The Briarcliffe Bulldogs “controlled their own destiny”, to use one of the most repulsively overused cliches in sports. They knew what they had to do and they went out and did it. Facing elimination themselves they forced a second game by defeating the Southern Virginia University Knights 11-9. In the deciding game, a thriller for the ages, the Continue reading
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USCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS CROWNED, NCCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES CONTINUES
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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY LUTES
Location: Tacoma, WA
Division: NCAA Division 3
Conference Affiliation: Northwest Conference
Major sports: football, basketball, base/soft- ball, soccer, volleyball
Site: http://www.golutes.com/landing/index
Comment: The Lutes are guaranteed to make you forget all about the Piccolos, the Zithers, and the Oboes! (I’m kidding!) Pacific Lutheran was Continue reading
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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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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
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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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY
NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY GOTHIC KNIGHTS
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Division: NCAA Division 3
Conference Affiliation: New Jersey Athletic Conference
Major sports: basketball, base/soft- ball, soccer, volleyball
Site: http://www.njcugothicknights.com/index.aspx?path=
Comment: No, not the Emo Knights, the Gothic Knights! In honor of Continue reading
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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM -ALFRED UNIVERSITY
ALFRED UNIVERSITY SAXONS
Location: Alfred, NY
Conference Affiliation: Empire 8 Conference
Major sports: football, basketball, softball, soccer, volleyball, Alpine skiing
Site: http://saxons.alfred.edu/
Comment: Anyone who remembers England’s King Alfred the Great and the way he kicked Viking butt will agree this is Continue reading
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MADNESS IN THE MOUNTAINS CONCLUDES: USCAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS CROWNED LAST NIGHT
Well, Madness In The Mountains, the USCAA National Basketball Tournament from Uniontown, PA, is over. The three champions are:
Men’s Division 1 – SOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS
Men’s Division 2 – ANDERSON UNIVERSITY CARDINALS
Women’s Basketball (one combined division) – AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY GYRENES
Congratulations to all three teams!
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SIXTH-SEEDED NHTI LYNX UPSET THE THIRD-SEEDED WILLIAMSON MECHANICS IN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
CONCORD, NH – The NHTI, Concord’s Community College men’s basketball team downed Williamson Trade School 64-60 in overtime in the first round of the USCAA Men’s Division II National Basketball Championship being held in Uniontown, PA. NHTI was seeded sixth and Williamson was the number three Continue reading
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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – INDIANA UNIVERSITY – PENNSYLVANIA
INDIANA UNIVERSITY – PENNSYLVANIA CRIMSON HAWKS
Location: Indiana, PA
Division: NCAA Division 2
Conference Affiliation: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Major sports: football, basketball, base/soft- ball, soccer, volleyball
Site: http://www.iupathletics.com/
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