Mariah Georgetown named SLC track athlete of the week

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Cowgirls’ Georgetown (above) takes SLC honor. Second straight honor for the Cowgirls

McNeese State’s Mariah Georgetown has been named the Southland Conference indoor female track and field athlete of the week.

She was honored for her performance in last week’s Vulcan Invitational indoor track and field meet in Birmingham when she broke her own school record in the 60 meter high hurdles.

The sophomore from Baker, LA and Bethany Christian High School ran second in the event with an 8.59 clocking, breaking her previous record of 8.61.

She has now set three school records this season.

Georgetown is the second straight Cowgirl honored as athlete of the week by the Southland Conference.

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W. Basketball. Lady Tiger Signee Jonquel Jones Earns Prestigious Invite

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Full press release from WBCA | 2012 Lady Tiger Signee Updates

Clemson women’s basketball signee Jonquel Jones has been selected by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) as one of 20 players nationally to participate in the 2012 WBCA High School All-America Game presented by NIKE. The 21st annual All-America game will be played on March 31, 2012 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO, the site of the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four. “We are very excited for Jonquel on her selection,” said head coach Itoro Coleman, whose 2012 signing class is ranked among the top-20 nationally.  “She will Read full article…

Batters Named NCHA Player of the Week

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Forward Katie Batters scored two goals and one assist last week to help the Falcons win three of a possible four points and she has been named the NCHA Player of the Week according to league Sports Information Director Brian Manahan.

In Friday’s 5-3 win at Hunt Arena, she picked up the first assist on the team’s third goal of the game that came at 16:58 of the third period. That goal gave the Falcons a 3-2 lead at the time. In Saturday’s 2-2 overtime tie at Eau Claire, she scored both of the team’s goals. She scored at 8:02 and 19:06 of the first period. Both goals drew the Falcons to even in the contest.

Batters leads the team currently with 12 goals and 17 points. She has Read full article…

Alfredsson, Chara named All-Star captains

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Daniel Alfredsson has been captain of the Ottawa Senators since 1999-2000.

Ottawa Senators winger Daniel Alfredsson was named captain and Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara got the other position.

Alfredsson, 39, is the longest-serving captain in the NHL (1999-2000) and is a lifelong Senators player, winning rookie of the year in Ottawa in 1995-96.

Chara developed into a star in Ottawa after he arrived in a 2001 trade, but Senators fans remember that he left the team in 2006 to sign a five-year free-agent deal with the Bruins.

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Four Cowboys named to all-SLC academic team

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Cowboy all-SLC academic selections Bourgeois, Briscoe, LeBlanc and Savoie honored

McNeese State’s Ben Bourgeois, Wes Briscoe, Alec Savoie and Eric LeBlanc have been named to the 2011 Southland Conference football all-academic team.

For Bourgeois, the team punter, it’s his second straight year to be named to the squad.

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