AMARILLO – Alongside his daughter, former Wayland Baptist basketball player, coach and athletics director Rick Cooper recently was inducted into the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame here. Cooper was inductee No. 198 in the PSHOF’s 65th annual ceremony held Sunday, while inductee No. 199 was Rick and former WBU Flying Queen Janie Denton Cooper’s daughter…
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The Wayland Baptist Athletics Hall of Honor will grow by five this fall when Rosemary Brown Bowser (basketball), Alexey Carvalho (basketball), Johnny Cobb (wrestling), Brett Cook (baseball) and Andrew Williamson (golf) will be inducted into the prestigious group. The induction is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 in McClung University Center. Bowser played for…
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The Wayland Baptist Flying Queens have signed Linda Brice, a 5-foot-7 combo guard from Coweta, Okla. Brice joins the Flying Queens after playing at Frank Phillips College in Borger and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in Miami, Okla. “Linda Brice is dynamic scorer who plays a high octane style. Her ability to score at multiple levels will…
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Wayland Baptist University has joined the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), enhancing its current membership within the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Sooner Athletic Conference. Established in 1968, “the NCCAA uses intercollegiate athletics to further the Great Commission and is committed to equipping student-athletes and coaches to make a positive impact…
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Student-athletes in basketball dominated major awards – including Jenna Cooper-Jackson and Parrish Hewitt earning the prestigious Roscoe Snyder Award – when Wayland Baptist handed out accolades at its spring awards ceremony Monday night in the McClung University Center. Not only did Cooper-Jackson and Hewitt earn recognition as the top senior student-athletes, basketballers Kaitlyn Edgemon and…
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The Wayland Baptist Flying Queens have announced the signing of three high school seniors: Peyton North, Karleigh Gutierrez and Bobbie Fouquet. North played at Lubbock Cooper High School, helping the Lady Pirates to the Class 5A state championship game. According to Flying Queens head coach Jason Cooper, North is a “quick and skilled shooting guard with…
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