This was a great weekend to be a Lion in athletics, so let’s get to it. A HUGE Congrats to the Texas A&M-Commerce Men’s 4×400 Relay team that captured a second straight National Championship at the NCAA Division II Championships at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. The foursome of Gabriel Peterson, Stadrian Taylor, D’Lance…
The A&M-Commerce Women bowed in the LSC Semifinals to top ranked West Texas A&M 58-44. The Lions were sitting at 8th in the region, and are hoping a win over 7th ranked Eastern New Mexico Friday Night will push them into the NCAA tournament. With an overall record of 20-10, it is a team on…
The Lone Star Conference Basketball tournament kicks off this afternoon in the Men’s Bracket while the Women start Friday Night, so let’s take a look at the Brackets and the matchups and a synopsis of what could happen. Women’s Hoops- Here is the bracket and schedule of games for the LSC tournament. LSC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL…
Another week, another wire. Let’s get to it. Women’s Basketball- The Women dropped a hard fought decision to a ranked West Texas A&M squad in Commerce on Senior Day 71-60. The game was tied going into the final 10 minutes, but West Texas used strong shooting to outscore the Lions 21-11 in the final frame…
Some sad news to report to start. Arthur James, the only Lion to ever have his number retired in program history and the best running back in the history Lion Football and arguably the Lone Star Conference, passed away Sunday Night. The past 365 days have been rough seeing so many legendary Lions pass away.…
As usual, a lot to get to. Women’s Hoops Congrats to Lion Women’s Hooper Princess Davis who became the all time program leader in minutes played as Jason Burton’s squad pushed their record to 15-7 overall and 10-4 in LSC play with two big wins against Cameron, hammering the Aggies during the annual Greek Night…
A lot to get to, and most of it not great news, but that is what we are here for. Wade Wilson’s Information: Services: Visitation will be held 4-6pm at Park Cities Baptist Church, 3933 Northwest Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75225. Funeral Services will follow at 6pm. Wade will be laid to rest Sunday at a private…
First, my apologies for the lack of info recently. I just got a new computer and it is running better than my last one had been for the past 6 months or so. Anyway, back in the saddle, here is the news from this past week and what to look forward to this next week.…
The A&M-Commerce Women’s Basketball team notched their 7th straight win and Jason Burton became the program leader in Lone Star Conference Career victories as the Lions defeated Tarleton State last Tuesday night in Commerce and followed that up with a 78-63 win over Texas Women’s also in Commerce. After starting the season of 4-4, the…
Great Weekend for Lion Basketball and the Post Season Honors for Football continue to roll in. Football- 5 Lions were named to the inaugural Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Small College All-State team, which places the best in Texas that are non-FBS players. Congrats to Vincent Hobbs, Kristov Martinez, Reggie Kincaid, Brucks Saathoff, and Michael Onohua…
First, I want to wish everyone in Lion Nation a Merry Christmas (belated) and a Happy New Year. Just a heads up, this will be our last post until January 7th, when we go over how the Basketball teams performed against Midwestern State, we also have some track and field news to get to. Track/Field-The…
First, I hope everyone has had a Merry Christmas and will have a great 2019 upcoming. We took a holiday break here at the wire to spend time with friends and family, but a lot of news is still coming out of Commerce, America. Focusing on Basketball, and once again, our Men’s team is out…
A few final pieces of post season accolades, so let’s get to it. The Final AFCA polls have come out, and for the 3rd straight season, Texas A&M-Commerce finishes the season ranked in the top ten to end the year. The Lions ranked 9th in the country, and one would think it was two convincing…
Football: Congrats to Lion Senior Kristov Martinez, who was named to the AFCA First Team All-American team. A word to NFL scouts: You need to look at this kid. Kicking on this level is not ANY different than kicking in Division I. You still have to put the ball through the uprights. Kristov has a…
First, I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving with friends and family. The Fall sports season has wrapped up so let’s get to it. First, I wanted to let anyone who is on Facebook (and really, who isn’t?) to know you can keep up with a lot of breaking news information on our official Facebook…
Volleyball- The Lion Volleyball team had it’s best season in 31 years, but it came to an end on Saturday afternoon in Stephenville in the South Central Regional Final. The Lions met up again with Tarleton State, and this time the TexAnns were too much for the Lions, winning 3-1 in set matches. With a…
This has been an eventful weekend in Lion Athletics, lets get to it. Volleyball- For the First time in 31 years, The Texas A&M-Commerce Lions are Lone Star Conference Champions in Volleyball. Beating regular season champion Tarleton State in the LSC Tournament Championship 3-1. HC Craig Case and Assistant HC Sarah Carthel have a lot…
Let’s get to it- Volleyball- The 21st ranked Lion Volleyball Squad finished the regular season with wins over Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M. With a 25-5 record overall and a 17-3 conference mark, the Ladies are just now starting their quest to keep their season alive. The Lone Star Conference Tournament will be…
A LOT TO GET TO, and sorry for the delay. Volleyball: A huge congrats is in order for Coach Craig Case and his netters as they are currently 23-5 overall, second in the Lone Star conference, ranked 21st in the nation, and 2nd in the first round of regional rankings for the NCAA tournament. If…
History was made yesterday as the 13th ranked A&M-Commerce Lions softball team won the South Central Region 1 Championship by defeated Tarleton State 14-2. The Lions move on to face Angelo State Thursday, May 17 in San Angelo. The Lions and the Rambelles have faced off 3 times already this year, with ASU taking the…
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