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October 13, 2025
DENTON, Texas – The Wiley College women’s cross country team showed improvement in its times at the Ken Garland Invitational hosted by the University of North Texas Saturday. The Lady Wildcats competed in the College Division 2. They ran against NAIA schools Texas Wesleyan, Southwestern Assemblies of God University and Paul Quinn College. LeTourneau University…
Read More about Lady Wildcats improve times at Ken Garland InvitationalDENTON, Texas – Wiley College’s Laban Kandie was the top Division 2 runner at the Ken Garland Invitational hosted by the University of North Texas Saturday. Kandie completed the 4-mile race in 20:32.7. Leonard Kiprono finished third at 22:08.6. “I feel good about how we ran,” said coach Marlon Baugh, who is a candidate for…
Read More about Kandie wins Division 2 at Ken Garland InvitationalLANGSTON, Oklahoma – Wiley College head volleyball coach LaKyva Bason said she wanted her team to focus on finishing sets strong and that’s exactly what it did. The Lady Wildcats made runs late to secure a sweep over Langston (27-25, 25-18, 25-18) in the Red River Athletic Conference Opener Thursday. This was the first game…
Read More about Lady Wildcats open conference play with sweep over LangstonThe Wiley College men’s and women’s cross country teams will look to improve their times at the Ken Garland Invitational hosted by the University of North Texas at 8 a.m. Saturday in Denton, Texas. Wiley and Texas Wesleyan University are the only NAIA schools confirmed to be competing. Texas Christian University, University of Oklahoma and…
Read More about Cross Country teams to compete in the Ken Garland InvitationalWith her top five finish at the Braveheart Invitational Friday, Maureen Rono earns Red River Athletic Conference Female Runner of the Week Wednesday. Rono finished the five-kilometer race in Tyler, Texas, in 21:19.51 for fourth place. She helped the Lady Wildcats finish fourth in their first meet of the season. Last season Rono earned RRAC…
Read More about Rono wins Red River Athletic Conference Runner of the WeekWith his first cross country meet victory of his career, Marbeq Edgar earns Red River Athletic Conference Runner of the Week Wednesday. Edgar finished the five-kilometer Braveheart Invitational in 16:00.42 to top the 90 runner field at the Braveheart Invitational in Tyler, Texas, Friday. He helped the Wildcats finish fourth out of 11 teams. Last…
Read More about Edgar wins Red River Athletic Conference Runner of the WeekDr. Frank Lower passed from this life Tuesday. He was at work Monday. He even planned to be in Tuesday, but was not feeling well, so he took the day off. He passed away at his home. Frank Lower was a retired professor from ETBU. He taught communication, and was also involved in theatre production…
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Summer time here in the Piney Woods of East Texas can be brutal. Every year there are heat advisories, heat related tragedies, car issues, air conditioning problem and more; and that is all in July. But the extreme heat in August brings us hope. The weather remains hot. But a promise also comes. The promise…
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