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February 17, 2012

Basketball teams now a combined 8-38

Caleb Slinkard The Commerce Journal The Commerce Journal Fri Feb 17, 2012, 03:16 PM CST

COMMERCE — West Texas A&M came into the Field House Wednesday night and, like many Lone Star Conference members before them, beat both the men's and women's Texas A&M University-Commerce basketball teams.

The Lady Buffs crushed the women 78-61 and the West Texas A&M men's team maintained a comfortable lead for most of the game, defeating the Lions 70-60.

Check out next week's edition of the Commerce Journal for full recaps or visit www.lionathletics.com.

Both teams have three games left in the season and will travel to Portales, NM this Saturday to take on Eastern New Mexico.

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Serving as the host institution for the 2012 Lone Star Conference Championships, Texas A&M University-Commerce held its own agains their conference counterparts, finishing sixth in the standings with 54.5 points over the three-day meet.
15 Lions finished in the top-10 of their respective events over the weekend which included 11 new season-best marks along with five provisional qualifying marks being set.

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Women's track and field team finishes in sixth at LSC Championships
Competing on its home track, the Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s track and field team had a respectable showing over the weekend, accumulating 57 points to finish sixth in the 2012 Lone Star Conference Championships at Memorial Stadium.

May 10, 2012
Four A&M-Commerce women's track and field team athletes finish in top-10 at Michael Johnson Classic
A handful of Lions competed at the 2012 Michael Johnson Dr. Pepper Classic at the Hart-Patterson Track Complex on the campus of Baylor University. Four A&M-Commerce athletes finished among the top-10 in three separate events, competing against some of the best athletes in the region.

May 1, 2012
A&M-Commerce men's track and field team posts strong showing at Michael Johnson Classic
Competing against some of the top runners in the region, A&M-Commerce notched an impressive showing at the Michael Johnson Dr. Pepper Classic at the Hart-Patterson Track Complex on the campus of Baylor University. 10 Lions finished among the top-10 in their respective events, including a number of season-bests on the year.

April 30, 2012 1 Photo
Blue-Gold game ends in 7-7 tie
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions took the field for the last time this spring for the annual Blue-Gold game as they prepare to enter training camp later this summer. The offense ran seven sequences against the defense, scoring once. The defense also scored when junior defensive back Joel Wren returned a pass from junior quarterback Justin Gomez, a transfer from a California junior college, 95 yards for a touchdown.

April 23, 2012 1 Photo
Dr. Ron Newsome, former Lion coach, passes away
The A&M-Commerce Athletic Department expresses its sadness over the loss of former Lion coach and A&M-Commerce Hall of Famer Dr. Ron Newsome, who passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 17. Newsome was 68.

April 20, 2012
Women’s golf team finishes third in LSC championships, men settle in fifth place
A&M-Commerce closed out the final round of the 2012 Firestone Lone Star Conference Championships right where it started, placing fifth in the final event of the 2011-12 season. The Lions posted a 13-over 301 over the final 18 holes, closing out the 54-hole tournament with a 30-over 894.

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Tigers drop heartbreaker to Celina
A flurry of errors cost the Commerce High School boys varsity baseball team from breaking their six game losing streak as they fell to Celina High School 11 to 10. The Tigers kept the game close, but lost the game on a double in the bottom of the 8th.

April 14, 2012
Lions recognize senior athletes
Texas A&M University-Commerce took a night to recognize the accomplishments of its senior-athletes, hosting the 2012 All Sports Banquet at the Sam Rayburn Student Center Thursday evening.

April 13, 2012
2012 All Sports Banquet set for this Thursday
The 2012 Texas A&M University-Commerce All Sports Banquet is scheduled for April 12 at 7 p.m. at the Sam Rayburn Student Center on the campus of A&M-Commerce.

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