SPORTS UPDATE #142

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*** FRIDAY – JANUARY 25, 2008 ***

• AD resigns at Bay City
  Blackcat athletic director and head football coach Dan Edelman accepted a job with Arlington ISD.

• Some questions and answers on Texas high school steroid testing By JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press  AUSTIN (AP) – Texas’ massive high school steroids testing program is about to start. No doubt, many students and parents have questions about who gets tested and how….More of this story 

• Texas state title decided two years later   -  DALLAS-A Dallas high school will forfeit its 2005-2006 boys basketball state title after an internal investigation showed a player’s failing grade was changed. Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Michael Hinojosa announced Wednesday results of the review of the South Oak …

• Bear attack  -  Tuesday night’s boys basketball showdown featured one of the best teams in the state going up against the leading scorer in the state. No. 5 West Oso won this battle hands down, as the Bears held one of the leading …

• JHS powerlifters compete in Brownsboro   -  BROWNSBORO — The Jacksonville boys and girls competed in the recent Brownsboro Bears powerlifting meet.

• NHS Athletic teams in action tonight  (Nacogdoches)

• Dragons get back on right track, 71-56  (Nacogdoches)

• Class 4A district favorites hope history repeats itself  -   El Paso fans might see a carbon copy of last year’s high school Class 4A district swimming championships, as each reigning champion is poised to repeat

• Pirates punch Lions
  Hunter Skelton delivered the first punch. Pine Tree dealt the knockout blow. (Henderson)

• Lions’ soccer team destroys Diboll
  Henderson’s shutout streak is over. It’s win streak continues.

• BOYS’ BASKETBALL -  Johnston senior eyes his final game, seventh surgery

• Another Del Valle basketball player heading to Baylor

• Deer Park downs Mavs for 6th straight victory

• Tiebreaker gives Katy girls wrestling win over Waller

• Deer Park football team honored for sportsmanship

• Wrestling: Reagan on the rise on the mat

• Shame on those who cheated SOC out of its title

• DISD wants to ensure standards are being met

• Lancaster senior guards have a close connection

• Mesquite Horn going above & beyond

• Despite lofty record, Plano West wants more

• Mansfield goalie Staab excels while dealing with diabetes

• Area High School Notebook: Hornets looking like champs again   -  The Hornets sure look like district champs again. Holding a two-game lead with five games to play — and winning the first seven district games by an average of 29 points — the Huntsville boys are on pace to repeat as champions of 18-4A.

• Double OT loss brings Taylor boys back to the pack
  Taylor High School boys’ basketball coach Doug McCarter loved the overflow crowd that showed up to cheer on his squad on ‘Pack the Place Pink’ night Friday against Elsik.

• StalemateUnited-Martin ends in draw   -  The United Longhorns and the Martin Tigers braved the cold Wednesday night at the Student Activity Complex, but neither team found the back of the net and settled for a scoreless 0-0 tie  Full Story

• Panthers looking to surge into first-place tie  -  Lufkin traveling to Conroe to take on district-leading Tigers tonight

• Rams fly past Owls in overtime win at MWHS   -   The Mineral Wells Rams avenged two early season losses and stayed a live in the District 8-4A basketball race on Tuesday with a 66-57 win over the Joshua Owls in overtime.

• HIGH SCHOOL BEAT
  Pride of the East Side: Sam Houston’s girls

• Swimming: OHS girls have better outlook for 3-5A meet

• Basketball: Boys / Girls Polls

• Football: Permian made progress in 2007 season

• Crochett, Watson learning under fire for Mustangs  -  Going into the 2007-08 basketball season, West Orange-Stark basketball fans knew their young team would be a work in progress.