan.) State 7. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 8. Northwest Missouri State 9. Colorado State-Pueblo 10. Winston-Salem (N.C.) 11. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 12. Henderson (Ark.) State 13. Ohio Dominican 14. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 15. West Chester (Pa.) 16. Concord (W. Va.) 17. Indianapolis (Ind.) 18. Delta (Miss.) State 19. California (Pa.) 20. Shepherd (W. Va.) 21. Valdosta (Ga.) State 22. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 23. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 24. Ashland (Ohio) 25. Colorado Mines
Go Blue! Be Gold!
Javelina Lefty Miles Holcomb, 6-1 Javelina junior left-handed pitcher from Dripping Springs, threw in a scrimmage with Coastal Bend College last week at Nolan Ryan Field. He is among the returnees from last year’s Lone Star Conference championship team.
Regional Cross Country Polls Three Lone Star Conference schools were ranked in the NCAA Division II South Central Region men’s and women’s cross country polls last week. NCAA Division II South Central Region Cross Country Polls Compiled by the U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association Men’s Division Rank Team 1. Adams (Colo.) State 2. Colorado Mines 3. Western (Colo.) State 4. West Texas A&M 5. Colorado-Mesa 6. Colorado-Colorado Springs 7. Metro (Colo.) State
8. Tarleton State 9. Texas A&M-Commerce 10. Chadron (Neb.) State Women’s Division Rank Team 1. Adams (Colo.) State 2. Western (Colo.) State 3. Colorado-Colorado Springs 4. Midwestern State 5. Metro (Colo.) State 6. West Texas A&M 7. Colorado Mines 8. Colorado-Mesa 9. Dallas Baptist 10. Eastern New Mexico (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
Women’s Golf Team Ending Fall Season The Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s golf team finished its fall season Monday and Tuesday at the Texas –Brownsville Ocelot Classic in Laguna Vista. The meet was on the Laguna Vista Golf Course. The squad will resume play in February. The Javelinas finished third in the Abilene International Tournament last week in Abilene. The Javelinas shot a 632, finishing two strokes behind runnerup Mary Hardin-Baylor. Texas-Tyler took the team title with a 614. Host Hardin-Simmons was fourth with a 669, Concordia and Centenary (La.) tied for fifth with 701 scores, LeTourneau Tech was seventh with 733 and Texas Lutheran was eighth with 736. Kirby Sullivan, sophomore from Montgomery, was the low Javelina, shooting a 74-81—155 and finishing fifth. Ashley Coy, senior from Bastrop, finished seventh with a 78-80—158; Ashley Rivera, senior from McAllen, was 10th with an 8475—159; Jessica Sellers, junior from San Antonio (Steele), was 16th with an 86-79—165 and Brittany Rodriguez, freshman from Corpus Christi (Moody), shot an 81-95—176.
Has There Been One More Successful Than Ritchie?
Impressive First Year Art Lozano IV, former Javelina track and field athlete, is in his first season as head football coach at Kingsville Academy High School and his team has cinched its first postseason playoff berth with an 8-1 season’s record. The Lions play their home games in Javelina Stadium.
2014 Javelina Remaining Volleyball Schedule
Nov. 7 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Nov. 8 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Nov. 20 – Lone Star Conference Championship, site TBD. Nov. 21 – Lone Star Conference Championship, site TBD. Nov. 22 – Lone Star Conference Championship, site TBD. Dec. 4 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship, site TBD. Dec. 5 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship, site TBD. Dec. 6 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship, site TBD. Dec. 11 – NCAA Division II Quarterfinals, site TBD. Dec. 12 – NCAA Division II Semifinals, site TBD. Dec. 13 – NCAA Division II Championship, site TBD. *Lone Star Conference matches.
In college football, has there been a quarterback who has gone 39-0, won three national championships, been All-America on the field and in the classroom and was under center for five exhibition games in Europe and a game in Mexico? We know of one. Richard Ritchie, who was a starter for the Javelinas in the final game of 1973 and throughout the 1974, 1975 and 1976 seasons, accomplished all of the above. It’s doubtful any other quarterback has put up such figures. Ritchie, from Mineral Wells, joined the Javelinas in 1973 and didn’t get his first start until the final game of that season. The Javelinas beat Southwest Texas, 49-10, in that matchup. Then came the amazing threeNCAA Division II Volleyball Poll Compiled by the American Volleyball Coaches Association Rank Team 1. Tampa (Fla.) 2. Minnesota-Duluth 3. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) 4. Nebraska-Kearney 5. Brigham Young-Hawaii 6. Colorado Mines 7. Wingate (N.C.) 8. Southwest Minnesota 9. Western Washington 10. Washburn (Kan.) 11. Wayne (Neb.) State 12. Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.) 13. Colorado-Mesa 14. Grand Valley (Mich.) State 15. Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) 16. Armstrong (Ga.) State 17. Florida Southern 18. Cal State-San Bernardino 19. Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 20. Metro (Colo.) State 21. Central Missouri 22. Ferris (Mich.) State 23. Truman (Mo.) State 24. West Texas A&M 25. Alaska-Anchorage (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference).
year run that saw the team go undefeated, take the national titles, play five exhibition contests in Austria, France and Germany and play a game in Monterrey, Mexico. Ritchie was the quarterback in all on all of those occasions. Short by today’s quarterback measurements at 5-11, Ritchie was a maestro at running the veer offense. He was the outstanding back in the Lone Star Conference in 1975 and 1976. Ritchie tied with teammate Larry Collins for the LSC scoring title in 1976, each with 82 points. He was a team captain in 1976. Ritchie was Associated Press Little All-America and NAIA AllAmerica first team in 1976 and was NAIA player of the year the same
Richard Ritchie
season. He was the most valuable player in the 1974, 1975 and 1976 NAIA national semifinal games. He was NAIA all-district his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. Ritchie was All-LSC first team in 1974, 1975 and 1976 and was LSC all-academic first team the same three years. He was Academic All-America second team his senior season and was inducted into Alpha Chi honorary fraternity. Ritchie held numerous school records after concluding his college career and also had the LSC record for most total yards and best passing percentage. After finishing with the Javelinas, he held coaching positions at the University of Texas, North Texas and Texas Tech before become an attorney in his hometown. He holds a law degree from St. Mary’s. Ritchie has a general practice, focusing on real estate, probate, general civil defense, family law and criminal defense. He has served as president of the Palo Pinto Bar Association, president of the Brazos Foundation and president of the Mineral Wells Lions Club. He is a member of the Texas A&M-Kingsville Foundation board of trustees. Ritchie has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, the Lone Star Conference Hall of Fame and the Javelina Hall of Fame. He was on the LSC team of the decade for the 1970s. Gil Steinke was the head football coach during Ritchie’s career and Ron Harms was the offensive coordinator and coached the quarterbacks in 1974 and 1975. Former Javelina quarterback Gene Walkoviak was the offensive coordinator in Ritchie’s senior season.
Two LSC Teams Ranked In NCAA X-Country Poll
Lions Club Helpers The Javelina baseball players helped with the Lions Club Halloween Carnival last week.
Midwestern State Ranked Nationally in Preseason Women’s Basketball Poll Midwestern State is ranked No. 7 in an NCAA Division II preseason women’s basketball poll released by the D2 Bulletin. The Mustangs were the only Lone Star Conference school in the top 25. NCAA Division II Preseason Women’s Basketball Poll From the Division II Bulletin Rank Team 1. Bentley (Mass.) 2. Clayton (Ga.) State 3. Gannon (Pa.) 4. Central Missouri 5. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) 6. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.)
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
Midwestern State Delta (Miss.) State Emporia (Kan.) State Stonehill (Mass.) Western Washington South Carolina-Aiken Holy Family (Pa.) California State-Chico Lewis (Ill.) Augustana (S.D.) Michigan Tech Rollins (Fla.) Colorado-Mesa Indianapolis (Ind.) West Liberty (W. Va.) Dowling (N.Y.) Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) Mesa (Colo.) State
25. New York Tech (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
The West Texas A&M men and Midwestern State women were ranked in the NCAA Division II national cross country polls last week. West Texas was No. 17 in the men’s listings and MSU was No. 16 in the women’s poll. NCAA Division II National Cross Country Polls Compiled by the U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association Men’s Division Rank Team 1. Adams (Colo.) State 2. Grand Valley (Mich.) State 3. California State-Chico 4. Colorado Mines 5. Southern Indiana Western (Colo.) State 7. Alaska-Anchorage 8. Lock Haven (Pa.) 9. Augustana (S.D.) 10. Malone (Ohio) 11. Mount Olive (N.C.) 12. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 13. California-San Diego 14. Hillsdale (Mich.) 15. Shippensburg (Pa.) 16. Missouri Southern 17. West Texas A&M 18. American International (Mass.) 19. California Baptist 20. Ashland (Ohio)
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California Poly-Pomona Franklin Pierce (N.H.) Colorado-Mesa Edinboro (Pa.) Wisconsin-Parkside Women’s Division Rank Team 1. Grand Valley (Mich.) State 2. Adams (Colo.) 3. Minnesota-Duluth 4. Western (Colo.) State 5. California State-Chico 6. Hillsdale (Mich.) 7. Augustana (S.D.) 8. Simon Fraser (Alberta) 9. California-San Diego 10. Northern Michigan 11. Colorado-Colorado Springs 12. Missouri Southern 13. Malone (Ohio) 14. California Baptist 15. Southern Indiana 16. Midwestern State 17. Metro (Colo.) State 18. Wayne (Mich.) State 19. Alaska-Anchorage 20. Saginaw Valley (Micih.) 21. Edinboro (Pa.) 22. Roberts Wesleyan (W. Va.) 23. Winona (Minn.) State 24. Stonehill (Mass.) 25. Mary (N.D.) Lewis (Ill.) (Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference)
Carnival Volunteers Members of the Javelina softball team helped with the Lions Club Halloween Carnival Thursday night. The group volunteers each year.
