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VOLUME X, NO. 18 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363
DEC. 2, 2009
Wesley, Winborn All-Super Regional 4
Texas A&M-Kingsville
running back Fred Winborn and
offensive lineman Markeith
Wesley have been named to the
Daktronics NCAA Division II All-
Super Regional 4 first unit.
Winborn is a 6-0, 200-pound
junior from North Hollywood,
Calif., and Wesley is a 6-0, 320pound
senior from Navasota.
As first-team honorees, they
are now nominees for the
Daktronics All-America squad.
Winborn and Wesley are two
of 16 Lone Star Conference
players on the all-region lineup.
Midwestern State had four
players on the first unit: offensive
lineman Lance Calloway, wideout
Andy Tanner, quarterback Zack
Eskridge and cornerback Micah
Hill.
The Javelinas had two
players along with Abilene
Christian (offensive lineman Tony
Washington and defensive
lineman Aston Whiteside) and
Tarleton State (placekicker Garrett
Lindholm and linebacker Marcus
Phillips).
Getting one player on the
team were West Texas A&M
(offensive lineman J’Marcus
Webb), Southeastern Oklahoma
(return specialist Jerome Hewitt),
Texas A&M-Commerce (defensive
lineman William Green), Angelo
State (defensive lineman Calvin
Fance), Central Oklahoma (safety
Giorgio Durham), and Eastern New
Mexico (cornerback Rodney
Mitchell).
The Javelinas had offensive
lineman Jorge Guerra, 6-3, 302pound
senior from Roma, on the
second unit.
The Super Regional 4 sports
information directors selected the
team.
2009 Daktronics
NCAA Division II All-Super
Regional 4 Football Team
First Team Offense
QB – Zack Eskridge,
Midwestern State, 6-4, 215, Jr.,
Rowlett.
RB – Fred Winborn, Texas
A&M-Kingsville, 6-0, 200, Jr.,
Men’s, Women’s Basketball Host
Five Opponents In Six-Day Period
The Texas A&M-Kingsville
men’s and women’s basketball
teams are hosting opponents this
week as an eight-game home
stand continues.
The Javelina women host
Schreiner at 6 p.m. Wednesday,
the men will host Texas A&M-
Commerce at 7 p.m. Thursday in a
Lone Star Conference crossover
game, the teams play a
doubleheader Saturday as the
(Continued on Page 5)
North Hollywood, Calif.; LaRon
Council, Northwest Missouri, 5-
10, 210, Sr., Kansas City, Mo.
WR – Jake Soy, Northwest
Missouri, 6-3, 210, So., Durant,
Iowa; Andy Tanner, Midwestern
State, 6-4, 215, Jr., Rockwall.
TE – Mike Higgins, Nebraska-
Omaha, 6-5, 241, Jr., Pickrell, Neb.
OL – Markeith Wesley,
Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6-0, 320,
Sr., Navasota; Tony Washington,
Abilene Christian, 6-7, 305, Sr.,
New Orleans, La.; Lance Calloway,
Midwestern State, 6-2, 275, Sr.,
Wylie; Brett Grozinger, Northwest
Missouri, 6-4, 280, Jr., Chillicothe,
Mo.; J’Marcus Webb, West Texas
A&M, 6-8,325, Sr., Mesquite.
RS – Jerome Hewitt,
Southeastern Oklahoma, 5-5, 170,
Sr., Gainesville.
PK – Garrett Lindholm,
Tarleton State, 5-9, 190, Sr.,
Pflugerville.
First Team Defense
DL – Aston Whiteside,
Abilene Christian, 6-2, 255, So.,
(Continued on Page 6)
Basketball Admission Free With a Toy
A toy donation to the Toys
for Tots campaign will gain Texas
A&M-Kingsville fans free
admission to upcoming men’s and
women’s basketball games in the
Steinke Physical Education Center.
Toys will be accepted for
admission for Wednesday’s
women’s game with Schreiner,
Thursday’s men’s game with
Texas A&M-Commerce,
Saturday’s women’s game with
Texas Woman’s, Saturday’s men’s
game with St. Mary’s, Monday’s
men’s game with Texas A&M
International and the Dec. 13
men’s game with Incarnate Word.
The Javelina athletic
department is a major contributor
in the local Toys for Tots program.
NFL Hall of Fame Semifinalist
John Randle, Javelina All-American defensive lineman, is
a semifinalist in the 2010 NFL Hall of Fame voting. It is his
second year of eligibility and his second year to be chosen
as a semifinalist.

Javelina Hash
By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
THE LONE STAR Conference should eliminate the divisional standings.
They are confusing and distract from the important standings, those that
determine the LSC champion.
This season, Texas A&M-Commerce won the North Division with a 5-0 record,
yet the Lions were 5-4 in the LSC standings.
There was a four-way tie in the South Division. The three conference
champions—TAMUK, Tarleton State, Midwestern State—were at the top of the
standings along with West Texas. Yet West Texas was fifth in the final conference
standings.
The league will continue to be divisional in football but the division standings
should be deemphasized and the LSC standings moved to the forefront. That’s not
the way they’ve been. Some newspapers don’t run the conference standings, only
the divisional.
THERE WAS A noticeable lack of Lone Star Conference participants in the
NCAA Division II national cross country meet.
There were no men’s or women’s teams in the big meet.
The LSC women had no individual entries.
There were three men’s individual runners. Amos Sang of Abilene Christian was
fourth, Julius Korir of Cameron was 23 rd and Jared McNeil of Tarleton was 34 th .
Adams (Colo.) State won the men’s and women’s titles.
Jessica Pixler of Seattle Pacific (Wash.) was the women’s individual winner and
Reuben Mwei of Adams State took the men’s title.
JAVELINAS NEED TO rally around John Randle during the next round of fan
voting in the NFL Hall of Fame process.
Randle has made it to the semifinal round of the voting, and he was also one of
the fans choice candidates for the Hall.
Fans can go to www.fanschoice.com daily and cast a vote for Randle.
The website is slow and you’ll have to be patient. But if the Javelinas will vote
for John as they have for Javelina head football coach Bo Atterberry in the Liberty
Mutual coach of the year balloting, Randle will move up considerably from his
current No. 23 position.
SCOTT GRANTHAM, THE Tarleton State quarterback this past season who has
a year of eligibility remaining, has said he won’t return to the Texans next season.
Grantham, 22, has received his bachelor’s degree.
THE JAVELINA WOMEN were the unofficial winners of the Turkey Day
Shootout last weekend in the Steinke Physical Education Center.
The Javelinas went 2-0 in the two-day meet. Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas
A&M International were 1-1 and Huston-Tillotson was 0-2.
TODD WHITTEN, FORMER head football coach at Tarleton State, was released
as head coach at Sam Houston State last week after five seasons in the Bearkat
position.
Two Lone Star Conference head coaches are being mentioned as possible
replacements.
Don Carthel of West Texas A&M and Chris Thomsen of Abilene Christian were
mentioned as candidates in the article on Whitten’s termination.
THE TOP FOUR seeds in the NCAA Division II national football playoffs lost last
weekend.
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Future
Javelina
Quarterback?
Oktay Basci,
Javelina
quarterback
in 1994-97,
holds his son,
Taner James,
born Oct. 29.
Taner was
nine pounds,
13 ounces at
birth. Oktay
is a sales
representative
for
Mechanical
Reps Inc. in
San Antonio.
He is married
to the former
Nicole Jones
of Kingsville.
Football Takes Eight LSC Stats Titles
The Texas A&M-Kingsville football
team and individuals have taken eight Lone
Star Conference statistical championships
this fall.
Three were team titles and running
back Fred Winborn, junior from North
Hollywood, Calif., was first in five
individual categories.
The Javelinas took the league scoring
title with 35.7 points a game. The team
currently ranks 12 th in NCAA Division II.
The team was the best rushing unit
with 193.3 yards a game. This is 25 th
nationally.
And the team led the conference in time
of possession with 33:31 per game. This is
the seventh best in Division II.
Winborn took the LSC rushing title
with 107.9 yars agame. He was also the
leader in rushing touchdowns with 17 and
average per carry (6.6).
He was the top scorer with 9.5 points a
game and he led the league in scoring
touchdowns with 19.
The Javelinas were second in total
offense (457.6) and first downs (25.2). They
were third in third-down conversions (.405
percent) and red zone offense (.815
percent).
Winborn was third in all-purpose
yardage with 123.5 per game.
The NCAA Division II final statistics
won’t be released until the end of the
current season Dec. 12.
The Javelinas had a 9-3 record this fall,
won the Lone Star Conference
championship and reached the NCAA
Division II national playoffs.
LSC Women’s Basketball Standings
(Through Sunday’s Games)
Team W L Pct.
Tarleton State 5 0 1.000
Southeastern Oklahoma 5 0 1.000
West Texas A&M 3 0 1.000
Texas Woman’s 3 0 1.000
Texas A&M-Kingsville 4 1 .800
Central Oklahoma 3 1 .750
East Central 3 1 .750
Northeastern Oklahoma 5 2 .714
Abilene Christian 2 2 .500
Angelo State 3 3 .500
Cameron 2 2 .500
Midwestern State 1 2 .333
Texas A&M-Commerce 1 3 .250
Eastern New Mexico 1 4 .200
Southwestern Oklahoma 0 5 .000

Javelina Hash
By Fred
By Fred
Nuesch,
Nuesch,
Coordinator
Coordinator
of Athletic
of Athletic
External
External
Affairs
(Continued By Fred from Nuesch, Page 2) Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
This weekend’s semifinal round will see three No. 2 seeds and a No. 3 seed
playing for the right to participate in the national championship game Dec. 12 in
Florence, Ala.
The remaining teams are California (Pa.), Carson-Newman (Tenn.), Grand Valley
(Mich.) State and Northwest Missouri.
The No. 1 ranked team, Central Washington, went down as did the defending
national champion Minnesota-Duluth.
YOU HAVE TO laugh when a sportswriter or sports director writes or makes a
statement that he or she has to “eat” later.
One such remark came last week.
One of the Corpus Christi sports directors said, while promoting the Texas A&M-
Corpus Christi men’s basketball game with Texas A&M International, that the
Islanders would be able to “name their score”.
It’s doubtful that the Islanders would have “named the score” a three-point
victory.
The Javelinas opened with Texas A&M International in Laredo and took a 70-58
victory.
MISFORTUNE HAS STRUCK former Javelina Al Harris for the second year in a
row.
Harris, starting cornerback for the Green Bay Packers, injured a knee with 11
minutes remaining in a game with the San Francisco 49ers.
Harris has been one of the most durable of the Packer players. He has missed
just four games during his 11-plus year career and those came last season when he
suffered a lacerated spleen.
He had played in 175 consecutive games.
There was no report from the Packers as to how long Harris is expected to be
out of the lineup.
Harris was an All-Lone Star Conference performer for the Javelinas in 1995 and
1996.
THE UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC League is asking fans to vote on the
All-Century men’s and women’s basketball teams.
The UIL is celebrating its 100 th birthday this year.
Several Javelinas are on the list of nominees for the teams.
In girls basketball, the Javelinas are Lanetta Anglin, guard from Groesbeck;
Beverly Hayes, forward from Troy; LaKeisha Jones, forward from Wharton, and
Precious Thibodeaux, forward from Van Vleck.
The boys basketball Javelina nominees are Reggie Childress, guard from
Coleman, and Roy Thomas, forward from Kirbyville.
Thomas is a former Javelina men’s head basketball coach.
Fans can vote once in the balloting.
To vote, go to www.uil.utexas.edu and scroll down to All-Century teams.
PAT WALKER, A quarterback for the Javelina football team in the late 1960s, is
one of the three Gilman Gear representatives in Texas.
Walker, who lives in Katy, services South Texas and the Gulf Coast area.
THE JAVELINA FOOTBALL team played eight home games in 2009 and there
was an average of 11,155 at each of the games.
The total attendance was 89,241.
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Eye on the Ball
Angela Franklin,
Javelina senior
forward from
Vacaville, Calif., eyes
the ball with the
intention of getting it
as her team took on
Texas A&M-Commerce
last weekend
in the Turkey Day
Shootout in the
Steinke Physical
Education Center.
The Javelinas won
the Lone Star Conference
crossover
game, 90-60.
Upcoming Javelina Events
Dec. 2 – Women’s Basketball: Schreiner in Kingsville, 6 p.m.
Dec. 3 – Men’s Basketball: +Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7 p.m.
Dec. 5 – Women’s Basketball: +Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m.
Men’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 4 p.m.
Dec. 7 – Men’s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 7 p.m.
Dec. 10 – Women’s Basketball: +Northeastern Oklahoma in Tahlequah, Okla., 6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball: +Northeastern Oklahoma in Tahlequah, Okla., 8 p.m.
Dec. 13 – Men’s Basketball: Incarnate Word in Kingsville, 4 p.m.
Dec. 19 – Women’s Basketball: +Southeastern Oklahoma in Kingsville, 2 p.m.
Men’s Basketball: +Southeastern Oklahoma in Kingsville, 4 p.m.
Dec. 21 – Men’s Basketball: +East Central in Kingsville, 7 p.m.
Dec. 30 – Men’s Basketball: Huston-Tillotson in Kingsville, 7 p.m.
Women’s Basketball: St. Edward’s Tournament in Austin.
vs. Texas A&M International, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 31 – Women’s Basketball: St. Edward’s Tournament in Austin.
vs. St. Edward’s, 2:30 p.m.
Jan. 5 – Women’s Basketball: +Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla., 6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball: +Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla., 8 p.m.
Jan. 7 – Women’s Basketball: +Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla., 6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball: +Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 8 p.m.
Jan. 8 – General: Valero Cactus Bowl game in Kingsville, TBA.
Jan. 9 – Women’s Basketball: +Southwestern Oklahoma in Weatherford, Okla., 2 p.m.
Men’s Basketball: +Southwestern Oklahoma in Weatherford, Okla., 4 p.m.
Jan. 13 – Women’s Basketball: *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball: *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 8 p.m.
Jan. 16 – Women’s Basketball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 1 p.m.
Men’s Basketball: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 3 p.m.
Jan. 20 – Women’s Basketball: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 8 p.m.
Jan. 27 – Women’s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball: *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 8 p.m.
Bold-faced games/matches are in Kingsville.
*Lone Star Conference games/matches
#Lone Star Conference South Division games.
+Lone Star Conference crossover games.
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Javelina Hash
By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs
(Continued from Page 3)
This figure is expected to have the Javelinas near the top of the attendance list in
NCAA Division II this year, a position the squad has held most seasons since
becoming affiliated with the organization in 1982.
THE LONE STAR Conference football standings will have a different look next
fall.
With Incarnate Word entering the league, and the LSC South Division, there will
be a different makeup of the league.
Here’s how the divisions will shape up in 2010:
LSC South Division LSC North Division
Abilene Christian Central Oklahoma
Angelo State East Central
Incarnate Word Eastern New Mexico
Midwestern State Northeastern Oklahoma
Tarleton State Southeastern Oklahoma
Texas A&M-Kingsville Southwestern Oklahoma
West Texas A&M Texas A&M-Commerce
The Javelinas will play the six opponents in the LSC South Division plus four of
the North Division schools: East Central, Southeastern Oklahoma, Southwestern
Oklahoma and Texas A&M-Commerce.
Each of the LSC members will play a 10-game conference schedule.
The NCAA allows teams to play 11 games and the Javelinas are expected to name
a non-conference opponent shortly.
SEVERAL FORMER JAVELINAS are nominees for the Texas High School
Coaches Association Hall of Honor this school year.
These include Ben Bloomer, Bill Carter, George Harris, Jessie Longhofer and
Homer Martinez.
Bloomer, Harris and Longhofer were members of the Javelina football team,
Carter was the men’s basketball coach and Martinez was a member of the Javelina
cross country and track team.
LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes:
…..The LSC dominated the NCAA Division II All-South Central Region volleyball
team.
Five of the seven players on the first unit were from the league: setter Katie
Rickwartz, outside hitter Laura Prinsen and middle hitter Melissa Harper of West
Texas A&M; libero Lauren Flynn of Texas A&M-Commerce and middle hitter Sawna
Hines of Abilene Christian.
Making the second team were outside hitter Natalie Johnson of West Texas and
outside hitter Zuela Adom of Central Oklahoma.
…..There were eight LSC players in the East Coast Bowl game last weekend in
Petersburg, Va.
The LSC representatives were defensive lineman Sharod Basey, wideout Andy
Tanner and offensive lineman Matt Hanson of Midwestern State; defensive lineman
Jeremelle Cudio and offensive lineman Jeremy Palmoore of Central Oklahoma and
wideout Johnathan Haggerty, tight end Joe Sawyer and defensive back Jeffrey Lemon
of Southwestern Oklahoma.
Former Javelina All-
American Janik
Dies Nov. 21 in Poth
Tommy Janik, 69, an All-America
punter and defensive back for the Texas
A&I football team in the early 1960s, died
Nov. 21 in Poth.
Janik played for the Javelinas for three
seasons and was Little All-America, All-
Lone Star Conference and All-Texas
College.
He played with the Denver Broncos,
Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots.
Janik had 25 interceptions in the
American Football League, and his 10 in
1967 with the Bills tied for the league lead.
He returned six of his pickoffs for
touchdowns.
He had one interception off New York
Jets quarterback Joe Namath that he
returned 100 yards for a score.
After retiring from professional
football in 1970, he owned Shipley’s Donuts
in Bryan from 1970-81.
He was a member of the Masonic
Lodge, Scottish Rite and the Shriners.
A brother, Jerry Janik, was a four-year
letterman with the Javelinas in 1971-74.
Janik is survived by his son, John
Thomas Janik of College Station; sisters
Barbara Lyssy of Falls City and Kathleen
Moczygemba of Falls City; brother, Jerry of
Falls City, and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Visitation was held Nov. 24 in Poth and
services were Nov. 25 at Vinyard Funeral
Home in Poth.
Burial was at St. John Cemetery in
Poth. Tommy Janik
Soza, Gaye IBC Players of the Week
Texas A&M-Kingsville guards Felicia
Soza and Royce Gaye have been named the
IBC players of the week for their
performances during the past week.
Soza, senior from Beeville, had 44
points in the Javelinas’ two games in the
Turkey Day Shootout, hitting for 22 each
Texas A&M-Kingsville guard Kayla
Naylor was named the Lone Star
Conference South defensive player of the
week for her play last week.
game.
She had three steals, three assists and
nine rebounds.
Gaye, senior from Houston (Klein), had
35 points in the two games and pulled down
12 rebounds. He had three steals and three
assists.
Naylor Named LSC South Player of the Week
Naylor had six steals, three assists and
12 points in a Javelina victory over
Nebraska-Omaha and had eight points, three
assists and a steal against Central Missouri.

Men’s, Women’s Basketball Host Five Games Over Six-Day Span
(Continued from Page 1)
women host Texas Woman’s in a 2 p.m. LSC
crossover game and the men host St.
Mary’s at 4 p.m., and the stand ends
Monday night when the men take on Texas
A&M International at 7 p.m.
The women hosted Texas A&M-
Commerce, Huston-Tillotson and Texas
A&M International earlier at the start of the
home stand.
The Javelina men go against Texas
A&M-Commerce with a 3-1 record. The
Lions will bring a 4-0 record into
Thursday’s game.
Three of the Javelinas are averaging in
double figures. Antwan Mullins, 5-9 junior
guard from Katy (Cinco Ranch), hits 14.5 a
game and Royce Gaye, 6-3 senior guard
from Houston (Klein), has a 14.3 average.
Flavio Milam, 6-5 senior forward from
Killeen (Ellison), averages 10.5 points a
game.
Gaye and Milam each average 6.3
rebounds a game.
Texas A&M-Commerce has four
players averaging in double figures.
Ronnie Morgan, 6-6 senior forward
from Dallas (South Oak Cliff), hits 14.8 a
game; Brian Singleton, 6-2 junior guard from
Ama, La., averages 12.0; Brad Hambrick, 5-
11 sophomore guard from Sherman, carries
an 11.8 average and Cardell Hunter, 6-2
senior guard from Dallas (Carter), hits 10.5 a
game.
Morgan is the Lions’ leading rebounder
with a 5.8 average.
St. Mary’s took a 2-4 record into a
Tuesday night game with Huston-Tillotson.
The Javelinas defeated the Rattlers
earlier in San Antonio.
The Rattlers are led in scoring and
rebounding by Kevin Kotsur, 6-8 freshman
center from La Vernia. He scores 15.2 a
game and has a 7.5 rebound average.
Curtis Mitchell, 5-8 senior guard from
Milwaukee, Wis., has a 14.3 scoring
average.
Texas A&M International had a 2-4
record going into a Tuesday night game
with Texas State in San Marcos.
The Dustdevils are led in scoring by St.
Paul Latham, 6-4 junior forward from
Houston (Westside) who has a 15.0
average. Bernard Burrell, 6-6 junior forward
from Compton, Calif., leads the rebounding
with a 4.0 average.
2009-10 Javelina Men’s Remaining Basketball Schedule
Dec. 3 – +Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7 p.m.
Dec. 5 – St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 4 p.m.
Dec. 7 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 7 p.m.
Dec. 10 - +Northeastern Oklahoma in Tahlequah, Okla., 8 p.m.
Dec. 13 – Incarnate Word in Kingsville, 4 p.m.
Dec. 19 - +Southeastern Oklahoma in Kingsville, 4 p.m.
Dec. 21 - +East Central in Kingsville, 7 p.m.
Dec. 30 – Huston-Tillotson in Kingsville, 7 p.m.
Jan. 5 - +Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla., 8 p.m.
Jan. 7 - +Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 8 p.m.
Jan. 9 - +Southwestern Oklahoma in Weatherford, Okla., 4 p.m.
Jan. 13 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 8 p.m.
Jan. 16 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 3 p.m.
Jan. 20 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 8 p.m.
Jan. 27 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 8 p.m.
Jan. 30 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 7 p.m.
Feb. 2 - *Abilene Christian in Abilene, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 6 - *Abilene Christian in Kingsville, 4 p.m.
Feb. 10 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 8 p.m.
Feb. 17 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 8 p.m.
Feb. 20 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 7 p.m.
Feb. 24 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 8 p.m.
Feb. 27 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 4 p.m.
March 3 – Lone Star Conference Championships first round in Bartlesville, Okla.
March 5 – Lone Star Conference Championships semifinals in Bartlesville, Okla.
March 6 – Lone Star Conference Championships finals in Bartlesville, Okla.
March 13-16 – NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament, TBA
March 24-27 – NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Springfield, Mass.
+LSC crossover games.
*LSC South Division games.
The Javelina women were 4-1 going
into a Monday night game with Texas A&M
International in the Steinke Center.
Felicia Soza, 5-8 senior guard from
Beeville, is the Javelinas’ top scorer with a
17.8 average.
Kayla Naylor, 5-5 senior guard from
Corpus Christi (Calallen), averages 12.4
points a game and Dyana Bullinger, 5-10
senior guard from Spring (Klein), has a 10.6
average.
Bullinger and Rochelle Ikeni, 5-10
junior center from Fresno, Calif., have 5.6
rebounds a game.
Schreiner had a 0-3 record going into a
Monday night game with Texas-Tyler in
Tyler.
The Mountaineers are led in scoring
and rebounding by Hannah Burleson, 5-7
sophomore guard from Barksdale (Nueces
Canyon). She averages 11.0 points and 4.0
rebounds.
Texas Woman’s will bring a 3-0 record
into this weekend’s game with the
Javelinas.
The Pioneers are led by Megan
Hashman, 5-10 senior forward from Crandall
who averages 4.7 points a game.
Jessica Durr, 5-7 senior guard from
Plano, is the rebound leader with a 9.0 pergame
average.
LSC Men’s Basketball Standings
(Through Sunday’s Games)
Team W L Pct.
Midwestern State 6 0 1.000
Texas A&M-Commerce 4 0 1.000
Tarleton State 4 0 1.000
Abilene Christian 3 0 1.000
Cameron 3 0 1.000
Texas A&M-Kingsville 3 1 .750
Eastern New Mexico 3 1 .750
Northeastern Oklahoma 2 1 .667
Angelo State 3 2 .600
West Texas A&M 3 3 .500
Central Oklahoma 2 2 .500
Southeastern Oklahoma 2 3 .400
Southwestern Oklahoma 2 3 .400
East Central 0 1 .000
35 in Two
Royce Gaye,
Javelina
senior guard
from Houston
(Klein), scored
35 points in
the Javelinas’
two games last
week and had
12 rebounds in
the contests.

(This is the fifth in a series of articles
on the Lone Star Conference basketball
teams. They are written by Nick Eatman).
Texas A&M-Commerce women
At first glance, it might appear TAMUC
has some major rebounding to do this
season. Not only did the Lions introduce a
new head coach in Nicole Anderson but
they must find a way to replace one of the
best scorers, not only in LSC history, but at
the Division II level as well.
Britney Jordan, who averaged 31.3
points per game last year and became the
Lions’ first All-American, was the 35 th
overall pick of the WNBA’s Los Angeles
Sparks.
But the Lions aren’t exactly short on
talent, especially with the return of several
starters and role players, along with another
strong newcomer class.
Anderson’s first group will include
junior guard Genevieve Campbell, who
started 26 games last year and averaged 8.9
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Vernon; William Green, Texas A&M-
Commerce, 5-10, 290, Sr., Dallas; Calvin
Fance, Angelo State, 6-1, 250, So., Houston.
LB – Zach Watkins, Washburn (Kan.),
6-0, 235, Sr., Independence, Mo.; Marcus
Phillips, Tarleton State, 5-11, 220, So.,
Humble; Buddy Wood, Central
Washington, 6-3, 214, Sr., Chattaroy, Wash.;
Chad Kilgore, Northwest Missouri, 6-1, 225,
So., Orrick, Mo.
CB – Micah Hill, Midwestern State, 5-
10, 180, Sr., Houston; Rodney Mitchell,
Eastern New Mexico, 6-0, 180, Jr., Sarasota,
Fla.
S – Myles Burnsides, Northwest
Missouri, 5-11, 195, Sr., Maryville, Mo.;
Giorgio Durham, Central Oklahoma, 6-0, 190,
So., Oklahoma City, Okla.
P – Mike Langston, Dixie (Utah) State,
6-2, 200, Jr., Riverside, Calif.
Second Team Offense
QB – Blake Bolles, Northwest
Miss0ouri, 6-4, 210, Jr., Lincoln, Neb.
RB – Keithon Flemming, West Texas
A&M, 6-0, 210, Sr., Mesquite; Randall
Eldridge, Central Washington, 5-9, 192, Sr.,
Lynnwood, Wash.
WR – Cedric Houston, Missouri
Western, 6-0, 195, Sr., Kissimmee, Fla.;
Johnny Spevak, Central Washington, 6-3,
200, Sr., Edgewood, Wash.
TE – J.J. Ford, Midwestern State, 6-4,
240, Sr., Garden City, Kan.
OL – Jorge Guerra, Texas A&M-
LSC Basketball Preseason Series
points a game. She finished second on the
squad with 40 steals.
Despite shooting just 22 free throws,
Campbell hit all but one. She didn’t have
enough attempts to qualify for the LSC
rankings.
Senior guard Nakazi Glover is back
after playing in just 11 games last season.
She scored 9.9 points and made 11 of 23
three-point attempts.
Senior Ashley Murphy can play either
guard or forward, but proved last year to be
a versatile contributor, starting all 24 games
she played. Murphy grabbed 119 rebounds
and scored 8.6 points per game.
Sophomore guard Tiffany Mitchell
came off the bench last season but should
have an increased role in her second
season, as should junior guard Anisha
Ingram.
The Lions are hoping for big things
from junior forward Kiara Slayton, a transfer
from Tulane, along with juniors Latanya
Wesley, Winborn on All-Region Squad
Kingsville, 6-3, 302, Sr., Roma; Jason
Wiseman, Northwest Missouri, 6-4, 275, Jr.,
Garden City, Mo.; Nathan Martin, Missouri
Western, 6-2, 280, Sr., Wentzville, Mo.;
Tony Quirk, Central Washington, 6-6, 300,
Sr., Ellensburg, Wash.; R.J. Brison, Texas
A&M-Commerce, 6-5, 296, Sr., Wetumpka,
Ala.
RS – C.J. Lovett, Fort Hays (Kan.)
State, 6-1, 190, Sr., Thornton, Colo.
PK – Garrett Rolsma, Central
Washington, 6-1, 200, Se., University Place,
Wash.
Second Team Defense
DL – Eugene Sims, West Texas A&M,
6-6, 235, So., Mount Olive, Miss.; Eric
Lawrence, Washburn (Kan.), 6-2, 205, Sr.,
Bellglade, Fla.; Jairius Jarvis, Missouri
Southern,m 6-5, 245, Sr., Donaldsonville, La.
LB – Nathan Uland, Eastern New
Mexico, 5-10, 210, Jr., Denton; Fred
Thompson, Abilene Christian, 5-10, 250, Jr.,
Houston; Kevin Washington, Abilene
Christian, 6-1, 250, Jr., Sugar Land; Bryan
Braman, West Texas A&M, 6-6, 245, Jr.,
Spokane, Wash.
CB – Ryan Jones, Northwest Missouri,
5-11, 195, Jr., Liberty, Mo.;l Tae Evans, West
Texas A&M, 6-0, 195, Jr., Amarillo.
S – Tony Harp, Abilene Christian, 5-9,
185, Sr., San Antonio; Randy Shepherd,
Central Missouri, 5-11, 190, Sr., Kansas City,
Kan.
P – Kyle Hopf, Tarleton State, 5-9, 170,
Jr., Llano.
Howell (Northwestern Oklahoma), Nikki
Garner (Collin County CC) and Mattilyn
McIntyre, a transfer from Arkansas-Little
Rock.
West Texas A&M women
No basketball program in the Lone Star
Conference, on either the men’s or women’s
side, has been as consistent as the Lady
Buffs, who look to continue their
dominance this decade.
Coming off a 28-6 record and the
school’s first trip to the NCAA Elite Eight in
12 years, head coach Krista Gerlich should
be expecting yet another exciting season in
Canyon.
The Lady Buffs have won five of the
last six LSC South Division regular-season
titles, and have won three of the last four
LSC championships.
But last year’s run to the Elite Eight
might have been the most impressive
season for the Lady Buffs, who lost not
only their top player but arguably the
greatest player in LSC history.
Despite Emily Brister’s season-ending
knee injury in mid-February, the Lady Buffs
rallied together to claim another LSC title
and then the South Central Region as well.
But WT will have to replace more than
just Brister, an All-American and four-time
LSC South player of the year. Courtney Lee
was the defensive player of the year and
Jamie Dreiling earned LSC championship
tournament MVP honors.
This year’s group will be led by senior
point guard Holly Isaacs, who led the team
in three-pointers last season, hitting 56 of a
league-high 132 attempts. Isaacs, a threeyear
letterwinner for the Lady Buffs, scored
6.1 points a game.
Junior guard Joni Unruh averaged 9.3
points last season while starting 32 of 34
games. In the first two games after Brister
suffered her injury, Unruh led the team in
scoring with 18 and 19 points against
Tarleton State and Angelo State,
respectively. She also led the team in
rebounding in eight games, including four
times in double-digits.
Other returning players include senior
center Ceciley Johnson (3.3 points per
game), junior guard Megan McLain, who
averaged 4.4 points last year. Returning
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44 Years at the Helm
Gil Steinke, left, and Ron Harms served as head football coach of the
Javelinas for 44 seasons. Steinke was the head man in 1954-76 and
Harms, who was on Steinke’s staff for two seasons, was the head coach in
1979-99. They are seen on the sidelines in a 1975 Javelina game.

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sophomores Ashley Leven and Michelle
Brister, the younger sister of Emily, should
contribute more in their second seasons.
The Lady Buffs have several
newcomers including three Division I
transfers. Senior guard/forward Maddy
Brown played two seasons at Texas Tech.
Center Cara Lambert, who played two
years at Idaho State, should provide size
and experience in the paint while forward
Aly Sherman transferred from Central
Arkansas.
West Texas A&M men
For the first time in six years, West
Texas A&M missed the LSC championship
tournament but head coach Rick Cooper
has amassed a talented group of
newcomers that could get the Buffs back
into the postseason once again.
Cooper enters his 17 th season on the
Buffaloes’ bench with a 311-152 record.
Despite last season’s 16-11 mark, with a 6-6
conference record, WT has been one of the
most consistent teams in the LSC, leading
all other schools in tournament titles (six)
and appearances (11).
But to get back there this season,
Cooper needs some new faces to emerge as
leaders, considering only two players with
starting experience return.
LSC Basketball Preseason Series
Senior guard Nick Burns started 23
games last season, ranking second in
scoring at 11.2 points per game. Burns led
the team in three-pointers made (59) and
steals (33), and was second in assists with
73.
Senior forward Bijan Dotson started
only half of the games last season but
ranked third in scoring at 8.9 points and he
led the team in rebounding, pulling down
5.3 boards a game. Dotson also led the
Buffs with 18 blocked shots.
Other returning Buffs with limited
experience include guard Chris Tucker and
forward Tory Fernandez.
Headlining the newcomers are four
junior college transfers including forward
Macquiese Holocombe (Bevil State CC0
and guard LaDarius Hall (South Plains CC).
Guard Joe Mincey comes from Coastal
Georgia CC and forward Donnie Kidd
played at Feather River CC.
The Buffs are also counting on
transfers Justin Tubb (Midland College)
and forward Alex Davis (Wayland Baptist).
East Central women
Despite a 9-19 record and missing the
postseason for the second straight year,
head coach Kent Franz is hoping his East
Central Club picks up the pace this year—
literally.
2009-10 Javelina Women’s Basketball Remaining Schedule
Dec. 2 – Schreiner in Kingsville, 6 p.m.
Dec. 5 - #Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m.
Dec. 10 - #Northeastern Oklahoma in Tahlequah, Okla., 6 p.m.
Dec. 19 - #Southeastern Oklahoma in Kingsville, 2 p.m.
Dec. 30 – St. Edward’s Tournament in Austin
vs. Texas A&M International, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 31 – St. Edward’s Tournament in Austin
vs. St. Edward’s, 2:30 p.m.
Jan. 5 - #Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla., 6 p.m.
Jan. 7 - #Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 6 p.m.
Jan. 9 - #Southwestern Oklahoma in Weatherford, Okla., 2 p.m.
Jan. 13 - *West Texas A&M in Canyon, 6 p.m.
Jan. 16 - *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 1 p.m.
Jan. 20 - *Angelo State in Kingsville, 6 p.m.
Jan. 27 - *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 6 p.m.
Jan. 30 - *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 5 p.m.
Feb. 2 - *Abilene Christian in Abilene, 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 6 - *Abilene Christian in Kingsville, 2 p.m.
Feb. 10 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 6 p.m.
Feb. 17 - *Midwestern State in Kingsville, 6 p.m.
Feb. 20 - *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 6 p.m.
Feb. 24 - *West Texas A&M in Kingsville, 6 p.m.
Feb. 27 - *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 1 p.m. (MST)
March 4-7 – Lone Star Conference Championships in Bartlesville, Okla.
Bold-faced games are in Kingsville.
#LSC crossover games.
*LSC South Division games.
Entering his 19 th season coaching the
Lady Tigers, Franz is looking for more uptempo
style of play this year, thanks in large
part to a stacked guard position.
Junior guard Casi Rawls is the team’s
leading returning scorer at 11.6 points per
game. Rawls led the team in scoring 11
times last year, including a 20-point game
against Cameron. She will team up with
junior guard Laura Harris (4.9), sophomore
guard Jordan Thompson and guard/forward
Indhira Ramirez, a junior who redshirted last
year.
“We’ve very deep at the guard spot,”
Rebound
Rochelle Ikeni, Javelina junior
center from Fresno, Calif., grabs a
rebound in the Javelinas’ 90-60
Lone Star Conference crossover
victory over Texas A&M-Commerce
last weekend in the Steinke
Physical Education Center.
Franz said. “So we are hoping to play an
up-tempo game and create more easy
baskets off the dribble and spot up for the
three. We want to create situations where
we have the numbers advantage and attack
the basket.”
Despite the guard play, it’s not likely
the Lady Tigers won’t have a post
presence. Senior center Danielle Cox
started half the games last season but will
be counted on for a bigger role this year.
She averaged 6.0 points and 4.4
rebounds a game but once had 20 boards
last year against Puerto Rico-Cavey.
Forward/post Angelea Kalanoska
averaged 7.6 points last year and 3.5
boards, but also proved to be a deep threat,
hitting 40 percent from three-point range.
“She an outstanding three-point
shooter who has the ability to stretch the
defense,” Franz said on Kalanoska.
“Because of depth issues at the post, she
may be called upon to play inside some.”
Kalanoska scored a career-high 22
points in a one-point loss to Texas A&M-
Commerce.
The Lady Tigers welcome newcomers
Krista Bullis, a junior college transfer from
Northern-Enid and freshmen Jourdan Clark
and Regan Browne.
While ECU will look to score more easy
baskets, the Lady Tigers excelled in
preventing those on the other end. ECU
ranked first in the LSC last year in field-goal
defense, allowing opponents to shoot just
37.5 percent from the floor.

Randle Semifinalist in NFL HOF Selection
Texas A&I All-American John Randle is
one of the 25 NFL Hall of Fame semfinalists
named last weekend.
It is the second consecutive year
Randle has been on the list. He became
eligible for Hall of Fame consideration last
season and reached the finals in the process.
Randle was on the 1988 and 1989
Javelina football teams and was on the
Associated Press Little All-America squad.
He also made the Football Gazette All-
America first team and was Lone Star
Conference lineman of the year twice.
Randle was a free agent signee by the
Minnesota Vikings and was with the club
from 1990-2000. He finished his career with
the Seattle Seahawks.
Randle was a seven-time Pro Bowl
participant and has become a member of the
Vikings’ Ring of Honor.
He is a member of the College Football
Hall of Fame and Javelina Hall of Fame.
The semifinalists list will be reduced to
15 Jan. 7 and 2010 inductees will be
announced at the Super Bowl site Feb. 6,
the day before the NFL championship
game.
For the first time, the Hall of Fame
allowed the fans to voice their choice in the
selection. Randle was one of the 14
candidates who appear on the official ballot
and was selected by the fans.
The fans will be polled again for their
choice among the 25 semifinalists. They
can vote once daily at www.fanschoice.com.
Joining Randle as semifinalists are
wideout
Cliff Branch, wideout Tim Brown, wideout
Cris Carter, coach Don Coryell, running
back Roger Craig, running back Terrell
Davis, center Dermontti Dawson, defensive
end Richard Dent.
Also defensive lineman Chris Doleman,
linebacker Kevin Greene, guard Russ
Grimm, punter Ray Guy, defensive lineman
Charles Haley, cornerback Lester Hayes,
linebacker Rickey Jackson, defensive
lineman Cortez Kennedy, owner Art Modell,
wideout Andre Reed, wideout Jerry Rice.
And tight end Shannon Sharpe,
running back Emmitt Smith, commissioner
Paul Tagliabue, wideout Steve Tasker and
cornerback Aeneas Williams.
The Javelinas have two former players
in the NFL Hall of Fame: offensive lineman
Gene Upshaw and defensive back Darrell
Green.
Javelina Fans Still Top Playoff Attendance
The Texas A&M-Kingsville fans continue to hold the top spot in the NCAA Division II
postseason football playoff attendances this season.
The 13,352 fans who turned out for the Javelinas’ opening round playoff game with
Tarleton State in Javelina Stadium ranks at the top after three rounds of the playoffs.
NCAA Division II Football Playoff Crowds
Tarleton State at Texas A&M-Kingsville 13,352
Abilene Christian at Midwestern State 9,265
Hillsdale (Mich.) at Grand Valley (Mich.) 8,229
Carson-Newman (Tenn.) at North Alabama 8,211
Arkansas Tech at North Alabama 6,432
Tarleton State at Central Washington 6,162
Abilene Christian at Northwest Missouri 5,893
Northwest Missouri at Central Washington 5,625
California (Pa.) at Shippensburg (Pa.) 5,100
West Alabama at Albany (Ga.) State 4,833
Grand Valley (Mich.) at Minnesota-Duluth 4,211
North Carolina-Pembroke at Arkansas Tech 4,200
California (Pa.) at West Liberty (W. Va.) 4,137
Edinboro (Pa.) at West Liberty (W. Va.) 4,131
Saginaw Valley (Mich.) at Nebraska-Kearney 3,500
Nebraska-Kearney at Minnesota-Duluth 3,257
Fayetteville (N.C.) State at California (Pa.) 3,250
West Alabama at Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 2,566
Edinboro (Pa.) at East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 1,750
Hilldsale (Mich.) at Minnesota State-Mankato 1,617
High Scorer
Flavio Milam, senior forward from
Killeen (Ellison), had 21 points and
eight rebounds in the Javelinas’
game with Incarnate Word last
weekend.
Food Collection
Javelina athletes held a
Thanksgiving food
collection last week
and items collected
were donated to the
Kingsville Food Bank.
The event was sponsored
by the TAMUK
Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee.