NEW ORLEANS — Women’s tennis players Yazmin Hooper of Corona, Calif., and Kourtney Howell of Cypress, Texas, have transferred to Xavier University of Louisiana from NCAA Division I schools and signed athletic scholarships.
Hooper, a 2009 graduate of Corona’s Santiago High School, transferred from Howard University. Howell, a 2010 graduate of Cypress Woods High School, transferred from the U.S. Naval Academy.
Hooper, a left-hander, was a California Bowl girls 16 singles champion and helped Continue reading
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GOLD NUGGETS PICK UP DIVISION ONE TRANSFERS
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BLUE JAYS PREVAIL OVER THE DIPLOMATS
BALTIMORE, Md. — Johns Hopkins used a pair of late scoring runs to knock off Franklin & Marshall, 57-49, in a Centennial Conference (CC) women’s basketball game Thursday night. The Blue Jays remain atop of the CC at 12-2, 15-3 overall while the Diplomats fell to 8-5 CC, 10-8 overall.
A pair of free throws from Allison Bauer, and a three by Beth Holt, put F&M ahead Continue reading
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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: CALUMET COLLEGE
CALUMET COLLEGE CRIMSON WAVE
Location: Hammond, IN
Division: NAIA
Conference Affiliation: Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Major sports: basketball, base/soft-ball, soccer, volleyball
Site: http://www.ccsj.edu/athletics/home.html
Comment: As a sports team nickname the Crimson Wave is every bit as Continue reading
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CUMBERLAND BULLDOGS BASEBALL COACH WOODY HUNT HONORED YET AGAIN
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University baseball coach Woody Hunt continues to add honors to his resumé this month, picking up a pair of prestigious awards from local organizations after Hunt led the Bulldogs to the 2010 NAIA National Championship last June.
The Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce presented Hunt with a special “Man of the Year” award at its 87th Annual Awards Continue reading
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SHATAYA “THE PLAYA” GIVES THE INFERNO A WIN WITH HER BUZZER BEATER
MILWAUKEE — Shataya McComb (Kingston, N.Y.) hit a fade-away 3-point basket at the buzzer to give Alverno College a 56-53 victory over visiting Lakeland College tonight in Reiman Gymnasium.
With .5 seconds remaining Alverno College’s Kristen Speerschneider inbounded from half court to McComb Continue reading
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SPOT-CHECK: HOW ARE THE PRAIRIE WOLVES DOING?
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN PRAIRIE WOLVES – MEN – The men are Continue reading
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TRITONS BASEBALL PICKED TO FINISH FIRST IN THE CCAA
LA JOLLA, Calif. – Two-time defending conference champion and NCAA Division II Championship runner-up UC San Diego has been selected to win the 2011 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) regular season baseball title in a vote of conference coaches, it was announced on Wednesday.
The Tritons, who finished with a 54-8 record in 2010, totaled 100 points and garnered 10 first-place votes to finish Continue reading
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RED LIONS RALLY TO BEAT ROBERT MORRIS
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Red Lions Men’s Basketball team of Lincoln Christian University rallied from 16 points down at one point in the first half to defeat the Eagles of Robert Morris 83-76 Tuesday evening. Kyle Rust came off the bench to lead the Red Lions Continue reading
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SPOT CHECK: HOW ARE THE TRINITY CHRISTIAN TROLLS DOING?
TRINITY CHRISTAN TROLLS – MEN – The men’s team is currently Continue reading
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JACKIE PATTERSON OF THE LADY BLUE DRAGONS IS THE JAYHAWK CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Hutchinson Community College freshman Jackie Patterson was named the Verizon/Jayhawk Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the second Continue reading
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