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April 30 -- Region
I-3A Tennis: ODESSA -- Top-seeded
Sarah Everett of Breckenridge in girls singles and Tim Kute and
Travis Adams of Wylie in boys doubles won their first two matches
Wednesday in the Region I-3A tennis tournament.
April 30 -- AHS
begins quest for softball title: MONAHANS
-- District 4-5A champion Abilene High begins its quest for a
girls softball state tournament berth today.
April 30 -- Driggers
takes Indians to ASC championship (Al Pickett Column): Some coaches seem to win no matter where they go.
April 30 -- McMurry,
Hardin-Simmons square off in first round of ASC tourney: Cross-town rivals McMurry University and Hardin-Simmons
University met three times last weekend.
April 30 -- AHS,
Cooper begin competition at state gymnastics meet: BRYAN -- Abilene High and Cooper will begin competition
today in the boys state gymnastics meet at Bryan High School.
April 30 -- Husband,
wife team hired to coach basketball in Haskell: HASKELL -- Haskell has hired a husband and wife
to be its new head basketball coaches.
April 30 -- Region
I-2A tennis: Justin Smith is
back to try for a second trip to the Class 2A state tennis tournament
but doesn't have high expectations at this point.
April 30 -- Region
II-A tennis: Jarrod Richards
looked like a man on a mission Wednesday afternoon in the Region
II-A tennis tournament.
April 30 -- Regional
golf roundup: Region I-A girls
... Region I-A boys ... Region II-2A
April 30 -- Regional
Tennis Roundup: Region II-2A
girls ... Region IV-A girls... Region II-2A boys ... Region IV-A
boys
April 30 -- The
Checkered Flag: The 26th annual
Pate Swap Meet, featuring 8,000 vendor spaces will be featured
today through Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway as part of the AutoFest
car show.
April 29 -- Investor
sure hockey will succeed in Abilene (Al Pickett Column): Dan "Scooter" Murray hesitated, looking
at me again and thinking some more about the question I had asked
him.
April 29 -- Region
I-2A golf: BAIRD -- Michael
Pruitt is two-thirds of the way to becoming the first Texas high
school boys golfer to win four state championships. All he has
to do now is win medalist honors at the Class 2A tournament in
Austin in two weeks.
April 29 -- San
Angelo Central clinches playoff slot with victory over Cooper:
San Angelo Central and Cooper
have been playing role reversal all season. That trend continued
Tuesday as the Bobcats clinched a playoff spot with a 6-3 victory
over Cooper at Cougar Field.
April 29 -- Region
II-A golf: If it was the intent
of the Baird Lady Bears to send a message to their state opponents,
they did exactly that Tuesday at Maxwell Municipal Golf Course.
April 29 -- Wylie
shuts out Brady, 6-0: Wylie's
6-0 victory over Brady Tuesday won't rank as one of the most intense
high school baseball games ever played, but it still kept the
homestanding Bulldogs unbeaten in the second half of District
6-3A play.
April 29 -- Golf
Corner: The Ryder Cup may be
coming be Texas?
April 29 -- Region
I-5A golf: LUBBOCK -- Abilene
High and Cooper golfers found the competition a bit too tough
Tuesday as neither school could advance golfers to the state level
in Region I-5A competition.
April 29 -- Regional
golf roundup: Region II-2A ...
Region I-4A ... Region IV-A
April 29 -- Region
I-3A golf: ODESSA -- For the
fourth year in a row, both the Wylie boys and girls golf teams
have qualified for the Class 3A state golf tournament.
April 29 -- Regional
tennis roundup: Region I-4A
... Region II-2A ... Region I-A
April 28 -- Ex-Cougar
Frush not worried about released by Phillies (Al Pickett): Jimmy Frush has given up on his dream of playing
professional baseball. And, surprisingly, he is not upset about
it.
April 28 -- Baseball
Today: Cooper vs. San Angelo
Central ... Wylie vs. Brady
April 28 -- Region
1-5A Golf: LUBBOCK - Devon Day
of Abilene High shot an 80 to put her in fifth place after the
first round of the Region I-5A girls golf tournament Monday at
Lubbock Country Club.
April 28 -- Region
I-4A Golf: SAN ANGELO - Randi
Reed fired a 74 and teammate Daysha Weaver added a 75 to lead
the Snyder girls golf team to a first place finish after one round
of play in Region I-4A golf.
April 28 -- Region
1-2A Golf: BAIRD - The cool
and strong north wind didn't bother Michael Pruitt of Idalou or
Kasey Hardin of Post Monday at the Region I-2A golf tournament
at Shady Oaks Golf Course.
April 28 -- Region
II-2A Golf: STEPHENVILLE - Haskell's
Wendy Gray scorched the course Monday, firing a 74 to claim the
individual lead Saturday after the first round of the Region II-2A
golf tournament in Stephenville.
April 28 -- Region
I-4A Tennis: SAN ANGELO - The
top four seeds in the girls division advanced but there was an
upset in the boys singles matches of the Region I-4A tournament
Monday.
April 28 -- Region
II-A Golf: Shattering its best
round of the year by 19 strokes, the Baird Lady Bears all but
wrapped up a state berth Monday during the first round of the
Region II-A golf tournament at Maxwell Municipal Golf Course.
April 28 -- Region
I-3A Golf: ODESSA - While the
Wylie boys will find themselves in a dogfight today to try to
get to state, the Wylie girls have the comfort of a 27-shot lead
entering the final round of the Region I-3A golf tournament at
Ratliff Ranch Golf Links.
April 28 -- Region
I-A Tennis: Rotan's Jamie Dalzell
won her first match in region tennis Monday, but she couldn't
get past Booker's Jodie Miller, who won 6-2, 7-5 to advance to
the semifinal round of the Region I-1A singles match.
April 28 -- Region
IV-1A Golf: BRENHAM - Cassi
Ellers fired a 106 to lead the Priddy girls golf team to a sixth
place finish after one day of action in the Region IV-1A golf
tournament at Brenham Country Club Monday.
April 27 -- Bob
Estes comes close to winning Greater Greensboro Classic: GREENSBORO, N.C. - After leading most of the final
day of the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, Abilene's Bob
Estes missed short par putts on each of the final two holes to
settle for third place.
April 27 -- Are
you ready for some sports action?
Let the games begin. One of the busiest high school sports weeks
of the year begins today. This is regional week, the week in which
tennis players, golfers and track athletes try to earn the coveted
trip to Austin.
April 27 -- The
age-old debate about sports and religion (Candy Reagan): Reggie White is on a roll. The outspoken Green
Bay Packer has managed to keep people talking: first, over his
comments about homosexuality and race; and now over his conversations
with God. Or to be more accurate -- God's conversations with him.
April 27 -- CHS
girls soccer coach resigns:
Claudia Blea, who guided the Cooper girls to the playoffs every
year except her initial season, has resigned her position as head
coach of the Lady Cougar soccer team.
April 27 -- Bolin's
training has helped Eagle gymnasts qualify for state: BRYAN - Living in Norman, Okla. the past two years
while his father worked on a doctorate degree, Casey Bolin had
the chance to train at the Bart Connors Gymnastics Academy.
April 27 -- Two
programs to help beginners and intermediate juniors (Rick
Meyers): As part of the United States
Tennis Association's push to get more kids playing tennis, there
are two major programs being offered this summer for beginners
to intermediate juniors.
April 27 -- Abilene
Speedway: Results of Saturday's
racing.
April 26 -- Local baseball: Games were not available to the web editor because
of technical difficulties.
April 26 -- New
Big 12 commissioner will have to move conference forward (Al
Pickett Column): If you talk to
college football and basketball fans from Kansas, Nebraska and
the old Big Eight country about the new Big 12 Conference, you
will be amazed.
April 26 -- Howard
Payne men take ASC track title: ALPINE
-- Howard Payne won the men's title easily at the American Southwest
Conference track meet. HPU tallied 125 points to easily outdistance
Sul Ross State, which scored 53 points.
April 26 -- Local
roundballers to play in all-star games (Bill Hart Column):
Sports smorgasbord, while wondering
whatever happened to former May lady trackster Shellon McCallie:
April 26 -- AHS,
CHS gymnastics teams to compete in state meet: BRYAN -- Living in Norman, Okla. the past two years
while his father worked on a doctorate degree, Bolin had the chance
to train at the Bart Connors Gymnastics Academy.
April 26 -- Tech
golfer sets sights on LPGA tour (Ted Dunnam Column): When Brooke Lowrance entered Texas Tech 2-1/2 years
ago, her modest goal was to create a few fond memories with the
Lady Raider golf team.
April 26 -- ACU
men's tennis team wins LSC championship:
What appeared to be a periously close match for Abilene Chrisitian
University Saturday materialized into a convincing rout.
April 26 -- Area
athletes to be busy this weekend: At
least three area high school athletes won't have too much spare
time on their hands at the regional track meets this Friday and
Saturday.April 25 -- McMurry outhits
HSU, 21-15: It was a hitter's night Friday at Hunter Field,
and McMurry University took full advantage of the conditions.
April 25 -- ACU
softball teams splits doubleheader with Tarleton: The Abilene Christian University softball team erupted
for five runs in the first two innings Friday at ACU's Wells Field
to claim a 6-4 victory over Tarleton State and earn a doubleheader
split.
April 25 -- Goat
holds up track meet (Al Pickett Column):
Larry Coe has been starting track meets since 1965. He said he
has seen track meets halted by tornadoes, hail storms and various
other weather-related causes. He's even had meets held up because
of a coach's or athlete's protest.
April 25 -- HSU
women's tennis team earns championship berth: IRVING -- The top-seeded Hardin-Simmons women's
tennis team earned a berth in the American Southwest Conference
championship match Friday with a 9-0 blanking of McMurry University
at the University of Dallas.
April 25 -- Baseball
Today: Abilene High vs. Midland
Lee ... Cooper vs. Midland High
April 25 -- Bob
Estes tied for lead of Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic: GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The right irons and the right
putter put Bob Estes right where he wanted to be midway through
the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic -- tied for the lead.
April 25 -- Baseball:
Wylie 11, Breckenridge 2: BRECKENRIDGE
-- Wylie erupted for five first-inning runs and Scott Bull pitched
a complete-game six-hitter as the Bulldogs downed Breckenridge,
11-2, Friday in a District 6-3A baseball game.
April 25 -- ACU
advances to semis in Lone Star Conference tennis tournament: When Dustin Hawk served three aces in the first
four points of his match Friday afternoon, even the most novice
of tennis observers could have detected a pattern.
April 25 -- Wildcats
sweep doubleheader against West Texas A&M: The Abilene Christian University baseball team
is wearing its emotions on its sleeves. There is no guessing the
Wildcats are serious about winning 40 games this season. Two down,
four to go.
April 24 -- AHS
netter signs with ACU: Meredith
Thomesen, who helped Abilene High reach the regional team tennis
tournament each of her four years on varsity, has signed a letter-of-intent
with Abilene Christian University.
April 24 -- ACU
begins defense of LSC tennis titles: Abilene
Christian University begins defense of its men's and women's titles
today when the first round of the Lone Star Conference tennis
championships begins at three sites in Abilene.
April 24 -- Stunning
loss may make Snyder stronger:
SNYDER -- The Snyder baseball team has already gone from one extreme
to another this season -- and that could end up making the fifth-ranked
Tigers stronger.
April 24 -- McMurry,
Hardin-Simmons series important to post-season play: One team is in, the other is fighting to get in.
But both need two victories to accomplish their goals.
April 24 -- Wylie
runner comes back from debilitating illness: A couple of years ago, a fitting bumper sticker
for Kelly Brown would have read, "Boy, do I have mono!"
April 24 -- Wylie
bats come to life in time for playoffs:
STEPHENVILLE -- The bats have started to come back to life recently
for the Wylie softball team -- just in time for the playoffs.
April 23 -- Renown
NFL ref to address Abilene's top 50+ (Al Pickett Column):
For the 39th consecutive year the
top graduating seniors from Abilene's four high schools will be
honored next month at the Abilene Southwest Rotary Club's annual
Top 50+ Banquet.
April 23 -- ACU
favored in LSC tennis tournament: Abilene
Christian University, fueled by players from local and area high
schools, will be among the favorites when the Lone Star Conference
tennis championships are held this weekend at the ACU tennis courts.
April 23 -- Shot
putter avoids cruel blow: An
inch is as good as a mile. Or make that a half-inch.
April 23 -- Hawley
youth speeds to junior dragster championship (Checkered Flag
Column): Lauren Tarpley of Hawley,
blazing through six rounds of competition, drove her Pennzoil
sponsored junior dragster to the championship of the Junior Dragster
Bracket Race Saturday at Texas Motorplex.
April 22 -- Golf
Corner: Regional tournaments
to be played at Maxwell, Shady Oaks ... McMurry tournament ...
Consistency ... Unique rule
April 22 -- Hardin-Simmons
defends conference golf championship: IRVING
-- Hardin-Simmons University successfully defended its American
Southwest Conference men's golf championship Tuesday at Twin Wells
Golf Course.
April 22 -- Roscoe
sophomore has opposition running scared (Bill Hart Column): When Katherine Duncan of Roscoe won both the 3,200
and the 800 meters at the Class 2A state track meet last year
as a freshman, many figured that would be her first of four state
titles in those events.
April 22 -- ACU
finishes fifth in LSC golf tourney:
POTTSBORO -- Abilene Christian University finished fifth Tuesday
in the Lone Star Conference golf tournament at Tanglewood Resort.
April 22 -- Wylie
explodes late to drop Eastland, 7-2:
EASTLAND -- Derick Hughes drove in four runs, including a three-run
home run in the seventh inning, as Wylie handed Eastland a 7-2
loss Tuesday afternoon in a key second-half game in District 6-3A
baseball play.
April 22 -- Cooper
keeps playoff hopes alive: Relying
on tradition and pride in its baseball program, the Cooper Cougars
kept their slim playoffs hopes alive with an 8-3 victory Tuesday
over Odessa Permian at Cougar Field.
April 22 -- AHS
loses to Odessa High, 3-2: ODESSA
-- The Abilene High baseball team missed its chacne to secure
a playoff spot by dropping a tough game at Odessa High Tuesday,
3-2.
April 21 -- ACU
defensive tackle signs free agent contract with Cowboys: Abilene Christian University defensive tackle Sunia
"Junior" Filikitonga was walking on Cloud 9 Monday after
signing a free agent contract Sunday night with the Dallas Cowboys.
April 21 -- Eagle
catcher lets his actions on the field speak for him: Abilene High catcher Chris Churchill doesn't pump
his fist or look into the opposing dugout after he catches a strikeout.
When he hits a home run he doesn't take beauty in the flight of
the ball. Instead, he lets his performance on the field do his
talking. Hence, the Eagles follow his lead like foot soldiers.
April 21 -- Ex-Mustang's
dream fulfilled with pick in the draft (Bill Hart): David Terrell was watching the National Football
League draft Sunday afternoon on television from his home in El
Paso when it came time for Washington to make its pick in the
seventh round.
April 21 -- Best
Area Track Times: Complete boys
and girls list from the Big Country
April 21 -- ACU
golfer in third place for medalist in LSC tourney: POTTSBORO - Carey Gentry of Abilene Christian University
is tied for third in the medalist race after the first round of
the Lone Star Conference men's golf tournament.
April 21 -- ASC
golf tourney stopped by rain:
IRVING - Rain halted play in the second of the American Southwest
Conference golf tournament, forcing teams to return early today
to finish as many as four holes at Twin Wells Golf Course.
April 21 -- Baseball
Today: Cooper vs. Odessa Permian
... Abilene High vs. Odessa High ... Wylie vs. Eastland ... ACU
vs. St. Mary's and Austin College
April 20 -- Sports
could have impact on the race issue (Candy Reagan): I have watched with interest over the last several
months as time and time again the issue of race has raised its
ugly head.
April 20 -- Everyone
is a role model to someone (Rick Meyers): Everyone knows that Michael Jordan, Pete Sampras
or any professional athlete is a role model. Whether they want
it or not, everyone looks to them to handle themselves in a positive
way on and off the court.
April 20 -- HSU
golfers looking for second straight title: IRVING - The defending American Southwest Conference
champions in golf are expecting a tough time repeating. Hardin-Simmons
University will look to capture its second straight ASC title
when the Cowboys and McMurry compete against their conference
opponents today and Tuesday at Twin Wells Golf Course.
April 20 -- Track
Roundup: Munday boys win district
track meet, etc.
April 19 -- Records
fall at LSC track meet: KINGSVILLE
-- The first of two days of competition at the Lone Star Conference
track meet concluded with several records already broken.
April 19 -- Cooper
senior breaks meet record in high hurdles: ODESSA -- Michael Smith sent a message to the state's
Class 5A high hurdles Saturday and also to future District 4-5A
athletes in the event.
April 19 -- AHS
long jumper lands spot in regional meet: ODESSA -- If one looks in the dictionary for the
definition of the word competitor, more than likely there will
be a picture of Misty Mays.
April 19 -- Cooper
senior digs out of hole to earn regional berth: ODESSA -- Theron Cole, the defending District 4-5A
singles champion, had all but given up on reaching the regional
tournament.
April 19 -- ACU
sweeps pair from Texas A&M-Kingsville: Stacey Pearson pitched a complete game shutout and
won his sixth game in eight decisions, as the Abilene Christian
baseball team swept a pair of games from Texas A&M-Kingsville,
winning 11-7 and 6-0.
April 19 -- Lady
Wildcats split pair with Northwood: Abilene
Christian University scored eight runs in the final two innings
to beat Northwood, 8-0, and split a pair of softball games Saturday
at Wells Field.
April 19 -- AHS
maintains lead in district: A
masterful pitching performance and two clutch hits allowed the
Abilene High baseball team to remain atop the District 4-5A standings
with a 1-0 win over Midland High Saturday at Blackburn Field.
April 19 -- Area
player tapped for Texas Girls Coaches Association all-star basketball
game (Bill Hart Column): Sports
smorgasbord, while wondering whatever happened to former Bronte
football player Alan Barbee:
April 19 -- Cougars
drop fourth-straight game: MIDLAND
-- It was quick but it wasn't painless for the Cooper baseball
team.
April 19 -- McMurry
routs University of the Ozarks: A
day after clinching a spot in the American Southwest Conference
Tournament, the McMurry baseball team celberated with another
rout over the University of the Ozarks, 17-1 at Driggers Field
Saturday.
April 19 -- Sports
editorial: Here is one opinion
that applauds the Dallas Cowboys' decision to pass on talented
but troubled wide receiver Randy Moss in Saturday's National Football
League draft.
April 19 --Wylie
clobbers Merkel, 14-4: Grant
Gregg baffled Merkel hitters for three innings and then delivered
the knockout punch in the fifth inning with his bat as Wylie cruised
to a 14-4 victory over the Badgers in a District 6-3A baseball
game Saturday at the Wylie High School field.
April 18 -- Cooper
does well on first day of district tennis tournament: ODESSA -- Cooper landed some heavy punches Friday
during the first day of the District 4-5A tennis tournament, but
the toll of those blows won't fully be determined until today.
April 18 -- Cooper
boys leading district track; girls in third: ODESSA -- Robin Padgett felt so good warming up
for the discus Friday that she took only a few practice throws.
April 18 -- Baseball:
ACU splits doubleheader: Abilene
Christian University and Texas A&M-Kingsville split a pair
of lopsided Lone Star Conference baseball games Friday at Scott
Field.
April 18 -- Softball:
ACU wins two: Abilene Christian
University swept a pair of women's softball games Friday at Wells
Field, beating Central Oklahoma, 4-2, and downing Northwood, 7-4.
April 18 -- Girls
softball: Abilene High 6, Permian 1: ODESSA
-- Abilene High finally earned its first district softball championship.
Now the Lady Eagles want more.
April 18 -- Baseball
Today: AHS vs. Midland High
... Cooper vs. Midland Lee ... Wylie vs. Merkel ... HSU vs. LeTourneau
April 18 -- Wylie
track teams capture district titles:
There were a couple of glitches, but not nearly enough to prevent
the Wylie boys and girls from again claiming District 6-3A track
and field team championships.
April 17 -- Brandt:
Things will get interesting with fifth pick (Al Pickett Column): Gil Brandt thinks the National Football League
draft will become interesting with the fifth pick of the first
round Saturday.
April 17 -- Seven
area players named to TSWA all-state team: Cooper's Catherine Weir is one of seven area basketball
players named first-team all-state by the Texas Sports Writers
Association for the 1997-98 season.
April 17 -- Baseball
Today: McMurry University vs.
University of the Ozarks ... Abilene Christian vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville
April 17 -- It's
ACU against Angelo State again: KINGSVILLE
-- It's the same old story: Abilene Christian University's quality
against Angelo State's quantity today and Saturday at the Lone
Star Conference track meet.
April 17 -- AHS,
Cooper not as dominant in tennis: While
Abilene High and Cooper are still the top two forces to be reckoned
with in District 4-5A, their domination in high school tennis
isn't as imposing as it has been the past three or four years.
April 17 -- Track
Today: Capsule previews of district
meets
April 17 -- Cooper
track teams to defend district titles: ODESSA
-- Cooper is poised to defend both the boys and girls District
4-5A track titles today and Saturday at Ratliff Stadium, the first
time the championships have been decided over two days.
April 17 -- Freshmen
lead the way at District 6-3A track meet: A pair of freshmen showed the way in the girls 3,200
Thursday at the District 6-3A track meet held at Wylie's Bulldog
Stadium.
April 17 -- Four
Abilene gymnasts qualify for state meet: SEMINOLE -- Three Cooper boys and one Abilene High
boy qualified for the state gymnastics meet based on their finish
Thursday in the Region III gymnastics meet at Seminole High School.
April 16 -- Cooper
netter signs with ACU: Andi
Wildner, who began playing tennis in seventh grade, turned five
years of hard work into a scholarship Wednesday.
April 16 -- Gil
Brandt to help with draft website (Al Pickett Column): For 29 years, Gil Brandt called the shots on draft
day for the Dallas Cowboys.
April 16 -- Wayland
Baptist sweeps HSU in doubleheader:
PLAINVIEW -- Wayland Baptist University rallied for two runs in
the seventh inning of the nightcap to complete a sweep of Hardin-Simmons
University in a baseball doubleheader and extend the Cowboys'
losing streak to nine straight games.
April 16 -- NHRA
drag racing to make two Texas stops:
The first of two Texas stops on the NHRA Winston Drag Racing series
occurs in two weeks at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis.
April 16 -- Duo
wins second consecutive district championship: Tim Kute no longer is surprised by what his doubles
partner -- sophomore Travis Adams -- can do on the tennis court.
April 15 -- ACU
loses to Tech, 17-12: LUBBOCK
-- Despite having a 16-13 edge in hits, Abilene Christian University
lost a 17-12 decision to Texas Tech Tuesday in college baseball
action.
April 15 -- Softball
roundup: San Angelo Central
5, Cooper 2 ... Wylie 12, Clyde 2
April 15 -- Accident
reduces player to role of cheerleader (Al Pickett Column):
This was not how Laura Martinez
envisioned her senior year.
April 15 -- Golf
Corner: Senior citizens shoot
age at Shady Oaks ... New Rice coach ... Familiar faces ... Hospice
tournament ... Eastland tournament ... Throckmorton tournament
... Stamford tournament
April 15 -- No.
1 seeds advance to District 6-3A finals: The No. 1 seeds did what they were supposed to Tuesday
in the District 6-3A tennis tournament at Rose Park Tennis Center.
April 15 -- San
Angelo cruises to 10-0 win over AHS:
A cloud of controversy surrounded a wild pitch the last time Abilene
High met San Angelo Central at Blackburn Field.
April 15 -- AHS,
Cooper begin quest for state gymnastics championship: SEMINOLE -- The Abilene High and Cooper gymnastics
teams begin their quest today for a berth in the state gymnastics
championships.
April 15 -- Wylie
girls win District 6-3A golf tournament: BRADY -- Wylie improved 48 strokes over its first-round
score to run away with the District 6-3A girls golf tournament
at Brady Municipal Golf Course.
April 15 -- Clyde
downs Wylie, 10-8: Tuesday,
Clyde gave the Wylie baseball team a feeling it hasn't had much
recently -- discomfort.
April 14 -- Eagles
win berth in regional golf tournament:
An emotional Bill Tittle had so difficult a time holding back
the tears Monday that he could barely present San Angelo Central
with the District 4-5A boys golf championship trophy. That was
because he had just given his team, the Abilene High Eagles, the
runner-up award after the head coach saw his team record an incredible
final round score of 291 at Abilene Country Club.
April 14 -- Blanket
senior may have set Class A record (Bill Hart): For a guy who works on the high jump only two days
a week, Justin Simpson does all right. The senior at Blanket,
who was second at the Class A state meet last year, cleared 7-0
at Cross Plains last Thursday in what may be a record-setting
performance.
April 14 -- Breckenridge
senior has chance to be state champ again: BRECKENRIDGE - Sarah Everett has known the thrill
of being a state champion, and she has one more opportunity to
regain that feeling.
April 14 -- World's
Original Cowboy Rodeo April 24-25: The
52nd presentation of the World's Original Cowboy Rodeo will be
offered at Hardin-Simmons Univeristy's Carl Myers Arena April
24-25.
April 14 -- Bulldogs
win District 6-3A golf title:
BRADY - The Wylie boys golf team captured its fourth consecutive
District 6-3A golf championship Monday afternoon at the Brady
Municipal Golf Course, rallying from a one-stroke deficit.
April 14 -- Baseball
Today: Wylie vs. Clyde ... Abilene
High vs. San Angelo Central ... HSU vs. Wayland Baptist ... ACU
vs. Texas Tech
April 13 -- It's
time the Cowboys had a decent draft (Candy Reagan): The Dallas Cowboys will be looking for defensive
linemen, offensive linemen, linebackers and wide receivers when
they go to the draft board this weekend. Sound familiar? It should.
These are the same holes the Cowboys have been trying to fill
for the last four years. In fact, the Cowboys have used 21 of
their last 35 draft choices on these positions. Yet here we are
again.
April 13 -- USTA
putting money into regions to encourage play (Rick Meyers): Last week, I discussed how the United States Tennis
Association has been well behind the rest of the world in their
funding allocated for developing our nation's best juniors preparing
for the ATP and WTA tours.
April 13 -- Bulldogs
fall to Gladewater, 10-9: PLANO
- The Wylie team tennis squad dropped a heartbreaker Saturday,
falling 10-9 to Gladewater in the third-place match of the Class
3A state tournament.
April 13 -- Baird
couple takes first place at Super Stakes cutting: FORT WORTH - Bayou Shorty, a 6-year-old gelding
owned by Nancy Young of Baird and shown by Gary Bellenfant, also
of Baird, hit the jackpot after its third event of the year, having
placed third in Las Vegas and second in Abilene in March.
April 13 -- Abilene
Speedway: Here are the results
from Saturday night's racing at the Abilene Speedway.
April 12 -- ACU
women split Saturday doubleheader with TWU: DENTON -- Abilene Christian University scored four
runs in the the eighth inning to defeat Texas Woman's University
7-4 and gain a split of the teams' doubleheader before a record-crowd
of 347 at Pioneer Field.
April 12 -- Eagles
squeak by Cougars, 12-11: It
was deja vu for Abilene High and Cooper Saturday as the Eagles
escaped with a 12-11 District 4-5A victory at Blackburn Field.
April 12 -- Brookesmith
athlete overcomes lack of facilities to excel: BROOKESMITH -- Sarah Dodds can usually be found
either in the gym practicing basketball, a classroom studying
or in Bangs working on her spring specialty.
April 12 -- Doubleheader
loss extends HSU loss streak:
BELTON -- Hardin-Simmons University saw its losing streak reach
seven games while Mary Hardin-Baylor ran its winning streak to
nine games in sweeping a doubleheader by scores of 8-4 and 15-9
Saturday.
April 12 -- McMurry
slides by University of Dallas, 2-1: If
anything was evident Saturday at Walt Driggers Field, it's the
ancient notion that nothing is certain in baseball until the final
out is secured.
April 12 -- Eagles
find ways to win (Ted Dunnam Column): Someone
needs to slap the tag of destiny's darlings on the Abilene High
baseball team.
April 12 -- Athletic
director retires, un-retires and other tidbits (Bill Hart
Column): Sports smorgasbord, while
wondering whatever happened to former Cooper football player and
shot putter Billy Beard:
April 11 -- Track
Roundup: BIG SPRING -- The Big
Spring girls evened the score with Wylie by winning Division IV
of the AMBUCS Relays Thursday.
April 11 -- ACU
women split doubleheader with Texas Woman's: DENTON -- Abilene Christian University softball
pitcher Shelly Owen-Martinez gave up just three runs in 15 and
one third innings of a doubleheader against Texas Woman's University.
Still, the righthander managed just a split, as the Pioneers scored
the only run of the second game in the ninth inning after ACU
took the first game, 5-2.
April 11 -- Cooper
needs win over district-leading Eagles: Expect
the unexpected.
April 11 -- Haskell
hires former athletic director again: HASKELL
-- The Haskell school district went "back to the future"
Thursday night when trustees named Don Flippin as its new head
football coach and athletic director.
April 11 -- HSU
drops fifth-straight game: BELTON
-- The Hardin-Simmons University baseball team's dive toward the
.500 mark continued Friday. The Cowboys dropped their fifth straight
contest, 7-1 at Mary Hardin-Baylor, to lower their overall record
to 17-16.
April 11 -- Durham is bullish on pitchers: It comes as no surprise that Miles Durham is being
bullish on opposing pitchers.
April 11 -- ACU
sweeps doubleheader against Eastern New Mexico: PORTALES, N.M. -- Abilene Christian University swept
a Lone Star Conference baseball doubleheader Friday night from
Eastern New Mexico.
April 11 -- Wylie
trounces Coleman, 21-2: COLEMAN
-- Behind a potent offensive attack which produced four home runs
and nine total extra base hits, the Wylie Bulldogs clobbered Coleman,
21-2, Friday night in a District 6-3A baseball game.
April 10 -- Softball:
Abilene High 5, Midland Lee 2: Facing
a must-win situation to keep its hopes alive for a district championship,
the Abilene High girls softball team came through in the clutch
Thursday with a 5-2 victory over defending district champion Midland
Lee at Will Hair Park.
April 10 -- Fan
just comes to see a good game: When
Abilene High and Cooper square off Saturday afternoon for a District
4-5A baseball game at Blackburn Field, Doyle Marshall will be
in the stands, just as he has been for hundreds, if not thousands,
of games over the last 40 or 50 years.
April 10 -- AHS
netter signs with Midwestern State:
Abilene High's Sara Butler signed a letter-of-intent Thursday
to play tennis next year at Midwestern State.
April 10 -- Baseball
Today: ACU vs. Eastern New Mexico
... HSU vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor ... McMurry vs. U. of Dallas ...
Wylie vs. Coleman
April 10 -- Track
Today: Mini-Mogul Relays ...
Guthrie Invitational ... District 14-A ... Lions Invitational
April 10 -- ACU
hurdler qualifies for national outdoor meet: SAN ANGELO -- Jason Prann is going back to the NCAA
Division II outdoor championships in May, but this time as an
automatic qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles.
April 10 -- Softball
Roundup: Midland High 6, Cooper
5 ... Wylie 12, Coleman 1
April 9 -- ACU
track coach hopes to qualify more for nationals: SAN ANGELO -- Abilene Christian University track
coach Wes Kittley wants to win the Angelo State Relays, but he's
not going to overwork anyone to accomplish that goal.
April 9 -- Brownwood
team long hitters (Mark Wilson Column): BROWNWOOD
-- Upon arrival at Morris Southall Field Wednesday, one clue that
the Brownwood baseball team might be special came quickly.
April 9 -- Cooper
runner finally commits to Baylor: Baylor
University track coach Clyde Hart probably will breathe a sigh
of relief when he receives the national letter-of-intent signed
Wednesday from Cooper's Michael Smith.
April 9 -- Parking
much improved at Texas Motor Speedway: For
all the bashing Texas Motor Speedway has endured the past week,
track officials at least deserve a pat on the back for getting
spectators in and out of the facility in a very timely manner.
April 9 -- Track
Today: Capsule previews of meets
involving local and area teams
April 8 -- Lady
'Cats lose two close ones: LAWTON,
Okla. -- Abilene Christian University lost a pair of heartbreakers
in women's softball action Tuesday.
April 8 -- Track
star is dynamo: Misty Mays proves
dynamite comes in a small package. And she is certainly a small
package.
April 8 -- AHS
slips by Permian, 3-2: The Abilene
High baseball team didn't get caught looking ahead and thus remained
atop the District 4-5A standings after its 3-2 victory over Odessa
Permian Tuesday at Blackburn Field.
April 8 -- Wylie
cruises past Ballinger, 16-1: Now
there is only one team at the top of the District 6-3A baseball
standings.
April 8 -- Texas
Golf Pass perfect for golfer with wanderlust (Golf Column):
If you like to travel -- and play
different golf courses -- the American Cancer Society may have
the best buy available.
April 7 -- Bowden
hopes 'first' spring injury is the 'last' (Al Pickett): Saturday was a "first" for Bobby Bowden.
He hopes it will also be a "last." Florida State's starting
quarterback Dan Kendra suffered a knee injury in the Seminoles'
season-ending spring scrimmage. Kendra will have surgery Thursday
and could possibly be lost for the entire season next fall.
April 7 -- Bowden:
"America has changed, but God doesn't change": Bobby Bowden said family "meant everything"
when he was growing up. But America has changed in the last 50
years, and Bowden said today that 50 percent of the players on
his Florida State football team come from families with no father,
no mother or neither.
April 7 -- Local
Golf Roundup: Results from high
school, university action
April 7 -- Lady
Bulldogs blank Ballinger, 17-0:
Wylie pitcher Juli Jones used a healthy dose of intimidation Monday
against Ballinger and pitched her second perfect game and third
no-hitter as the Lady Bulldogs shut out the Ballinger, 17-0.
April 7 -- Baseball
Today: Cooper vs. Odessa High
... Abilene High vs. Odessa Permian ... Wylie vs. Ballinger ...
ACU vs. Lubbock Christian ... HSU vs. Southwestern
April 6 -- Martin
wins Texas 500: FORT WORTH -
Nothing may run like a Deere, and a Little may go a long way.
In either case, though, it wasn't quite enough to overtake Mark
Martin Saturday in the Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
April 6 -- Don't
blame this wreck on the track (Ted Dunnam): FORT WORTH - Welcome to Texas Motor Spillway. No,
there was no water seeping on to the track Sunday. That problem's
been temporarily solved with a band aid.
April 6 -- A
few thoughts about the NBA (Candy Reagan): The NBA hasn't even reached the playoffs yet,and
already the debate rages over Michael Jordan's impending retirement.
He says he will retire -- something he's already done once. But
his fans, of course, want him to stay. I think he should retire.
April 6 -- U.S.
juniors' top ranks are slim now (Rick Meyers): Have you wondered who is going to take the place
of Pete Sampras, Michael Chang and Andre Agassi for the United
States when they retire? That answer is supposed to be "our
current best juniors will be there in a few years." Those
juniors include Clyde's Brandon Hawk and his fellow top 10 in
the nation competitors.
April 6 -- Abilene
Speedway: Results of Saturday's
racing at Abilene Speedway.
April 5 -- Howard
Payne sweeps Hardin-Simmons: The
second trip through Abilene proved to be a lot better for the
Howard Payne baseball team. After dropping two of three to McMurry
last weekend, the Yellow Jackets completed a three-game sweep
of Hardin-Simmons Saturday, taking both games of the doubleheader,
12-1 and 18-7 at Hunter Field.
April 5 -- AHS
girls lose game, star player: The
Abilene High Lady Eagles lost more than a game and their lead
atop the District 4-5A girls softball standings Saturday. They
also lost their star player.
April 5 -- Texans, Wildcats split pair again: STEPHENVILLE -- For the second day in a row, the
Abilene Christian University baseball team split a doubleheader
with Tarleton State University.
April 5 -- Owen-Martinez
scatters five hits as ACU splits pair: Shelly
Owen-Martinez scattered five hits in the first game of a doubleheader
as Abilene Christian University beat Eastern New Mexico, 2-1,
Saturday in women's Lone Star Conference softball action.
April 5 -- Cooper
senior sets meet record in hurdles:
Michael Smith didn't break his own record in the high hurdles
Saturday at the John McCabe Big Country Relays, so he took it
out on the field in the 300 intermediate hurdles.
April 5 -- Cooper
falls to SA Central, 9-8: SAN
ANGELO -- The Cooper baseball team gave up four unearned runs
in the eighth inning on three errors Saturday and the Cougars
dropped their second consecutive district 4-5A game, 9-8, at San
Angelo Central.
April 5 -- Cooper
claims overall title at Eagle Invitational: While Cooper was winning the overall championship
and two divisions at the Eagle Invitational Saturday, Abilene
High's Cody Chapman and Mitch Aston were claiming a title for
themselves.
April 5 -- Basketball
spans generations in Comanche: Sports
smorgasbord, with one of our readers wondering whatever happened
to former Comanche athlete James Rucker:
April 5 -- McMurry
splits doubleheader with Mississippi College: CLINTON, Miss. -- The McMurry University baseball
team suffered only its second American Southwest Conference loss
of the season Saturday, but came back to get a win in the second
game of a doubleheader against Mississippi College.
April 5 -- Sports
Editorial: It is the dream of
every little boy who has ever put on a glove or swung a bat to
someday play major league baseball.
April 5 -- Former
football player now part of motorsports team (Ted Dunnam Column):
FORT WORTH -- When Joe Washington
played at the University of Oklahoma, he rarely had to negotiate
very much traffic.
April 5 -- Earnhardt
Jr. scoots to Coca-Cola 300 victory: FORT
WORTH -- With about three laps remaining in Saturday's Coca-Cola
300 at Texas Motor Speedway, Joe Nemechek had to feel a little
intimidated.
April 5 -- ACU
qualifies four for national meet: AUSTIN
-- Despite not claiming any victories Saturday in the Texas Relays,
Abilene Christian University added four automatic qualifiers for
the NCAA Division II national meet.
April 5 -- Wylie
downs Brady, 12-4: BRADY --
Dustin Williams drove in four runs and R.D. Hussman drove in three
to help lead the Wylie Bulldogs to a 12-4 victory over Brady in
District 6-3A baseball action Saturday night.
April 4 -- Baseball
Today: Cooper vs. San Angelo
Central ... Wylie vs. Brady
April 4 -- Six
to be inducted to McMurry Hall of Fame: Six
former athletes, a coach and athletic director and two Indian
supports will be the 1998 inductees in the McMurry University
Athletic Hall of Honor.
April 4 -- AHS,
Cooper meet in John McCabe Big Country Relays: The Abilene High and Cooper track teams have gone
their separate ways this spring, but today they meet to host a
strong field at the John McCabe Big Country Relays at Elmer Gray
Stadium.
April 4 -- Local
firefighters, nurse to work at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend:
In a best-case scenario, pit
crews make a four-tire change, a chassis adjustment and fill a
gas tank between 17 and 18 seconds on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit.
April 4 -- ACU
splits doubleheader with Tarleton State:
The Abilene Christian baseball team found that turnabout was fair
play Friday. After getting blown out in the Lone Star Conference
opener to Tarleton State, 11-0, the Wildcats came back and gave
the Texans a dose of their own medicine in the doubleheader nightcap,
9-2.
April 4 -- ACU
sweeps ENMU in softball doubleheader:
Abilene Christian University pounded Eastern New Mexico, 11-0
and 11-3, Friday to sweep a Lone Star Conference women's softball
doubleheader at Wells Field.
April 4 -- Cooper
duo could meet in finals: If
Chuck Haddox and Theron Cole make their way to the boys A singles
final today in the Eagle Invitational, the two Cooper tennis players
won't have to wonder what to expect.
April 4 -- McMurry
takes first of three game series against Mississippi College:
CLINTON, Miss. -- McMurry University
scored three runs in the final two innings to capture a 6-3 victory
over Mississippi College Friday night in the opener of their three-game
American Southwest Conference baseball series.
April 3 -- Golfers
raise funds to support teams, tournament: Stan and Marilyn Smith own a new 52-inch big screen
television set today, but the big winners are the golf programs
at Abilene High, Cooper and Wylie.
April 3 -- Crowd
pleased with Elster's return (Al Pickett Column): It was the bottom of the third inning of Tuesday's
season opener at The Ballpark in Arlington when Kevin Elster stepped
to the plate and ripped a lead-off double to the gap in left-center.
April 3 -- McMurry
junior giving pitchers pause: Joe
Fichera tries not to think too much about his hitting, but he's
forcing opposing pitchers to do so.
April 3 -- Track
Today: Blackland-Divide Relays
... Rolling Plains Relays ... Tarleton Relays ... Cotton Patch
Relays
April 3 -- Cooper
teams third and fifth, AHS teams fourth at district gymnastics
meet: ODESSA -- Cooper is third
in the boys team standings and fifth among the girls while Abilene
High is fourth in both the boys and girls standings after the
optional round Thursday in the District 4-5A gymnastics meet at
Odessa Permian.
April 3 -- Baseball
Today: ACU vs. Tarleton State
... McMurry vs. Mississippi College ... HSU vs. Howard Payne
April 3 -- District,
regional seedings likely to be set in Eagle Invitational tennis
tournament: District and regional
seedings are likely to be determined today and Saturday when 34
teams from around the state compete in the Eagle Invitational
tennis tournament at various sites in the city.
April 3 -- ACU
runner takes second in 10k at Texas Relays: AUSTIN -- Barnabas Menjo of Abilene Christian University
finished second in the men's 10,000-meter run with a time of 30:55.57
Thursday at the Texas Relays.
April 2 -- Softball:
Texas Tech 7-9, ACU 6-3: NCAA
Division I Texas Tech swept a women's softball doubleheader Wednesday
from Abilene Christian University at Wells Field.
April 2 -- Abilene
native inducted into Texas United States Slo-Pitch Softball Association
Hall of Fame: It was a Hollywood
story that needed to wait for a Hollywood ending.
April 2 -- Dogs
manager to grade players on off-season homework: Barry Jones doesn't appreciate bad baseball.
April 2 -- After
slide down money list, Texas-ex gains a grip: DALLAS -- He is a former Texas high school champion.
He earned national player of the year honors his senior season
at the University of Texas. And he, arguably, has been the PGA
Tour's most consistent player the past five weeks.
April 2 -- Midland
Lee takes 11-shot lead in District 4-5A girls golf tournament:
SAN ANGELO -- Midland Lee shot
a 364, easily the best round of the day, to take an 11-shot lead
over Odessa Permian Wednesday after the second round of the District
4-5A girls golf tournament at San Angelo Country Club.
April 2 -- Hawley
youth takes junior dragster win: The
next Kenny Bernstein or John Force may be grooming just a few
miles from here.
April 1 -- ACU
9, St. Edward's 5: AUSTIN --
Abilene Christian University used three three-run innings to take
a 9-5 win over St. Edward's University Tuesday in a non-conference
baseball game.
April 1 -- Softball:
AHS 13, San Angelo Central 2:
SAN ANGELO -- Abilene High erupted for nine runs in the second
inning as the Lady Eagles held on to first place in the District
4-5A softball standings with a 13-2 win Tuesday against San Angelo
Central.
April 1 -- Sox
spoil Rangers' opener (Al Pickett Column): ARLINGTON -- Well, at least the weather was nice.
April 1 -- Golf
Corner: A new golf course is
being built at Eden, a small town located 35 miles south of Ballinger.
It sounds like an exciting project.
April 1 -- Hardin-Simmons
routs Hillsdale, 17-0: MOORE,
Okla. -- Angel Herrera went 4 for 4 with seven runs batted in,
a team high for 1998, as Hardin-Simmons routed Hillsdale Freewill
Baptist College, 17-0, Tuesday.
April 1 -- AHS
rallies to defeat Midland Lee, 13-12: MIDLAND
-- Abilene High rallied from 8-2 and 12-6 deficits to take a 13-12
win over Midland Lee Tuesday in a wild District 4-5A baseball
game.
April 1 -- Cooper
falls to Midland High, 16-13: Not
many teams can go through the motions and win a ballgame.
April 1 -- Wylie
scores 13 in one inning in 15-1 rout of Breckenridge: All the Wylie baseball team needed Tuesday was
one inning -- but it was a huge one.
April 1 -- Wylie
girls gain first district win against Breckenridge, 9-4: The Wylie girls posted their first District 6-3A
softball victory of the second half Tuesday, handing Breckenridge
a 9-4 defeat at the Wylie High School field.
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