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Men’s golf earns second place at RRAC championships

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The men’s golf team earned a second place finish out of six programs at the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) Championships. The event was hosted by the University of Houston-Victoria (UHV) at the Victoria Country Club and lasted three rounds.

Head Coach Arnie Martinez commented, “I’m proud of how our guys played. I’ve seen a lot of growth within the team and as individuals. There is still more to be done but I’m very proud of how we responded to an unfortunate first day. It’s tough to play a good team like UHV at their home course but we were up for the challenge. We didn’t execute as efficiently as they did. We talked before the last round, and I challenged them to show me their character by how they played and responded to yesterday. They came out and rose to the occasion by beating UHV on round three. It was good to see them finish off the season that way because they’ve worked hard. Every returning player on our squad understands what’s necessary to be successful in the future. I’m proud of how Oliver Gaisford played. He made the All-Conference team which is a great accomplishment, and he deserves it. We will be preparing for the fall 2023 season tomorrow. Go Saints.”

UHV took home the trophy after shooting 294/284/305=883. The Saints totaled 304/303/299=906 for second place, followed by Texas A&M University-San Antonio at 308/306/310=924, Louisiana College at 318/309/316=943, University of the Southwest at 339/331/358=1028 and Jarvis Christian University at 447/439/436=1322.

The Saints boasted four top 10 individual performances. Oliver Gaisford led the Saints in fourth place at 77/75/72=224. Massimo Garcia followed in sixth place at 76/75/75=226, Brandon Lopez in eighth at 76/75/76=227 and Diego Garcia Hernandez in ninth at 75/78/76=229. Sergio Garcia rounded out the Saints in the 16th spot at 79/81/80=240.

Softball team claims Red River Athletic Conference championship

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The No. 2-ranked OLLU softball team clinched the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) championship on April 22, shutting out LSU-Alexandria (LSUA) in both games of a doubleheader.

The Saints won the first game, 17-0, and the second game, 5-0. OLLU finished the regular season with a 40-4 overall record and a perfect 26-0 mark in the RRAC. OLLU is riding a program record 31-game winning streak.

Three seniors were honored before the first game. Rebecca Dunn, Angela Ramirez and Cassandra Valdez were recognized, and families posed with each senior. All of the Saints 11 seniors returned after the game for special recognition. They include the three mentioned before, plus Kayla Dreese, Jennifer Estrada, Joanna Gonzalez, Ariel Montgomery, Madison Nunn, MacKenzie Purcell ,Caitlin Terrazas and Deandre Vera.

The Saints will compete in the RRAC Tournament from May 4-7. OLLU will host the tournament on campus and on the campus of St. Mary’s University for the first two days. The last two days, games will be held at OLLU.