For 17 seasons, Sam Walker roamed the sidelines of The University Fieldhouse in Commerce, racking up wins, winning conference championships, and taking teams to the NCAA tournament. Walker was a mainstay in the University community. He had broken Jim Gudger’s record, he had become the standard as far as most wins in a career, but…
After Sam Walker and his Lion squad had the enormous success of the 2004-2005 season, Lion Basketball appeared to be in a rut regarding postseason play. From the 2006-2014 seasons, Walker and his program had done quite a lot. They had 5 winning seasons, 2 second place LSC North finishes, 5 third place finishes and…
This isn’t what you think it is. If you have been listening to the Call The Roll Podcast, and many of you have been and I appreciate it, you will know that I have been talking about how the new facilities that are coming and the future improvements, and how our storied past will help…
The late 1990’s were a rough time for Texas A&M-Commerce in athletics, but during the Fall and Winter, Men’s Basketball was heating up the campus and keeping fans on the edge of their seats, and Paul Peak had built a program that had duplicated the success that the Jim Gudger era teams had. Heading into…
For East Texas A&M Lion Basketball in the late 1990’s, it was a time of change for the Lion program. After 2 years of positive momentum and winning the Lone Star Conference and making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history in 1996, Paul Peak & his Lions the change and went…
For the East Texas A&M Lion Men, it is rare for them to have back to back losing seasons. For Jaret von Rosenberg, it was even more rare to have ANY losing season. The first five seasons, including a COVID shortened ’21 season, Coach Rose was 88-46 with 3 NCAA Tournament Apperances, Two Second Round…
Well, it is not technically the halfway point from a numerical standpoint, but halfway through the season, the ET Women’s Basketball team has shown that have made major improvements from last season, so lets take a deeper look. This year’s record-4-5 through 9 games. Last year’s record-3-6 through 9 games. Now, you may be tempted…
1991 was the end of an era for Men’s Basketball. Jerry Matthews, who had been a vanguard of the Lion Basketball program and guided them to 2 conference titles, decided to ride into the sunset after a Hall of Fame Career as a Football player and Head Basketball Coach at ETSU and also a hall…
Last week I published two different takes on what the future should look like when it comes to Lion Football and whether Clint Dolezel should be a part of it long term. One side is frustrated with losing winnable games, not recruiting the FBS transfer portal the way many in our conference are and feel…
First, a congratulations to the ET Men’s Basketball team for winning their first invitational in the DIvision I era under Coach Jaret Von Rosenberg! Jerry Matthews had been coaching in Commerce for 7 seasons and was heading into his final season, needed something to help him and the entire athletic department at ET. The transition…
The following is written by a group of concerned ETSU alums regarding the status of Lion Football Head Coach Clint Dolezel. It is not written nor endorsed by The Lion Wire or it’s owner. In life there are times where we have to realize that despite good intentions, hopes, and expectations, some things just do…
This is a letter written by a former teammate of Clint Dolezel in support of keeping the coach here at least one more season. The Lion Wire does not endorse the letter. It is simply a fan’s opinon. Dear Lion Fans, I played with Clint Dolezel for 2 seasons at East Texas State, and have…
Who: East Texas A&M Lions Versus Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Where: Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium-Edinburg, TX When: Saturday, November 21, 5 PM Weather: Sunny and 83 @ Kickoff Watch-Listen-Stats- TV-ESPN Plus-https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401767467 Radio-Lion Sports Network Via 88.9 KETR-Charlie Chitwood (Play by Play), Brock Callaway (Color/Analysis) Live Stats-https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=605802&vislive=tame Projected Starters- Starters (Projected)- Offense-Spread QB- Eric Rodriguez,…
Every sport at East Texas A&M has had their “Golden era.” For Football, it was the 1950’s, and to a lesser extent the 1990’s and 2010’s. For Men’s Basketball, it was the 1950’s and 1970’s. For Women’s Basketball it was the 2010’s. For Men’s track, it was the 1960’s. For Men’s Golf, it was the…
Victory Bro got his game face on today. A back and forth affair, but the Lions pull it off and have a chance to finish the regular season with a .500 conference record if they can beat Texas-Rio Grande Valley. Here are the game balls- QB Eric Rodriguez-21/31 for 233 yards and 4 touchdowns passes.…
Who: East Texas A&M Lions Versus Houston Christian Huskies When: Saturday, November 15, 4 PM Where: Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX Weather: 79 and Sunny at Kickoff Watch/Listen/Stats-LIVE AUDIO: Lion Sports Network – KETR 88.9 FM (http://www.ketr.org)LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+ | https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401767466SLC INTERNATIONAL FEED: https://www.southland.org/watch/LIVE STATS: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=605088 Starters (Projected)- Offense-Spread QB-Ron Peace, 6’2, 210 LBS, SR, Malakoff, TX OR Eric…
With the end of the Volleyball season near, I thought it would be a help to celebrate our history of past successes in the Volleyball program and inspire these ladies as they look to wrap up the regular season as well as hosting the Southland Conference tournament. After Kathy Goodlett’s first championship, her 1987 Lion…
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