Bearkats Are No.4 In Both National Polls
Courtesy: Paul Ridings, Jr., SHSU Sports Information
Sam Houston State is ranked No. 4 in both the Sports Network and NCAA Coaches FCA national polls this week.
North Dakota State remains the top team in both polls after stunning defending Big 12 champion Kansas State on the road 24-21.
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Eastern Washington moved No. 2 in both boths after its 49-46 upset win over No. 25 Oregon State. The Eagles used 518 total yards from quarterback Vernon Adams to become first FCS team to knock off a ranked FBS opponent since James Madison defeated Virginia Tech 21-16 in 2010.
Sam Houston and Eastern Washington will meet in a showdown at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium on Saturday Sept. 28.
Montana State stands No. 3 in both ratings.
Sam Houston has been ranked among the FCS top 25 for 26 consecutive polls since debuting in the national rankings on Sept. 9, 2011. During an 11-0 regular season in 2011, the Kats rose all the way to No. 1 at the end of the regular season.
The Bearkats have finished No. 2 in the past two final FCS national rankings after consecutive Southland Conference championships and trips to the NCAA Division I National Championship game in Frisco.
The No. 4 ranking this week after a 74-0 victory over Houston Baptist in SHSU’s season opener Saturday marks the 22nd consecutive week Sam Houston has stood among the nation’s Top 10 FCS programs.
Two other Southland Conference teams are rated among the top 25 this week.
Central Arkansas is No. 5 in the coaches’ poll and No. 7 in the Sports Network rating. McNeese tabbed at No. 18 by Sports Network and No. 20 by the coaches.
Sam Houston travels to College Station to face Cotton Bowl champion Texas A&M this Saturday at 6 p.m.
Why We Are An Affiliate Of Amazon
By Cheval John
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That is the main reason why we are an affiliate of Amazon and I’m here to say that if you see an article that has an asterisk next to a word, that means that it will have come from a book that is sold on Amazon.com and it will be a disclaimer at the end of the article that says that.
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You are very important to me and I want to say thank you for reading the articles on Vallano Media over the years and I aim to continue to bring quality articles and commentary that are important to you.
Long Ball Lift Lamar To Double-Header Sweep
Courtesy:Paul Ridings, Jr., SHSU Sports Information
Lamar used the long ball earn the Cardinals a Southland Conference softball doubleheader sweep over Sam Houston Saturday at Fort Park in Beaumont.
The Cards totaled six home runs and a triple as they defeated the Bearkats 9-4 in the opening game and 5-4 in eight innings in the nightcap.
Sam Houston struck first in the opener as Cecilia Castillo singled in a run in the top of the third inning.
But the Cardinals scored three runs on a pair of home runs in the bottom of the third.
Tiffany Castillo tied the game with a two-run homer in the top of the fourth and Jessica Slater put the Kats back in front 4-3 with an RBI single.
The lead was short-lived as Lamar scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Two of the runs were unearned due to an error.
The Cardinals added another tally on a home run in the sixth.
Haley Baros pitched the first three innings for Sam Houston.
Meme Quinn pitched two and a third innings in relief, drawing the loss.
Amber Neal pitched in the sixth inning.
Again in the nightcap, Sam Houston held early leads as Cecilia Castillo hit a solo home run in the top of the first.
Tiffany Castillo tallied an unearned run in the fifth inning.
Kim Damian tied the contest bringing in a run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh Ashlee Isbell put the Kats in front 4-3 with an RBI single.
Lamar’s sixth home run of the day forced extra innings and an unearned run after an error proved to be the game winner in the bottom of the eighth.
Sam Houston and Lamar will play the third and final game of the series Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.
ORU Golden Against Bearkats
Courtesy: Paul Ridings, Jr., SHSU Sports Information
One week ago, Sam Houston State appeared ready to run away and hide from the rest of the Southland Conference women’s teams, holding a 9-1 record after six consecutive victories.
But a 90-40 beat down by Oral Roberts Thursday changed the scenario in the race for the Southland Conference title.
Sam Houston and Lamar are tied for first with 9-3 league records.
Oral Roberts remains in the regular season title mix with a 10-4 Southland mark.
ORU upped its season record to 12-11 with Thursday’s win while the Bearkats dropped to 13-11.
Two long scoring runs in the first half put the Eagles in command. After Britni Martin gave the Kats their only lead of the night, 5-0 just 1:53 into the contest, ORU went on a 15-1 run.
Sequeena Thomas gave Sam Houston its first field goal in a nine minute span at 9:39 to cut the lead to 15-6.
The Kats got no closer than eight points the rest of the period.
After ORU ended the half with a 9-0 run in the final four minutes, the Eagles held a 36-19 lead.
Life got no better in the second half as ORU started the period with a 13-6 run to go up 49-25 at the first media timeout.
The Eagles led by as many as 51 per the contest ended as ORU outscored Sam Houston 54-21 in the second period.
Sam Houston posted its worst field goal shooting night of the season, going 10 of 51 from the field for just 19.6 percent.
The Kats were 2-of-15 from three point range.
Oral Roberts, led by Jaci Bigham with 17 points, shot 43.5 percent (30-of-69).
Three other Eagles scored in double figures.
Martin was Sam Houston’s scoring leader with 10 points.
The Bearkats face another challenge Saturday at 2 p.m. in Conway, Ark., against the Central Arkansas Bears.
The Mayans Were Probably Right After All
by Cheval John
Suupposedly, the Mayans predicted that on December 21, 2012, the world will come to an end.
Well, they were wrong.
With the writing of this article, we are still here and alive.
But, they were probably right on a few things on my part.
First, today marks the end of worrying about what other people think, being afraid of taking a risk and doing what I love: writing.
Over the last few years, I’ve been reading books that have allowed me to do things that I never would have imagined.
Books like “The Four Hour WorkWeek” by Timothy Ferris, “Rework” by 37Signals, and “The Education of Millionaires” by Michael Ellsberg.
Each have very important advice that makes a person believe that they can do what they have been longing to do for a long time and make a living at it.
In addition, they destroy the perceived thinking about taking a risk, what marketing is all about, and much more.
So, for those of you who are ready to go after your dreams and try something new, why not start it today.
I would recommend one of these books to jumpstart your journey.
After all, the Mayans were probably on to something here.
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