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Roundtable: North Texas athletics 2015-2016 year in review

Editor’s Note: The North Texas Daily sports staff steps back and takes a look at the entire academic year for North Texas athletics, spanning from August 2015 to May 2016.

Four track and field athletes ready for opportunity to compete at NCAA tournament

Reece Waddell | Senior Staff Writer @ReeceWaddell15 Head track & field coach Carl Sheffield made a bold prediction coming into the 2016 season, saying the Mean Green would double the

Behind the mascot

Austin Jackson | Staff Writer @a_jack17 After a celebratory stanky-leg-dab combo, sweat pours into blue eyes as they beam through the skinny mesh sliver in Scrappy’s bright yellow beak. The

Tennis team finds positive outlook after season ends in C-USA Semifinals

Courtney Anderson | Staff Writer @CPaigeA23 After dominating the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the first round 4-1 and sweeping Louisiana Tech University in the second round 4-0, the

North Texas Cheer hopes to uses third place finish in Daytona to improve with new talent and fifth-year seniors

Nealie Sanchez | Staff Writer @NealieSanchez The North Texas Cheer team placed third out of 18 teams in the National Cheerleaders Association Daytona competition in a new division this year, marking

Head football coach Littrell hoping to turn Mean Green around

Reece Waddell | Senior Staff Writer @ReeceWaddell15 It did not take long for Mean Green students, fans and even football players to begin drawing comparisons between fictional football coach Eric

North Star Dragway provides racing outlet and entertainment opportunity to Denton

Nealie Sanchez | Staff Writer @NealieSanchez Deep in the heart of North Texas, many people enjoy going to the speedway to watch a race just as much as they enjoy

Sport psychology program reaching into psyche of Denton athletes

Alex Lessard | Associate Sports Editor @alexjlessard When evaluating how much mental strength it takes to be successful in sports, MLB Hall of Famer Yogi Berra made things simple. “Baseball

Softball in danger of missing hometown conference tournament next month

Clay Massey | Staff Writer @Clay_FC With nine conference games remaining and a (3-12) record in conference play, North Texas softball sits dead last in Conference-USA. The Mean Green must

Tennis team hoping for success in Thursday’s conference tournament

Courtney Anderson | Staff Writer @CPaigeA23 The North Texas tennis team finished its regular season last weekend, improving its overall record to 11-9. As a result, the women earned the