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VOLUME XVIII, NO. 2 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 AUG. 16, 2017 Volleyball To Take on Alumni Team Saturday The Texas A&M-Kingsville outside hitter from San Antonio return are middle blocker Ashley The Javelinas are preparing volleyball team, which opens its (Judson). Bukowski, setter Sondra Cui, for their season opener Sept. 1 preseason workouts Monday, will …Haley Hutchinson, 6-1 junior setter Sarah Fountain, outside with New Mexico Highlands in take on an alumni unit at 2 p.m. middle blocker from Georgetown hitter Bethany Friesenhahn, San Angelo. Saturday in the Steinke Center. (Rouse). middle blocker Laura Macek, hitter They will take on Colorado The game will serve as a part …Casey Klobedans, 5-10 senior Lisa O’Connor, middle blocker Christian, Limestone (N.C.) and of Saturday’s schedule that setter from Boerne (Champion). Whitney Roth, middle blocker Highlands for a second time in the includes the annual Riviera …Taliah Phipps, 5-7 sophomore Ashley Tipps and middle blocker Angelo State meet. Communications and Gulf Coast setter from San Antonio (Brennan). Alex Wells. The Javelinas won’t open Broadband Javelina Barbecue and …Courtney Rabius, 5-9 Middle blocker Johns is also their home slate until Sept. 12 Auction at 5:30 p.m. at the J.K. expected to join the alums. when they host St. Mary’s. Redshirt Freshman sophomore outside hitter from Cat Northway Coliseum. Cade Dyal, 5-11, 195-pound Spring (Sealy). freshman from Kerrville (Tivy), is The alums will be facing a …Kelby Sprinkles, 5-9 a redshirt quarterback with the Javelina team that has all of its sophomore outside hitter from Little Javelinas this fall. He and his statistical leaders back from 2016. River (Academy). teammates opened workouts last This includes eight …Alexis Wick, 6-2 senior middle week, preparing for the Sept 2 letterwinners: blocker from Leander (Rouse). season opener with Central …Madison Brabham, 5-11 Faison and Wick were All- Washington in Javelina Stadium. junior hitter from Humble Lone Star Conference first team Dyal is the son of former Javelina (Kingwood). last fall. tight end Mike Dyal. …Krystal Faison, 5-7 senior The coaching staff also returns intact: Head coach Tanya Changes Made In NCAA DII Allen, assistant coaches Joe Morales and Gary Payne and Football Regional Alignment graduate assistant coach Stephanie Johns. NCAA Division II Super and Utah. Now the area covers a Among the alums expected to Region 4, in which the Lone Star smaller area. Conference is a member in The region will have less football, will have a new look this teams competing for the fall. postseason playoff spots. There Javelina Club It has become more western were 47 football teams in the with the addition of the Great region in the past and there will be BBQ Saturday Northwest Collegiate Conference 41 this year. The annual Riviera and the Northern Sun And the number of teams Communications and Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Conference. selected for postseason play from Broadband Javelina Club The LSC and Rocky all regions will increase from six to Barbecue and Auction is set for Mountain Athletic Conference seven this year. 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the J.K. remain in the region. The top-seeded team will get Northway Coliseum in Kingsville. Gone from the region are the a first-round bye while No. 7 will The social and silent auction Great Lakes Intercollegiate play at No. 2, No. 6 will travel to is set for 5:30, a barbecue dinner Athletic Conference and the Great No. 3, and No. 4 will host No. 5 in Javelinas in Gold with all the trimmings is set for Darrell Green, left, and John Randle, Javelina members of the Pro Lakes Valley Conference. the opening round. 6:30 and the athlete rally and live Football Hall of Fame, don their gold jackets at the recent Hall of Fame For the past several years, the There are four super regions auction will start at 7 p.m. induction in Canton, Ohio. A third Javelina in the Hall is the late region has ranged from upper in Division II and each plays for a Eugene Upshaw. Only two universities in Texas have had more induct- Michigan and Ohio to California (Continued on Page 8) ees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame than the Javelinas. LSC Baseball Playoffs Expand to Six Javelina Hash The Lone Star Conference By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs Presidents Council voted to expand the league baseball postseason playoff field to six teams beginning JAVELINA DEFENSIVE LINEMAN Brandon Jones was next spring. named to the NCAA Division II preseason All-American second unit Only four have been involved selected by Herosports.com. the past several years. Two Lone Star Conference players, both from Texas A&M- The playoffs will be single Commerce, were on the first unit: quarterback Luis Perez and elimination instead of the double offensive lineman Jared Machorro. elimination format used with four Also on the first unit was linebacker Kevin Haynes of Central teams participating. Washington. The Javelina offense will see Haynes in the Sept. 2 The top two teams in the final season opener between the Javelinas and Wildcats in Javelina standings will receive first-round Stadium. byes while No. 3 takes on No. 6 and No. 4 will play No. 5 in the opening FORMER JAVELINA BASKETBALL player Mike Webb is a round. new assistant superintendent in the Tomball Independent School The playoff winner receives District. the LSC’s automatic berth in the Webb was with the Javelinas in 1995-98. NCAA Division II national playoffs. Since starting its intercollegiate baseball program in THE NCAA HAS adopted The Basketball Tournament’s post- 1993, Texas A&M-Kingsville has game bracket celebration. won conference championships in After games, the winning team goes over to a giant replica of 1996, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2014 and the tournament’s bracket. A member of the team moves a card 2015. The postseason playoffs with the team’s name ahead to the next round of the meet. were initiated in 2012 and the David Worlock, the NCAA’s director of media coordination, Javelinas won the title in 2013. said, “Yes, we’re doing it. I noticed in the tournament and like the Seven of the 10 LSC schools idea. A few weeks ago, there was some chatter on Twitter from with men’s sports have baseball some of members of the media, saying they wished we would do it programs. during our tournament. So I wasn’t the only person who thought it These are Angelo State, was a cool idea.” Cameron, Eastern New Mexico, Worlock said the enlarged version of the NCAA tournament Tarleton State, Texas-Permian Basin, would most likely be located outside the post-game press Texas A&M-Kingsville and West conference area. Texas A&M. Midwestern State, Texas A&M-Commerce and Western New ON SUNDAY, I begin my 50th year as a member of the Javelina Mouthpiece Fitting Mexico are conference members athletic staff. Dr. Roger Campos, dentist in San Antonio and Javelina alum, gets an with men’s programs but do not impression for a mouthpiece for a Javelina football player last week. My first day in Kingsville was Aug. 20, 1968. have baseball teams. He does the fitting annually for the Javelinas. It has been an unbelievable period. My tenure with the Javelinas has carried me to five different countries, to most states in the U.S. including Hawaii, has allowed me to work with some of the greatest coaches and athletes in the history of college athletics, has afforded me the chance to cover some of the most successful teams in collegiate history, and has given me the opportunity to become friends with thousands of 2016 athletes, coaches and fans. One particular acquaintance was Joan Howe, who became my Live United Bowl wife in 1969. The javelina has become my favorite animal. Blue and gold are Champion my favorite colors. Jalisco is my favorite song. I don’t think there has ever been another athletic publicist who Texas A&M-Kingsville has been blessed with more than I’ve received in Kingsville. Javelinas KEVIN HAYNES, 6-1, 228-pound linebacker at Central Washington, was picked as one of the top five NCAA Division II defensive players who have a chance at claiming the 2017 Harlon Hill Trophy. (Continued on Page 3) Upcoming Javelina Events Javelina Hash Aug. 19 – Volleyball: Javelinas vs. alumni team in Kingsville, Steinke By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs Center, 2 p.m. General: Riviera Communications & Gulf Coast Broadband Javelina Club Annual Kickoff BBQ in Kingsville, (Continued from Page 2) Northway Coliseum, 5:30- p.m. The trophy goes to the DII player of the year and has gone to a Aug. 26 - Women’s Golf: Inaugural Golf Tournament in Kingsville, defensive player only once. L.E. Ramey Golf Course, benefiting the women’s golf Haynes, from Battle Ground, Wash., has been a first-team All- team, 9 a.m. registration and 10 a.m. shotgun start. Great Northwest Athletic Conference player for three consecutive Sept. 1 – Volleyball: New Mexico Highlands in San Angelo, 9:30 a.m. years and had 110 tackles for last season. Nineteen were for losses Volleyball: Colorado Christian in San Angelo, 2:30 p.m. and he had four sacks. Sept. 2 – Football: Central Washington in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kingsville The Javelina offense will see Haynes in the Sept. 2 season Community and Military Appreciation Weekend). opener when the Wildcats come to Javelina Stadium. Volleyball: Limestone (N.C.) in San Angelo, 9:30 a.m.