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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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COLLEGE BASKETBALL – REVENGE OF THE LEADER BOARD

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

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RAILSPLITTERS BASKETBALL MOVES UP TO NUMBER 8

HARROGATE, TN – One day before squaring off against their biggest arch-rival, the Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team learned it has moved up to no. 8 in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches poll released late Tuesday afternoon.

The announcement of the Railsplitter’s highest ranking since joining the ranks of the NCAA Division II and their second highest ranking in the program’s history comes just hours before the Continue reading

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SPOT-CHECK: HOW ARE THE FIGHTING KOALAS DOING?

COLUMBIA COLLEGE FIGHTING KOALAS – There are no men’s teams at Columbia College so this will just be a look at how their women’s  basketball team is doing. Their season started for real on November 3rd at Voorhees College (Insert your own Friday The 13th film series joke here). Their Continue reading

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TALIA RAYFORD OF THE GILA MONSTERS NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Congratulations to Women’s Basketball player Talia Rayford for being named Player of the Week for Eastern Arizona College.  Talia averaged 20 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 assists in two games last week.  The freshman comes to Eastern from Inglewood, California. 

And one of the perks of being covered by Balladeer’s Blog is getting your Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname. So as of now, allow me to dub this outstanding student athlete Talia “The Hoops Monster” Rayford. I thought about spelling it “Goops Monster” like in Gila Monster, but I didn’t want bombarded with e-mails from people telling me they didn’t get it.

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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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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/

Comment: “Thwow him to the gwound, Thentuwion!” Just a little Monty Continue reading

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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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