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In a bizarre and unfortunate event, Terry Bulling was accidentally shot by a teammate while in the Twins’ minor league organization. Surprisingly, that is not the only unique and noteworthy incident for this one-time Twin.

Terry Charles “Bud” Bulling was born December 15, 1952, in Lynwood, California. He grew up in that neighborhood and attended Lynwood High School. After high school, he attended Golden West College in Huntington Beach, where he played baseball, before transferring to California State University, Los Angeles. The Minnesota Twins selected the six-foot-one, 200-pound catcher in the 14th round of the 1974 amateur draft. From there, it soon got a little weird.

Two weeks after reporting to Wisconsin Rapids for his first professional season in 1974, he and some teammates were hanging out at an apartment. One of the players was showing off his gun, which he thought had the safety on. It was not. One of the players accidentally fired the gun, and the bullet hit Bulling. You hear of things like this, but nobody thinks it will happen to them or anybody they know. The bullet hit Bulling’s stomach, intestines, and colon before lodging in his pelvic bone. He was immediately rushed to a hospital where he was patched up, but spent three days in intensive care. Bulling used the rest of the 1974 season to recuperate from the gunshot wound. 

Bulling returned to Class-A Wisconsin Rapids the next two seasons, posting good to great offensive numbers. The right-handed hitter had a .764 OPS in 1975, which increased to .889 in 1976. In 1977, he earned a promotion to Double-A Orlando, where he played well, batting .285/.364/.411 through 67 games. Then fate called. Through a bizarre series of events – a torn knee ligament to the Twins backup catcher Glen Borgmann and a broken finger for the Triple-A catcher – Bulling got the call to the major leagues to help the Twins. 

Like many Minnesota Twins teams, this 1977 team could hit and score runs, but was thin on pitching. They led the American League in runs scored that season while Bulling played only 15 games and received 39 plate appearances. I wish I could say the fairy tale continued and Bulling, the gunshot victim, contributed greatly to the team’s impressive offense, but that was not the case. He had only five hits in 32 at-bats with a single extra-base hit (a double) during his time. That was the end of Bulling’s Twins tenure. In 1978, the Twins’ catchers were healthy. They only needed Butch Wynegar and Glenn Borgmann. Bulling could see the lack of opportunity within the Twins organization, so before the 1979 season, he signed with the Seattle Mariners. 

With his new organization in 1981, Bulling had the opportunity to return to the big leagues. He played 62 games with the Mariners and posted respectable batting numbers, at least for a backup catcher – .247/.341/.305. He performed well enough to stay on the Mariners roster all season as the primary backup catcher and returned in 1982 in that same capacity.

In 1982, Bulling’s appearances were limited. He appeared in only eight games in April and no games the first five days of May. He was a backup catcher whose playing time was irregular. But on May 6, he was inserted into the starting lineup. The timing was fortuitous as it allowed Bulling to become a footnote in baseball history. Bulling would be the man behind the plate for a future Hall of Famer, Gaylord Perry, who was about to do something special. The long-time Giant, who also pitched for eight other teams, was winding down a Hall of Fame career. That day, with journeyman Terry “Bud” Bulling behind the plate, Gaylord Perry went out and beat the Yankees 7-3 to become the 15th member of the 300-win club. Perry had a complete game, allowing three runs on nine hits and one walk.

Notwithstanding Perry’s historic accomplishment, what an opportunity for a backup catcher to get to catch a game like that! And to top off Bulling’s memorable day, he contributed offensively. Bulling had two hits in three at-bats. He had two runs scored and an RBI. Besides Perry, Bulling might have been the player of the game with that performance. 

Well, despite his playing in Perry’s fantastic achievement, Bulling did not stick in the Majors long. Bulling was just not good enough to have a lengthy career. He would continue to play in 1982, appearing in five games in 1983, but then his Major League career was abruptly over.

Bulling finished his MLB career with a batting line of .223/.315/.281 in 138 games and 397 plate appearances. He hit three home runs and had 28 runs batted in. He never played on a noteworthy team. The high-scoring 1977 Twins team finished fourth, and his Mariners teams were simply not as good. 

Terry “Bud” Bulling passed away on March 8, 2014, in Salem, Oregon. He was 61 years old. Unfortunately, I was unable to find much information on Bulling’s life after Major League Baseball.

What a weird combination of noteworthy events for such a part-time ball player, huh? Does anybody recall him playing with the Twins? If so, leave a comment below. If you like looking back at the Twins’ past, check out my previous articles at Twins Daily History.

Sources include Baseball Reference and the Daily Pilot. 


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Chargers’ Anna Roessner named G-MAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week (Dec. 2-8)

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In terms of first impressions, it’s hard to make a better one on the collegiate track and field scene than Hillsdale College freshman Anna Roessner.

Roessner has been awarded the G-MAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week award, the conference office announced on Monday afternoon, after a stunning debut performance at the GVSU Holiday Open. It’s the first G-MAC track and field award to be handed out this season.

All Roessner did in her first-ever collegiate race, a 60 meter dash prelim, was obliterate the old Hillsdale school record of 7.58 held jointly by Kajsa Johansson and Lucy Minning by over two-tenths of a second, and also break the G-MAC record of 7.41 held by past All-Americans Kya Epps of Walsh and Jordan Taylor of Findlay. Her time of 7.36 is currently the fastest time in the nation in NCAA Division II, in the top 10 collegiately regardless of division, and would have placed fourth in the nation at last year’s NCAA DII Indoor Championships.

Roessner proved her time wasn’t a fluke in the final, running a 7.41 to take first in the event, and also ran a solid 200 meter dash, placing third with a respectable opening time of 24.81. Her 60 meter time gives her an excellent chance to be selected for the 2026 NCAA DII Indoor Championships in March at Virginia Beach, and she’ll have plenty of time to try and improve on it throughout the rest of the spring, with several meets in January and February and a very competitive sprint conference in the G-MAC to race against.

The Chargers will next be in action on Jan. 16, coming back from Christmas Break to compete in the Al Campbell Invite hosted by the University of Akron.



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PREVIEW: Montana Awaits the Coyotes in FCS Quarterfinals

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VERMILLION, S.D. — The story continues for the 2025 South Dakota football team, adventuring to the state of Montana for the second-straight FCS Playoffs as they head to Missoula, Montana to battle the No. 3-seeded Montana Grizzlies on Saturday, December 13 in the FCS Quarterfinals from Washington-Grizzly Stadium led by the new South Dakota career passing leader Aidan Bouman
 
The game will televisted on ABC with Roy Philpott (PxP), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline) on the call for the 2025 FCS Quarterfinals. You can listen to the voice of the Coyotes John Thayer on the Coyote Sports Network beginning at 1:30 p.m. (CT) for the pre-game show with former Coyote Gary Culver joining Thayer for the call at 2:30 p.m. (CT).
 













FCS QUARTERFINALS | No. 11-seed SOUTH DAKOTA (10-4, 6-2 MVFC) at No. 3-seed MONTANA (12-1, 7-1 Big Sky)
Date | Time Saturday, December 13 | 1:30 PM (MT) / 2:30 PM (CT)
Location Missoula, Mont. | Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217)
Fan Information Tickets | Parking | Game Day Info
Television ABC – Roy Philpott (PxP), Sam Acho (Analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
Radio Coyote Sports Network (John Thayer, Gary Culver) [KVHT 106.3 FM]
Live Stats NCAA
Game Notes South Dakota | Montana | MVFC | College Pressbox
Digital Program NCAA Program
Social Media @SDCoyotesFB Twitter | #GoYotes | @sdcoyotesfb Instagram | Facebook Facebook

YOTES IN THE FCS PLAYOFFS

  • South Dakota makes their fifth trip to the FCS Playoffs this season (2017, 2021, 2023-25) and third-straight trip.
  • It’s the first trip for head coach Travis Johansen in his first season as head coach, though he’s been a part of four total trips now as defensive coordinator and/or head coach. 
  • Six of the 10 total FCS Playoff games for South Dakota have been played in the DakotaDome, while Saturday’s game at Montana will be the fifth road FCS Playoff game.
  • The Yotes are set to clash with what’s proven to be the most frequent conference in the FCS Playoff with their fourth meeting against a Big Sky school in the playoffs.
  • QB Aidan Bouman is just one of two USD QBs to play in multiple FCS Playoff games (Streveler, 2017). He’s the only QB to throw for 1,000+ yards in the playoffs.
  • South Dakota is undefeated in FCS Playoff games when they score first (4-0), lead at halftime (5-0), force 3+ takeaways (4-0), and/or holds the ball for 30+ minutes of game action (3-0).

 
KEY STORYLINES

  • South Dakota and Montana are set to meet for the 21st time in program history on Saturday with the first-ever meeting in the FCS Playoffs.
  • This season South Dakota is 7-2 when scoring first, 7-0 when leading at halftime, 7-1 when not committing a turnover, 5-0 with a rusher over 150+ yards in the game, and 5-0 with a receiver having 100+ yards in the game.
  • The Yotes are 4-2 against top-25 FCS opponents this season with all four wins coming in the months of November and December.
  • USD had a stretch of not committing a turnover in six-straight games did not commit a turnover in six of the eight MVFC games this season. It’s now eight games this season without a turnover, following the Mercer game (Dec. 6).
  • PACING THE FCS: L.J. Phillips Jr. LEADS the FCS net rushing yards (1,847), fourth in carries (279), fourth in rushing yards per game (131.9), T7th in rushing touchdowns (18), and sixth in yards per carry (6.62).
  • Phillips Jr. has climbed the top-10 single-season all-time list for rushing yards, sitting SECOND entering heading to Missoula. He needs 115 yards to set a new single-season program record.  
  • Phillips Jr. became the 12th Coyote – and third in the Division I FCS era – to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in a single season against Northern Iowa (Oct. 18).
  • Aidan Bouman holds a 32-13 (45 games) record as the starting quarterback at South Dakota and has thrown a touchdown pass in 12 of the 14 games this season with a new season – and career-high five touchdowns in the regular season finale at Southern Illinois.
  • After the Mercer game, Bouman is now the South Dakota career passing yards leader (9,047) and SECOND all-time in career passing touchdowns (66).
  • Bouman has now thrown 11 touchdown passes in the last three games.
  • With 11 100-yard rushing games this season (nine from Phillips Jr., two from Fletcher), South Dakota now has had 78 100-yard rushing games in the Division I FCS era with Phillips Jr.’s 301 yards against Northern Colorado being the Division I single-game record.
  • Walsh (at Lamar), Roman Tillmon (vs. UNC), Nate Ewell (at NDSU; at UNI; vs. UND; at SIU; vs. Drake) are the only three Yotes with 10+ tackles in a game this season with Tillmon (14) now holding the season high.
  • Mikey Munn has been on a tear at cornerback with a career-high two interceptions (x2; vs. Drake, Sept 20; at Mercer, Dec. 6) and leads the team with ten (10) pass-break ups on the season.
  • South Dakota has won 20 of their last 24 MVFC games dating back to the 2023 season.
  • South Dakota is in their 130th season of college football and with their 31st head coach in program history.  
  • Last week, head coach Travis Johansen became the first coach to win double-digit games in their first season as head coach at South Dakota.
  • South Dakota holds an all-time program record of 590-568-35 entering Saturday. In the Division I FCS era, South Dakota has won 96 games (96-108).

 
MONTANA GRIZZLIES

  • Led by Bobby Hauck in his 14th full season in Missoula, he picked up his 150th win leading the Griz with the 50-29 win over South Dakota State last weekend in the Second Round.
  • Montana won their first 11 games of the season before dropping a top-5 clash to in-state rival Montana State to end the regular season and finished with a 11-1 record.
  • Earning the No. 3 national seed, the Griz had a First Round bye before a dominant win over SDSU last time out.
  • The Griz are 2-0 against MVFC teams this season – both games in Missoula – defeating SDSU and North Dakota (24-23 back in September).
  • QB Keali’I Ah Yat has thrown for over 3,500 passing yards this season with 29 touchdowns to help the Griz to their 12-1 mark. He leads an offense that boasts a top-10 FCS passing offense (286.6 yards per game) and top-5 total offense (466.1 yards per game).
  • The defense, however, has struggled to stop opponents’ passing attacks. The Griz sit 115th of 126 FCS programs, allowing 263.6 passing yards per game.

 
SERIES HISTORY

  • South Dakota and Montana have met 20 previous times, with Montana leading the all-time series, 14-6.
  • Montana has won eight-straight games in the series with South Dakota never defeating the Griz since going Division I (0-5).
  • In Missoula, the Griz lead the series 11-3 with the last South Dakota win coming in Montana back in 1965.
  • It marks the fourth Big Sky opponent for South Dakota in the FCS Playoffs (USD, 2-1).
Stay up to date with all things Coyotes by following South Dakota Athletics on Facebook /SDCoyotes, X (Twitter) @SDCoyotes, and Instagram @sdcoyotes
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –  Daimoni Dorsey of B-CU Women’s Basketball and Sha’Nard Walker of B-CU Track & Field have been named Wildcats of the Week for the week of December 1-7, 2025. 

Daimoni Dorsey put together an offensive masterclass in an HBCU Invitational victory over Livingstone College. The senior guard scored a career-high 24 points on an efficient 9-for-15 performance from the field, including four makes on six attempts from three-point range. She also added two rebounds, two assists, and a season-high four steals.

 Sha’Nard Walker set an event record in the 300m to highlight the start of indoor season, Saturday at the Birmingham Indoor Icebreaker at the Birmingham Crossplex. Walker finished first in the 300m with an event-record 33.56.

Each week, The Bethune-Cookman Office of Athletic Communications recognizes one male and one female student-athlete through the Wildcats of the Week award.

This award recognizes student-athletes who have excelled in competition, in the classroom, and in the community over the past week, exemplifying the Championship Culture of Wildcat Athletics. 

2025-26 Wildcats of the Week

December 1-7

W: Daimoni Doresey, Women’s Basketball

M: Sha’Nard Walker, Track & Field

November 24-30

W: Chanelle McDonald, Women’s Basketball

M: Jakobi Heady, Men’s Basketball

November 17-23

W: Jordan Brooks, Women’s Basketball

M: Timmy McClain, Football

November 10-16

W: Shayla Henry, Volleyball

M: Javon Ross, Football

November 3-9

W: Madison Molock, Tennis

M: Arterio Morris, Men’s Basketball

October 27-November 2

W: Amya Jennings, Volleyball

M: Andrew Kiplagat, Cross Country

October 20-26

W: Sthefany Carvalho, Volleyball

M: Jaylen Lewis, Football

October 13-19

W: Melissa Gonzalez, Volleyball

M: N/A (No Men’s Competition this Week)

October 6-12

W: Valencia Butler, Cross Country

M: Andrew Kiplagat, Cross Country

September 29-October 5

W: Amya Jennings, Volleyball

M: Ali Scott Jr., Football

September 22-28

W: Sierra Herndon, Volleyball

M: Javon Ross, Football

September 15-21

W: Zahara El-Zein

M: Maleek Huggins, Football

September 8-14

W: Nola Hemphill, Volleyball

M: Cam’Ron Ransom, Football

September 1-7

W: Reese Wilson, Women’s Golf

M: Stephen Sparrow Jr., Football

August 25 – 31

W: Kaleigh Williams, Volleyball

M: Andrew Kiplagat, Cross Country

For all the latest Bethune-Cookman Athletics news, follow us on Facebook (Bethune-Cookman Athletics), X (@BCUAthletics), Instagram (@BCU_Athletics) and BCUAthletics.com
 



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HONOLULU – Season tickets for the 2026 University of Hawai’i men’s volleyball season go on sale Monday, December 8.  Season tickets may be purchased online at www.etickethawaii.com or at the Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center box office (Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.).
 

The season ticket package includes 17 home matches for 15 dates. UH will open the season with an eight-match homestand beginning with a pair of two-match series against NJIT, Jan. 2 & 4 and Loyola Chicago, Jan. 8 & 9.
 
Hawai’i will then host start-up programs Roberts Wesleyan and Rockhurst in consecutive double-headers, Jan. 14 and 16. Match times are 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. each day. Only one ticket will be distributed per day and will be good for both matches. The 11:00 a.m. match will be considered general admission.
 

Following a 55-day layoff between home matches, UH will host Pepperdine, March 4 & 6, before the OUTRIGGER Invitational, which is considered one of the nation’s premiere in-season tournaments. This year’s field is headlined by nine-time tourney champion UCLA of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in addition to Lewis of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, and Mount Olive of Conference Carolinas. The tournament runs March 12-14 with two matches each day.
 

Hawai’i then begins Big West play and will host UC Santa Barbara, March 27 & 28 and CSUN, April 17 & 18.
 
Single game tickets go on sale Friday, 12/19 at 9am
 
2026 UH Men’s Volleyball Season-Ticket Prices:
Lower Level – (only single seats available)
A,B,C,D, AA, EE, FF,GG,HH (all rows), JJ (rows 1-9) – $400*
Adult E, BB, CC, DD – $325*
Senior Citizen E, BB, CC, DD – $265* 
Youth (ages 4-high school) E, BB, CC, DD – $225*
 
* = Price includes applicable Seat Premiums

Upper Level

Adult – J-BB & HH-Q –  $175

Senior Citizen – J-BB & HH-Q –  $130

Youth (ages 4-high school) – J-BB & HH-Q –  $100

 

Adult – CC-GG & P-K – $150

Senior Citizen – CC-GG & P-K – $115

Youth (ages 4-high school) – CC-GG & P-K – $90 

 

 

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College track and field: Notre Dame’s Haberichter commits to Indian Hills | The Hawk Eye – Burlington, Iowa

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Landry Haberichter always thought he would play baseball when it came time to head off to college.

That was before the Notre Dame High School senior fell in love with track and field.

Haberichter, a two-time state placewinner in the 100-meter dash for West Burlington-Notre Dame, made his decision Saturday when he verbally committed to run track next year at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa.

When push came to shove, Haberichter followed his heart, and passion.

“I am really looking forward to it. Ever since I started to run track in junior high, I’ve loved it,” said Haberichter, who is an all-state outfielder for the Nikes’ baseball team. “My love for track just kept growing with Coach (Corey) Lamm. I love baseball, too. I kept asking myself what do I still love, track or baseball? What do I want to do for the next four years, play baseball or run track? That was my thought process.”

Haberichter finished second in Class 2A in the 100-meter dash as a sophomore, running 11.16 seconds in the finals. He also ran on the Falcons’ 4×100 relay team which was 19th overall in 44.31.

Haberichter came back last year in Class 3A and finished third in the 100 in 10.70 and helped the Falcons finish 20th in the 4×100 in 43.90.

Haberichter decided not to play his senior year of football after playing quarterback for West Burlington-Notre Dame his junior year.

Instead, Haberichter has been focusing on his track training.

“I started running after baseball season because I still wasn’t sure what I was going to do,” Haberichter said. “I was doing lifts for track and baseball. I was running when school started. I was going over to West Burlington or Burlington and running. I lift at either Notre Dame or West Burlington or go to the YMCA. They have a new indoor training facility at Dankwardt Park for the Mudd Dawgs. As an alumni of the Mudd Dawgs, I am using that to train this winter.”

Now that his decision has been made, Haberichter said he is focusing on track in the spring and wants to make one last run at the state tournament in baseball next summer.

“It’s kind of crazy to think about. I love baseball. I grew up around baseball,” Haberichter said. “This will be my last time playing baseball. I’m going to play with all my heart and do my best to help our team get to state. It’s going to be sad when it’s over.”

Indian Hills, coached by Brent Ewing, finished fourth at the NJCAA Outdoor Nationals last spring.

The Warriors were in the spotlight over the summer as former Indian Hills great Kenny Bednarek took silver in the men’s 200-meter dash at the World Championships in Tokyo. Indian Hills alum Tyrice Taylor advanced to the semifinals in the 800.

“I will be ready to compete for Indian Hills,” Haberichter said. “It’s going to be a lot of fun running track this spring. I really want to go get that gold medal this year.”



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