Overview: A&M-Commerce (1-0) started the season off well with a 33-10 victory over Upper Iowa University. The real test begins this week in the third annual Harvey Martin Classic against Lone Star Conference opponent Angelo State University (1-0). The Rams squeaked by Eastern New Mexico last week 41-38, thanks to […]

A&M-Commerce’s Lions volleyball team lost the season opening match against the Southern Arkansas University Muleriders 3-1 on Friday, Sept. 3. The match was also a part of the two-day Lions Volleyball Classic tournament hosted by A&M-Commerce. The Lions started strong with an early lead in game one, and nearly beat […]

The A&M-Commerce football team overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to crush the Upper Iowa University Peacocks 33-10 in their season opener. Junior running back Marcus Graham rushed for 85 yards and 2 TDs and freshman wideout Kenzee Jackson caught seven passes and returned a kickoff for a touchdown to spark […]

Freshman striker Tareyn Blanton scored her first collegiate goal for A&M-Commerce women’s soccer on Saturday, Sept. 4, which turned out to be the game winner in a 1-0 victory over Tusculum College. The result mirrors last year’s contest between the two teams, and also extends A&M-Commerce’s record of never losing […]

Team Overview Last Season: 5-5, Lone Star Conference North Division Champions Head Coach: Guy Morriss Offense: 2009 Statistics: 24.5 points per game, 76.1 rushing yards per game, 222 passing yards a game. Key Returning Players: OL John Marshall, QB Adam Farkes, RB Marcus Graham, WR Taylor Fore, WR Adam Jones, […]

The Lone Star Conference Council of Presidents gathered Wednesday, Aug. 25 at Texas Women’s University’s Parkland Campus in Dallas to discuss the exit date of the five Oklahoma schools leaving the Lone Star Conference. The Council agreed on a plan that will have all five schools exit the LSC […]

After months of discussion and debate surrounding the future of the Big 12, Pac-10 and numerous other NCAA Bowl Division conferences, the Lone Star Conference will have a shake-up of its own. Three Oklahoma-based schools- Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Southwestern Oklahoma State University and East Central University- are leaving the […]

Coach Scott Wells is not shy about his plans for Commerce High School’s varsity football team. Despite a 1-9 record last year, Wells’s first year with the Tigers, he’s optimistic about their immediate and long-term future. “For me, a successful season is to make the playoffs,” Wells said. “That’s our […]

Volleyball coach Craig Case will be returning to Division II when he takes the reins of A&M-Commerce’s team starting in the fall. He is succeeding Mark Pryor, who coached the Lions to one of their best seasons in recent years last fall. Case said he wants to continue the success […]

As A&M-Commerce students prepare for their final week of classes, The East Texan takes a look back on some of the most newsworthy events of the Spring 2010 semester. Click on a photo to the right to begin the slide show. Use the arrows at the top right or left […]