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What's Next for Hunter Dozier?

Jen Austin — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:00:12 +0000

Thursday was a big night for SFA’s Hunter Dozier, surprising many by going number 8 overall in the MLB First Year Player Draft to the Kansas City Royals. Now what? As we blogged Thursday night, Dozier is not only one of the best baseball players in the Southland Conference, he’s one of the best baseball [...]

Police Release Names of Three SFA Students Killed in Wreck

Jen Austin — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:03:11 +0000

State police say the driver of the car that collided with an 18-Wheeler Saturday night had been drinking.

Three Stephen F. Austin students were killed in the accident, and one was injured. Blood test results are still pending, but police think the driver, 19-year old Kevin Garcia, was under the influence of alcohol when he attempted a u-turn from the shoulder of the road, and entered the path of an oncoming 18-wheeler.

East Texas Research May Have Worldwide Impact

Jen Austin — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:59:00 +0000

Some East Texas students are researching one particular bug, about the size of a tick, that can have a detrimental impact on crops like wheat.

A lab in Syria harvested the bugs and sent them over to the students at Stephen F Austin, and since the process was complex, it took about a year to get them.

Texas Draws Goosehead For March Madness Contest

Rick St. Nick — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:57:57 +0000

It hasn’t been this way in 36 years. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is going to be without representation from the great state of… TEXAS! We have not been shutout since 1977, and you would think that with all of our great institutions of higher learning, out of 69 team selections, a “lone” (star) Texas [...]

Students in Nacogdoches Standing Tall Against Modern-Day Slavery Today

Jen Austin — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:22:56 +0000

Students at Stephen F Austin today are getting attention today as they gather in front of the Baker Pattillo Student Center to draw attention to sex-trafficking and slave labor. Students are standing for 27 hours to draw attention to the 27 million people world wide, who are impacted by modern-day slavery. KTRE reports there are [...]

SFA Students Bowling For Kids This Weekend

Rick St. Nick — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:12:52 +0000

Bet you didn’t know this about me, but in 1972, I was in the Valley Anteaters – Bowling League. Now today, I bowl no better than I did back then. My average? 97. Is that good? Didn’t think so. But for some kids in Nacogdoches, it just plain is not going to matter the score [...]

Stephen F. Austin Turning 219 Years Old!

Rick St. Nick — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:44:42 +0000

His middle name was Fuller (just in case you play the game show Jeopardy, and on Saturday, November 3, Stephen Fuller Austin will be 219 years old. Well, not really, he died on December 27, 1836. Only 43 years old when he died, Austin played a significant role in Texas history. In 1821, he ventured [...]

East Texas Going To The 'Ducks' at Banita Creek Hall

Rick St. Nick — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:44:32 +0000

Here’s something fun, or different to do, depending on how you look at it. Can you say “quack quack”? You know that saying right, if it looks like a duck and smells like a duck, it must be a duck. The Stephen F. Austin Chapter of Ducks Unlimited is gearing up for their annual Waterfowl [...]

Southland Conference Looking For New Teams, What New Schools Will Compete Against SFA?

Jen Austin — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:41:10 +0000

If you follow college sports, you know many teams have changed conferences recently. The Pac-10 is now the Pac-12, and the Big Ten has twelve teams, but has yet to change its name. Texas A&M and Missouri have left the Big 12, and their bags are packed for the SEC.

What's next for the Southland Conference?

Good Weekend to Catch Some Local And Major League Baseball

Jen Austin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:02:06 +0000

The Texas Rangers are on the road this weekend at Minnesota, and the Houston Astros are playing in Miami against the Marlins. Have you seen the way the Marlins have been introducing their players? They're accompanied by women dressed as Latino showgirls. You won't see that everywhere. But we digress.

There's plenty of great softball and baseball to watch right here in East Texas this weekend.