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The Eagles on the Road

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Leslie Arietta

When the storm is coming the Eagle will soar higher. Friday morning the Eagles women’s soccer team of Texas A&M University-Texarkana (TAMUT) packed their bags, and headed towards Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Their game was scheduled for 7 pm vs. John Brown University Golden Eagles. The Eagles knew they had a long bus ride ahead so they took their pregame naps while others were doing homework and getting focused.

Eagles were ready to step on the field and face the Golden Eagles. From the start TAMUT knew this would be a challenging team to beat. (Junior) Sara Lachance finished a cross from Robinson and started the Golden Eagles with a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute of the first half. The Eagles were still in the game fighting back and then in the 26th minute (freshmen) Anna Brown received a deflection off the post and was able to find the back of the net giving the Golden Eagles a 2-0 lead before halftime.

The second half started and the Golden Eagles kept the momentum going while the Eagles could not find their momentum before the 3rd goal of the game was scored in the 52nd minute by (freshmen) Melody Hagen. Just three minutes after Samantha Weber gave the Golden Eagles a 4-0 lead. The Eagles were still trying to find the back of the net. (Sophomore) Samantha Sharpnack-Isom from the Eagles found the rebound off (freshmen) Emily Bybee’s free kick and was able to put it in the back of the net in the 72nd minute. The Eagles (2-4-0) had multiple attempts and fell short against the Golden Eagles (3-4-0).

Despite TAMUT’s loss against John Brown University they got back on the bus and headed towards Tulsa, Oklahoma to recover and get mentally focused for their game on Sunday, September 20th against Rogers State University at 3 pm.

The Eagles were looking to change their luck on the road against the Hillcats. They were high pressuring from the start and continued to have multiple shots on goal from (sophomore) Samantha Sharpnack-Isom, but unfortunately could not get them behind the net. Sharpnack-Isom was able to draw the focus on her in the 23rd minute and eventually slid a pass through to (senior) Leslie Arietta and was able to slide it pass the keepers hands and found the back of the net to get the Eagles on the scoreboard (1-0). The Hillcats were fighting back, but the score remained the same as the first half came to an end.

Second half was on its way and the Eagles were looking to put the game away, but the Hillcats were fighting to remain in the game. In the 57th minute the Hillcats received a penalty kick and Taylor Geissler stepped up to take the kick. (Junior) Gabriella Flores was able to stop the penalty kick for the Eagles, but Geissler found the rebound of the ball and deflected it off an Eagle defender to tie the game (1-1). The battle to take the lead began. The Eagles re organized their selves after and found (sophomore) Sharpnack-Isom up top as she slid the ball through the defense on the left flank to (freshmen) Emily Bybee and put the game leading goal away with 13 minutes remaining in the game. Hillcats battled back to tie up the game, but fell short multiple times. In the 88th minute (freshmen) Michelle Lee sent a cross to the right side of the field and (senior) Arietta took a shot near post over the keeper to seal the game for the Eagles (3-1). The Eagles are still soaring and are on the rise to raise their record. Come out and support the next game on Monday the 28th where the Eagles (3- 4-0) will be hosting Bethel University Wildcats (2-3-1).

Pre-Midnight Madness: Baseball Style

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Andy Verke

A crowd of 150 people came out to George Dobson Field at Spring Lake Park Sunday night to watch the first official practice for the Texas A&M University-Texarkana Eagles. Sunday nights practice was the first ever official baseball practice in school’s history. Before the baseball team took the field, the athletic department and campus life hosted a cookout in which students and the community could come and enjoy a bite to eat and meet the players of the team.

Texarkana, TX is one of the biggest baseball communities in all of Texas and everyone in the community is ecstatic about having baseball back in their community after Texarkana College discontinued their program a few years ago. There was a great mixture of support from the TAMUT student body and the Texarkana community.

The grills started firing up at 7:30 p.m. and the student body/community started arriving at George Dobson field. As the smell of burgers lingered throughout the field, players and coaches of the TAMUT Baseball team greeted and mingled with the community. The TAMUT Baseball team started their practice at 8:15 with a short inter squad scrimmage that followed.

The TAMUT Eagles baseball team played well during their scrimmage and everyone in the stands was pleased at the quality of baseball that was played. There were a lot of great plays made and everyone was hitting the ball well. During the scrimmage, volunteers from the crowd participated in games in between each inning.

The TAMUT Eagles baseball team will play their first game on January 29 at 3p.m. at George Dobson Field right here in Texarkana, TX.

N’gotiators With Attitude

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Andy Verke

“F*** the police” said N.W.A. All of the N.W.A. members grew up on Crenshaw Blvd. in Compton, South Central L.A., where blacks were heavily discriminated against and the police made life even more difficult.

The members of the N.W.A. consisted of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella. This group started out with Dr. Dre and Ice Cube making beats and lyrics in Dr. Dre’s aunt’s house. After some time, they all came together and produced their first hit “Straight Outta Compton” in 1988. They rapped about their struggles as African-Americans with the police in South Central L.A.

Their success did not come easily, because during the late 80s, no one ever thought about this new style of music called ‘gangsta rap’ except for a guy by the name of Jerry Heller, who worked for Ruthless Production.

Unfortunately two years after N.W.A.’s first album, the group spilt up. Ice Cube was the first to go because he thought Heller had cheated him financially. But it wasn’t long after that Dr. Dre split from N.W.A as well and joined Suge Knight with Death Row Records. In 1994 Eazy-E ended up splitting ties with Jerry Heller because of communication issues. It was at that time that Eazy-E called Ice Cube and Dr. Dre to get N.W.A. back together.

As the group was waiting to reunite, Eazy-E passed away from AIDS in 1995. N.W.A. still reunited with Snoop Dogg performing in Eazy-E’s place. Although they had solo careers, they produced a lot of songs together with Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, and Eminem. To this day, rappers idolize N.W.A. because without them gangsta rap would not be where it is today.

Eagles Shut Out ETBU @ Home

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Andy Verke

On a warm Thursday evening last week on the campus of Texas A&M University-Texarkana, the TAMUT Eagles women’s soccer team hosted East Texas Baptist University (ETBU) for their second home game of the 2015 season. The Eagles were seeking to stay perfect at home and starting a winning streak.

The first half was dominated by great defense from both teams, ending in a tie at 0-0. Eagles goal keeper, Sophomore #33 Ellie Kemnis, was perfect between the posts.

During the start of the second half, both teams were still unable to find the back of the net. But the TAMUT Eagles’ luck changed in the 71st minute of the game when Senior #2 Leslie Arietta provided a great cross to #4 Junior Fallon Keller who headed the ball into the back of the net, giving the Eagles the lead (1-0).

After a couple of great blocks by the ETBU goalkeeper #10 Elizabeth Hudspeth, Eagles Midfielder #7 Michelle Lee (Freshman) found herself in the right spot at the right time when the ball deflected off Hudspeth. Lee booted the ball to the back of the net in the 81st minute. After Lee’s goal the Eagles were ahead 2-0 and that was enough for the TAMUT Eagles to stay perfect at home, improving their record to 2-1-0. Ellie Kemins recorded the Eagles’ first shutout of the season.

The Lady Eagles soccer team looked to improve their record to 3-1-0 Friday night at 7 p.m. as they hosted Wiley College at the TAMUT Soccer complex.