Greetings, Lion fans, and the staff here at The Wire wish we had better news. With the announcement yesterday of the cancellation of championships in all fall sports in Division II, the almost certain run that the Lions would have at a national title in 2020 is not to be. Further details have been reported…
Note: The following information is NOT from the Texas A&M-Commerce Athletic Department. It is from the releases of the Lone Star Conference. The Lone Star Conference has just announced that all spring sports and postseason sports have been cancelled due to the Coronavirus emergency that has now hit the national, state, and local levels. This…
Here is your weekly dose of everything Texas A&M-Commerce related. Women’s Hoops- After winning their Division and winning the regular season Championship, The A&M-Commerce Lion women found themselves in the LSC tournament championship game after defeating St. Mary’s 70-60 in the LSC quarterfinals, defeated Eastern New Mexico in the Semifinals 68-59 to set up a…
Here is your weekly dose of all things A&M-Commerce Lion related. Women’s Hoops- For the first time in almost a calendar year, the Lion Women basketball team tasted defeat. Saturday afternoon in Commerce, the West Texas Lady Buffs took down the Lions 58-55. The Good news is, the Lions are still in the NCAA D2…
Here is your weekly dose of everything Texas A&M-Commerce Lion related. Let’s get to it. Women’s Hoops- Well, the Lion Women finally had more than 2 competitive games, as they Lady Aggies from Cameron gave them a good one, but the Lions did what they have done all year, and that is pull together and…
Your weekly dose of all things A&M-Commerce Lion related is back. So, let’s get to it. Women’s Hoops- Congratulations to Jason Burton, who has been making history this entire season with Women’s Basketball program, and really congratulations to the entire Lion Women’s team as they pushed their record to 22-0 and are now ranked #…
Greetings, Lion fans, and while everyone is eagerly anticipating the biggest basketball game in program history between the Lady Lions and Lubbock Christian, two top 10 programs in the country this Thursday, today we’ll take a look at the athletic facilities for the Lions, and what lies ahead. With the recent announcement of the new,…
My apologies for the late and final round up. I have found myself busy with some work related duties. I decide to catch up on the final wrap up for the year, and that is the spring sports, so, let’s get to it. Golf- For the first time ever, the Lion Women’s golf team advanced…
A busy weekend on the Blacklands in the sports world. Let’s get to it. Softball- In a truly heartbreaking loss, a walk off home run in the bottom of the 7th inning gave Cameron a win in the Super Regional Championships over the Lions. The Lions gutted out tough wins over Tarleton State and Dixie…
A lot to get to, some of it great, some of it very sad. As many of you know by know, Roger Emrich, who had the been the public address announcer at Memorial Stadium for the past 3 seasons and also had been the PA guy at AT&T Stadium for the Dallas Cowboys, passed away…
Greetings, Lion Fans..normally, when you see one of my columns, it’s usually focusing on some aspect of Lion football. Today, though, I wanted to shine a light in a different area, the women of the Lady Lion softball team. If you haven’t had the opportunity to see them play, and I admit, I haven’t, then…
A Happy Legalized Government Theft Day to you all. A lot of news to get to and it was busy on the Blacklands this weekend. Let’s Get to it. Track- Congratulations to Both the Men’s and Women’s Track teams that won the East Texas State Invitational on Saturday. 4 School records were broken, and it…
Spring Sports in Full Swing with just about a month to go in the school year, so lets get to it. Softball- Lion softball squad moved their record to 33-9 overall as they defeated Texas Women’s during a 3 game stand at John Cain Field in Commerce. The Ladies hit the road and head to…
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…
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.…
A Busy past week in Lion Athletics, lets get to it. Track and Field- Memorial Stadium was home to a large crowd of teams and spectators as The Lion Track team hosted the East Texas State Relays On Saturday. The Women ran away with the Title scoring 231 points, beating rival Tarleton State, who placed…
