Football Battles Angelo State, Hopes For Share of LSC Title

Football in 

Home Finale 

Saturday With 

Angelo State 

Halloween Fun 

The Javelina softball team voluneered to work at the Lions 

Club Halloween Carnival last week, as it has done for the 

past several years. Members dressed in costumes for the 

occasion. 

VOLUME X, NO. 14 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 

NOV. 4, 2009 

Volleyball Trying For Berth in LSC Playoffs 

The Texas A&M-Kingsville 

volleyball team closes its 

regulation season with a pair of 

road matches this week, taking on 

Abilene Christian Thursday night 

in Abilene and Angelo State 

Saturday afternoon in San Angelo. 

The Javelinas enter the 

matches tied for fifth place in the 

LSC standings and battling for 

one of the eight berths in the LSC 

postseason playoffs. 

The playoffs will produce the 

LSC champion and the team 


volleyball team is in the middle of 

the battle for berths in the Lone 

Star Conference tournament next 

week. 

Eight teams will advance into 

the playoffs and 12 of the 14 

schools in the league still have a 

shot at the playoffs. 

The Javelinas enter their final 

two matches with a 6-5 LSC record 

and tied for fifth place with 

Midwestern State, a team the 

receiving the league’s automatic 

berth in the NCAA Division II 

national playoffs. 

The Javelinas are 17-10 

overall and 6-5 in the conference. 

The squad had won eight in a 

row before dropping a match to 

league-leading West Texas A&M 

Saturday in Kingsville. 

Kristin Chancellor, 5-10 senior 

middle blocker from Bellville, leads 

the Javelina offense with a .323 

attack percentage and 300 points. 

Sha Tramble, 5-8 junior 

12 Teams Still in Contention for Volleyball Playoffs 

Javelinas defeated earlier. 

TAMUK is two games out of 

third place; one game out of 

fourth; only a game in front of 

Southeastern Oklahoma, Central 

Oklahoma and East Central and 

two games in front of Cameron, 

Texas Woman’s and Tarleton State. 

Heading into the final week of 

play, the only schools that are out 

of playoff contention are 

Southwestern Oklahoma and 

Eastern New Mexico. 

Football Battles Angelo State, 

Hopes For Share of LSC Title 


Javelinas and Angelo State Rams 

meet in the regular-season finale 

Saturday night in Javelina Stadium 

and a possible share of the Lone 

Star Conference championship is 

at stake for both clubs. 

Kickoff time will be 7 p.m. 

The teams enter the finale 

with 6-2 conference records and 

tied with two other schools for 

second place in the standings. 

(Continued on Page 10) 

outside hitter from Houston (Clear 

Brook), leads in kills with a 2.66 

average. 

Kirby Krueger, 5-7 senior 

setter from New Braunfels 

(Canyon), averages 5.53 sets a 

game and Virginia Hernandez, 5-6 


LSC Football Race Going to the Wire 

If the Texas A&M-Kingsville 

Javelinas defeat Angelo State 

Saturday night in Javelina 

Stadium, and West Texas A&M 

beats Tarleton State in 

Stephenville, also on Saturday 

night, the Javelinas will win a 

share of the 2009 Lone Star 

Conference championship. 

It would be the 27th LSC title for 

the Javelinas. 

The winner of the Abilene 

Christian-Midwestern State in 

Wichita Falls game will also win a 

share of the title. 

It would be the first conference 

championship for the Javelinas 

since 2004, and the fifth league 

title in the 2000s. 

No team in the LSC has won as 

many titles as the Javelinas since 

the South Texans entered the 

conference in 1954. 

Second is Texas A&M- 

Commerce and the Lions have 

won 10. 

LSC Football Standings 

(Conference Only) 

Team W L Pct. 

Tarleton State 7 1 .875 

A&M-Kingsville 6 2 .750 

Angelo State 6 2 .750 

Abilene Christian 6 2 .750 

Midwestern State 6 2 .750 

West Texas A&M 5 3 .625 

SE Oklahoma 4 4 .500 

A&M-Commerce 4 4 .500 

Central Oklahoma 3 5 .375 

NE Oklahoma 2 6 .250 

Eastern New Mexico 2 7 .222 

SW Oklahoma 1 7 .125 

East Central 0 8 .000 

2009 Javelina Volleyball Team 

Members of the Javelina volleyball team are, left to right, Virginia Hernandez, Ali Insell, 

Brittany Von Ruff, Cady Mercer, Jess Morris, Casey Chancellor, Cristina Romo, Amanda 

Waclawczyk, Breane Matula, Kristin Chancellor, Tara Grier, Adina Gray, Kirby Krueger, 

Amanda Yeager and Sha Tramble.

Javelina Hash 

By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs 

WHAT A FINISH it’s going to be! 

The Lone Star Conference football race is headed to the wire and there could 

be as many as three teams tying for the championship. 

If West Texas A&M defeats Tarleton State Saturday in Stephenville, and the 

Javelinas beat Angelo State in Kingsville, there will be a three-way tie for the title. 

The Javelinas, Tarleton and the winner of the Abilene Christian-Midwestern 

game would each receive a trophy. 

And the NCAA Division II Super Region Four picture is even more hazy. 

Should the LSC have a three-way tie for first, will the regional committee pick 

three teams from the LSC for postseason play? 

The conference champion is supposed to receive an automatic berth in the 

playoffs. There would be three champions. Do all go? 

There would be no head-to-head tiebreaker. The Javelinas would have beaten 

Tarleton, Tarleton has beaten ACU and Midwestern, and ACU and Midwestern have 

defeated the Javelinas. 

Saturday and Sunday will be very interesting. 

The TAMUK-ASU and TSU-WTAM games will both have 7 p.m. kickoffs Saturday so 

fans, and pollsters, will have to wait late before figuring the final LSC standings. 

THE BATTLE FOR eight berths in the LSC volleyball playoffs is just as fierce. 

Going into the final week of play, there are 12 teams still in the fight for the 

eight spots in the playoffs. 

Only two teams have been eliminated after weeks of play. 

The Javelinas are in the middle of the race with a 6-5 record. They must play 

at Abilene Christian and Angelo State this week. 

THE JAVELINA GAME with Abilene Christian last weekend was the only 

NCAA Division II contest involving two teams ranked in the top 25. 

IT’S TOO BAD volleyball doesn’t get better coverage in the national media. 

It’s an exciting sport and fans who have given it a look usually become hooked. 

There isn’t a more fast-paced sport, male or female. 

THE JAVELINA ATHLETIC department received recognition in this month’s 

issue of Seapower, a magazine that goes to Navy League members throughout the 

nation. 

The publication had a story and picture in reference to the Community 

Covenant signed Sept. 5 at the home of TAMUK president Dr. Steven Tallant and 

presented at the Javelina football game with East Central in Javelina Stadium. 

The covenant signatures include representatives from each of the service 

branches, Kleberg County and Kingsville officials including Tallant. 

THE NCAA IS touting a move to cut back on the length of the sports seasons 

and the number of contests being played in 10 of the sports. 

There are those who oppose such a move and let’s hope both sides of the 

issue will be carefully studied before a vote is taken at the NCAA Convention in 

January. 

Just because an NCAA committee recommends something doesn’t mean it’s 

always best for the sport. 

There are some sports that could be trimmed. But there are others that already 

have short seasons and don’t need a cutback. 

All of the reasons given for having intercollegiate sports would dictate that 

there doesn’t need to be a cut. If there’s value in sports, then why do you cut the 

source of the value? (Continued on Page 3) 

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Athletics Joins Toys for Tots Campaign 

Javelina director of athletics Ken Oliver pledges the Javelina athletic 

department’s support for the Toys for Tots program at the opening of the 

campaign last week at Stop N Lube in Kingsville. Other athletic staff 

members in attendance were Joe Biedron, center, associate athletic 

director of external advancement, and Miguel Paredes, assistant athletic 

director-academic outreach/life skills. The Javelina athletic department 

has become one of the campaign’s biggest contributors. At Saturday’s 

football game in Javelina Stadium toys and monetary donations will be 

accepted at the stadium entrances by members of the Marine Corps. The 

men’s and women’s basketball teams will be collecting toys at their home 

games. Toys for Tots collection boxes will also be placed in the athletic 

department offices at Javelina Stadium. 

Volleyball Trying for Berth in LSC Playoffs 

(Continued From Page 1) 

junior libero from Katy, has a 4.26 dig 

average. 

Abilene Christian is in second place in 

the LSC standings with a 10-1 record. The 

Wildcats are 25-5 overall and receive votes 

in the NCAA Division II national poll. 

Shawna Hines, 6-1 junior middle 

blocker from Aurora, Colo., leads the 

Rambelles with a .310 attack percentage. 

Jordan Schilling, 5-9 junior middle 

blocker from Coppell, averages 2.96 kills a 

game and she is the scoring leader with 

367.5 points. 

Ijeoma Moronu, 5-8 junior setter from 

Fort Worth (Paschall), averages 10.30 sets a 

game. 

Kelsie Edwards, 5-4 sophomore libero 

from Highlands Ranch, Colo., averages 4.20 

digs a game. 

Angelo State is 8-3 in the LSC and in 

third place. She Rambelles are 16-13 overall. 

Chelsea Bigson, 5-10 freshman middle 

blocker from Smithson Valley, has a .321 

attack percentage and Alaina Sivells, 6-0 

senior middle blocker from Marble Falls, 

averages 3.30 kills a game and is the scoring 

leader with 337.5 points. 

Alex Woolsey, 5-10 freshman setter 

from Plano (East), averages 8.94 sets a game 

and Kimber Duncan, 5-8 senior libero from 

Prineville, Ore., averages 3.16 digs a game.

Javelina Hash 

By Fred 

By Fred 

Nuesch, 

Nuesch, 

Coordinator 

Coordinator 

of Athletic 

of Athletic 

External 

External 

Affairs 



Let’s hope that those groups opposing across-the-board cutbacks will speak up 

over the next few months. 

There are good points on both sides but cutting isn’t always the right solution in 

all situations. 

THE JAVELINAS LOST one of their biggest fans last weekend with the death of 

Jack Sportsman. 

Jack was a member of the Javelina football team in 1950-52 and was All-Texas 

Conference in 1951. He made Little All-America honorable mention. 

He was inducted into the Javelina Hall of Fame in 1984 and had been a member 

of the Hall of Fame committee for many years. 

Jack lived in Refugio and had been the public address announcer for the Bobcat 

football team for 56 years. He was at the stadium when he suffered an apparent 

heart attack Friday night. 

He attended most of the Javelina home football games, including the recent 

homecoming contest. 

Jack was an active member of the JasBeens and Mayhew Boys and he and his 

wife, Louise, have been organizers of many of the JasBeens reunions. 

BO ATTERBERRY, JAVELINA head football coach, was featured in Coach 

Insider on the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year website last week. 

Atterberry is currently leading the voting for NCAA Division II coach of the year. 

Fans can read the question-and-answer interview by going to the 

www.coachoftheyear.com website and clicking on Coach Insider. 

And while at the site, be sure to vote for Atterberry as coach of the year. Fans 

can vote daily until the end of the balloting in early December. 

FANS OF THE Javelina athletes see them in action in the various sports and 

many don’t realize the community service projects they are involved in throughout 

the year. 

I can’t imagine any athletic department, at any level, performing any more of 

these community service programs than do the Javelinas. 

The Javelina Highlights pictures many of these projects but it would be 

impossible to show them all. 

Last week, members of the football team went to A.D. Harvey Elementary School 

in Kingsville to talk to the students and Dr. Grace Ruiz, principal of the school, sent 

the following letter to head football coach Bo Atterberry: 

“Dear Coach Atterberry and Javelina Football Team, 

“What a delight! The brief program your Javelina football team presented was 

the highlight of our Red Ribbon Week assembly. From the laughter and the genuine 

heartfelt applause, you could tell how much the children enjoyed it—and from the 

heads nodding in agreement, you could tell that the teachers and parents present 

understood that something wonderful was going on. 

“We realize how valuable your time is and how tight your schedule must be. We 

are very grateful that you found the time to talk to our students about the importance 

of staying in school and being drug free. 

“Please accept my thanks and that of the entire school for your outstanding 

assembly program, and please understand how deeply we appreciate your efforts on 

behalf of this school. 

“Sincerely, 

“Dr. Grace Ruiz, Principal 

“A.D. Harvey Elementary School” 


Spelling It Out 

Members of the Javelina baseball team show their support of the volleyball 

squad at a match last weekend in the Steinke Center. 

Upcoming Javelina Events 

Nov. 5 – Volleyball: *Abilene Christian in Abilene, 7 p.m. 

Women’s Basketball: Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, 7 p.m. (exhibition) 

Nov. 7 – Football: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Community Appreciation Day, 

Women’s Walk) 

Volleyball: *Angelo State in San Angelo, 2 p.m. 

Cross Country: NCAA Division II South Central Region Meet in Abilene 

Nov. 8 - Women’s Basketball: Houston Baptist in Houston, 2 p.m. (scrimmage) 

Nov. 12- Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships, TBA 

Nov. 13 – Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships, TBA 

Nov. 14 – Volleyball: Lone Star Conference Championships, TBA 

Football: NCAA Division II first round playoffs, TBA 

Nov. 15 – Women’s Basketball: +East Central in Kingsville, 1 p.m. 

Nov. 18 – Men’s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Laredo, 8 p.m. 

Nov. 19 – Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region tournament, TBA 

Nov. 20 – Women’s Basketball: Central Missouri Tournament in Warrensburg, Mo. 

vs. Central Missouri, 7 p.m. 

Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region tournament, TBA 

Nov. 21 – Football: NCAA Division II second round playoffs, TBA 

Cross Country: NCAA Division II Championships in Evansville, Ind. 

Volleyball: NCAA Division II South Central Region tournament, TBA 

Women’s Basketball: Central Missouri Tournament in Warrensburg, Mo. 

vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 7 p.m. 

Nov. 22 – Men’s Basketball: Texas Lutheran in Kingsville, 4 p.m. 

Nov. 24 – Men’s Basketball: St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. 

Nov. 27 – Women’s Basketball: Turkey Day Shootout in Kingsville 

Huston-Tillotson vs. Texas A&M International, 5 p.m. 

+TAMUK vs. Texas A&M-Commerce, 7 p.m. 

Nov. 28 – Women’s Basketball: Turkey Day Shootout in Kingsville 

Texas A&M International vs. Texas A&M-Commerce, 2 p.m. 

TAMUK vs. Huston-Tillotson, 4 p.m. 

Men’s Basketball: Incarnate Word in San Antonio, 4 p.m. 

Football: NCAA Division II quarterfinals, TBA 

Nov. 30 – Women’s Basketball: Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 6 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 


(Continued from Page 3) 

DON’T FORGET TO take a toy to the football game Saturday night and 

contribute it to the Toys for Tots program. 

The campaign got underway last week and the Javelina athletic department is one 

of the big supporters in Kleberg County. 

Marines will be at the entrances to the stadium to collect the donations. 

With the size of the crowds at the games this fall, thousands of toys could be 

contributed at this one event on Saturday. 

The young recipients will appreciate it. 

LONE STAR CONFERENCE notes: 

…..Kevin Widemond, a former basketball player at Texas A&M-Commerce, died 

while playing in a basketball game in Portugal last week. 

He was a senior on the 2007-08 Lion team and led the squad to the championship 

game in the Lone Star Conference Championships. 

A native of Newark, N.J., he averaged 14.3 points and 3.7 rebounds a game as a 

senior and 14.5 points as a junior. He was all-conference both years. 

A public service was held at the First United Methodist Church in Commerce 

Friday and funeral services were held Tuesday at the Christian Pentecostal Church of 

Christ in Irvington, N.J. 

…..The Abilene Christian basketball teams will hold “Meet the Wildcats” at 9 

p.m. Thursday in Moody Coliseum. 

Activities start following a volleyball match between the Wildcats and Texas 

A&M-Kingsville. 

Fans will be able to meet the players and coaches of the Wildcat basketball team, 

there will be picture opportunities and players will give autographs. 

Prizes will be given out and one student will win a book scholarship for a semester. 

The men’s team will hold a slam dunk contest and a three-point shootout. 

…..Angelo State had the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performing at 

its football game last weekend in San Angelo. 

The 16-person team performance featured professional choreographed weapon 

maneuvers, precise tosses, weapon exchanges and a walk-through-the-gauntlet of 

spinning weapons. 

NCAA DIVISION II notes: 

…..Four members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference have joined 

together to sponsor a Miles for Myles, a benefit for cancer research in honor of the 

late NCAA president Myles Brand. 

Metropolitan State, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado Christian and Regis, all 

in Colorado, will host a three-mile run/walk Sunday on the Metro State campus. 

Miles for Myles, developed by the National Association of Basketball Coaches 

and partnering with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, the NCAA and the 

National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, provides an opportunity for 

the college athletic community to raise awareness and contribute funds for cancer 

research, specifically in the area of pancreatic cancer. 

NCAA Division II South Central Region Volleyball Poll (Oct. 29) 

Compiled by the NCAA Volleyball Committee 

Rank Team 

1. Central Missouri 

2. West Texas A&M 

3. Emporia (Kan.) State 

4. Washburn (Kan.) 

5. Truman (Mo.) State 

6. Nebraska-Omaha 

Rank Team 

7. Abilene Christian 

8. Pittsburg (Kan.) State 

9. Missouri Southern 

10. Southeastern Oklahoma 

(Bold-faced and italicized teams are in 

the Lone Star Conference) 

Riding for a Cause 

Leroy Seidel, right, a Javelina football player in 1977-80, took part in the 

Valero Ride to the River fundraiser recently. The ride benefited families 

with members who have multiple sclerosis. With Seidel is Mike Pfister of 

Victoria. 

NCAA Division II Football Poll (Oct. 26) 

Compiled by the American Football Coaches Association 

Rank Team (1 st place votes) Points 

1. North Alabama (25) 625 

2. Central Washington 597 

3. Northwest Missouri 570 

4. Minnesota State-Mankato 545 

5. Grand Valley (Mich.) 524 

6. Minnesota-Duluth 509 

7. Tarleton State 469 

8. Nebraska-Kearney 431 

9. Texas A&M-Kingsville 402 

10. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 400 

11. North Carolina-Pembroke 291 

12. West Liberty (W. Va.) 287 

13. Midwestern State 286 

14. Albany (Ga.) State 267 

15. Abilene Christian 260 

16. Tuskegee (Ala.) 241 

17. Charleston (W. Va.) 236 

18. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 233 

19. Central Missouri 200 

20. California (Pa.) 140 

21. Edinboro (Pa.) 121 

22. Hillsdale (Mich.) 118 

23. Missouri Western 109 

24. Saginaw Valley (Mich.) 54 

25. Bentley (Mass.) 49 



NCAA Division II Super Regional 

Four Football Poll (Oct. 26) 

Compiled by the 

NCAA Football Committee 

Rank Team 

1. Central Washington 

2. Northwest Missouri 

3. Missouri Western 

4. Midwestern State 

5. Texas A&M-Kingsville 

6. Tarleton State 


8. Washburn (Kan.) 


10. Angelo State 



2009 Javelina 

Cross Country Schedule 

Nov. 7 – NCAA Division II South 

Central Region Championships in Abilene. 

Nov. 21 – NCAA Division II 

Championships in Evansville, Ind.

Basketball Teams Picked Fifth in LSC Preseason Polls 

The Texas A&M-Kingsville men’s and 

women’s basketball tams have been picked 

to finish fifth in the Lone Star Conference 

South Division in the league’s annual 

preseason polls. 

The LSC coaches, sports information 

directors and media representatives vote in 

the poll. 

In the men’s race, Midwestern State is 

the choice to take the South Division team 

title, receiving 13 first-place votes and 125 

points. Angelo State was picked second 

with five first-place votes and 111 points. 

Tarleton State was tagged third with 

two first-place votes and 104 points, West 

Texas A&M is the choice for fourth with 92 

points and the Javelinas had one first-place 

vote and 82 points. 

Abilene Christian was picked sixth with 

48 points and Eastern New Mexico was 

chosen seventh with 26 points. 

Central Oklahoma was the heavy 

Javelinas’ Milam Receives Votes for 

All-Lone Star South Preseason Lineup 

Four players from four different 

schools have been chosen the Lone Star 

Conference preseason players of the year. 

They were selected by a vote of the 

coaches, sports information directors and 

media representatives in the LSC. 

Justin Wilkerson, senior forward at 

Texas A&M-Commerce, and Shavar Burch, 

senior forward at Angelo State, are the 

selections in the men’s division. Wilkerson 

was chosen in the North Division and 

Burch is the honoree in the South Division. 

Tramble, Robertson Selected 

As IBC Players of the Week 

Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball 

player Sha Tramble and Javelina football 

player Corey Robertson have been named 

the IBC players of the week. 

Tramble, junior outside hitter from 

Houston (Clear Brook), had 10 kills and a 

.391 attack percentage in a victory over 

Eastern New Mexico. She had nine digs 

and 13.5 points. 

Against West Texas A&M, she had 11 

kills and a .312 attack percentage. She had 

10 digs. 

Robertson, junior defensive back from 

Denison, returned a blocked punt 22 yards 

for a score against Abilene Christian. 

He had eight tackles and 1.5 tackles for 

losses. 

Flavio Milam, Texas A&M-Kingsville 

senior, received votes for the South 

Division position. 

Wilkerson played for East Central last 

season and averages 11.2 points and 9.8 

rebounds a game. 

Burch averages 11.9 points and 7.1 

rebounds a game. 

In the women’s division, Destiny 

Brown, senior forward at Southeastern 

Oklahoma, and Jamie Meyer, senior forward 

for Abilene Christian, were selected as the 

preseason players of the year. 

Brown is in the North Division and 

Meyer in the South. 

Brown averaged 16.2 points and 11.5 

rebounds a game last winter. 

Meyer averaged 14 points for the 

Wildcats 

favorite in the LSC North Division with 18 

of the 20 first-place votes and 138 points. 

In the women’s division, West Texas 

A&M is favored to take the South title, 

receiving nine first-place votes and 124 

points. 

Tarleton State is picked second with 

four first-place votes and 110 points, 

Abilene Christian third with four first-place 

votes and 108 points, Angelo State fourth 

with two first-place votes and 93 points, the 

Javelinas had two first-place votes and 80 

points, Midwestern State is tagged sixth 

with 45 points and Eastern New Mexico is 

picked seventh with 28 points. 

Central Oklahoma is the choice to take 

the North Division title with 17 of the 21 

first-place points and 164 points. 

LSC Preseason Basketball Polls 

Men’s Division 

South Division 


1. Midwestern State (13) 125 

2. Angelo State (5) 111 

3. Tarleton State (2) 104 

4. West Texas A&M 92 

5. Texas A&M-Kingsville (1) 82 

6. Abilene Christian 48 

2009 Javelina Volleyball Schedule 

Nov. 5 - *Abilene Christian in Abilene, 7 p.m. 

Nov. 7 - *Angelo State in San Angelo, 2 p.m. 

Nov. 12-14 – Lone Star Conference Championships, TBA 

*Lone Star Conference matches. 

7. Eastern New Mexico 26 

North Division 

1. Central Oklahoma (18) 138 

2. Texas A&M-Commerce (2) 113 

3. Cameron 81 

4. Southwestern Oklahoma 80 

5. Northeastern Oklahoma 79 

6. Southeastern Oklahoma 37 

7. East Central 32 

Women’s Division 

South Division 


1. West Texas A&M (9) 124 

2. Tarleton State (4) 110 

3. Abilene Christian (4) 108 

4. Angelo State (2) 93 

5. Texas A&M-Kingsville (2) 80 

6. Midwestern State 45 

7. Eastern New Mexico 28 

North Division 

1. Central Oklahoma (17) 164 

2. Southeastern Oklahoma (2) 138 

3. Northeastern Oklahoma (2) 125 

4. Texas A&M-Commerce 100 

5. Texas Woman’s 97 

6. East Central 56 

7. Southwestern Oklahoma 40 

8. Cameron 36 

Cemetery Cleanup 

Members of the Javelina baseball team recently helped with the cleanup at a cemetery for unidentified immigrants 

in Sarita. St. Gertrude’s Church sponsors the cleanup prior to All-Souls Day.

Lone Star Conference Basketball Preview Series 

(This is the first in a series of articles 

on the Lone Star Conference basketball 

teams. They are written by Nick Eatman). 

Abilene Christian women 

Big strides have been made the past 

few years for the Abilene Christian women’s 

basketball squad, but expectations are now 

even higher for Shawna Lavender’s team. 

Entering her seventh full season as 

head coach, Lavender will have a ton of 

experience returning to a squad that was 

rather successful last year, winning 18 

games and reaching the South Central 

Regional. 

But ACU doesn’t just have experience, 

but quality returnees including senior 

forward Jamie Meyer, the LSC South 

preseason player of the year candidate. 

Meyer, one of four senior starters to 

return this year, ranked 10 th in the 

conference in scoring last season at 14.0 

points a game. 

Meyer, who shot 42 percent from threepoint 

range last season, will be counted on 

heavily to replace the graduated Audrey 

Maxwell-Lively, one of the most decorated 

players in ACU and LSC history. 

But Meyer proved at times last year 

she can fill up the scoring sheet, too. 

Meyer scored 43 points in an overtime win 

over TWU and scored 32 against Texas 

A&M-Kingsville late in the season. 

“Jamie has grown so much since her 

freshman year at ACU,” Lavender said of 

Meyer, a first-team All-LSC South selection 

in 2009. “She understands her role as a 

leader and her play in the second half of 

last season helped her confidence. She’s 

matured and will be a key in helping us get 

through the conference.” 

But Meyer will have plenty of help, 

especially in the post area, thanks to her 

sister, Jodi Meyer, a senior forward who 

finished ninth in rebounding last year, 

pulling down 7.5 boards a game. Meyer 

was an All-LSC honorable mention pick last 

year. 

While the Meyer sisters garner a lot of 

2009-10 Javelina Men’s Basketball Schedule 

Nov. 18 – Texas A&M International in Laredo, 8 p.m. 

Nov. 22 – Texas Lutheran in Kingsville, 2 p.m. 

Nov. 24 – St. Mary’s in San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. 

Nov. 28 – Incarnate Word in San Antonio, 4 p.m. 

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. 

attention, Kat Kundmueller arguably runs 

the show. The senior point guard led the 

LSC in assists last year, dishing out 6.66 a 

game. 

Kundmueller also topped all conference 

players in assist-turnover ratio at 2.17. But 

the 5-4 guard has also proven she can mix it 

up inside. Kundmueller grabbed 10 

rebounds a game on two occasions last 

season. 

Also returning is senior guard Kelsey 

Darby-Holson, who averaged 8.6 points last 

year but is expected to have an increased 

role in the offense. 

Watch out for junior guard Autumn 

Whitaker, who could push for playing time 

with her defensive skills. Whitaker played 

in all 29 games last year, averaging just 3.5 

points. 

Other players expected to contribute 

include Joanne Harner and Courtney Laing, 

along with newcomers Cecilee Perez and 

Emily Miller. 

While the Wildcats had success last 

year, first-round exits in both the LSC 

Championship and the regional have the 

team hungry for improvement this season. 

“This group has put a lot of pressure 

on themselves to get back to the regional,” 

Lavender said. “However, we have 

stressed focusing on the here and now and 

everyone has done a great job of doing that 

in early practices. They have been through 

a learning process and each of them 

understands what it takes to reach our 

goals.” 

Abilene Christian men 

Lots of new faces will make up the ACU 

basketball squad this year as the Wildcats 

look to bounce back from a disappointing 

10-16 season. 

Head coach Jason Copeland returns to 

the bench for his fifth season and will look 

to push the ball a little more this season, 

hoping an up-tempo approach will spark a 

team that features 10 newcomers. 

However, Copeland does have some 

senior leadership to count on, including 

guard Riley Lambert, a three-year letterman 

who started 21 games last season. Lambert 

ranked fourth in assists in the LSC at 4.39 

per game and was sixth in assist/turnover 

ratio at 1.63. 

Also back for the Wildcats is center 

Kendrick Johnson, who blocked 1.14 shots 

a game (fifth in LSC) and guard Kevin 

White, who played in 25 games last year, 

more than any returning player. 

Key to the Wildcats’ up-tempo style 

this year will be the play of redshirt 

freshman Dosh Simms (6-5, 205) who can 

get up and down the floor and has 

Copeland excited about his potential. 

Dustin Heiman, who played just seven 

games last year before suffering a seasonending 

injury, is expected to contribute as 

well. Heiman averaged 7.2 points in only 

five games last year. 

The newcomers include guard Eddie 

Thompson, a junior college transfer, and 

Preston Davis, who comes from S.F. Austin. 

“We have a bunch of good players 

who might average 10 or 12 points, but with 

our depth and athleticism we could have a 

different group of starters on any given 

night,” Copeland said. “If we can stay 

healthy and away from injuries we can be 

very good defensively which will dictate 

our offense and allow us to create shots.” 

Despite winning just 10 games last year 

and missing the LSC Championships for the 

fifth time in six years, the Wildcats did have 

some momentum-building wins to end last 

season, beating Eastern New Mexico on the 

road in overtime and edging West Texas 

A&M, snapping a 19-game losing streak to 

the Buffaloes. 

Northeastern Oklahoma Men 

It’s a good-news, bad-news situation 

for Northeastern Oklahoma head coach 

Larry Gipson as he enters his 13 th season on 

the bench. 

The bad news is that he has just one 

returning starter, surrounded by 10 

newcomers, in an attempt to lead the 

RiverHawks back to the postseason after a 

2009 absence. 

The good news is that senior center 

Jason Jones is that returning starter. Jones 

led NSU in scoring and rebounding last 

year, averaging 12.0 points and 7.6 boards, 

earning All-LSC North first-team honors. 

But Jones was even better in 

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conference play, averaging 15 points, 10 

rebounds in his dozen LSC North Division 

games last season. That’s another reason 

why he’s a preseason NCAA Division II 

All-American selection. 

And with so many newcomers around 

Jones, Gipson has no qualms admitting the 

River-Hawks will be heavily counting on 

the senior center this year. But the 

cupboard isn’t exactly bare. 

“I’m excited about this season,” said 

Gipson, who enters the campaign needing 

just four wins to reach 500 career victories. 

“We have a good core of players to build 

around Jason, who has a wide variety of 

skills. That’s a good place to start.” 

Other returnees expected to contribute 

right away include junior forward Jeff 

Scoggins and senior guard Marlon Burnett, 

who averaged 8.0 points per game. Burnett 

led the team in scoring just three times, 

including the first and last games of the 

season. 

His 17 points paced a regular-season 

finale win over Texas A&M-Commerce. 

“Marlon finished the season very 

strong for us a year ago and has the ability 

to be an excellent player,” Gipson said. 

“We also got a lot of playing time out of 

Jeff (Scroggins). I think those guys give us 

a little bit of returning nucleus.” 

NSU will need that to offset the 10 

newcomers, headlined by six transfers. 

2009-10 Javelina Women’s Basketball Schedule 

Nov. 5 – Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, 7 p.m. (exhibition) 

Nov. 8 – Houston Baptist in Houston, 2 p.m. (scrimmage) 

Nov. 15 - #East Central in Kingsville, 1 p.m. 

Nov. 20 – Central Missouri Tournament in Warrensburg, Mo. 

vs. Central Missouri, 7 p.m. 

Nov. 21 - Central Missouri Tournament in Warrensburg, Mo. 

vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 7 p.m. 

Nov. 27 – Turkey Day Shootout in Kingsville 

Huston-Tillotson vs. Texas A&M International, 5 p.m. 

TAMUK vs. Texas A&M-Commerce, 7 p.m. 

Nov. 28 – Turkey Day Shootout in Kingsville 

Texas A&M International vs. Texas A&M-Commerce, 2 p.m. 

TAMUK vs. Huston-Tillotson, 4 p.m. 

Nov. 30 – Texas A&M International in Kingsville, 6 p.m. 

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 

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. 

Brent Grice (Fresno City College), Ryan 

Keese (Arkansas-Fort Smith) and Jerod 

Joseph (West Hills College) should step in 

right away and the RiverHawks are hoping 

guard Dominic Gaines will contribute after 

the semester break. 

It will take patience this season but 

Gipson is confident this group will get 

things turned around in Tahlequah this 

season. 

“Early in the season we may not look 

like a very good basketball team,” said 

Gipson, who led NSU to an NCAA Division 

II national championship in 2003. “But I 

have a good feeling these kids will stick 

with it and work hard. Usually when you 

do those things, the season goes as well as 

it can.” 

Northeastern Oklahoma women 

Exciting times surround the NSU 

women’s basketball team in 2009-10, mainly 

because of the unexpected success that 

occurred toward the end of last season. 

Not only that, but the RiverHawks have 

four returning starters, including their top 

three leading scorers from last year. 

Head coach Randy Gipson enters his 

11 th season on the sidelines, looking to 

guide NSU to its third straight postseason 

appearance and sixth in the last seven 

years. 

While 2009 was supposed to be a 

rebuilding season, it was for a while. But 

the RiverHawks rode the wave of three 

underclassmen who are now ready to lead 

the way. 

Junior forward Jasmine Webb led 

Northeastern in scoring (14.0) and 

rebounding (6.8) last year as a sophomore. 

“Who knows where we would have 

been without Jasmine last year,” said 

Gipson. “Jasmine was fairly inexperienced 

as a freshman and did not get much playing 

time. We really didn’t know what to expect 

last season. But to get 14 points a game 

where she shot 50 percent was really a solid 

year. She really carried us through a big 

part of our season.” 

NSU also expects big things from 

sophomore guard Alix Perkins, who scored 

11.3 points and dished out 80 assists last 

year, earning her LSC South freshman of the 

year. 

Perkins had to edge out teammate 

Cristy Nitz, who also had a stellar freshman 

campaign, scoring 8.9 points a game. 

The RiverHawks also welcome back 

senior guard Jessica White, a three-year 

starter who averaged 6.2 points a game last 

year. 

Sophomores Jasmine Wright (7.2 points 

a game) and Kendra Dean (6.1 ppg) 

rounded out a solid freshman class last year 

and should contribute as well. 

“I think we have a core of people this 

year that have an understanding of what it 

takes to compete and succeed at this level,” 

said Gipson, who has a 181-103 record at 

NSU. “I think because of that there is a 

solid core of optimism within our camp. We 

have players back from last year that were 

productive, but a little inconsistent. Part of 

that inconsistency was due to the youth of 

the team. But we have most of last year’s 

team back so I feel like there is a definite 

sense that we can fix some of the problems 

we had last year.” 

The RiverHawks lost four straight LSC 

games in the middle of conference play, 

seriously jeopardizing their postseason 

chances. But NSU responded to win three 

of its last four regular-season games to 

advance to the LSC Championship in 

Bartlesville, Okla. And they were within a 

three-point basket of forcing overtime 

against the No l seed and eventual 

champion West Texas A&M. 

This year, NSU will have some tough 

battles long before conference play begins. 

Road trips to Southeastern Conference 

contender Arkansas and then three games 

at the Disney Classic in Orlando, Fla., 

should give the RiverHawks plenty of stiff 

competition heading into the season. 

Midwestern State men 

A new coaching staff with a new 

system usually signals a rebuilding year. 

That’s certainly not the case, nor the 

expectations, for the Midwestern State 

Mustangs this season. 

Despite the departure of longtime head 

coach Jeff Ray, who stepped down after 

leading the Mustangs to a Lone Star 

Conference regular-season and postseason 

championship and a South Central Region 

appearance, the Mustangs have high hopes 

for new head coach Grant McCasland. 

The new coach comes from Midland 

Junior College where McCasland won an 

NJCAA national championship in 2007 and 

led the school to a runnerup finish last spring. 

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Four Javelinas To Enter NCAA Division II Regional Meet 

NCAA Division II Cross Country Poll 

Compiled by the U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association 



Rank Team 

Rank Team 

1. Adams (Colo.) State 

1. Grand Valley (Mich.) 

2. Western (Colo.) State 

2. California State-Chico 

3. California State-Chico 



4. Adams (Colo.) State 

5. Colorado School of Mines 5. Alaska-Anchorage 

6. Western Washington 

6. Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 

7. Queens (N.C.) 

7. Augustana (S.D.) 

8. Southern Indiana 

8. Shippensburg (Pa.) 

9. Stonehill (Mass.) 

9. Southern Indiana 

10. Massachusetts-Lowell 

10. Western Washington 

11. Edinboro (Pa.) 

11. Tampa (Fla.) 


12. Western (Colo.) State 

13. Metro (Colo.) State 

13. Minnesota-Duluth 




15. Mesa (Colo.) State 

16. California Poly-Pomona 

16. Kutztown (Pa.) 

17. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 

17. Dallas Baptist 

18. Shippensburg (Pa.) 

18. Ferris (Mich.) State 

19. Lock Haven (Pa.) 

19. Hillsdale (Mich.) 



21. Augustana (S.D.) 

21. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 

22. Alaska-Anchorage 

22. Stonehill (Mass.) 

23. Saginaw Valley (Mich.) 

23. Colorado School of Mines 

24. Drury (Mo.) 

24. Harding (Ark.) 

25. Harding (Ark.) 

25. Bellarmine (Ky.) 

(Bold-faced and italicized teams are in the Lone Star Conference) 

Four representatives from the Texas 

A&M-Kingsville men’s and women’s cross 

country teams will enter the NCAA Division 

II South Central Region meet Saturday in 

Abilene. 

The meet, to be run at Sherrod 

Residential Park, is set for 10 a.m. 

Javelina entries are Erica Alvarado, 

senior from Falfurrias; Daniel Castro, senior 

from Pasadena (Dobie); Kiya Dandena, 

sophomore from Houston (Bellaire), and 

Jessica Martinez, sophomore from Zapata. 

Alvarado was runnerup in the Lone 

Star Conference Championships in Canyon. 

The Javelinas will be competing against 

individuals from the Heartland Conference 

and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic 

Association as well as the LSC. 

The top three men’s teams in the 

regional meet will qualify for the NCAA 

Division II national championships Nov. 21 

in Evansville, Ind. The top two individuals 

will advance. 

The top two women’s squads in the 

regional event will qualify for nationals 

along with the top two individuals. 

NCAA Division II South Central Region Cross Country Poll 

Compiled by the U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association 


Rank Team 






6. Tarleton State 

7. Eastern New Mexico 

8. Emporia (Kan.) State 


10. Cameron 


Rank Team 



3. Dallas Baptist 



6. Midwestern State 

7. Fort Hays (Kan.) State 

8. Angelo State 


10. Nebraska-Omaha 



Erica Alvarado Daniel Castro Kiya Dandena Jessica Martinez

15 Javelina Athletes Named to 2009-10 Who’s Who Listing 

Fifteen Texas A&M-Kingsville athletes 

have been selected for the 2009-10 edition 

of Who’s Who in American Colleges and 

Universities. 

Students honored must have strong 

academic backgrounds as well as take part 



The Mustangs finished 25-7 and 10-2 in 

LSC play but despite losing their head 

coach, LSC player of the year Noland 

Richardson IV and point guard Earl Rabb, 

MSU was picked to repeat as the top team 

in the South Division. 

McCasland brings a fast-paced game 

that should be an upgrade even to Ray’s 

usually-quick style. He’s hoping a lack of 

height can be overcome by speed and 

quickness, not to mention some depth. 

“We’re not going to be huge or really 

big at any spot but we will be athletic 

enough to really pressure the ball and get 

after it defensively,” McCasland said. “We 

will be up-tempo on offense and use our 

speed to create offense.” 

Seniors Craig Green and forward 

Anthony Moore should spearhead a roster 

that is loaded from top to bottom. With 

Richardson departed, Green could be the 

first scoring option this season. He led the 

LSC in three-point percentage last year, 

in campus and communities activities. 

The students will be recognized at 2 

p.m. Nov. 8 at a ceremony in Jones 

Auditorium on campus. 

The Javelina honorees are Erica 

Alvarado, senior track and field and cross 

Former Javelina Football Player Dies 

Jack Sportsman, 78, a member of the 

Javelina Hall of Fame and long-time 

supporter of Texas A&I and Texas A&M- 

Kingsville athletics, died Friday in Refugio. 

Sportsman was a member of the 

Javelina Hall of Fame committee. 

He was on the 1950-52 Javelina football 

teams and made the All-Texas Conference 

first unit. He received honorable mention 

on the Little All-America team. 

Sportsman was at a Refugio High 

School football game at the time of his 

death. He has served as the public address 

announcer at the games for 56 years. 

He played high school football at Refugio. 

Sportsman had been named the 

Refugio County citizen of the year and was 

a past president of the Rotary Club and the 

current president of the Lions Club. 

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, 

Louise Sportsman; two daughters, Tana 

Loveday of Odem and Tricia Duke of 

Alvarado; a son, Steve Sportsman of 

Corpus Christi, and six grandchildren. 

Services were Tuesday morning at the 

Refugio High School auditorium. 

Memorials may be made to the Refugio 

Ex-Students Scholarship Fund or the 1946- 

47 football scholarship fund at 124 Old 

Beeville Road, Refugio, TX 78377. 

knocking down .448 of his treys. 

Moore came off the bench last year but 

still provided a spark with his all-around 

play that earned him a spot on the LSC alltournament 

team. 

In the blocks, the Mustangs are 

counting on returning starters Charlie 

Logan and Michael Godwin. Key reserves 

from last year—Chris Willilams and 

Aboubakar Wandji—should add even more 

muscle in the paint. 

McCasland has added some key 

newcomers, including Division I transfers 

Jason Ebie (TCU) and Rashad Austin 

(Bradley), along with three junior college 

additions—Chris Hagan (Blinn JC), Adrian 

Van Buren (Midland College) and Antonio 

Jones (Coffeyville CC). 

“This team has a lot of experience 

which should help us early in the season. It 

will still take time to adjust to the new 

system. It will take time for them to learn 

exactly how we want to play and to learn 

each other’s strengths and weaknesses.” 

2009 Javelina Football Schedule 

Nov. 7 – *+Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Community Appreciation Day, 

Women’s Walk) 

Nov. 14 - NCAA Division II first round playoffs, site TBD. 

Nov. 21 - NCAA Division II second round playoffs, site TBD. 

Nov. 28 - NCAA Division II quarterfinals, site TBD. 

Dec. 5 - NCAA Division II semifinals, site TBD. 

Dec. 12 - NCAA Division II championship in Florence, Ala. 

*Lone Star Conference games 

+Lone Star Conference South Division games. 

country runner from Falfurrias; Cassie 

Anderson, senior softball player from 

Splendora; Dyana Bullinger, senior 

basketball player from Spring (Klein); James 

Cannell, sophomore football player from El 

Campo. 

Also Casey Chancellor, junior 

volleyball player from Bellville; Kristin 

Chancellor, senior volleyball player from 

Bellville; Ted Dugie, senior track and field 

athlete from Yorktown; Laura Eidson, junior 

volleyball player from Houston (Jersey 

Village). 

Also Lisalette Garza, junior basketball 

player from Kingsville (King); Jorge Guerra, 

graduate student and football player from 

Roma; Kirby Krueger, senior volleyball 

Javelina Pitcher 

Cassandra Hernandez, senior from 

Harlingen (South), took a turn on 

the mound in one of the softball 

scrimmages at Hubert Field this 

fall. 

player from New Braunfels (Canyon); Adan 

Montalvo, graduate student and basketball 

player from La Joya. 

And Rikki Sheffield, senior softball 

player from Sweeney; Melissa St. Clair, 

senior softball player from Garden City, 

Kan., and Reagan Sutton, senior basketball 

player from Phoenix, Ariz. 

UCO Ranked in Men’s 

Preseason Basketball 

Central Oklahoma is the only Lone Star 

Conference school ranked in the NCAA 

Division II men’s preseason basketball poll 

selected by the DII Bulletin. 

The Bronchos are the No. 17 team in 

the poll. 

Brigham Young-Hawaii is the pick for 

No. 1. 

Incarnate Word, which begins 

competing in the LSC next year and is on 

the Texas A&M-Kingsville schedule this 

season along with Central Oklahoma, is No. 

25. 

NCAA Division II Men’s 

Preseason Basketball Poll 

Compiled by the DII Bulletin 

Rank Team 

1. Brigham Young-Hawaii 

2. Findlay (Ohio) 


4. California Poly-Pomona 

5. Bellarmine (Ky.) 

6. Tusculum (Tenn.) 

7. Merrimack (Mass.) 

8. Augusta (Fla.) State 

9. Florida Southern 

10. Bentley (Mass.) 

11. Valdosta (Ga.) State 

12. Southwest Minnesota 

13. Metro (Colo.) State 


15. Winona (Minn.) State 

16. Kutztown (Pa.) 

17. Central Oklahoma 


19. Philadelphia (Pa.) 

20. Northern Kentucky 

21. Delta (Miss.) State 

22. Rollins (Fla.) 

23. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) 

24. West Virginia State 

25. Incarnate Word 

Other teams receiving votes includes 

Tarleton State. 


the Lone Star Conference)

Top Scorer, Rebounder 

Angela Franklin, left, senior forward from Vacaville, Calif., led the Javelina 

scoring in an exhibition game with Texas-Pan American last week. She 

had 18 points and the Javelinas took a 67-58 victory. Dyana Bullinger, 

senior guard from Spring (Klein), led the rebounding with nine. 


Tarleton State leads with a 7-1 record 

but the Texans must face red-hot West 

Texas A&M in their finale in Stephenville. 

The Javelinas are 8-2 overall and have 

hopes of an NCAA Division II playoff berth 

with a victory over the Rams. 

Angelo State is 6-4 for the year. 

This will be the 43 rd meeting of the 

Javelinas and Rams and they’ve met each 

season since the first matchup in 1968. 

The Javelinas hold a 29-13 series lead 

and have won the past two meetings, 

including a 38-14 decision last season in 

San Angelo. 

Quarterback Billy Garza, 6-1, 235-pound 

senior from Brownsville (Porter), is the 

Javelina offensive leader with 255.7 total 

yards a game. 

He has completed 192 of 319 (.602) 

passes for 237.8 yards a game. He has 

thrown for 16 touchdowns and has had 10 

interceptions. 

Fred Winborn, 6-0, 200-pound junior 

running back from North Hollywood, Calif., 

leads the rushing with 88.5 yards a game 

and 6.4 yards a carry. He has 11 

touchdowns. 

Ryan Lincoln, 6-0, 190-pound junior 

wideout from Bastrop, is the leading 

receiver with 47 catches for 727 yards and 

one touchdown. 

Delra Glover, 6-1, 205-pound junior 

defensive back from Hempstead, tops the 

tackle chart with 73. He has three tackles 

for losses, two interceptions and a fumble 

recovery. 

Matt Romig, 6-4, 225-pound freshman 

defensive end from Bells, has 11 tackles for 

losses and six sacks. 

The Rams are averaging 398.9 total 

yards a game, 122.2 rushing and 276.7 

passing. The defense has allowed 356.6 

total yards a game, 79.1 rushing and 277.5 

passing. 

Quarterback Josh Neiswander, 6-2, 215pound 

junior from Winnsboro, has passed 

for 271.8 yards a game. He has completed 

Women’s Basketball To 

Meet Prairie View A&M 

In Exhibition Matchup 

The Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s 

basketball team will play its second 

exhibition game Thursday night when it 

takes on Prairie View A&M in Prairie View. 

Game time will be 7 p.m. 

The Javelinas downed Texas-Pan 

American, 67-58, last week in Edinburg in 

their first outing of the season. 

UTPA and Prairie View are NCAA 

Division I opponents. 

Angela Franklin, 5-10 senior forward 

from Vacaville, Calif., led the Javelina 

scoring against UTPA, hitting 18 points. 

Kayla Naylor, 5-5 senior guard from 

Corpus Christi (Calallen), had 11 points and 

Rochelle Ikeni, 5-10 junior center from 

Fresno, Calif., had 10. 

Dyana Bullinger, 5-10 senior guard from 

Spring (Klein), led the rebounding with nine. 

Prairie View will be getting its first 

action of the season. 

The Panthers were 23-11 last year and 

return all of their statistical leaders. 

Candice Thomas, 5-9 senior guard from 

Waco (University), led the scoring last 

season with a 12.7 average. 

215 of 349 (.616) of his throws and has 22 

touchdowns. He has thrown eight 

interceptions. 

V’Keon Lacey, 6-4, 205-pound junior 

wideout from Arlington, has 63 catches for 

779 yards and nine touchdowns. 

The Rams have a one-two punch in 

rushing. Dwight Pete, 5-10, 215-pound 

junior running back from Phoenix, Ariz., has 

averaged 48.6 yards a game and 4.3 yards a 

carry. He has five touchdowns. 

Michael Simpers, 5-10, 180-pound 

sophomore running back from Missouri 

City (Elkins), has 45.6 yards a game and 4.6 

yards a carry. He has three touchdowns. 

D’Angelo Waites, 6-1, 245-pound 

senior linebacker from Austin (Lanier), is 

the leading tackler for the Rams with 70. He 

has five for losses and 2.5 sacks. 

Calvin Fance, 6-1, 250-pound senior 

defensive lineman from Houston (Jersey 

Village), has 14.5 tackles for losses and 14.0 

sacks. 

Eighteen members of the Javelina 

Gaati Werema, 6-0 senior guard from 

Orlando, Fla., had 12.2 points a game and 

led the Panthers in rebounding with a 7.7 

average. 

Dominique Smith, 5-10 junior guard 

from Vallejo, Calif., was a third player 

averaging in double figures with 10.7 points 

an outing. 

After the Prairie View game, the 

Javelinas will close out their preseason 

slate with a scrimmage against Houston 

Baptist at 2 p.m. Sunday in Houston. 

HBU, also NCAA Division I, was 8-21 

last season. 

The Huskies return four letterwinners 

and all were freshmen last year. 

The Javelinas’ season opener is Nov. 

15 with East Central in the Steinke Center. 

Football Battles Angelo State, Hopes for Share of LSC Title 

lineup will be playing their final regularseason 

games. 

Senior members of the team are 

linebacker Thermon Biggers, linebacker 

Arlen Childress, linebacker Jeff Edwards, 

offensive lineman Jason Garcia, Garza, 

offensive lineman Jorge Guerra, defensive 

back Eric John, defensive lineman Bo Jones. 

And wideout E.J. LeBlanc, linebacker 

Stuart Moffitt, quarterback Logan Morris, 

offensive lineman Michael Mosmeyer, 

defensive back John Reeves, defensive 

lineman Jimmy Saddler-McQueen, offensive 

lineman Matthew Short, punter Cody Smith, 

offensive lineman Markeith Wesley and 

running back Joe Williams.

Hog Calls Guest 

Shannon Alvarado, Javelina volleyball head coach, is interviewed on the 

weekly Hog Calls show last week. The broadcast is aired Wednesdays at 

5:30 p.m.and is live from Young’s Pizza in Kingsville. Stations carrying the 

show are ESPN (1230) in Corpus Christi, KTAI (91.1) in Kingsville, KOPY 

(91.2) in Alice and KNAL (1410) in Victoria. 

NCAA Division II Volleyball Poll (Oct. 26) 

Compiled by the American Volleyball Coaches Association 

Rank Team Points 

1. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) 800 

2. California-San Diego 763 

3. Cal State-San Bernardino 733 

4. Central Missouri 703 

5. Nebraska-Kearney 657 

6. West Texas A&M 627 

7. Tampa (Fla.) 587 

8. Washburn (Kan.) 567 

9. Emporia (Kan.) State 531 

10. Indianapolis (Ind.) 498 

11. Minnesota-Duluth 476 

12. Lewis (Ill.) 445 

13. Saint Leo (Fla.) 410 

14. Minnesota State-Mankato 334 

15. Wayne (Neb.) State 334 

16. Hawaii-Hilo 302 

Southwest Minnesota 302 

18. Truman (Mo.) State 239 

19. Sonoma (Calif.) State 220 

20. Nebraska-Omaha 170 

21. Cal State-Los Angeles 133 

22. Metro (Colo.) State 117 

23. Wingate (N.C.) 91 

24. Pittsburg (Kan.) State 71 

25. California State-Chico 60 

Others receiving votes includes Abilene 

Christian. 



LSC Volleyball Standings 

(Conference Only) 

Team W L Pct. 

West Texas A&M 12 0 1.000 

Abilene Christian 10 1 .909 

Angelo State 8 3 .727 

Texas A&M-Commerce 7 4 .636 

Texas A&M-Kingsville 6 5 .545 

Midwestern State 6 5 .545 

Southeastern Oklahoma 5 6 .455 

Central Oklahoma 5 6 .455 

East Central 5 6 .455 

Cameron 4 7 .364 

Texas Woman’s 4 7 .364 

Tarleton State 4 7 .364 

Southwestern Oklahoma 2 9 .182 

Eastern New Mexico 0 12 .000 

Alvarado Makes All-Lone 

Star Cross Country Team 

Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Erica 

Alvarado has been named to the All-Lone 

Star Conference women’s cross country 

team 

Alvarado, senior from Falfurrias, 

finished second in the LSC Championships 

this fall. 

She joins nine other athletes on the 

honor squad. 

2009 All-LSC Women’s Cross Country 

Team 

Erica Alvarado, Texas A&M- 

Kingsville, Sr., Falfurrias. 

Aries Bazaldua, West Texas A&M, Fr., 

Canyon. 

Sydnee Cole, Midwestern State, Jr., 

Phillipsburg, Kan. 

Emeline Crutcher, Angelo State, Fr., 

Wellman. 

Chelsey Dillon, Southwestern 

Oklahoma, Fr., Mabank. 

Vanessa Elizondo, Tarleton State, So., 

Stephenville. 

Brittney Heath, Angelo State, Sr., San 

Angelo. 

Hayley Jennings, East Central, Fr., 

Broken Arrow, Okla. 

Sarah Reihart, East Central, Sr., Broken 

Arrow, Okla. 

Chloe Susset, Abilene Christian, Fr., 

Clery Vexin, France. 

Winborn Selected LSC 

Player of Week 

Fred Winborn, Texas A&M-Kingsville 

running back, was named the Lone Star 

Conference South Division offensive player 

of the week last week for his performance in 

the Eastern New Mexico game. 

Winborn, junior from North Hollywood, 

Calif., rushed for a school-record 263 yards 

and scored three touchdowns in the 

Javelina victory. 

His performance broke Johnny Bailey’s 

single-game record of 254 yards. 

Winborn became the third Javelina to 

be named offensive player of the week. 

Running back Joe Williams and quarterback 

Billy Garza were the earlier honorees. 

Volleyball Seniors 

The four senior members of the Javelina volleyball team made their final 

home appearances last weekend. Left to right are Kirby Krueger, setter 

from New Braunfels (Canyon); Tara Grier, setter from Poth; Adina Gray, 

outside hitter from Corpus Christi (Flour Bluff), and Kristin Chancellor, 

middle blocker from Bellville.

2009 Javelina Football Team 

The Javelina football team closes out its regulation season Saturday night against Angelo State in Javelina Stadium. Members of the 2009 Javelina football team are, left to right, 

front row, Allen Hausey, Anthony Washington, E.J. LeBlanc, Michael Price, Charles Simmons and Tommy Lewis; second row, Christian Brom, Fletcher Robinson, Eric John, Miyoko 

Turner, Sherman Batiste, Joseph Vela, Dustin Appling, James Cannell, Logan Morris, Donovan Penny, Myron Brew and Kendrick Carter; third row, Jonathan Woodson, Roli 

Rodriguez, Fred Winborn, Ed Richardson, Marcus Sanders, Jeremy Boyd, Markeith Wesley, Vernon Rogers, Arlen Childress, Lavar Hart, Derrick Thomas, Ray Cleboski and Nathan 

oldie; fourth row, Trey Hall, Aaron Buckley, Matt Stoll, Thermon Biggers, Paco Trevino, Bo Jones, Mitchell Swan, Mardrick Johnson, Thad Deiss, Stuart Moffitt, Tronte Robinson 

and Cody Daniels; fifth row, Steven Ogbeide, Cody Smith, Norman Thompson, Corey Robertson, Kier Wells, Cameron Schultz, Jake Willingham, Martin Carrion, Victor Castro, 

Darryl Malone, Kenny Schroeder, Hector Sobers and Malcolm Whitmire; sixth row, Tim Byerly, Bo Adams, Justin Chambers, Jonathan Magnin, Damian Couthren, Robert 

Armstrong, Christian Taylor, Robert McCormick, Mike Talamantez, Clint Nix, Ryan Lincoln and Gene Claybourne; seventh row, Marc Kinney, Ricky Marshall, Dondi Cooks, Dean 

Brantley, Jeff Edwards, C.J. Griggs, Daniel Ramirez, Erik Nino, Delra Glover, Steven Kubena, Nate Poppell, Clay Mazoch and Billy Garza; eighth row, Chester Swanson, Ray 

Quintanilla, Larod Roberson, Michael Mosmeyer, Chandler Hill, John Reeves, Kip Maxwell, Colby Lowrie, Sid Cheatham, Matt Short, Tyler McAfee and Matt Romig; ninth row, Drew 

Harper, Jimmy Saddler-McQueen, Brady Brown, Jorge Guerra, Derek Tesch, Trent Perkins, Lee Mattingly, Jason Garcia, Devin Shaw, Cory Baumann, Marcus Stager, Connell Davis 

nd Karl Willie, and 10 th row, Mike Martinez, John Schroff, Steven Frausto, David Calloway, Kyle Ppool, Jaime Martinez, Joe Barron, Bo Atterberry, John Mannino, Carlos Alvarado, 

Manny Gonzalez, Clay Patterson and Isaac Gutierrez.

Football Battles Angelo State, Hopes For Share of LSC Title

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