News about "athletics"

FOOTBALL: ALPINE, Texas (10/31/15) - It's been ten years since the East Texas Baptist University football team has had a winning season and with a 61-21 win over Sul Ross State University they will have it. The six wins are the most since 2005 five and ETBU has two games left to try for more wins and will now be playing for the right for first place in the American Southwest Conference next Saturday vs. Hardin-Simmons.

FOOTBALL: MARSHALL, Texas (10/29/15) - Kendall Roberson didn't break the NCAA Division III rushing record but he sure did run for a lot of yards. Roberson became only the eight NCAA Division III and 17th NCAA player to rush for over 400 yards in a game on Saturday, October 24, against Belhaven University.

CROSS COUNTRY (M): MARSHALL, Texas (10/3/15) - Landon Price added another title to his resume as he was the Texas Division III champion at the Texas Division III Championships hosted by East Texas Baptist University. Price finished third overall in the meet but won the Division III title as the top runner finishing in front of runners from Texas-Tyler, LeTourneau, Texas Dallas, Dallas, Hardin-Simmons, and Sul Ross State.

FOOTBALL: MARSHALL, Texas (9/26/15) - Fourth Quarter dominance by the East Texas Baptist University offense combined with the strong defensive effort canned Louisiana College's thought of extending their winning streak over the Tigers (0-3/0-1), 44-34. ETBU scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to pull away for the win in the American Southwest Conference opener.

FOOTBALL: GEORGETOWN, Texas (9/19/15) - Clawing their way all the way to the end of the game the East Texas Baptist University football team sealed a 46-37 win over Southwestern University (1-2) late in the fourth quarter. Kendall Roberson put the game away on a 31-yard touchdown run with 2:30 left in the game after Southwestern pulled within two. It is the third straight year under Eargle that ETBU has started 2-1.