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Panel: Will Bears Survive in FCS?

The Channel 6 Scoreboard panel discussion features a weekly debate of topics involving UCA sports with two guests who are scored on their arguments by a judge who hosts the show. This week’s panel featured me, Zach Hayes from The Fountain, and Michael Pair from Channel 6 Sports. A.J. Harper, also from Channel 6 Sports, [...]

SGA: Go Bears

The Student Government Association (SGA) voted unanimously Monday to tell the Bears football team that they and all students on campus support the team’s journey in the NCAA Division 1 football playoffs. SGA will send a formal letter to the football players expressing their appreciation for the team and its 9-3 season and first-round playoff win against [...]

Bears Win in Final Moments

Nathan Dick and the the Bears offense racked up 556 yards of total offense, Bears kicker Eddie Camara kicked a go-ahead field goal late in the fourth quarter, and a late interception by the defense was enough to give the red hot Bears a 23-22 victory over Texas State on Senior Night last Saturday at [...]

Bears Playing for Playoffs

The  Bears football team look for their seventh straight victory and first berth in the NCAA playoffs as they host Texas State on Senior Day at 4 p.m. today in Estes Stadium.   The Bears (7-3, 6-1) , need a victory to move one step closer to their first postseason playoff appearance since moving up to NCAA Division I FCS [...]

Homecoming Court Selected

After all the cheering and speeches at the pep rally Tuesday night, the homecoming court was announced. The following eight girls were selected from the 34 that had been nominated. Aeiress Duhart – Omega Psi Phi Abbey Eckart – Sigma Tau Gamma Beth Campbell – Sigma Kappa Ashley Fleener – Alpha Sigma Alpha Morgan Linn – Alpha [...]

Football Bears Win by 3

The Bears once again got big plays from their defense, including a 98-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Frank Newsome, to win their third consecutive conference game Saturday with a 21-18 victory over McNeese State Cowboys in Estes Stadium. McNeese State got on the scoreboard first. After holding the Bears to a three-and-out on the opening possession, McNeese [...]

Bears Face Cowboys on TV

The Bears will try to make it three wins in a row when they return home to First Security Field at Estes Stadium to host the McNeese State Cowboys in the fourth annual “Red Beans and Rice Bowl.” Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. The game will be televised by Southland Television. In Conway, it [...]

Bears Playing in Texas

The UCA Bears attempt to get back on the winning track tonight in Huntsville, Texas, against conference rival Sam Houston State Bearkats. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. The Bears (1-1) are coming off a 42-48 overtime loss to Louisiana Tech Bulldogs last week. Nathan Dick completed 29 of 52 passes for a career-high 372 yards and a [...]

Hog Red or Bear Purple?

How deep does the University of Arkansas Razorback red run on our campus? The Fountain and head sportswriter of Sync magazine, Evin Demirel, have teamed up to help determine just how big the Razorbacks are on the UCA campus. We are conducting a simple survey to gauge your feelings about the Hogs and UCA sports. How would you [...]

From the Archives: Hendrix Rivalry

Most of us think of the students at Hendrix College as our creative, liberal, gentle neighbors but there was a time when the rivalry between our schools was so intense that it erupted in gunfire on Donaghey Avenue. Hendrix had been in Conway for about 20 years when UCA opened in 1908 and they didn’t [...]