Posted by cesis on August 31, 2007
August 31, 2007
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Sterling makes strides in final scrimmage
A funny thing happened on the way to Baytown Sterling’s football scrimmage at Pasadena Dobie Thursday evening.
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Dayton football stadium receives facelift
They say that football is king in Texas and the new high school stadiums that are being built, make it hard to argue.
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Ranger receiver looking for turnaround
In an otherwise dismal 2006 season for the Sterling offense, Manasah Davis shined.
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Dayton football stadium receives facelift
They say that football is king in Texas and the new high school stadiums that are being built, make it hard to argue.
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Zero Week: Laredo Cigarroa Toros (0-0) @ Alice Coyotes (0-0)WHEN: Friday, Aug. 31 WHERE: Memorial Stadium LAST WEEK: Alice scrimmaged Ray, Cigarroa scrimmaged C.C. Carroll LAST YEAR: Alice 23, Cigarroa 12
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Lady Coyotes to host 16-team tournament here (Alice)
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Blackcats open against St. Pius X
The Blackcats will open the season Friday night with an out-of-town game against St. Pius X.
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This time it means something - Senior offensive tackle Luke Poehlmann knows he’s going to have his hands full Friday night when he and the Brenham Cubs open their season against the Nederland Bulldogs at Reliant Stadium.
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Panthers look for new beginning - To say it’s a new day for Burton Panther football this season is something the players and fans have been hearing a lot in the recent past.
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Lady ’Dogs do well in tourney – The Eustace Lady Bulldogs ran their record to 7 wins in 9 tries during last week’s competition.
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Matadors host No. 6 Madison
SEGUIN — Seguin football coach Jim Carson isn’t one who searches for outside motivation.
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Permian blows out Lubbock High, 69-14 - LUBBOCK – As of Thursday night, the Odessa Permian High School football team has a new scoring record. The Panthers jumped out on the Lubbock High Westerners early and went on to win a 69-14 non-district victory Thursday night at Lowrey Field.
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Lobos ready to embark on second varsity season – Last year, Lehman High started the school’s varsity football history off with a win in the season opener over Johnston.
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WHS sweeps past Hays – Hays head volleyball coach Michael Kane doesn’t like excuses.
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Marion hosts Randolph in opener
MARION — This Friday at Bulldog Stadium, a familiar face will be standing on the sidelines when Marion opens the season against Randolph.
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Seguin, Marion, Lifegate all win
GUADALUPE COUNTY — Perhaps the resurgence of the Seguin volleyball program is occurring.
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Falcons, Warriors face for first time
SEGUIN — As the season progresses, Lifegate football coach John Rabon could be a scouting source for teams competing in TAPPS six-man District 4-Division I.
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Billies out to avenge last year’s loss to NB
Last year’s season-opening, 47-21 spanking New Braunfels put on Fredericksburg is something Billies will take into tonight’s rematch.
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Seasoned SV faces The Woodlands again
Ranked Rangers begin season with veteran group against the Highlanders, who lost several top hands on offense and all but one starting defender.
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Panthers ready to prove their worth – This is probably Midlothian’s last season to compete in class 4A as the Blue Crew can expect to move up to class 5A next season.
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Some Stingarees still think decal is cursed
TEXAS CITY — After dropping an old helmet logo and suddenly earning a winning season, the Stingarees are beginning to suspect the sticker was cursed.
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Santa Fe to give stadium new title tonight
SANTA FE — The Indians football stadium will bear the name of Joe Raitano tonight — the school’s head football coach in the 1970s.
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Game Time (Galveston County)
Here’s a breakdown of tonight’s high school football match-ups.
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Rams eye successful start to new season
While it’s not fair to call a team a “one-man show”, that may be the case when it comes to Del Rio’s opponents Friday night.
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Football countdown 2007: No. 1 Montwood
The Montwood Rams are going to know where they stand very quickly this season — and that’s exactly the way coach Chuck Veliz wants it.
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Brains and Brawn…
The 2007 Alto Yellowjacket football team has great expectations. Not only is the team loaded with good athletes and ranked first in the state of Texas, but the team’s leaders also lead in the classroom. Linebacker Clayton Scott is on pace to become the valedictorian for the Class of 2008, while quarterback Lance Low is on pace to be salutatorian.
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Indians to launch air raids this season
Strong showing at Paris scrimmage renews optimism for 2007
Randy Copeland leans back in his office chair, and tries to hold back a smile. “Ask me when we play Whitehouse,” he says, eyes sparkling, the smirk turning into a toothy grin. “October 5.
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Young Guns
Why youth may be Jacksonville’s key - It’s those fateful words that make many football fans cringe, “Looks like it will be a rebuilding season.” Rebuilding seasons are a concept that Jacksonville fans are not used to, either.
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Eagles hit the road, face Mabank Friday
Rusk will play six road games this season
Six months of off-season training, several weeks of seven-on-seven, working to stay in shape over the summer, three weeks of twoa days and two scrimmages have all built up for the Rusk Eagles’ season opener against the Mabank Panthers Friday.
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Lady Jackets prep for tourney – After a week of rest for the Lady Jackets, the team will travel to San Marcos for the 2007 CenturyTel Ragin’ Rattler Tournament Friday and Saturday.
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Football in the forecast-By playing the first high school football game in South Texas, King and Gregory-Portland had one less day than usual to prepare for tonight’s season opener at Wildcat Stadium. Daily thunderstorms throughout the week made the situation even worse, forcing …
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UIL drops ball as football begins –DALLAS — High school football season in Texas kicks off this week with 491 games and still not one player tested for steroids by the state. And when that’ll finally happen remains unclear. But the Houston lawmaker who wrote the …
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Calallen sweeps through tri-match - The Calallen volleyball machine rolls on. A couple of returning playoff teams were the Wildcats’ latest victims, as Calallen swept both Class 5A King and Class 4A Beeville in non-district play Tuesday night at Calallen High School. Wildcats volleyball coach …
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Beeville falls to Calallen, tops King - After winning the Floresville Tournament recently, the Beeville volleyball team went after a couple of the area’s heavyweights Tuesday night in non-district play. Beeville — which fell to Calallen in last year’s Class 4A area playoffs — dropped its opener …
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Calallen, Refugio top area polls - Calallen and Refugio enter the 2007 football season as the top big- and small-school teams in South Texas. The Wildcats and Bobcats were near unanimous choices with six first-place votes each. Ray, the No. 2 team behind Calallen, and Ingleside, …
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Frost, Wortham ready for fresh starts – To say district play for Wortham last year was brutal might be an understatement.
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Posted by cesis on August 30, 2007
August 29, 2007
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Bel Air to play at Las Cruces today
Bel Air will be without one of its main weapons today when it takes on Las Cruces High in Las Cruces on the opening day of the 2007 high school football season in Texas and New Mexico. Running back Derreck Gutierrez, who ran for 1,200 yards last year, injured his knee in a scrimmage last week against Chapin last week.
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Football countdown 2007: No. 1 Montwood
The Montwood Rams are going to know where they stand very quickly this season — and that’s exactly the way coach Chuck Veliz wants it.
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Carthage takes down Lady Lions
Henderson coach Jennifer Green knows her team can fight back against opponents.
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Houston area boasts outstanding high school talent — Strartford quarterback Andrew Luck and Cy-Fair running back Sam McGuffie are two of the area’s biggest names, but there are several other players waiting to join them in the limelight. READ STORY
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It’s game time
Last year, the Livingston Lions came into the 2006 season opener on a mission. They wanted to do away with a 51-game losing streak. They did just that. This year, the Bulldogs of Jasper want to start a new one for the Lions.
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Some things just don’t change
Barbay readies for 25th year at helm in Newton. Being a business major in college, Thomas Brooks knew there was a bigger challenge out there for him. “After about two years into it, I started think if this was what I really wanted to do for the rest of my life,” Brooks said. “I talked to my academic counselor and he asked me what I liked and I told him football.
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New face, same pace for Allen For the first time in his four years as Allen’s coach, Tom Westerberg will begin a season without Casey or Nathan Dick starting at quarterback.
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Captain in command Southwest finds itself meeting high expectations, thanks in part to Porschae Wynn’s emotional lead.
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Eagles remain solid favorite in 23-2A
When you talk about District 23-2A, the district championship talk normally ends with the Newton Eagles. This year should be no different. Newton returns 12 starters from last year’s 8-3 squad and appears prime to continue their run as the best in this Class 2A district.
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Westerners anxious to test new offense vs. Mojo
umbers are a constant struggle at Lubbock High. But the numbers head football coach Mike Speck saw coming up through the system weren’t going to fit the Westerners’ offensive scheme.
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Plains volleyball beats Estacado in four games
PLAINS – Brittany Johnson and Unisha McNeal each had 12 kills for the Estacado volleyball team late Tuesday night, but the Lady Matadors lost to Plains, 25-20, 20-25, 25-18, 25-23.
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The Bonham Lady Warriors will travel to Frisco on Thursday, August 30 for the first day of the Frisco Varsity Tournament.
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Lehman suffers road loss Luling dropped the first game, then rallied for three convincing victories over Lehman High, defeating their visitors from north Hays County by scores of 23-25, 25-9, 25-21 and 25-18.
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Hays, Wimberley fare well at Fraulein Fest – Westlake High, San Marcos’ district rival and the No. 2 ranked team in the state’s 5A rankings, took home the Fraulein Volleyfest title this weekend by sweeping New Braunfels 25-15, 25-17.
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Buckeyes start season
There have been a lot of firsts for the Gilmer Buckeyes’ football team in their seven seasons under head coach Jeff Traylor. …[Read Full Story]
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Coogs coach ready for his debut
LA MARQUE — Chris Jones will coach his first game as a Cougar against Port Neches-Groves at 5 p.m. Friday at Reliant Stadium.
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Gators seek big win at old stadium
DICKINSON — The Gators’ new stadiums isn’t ready for the season’s first game, but they hope to send the old one out in winning fashion.
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Wildcats not guessing this time around
LEAGUE CITY — Clear Creek says they won’t be fooled by Klein Forest’s blitz as the teams open the season against each other agian.
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Cougarettes sweep Tivy in 3
Area volleyball: Miller’s serves, kills help spark Canyon; NB falls in rematch against Westwood
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Scrimmage brings injuries, disappointment
The Rams are eager to start playing this season, especially if that means saying goodbye to their offseason scrimmages.
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Chisum’s Wright bounces back from injury
Almost a year ago Friday, Chisum tailback Keithrus Wright was at the crossroads of his football career.
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Blackcats open against St. Pius X
The Blackcats will open the season Friday night with an out-of-town game against St. Pius X.
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Sharkettes hold eight-win streak
he Sharkettes are 8-0 to start the season and picked up a trio of wins.
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Delayed Gratification - After waiting several months for the start of the 2007 high school football season, Brownsville ISD has asked fans to wait one more day….
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Heat fails to slow down Yellow Jackets tennis – Temperatures creeped up to triple digits Tuesday afternoon and the Yellow Jackets tennis team kept things hot on the court as they took 19 straight matches against Everman in the season opener.
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Classic matchups kick off tonight - Graham coach Brad McCoy loves the concept of the GoFridayNight.com Champions Classic. It’s just the end result he would like to change.
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Posted by cesis on August 29, 2007
August 29, 2007
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Questions at quarterback - Abilene High coach Steve Warren wants to make one thing perfectly clear — there is no quarterback controversy.
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Quinlan Ford tops Hornets, 2-1 The Athens Hornets got a passing grade from third-year head coach Jim Wommack after their 2-1 scrimmage loss Friday night to Quinlan Ford.
Barely.
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Too Much Red - Despite not having their best player, the Harlingen High Lady Cardinals were still too much for the Porter Cowgirls in non-district volleyball action Tuesday night….
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Lady Owls go from ‘worst to first’ in tourneyAfter a rough Friday of finishing second in their pool and losing a crossover match to Canyon, the Joshua Lady Owls found themselves entering bracket play as the No. 8 seed, the lowest seed in the gold bracket, in the Lu Allen Memorial Volleyball Tournament.
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Football countdown 2007: No. 3 Coronado
After a 9-2 season in which they lost to Amarillo Tascosa in the Division 2 bi-district game, the Coronado Thunderbirds are looking to regroup and make another strong run in District 1-5A.
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UIL’s new plan will mean big changes - Realignment theorists, start your engines. Because you have a lot on you plate these days when it comes to the University Interscholastic League’s latest proposal on the subject. Full story
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Rookie coach aims to keep up Foster’s success — For a relatively young volleyball team like Foster, there’s no quicker way to mature than facing powerhouses like Magnolia in premier preseason events such as last week’s Spring Branch ISD Tournament. READ STORY
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‘It’s always a tough process’ - Huntsville football coach Mitchell Coey made some tough decisions this week.
After viewing — and reviewing — the tapes from the Hornets’ scrimmage with Conroe, Coey and his coaching staff made a few tough calls. The coach then explained his decisions to the players who were affected.
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Lady Hornets make it six in a row - With each match, the Huntsville volleyball squad continues to get better and better.
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Hill named Frenship’s starting QB
At most schools, having a returning senior back in the mix who led a team to the state semifinals as a junior would squash any talk about who starts at quarterback. But as good as Matt Hill was for Frenship last year, he wasn’t supposed to start under center in 2007
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Fresh off tourney title, Monterey hosts dual
The Monterey volleyball team won’t have too much time to celebrate its first tournament victory since 1998.
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Marshall spikers fall in marathon matches
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Tigers show passion, perseverance versus Giddings
Sealy football fans who expected the Tigers to transition from a 2-8 team to state power overnight got a dose of reality after last Thursday’s scrimmage with 3A No. 1 Giddings. In two hours of play the Buffaloes dominated the Tigers in almost every facet of the game.
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Whitesboro Lady Cats slip by Celina in five
The Whitesboro Lady Cats spotted Celina a two-game lead and then roared back to win three games in a row to claim the match.
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Surgery not enough to keep Peña away - SAN BENITO — Over the years, people have learned not to underestimate San Benito head coach…
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Volleyball: Argyle rallies, outlasts Liberty ARGYLE – As the Argyle Lady Eagles huddled before the fifth and decisive game Tuesday against Liberty Christian, head coach Clark Oberle was brutally honest with his team. After Argyle rolled to wins in Games 1 and 2, the Lady Eagles allowed Liberty Christian to snatch back the momentum in winning Games 3 and 4, and Oberle explained the situation.
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Central netters finish fifth in Plano tourney - The Central High School tennis team opened its 2007 fall schedule with a fifth-place finish at the Highland Park Invitational in Plano on Saturday
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Running into a tough field - Fort Worth-area runners had a banner year in 2006. At last fall’s UIL state meet, squads from this area brought home four team medals, including two state titles. Carroll’s Colby Lowe won the Class 5A boys individual crown, and four other athletes earned individual medals. Much of last year’s top talent is back, and there is much more in the wings, waiting for a chance to shine. Here is a guide to this year’s area cross country action:
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Happy homecoming: Temple wallops Waco in home-opening sweep
Susie Hughlett stressed the importance of serves in practice Monday.So when her Temple volleyball team began its home opener Tuesday against Waco with a service error followed by a serve receive error, she started to worry.
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Improved Belton too much for Salado
BELTON – When Allison Taylor took over as volleyball coach at Belton last season, she hoped to bring enthusiasm back to the Lady Tigers’ program.
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RSS V-ball improves to 11-1
At the beginning of the season, Sterling head coach Nadine Horne said that the Lady Rangers would surprise people.
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Posted by cesis on August 28, 2007
August 28, 2007
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Picking up steam: Lady Hornets roll to title – EUSTACE — The Athens Lady Hornet volleyball teams could have been mistaken for an 18-wheeler or a steamroller this past weekend.
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Wildcats struggle in second scrimmage CROCKETT — Palestine head coach Glen Tunstall wanted to prepare his Wildcats with a pair of tough preseason scrimmages. Tunstall and Palestine got that tough scrimmage Friday night when the Wildcats squared off against Crockett…
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Westwood gains knowledge after dual scrimmage – After a successful scrimmage against Eustace last week, the Westwood Panthers set their eyes are two more formidable opponents — Alto and Corrigan-Camden — Thursday evening.In last season’s dual scrimmage, Westwood dominated Corrigan-Camden but struggled to hold down Alto’s offense.
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Prestonwood senior will play with USA Baseball squad
Prestonwood Christian senior Jordan Swagerty, a multiple-position player, has been selected to play for USA Baseball’s junior national team.
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Cubs glad to be outside AP’s top 10 rankings - The Brenham High School football team, fresh off a Class 4A Region III semifinal appearance last season, will open this year outside of the Associated Press preseason poll.
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Lions start season at No. 10 in AP poll
With 27 lettermen — including seven offensive and seven defensive starters — returning from last year’s 7-7 squad that advanced to the Class 4A Division II state quarterfinals, the Brownwood Lions find themselves ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press Class 4A preseason high school football poll, which was released Sunday.
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Lady Lions third in challenger
After placing third in the challenger bracket at the Justin Northwest tournament Saturday, Alex Williams (14) and the Brownwood Lady Lions will host Lampasas in their home opener at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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Cleburne teams fare well in meets – Saturday morning was a good day for running, Cleburne girls’ coach Randy Allen said. But the course was one of the most difficult the girls have ever seen.
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Lady Jackets secure place in tourney – A 14-25, 18-25 loss to Randall in the Northwest Tournament isn’t getting head coach Floyd Rogers and the Lady Jackets down.
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Refugio leads way for locals in H.S. Poll -The Coastal Bend hasn’t been home to a football state champion in 25 years. The last team to bring home the big trophy is off to a good start to breaking that drought — at least in the preseason polls.
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Tennis teams host opening matches
Tennis anyone. Del Rio played host to John Jay and Stevens High School Saturday morning at the Del Rio High School Tennis courts.
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Football countdown 2007: No. 4 Parkland
Much of the talk around District 2-4A high school football is that Canutillo is the favorite going into the 2007 season. For Parkland senior Ricardo Dorman, it’s just that — talk.
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5 high school games to watch - Montwood vs. Mayfield Thursday, Sept. 6, Field of Dreams, Las CrucesIt’s El Paso vs. Las Cruces, Part 2.
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4 high school players to watch - Esteban Reyes, San Elizario Position: Quarterback.Size: 5-foot-8, 190 pounds.Class: Senior.Notes: Passed for 1,000 yards as sophomore; hurt in ‘06
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Capsules: District 1-3A - ANTHONY Coach: Gary Rundell (fifth season). 2006 record: 5-4, 2-4 in District 1-3A. Last year’s playoff results: n/a. Full story
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Capsules: District 2-4A - Canutillo Coach: Scott Brooks (ninth season). 2006 record: 6-4. Last year’s playoff results: n/a. Returning starters (offense/defense): 6/11. Full story
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Capsules: District 1-4A - Andress Coach: Allan Sepkowitz (33rd season). 2006 record: 9-3. Last year’s playoff results: Bi-district winner; lost to Planview in area round. Full story
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Capsules: District 1-5A - AMERICAS: Coach: Rick Miller (second season). 2006 record: 6-5, 5-3 in District 1-5A. Last year’s playoff results: Lost to Lubbock Monterey 40-14 in the Class 5A Division 1 bi-district playoff round. Full story
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Chapel Hill second at North Hopkins tourney
The Chapel Hill Lady Red Devils (10-4) won second place at the North Hopkins volleyball tournament that began Thursday and ended Saturday.
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1st season of football leads to 1st injury
It was Aug. 10, the last day of two-a-days for the Brazosport Christian Eagles. So far everything had been progressing nicely.
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Alvin team eyes better season in 6-man play
Football came to Living Stones Christian School in Alvin for the first time last year, but it wasn’t the kind the Lions were used to.
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Chisum’s Wright bounces back from injury
Almost a year ago Friday, Chisum tailback Keithrus Wright was at the crossroads of his football career.
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Lady Pats lose in final to Commerce
The Commerce Lady Tigers rallied from eight down in Game 2 to defeat Prairiland Saturday afternoon in the 13th annual Chisum Volleyball Tournament.
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NL uses tune-up as stepping stone
It didn’t end the way the North Lamar Panthers wanted Friday night at R.L. Maddox Stadium against the Sanger Indians.
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UHS football teams have had success in those years ending with the digit 7
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Coyotes to prepare for season home opener
Tomorrow at the Uvalde High School practice field, the Uvalde Coyotes will begin to prepare for their first regular-season opponent of the 2007 Texas high school football season.
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South Plains places three teams in poll
DALLAS – The high school football season begins this week, and three South Plains teams will start the year with a state ranking.
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Q&A: Boerne QB Chuck Thornally
The Greyhounds’ quarterback has assumed a leadership role this season in his team’s pass-happy, no-huddle offense.
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Local girls run in New York - Ten Hopkins County high school girls who are members of Camp New York Running Club returned from camp on Aug. 5 after eight days of running in New York City and in the Catskill Mountains, which are 100 miles north of NYC.
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Namesakes – Fathers pass names, football greatness down to sons - William Shakespeare once wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Here’s betting old Willie never strapped on a helmet and shoulder pads, and he sure didn’t know anything about West Texas high school football.
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ECISD to vote on Ratliff renovations - Ector County Independent School District trustees are expected to approve renovation bids for Ratliff Stadium on Tuesday….
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Posted by cesis on August 27, 2007
August 27, 2007
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Carroll again No. 1 in poll - Guess who’s No. 1 — yet again. Southlake Carroll will start another year as the projected team to beat in Class 5A, as the Dragons easily secured the preseason No. 1 ranking for fourth straight season in The Associated Press poll released Sunday.
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Brazoswood looks to improve on last year.
Brazoswood head football coach Dean De Atley called last year’s postseason run “the biggest thing in the last 20 years to happen” for the Bucs.
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Davenport wins Santa Fe quarterback job
SANTA FE — Junior Jordan Davenport has been named the starting quarterback for the Santa Fe High School football team.
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Stings’ Randall dropping nice guy attitude
TEXAS CITY — His teammates may call him ‘teddy bear’, but Demonte Randle’s coaches plan to turn the Sting lineman into a grizzly this season.
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Bulldogs pound on Jackets
SAN ANTONIO — Last week, Marion was the team giving up all the big plays.
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Indians’ scrimmage answers questions - MESQUITE — Waxahachie suited up against an opponent for the first time Friday and head coach David Ream was pleased with the results.
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Bridging the Generation Gap
EARLY — Ask Verna Maye Blackwell why Robbie Tindol, of all the Early High School football coaches, was able to end the Longhorns’ 47-year playoff drought. Without hesitating, Verna Maye goes back to when she met Tindol — Nov. 11, 2005 — the day before Tindol coached Early in its first playoff game since 1958.
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ZERO WEEK King at Gregory-Portland Thursday, Aug. 30 The Mustangs and Wildcats have played the first game in South Texas since 2004, a series G-P leads 3-0. With realignment likely to end the matchup, this might be King’s last chance … FULL STORY »
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Runners return from injury in winning form - Area cross country runners Alexis Milan and Harmon McClanahan have had their share of injuries in the past. The Carroll senior, Milan, and the Gregory-Portland senior, McClanahan, are happier and healthier this season, however. They both showed as much Saturday, …
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Houston H.S. football standout killed -A Houston-area high school football standout who had orally committed to play at the University of Oklahoma next year was shot to death at an apartment complex in Harris County on Friday. Police arrested a 19-year-old Louisiana man and charged …
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Cross-country teams look to continue winning
It’s hard to top what Del Rio High School’s cross-country teams have done under coach Ric Smith.
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A host of city teams have new guys at QB
Take a look around El Paso high schools, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a returning marquee quarterback. The city’s top five quarterbacks –Hanks’ Omar Garcia, Chapin’s Mike Foran, Montwood’s Gabe Flores, Del Valle’s Mark Muzio and Horizon’s Franky Baquera — all graduated.
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Riverside keeps its high expectations
Riverside High School’s first-year head football coach Jimmy Calderon doesn’t need to be reminded for the umpteenth time that he’s replacing a city legend in coach Tom Work.
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According to coach Laura Helm, the Graham Lady Blues played one of their better matches of the season Tuesday at the Graham High School gym. The Lady Blues passed well, covered well and were in the right places in transition throughout the entire match.Full Story
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Line play can make, break Steers – When the starting offensive line has five returning starters, six returning players and almost a dozen players that can play, it comes as no surprise that Graham High School offensive line coach Brian Hodnett is excited to start the season.Full Story
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Clay’s Corner – Another season begins in North Texas
It’s been a fun trip around the area this week. I’ve talked with a lot of coaches and ingested a lot of information. It’s been put to paper now and will be released in The Graham Leader’s Fall Sports Preview next week. Here are some thoughts from some of the schools I’ve visited.Full Story
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North Shore hopes to cure its ills in playoff football — The North Shore Mustangs keep rolling through the regular season — and falling short in the playoffs. The players believe they’ve figured out a way to get a little further this fall. READ STORY
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Hornets wake up … play well – With a bone-jarring hit, Huntsville’s Kirby Ennis woke up the rest of his teammates. And once the Hornets came to life, they played two impressive periods in a scrimmage game against Conroe on Friday night at Bowers Stadium.
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Tigers fail to score in scrimmage - COLDSPRING — With less than a week before the start of a new season, the Trinity Tigers traveled to Coldspring to scrimmage the Trojans on Friday evening. Although the Tigers were outscored 3-0 in touchdowns by their District 22-3A opponent in the set scrimmage portion, head coach Robert Davis’ squad responded by shutting out the Trojans in a scoreless half of actual game action.
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Dogs looking sharp — For three weeks now, New Waverly’s football team has practiced and trained in the sweltering 100 degree August heat. All of the hard work seems to be paying off as the Bulldogs on Thursday had the look of a conditioned, well-oiled machine in their scrimmage against the Hull-Daisetta Bobcats.
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Monterey claims first tourney since ‘98
WOLFFORTH – Monterey outlasted Cooper and Frenship in a pair of close matches on Saturday to win the Frenship Volleyball Tournament.
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Coronado runners finish strong
AMARILLO – Coronado cross country runners Matt Kutugata, Donovan Torres and Lyndsie Jacobs each had top-three finishes on Saturday at the season-opening Tascosa Invitational at Thompson Park.
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Paris tops Prosper in Tri-County Volleyball Tournament finals -Talent runs so deep on the Paris team that the Lady Wildcats can be very good even without Angela Robinson on the floor. When the high-flying Robinson is connecting, though, Paris can be scary good. The Lady Wildcats put away a solid Prosper team 25-13 in game two to sweep the tournament finals.
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The Monitor’s Preseason Top 10: No. 4 Harlingen High
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Lady Mustangs romp at Spikefest — While some teams try to gauge themselves against other squads during tournament play, others…
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Maidens plagued by ‘sloppy’ play - The season was already a roller-coaster ride for the Lake View High School volleyball team. That roller coaster went through another series of ups and downs on Saturday, as the Maidens struggled again with sloppy play in the Bronze Division of the Nita Vannoy Memorial Invitational Volleyball tournament.
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Snakes show progress at Laredo – The San Marcos Rattlers displayed a vast amount of improvement in their second scrimmage of the season, outscoring Laredo-Alexander eight touchdowns to four at Laredo ISD’s Student Activity Center. ….more>>
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VOLLEYBALL NOTES – Three years ago, Sonya Van Gilder left a stout volleyball program she built at Fort Worth Wyatt because her husband was transferred to Lubbock
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Copperas Cove earns AP No. 1 ranking
DALLAS – The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs are No. 1 – at least according to the pre-season Associated Press poll released Sunday.
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Lady Tigers make home debut Friday in tournament play - After two road losses to start the season, Terrell’s Lady Tigers will be hoping the home court advantage pays off when they host their owntournament Friday and Saturday at the TISD Athletic Complex.
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Sterling football gets its first test - Sterling took its first steps toward the regular season in a scrimmage that could be described as the bad, the ugly and the good.
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Preseason ends for area football teams - The countdown to the regular season began for most area football teams Friday night.
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Crosby wins title of Anahuac Tournament
Crosby’s Lady Cougars had a job to do and they weren’t about to let a slow start keep them from it.
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Posted by cesis on August 25, 2007
August 25, 2007
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Reporter-News Preseason Poll — No. 2 - Here are the next three teams to crack our preseason top 10 polls, as voted upon by the AR-N sports staff. Full story »
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Final scrimmage at hand for Hornets – The Athens High School coaching staff found plenty of things to like in the Hornets’ 3-0 scrimmage win over Mexia.
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Scrimmage yields mixed reviews for Cubs - ROUND ROCK — Brenham’s final preseason scrimmage against the Round Rock Westwood Warriors yielded mixed results Friday morning at Round Rock ISD Stadium.
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Going the Distance - Early’s John Moore (22) pulls away from a Comanche defender as he turns a wide receiver screen pass into a 60-yard touchdown during Friday’s Longhorns-Indians scrimmage at McDonald Field.
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Teams face off in scrimmages – Sometimes it’s hard to tell whether Mabank Coach Jimmy Cantrell is pleased with his team or disappointed.….more>>
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New coaches highlight cross country season - Reach the state meet and then get a new coach. That’s been the trend for CCISD cross country teams that have made it to the Class 5A state meet each of the past two seasons. Carroll High School is the … FULL STORY »
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No backing down - The King volleyball team has taken its share of hard knocks already this season but that simply hasn’t detoured this group of Mustangs. Despite missing two players who are out for the season with injuries and two more injured starters, …
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Corsicana Tigers get live feel against Denison - On its first play of Friday’s scrimmage against Denison, the Tigers offense looked a lot like it did last season.
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Looking forward - WORTHAM — The Bulldogs are full of optimism as another season looms on the horizon. Wortham returns 16 lettermen from last year’s team and among those returning are seven seniors and seven juniors.
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Summer Tour, Blooming Grove: Front-end loaded - With splits wide enough to drive a small tractor through, Blooming Grove has settled into its passing game.
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Bullard downs Tatum, Carthage in dual match — The Bullard lady Panthers faced double competition Tuesday night in Tatum at the Eagle Coliseum. Bullard first faced off with Tatum coming up short with a loss of 20-25.
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Queens drop tourney opener in Uvalde
Teams measure themselves against the best, but this season the Queens are measuring themselves after every game they play.
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Kerrville is Rams’ final test
The Rams are getting better, but there’s still room for improvement.
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Lady ‘Jack 2007 volleyball program in full swing
The Lady ‘Jack volleyball teams had a busy week on the road last week, playing some of the strongest teams in the state of Texas.
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Football countdown 2007: No. 6 Riverside
Parkland High School might as well have ripped the star right off Riverside’s helmet by winning the District 2-4A championship in 2006.
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Posted by cesis on August 24, 2007
August 24, 2007
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59-year-old LB returns to field 37 years after leaving
ALPINE – Mike Flynt was drinking beer and swapping stories with some old football buddies a few months ago when he brought up the biggest regret of his life: Getting kicked off the college team before his senior year.
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‘Hounds suffer 3-1 scrimmage loss - Santa Rosa’s Sam Salazar proved to be too much for St. Joseph Academy as the 185-pound senior running…
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Cedar Park too much for the Lady Rebels - A change in home venue and an early start time didn’t help Hays move past the rash of mistakes that have plagued the squad so far this year.
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Bobcats favored to claim district crown
Forecasting where the Celina football team will finish in district play is similar to shooting fish in a barrel: it doesn’t take much guesswork and even a caveman can do it.
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New coach has high hopes for Celina cross country
Of all the qualities that make for a successful coach, athleticism isn’t high on the list. If it were, the Celina cross country team would be in good shape.
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Skeeters primed for big things in 2007
Mesquite has made the playoffs in 10 of the last 15 years, including the last three in a row.
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Stallions seek to break five-year playoff drought
Mike Robinson, in his first year as North Mesquite’s head football coach, is hoping a recent trend repeats itself.
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Horn tries to reverse fortunes after one-win season
Horn’s 2006 record of 1-9 might be one nobody wants to remember, but the lessons the team learned during that experience will not soon be forgotten.
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Decision to add fourth playoff team still raises questions
Last year marked the first time for a new University Interscholastic League rule permitting Class 5A districts to send four teams to the playoffs.
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MESQUITE HISTORY
In high school football circles, Mesquite has established itself as one of the elite programs in the area.
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Mesquite sweeps a pair of matches
Mesquite’s quest for a tournament championship at the Garland Invitational was derailed when it lost to Rowlett in the opening round of the championship bracket.
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Temple, Belton hold scrimmages tonight
A pair of scrimmages tonight will help the Temple Wildcats and the Belton Tigers further prepare for next week’s high school football regular-season openers.
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Lady Tigers look improved but remain without a victory -Terry Riley wanted to see a more-competitive Terrell team during Tuesday’s match at Wills Point. She got that.
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Lee to face Galveston Ball in final scrimmage
Clint Riley, Robert E. Lee’s assistant head coach, said three weeks of practice has taught him about the players, but not much about the team.
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Ganders grad Johnson ready for return
Accolades are nice, but Brian Johnson craves action. Fortunately for the Utah quarterback from Baytown, the football season begins next Thursday night
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Anahuac takes a new approach
ANAHUAC — For the past three weeks of football practice, Anahuac has been learning football the Darrell Barbay way.
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REL tennis team preparing for season
Entering the 2007 tennis season, Robert E. Lee was unsure if they would be able to field a tennis team in the spring.
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Yellowjackets promise to surprise
Can Alvin be the surprise of District 24-5A? The Yellowjackets believe they can be and are out to prove it.
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Angleton aiming for playoff berth
A mere three points was all that separated the Angleton Wildcats from landing in the postseason in 2006.
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From Freeport to Aggieland
Billy Pickard, one of the first high school athletic trainers in Texas, began at Brazosport High School and has become a mainstay at Texas A&M.
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Exporters enter football season as underdogs
The odds are stacked against Brazosport this season, but the team is looking forward to the challenge 2007 brings.
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Stings’ Randall dropping nice guy attitude
TEXAS CITY — His teammates may call him ‘teddy bear’, but Demonte Randle’s coaches plan to turn the Sting lineman into a grizzly this season.
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‘Overachiever’ Sampson back for Tors defense
GALVESTON — Tors’ defensive lineman Milton Sampson may have just been a rookie with potential last year, but this season is different.
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Adgate lone remaining starter on Coogs line
LA MARQUE — Senior offensive lineman Thomas Adgate always has been small for his position. That has not kept him from making a difference.
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Bulldogs debut team full of two-way players
HITCHCOCK — Coach Gary Carney will debut a 21-player team tonight that will boast seven or eight two-way players.
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Wildcats make statement with victory
LEAGUE CITY — For the first time that coach Scott Simonds can remember, Clear Creek swept Statford, 25-19, 25-13, 29-27 Tuesday night.
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Mustangs getting aggressive on defense
FRIENDSWOOD — Mustangs have become known for their aggressive, risk-taking offense, but don’t forget about their defense.
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Lady Matadors meet state’s No. 8 team
SEGUIN — A 4-2 start is something the Seguin volleyball team can be happy about.
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Seguin, Marion, Navarro have final scrimmages
GUADALUPE COUNTY — Les Goad and the Navarro football team were treated to good news on Thursday.
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Seguin makes quick work of Hurricanes
SEGUIN — Seguin volleyball coach Robin Gerlich provided her players with opportunities on Tuesday.
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All four area football teams scrimmage
GUADALUPE COUNTY — The Seguin football team faces another team for the first time Friday, while Marion, Navarro and Lifegate all have their second scrimmages.
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Palestine has final scrimmage at Crockett – The Palestine Wildcats will have their final tune-up before the regular season against a familiar foe — the Crockett Bulldogs.
Palestine will travel to Crockett Friday night for the second and final scrimmage of the season….more>>
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West Mesquite out to build on success of 2006 season
At this time a year ago, West Mesquite was flying under the radar when it came to preseason polls and playoff picks. After all, the team had won just two district games in the previous three years and had not made the playoffs in a decade.
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Relationships guide Bobcats’ Scott Highsmith back home - The Hallsville High School football team’s first-year offensive coordinator Scott Highsmith is returning to his East Texas roots after a 31-year coaching odyssey. Full Story
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Job change rejuvenates former Holmes QB - Wilbur Odom has begun his coaching career, which has friends saying, ‘It’s about time.’
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Q&A: Clemens’ Greg Ferrara
Young Buffaloes face stiff challenge replacing 45 players from last season
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Early-Comanche among matchups during final scrimmage weekend Offensive coordinator Casey Dacus and the rest of the Early Longhorns will host the Comanche Indians, under new head coach Jeryl Brixey, in scrimmage action at 5 p.m. Friday. There will be four scrimmages involving area teams tonight and nine more Friday.
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The ‘Low’-down on Alto
Lance Low brings leadership, drive to Jacket offense
When a team’s quarterback is recruited as an athlete, it usually means the team will scramble throughout two-adays to find a suitable replacement. That’s not the case for the Alto Yellowjackets. Jacket Head Coach Keith Gardner named Lance Low as the starting quarterback on the first day of practice and has a lot of good things to say about his new signal caller. More …
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Rusk downs Fairfield in scrimmage
The Eagles are off to a quick start as they downed Fairfield 3-1 Saturday. Coaches evaluated Rusk’s more aggressive defense and offensive play-makers. During two-a-days, Head Coach Wayne Mahaffey said Rusk would field a more aggressive defense this season.
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Practice, game experience helps Cleburne — After a week of matching up with some of the state’s best and gaining game experience, Cleburne head coach Floyd Rogers needed practice time to tweak the Lady Jackets’ game.
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Tigers tennis topped by Texas High - The Tigers tennis team got another shot at the team that ended its 16-match winning streak last season.
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Roundup: Frost tops Lady Eagles — Last year, the Mildred-Frost game was the low point in the Lady Bears season — the beginning of a slump. What a difference a year makes.
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An oath for our student-athletes, parents and coaches - This column is a message to high school athletes, their parents and coaches as the scholastic sports year begins.
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Queens host Marshall tonight
The Queens volleyball team looks to bounce back today at the Carl P. Guys Memorial Gym.
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Hornets ready to smack Tigers - The Hornet players have their agenda for tonight’s scrimmage against Conroe, and Huntsville football coach Mitch Coey has his. The Hornets want to hit somebody who’s not wearing green.
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Back to pass the torch - After playing defensive back at Sam Houston State for four years, Paul Donelson finds himself in a familiar position. He is back in New Waverly trying to help lead the Bulldogs to the playoffs.
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Posted by cesis on August 22, 2007
August 23, 2007
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Hundreds pay final respects to Coach Vela EDINBURG — Parking was scarce, and open seats in the pews and balcony were non-existent Tuesday morning for those who arrived less than 30 minutes before local football coaching legend Robert Vela’s funeral at Sacred Heart Catholic Church….
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Lady Dragons punish Eastland in three sets
BANGS — After chalking up five victories and a fourth-place finish at the Albany volleyball tournament over the weekend, the Bangs Lady Dragons recorded their second three-set home sweep in as many tries Tuesday night.
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Lady Lions split with Cooper, Abilene High
Ta’Kenda Cotton (1), Julie Kennedy (2) and the rest of the Brownwood Lady Lions rallied to defeat Abilene Cooper 18-25, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-13 Tuesday in the second half of a dual match with the Lady Cougars and Abilene High. Abilene High’s Lady Eagles earned a 25-16, 16-25, 25-16, 25-16 victory over Brownwood earlier Tuesday. The Lady Lions (5-3) will be back in action Friday and Saturday at the Justin Northwest tournament.
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No backing down - The King volleyball team has taken its share of hard knocks already this season but that simply hasn’t detoured this group of Mustangs. Despite missing two players who are out for the season with injuries and two more injured starters, …
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Loretto gets sweep at home versus Fabens, 3-0
Marian Bennett looked ready to burst as her Loretto Academy volleyball team gave Fabens High School 10 of its first 11 points on errors Tuesday. “I was just fit to be tied,” said Bennett, a local coaching legend in her first year with the Angels. Yet as she got madder, her girls got better and better, so much so that the Angels surged back from a 15-8 deficit in Game 1 to win 25-16.
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Football countdown 2007: No. 9 Americas
After losing eight starters on offense, the Americas High School football team is counting on a strong defense and some young players to step up this year.
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Baytown Sterling makes gains with early football practice — For the first time in the Herb Minyard regime, the Baytown Sterling Rangers did not have spring football practice. Above, returning Baytown Sterling senior Terrell Zeno, left, brings down a Kingwood player during last year’s November match-up.
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Atascocita volleyball team ready for second season
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Churchill beats Reagan
The Chargers (5-1) rallied late to win the first two games and went on to defeat their rival for
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Lady Pirates come up short in tri-match-Three volleyball programs with their share of recent success faced off in a tri-match Tuesday night at Pirate Gymnasium. Pine Tree came out on the short end of the stick.
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Stop Sign: Performance of first-string D is highlight of Cats’ scrimmage - GREENVILLE – Greg Owens and his defensive staff have been preaching the importance of shutting down their opponent’s running game and making third-down stops.
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Cumby, C-P coaches pleased with scrimmage results - CUMBY – With the Eagles and the Trojans working out for over two hours on Saturday, Cumby head coach Kent Hawthorne and Como-Pickton coach Paul Tullis were impressed with what they saw from their teams during their first scrimmage action of the year.
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Yantis girls roll to 3-0 - WOLFE CITY – The Yantis Lady Owls moved to 3-0 on the year with a hard-fought 3-1 win against a tough Wolfe City squad.
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Aledo setter’s career high in assists leads to victory Setter Jordan Goings had a career-high 47 assists and added four aces to lead Aledo to a four-set victory over visiting Red Oak, winning 23-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-20 in a nondistrict match
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REL, RSS coaches address Lion’s Club Tuesday
The Baytown Lion’s Club got a treat as the head coaches of both Baytown football teams updated members on the upcoming season.
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Rangers win district opener over Mac
Hobbled Ranger Desie Baker helps her team sweep the Lady Brahmas in the District 26-5A opening game at Ranger Gym on Tuesday.
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Westwood looking for test in second scrimmage – After dominating the scrimmage against Eustace last week, the Westwood Panthers will be facing an even tougher duo of Corrigan-Camden and Alto in the Panthers’ second scrimmage and final scrimmage more>>
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Cayuga’s Allison sees positives in Wildcats’ first scrimmage BETHEL — In one of his many debuts as the Cayuga head football coach, Tommy Allison watched his Wildcats score twice in the final session of Saturday’s opening scrimmage against Lovelady. “We saw some positive things Saturday,” Allison said.
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Tunstall stresses conditioning after first scrimmage – After Palestine’s first scrimmage Saturday at Van, Palestine’s Glen Tunstall is stressing conditioning for his Wildcats. “The biggest thing is the conditioning is not where it needs to be,” Tunstall said. “We do not have the kids conditioned where they need to be and they have to be in game shape by the time we face Hallsville.”
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Many neutral-site battles in ‘07 - Connally may get a little tired of riding in buses by the end of the season. Because of construction on campus, the Cadets will play all of their home games at Floyd Casey.
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Posted by cesis on August 21, 2007
August 21, 2007
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Number 6 - Here are the next three teams to crack our preseason top 10 polls, as voted upon by the AR-N sports staff. Full story »
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AHS girls sixth - VAN — The Athens Lady Hornets finished sixth Saturday in the 16-team Van Invitational Volleyball Tournament.
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Ream pleased with first week of practice - Waxahachie’s football team concluded its first week of football practice Saturday with an intra-squad scrimmage at Lumpkins Stadium
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Lady Indians reach semifinals (Waxahachie) - DENTON — Those close games Waxahachie head coach Sandy Faussett wanted to see start going her team’s way finally started doing just that Friday at the Denton Ryan Tournament.
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Scrimmage tests Brenham’s mettle - The Brenham Cubs’ season may not have even officially begun yet, but they may have already had one of the pivotal moments of the season Saturday during their first scrimmage of the year against Bellville.
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Cubettes topple host to win in Columbus – Once again, the Brenham Cubettes hold the Columbus Volleyball Tournament crown.
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Lady Tigers show improvement in Denton - The Lady Tigers got something irreplaceable at the Denton Ryan tournament this weekend: Their first win.
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High school athletes now play year-round
As El Paso’s high school athletes head back to class and fall sports start to gain steam, many of the area’s teams already have a jump on playing as a unit. Full story
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Football countdown 2007: No. 11 Bel Air
Phil Lopez is still busy putting his schemes in place and re-organizing the program at Bel Air High School, but the Highlanders’ first-year coach is pleased with what he’s seen so far.
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Scrimmage yields good and bad
Saturday’s scrimmage was Rams Head Coach Steve Hoffman’s first chance to see how his wards would handle “live fire.”
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Beijing Games provide lofty goal for Houston fighter — Some of the students at Madison High will be talking about camp or summer crushes once they are back in school. Hylon Williams will be relating tales of taking on some of the top amatuer boxers in the country. READ STORY
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Monterey earns bracket win in Denton
DENTON – Monterey swept a pair of matches on Saturday to win the Emerald Bracket at the Denton Ryan Tournament.
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LD/S Matlock steps down - Derek Matlock, Lake Dallas baseball coach and head coach of the Texas Collegiate League’s Denton Outlaws, has accepted an assistant coaching position at Texas State
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4A football countdown: No. 3 Keller Fossil Ridge
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Fledgling Manvel program another year older
A first-year program in 2006, the Manvel Mavericks felt the agony of defeat, going 1-8-1 on the season.
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Bay City wants turn last year’s season around
Regarded as one of the most storied football programs in Texas, Bay City has punched out 588 victories against 317 losses and 14 ties.
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Matador football in regional spotlight
SEGUIN — Seguin defensive tackle Malcolm Hillary is waiting for a call. One from Hollywood, that is.
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Youthful Unicorns send Poth packing
New Braunfels wins its fourth straight match by defeating the Pirettes in the home opener at Unicorn Gym.
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