NEWBURY COLLEGE NIGHTHAWKS
Location: Brookline, MA
Conference Affiliation: New England Collegiate Conference
Comment: It’s good to see Kyle Richmond put his fortune to good use with this institution. Fans of the superhero called Nighthawk will get it. On the serious side Newbury College is Continue reading
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND NOR’EASTERS
Location: Biddeford, ME
Conference Affiliation: Commonwealth Coast Conference
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The Frontierado holiday is fast approaching! Friday, August 3rd is the big day so Balladeer’s Blog is right here with another seasonal post.
This one will honor the Top 5 western-themed college sports teams from the divisions covered here. The award is named after the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Drovers, the official college sports team of Frontierado every year.
You can soak in the grandeur of the USAO logo at left, then revel in this year’s standings for “The Drovey Award”.
5. YAVAPAI COLLEGE ROUGHRIDERS – Not just Teddy Roosevelt’s unit from the Spanish-American War but various outfits of Wild West outlaws and bounty hunters also went Continue reading
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PBU Crimson Eagles
PHILADELPHIA BIBLICAL UNIVERSITY CRIMSON EAGLES
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Division: NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association)
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LOURDES UNIVERSITY GRAY WOLVES
Location: Sylvania, OH
Division: NAIA
Site: http://www.lourdesathletics.com/
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GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE RUSTLERS
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Conference Affiliation: Orange Empire Conference
Major sports: football, baseball, soccer, volleyball, softball
Site: http://www.gwcathletics.com/
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MUSKINGUM UNIVERSITY MUSKIES
Location: New Concord, OH
Division: NCAA Division 3
Conference Affiliation: Ohio Athletic Conference
Major sports: football, basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball
Site: http://www.muskingum.edu/home/athletics/index.html
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