Natchitoches, La. is the site for the hopeful final six women’s soccer teams left standing in the running for the Southland Conference tournament. The winner of the competition gets a bid in the NCAA Tournament. Texas State secured its No. 1 seed with a win over Texas-El Paso Friday and a Southeastern Louisiana loss Oct. 25.
“It is always great to win and accomplish part of your dream,” said Coach Kat Conner. “(Getting) another SLC title and finally beating (Texas-San Antonio) is a good feeling.”
The Bobcat football team held a 2-3 overall, 0-1 conference record three weeks ago. Now, after three consecutive victories, Texas State is 3-1 in SLC games and is in the midst of a consecutive conference championship.
“Our guys have just continued to work week in and week out,” said Coach Brad Wright. “We’re in the business of ‘What have you done for me lately?’ and that’s what we’ve done. We’ve worked hard as a team to get better, but it doesn’t matter now. We have to go out there and play another one.”
Lamar and Sam Houston State handed the Bobcat volleyball team its first conference losses a month ago. The Bobcats will look to avenge those losses when they host Lamar Thursday and Sam Houston State Saturday at Strahan Coliseum.
Mo Middleton, junior outside hitter, said the Bobcats remember the previous losses and trash talking from both Lamar and SHSU.
“We are more pumped than ever,” Middleton said. “We have lots of reasons to have a fire lit under us and we’re ready to come out and let it all go at home.”
Thank you to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks for being undefeated just so Texas State could clobber you 28-7. Thank you to the New York Giants for losing the last three games after everyone said you were the best. Thank you to the Oklahoma State Cowboys for giving us something to talk about after your embarrassing loss to Houston earlier this year, ending your “this is our year” bunch of nothing. Thank you to the St. Louis Rams for “upsetting” the Detroit Lions for your first win in 150 years and giving us ESPN highlights we were forced to watch.
There is no denying we live in a politically correct culture where, for example, saying “stewardess” or “Merry Christmas” has been deemed inappropriate and offensive.
However, the Washington Redskins have somehow managed to portray blatant racism on one of America’s biggest stages for 77 years with almost no question.
The term “redskin” is a racial slur used toward Native Americans. It was first coined by Caucasian bounty hunters who would refer to the scalps they had removed from the Native Americans (for proof of their kill) as “redskins.”
