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MAY 1ST NAIA COLLEGE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT RESULTS

In yesterday’s Red River Athletic Conference tournament the UTB-TSC Scorpions defeated the Northwood (TX) Knights in a 13-12 orgy of offense. The LSU- Shreveport Pilots (as in riverboat pilots) dismembered the Texas  Wesleyan Rams by a score of 11-0 and the Wiley Wildcats crushed the hapless Texas College Steers 11-1. Tomorrow’s games will Continue reading

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TODAY’S COOL- NAMED SPORTS TEAM: UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND LOGGERS

Location: Tacoma, WA 

Division: NCAA Division 3

Conference Affiliation: Northwest Conference 

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

Site: http://www.loggerathletics.com/landing/index 

Comment: The favorite team of the Log Lady from Twin Peaks! The Loggers basketball team has Continue reading

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YESTERDAY’S NAIA COLLEGE BASEBALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

SOUTHERN STATES ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

The Brewton- Parker Barons defeated the AUM Senators 8-7 in 10 innings.   The Belhaven Blazers crushed the Shorter Hawks 13-3 and the Southern Poly State Running Hornets knocked the  Continue reading

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TOP-SEEDED LEE FLAMES, 4TH-SEEDED PARK PIRATES FALL IN CONFERENCE BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS

In the Southern States Athletic Conference the number one seeded Lee Flames were defeated today by the fourth seeded William Carey Crusaders by a score of 12-8. In the

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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – LAKE ERIE COLLEGE

LAKE ERIE COLLEGE STORM

 

 Location: Painesville, OH

Division: NCAA Division 2

Conference Affiliation: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Major sports: football, basketball, base/soft- ball, soccer, volleyball, track & field

Site: http://www.lakeeriestorm.com/landing/index

Comment: This team represents “the perfect storm” of a cool name and a cool logo. The Ohio location speaks to the Continue reading

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FOUR NEW TEAMS JOIN THE NAIA

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics welcomed four new member institutions this week! Now joining this division which features REAL student athletes are: the Rochester (MI) College Warriors, the Lawrence Tech Blue Devils, the UC- Merced Bobcats, and the Atlanta Christian College Chargers, who are adding football!!! How great is that! Balladeer’s Blog will be Continue reading

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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE

EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE WASPS

 Location: Emory, VA

Division: NCAA Division 3

Conference Affiliation: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Major sports: football, basketball, base/soft – ball, soccer, volleyball 

Site: http://www.ehc.edu/athletics

Comment: Okay, I know all of you who were expecting the Emory and Henry Wasps logo to feature Continue reading

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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI MULES/JENNIES

 Location:  Warrensburg, MO

Division: NCAA Division 2

Conference Affilliation: MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletics Association

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

Site: http://www.ucmo.edu/athletics/index.cfm

Comment: Straight from the show- me state! The women’s teams are called the Jennies which is also incredibly cool. You can Continue reading

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PIKEVILLE BEARS MEN AND AZUSA PACIFIC COUGARS WOMEN WIN NAIA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Pikeville College Bears, who last night defeated the 3rd- seeded Mountain State Cougars in overtime 83-76, were the story of the tournament on the men’s side. Anyone outside of Pikeville’s immediate fan base who says they Continue reading

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NAIA DIVISION ONE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT QUARTER FINALS TODAY (SCORES UPDATED AS THE DAY GOES ON)

Well, the NAIA tournament, the OLDEST college basketball tournament in the world, resumes today with the quarter finals pitting the teams of the Elite 8 against each other for the opportunity to move on. Readers of Balladeer’s Blog always Continue reading

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