Cardinals

Cardinal View

Looking to explore Lamar University? Look no further than Cardinal View – an event scheduled Saturday, March 4, beginning at 9 a.m. that allows prospective students, friends, and families to really see what student life can be like at Lamar.

Cardinal take flight

Lamar University Class of ’12 and ’13 alumni Fred R. Vernon II started welding while still a student at Memorial High School in Port Arthur and, for a while, it looked like the industrial sector was where he would ultimately earn his bread and butter.

Sports Shorts: Lamar Cardinals

Femke Tjon-A-Joe has transferred to Lamar University from Western Michigan for her senior year of eligibility. “The transfer portal is the direction of collegiate athletics,” said women’s tennis head coach David Wong. “As coaches, we have to be able to adapt to the changing landscape.

Sports shorts: Lamar Cardinals

On Saturday, May 7, Lamar baseball will honor three of their icons in Jim Gilligan, David Bernsen and Kevin Millar. Food, live Zydeco music and fun begins at noon followed by the ceremony at 1:45 p.m. The first pitch between the Cardinals at UT Rio Grande Valley begins at 2 p.m.

Alumni appreciation

All Lamar University Alumni are invited to support LU Athletics and celebrate Alumni Appreciation Day as the Cards’ men’s basketball team takes on the Abilene Christian Wildcats on Saturday, Jan. 29. Tip-off is at the Montagne Center, 4401 S MLK Jr. Pkwy. in Beaumont, at 3 p.m.

Sports Shorts: December 23, 2021

  High School Football State Championship scores 6A Div. I: North Shore 17, Duncanville 10 6A Div. II: Westlake 40, Guyer 21 5A Div. I: Paetow 27, College Station 24 (OT) 5A Div. II: South Oak Cliff 23, Liberty Hill 14 4A Div. I: Stephenville 38, Austin LBJ 21 4A Div.

Sports Shorts: December 9, 2021

Racquetball Southeast Texas natives David Malain of Beaumont and Glen Childers Jr. of Orangefield won the 2021 Winter Splat Racquetball Tournament held in McKinney, Texas. Malain and Childers won five matches to earn the first-place medals.