April 30, 2012WACO, Texas -- Bethany Armstrong of Northwood University (Texas) earned recognition as the Red River Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Week for the dates of April 23-29.

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Regular season champion LSU Shreveport took a 3-1 lead in the second inning and held on for a 5-2 win over Bacone on Tuesday in the championship game of the 2012 RRAC Baseball Tournament at Pilot Field. The top-ranked Pilots had 13 hits, including triples from Kade Billeaudeaux and David Dorton, while starting pitcher Drew Middleton earned the victory.   Game Recaps/Live Stats  RRAC Baseball Tournament Schedule/Results 

WACO, Texas -- Alainey Muro of the University of Texas-Brownsville was selected as the Red River Athletic Conference Women's Golfer of the Week for April 23-29.

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas -- Regular season champion Texas Wesleyan added the RRAC Softball Tournament title with no losses and a 5-2 win over Our Lady of the Lake. TWU Pitcher Alexis Beltran earned the victory by scattering six hits over seven innings and allowing just one earned run. The Lady Rams' Courtney Orebaugh was 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs. RRAC Softball Tournament Schedule/Results

Hobbs, NM -- The University of the Southwest Volleyball Team has been working hard this semester to help educate positive life style choices in the young ladies of Lea County, New Mexico. In collaboration with MyPower Inc. the Mustang Volleyball team has been working to fight the teen pregnancy rate in Lea County. 

Eight extraordinary student-athletes from Wiley College were recently invited into the Kappa Mu Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society.  The ceremony was held in the Smith-Nooks Building on the campus of Wiley College.

WACO, Texas -- Courtney Orebaugh and Alexis Beltran guided Texas Wesleyan University to the Red River Athletic Conference Softball Tournament title and earned RRAC Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week in the process.

GULF SHORES, Ala. -- RRAC champion Texas Wesleyan will represent the conference in the 2012 NAIA Softball Championship at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex on May 17-23. Eight pools of four teams each will play three games from May 17-19. The winner of each pool will advance to an eight-team double-elimination bracket that will play out May 21-23 and will culminate in the crowning of the 2012 National Champion.   The Lady Rams will see their first action on Thursday, May 17, when they ta...

LEWSTON, Idaho -- RRAC champion LSU Shreveport will be the #1 seed at the NAIA Baseball World Series on May 25-June 1. The Pilots will see their first action on May 26 after receiving a first-round bye in the 10-team, double-elimination tournament.   NAIA Baseball World Series Bracket

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Top-ranked LSU Shreveport will be making its second consecutive trip to the main draw of the NAIA Baseball World Series after a 5-1 win over Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) on Saturday to win its Opening Round bracket. Pilot pitcher Logan Norris tossed a complete game gem and was the second Pilot starting pitcher to do so in the tournament.  NAIA Baseball World Series Schedule/Results

GREENVILLE, Tenn. -- Individual qualifier Alainey Muro of the University of Texas-Brownsville missed the cut for the final round at the 2012 NAIA Women's Golf Championships at Link Hills Country Club. Muro shot an 8-over par 81 in the third round and finished with a three-round total of 242.   NAIA Women's Golf National Championships Updates

SAN ANTONIO (May 16, 2012) -- The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's and women's soccer teams received recognition on May 15 for their work as mentors in the Northside Independent School District (NISD), the largest school district in San Antonio and the fourth largest in Texas. Northside held its 2012 Partner-of-the-Year Awards Reception at the Paul Taylor Field House, and Soccer Coach Shane Hurley accepted the award on behalf of his team members. He was congratulated b...

GULF SHORES, Ala. -- The Texas Wesleyan University softball team's run to the 32nd NAIA Softball National Championship ended without a tournament victory after the University of Mobile (Ala.) took a 9-2 victory on Saturday. However, that did not damper a tremendous season that saw the Lady Rams make their first national tournament appearance since 1984.  NAIA Softball Championship Schedule/Results

WACO, Texas -- Texas Wesleyan University repeated as the Red River Athletic Conference's best all-around athletic program by clinching the 2011-12 RRAC All-Sports Award. TWU won five conference championships this year and surpassed Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas) by 14 total points. The All-Sports Award is given annually to the RRAC member institution that performs best across the conference's sponsored sports in a given academic year. Points are awarded to the top five teams ...

SALEM, Ore. -- RRAC members Our Lady of the Lake and Texas Wesleyan closed the gap on leader Oklahoma Christian University in the third round of the 2012 NAIA Men's Golf National Championships on Thursday. OLLU held on to second place and closed to within three shots of the lead while TWU climbed from ninth to sixth. TWU's Nathan Anderson third among individuals, four shots off the lead, with one round to play, and OLLU's Aaron Flores sits in fourth.   NAIA Men's ...