Monthly Archives: January 2011

TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – WILLIAMS COLLEGE

WILLIAMS COLLEGE EPHS

Location: Williamstown, MA  

Division: NCAA Division 3 

Conference Affiliation: New England Small College Athletic Conference 

Major sports: crew, football, basketball, base/soft-ball, hockey, soccer, volleyball

Site: http://williams.prestosports.com/landing/index 

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NOTEWORTHY RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY’S COLLEGE HOCKEY GAMES

Number One Survives A Scare In OT – The Top-ranked Oswego State Lakers Continue reading

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JANUARY 23RD UPDATE OF VIETNAMESE MYTHOLOGY PAGE

I just updated the page with another chapter in the saga of the god Thach Sanh plus I added 2 all-new entries: one on Chua Con Ho, the tiger-god and one on Ah Nhi, the Vietnamese god of fire. Click here: https://glitternight.com/vietnamese-myth/

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CAL BAPTIST LANCERS HEADED TO THE PACIFIC WEST CONFERENCE

California Baptist University has accepted an invitation to join the Pacific West Conference (PacWest) in NCAA Division II, beginning with the 2011-12 athletic seasons.

CBU will become the 10th school in the PacWest, joining three San Continue reading

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YOU WANT ALIEN VAMPIRES IN NAZI UNIFORMS? MY LATEST BAD MOVIE PAGE UPDATE!

Here’s the latest review I added to my Bad Movie page. It’s ALABAMA’S GHOST from 1973 by Fred Hobbs, the same man who brought us The Godmonster Of Indian Flats.  If you want more reviews of under-the- radar bad movies click here: https://glitternight.com/bad-movies/ 

ALABAMA’S GHOST – (1973) – Category: Bad enough and with an enjoyably weird premise, but not fun-bad enough for my highest rating           This film has vampires … No, wait! There’s MORE! They’re NAZI vampires … No, wait! There’s still more! They’re Nazi vampires from outer space! And they’re trying to take over the world by using “Raw Zeta” and an Afican American stage magician called Alabama as a “human hypno- microphone”.

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SIOUX FALLS COUGARS JOIN D2’S NORTHERN SUN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE

Sioux Falls, S.D. – Today the board of directors of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference voted to accept the University of Sioux Falls as a new member, as well as Minot State University.

“Every day at USF is a celebration, but today we’re celebrating with a spring in our step,” USF President Mark Benedetto said. “The Continue reading

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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – MID AMERICA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

MID AMERICA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY EVANGELS

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Division: NAIA

Conference Affiliation: Sooner Athletic Conference

Major sports: basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball 

Site: http://www.macuathletics.com/

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THE LEADER BOARD STRIKES AGAIN!

Let’s take a look at who the number one college basketball teams are in the Divisions Balladeer’s Blog covers.

NAIA – FIRST DIVISION – MEN – LSU-SHREVEPORT PILOTS

NAIA – FIRST DIVISION- WOMEN – UNION (TN) LADY BULLDOGS

NAIA – SECOND DIVISION – MEN – WALSH CAVALIERS 

NAIA – SECOND DIVISION – WOMEN – DAVENPORT PANTHERS 

NCAA DIVISION 3 – MEN – WOOSTER SCOTS

NCAA DIVISION 3 – WOMEN – HOPE COLLEGE FLYING DUTCH

NCAA DIVISION 2 – MEN – WEST LIBERTY HILLTOPPERS 

NCAA DIVISION 2- WOMEN – LANDER BEARCATS

NJCAA – MEN – CONNORS STATE COLLEGE COWBOYS 

NJCAA – WOMEN – PENSACOLA STATE PIRATES   

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RED LIONS OVERCOME THE ARCHERS IN OVERTIME

LINCOLN, IL  The Lincoln Christian University Red Lions Men’s Basketball team registered their fifth straight victory with an overtime defeat of Moody Bible Institute 72-61 Tuesday evening.  The 12-4 Red Continue reading

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RAILSPLITTERS BASKETBALL READY TO RUUUUMMBLLLLLLLLLEE

HARROGATE, TN – The Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team broke into the National Association of Basketball Coaches top-10 Tuesday afternoon when the latest NABC top-25 poll was released for NCAA Division II men’s basketball.

The national recognition came a little more than 24 hours before the Railsplitters are set to host Brevard College in a battle for out right supremacy of the South Atlantic Conference race. At 6-0 in league play, the Railsplitters hold a one-game lead over Brevard Continue reading

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