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NFL Drafts UCA Player

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected UCA Bears defensive end Larry Hart in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL draft yesterday. Hart was the 143rd pick overall and the only player selected from the Southland Conference. No other Bears player has ever been selected by the NFL so high in the draft. Hart is the first Bears football player drafted by the NFL since 2007 when defensive end Jacob Ford was taken...

Football Schedule Set for 2010

The 2010 football schedule has been announced and the Bears will play six home games, beginning with the season opener Sept. 2. Head Coach Clint Conque said he is glad the first game is at home. “I’m excited to start the season off here at home,” he said. “It is an electric type of atmosphere and I think it is really going to energize our young team. We are also starting the season off with...

Bears Begin Three-Game Series

The UCA Bears baseball team will take on the McNeese State Cowboys for a three-game series beginning tomorrow at Bears Stadium. The teams will play at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, 6:30 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday. It will be the Bears first meeting with McNeese State this year. Head Coach Doug Clark said McNeese State is much better than it was last year. “They have a coach who pitched in the big...

President Praises Volleyball Team

UCA President Allen Meadors congratulated the Sugar Bears volleyball team last night for its conference championship and academic achievement. Meadors made the comments at the Prince Center during a small ceremony to award the members of the volleyball team their Southland Conference Championship rings. The team finished the season undefeated in conference play, 16-0, and 27-3 overall. In addition...

Volleyball Team Gets Award Tonight

The Sugar Bears volleyball team will receive their 2009 Southland Conference Championship rings at a 7 p.m. ceremony today in the Prince Center. The event is free and open to the public. The Sugar Bears were undefeated in conference play this year with a record of 16-0 and an overall record of 27-3. Several of the team members received national recognition throughout the season including senior right-side...

Sugar Bears End with Win

The Sugar Bears finished their season yesterday with an 81-77 victory over the McNeese State Cowgirls at the Farris Center. The win for the Sugar Bears gives them a 21-8 record overall on the season and a 11-5 record in Southland Conference play. The Sugar Bears 2009-2010 season proved to be the biggest single-season turnaround in Southland Conference history. The Sugar Bears were a disastrous 6-23...

Sugar Bears Win, Again and Again

The Sugar Bears basketball team is at the top of the conference after beating the Nicholls State Lady Colonels, 83-68, at the Farris Center Wednesday night.  Marci Moffitt  It was the Sugar Bears’ 10th win in the Southland Conference where they are now 10-3 and tied with the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks for the most conference wins.  Freshman center Megan Herbert led the Sugar Bears with...