Rambler Field News Today

This summer, biology major Kelly Meinert, Class of 2024, planted herself at the Temple Ambler Field Station. Thanks to the College of Science and Technology Research Scholars Program, Kelly had the opportunity to work on an independent research project about small invasive plants that can thrive under taller trees’ canopies—at Temple Forest Observatory (TFO). Since a

Many years ago, the Phoenix Ramblers brought Arizona its first state championship in 1940. Now that team is mostly forgotten to history. Superstars Billie Harris and Dot Wilkinson, through the words of Lynn Ames, explain why the Ramblers’ journey is so important to the Valley, to softball history and to women’s sporting history.

Softball legend Dot Wilkinson, now 101, lived for the game, and one of her fiercest on-field rivalries led to her other great love.