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Mountaineers take series against Baylor with 5-2 win Saturday
GRANVILLE, W.Va. — With seven conference series almost completed, the West Virginia University baseball team secured its fifth Big 12 series victory of the year Saturday. In true Derek Clark fashion, the senior lefty led WVU to victory in a 5-2 win over Baylor Saturday evening at Kendrick Family Ballpark. The 4,223 fans in attendance marked the fifth-highest single-game crowd in program history.
Game Changers: A look at the rise of viewership in women’s basketball
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - It’s only just the beginning. A new chapter for the sport of women’s basketball. For the first time ever, this year’s women’s college basketball title game drew a larger audience than the men’s. 14.8 million tuned into the men, while a record 18.8 million watched the women, making it the most watched basketball game, college or professional, in the last five years.
Baseball sweeps Baylor in three-game series
The WVU baseball team topped Baylor in a series sweep over the weekend in Morgantown. The Bears struck first in the top of the first inning, as outfielder Enzo Apodaca hit a solo home run to right field to put them up 1-0. Infielder Daniel Altman singled up the middle...
Race Director for Waco Ironman completes 195th full marathon over the weekend
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The race director for the upcoming IRONMAN 70.3 Waco in October completed her 22nd full IRONMAN, 13th IRONMAN Texas and 195th full marathon over the weekend in The Woodlands. Nancy Goodnight, 57, is the only female who has completed every IRONMAN Texas since it started in...
Baylor Men’s Basketball announces the addition of Duke transfer Jeremy Roach
WACO, TX (FOX 44) — The Baylor Men’s Basketball team officially strengthened its backcourt on Saturday, as the program announced the addition of Duke transfer guard Jeremy Roach. Roach comes to Waco after playing four seasons in Durham, where he started 18+ games in every single season for the Blue Devils. He also became one […]
Bosqueville Softball advances to the Area Round with a series win over Hubbard
LOTT, TX (FOX 44) — The Bosqueville Softball team battled back from a 1-0 series deficit, as the Bulldogs took down Hubbard 15-0 and 11-1 in the final two games of the series to keep their season alive. Bosqueville will now advance to the Area Round of the UIL...
Baylor Men’s Tennis makes 26th-consecutve NCAA Tournament
WACO, TX (FOX 44) — For a 26th-consecutive season, the Baylor Men’s Tennis team is headed to the NCAA Tournament, as the Bears earned a berth on Monday. Michael Woodson’s team will stay close to home for the postseason in 2024, as the Bears will head to College Station for a first round matchup against […]
Lorando ‘Snaxx’ Johnson rejoins Baylor
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — Lorando ‘Snaxx’ Johnson was gone for a minute but he’s back now, after a brief stop in Fayetteville. Johnson announced he’s recommitted to the Bears after transferring from the Bears following the 2022 season. Johnson emerged as one of the top members of the Baylor secondary in 2022, as he […]
Blackcats take on No. 8 Troy in bi-district playoffs
The Mexia baseball team got a tough draw in its first foray into the postseason playoffs in five years.The Blackcats will play state-ranked Troy in a best-of-three, bi-district series in Waco this week.The first game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the Waco ISD Sports Complex. Game two is slated for 7 p.m. Friday, May 3, at the Sports Complex. Game three, if necessary, will be played Saturday, May 4, at 3:30 p.m. at the Sports Complex.Mexia enters the matchup with a 13-10 overall record. They finished fourth in District 20-3A with an 8-6 slate.Troy is ranked...
No. 18 McLennan Baseball picks up run-rule win over Panola College
WACO, TX (FOX 44) — The 18th-ranked McLennan Baseball team is back into the rankings and back into the win column on Monday, as the Highlanders run-ruled Panola College. MCC spotted the Ponies three runs right off the bat, but provided an instant response in the bottom of the first inning, scoring five runs all while recording just one hit.
Off-the-mat bonds lead Baylor acro & tumbling to familiar mountaintop
Winning the NCATA National Championship may be old hat for Baylor acrobatics and tumbling, but the Bears described their off-the-mat bonds as something entirely unique. Top-seeded Baylor won it all for the ninth straight season on Saturday, as it took care of No. 3 seed Gannon by a score of 272.220 to 269.315 at the Feaster Center in Fairmont, W.Va.
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