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Auburn Softball Prepares for 2010 Campaign

By Davis Potter / WRITER | January 21

After earning back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances the last two seasons, the Auburn Softball team will look to build on that success in 2010.The Tigers posted a 30-29 record in 2009 and captured a berth in the NCAA Atlanta Regional before being eliminated with a 5-0 loss to Boston University on the final day of regional play.A new spring means a fresh start for the Tigers, and last season's early postseason exit has served as motivation for the 2010 season."Last year, we got pretty far into a regional, but we should've gotten further," said senior pitcher Anna Thompson.

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Auburn Baseball Prepares for Spring 2010

By Ashley Marks / WRITER | January 21

The Auburn Baseball team is gearing up for the spring 2010 season, coming off a 31-25 (11-19 SEC) 2009 season.Junior Hunter Morris is a power hitter coming back this season with experience."We have a good group of older guys, a lot of leadership coming back this year," Morris said.

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Auburn Triumphs Over Northwestern in Outback Bowl

By Nick Van Der Linden / ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR | January 1

In what was arguably one of the most exciting Bowl games of the season, it was Auburn (8-5) do the proper record SEC, whatever that came out on top with a 38-35 overtime thrillerover the Northwestern University Wildcats (8-5) in Raymond James Stadium."People certainly got their money's worth," said Auburn head coach Gene Chizik. "I've been in some wild games, ones that come down to the end numerous times; games where you don't know what is happening. Was he down? Was he not down? This was certainly one of them."

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Auburn Bass Fishing Earns 2nd in Thanksgiving Tournament

By Anna Scheirholz / STAFF WRITER | December 3

For most, fishing is just a relaxing way to spend a Sunday afternoon.The Auburn Bass Fishing Club has a bit more invested in the relaxing activity.Spending the first weekend of Thanksgiving break in Sanford, Fla., the bass fishing club fought for fish and respect in the National Guard FLW College Fishing Southeast Regional on Lake Monroe.They got both.The club had two teams finish in the top five, qualifying them for the national tournament in Knoxville, April 10-12."We did an amazing job," said Richard Peek, recent Auburn graduate and angler in the club.

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Auburn Gymnastics Gears up 2010-11

By Helen Northcutt / INTRIGUE EDITOR | December 3

Auburn Gymnastics head coach Jeff Thompson announced two new gymnasts will join the team next fall.Abigail Habicht and Aliaksandra Tsikhanovich have signed national letters of intent to attend Auburn University and participate in gymnastics in the 2011 season."There is nothing better than putting a lot of time and effort into the recruitment of kids," Thompson said.

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Coach Hawke reflects on first year as head coach

By Emily Beckett/ Staff Writer | December 3

Sydney, Australia, may have kangaroos, boomerangs and a world-famous opera house, but it is missing one important person - Brett Hawke.Hawke left his native city, Sydney, in 2006 and returned to Auburn, his alma mater, to pursue a career in coaching for arguably one of the strongest collegiate swimming and diving programs in the U.S."I think I just wanted to hand back some of the knowledge and information that I have built up over the years as a professional athlete," Hawke said.

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