KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363VOLUME XVIII, NO. 16 NOV. 22, 2017

Basketball Teams to Open LSC Play TuesdayHosting Angelo State Squads in Steinke Center

Big WeekAngelica Wilson, 6-1 seniorforward from San Diego, Calif.,had a big week for the Javelinawomen as they went 2-0. She had27 points and 24 rebounds. TheJavelinas open Lone Star Confer-ence play Tuesday night in theSteinke Center.

VictoryCelebrationWith Guests

Former Javelinahead men’s basket-ball coach BillCarter, center, andformer Javelinahead football coachRichard Cundiff,left of Carter, joinedin the celebrationfollowing the team’swin over St. Mary’slast week in SanAntonio. The squadentered this week’splay with a 5-0record.

The Texas A&M-Kingsvillemen’s and women’s basketballteams will open Lone StarConference play Tuesday nightby hosting Angelo State in theSteinke Center.

The women’s game is set for5:15 p.m. and the men’s contest,featuring the LSC’s top offenseand top defense, will tipoff atapproximately 7:30 p.m.

Before opening the LSCcampaign, both teams have non-conference games this weekend.

The Javelina men, unbeaten

going into this week’s schedule,will be at Texas A&M InternationalFriday for a 7:30 p.m. contest.

The Javelina women will be atthe Angelo State ThanksgivingClassic Friday and Saturday inSan Angelo.

The Javelinas will meetOklahoma Christian at 1:30 p.m.Friday and Fort Lewis (Colo.) at1:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Javelina men were 5-0going into a Tuesday night gamewith Texas A&M International in

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Including exhibition gameswith the Navy All-Stars and TexasA&M-Corpus Christi, theJavelinas haven’t lost in sevenoutings this season.

Trey Sumpter, 6-7 juniorguard from Birmingham, Ala., isleading the Javelinas in thescoring column with an 11.4average.

Hector Ruiz, 6-1 sophomoreguard from Edinburg (Vela), leadsthe rebounding with 4.8 a game.

A&M-International was 3-1going into Tuesday’s game withthe Javelinas.

Xabier Gomez, 6-4 juniorforward from Barcelona, Spain,averages 14.8 points a game andJeremy Wright, 6-0 senior guardfrom Gardena, Calif., has a 14.5average.

Dan Milota, 6-7 sophomoreforward from Prague, Czech,averages 14-3 points a game.

Damari Robinson, 6-6 seniorforward from Springfield, Mass.,leads the Dustdevils’ reboundingwith a 5.5 average.

Angelo State had a Tuesdaynight game at St. Mary’s beforecoming to Kingsville Tuesday.

The Rams were 4-0 going intothis week’s play.

Six of the ASU players areaveraging in double figures, ledby James Kirksey, 6-4 junior guardfrom Chester, Pa., with a 15.5average, and he also tops therebounding with a 6.8 average.

Will Adler, 6-6 junior forwardfrom Andover, Kan., averages 15.3points a game.

The matchup will beinteresting between the Javelinadefense and ASU high-scoringmachine.

The Javelina defense is thebest in the LSC with a 61.2 per-game yield. Angelo State is topsin the offensive category with 97.0points a game.

The Javelina women were 2-2going into a Tuesday night gamewith Texas A&M International on

the Javelina court.Angelica Wilson, 6-1 senior

forward from San Diego, Calif.,leads the Javeilnas in scoring (8.8)and is second in rebounding (8.3).

Tatyana McFarland, 5-11junior guard from Riverside, Calif.,is the leading rebounder with a10.0 average.

Oklahoma Christian is 0-4 forthe year.

The squad is led in scoringby Addy Clift, 5-7 junior guardfrom Kiowa, Okla., with a 17.5average.

Megan Shelton, 5-6sophomore guard from Ardmore,Okla., averages 4.3 rebounds andleads the team in that category.

Fort Lewis is 3-0 going into a

Basketball Teams to Open LSCPlay Tuesday, Hosting Angelo State

Friday night matchup withAngelo State in the latter’s homemeet.

The Skyhawks are led inscoring by Vivian Gray, 6-1freshman forward from Argylewith a 22.0 average.

Astrea Reed, 5-8 senior guardfrom Albuquerque, N.M., averages14.3 points a game and KaylaHerrera, 5-9 sophomore guard fromSanta Fe, N.M., averages 11.7.

Gray and Herrera are tied forthe rebound lead with 8.0averages.

ASU opened its seasonTuesday night with St. Mary’s.

The Rambelles’ top threescorers and leading rebounderhave finished their eligibility.

HoldingAn opponent player holds Javelina forward Christian Bambrook, 6-8junior from Eddyville, during a recent game in the Steinke Center.The Javelinas open Lone Star Conference play Tuesday when they hostAngelo State.

EASTERN NEW MEXICO has every right to be miffed afterbeing bypassed for football postseason play. The Greyhounds ended the season with an 8-2 record and inthird place in the Lone Star Conference standings. The top two teams, Midwestern State and Texas A&M-Commerce, were selected for the NCAA Division II playoffs.

Eastern would have shared the conference title had they beatenMidwestern State in the season finale. They were defeated, 56-43.

Eastern whipped Angelo State and Tarleton State, and finishedin front of them in the final standings, yet the Rams and Texanswere selected for bowl play. The Heart of Texas Bowl selected Angelo State, which was 6-4,and the Rams will play Washburn (Kan.), which has a 6-5 recordand is in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The Corsicana Bowl, in its first year, went with Tarleton and its6-5 record. Central Oklahoma, 7-4 for the year and also in theMIAA, will be the Texans’ opponent.

Eastern got a really bad deal and it has a right to be upset at theselection committees for those two bowls.

THE LIVE UNITED Bowl in Texarkana, Ark., bypassed theLone Star Conference this season and has teams from the GreatAmerican Conference and MIAA.

Neither selection has a record as good as Eastern.Arkansas Tech of the Great American Conference will take on

Pittsburg (Kan.) State in the Dec. 2 matchup.Tech is 8-3 and Pitt State is 7-4.The Javelinas won the Live United Bowl championship last

December.

NCAA DIVISION II football playoff notes:…It’s unusual to root for any Lone Star Conference team but

the Javelinas. An exception comes with the postseason playoffs. It is a benefit for the LSC and the Javelinas to have the leaguerepresentatives win in these games. It is prestigious for the LSC to have its representatives make agood showing. It’ll show in future rankings and over rating inNCAA Division II.

Last weekend was a good one for the two LSC teams in theplayoffs. Midwestern State defeated Sioux Falls (S.D.) and TexasA&M-Commerce beat Winona (Minn.) State. They now compete in the national quarterfinals.

…An interesting pairing this week will be the one betweenCommerce and regional top-ranked Central Washington.

The game will be in Ellensburg, Wash. Central went 11-0 during the regulation season and had anopening round bye in the postseason playoffs last week as the No. 1seed. The Javelinas opened with the Wildcats in Kingsville and willbe playing the team in the season opener next season in Ellensburg. Having seen both teams play this year, I think the Lions will be

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Upcoming Javelina EventsNov. 24 – Women’s Basketball: Oklahoma Christian in San Angelo, 1:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7:30 p.m.Nov. 25 – Women’s Basketball: Fort Lewis (Colo.) in San Angelo, 1:30 p.m.Nov. 28 – Men’s and Women’s Basketball: *Angelo State in

Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m.Dec. 1 – Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Dunamis Indoor

Opener in Dallas (Market Hall).Dec. 2 – Women’s Basketball: *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 2 p.m.

Men’s Basketball: St. Edward’s in Austin, 4 p.m. Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Dunamis Indoor

Opener in Dallas (Market Hall).Dec. 7 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Cameron in Kingsville,

5:15 and 7:30 p.m.Dec. 16 – Men’s Basketball: St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Dec. 19 – Women’s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.

Men’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.Dec. 30 – Women’s Basketball: St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m.

Men’s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Jan. 4 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in

Commerce, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.Jan. 6 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Tarleton State in

Stephenville, 2 and 4 p.m.Jan. 11 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Texas-Permian Basin in

Kingsville, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m.Jan. 12 - Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Texas A&M

Invitational in College Station.Jan. 13 – Men’s and Women’s Basketball: *West Texas A&M in

Kingsville, 2 and 4 p.m.Jan. 18 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Eastern New Mexico in

Portales, N.M., 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.Jan. 19 – Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Samford

Invitational in Birmingham, Ala.Jan. 20 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Western New Mexico in

Silver City, N.M., 3 and 5 p.m. Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Samford

Invitational in Birmingham, Ala.Jan. 23 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Angelo State in San Angelo,

5:30 and 7:30 p.m.Jan. 25 – Women’s Basketball: *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Jan. 26 – Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: McNeese State

Indoor II in Lake Charles, La. Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Armory

Invitational in New York, N.Y.Feb. 1 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Wichita

Falls, 2 and 7:30 p.m.Feb. 2 – Baseball: Minute Maid Classic in Houston, vs. Colorado

Mines, 2 p.m.Softball: Texas A&M International Tournament in Laredo.

vs. Texas A&M International, 10 a.m.vs. Central Oklahoma, 3:15 p.m.

Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Bayou BengalInvitational in Baton Rouge, La.

Feb. 3 – Women’s and Men’s Basketball: *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2and 4 p.m.

Baseball: Minute Maid Classic in Houston, vs. CentralMissouri, 2 p.m.

Softball: Texas A&M International Tournament in Laredo.vs. Central Oklahoma, 10 a.m.vs. Texas A&M International, 12:45 p.m.

*Lone Star Conference games/matches

Stefano HitsDallas Stefano, senior outfielderfrom Houston (Cypress Creek),takes his turn at the plate duringlast week’s Blue-Gold WorldSeries.

Discussing BasketballJavelina head men’s basketballcoach Johnny Estelle talksbasketball on the Javelina Coaches’Show on WILD 105.5 last week.

difficult to beat, even in the Great Northwest.…Javelina head football coach Daren Wilkinson was the NCAA

representative at the Midwestern State-Sioux Falls (S.D.) game lastweekend in Wichita Falls. Wilkinson is on the NCAA Division II Football Committee andthe national organization assigns members of the committee torepresent it at the playoff games. He will be likely sent to one again this week even though thereisn’t an LSC team playing at home. ….Of the 12 first round games played in the Division IIplayoffs last weekend, six saw upsets. This has to be somewhat of an embarrassment to the rankingscommittee. When the first of the NCAA rankings come out, late inthe season, fans usually question the validity of the polls. After a weekend such as the last, these fans get an opportunityto feed crow to those rankers.

JAVELINA STADIUM WILL have the first of its high schoolplayoff games this weekend when Calallen and Mercedes meetFriday afternoon. It should draw a huge crowd. Calallen is only 30 minutes away and is one of the top teams inthe state with an 11-0 record. Mercedes is 9-2 for the year. It’s good to have the South Texas teams coming to campuswhether it be for football, basketball, track and field, baseball orsoftball.

JAVELINAS ARE PLAYING a big role in the high schoolfootball playoff pictures in the San Antonio area. In one of the biggest games last week, San Antonio Reaganplayed Buda Hays. Reagan won by a point. Head coach of the Reagan team is Lyndon Hamilton and headcoach at Hays is Neal LaHue. Both are Javelinas and have been onthe same high school coaching staff. Reagan, 9-2 for the year, will now face San Antonio O’Connor,which is 11-0 and the No. 1-ranked Class 6A team in the SanAntonio area. O’Connor is coached by David Malesky, another Javelina. The winner of the O’Connor-Reagan game will play the winnerof the McAllen-San Benito game the following weekend. There isn’t a better locale for that game than Javelina Stadium.

BECAUSE OF IMPENDING adverse weather conditions, theNCAA Division II Cross Country Championships had to be movedlast weekend in Evansville, Ind.

The meet had an 8 a.m. start rather than mid-morning.The South Central Region continued to be the strongest in

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2017-18 Javelina Women’s Basketball ScheduleNov. 24 – Angelo State Thanksgiving Classic in San Angelo.

vs. Oklahoma Christian, 1:30 p.m.Nov. 25 – Angelo State Thanksgiving Classic in San Angelo.

vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 1:30 p.m.Nov. 28 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Dec. 2 - *Texas Woman’s in Denton, 2 p.m.Dec. 7 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Dec. 19 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Dec. 30 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Jan. 4 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 5:30 p.m.Jan. 6 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 2 p.m.Jan. 11 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Jan. 13 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Jan. 18 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 6:30 p.m.Jan. 20 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 3 p.m.Jan. 23 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 5:30 p.m.Jan. 25 - *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 7 p.m.Feb. 1 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 2 p.m.Feb. 3 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 2 p.m.Feb. 8 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Feb.10 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Feb. 15 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 5:30 p.m.Feb. 17 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 2 p.m.Feb. 22 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 5:15 p.m.Feb. 24 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 4 p.m.March 1-4 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco.March 10-12 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Playoffs,

TBA.March 19-23 – NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Sioux Falls, S.D.*Lone Star Conference games.

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All-Americans MeetJavelina football All-Americans Johnny Barefield, left, and LarryCollins, got together recently in Colorado. Both were on the Javelinaunbeaten and national championship teams in the mid-1970s.

Krystal Faison, Texas A&M-Kingsville senior, was named tothe Lone Star ConferenceVolleyball Championship all-tournament team at the end of themeet last weekend in Stephenville.

Hailey Roberts of TarletonState was the most valuableplayer.

Faison, from San Antonio(Judson), had 19 kills and 13 digsin the Javelinas’ match with WestTexas A&M. She had a .250 attackpercentage.

She was named to the All-LSCfirst team earlier in the week.

Lone Star ConferenceVolleyball Championship

All-Tournament TeamAndrea Aguilar, Eastern New

MexicoSelena Batiste, West Texas

A&MKrystal Faison, Texas A&M-

KingsvilleBailey French, Texas

Woman’sJordyn Keamo, Tarleton StateAdrianna Knutson, Tarleton

StateLayne Little, Texas A&M-

CommerceKaty Ranes, Texas Woman’sGabriela Rosa, Texas A&M-

CommerceMiri Shade, Texas Woman’sBri Sotello, Angelo StateCrystal Thomas, West Texas

A&MHeather Verrill, Western New

MexicoMost Valuable Player: Hailey

Roberts, Tarleton State

Faison NamedLSC All-Tourney

Mountain Athletic Conference, Heartland Conference and Lone StarConference. Adams is in the RMAC. Regional women’s teams finishing high were, along withAdams, Western (Colo.) State in ninth, Colorado Mines 11th,Colorado-Colorado Springs 17th and Oklahoma Baptist 20th.

OBU, currently in the Heartland, becomes a member of the LSCin 2019-20. In the men’s competition, Adams was first, Colorado Minesthird, Western State fourth and West Texas A&M 14th. All are in theRMAC except West Texas, an LSC school.

LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes:…Adam Clark, who has been the head football coach at

Western New Mexico for the past eight years, resigned last week. His team won three of its last four games and four of itsfinal six games this fall.

…Mandeep Yadav, former coach and player at McKendree(Ill.), has been named the head tennis coach at Western NewMexico.

He spent three years at McKendree, serving as head coach thepast year.

Before McKendree, Yadav was a tennis pro at Weston TennisCenter in Weston, Fla. He was the academy director, the campsdirector and tournament director.

He was an assistant coach at Lynchburg (Va.) College and wasa volunteer coach at Liberty (Va.), his alma mater.

Yadav is a native of Chandigarh, India, and was a top-20 playerin India.

NCAA DIVISION II notes:…When Northwest Missouri’s football team lost recently, it

was the first time in three years the Bearcats had been beaten.Pittsburg (Kan.) State ended the streak.The Bearcats had won 38 in a row, just short of the 42

consecutive victories racked up by the Javelinas in 1973-77.The Javelinas went 46 games without a defeat.After the Pittsburg State loss, the Bears dropped a second

consecutive game and it was the first time since 2001 that thesquad had lost consecutive contests.

…Adams (Colo.) State swept the NCAA Division II SouthCentral Region cross country awards announced recently.

The school won the regional team titles in the men’s andwomen’s divisions.

Lucio Ramirez was the male runner of the year and teammateMalena Grover was the female runner of the year.

Grover won the regional title but was third in the tough RockyMountain Athletic Conference race.

Damon Martin, head men’s and women’s coach at Adams, wonboth awards as regional coach of the year.

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Javelina HashBy Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs

Casey Klobedans, TexasA&M-Kingsville setter, has beennamed to the Lone StarConference All-Academicvolleyball team.

She was on the team lastseason.

To be eligible for the team, anathlete must have at least a 3.3cumulative grade point average.

The recipients are selected bythe LSC head coaches.

Texas A&M-Kingsvilleplayers Casey Klobedans andAlexis Wick have been named tothe NCAA Division II All-District6 volleyball team and are nownominees for the Academic All-America squad.

Klobedans is a senior setterfrom Boerne (Champion) with a3.63 grade point average andmajoring in general business.

Wick is a senior middleblocker from Leander (Rouse) witha 3.32 GPA and a major incriminology.

District 6 includes schools inthe Lone Star Conference,Heartland Conference and RockyMountain Athletic Conference).2017 NCAA Division II District 6

All-Academic Volleyball TeamSilvia Bsso, Regis (Colo.), So.,

3.48 grade point average, businessmanagement major.

Caitlin Broadwell, ColoradoState-Pueblo, Sr., 3.72 GPA,psychology major.

Anna Burton, Newman(Kan.), Sr., 4.00 GPA, nursingmajor.

MacKenzie Edwards,Colorado-Mesa, Jr., 3.91 GPA,mass communications major.

Natasha Habert, Colorado-Colorado Springs, Sr., 3.98 GPA,psychology major.

Casey Klobedans, TexasA&M-Kingsville, Sr., 3.63 GPA,general business major.

Adrianna Knutson, TarletonState, Jr., 3.82 GPA, kinesiologymajor.

Hannah McManus, TarletonState, Jr., 3.48 GPA, kinesiologymajor.

Mikala Morris, ColoradoState-Pueblo, Sr., 4.00 GPA,political science/masscommunications/Spanish major.

Meghan Parker, Angelo State,So., 4.00 GPA, exercise sciencemajor.

Hailey Roberts, TarletonState, Sr., 3.32 GPA, kinesiologymajor.

Brianna Sotello, Angelo State,Sr., 3.38 GPA, interdisciplinarystudies.

Jaryn Wacker, Texas A&M-Commerce, Jr., 3.95 GPA, finance

Honorable MentionFreshman Shelby Sheets, 5-10outside hitter from San Antonio(Antonian), was named to the All-Lone Star Conference honorablemention team last week.

Klobedans Academic All-DistrictJaslyn Wacker, Texas A&M-

Commerce, Jr., 4.00 GPA,accounting major.

Alexis Wick, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Sr., 3.32 GPA,criminology major.

Klobedans Receives LSCAll-Academic Recognition

2017 Lone Star Conference All-Academic Volleyball Team

Kristan Aduddell,Midwestern State, setter, Sr.,sports administration major, TheColony.

Paige Dixon, Cameron, OH, Jr.,biology major, Paris.

Bailey French, TexasWoman’s, libero, So., kinesiologymajor, Copperas Cove.

Casey Klobedans, TexasA&M-Kingsville, setter, Sr.,general business major, Boerne(Champion).

Adrianna Knutson, TarletonState, libero, Jr., kinesiology major,San Antonio.

Abbie Lynn, Angelo State,RS, Sr., exercise science major,Amarillo.

Kelli McGhiey, Western NewMexico, OH, Sr., accounting major,Pearl City, Hawaii.

Caroline Noel, TexasWoman’s, MB, Sr., chemistrymajor, Nederland.

Courtney Noel, TexasWoman’s, MB, So., mathematicsmajor, Nederland.

Meghan Parker, Angelo State,setter, So., exercise science major,San Antonio.

Hailey Roberts, TarletonState, OH, Sr., kinesiology major,Cedar Park.

Brianna Sotello, Angelo State,OH, Sr., interdisciplinary studiesmajor, San Antonio.

Jaryn Wacker, Texas A&M-Commerce, OH, Jr., finance major,Austin.

Jaslyn Wacker, Texas A&M-Commerce, MB, Jr., accountingmajor, Austin.

Academic Player of the Year:Jaslyn Wacker, Texas A&M-Commerce.

In his 23rd year with the men’s program, he has been the coachof the year in five of the past six years.

He has been the women’s head coach for 30 years and he hasbeen the regional coach of the year in five of the past six seasons.

The Lone Star Conference teams participate in the SouthCentral Region with the RMAC schools.

Two Lone Star Conferenceteams were ranked in the finalNCAA Division II South CentralRegion cross country pollsreleased by the U.S. Track & FieldCoaches Association last week.

West Texas A&M was No. 4in the men’s poll and the WTAMwomen were No. seventh in theirlisting.

Dallas Baptist and Rogers(Okla.) State, future members ofthe LSC, were ranked. DBU wasNo. 6 in the men’s poll and fifth inthe women’s poll.

Rogers was No. 7 in the men’slisting.

The Rocky Mountain AthleticConference teams dominated theregional polls.

The league had seven of thetop 10 men’s teams and eight ofthe top 10 women’s squads.NCAA Division II South Central

Region Final PollCompiled by the U.S. Track &

Field Coaches AssociationMen’s Division

Rank Team1. Adams (Colo.) State2. Colorado Mines3. Western (Colo.) State4. West Texas A&M5. Colorado State-Pueblo6. Dallas Baptist7. Rogers (Colo.) State8. Fort Lewis (Colo.)9. Colorado-Mesa10. Colorado-Colorado Springs

Women’s DivisionRank Team1. Adams (Colo.) State2. Colorado Mines3. Western (Colo.) State

Two LSC Squads in FinalCross Country Regional Poll

4. Colorado-Colorado Springs5. Dallas Baptist6. Fort Lewis (Colo.)7. West Texas A&M8. Colorado Christian9. Chadron (Neb.) State10. Black Hills (S.D.) State

(Bold-faced and italicizedteams are in the Lone StarConference)

The Texas A&M-Kingsvillewomen’s basketball team wasranked eighth among the LoneStar Conference teams in theHerosports.com poll last week.

West Texas A&M was No. 1,Angelo State second, EasternNew Mexico third, Texas A&M-Commerce fourth, Tarleton Statefifth, Texas Woman’s sixth,Cameron seventh, the Javelinaseighth, Midwestern State ninth,Texas-Permian Basin 10th andWestern New Mexico 11th.

In the Massey’s Ratings poll,West Texas A&M was the topLSC team in the poll, Angelo Statewas second, Texas A&M-Commerce third, Tarleton Statefourth, Texas Woman’s fifth,Cameron sixth, Eastern NewMexico seventh, MidwesternState eighth, the Javelinas ninth,Texas-Permian Basin 10th andWestern New Mexico 11th.

Javelina Women’sBasketball Eighth

2017-18 Javelina Men’s Basketball ScheduleNov. 24 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 7:30 p.m.Nov. 28 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.Dec. 2 – St. Edward’s in Austin, 4 p.m.Dec. 7 - *Cameron in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.Dec. 16 – St. Edward’s in Kingsville, 4 p.m.Dec. 19 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.Dec. 30 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Jan. 4 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 7:30 p.m.Jan. 6 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 4 p.m.Jan. 11 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.Jan. 13 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Jan. 18 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 8:30 p.m.Jan. 20 - *Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., 5 p.m.Jan. 23 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 1 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 3 - *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 4 p.m.Feb. 8 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 10 - *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 2 p.m.Feb. 15 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 17 - *Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 4 p.m.Feb. 22 - *Western New Mexico in Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 24 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 2 p.m.March 1-4 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Frisco.March 10-12 – NCAA Division II South Central Region

Championships, TBA.March 21-24 – NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Sioux Falls, S.D.

*Lone Star Conference games.

Madison Brabham Krystal Faison Alexis Wick

Casey Klobedans

Texas A&M-Kingsville ledthe Lone Star Conference in all-league volleyball first team pickswith three.

The squad, announced lastweek, is selected by theconference head coaches.

Javelinas on the first unit areMadison Brabham, junior rightside from Kingwood; KrystalFaison, senior outside hitter fromSan Antonio (Judson), and AlexisWick, senior middle blocker fromLeander (Rouse).

Casey Klobedans, seniorsetter from Boerne (Champion),was on the second unit.

Shelby Sheets, freshmanoutside hitter from San Antonio(Antonian Prep), receivedhonorable mention.

2017 All-Lone Star ConferenceVolleyball Team

First TeamAndrea Aguilar, Eastern New

Mexico, libero, Sr., Clovis, N.M.Madison Brabham, Texas

A&M-Kingsville, RS, Jr.,Kingwood.

Shelly Chapron, Texas A&M-Commerce, MB, So., Houston.

Krystal Faison, Texas A&M-Kingsville, OH, Sr., San Antonio(Judson).

Jordyn Keamo, Tarleton State,setter, Sr., Mililani, Hawaii.

Hailey Roberts, TarletonState, OH, Sr., Cedar Park.

Morgan Seaton, AngeloState, MB, Sr., Big Spring.

Brianna Sotello, Angelo State,OH, Sr., San Antonio.

Crystal Thomas, West TexasA&M, MB, Sr., San Antonio.

Jaslyn Wacker, Texas A&M-Commerce, MB, Jr., Austin.

Alexis Wick, Texas A&M-Kingsville, MB, Sr., Leander(Rouse).

Special Awards

Volleyball Leads Lone Star ConferenceIn All-Conference First Team Selections

Player of the Year: HaileyRoberts, Tarleton State.

Offensive Player of the Year:Hailey Roberts, Tarleton State.

Defensive Player of the Year:Heather Verrill, Western NewMexico.

Setter of the Year: JordynKeamo, Tarleton State.

Libero of the Year: AndreaAguilar, Eastern New Mexico.

Newcomer of the Year:Shelley Chapron, Texas A&M-Commerce.

Freshman of the Year: ErinClark, West Texas A&M.

Coach of the Year: MarySchindler, Tarleton State.

Second TeamSelena Batiste, West Texas

A&M, setter, So., Portland, Ore.Brooklyn Biel, Eastern New

Mexico, MB, Sr., Laveen, Ariz.Erin Clark, West Texas A&M,

OH, Fr., Scottsdale, Ariz.

Adriana Darthuy, TarletonState, OH, So., Marselle, France.

Aerielle Edwards, MidwesternState, libero, Sr., Holtom City.

Casey Klobedans, TexasA&M-Kingsville, setter, Sr.,Boerne (Champion).

Layne Little, Texas A&M-Commerce, OH, Sr., Abilene.

Kalie Lyle, Western NewMexico, OH, Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.

Hannah McManus, TarletonState, MB, Jr., Caldwell.

Meghan Parker, Angelo State,setter, So., San Antonio.

Katy Ranes, Texas Woman’s,setter, So., Copperas Cov e.

Miri Shade, Texas Woman’s,OH, Sr., DeSoto.

Honorable MentionIncludes:Shelby Sheets, Texas A&M-

Kingsville, OH, Fr., San Antonio(Antonian).

Members of the Javelina women‘s tennis team helpedthe Mission 911 staff in serving a Thanksgiving dinnerto the homeless in Corpus Christi last week.

Women’s Tennis Serves Thanksgiving Dinner

Javelina StadiumHome of the

NCAA Division IIMen’s and Women’s

Track and FieldChampionships2019 and 2020

JordanThomas

Texas A&M-Kingsvillewideout Jordan Thomas wasnamed the top receiver in the Lone

Stehly Reden

Star Conference and he and tightend Stehly Reden were selected tothe All-LSC first unit last week.

The teams and recognitionswere selected by the LSC headfootball coaches.

Thomas, senior from SanAntonio (Stevens), was a record-setting receiver and return man forthe Javelinas this season.

He had 59 receptions for 1,073yards and 13 touchdowns. Hewas the most LSC receiver withmore than 1,000 yards and he ledthe league in receiving scores.

Thomas had one reception for99 yards.

He had four kickoff returnsfor 143 yards and he had a 100-yard return in the season finalethat helped seal a Javelina victory.

Reden is a senior from ValleyCenter, Calif., and missed the finalfive games because of an injury.

He had 18 receptions for 152yards and two scores in his sixgames played.

2017 All-Lone Star ConferenceFootball Team

First-Team OffenseQB – Luis Perez, Texas A&M-

Commerce, Sr., Chula Vista, Calif.RB – Kamal Cass, Eastern

New Mexico, Sr., Clovis, N.M.RB – Adrian Seales,

Midwestern State, Jr., Port Arthur.FB – Jordan Johnson, West

Texas A&M, So., Eagle Lake.WR – Jordan Thomas, Texas

A&M-Kingsville, Sr., SanAntonio (Stevens).

WR – D’Angelo Bowie,Western New Mexico, Sr., VirginiaBeach, Va.

WR – Donovan Thompson,Angelo State, Sr., Houston.

WR – Jeff Thomas, TarletonState, Sr. Duncanville.

TE – Stehly Reden, TexasA&M-Kingsville, Sr., ValleyCenter, Calif.

TE – Vincent Hobbs, TexasA&M-Commerce, Jr., Mesquite.

C – A.J. Roland, MidwesternState, Jr., Saches.

G – Islam Sbeih, MidwesternState, Sr., East Oakland, Calif.

G – Josh Bongiovanni,Eastern New Mexico, Sr., Tracy,Calif.

T – Jared Machorro, TexasA&M-Commerce, Sr., Coldspring.

T – Isaiah Talbert, Eastern

Thomas, Reden on All-LSC First Team; Thomas Top ReceiverNew Mexico, Sr., Denver, Colo.

PK – Kristov Martinez, TexasA&M-Commerce, Jr., Edinburg.

RS – Buck Wilson, TexasA&M-Commerce, Sr., Commerce.

First-Team DefenseDE – Michael Onuoha, Texas

A&M-Commerce, Jr., Edmond,Okla.

DE – Markus Jones, AngeloState, Jr., Crowley.

DT – Tyrell Thompson,Tarleton State, Jr., Copperas Cove.

DT – Bright Ihegworo,Angelo State, So., Sugar Land.

ILB – Brad Hardin, EasternNew Mexico, Jr., Aztec, N.M.

ILB – Brucks Saathoff, TexasA&M-Commerce, Jr., San Antonio.

OLB – Justin Jackson, AngeloState, Jr., Missouri City.

OLB – Desmond Blue,Eastern New Mexico, Sr., Sarasota,Fla.

CB – Yusef Sterling, Texas A&M-Commerce, Sr., Oakland, Calif.

CB – Fred Lawrence, AngeloState, Sr., Abilene.

S – Josh Wydermyer,Midwestern State, Jr., Austin.

S – Ian Davis, Western NewMexico, Sr., Grass Valley, Calif.

S – Toby Amadi, Eastern NewMexico, Sr., Wylie.

P – John Cummings, WestTexas A&M, Sr., Plano.

DS – Bobby Joe Nielsen,Midwestern State, Sr., Lampasas.

Special AwardsOffensive Player of the Year –

Luis Perez, Texas A&M-Commerce.

Offensive Back of the Year –Kamal Cass, Eastern New Mexico.

Receiver of the Year – JordanThomas, Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Offensive Lineman of the Year– Jared Machorro, Texas A&M-Commerce.

Freshman of the Year – JohnO’Kelley, Texas-Permian Basin.

Defensive Player of the Year –Markus Jones, Angelo State.

Defensive Lineman of theYear – Jones.

Linebacker of the Year –Justin Jackson, Angelo State.

Defensive Back of the Year –Fred Lawrence, Angelo State

Coach of the Year – BillMaskill, Midwestern State.

Second Team OffenseQB – Layton Rabb,

Midwestern State, Jr., Llano.RB – Vincent Johnson,

Midwestern State, Jr., Lubbock.RB – Josh Stevens, Angelo

State, Sr., Ormand Beach, Fla.RB – Xavier Turner, Tarleton

State, Jr., North Richland Hills.FB – Tayshaun Gary, Eastern

New Mexico, Jr., El Paso.WR – Del’Michael High,

Tarleton State, Sr., Mesquite.WR – Darrion Landry, Texas

A&M-Commerce, Jr., Baytown.WR – DeAndre Black,

Midwestern State, Sr.,Pittsburgh, Pa.

WR – Buck Wilson, TexasA&M-Commerce, Sr., Commerce.

TE – Dorian Johnson,Midwestern State, Sr., Pasadena.

C – Jon Aguilar, TexasA&M-Commerce, Sr., Lubbock.

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(Continued from Page 8)C – Lane Cummings, Eastern

New Mexico, Sr., Las Cruces,N.M.

G – Kevin Fisher,Midwestern State, Jr., Lakeland,Fla.

G – Stuart Sanchez, TexasA&M-Kingsville, Sr., CorpusChristi (Carroll).

T – Poet Thomas, TexasA&M-Commerce, Sr., BeverlyHills, Mich.

T – John Rowell,

Midwestern State, Jr., Houston.T – Andre Gillett, Angelo

State, Jr., Odessa. PK – Alex Schrag, West

Texas A&M, Fr., The Colony.RS – Daniel McCants,

Tarleton State, So., Killeen.Second Team Defense

DE – Alec DiValerio,Midwestern State, Jr., Sachees.

DE – Chase Varnado,Tarleton State, Sr., Stephenville.

DE – Leo Marin, WesternNew Mexico, Sr., Carlsbad, Calif.

DT – D.D. Fletcher, TexasA&M-Commerce, So., Arlington.

DT – Frank Seiuli, Texas-Permian Basin, Sr., Pago Pago,American Samoa.

ILB – Basil Jackson,Tarleton State, Sr., Arlington.

ILB – Dominic Barry,Western New Mexico, Sr.,Moreno Valley, Calif.

OLB – Daelin Young, WestTexas A&M, Sr., Mesquite.

OLB – Kieston Carter, TexasA&M-Commerce, Sr., Mexia.

CB – Devin Hafford,Tarleton State, So., Atascocita.

CB – DaMarcus Wilson,Midwestern State, So., FortWorth.

S – Sir’Vell Ford, MidwesternState, So., Fort Worth.

S – Chris Smith, Texas A&M-Commerce, Jr., Mansfield.

S – Alex Shillow, Texas A&M-Commerce, Pflugerville.

P – Ron Reid, Tarleton State,Jr., Burleson.

DS – Austin Jordan, TexasA&M-Commerce, Sr., Rowlett.

Stuart Sanchez

Moses Horn

Javelinas Make All-LSC Football SquadHonorable MentionIncludes:RB – Nick Pelrean, Texas

A&M-Kingsville, Jr., Houston(Chavez).

FB – Torrey Thomas, TexasA&M-Kingsville, Jr., Katy(Morton Ranch).

PK – Julio De La Garza, Jr.,Brownsville (Lopez).

DE – Brandon Jones, Jr.,Houston (Nimitz).

DE – Caleb Valentine, TexasA&M-Kingsville, So., Fulshear(Seven Lakes).

ILB – Trevor Moses, TexasA&M-Kingsville, Sr., CorpusChristi (Calallen).

OLB – Braedon Robinson,Texas A&M-Kingsville, Sr., SanAntonio (East Central).

OLB – DeMarcus Spurlock,Texas A&M-Kingsville, Sr.,Houston (North Forest).

S – Devonte Williams, TexasA&M-Kingsville, Jr., Houston(Travis).

DS – George Rios, TexasA&M-Kingsville, Fr., CorpusChristi (Carroll).

Brandon Jones

The two Lone Star Conference representatives in the NCAADivision II national football playoffs advanced past the opening roundlast weekend.

Midwestern State and Texas A&M-Commerce each won and will bein the second round this weekend, both on the road.

MSU will be at Minnesota State for a noon kickoff and Texas A&M-Commerce will be at Central Washington for a 2 p.m. contest.

The winners will advance into the regional finals, and the nationalquarterfinals the following weekend at the site of the top-ranked teamremaining in the playoffs.

Central Washington had an opening round bye after being seededNo. 1 in Super Region 4. The Wildcats are undefeated at 11-0.

Commerce is seeded No. 5 in the region, Midwestern State No.3 andMinnesota State No. 2.

Texas A&M-Kingsville had three of the remaining four teams in theregional playoffs on their schedule this fall: MSU, Commerce andCentral Washington.

Eleven players were named tothe Lone Star Conference All-Academic football team last week.

To be eligible for the team, anathlete must have at least a 3.3cumulative grade point average.

The team is selected by theLSC sports information directors.

2017 Lone Star ConferenceAll-Academic Team

Grant Aschenbeck, Angelo State,LB, Jr., integrated business major,East Bernard.

Garrett Blubaugh, Texas A&M-Commerce, LB, So., constructionengineering major, Keller.

Bailey Hale, Eastern NewMexico, K, So., sports managementmajor, Iowa Park.

Jacob Jacks, Angelo State, OL,Jr., biology major, Round Rock.

LSC Teams Advance inNCAA Division II Playoffs

Kristov Martinez, Texas A&M-Commerce, K, Jr., management major,Edinburg.

Russell Montoya, Eastern NewMexico, WR, So., accounting major,Albuquerque, N.M.

Layton Rabb, Midwestern State,QB, Jr., accounting major, Llano.

Jacob Sherrill, Midwestern State,LB, Sr., respiratory care major,Burleson.

Dillon Vaughan, West TexasA&M, OL, Grad, marketing/financemajor, Corpus Christi.

Michael Whitfield, West TexasA&M, OL, So., criminal justicemajor, Odessa.

Zed Woerner, Tarleton State,QB, Sr., pre-dental major, MarbleFalls.

Academic Player of the Year;Dillon Vaughan, West Texas A&M.

11 Make LSC All-Academic Football

Wilson, Sumpter IBC Bank Athletes of the WeekTexas A&M-Kingsville

basketball players AngelicaWilson and Trey Sumpter werenamed the IBC Bank Athletes ofthe Week for their performanceslast week.

Wilson, 6-1 senior forwardfrom San Diego, Calif., scored 27points and had 24 rebounds in thetwo Javelina victories.

Sumpter, 6-6 junior guard fromBirmingham, Ala., had 44 points in

Getting a HitLevi Zents,senior infielderfrom FortWorth (KellerCentral), gets ahit in the Blue-Gold WorldSeries thatended theJavelina fallbaseballtraining periodlast week.

three Javelina victories and pulleddown 16 rebounds.

He also had three steals, threeassists and a block.

Sumpter is recognized asathlete of the week for the secondtime this school year and Wilsonis honored for the first time.

IBC Bank Athletes of the WeekAug. 30-Sept. 2

Jasmine Jacinto, volleyballJose Ventura, cross country

Sept. 4-9Krystal Faison, volleyballKuziah Ferebee, football

Sept. 11-16Shelby Sheets, volleyballMarcus Younger, football

Sept. 18-23Alexis Wick, volleyballJose Ventura, cross country

Sept. 25-30Krystal Faison, volleyballCade Dyal, football

Jordan Thomas, footballOct. 2-7

Madison Brabham, volleyballCade Dyal, football

Oct. 9-14Madison Brabham, volleyballCade Dyal, football

Oct. 16-21Madison Brabham, volleyballNick Pelrean, footballJose Ventura, cross country

Oct. 23-28Krystal Faison, volleyballJordan Thomas, football

Oct. 30-Nov. 4Shelby Sheets, volleyballTrey Sumpter, basketball

Nov. 6-11Madison Brabham, volleyballCade Dyal, footballJordan Thomas, football

Nov. 12-18Angelica Wilson, basketballTrey Sumpter, basketball

800 WinnerCarrnecia Scott, junior fromWharton, wins the 800-meter runin the annual Blue-Gold track andfield intersquad meet last week inJavelina Stadium.

Two more high schoolathletes signed national letters ofintent with the Texas A&M-Kingsville athletic program lastweek.

The latest signees areKenneth Bodwin, track and fieldathlete at Stafford, and Joy Lee,golfer at San Antonio (O’Connor).

Bodwin is the second signeefor the track and field team and

Lee is the first signee in golf.BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Christina Gragasin, 5-5defender, Celina (Prosper).

GOLF Joy Lee, San Antonio

(O’Connor).SOFTBALL

Saidi Castillo, pitcher,Kingsville (Academy).

Veronica Chavez, shortstop,Tempe, Ariz.

Jackie De Los Santos, infield,Kingsville (Academy).

Makenzie Mays, utility player,Shenandoah (Oak Ridge).

Matisen Onefrei, designatedplayer, Mesa, Ariz.

Amber Reyes, outfield/pitcher, Edinburg.

TRACK & FIELDKenneth Bodwin, jumper/

hurdles/relays, Stafford.

Three More Sign With Javelina TeamsEmily Habib, thrower, Corpus

Christi (Flour Bluff).VOLLEYBALL

Emily North, 5-8 setter, Ovilla(Red Oak).

Alexa Ruiz, 5-3 defensivespecialist, San Antonio (Clemens).

Mia Soto, 6-2 setter, SanAntonio (Southside).

Two Lone Star Conferenceteams were ranked in the NCAADivision II men’s basketballpreseason poll released byD2SIDA.com last week.

Texas-Permian Basin was No.8 and West Texas A&M No. 24.

NCAA Division II PreseasonMen’s Basketball Poll

Compiled by D2SIDA.comRank Team1. Northwest Missouri State2. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)3. Bellarmine (Ky.)4. Queens (N.C.)5. Barry (Fla.)6. Indiana (Pa.)7. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.)8. Texas-Permian Basin9. California State-Chico10. California Baptist11. Shippensburg (Pa.)12. Ferris (Mich.) State13. Southwest Minnesota State14. Fort Lewis (Colo.)15. Findlay (Ohio)16. Rollins (Fla.)

17. Christian Brothers (Tenn.)18. Merrimack (Mass.)19. Western Washington20. Fairmont (W. Va.) State21. North Carolina-Pembroke22. Colorado Mines23. Arkansas-Monticello24. West Texas A&M25. Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.)

(Bold-faced and italicizedteams are in the Lone StarConference)

Every DayIs GameDay in

JavelinaNation!

Two LSC Teams In D2SIDA Basketball Poll

The Texas A&M-Kingsvillemen’s basketball team was rankedfifth among the Lone StarConference teams in theHerosports.com poll last week.

Tarleton State was the top-ranked team, Texas-Permian Basinwas second, West Texas A&Mthird, Cameron fourth, theJavelinas fifth, Angelo State sixth,Texas A&M-Commerce seventh,Midwestern State eighth, EasternNew Mexico ninth and WesternNew Mexico 10th.

Javelinas Fifth inHerosports Poll

Bailey To Be Inducted Into Texas Sports Hall of Fame in AprilTexas A&I running back

Johnny Bailey has been selectedfor induction into the Texas SportsHall of Fame.

He will join eight others at the2018 induction ceremonies April7at 6 p.m. at the Waco ConventionCenter in Waco.

Bailey became the mosthonored collegiate football playerin history while on the 1986-89Javelina teams.

His accomplishments areunexcelled in the history ofcollege football.

Bailey, from Houston YatesHigh School, rushed for 6,320yards and became only thesecond back to rush for more than6,000 yards in a career. The otherwas Tony Dorsett of theUniversity of Pittsburgh, who had6,082 in his four years. Baileysurpassed Dorsett’s mark at mid-

season of his senior season.Bailey had 7,803 all-purpose

yards, also the best ever at thetime. He finished third on thecollegiate scoring chart with 428points. He had 580 additional rushingyards in the three post-seasonplayoff games but these did notcount in career records at the time. His best single-game figurewas 254, that coming in hissophomore season. Bailey opened his collegecareer with four consecutive 200-plus yards games. No otherathlete has had such a collegedebut. He rushed for 100 or moreyards in his first 11 college games.

His best rushing season washis first when he picked up 2,011yards, the best single-seasonperformance for an LSC athlete.At the time, only two other collegebacks had ever rushed for morethan 2,000 yards in a season.

Bailey ranks as the all-timeleading rusher in the state andLone Star Conference. The Javelina ace led the LSCin rushing for four consecutiveyears and was the leading scorerin 1987 and 1989. He made every All-Americateam for which he was eligible forfour consecutive years. Heappeared on 15 of the units. He received the Harlon HillTrophy for three consecutiveyears and was runnerup for thehonor as a freshman. The trophygoes to the NCAA Division IIPlayer of the Year.

Bailey was named Domino’sPizza/American Football CoachesAssociation “Coaches’ Choice”Player of the Year in the first yearof the award. He was selected to theFootball Writers of America All-America team and became the firstcollege division athlete to earn aberth on the roster. He wasselected to the ESPN All-Americateam and is the only collegedivision player to make thatsquad.

The Javelina back was on theAssociated Press’ Little All-

Johnny Bailey

America and Kodak All-Americafirst teams in each of his fouryears of play, and became the firstathlete to appear on the squadsfor four consecutive years.

Bailey was the LSC offensiveplayer of the year for four seasonsand was selected as USA Today’sTexas Amateur Achiever of theYear twice. He was selected theoffensive player of the decade inthe LSC. Bailey was selected to appearin three post-season all-stargames.

During his four-year career,the team compiled a 38-8 record,won three LSC championshipsand was ranked No. 1 in theNCAA Division II poll twice. Bailey became the firstJavelina player to have his numberretired.

After finishing with theJavelinas, Bailey was drafted bythe Chicago Bears, earned Pro

Bowl status with the ArizonaCardinals and also played with theLos Angeles/St. Louis Rams.

Bailey died in August 2010after a battle with pancreaticcancer.

Other inductees will be NellFortner, former University of Texasvolleyball and basketball player;Pete Fredenburg, Mary Hardin-Taylor football coach; GaryKubiak, Texas A&M quarterbackand Super Bowl champion coach;Cathy Self-Morgan, Duncanvillegirls high school basketball coachand eight-time state champion;Gerald Myers, former player,coach and athletic director atTexas Tech; Michael Young, TexasRanger player; Vince Young,University of Texas quarterback,and Jill Sterkel, Olympic medalistand University of Texas swimmer.

Dynamic DuoJohnny Bailey (20) runs behind the blocking of fullback HeathSherman (23). The two formed one of the best field duos in collegiatehistory.

Javelinas Forever!

Touching’em AllAustin Ingraham, senior out-fielder from Keller (Fossil Ridge),rounds the bases after getting ahome run in the Blue-Gold WorldSeries last week at Nolan RyanField.

Five of the top 10 teams in theNCAA Division II South CentralRegion preseason women’s basketballpoll selected by D2SIDA.com are inthe Lone Star Conference.NCAA Division II South Central

Region Preseason Women’sBasketball Poll

Compiled by D2SIDA.comRank Team1. Colorado State-Pueblo2. West Texas A&M3. Lubbock Christian4. Tarleton State5. Fort Lewis (Colo.)6. Angelo State

Eastern New Mexico8. Regis (Colo.)9. Texas A&M-Commerce10. Arkansas-Fort Smith

Other teams receiving votesincludes Texas Woman’s. (Bold-faced and italicized teamsare in the Lone Star Conference)

LSC Teams DominateWomen’s Basketball