SPORTS UPDATE #87

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*** Monday – November 5, 2007 ***

• UIL taking its time with steroid testing programThe University Interscholastic League has taken the cautionary approach of giving parents, coaches and… Full Story…

• Wasson, Mullins have Big Country ties  -  The two head coaches in Thursday night’s televised high school football game between Southlake Carroll and Grapevine both have ties to the Big Country. Full story »

• Area features some talented girls hoops teams  -  With basketball season rapidly approaching, the time has arrived to take a look at what the Big Country has to offer this season on the hardwood, beginning with the girls. Full story » 

• Bowie, Stony Point force doubters to dine on crow 

• Collins, Maroons race past Rattlers for victory (Austin High)

• Cy-Fair’s Ogwumike takes preseason basketball honor — Whichever college lands Nneka Ogwumike is going to get an “A” student with basketball savvy and potentially her sister, Chiney, as well. Nneka has been named the Chronicle’s preseason player of the year in girls basketball. READ STORY 

• Rosters for All-Greater Houston girls teams  

• Who’s your pick for top player?  (girls basketball)

• Stratford secures postseason in squeaker 

• Lincoln delivers for Pirates in win   (Pine Tree) 

• Longview’s Woolridge garners honor 

• Dynamite Dylan  -  WESLACO — All Dylan De Leon needed was a chance…. (full story)

• Coppell eliminated from playoff contention

• Newman Smith wins battle of Josey Lane

• Ganders just need to win, baby
  Baytown Lee starts the final week of the District 21-5A football season in a four-way tie for third place.

• Ganders focus on final game
  Key players back in lineup after loss to Channelview.

• Rebels’ season starts with victory over P.A.
  As far as season openers it was typical. But for the Rebels it was good enough.

• HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW  -  Midway girls begin season with sights on Austin

• Girls HS Basketball Preview: Players to watch 

• CENTRAL TEXAS HONOR ROLL   (football)

• Reicher sets up 1st-place battle with 62-13 beatdown 

• McHi, South tops in ValleyHarlingen South girls basketball coach Dawn Engleman is dishing out compliments about her team

• Volleyball: Liberty headed to state tourney DALLAS – The Liberty Lady Warriors tripped early, but then ran Saturday into another state tournament appearance. Liberty defeated Plano Prestonwood in the TAPPS 5A regional finals 21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-17. The victory propels the Lady Warriors into a semifinal match with Houston Northland Christian at 11 a.m. Friday at TCU in Fort Worth. Last year, Liberty won its first-ever state volleyball title.

• Football: Sanger drops shootout 

• Football: Melissa cruises past Aubrey 

• Volleyball: Three and out  

• Football: Liberty extends winning streak to six games  

• Football: Pilot Point 20, Princeton 3 

• Krum boys run to 2A regional crown, head to state Sunday, November 4  -  Best finish for Krum’s scorers is 14th, worst is 26th as balance is best.

• Record run lifts Dragons to title Sunday, November 4  -  LUBBOCK — Southlake Carroll’s Colby Lowe had plenty of reason to smile after the UIL Class 5A Region I boys cross country meet.

• Haltom runner, Keller triumph    -  LUBBOCK — One goal that Haltom cross country runner Ashley Flores has had for a while was to beat Southlake Carroll’s Tara Upshaw. On Saturday at Mae Simmons Park, she did exactly that.

• Rebuilt Lady Rangers look to carry momentum
  For the second year in a row, Sterling head coach Laurie Welch will be rebuilding. Last season, she didn’t do half bad.

• Lady Ganders set sights on winning season
  During the offseason, the Lady Ganders had as much turnover on the roster as the Houston Rockets.

• RSS, REL set personal bests at regional
  Cross-country athletes from both Lee and Sterling saved the best for last at the Class 5A Region III Cross Country Meet.

• RSS rally comes up short against Port Arthur
  They might be the best 0-9 football team in the state, but you can bet the Sterling Rangers would rather be 1-8 this morning.

• High Island football back at the beach 

• Bridge City volleyball to meet Bellville next week 

• Bruins reign in 21-5A 

• County girls teams ready for hoops season
  With a lot of individual talent on several Brazoria County teams, the 2007-08 girls basketball season should be quite interesting.

• Smith blows away rivals at regionals
  HUMBLE — Pencil in Brazoswood’s Lauren Smith for the Class 5A cross country state meet.

• Lady Gators have unfinished business
  DICKINSON — Now that the Lady Gators have seen the end, they want the only thing that eluded them last season — a state title.

• Bohn makes history for Ball High
  HOUSTON — Senior Frank Bohn became the first Tor to qualify for the state cross country meet in 28 years.

• Gators destroy Coogs; Stings remain unbeaten
  A roundup of Friday night football action around Galveston County.

• Friendswood boys going to state meet
  HOUSTON — Katy Seven Lakes knocked Friendswood from its throne with a 34-38 victory at the Region III Class meet on Saturday.

• Girls hoops action kicks off this week
  A preview of Galveston County girls basketball teams.

• Haass is lone state qualifier
  SAN ANTONIO — Courtney Haass said she didn’t run her best race on Saturday at the Region IV-Class 2A cross country meet.

• Navarro sweeps Freer
  FLORESVILLE — First-round bye or not, it didn’t matter for the Navarro volleyball team on Thursday.

• NB thumps Highland Park for UIL team title
  Unicorns capture Class 4A tennis crown, toppling reigning champ and nemesis Highland Park, 10-7

• Despite will, there’s no way —as HP found out
  Will Wright column: Highland Park’s arrogance likely fueled Unicorns’ tennis victory.

• SV’s Amthor wins regional title
  Rangers star headed to third state cross country meet

• NBCA bows to NYOS to end season
  Wildcats cap campaign with offensive flurry

• Detroit, Lady Pats suffer playoff losses
  Both the Class A Detroit Lady Eagles and the Class 2A Prairiland Lady Patriots suffered volleyball playoff losses Saturday in Hughes Springs

• Mount Pleasant shuts out Paris
  Paris High gave Sulphur Springs a scare last week, but the Wildcats had no such luck against Mount Pleasant.

• NL’s playoff hopes end with 35-21 loss
  All good things must come to an end and the North Lamar Panthers found that out the hard way Friday night as their string of five straight playoff appearances was snapped by the Lindale Eagles.

• Patriots earn share of 15-2A title with win
  Prairiland earned at least a share of the District 15-2A championship after Friday’s 14-7 victory at Honey Grove.

• Mustangs headed to playofs
  The defensive efforts of the Chisum Mustangs turned what could have been a dismal night into a 24-7 victory over Cooper Friday night and a guaranteed spot in the playoffs.

• NL girls finish 14th at regional meet
  North Lamar finished 14th out of 24 teams at the Class 4A, Region 2 Cross Country Meet Saturday at Vandergriff Park.

• Detroit QB breaks record; Tigers fall hard

• Late football roundup: Reicher sets up 1st-place battle 

• CENTRAL TEXAS HONOR ROLL 

• Jarrell 41, Rogers 38 

• Axtell 47, Wortham 0 

• Late ET football  

• Archer City moves on with Area win  

• Bulldogs rout Hirschi, clinch playoff spot  (Burkburnett)

• Cougars see progress in loss  (Abilene)

• Bulldogs reloading for another state run (Abilene Wylie)

• Four teams chase final two playoff spots in 3-5A

• Caprock’s Pequeno wins regional crown

• Boys Ranch slips in to claim team title

• AISD teams finish in top 10 (Amarillo)

• Lady Sandies sweep despite injury to Barker (Amarillo)

• Consol girls run for another state berth

• DISTRICT CHAMPS — Cubs’ victory clinches fourth straight 18-4A championship  -  When Brenham High School senior Kevin Williams tore his meniscus during the Cubs’ second game of the season, the doctors told him his high school football career was over.

• Panthers win as playoff race tightens  -  BURTON — The Burton Panthers notched their third consecutive victory with a 43-6 thrashing of the Holland Hornets Friday night at Panther Stadium.

• Sorting through the possibilities  -  Get out your notepads, pencils and jumbo erasers. With one week left in the regular season, it’s time to figure out playoff possibilities for the area high school football teams. (Brownwood area)

• Pride on the line  -  The Yellow Jackets came to Alvarado in search of their second District 8-4A win and earned it, beating the Indians 35-28.….more>>

• Owls shut out by Bulldogs  -  Everman’s Sedrick Harris passed for 142 yards and one touchdown in the first half to lead the Bulldogs over Joshua 45-0 on Friday.

• Wildcats clinch playoff berth  -  Not even a cold shower on a chilly Friday night could wipe the smile off Ronnie Stephens’ face.

• Elks unable to stop Timberwolves   -  Mansfield Timberview continued on its fast pace through District 4-5A with a 41-23 thumping of Burleson on Friday night at R.L. Anderson Stadium.

• Eagles have no answer for Wampus Cats   -  District 11-2A has been unkind to Rio Vista in 2007, and Friday night’s matchup against Itasca was no different.

• Zebras put away Panthers with shutout   -  The Grandview Zebras (7-2, 4-0) took another step forward in their quest for the District 11-2A championship with a convincing win over the Maypearl Panthers (0-9, 0-4).

• Blum dominates Aquilla 59-14   -  Blum defeated Aquilla 59-14 on Friday night as the 45-point mercy rule went into effect early in the third quarter.

• Carroll boys race to cross-country regional title  -  SAN ANTONIO — Carroll High School accomplished a feat Saturday that not even the 2005 King boys cross country state championship team managed — it won the region. The Tigers stormed past two-time defending regional champion and eighth-ranked Del Rio …

• Lady Lions fall to Pottsboro  -  GARLAND — The Blooming Grove Lady Lions had everything going their way Saturday.

• Frost eliminated by Wolfe City  -  Frost’s hope for a state championship died Saturday night in Kaufman as it lost to Wolfe City 3-0 (25-18,25-21, 25-15).

• Dawson beats defending state champions   -  They’re not going to make the playoffs this year, but Friday, the Dawson Bulldogs found a reason to look forward to next season.

• Golden Circle Schedule: Nov. 4-11

• District Standings and Schedules: Week 10  (Corsicana area)

• Bullard volleyball team loses  -  TYLER- The Bullard Lady Panthers lost in area playoff action Saturday against White Oak.  Bullard lost by scores 25-21, 23-25, 17-25, 19-25. The year ends for Bullard with a 26-10 record. The team defeated Eustace in the playoffs earlier.….more>>

• Indians snap losing streak   -  It took 41 days, but it was worth the wait. After not having tasted victory since Sept. 21, the Jacksonville Indians snapped a five-game losing streak with a 27-14 win over Hallsville Friday night.

• Rusk beats Center, playoff hopes alive

• Bullard kicks Brownsboro with late FG

• Area Girls Basketball Preview   (Nacogdoches)

• Irvin runner leads list of city’s state qualifiers
  Robert Castañon picked the perfect time to run his best cross country race of the season. 

• Coronado tennis team beaten in state title match
  AUSTIN — The Coronado High School tennis team suffered a 10-3 loss to Austin Westlake on Saturday in the Class 5A championship match of the 2007 UIL State Team Tennis Championships 

• Middleton rushes for 195 yards in LBJ win

• Stratford secures postseason in squeaker — Andrew Luck threw for three touchdowns as Stratford held off a comeback and beat Nimitz 42-35 on Saturday at Thorne Stadium. READ STORY

• College Park locks up playoff spot; Woodlands falls

• Yates routs Wheatley in rivalry’s 80th anniversary

• Strake Jesuit claims Region III-5A cross country crown

• Samuell locks up a playoff berth with 10-0 win

• Highland Park falls in 4A team tennis final

• Royse City a team, city on the rise

• Volleyball playoff pairings

• Flower Mound Marcus holds off Hebron

• SOC ends Kimball’s win streak 

• How did Hornets’ promising season slip away?  (Huntsville)

• Rams edge Lions, move into second-place tie (Mayde Creek)
  The chant started as one voice, then five, then built to a roaring crescendo on the home side of Rhodes Stadium late Saturday night.

• Taylor sacks Cinco, 16-10
  Two weeks ago, the Taylor High School football team was a step away from a lost season.

• GIRLS BASKETBALL 2007-08: Shoemaker hopes strategical overhaul leads to more W’s

• Sundown girls capture regional title, keep streaks going
  One hand represented the No. 5 – the number of consecutive regional championships won by the Roughettes – and the two hands together represented the No. 10.

• Plainsmen pound out victory in bid to keep playoff hopes alive
  AMARILLO – Not even some of the best Monterey teams in recent years have been able to pound its fiercest challenger for District 2-5A titles like this.

• Campbell’s career performance helps power Coronado’s big win

• No. 15 Lady Pirates to open season without two volleyball players
  Cooper basketball coach Trent Hilliard is having fun watching his two star players perform at a high level on the court.

• City High School Basketball Preview
  CLASS 5A (Lubbock HS)

• 7-1A showdown is all Sundown

• Panthers have eyes set on district crown   (Lufkin)

• Lufkin swim teams take first in own meet 

• Hudson wins regional meet 

• District 12-4A Round-up 

• Hallsville searching for answers in season to forget 

• Marshall runner qualifies for state meet 

• Ladynecks rally to knock out Bullard   (White Oak)

• Odessa High girls qualify for state
  LUBBOCK Instant gratification hasn’t been a luxury enjoyed by Odessa High School’s girls at… (full story)

• Cross country: OHS senior Corral earns trip back to stateLUBBOCK Odessa High School senior Hugo Corral earned a trip to the state meet Saturday, which isn’t too… Full Story… 

• Football: Victory keeps Permian’s spot in record book

• Volleyball: Mansfield eliminates OHS in 4

• Cardinal CC team qualifies for State Meet  -  The Bridge City boys cross country team has been on a quest to make the Class 3A State Cross Country Championships.….more>>

• Lady Indians get ready for a new year  (PN-G)

• Not Rattled  -  LOS FRESNOS — It was as expected as it gets…. (full story)

• Playoff hopefuls ready for Week 10Two teams control their own destiny in District 30-5A this week…. Full Story… 

• Consol puts away Belton with strong 4th quarter

• Eagles hope the road is kinder  -  Don’t talk to fifth-year Abilene High coach Henry Willis about lack of height. Full story »