AUGUST '98 ARCHIVES
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Aug. 31 -- Cowboys
should make the playoffs this year (Candy Reagan): Based on what I've seen of the Dallas Cowboys thus
far, I'm predicting they win it all this season. In fact, Thursday
night's preseason game between the Cowboys and Jaguars was quite
possibly a preview of the Super Bowl, only next time, the outcome
will be different.
Aug. 31 -- Explaining
the making of a draw in tennis (Rick Meyers): Have you ever wondered how they make a draw for
a tournament like the U.S. Open? For all of the Grand Slam tournaments,
they have a 128-player draw. With a 128 draw, there will be 16
seeds which are determined according to the world rankings that
come out every Monday.
Aug. 31 -- Abilene
Western kicks off at the Expo Center today: Locals Bill Burns, Billy Green and Meredith McCullar
get their turns in the non-pro classic class today as the aged
events get underway in the eighth addition of the Abiene Western
at the Taylor County Expo Center.
Aug. 31 -- Prairie
Dogs split doubleheader with Crickets:
Keith Abrego's three-run home run off Alvin Cantu in the bottom
of the sixth inning of the second game propelled the Abilene Prairie
Dogs to a 9-4 victory over the Lubbock Crickets.
Aug. 31 -- Prairie
Dogs already making plans for off-season: With the Abilene Prairie Dogs out of playoff contention
and in their final series of the regular season, players, managers
and office personnel are making plans for the off-season.
Aug. 30 -- Coach
to be honored at Cooper (Bill Hart):
Sports smorgasbord, while wondering whatever happened to former
Cooper High School baseball coach Andy Malone:
Aug. 30 -- Home-schooling
case has vast implications:
It didn't receive a great deal of publicity, but there was a case
in Austin last week that could have had a far-reaching effect
on all Texas public schools.
Aug. 30 -- League
officers workshop to be held (Mae Fraser): Next Saturday at 2 p.m. the ABA and AWBA officers
will hold their annual league officers workshop. It will be held
at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2012, North 3rd and Kirkwood.
Aug. 30 -- Volleyball
Roundup: Birdville Tournament
... Grapevine Tournament
Results
of Friday's football games
Aug. 29 -- Dogs
defeat Lafayette Bullfrogs 11-9:
LAFAYETTE, La. -- The Abilene Prairie Dogs overcame two home runs
and five RBI by the Bullfrogs' Chris Castles to take a 11-9 victory
in Lafayette Friday night in their final road game of the season.
Aug. 29 -- Volleyball
Roundup: AHS advances to championship
bracket ... Lady 'Cats earn win in LCU tournament
Aug. 29 -- Cooper
claims two victories: BRYAN
-- Cooper won some key late matches against Klein to take a 10-8
win Friday in the Bryan High School team tennis tournament.
Aug. 28 -- Wylie
opens against speedy Lake View Chiefs:
Of all the teams Wylie could have faced, San Angelo Lake View
presents a unique challenge to prepare for as the two teams open
the 1998 football season tonight.
Aug. 28 -- AHS
Eagles open season against highly touted tailback: Abilene High's quest to end a 39-year playoff drought
begins tonight when the Eagles' open the season against Amarillo
Tascosa at Shotwell Stadium.
Aug. 28 -- Regular
season starts for seven area teams tonight: Normally, area high schools would be involved in
football scrimmages tonight. But for seven teams, the regular
season starts.
Aug. 28 -- Football
Predictions (Bill Hart):
Abilene High, Wylie, Big Spring predicted to win.
Aug. 28 -- Cougars
dominate Rider in scrimmage: WICHITA
FALLS - Cooper got 308 yards passing from quarterback Jeremy Janssen,
who threw three touchdown passes to Adam Riddle, as the Cougars
dominated Wichita Falls Rider in their football scrimmage 8-2
Thursday night at Memorial Stadium.
Aug. 28 -- ACHS
Panthers start season with new coach:
A new era will begin at 7:30 p.m. today when the Abilene Christian
Panthers take the field to face Paint Creek.
Aug. 28 -- Grand
slam powers Prairie Dogs to win: LAFAYETTE,
La. - Rookie Keith Abrego sparked Abilene to a 4-0 lead Thursday
night with the first grand slam of his pro career as the Prairie
Dogs went on to a 13-2 baseball victory over the Lafayette Bayou
Bullfrogs.
Aug. 28 -- Aviators
announce three new players:
After announcing three new additions Thursday, one might say the
Abilene Aviators lean to the right. The Aviators added two right
wingers and a defenseman to the club, bringing the number of players
with contracts up to seven.
Aug. 28 -- High
school tennis poll: HOUSTON
- Here is the preseason Texas high school tennis poll (Classes
4A and 5A only) as determined by the Texas Tennis Coaches Association:
Aug. 27 -- Friday
night game will be 'reunion' for Southalls (Bill Hart): There will be a family reunion of sorts Friday
night when the Brownwood Lions open the football season against
San Angelo Central at San Angelo Stadium.
Aug. 27 -- Reconfigured
track passes inspection by Dale Jarrett (Ted Dunnam): Before a quick pit stop Monday in Dallas, Dale
Jarrett and Jeremy Mayfield scooted on over to Texas Motor Speedway
to test the recently reconfigured track.
Aug. 27 -- Cougars
playing Rider in scrimmage today:
The Cooper football team travels to Wichita Falls today to meet
the Rider Raiders in a scrimmage, but it's not the way Cougar
head coach Randy Allen wanted the game to be played.
Aug. 26 -- Bullpen
saves game for Prairie Dogs:
LAFAYETTE, La. - Familiarity was the theme in the Abilene Prairie
Dogs' 10-8 victory over the Lafayette Bayou Bullfrogs Tuesday
night.
Aug. 26 -- Volleyball
Roundup: Cooper and Abilene
High each win two matches
Aug. 26 -- Both
AHS and CHS football coaches ready for season to start: The high school football season can unofficially
be declared underway. There hasn't been a football snapped, there
hasn't been a touchdown scored, and no team has registered a victory
or a loss.
Aug. 26 -- Actually,
there are three sides to this story (Bill Hart): About four years ago, two men were at the YMCA
in Abilene undergoing therapy.
Aug. 26 -- Golfing
with Sammy Baugh in Snyder (Al Pickett):
One of my most treasured memories is playing golf with Sammy Baugh
several years ago. Now, other golfers will have that opportunity
on Saturday, Sept. 5, in Snyder.
Aug. 25 -- Wylie
raising money for new "Doghouse" (Mark Wilson): Before you know it, a lot of Wylie people could
be in the "Doghouse." Money is now being raised for
a 37,500-foot multi-purpose community center that would be located
on the Wylie High School campus, between the football field and
the show barn.
Aug. 25 -- Cooper
Tennis: FORT WORTH - Here are
the results of Cooper's varsity tennis matches this past weekend
at Texas Christian University.
Aug. 24 -- Cedeno,
Oartiz spark Prairie Dogs' win: Even
with Steve Ortiz turning in a fine pitching performance, the Abilene
Prairie Dogs still needed something extra to make sure they wouldn't
lose a lead for the third straight time in the late innings.
Aug. 24 -- Manager
Jones looking forward to pressure-less hunting: Abilene Prairie Dogs manager Barry Jones will be
hunting for more than baseball players in the off-season.
Aug. 24 -- Programs
beginning soon to help beginners, regular players (Rick Meyers): In a continuing effort to get more people playing
tennis, there are two programs starting in September: one for
kids who are beginners and another for adults for all levels,
even beginners.
Aug. 24 -- Cutting
Horse Results: Here are Sunday's
results from the Big Country Cutting Horse Association event at
the Taylor County Expo Center.
Aug. 23 -- Abilene
High Lady Eagles lose Bev Ball Classic:
Utilizing its vast array of offensive skills, the Denton Lady
Bronchos captured the title of the sixth annual Bev Ball Classic
by taking a 15-5, 15-9 volleyball win over Abilene High Saturday
night at Cougar Gym.
Aug. 23 -- Prairie
Dog Notes: Today's game against
the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings will be the final one this season
for the Abilene Prairie Dogs' leading hitter, Efrain Contreras.
Aug. 23 -- Junior
League bowling starts today (Mae Fraser): Whitewood Lanes will kick off their 1998-99 Junior
League bowling program Saturday. The first week's bowling will
begin at 9:30 a.m. Juniors need to be there at 9 or 9:15 a.m.
Aug. 23 -- Prairie
Dogs lose to Rio Grande Valley 4-3:
Failure to make plays late in the game contributed to the Abilene
Prairie Dogs' fourth straight loss Saturday night at Scott Field.
Aug. 22 -- Cooper
High holds football scrimmage:
When Cooper has its intrasquad scrimmage today, head coach Randy
Allen will be scrutinizing the players farthest from each other
-- running backs and defensive backs -- on the football field.
Aug. 22 -- Dogs
now just playing 'for respect':
Abilene Prairie Dogs pitching coach Mike Smith is seeing some
signs he doesn't like lately.
Aug. 22 -- Prairie
Dog Notes: The Abilene Prairie
Dogs have two fewer players on their roster, and that's not likely
to change as they finish up their final nine games of Texas-Louisiana
League baseball schedule this season.
Aug. 21 -- Former
player glad hockey coming to Abilene (Mark Wilson): Paul Curtis grew up with a skating rink in his
back yard - literally.
Aug. 21 -- Both
Wylie, Sweetwater pleased with scrimmage: Both the Sweetwater and Wylie head football coaches
agreed that Thursday night's scrimmage at Bulldog Stadium was
a good start for their teams.
Aug. 21 -- AHS,
CHS playing in Bev Ball Classic:
Cooper and Abilene High, which each opened their seasons with
victories Tuesday night, headline a 16-team field competing in
the Bev Ball volleyball classic that begins today at Abilene High
and Cooper High Schools.
Aug. 21 -- Eagles
hold intrasquad scrimmage tonight:
The Abilene High School football team will take a step closer
to the season opener tonight when the Eagles have their intrasquad
scrimmage.
Aug. 21 -- Prairie
Dogs hounded by nagging injuries:
It's a term used in all sports. It gets as much attention as the
final score, but and it is almost as important. The term is "nagging
injury" and the Abilene Prairie Dogs have their share.
Aug. 21 -- Prairie
Dogs lose to Alexandria, 5-4: Two
mental mistakes - one by an umpire - cost the Abilene Prairie
Dogs the game Thursday night.
Aug. 20 -- Tonight's
scrimmage for Wylie key to quick start:
This year, Wylie's first football scrimmage will be more important
than ever before.
Aug. 20 -- Council
to hear proposal for big local racing facility (Ted Dunnam): Proposal for the Abilene Motor Sports Facility
- an $11.9 million project - will be made at 4 p.m. Monday in
Abilene City Council chambers, according to an executive summary
of the proposed project conceived by Abilene Motor Sports Inc.,
president Paul Lenker.
Aug. 20 -- Prairie
Dogs lose to Alexandria Aces, 8-1: Abilene
pitcher Brandon Brown made his first start of the season, and
it didn't last long. Fortunately for Brown, not many people saw
it.
Aug. 20 -- In
the minors, it's the bus ride that 'matters' (Jeff Walker): It's more important to love your job than it is
to be happy with your job. That is the sentiment minor league
baseball players shout with affirmation based on the daily rigors
they endure on a road trip.
Aug. 19 -- Prairie
Dogs defeat Aces, 4-1: Someone
forgot to tell the Abilene Prairie Dogs their season was over.
Aug. 19 -- Rosario
going to finish season as a Mad Dog:
Victor Rosario's tenure with the Abilene Prairie Dogs lasted just
12 games this year, but his career at Crutcher Scott Field isn't
finished.
Aug. 19 -- Dyess
woman to call lines again at the U.S. Open (Mark Wilson):
Tabitha Minyard had no problems
as a rookie calling lines at the U.S. Open last year in Flushing
Meadows, N.Y. This time around, she's ready to tackle New York
City.
Aug. 19 -- Baird's
state golf teams to be honored (Al Pickett ): The Class A state championship girls golf teams
of 1997 and '98 at Baird High School will be honored with a couple
of additions at their home golf course, Shady Oaks Golf Course.
Aug. 19 -- Lady
Eagles win opening tennis match:
SNYDER - Sophomore Natalie Christopher led Abilene High School
to a 15-12, 15-6 win against Snyder Tuesday night in the season
opener for the Lady Eagles.
Aug. 18 -- Greenville
ends Dogs’ win streak:
GREENVILLE, Miss. — The Abilene Prairie Dogs had a chance
to come home riding a four-game winning streak.
Aug. 18 -- Clyde
basketball player returns from summer trip (Bill Hart): David Hamil has a lot to tell his Clyde High School
basketball teammates -- and friends -- about how he spent his
summer vacation.
Aug. 17 -- An
open letter to Michael Irvin (Candy
Reagan): Dear Michael Irvin, Please
do me and other Dallas Cowboys fans a favor -- stop doing things
to hurt the team and start doing something to help it.
Aug. 17 -- Learn
the details of the sport inside out (Rick Meyers): Everyone always wants to excel or at least to enjoy
whatever sport they choose to play. Obviously, playing a sport
is the most fun when you play it well and, at least occasionally,
win. To get the most out of your sport you need to know the details.
You need to know the sport inside out.
Aug. 17 -- Abilene
Speedway: Saturday night results
Aug. 16 -- High
school football, night javelin throwing and other tidbits
(Bill Hart): Sports smorgasbord,
while wondering whatever happened to former Roscoe High and Texas
Tech football player Nathan Richburg
Aug. 16 -- Cunningham
worked hard to get where he is (Jeff Walker): WICHITA FALLS -- Dallas Cowboys' place-kicker Richie
Cunningham has heard all the Happy Days jokes. He knew growing
up that he would be forever linked to the freckled-faced red-head
played by Ron Howard.
Aug. 15 -- Prairie
Dogs win in Greenville: GREENVILLE,
Miss. -- The Abilene Prairie Dogs finally got a break -- they
didn't have to play Amarillo Friday night.
Aug. 14 -- Aviators'
chief operating officer steps down due to pending charge: With a rape charge hanging over his head, Dan "Scooter"
Murray has stepped down as chief operating officer of the Abilene
Aviators, but he will remain part of the team's ownership group.
Aug. 14 -- HSU
and McMurry create Wilford Moore trophy for crosstown game: When cross-town rivals Hardin-Simmons University
and McMurry University meet in football this fall, the Cowboys
and Indians will be playing for more that just pride.
Aug. 14 -- Moore
is only due Hall-of-Famer for HSU and McMurry (Al Pickett): Wilford Moore is the only person to be inducted
into the athletic halls of fame at both Hardin-Simmons University
and McMurry University.
Aug. 14 -- Season
preview of AHS and CHS volleyball teams:
The Abilene High School volleyball team qualified for the regional
tournament in 1992. Since then, however, the Lady Eagles have
failed to make the postseason.
Aug. 14 -- ACU
Wildcats begin pre-season workouts:
Two more junior college football players reported Thursday as
Abilene Christian University began pre-season workouts for the
1998 season.
Aug. 13 -- Abilene
Aviators' schedule released:
The Western Professional Hockey League announced the home schedule
Wednesday for the Abilene Aviators' inaugural season.
Aug. 13 -- Hawley's
Tarpley continues winning ways (Ted Dunnam): Lauren Tarpley of Hawley, continuing her steady
rise on the drag racing circuit, won the Pennzoil Summer Nationals
Drag Race Sunday at Texas Raceway in Kennedale.
Aug. 12 -- Million
Dollar Shootout scheduled (Al Pickett):
Area golfers have a chance to win a million dollars or a new car.
And, unlike most such events, there could be multiple winners.
Aug. 12 -- AHS
athlete chosen to introduce convocation dignitaries: Frankie Munoz already has experience in introducing
dignitaries. Now it is time for him to introduce himself to the
football fans of District 4-5A.
Aug. 12 -- Former
high school coach now scouts for Royals (Mark Wilson): Gerald Turner had seen some of these faces before
- Brent Bubela, George Preston, Brandon Brown, Keith Abrego.
Aug. 11 -- Irvin
in control for now (Jeff Walker):
IRVING -- Say what you will about Michael Irvin, but the man knows
how to handle the media.
Aug. 10 -- Amarillo
8, Abilene 5: AMARILLO -- If
the best offense is a good defense, Abilene and Amarillo would
have both lost Sunday's Texas-Louisiana League game.
Aug. 10 -- Cowboys
brought problems on themselves (Candy Reagan): The Cowboys are frustrated because the questions
about Everett McIver's injury won't stop.
Aug. 9 -- Finding
a wrestler, 'old' winners and other tidbits (Bill Hart): Sports smorgasbord, while wondering whatever happened
to former Cooper assistant coach Gary "Struttin' Sutton":
Aug. 9 -- Prairie
Dogs fall to Amarillo, 12-9:
Amarillo's Lonnie MaCland broke out of a 1 for 18 slump against
the Abilene Praire Dogs to help Abilene to a 12-9 victory Saturday
night. He ended the night with two hom runs and four RBIs.
Aug. 8 -- Home
run contest compared to years past (Al Pickett): As the 1998 baseball season heads down its power-hitting
stretch run, comparisons are being made with the 1961 season.
Aug. 8 -- Dogs
lose second straight to Amarillo:
AMARILLO -- Amarillo answered every Prairie Dog challenge Friday
to take a 7-4 Texas-Louisiana League victory.
Aug. 7 -- Dogs
finish homestand, prepare to face Dillas at Amarillo: One night after watching his club make a glorious
four-run comeback to beat Amarillo, the Abilene Prairie Dogs had
one of their roughest outings in the second half of Texas-Louisiana
League baseball play.
Aug. 7 -- Prairie
Dog Notes: Jack Johnson isn't
strange, and he probably isn't even crazy enough to be dangerous
- at least in most situations.
Aug. 6 -- ACU
player has high hopes for the NFL (Jeff Walker): Another Abilene Christian University football player
is trying to land a job in the National Football League.
Aug. 6 -- Prairie
Dogs defeat league-leading Dillas:
Injured or not, Keith Abrego dominates left-handed pitchers.
Aug. 6 -- Prairie
Dog Notes: The Amarillo Dillas
breezed to a 32-10 record in the first half -- a .762 winning
percentage. The success has continued in the second half, with
the Dillas winning 15 of their first 20 games (.750).
Aug. 5 -- Abilene
baseball teams fail to win state championships: Both Abilene junior baseball teams fell just short
of their goals of winning a state baseball title Tuesday.
Aug. 5 -- High
school football is back (Bill Hart):
Hot weather or not, it is time for high school football in West
Texas.
Aug. 5 -- Prairie
Dogs lose a nail-biter to Amarillo Dillas: Even though Mike Wilson drove in more runs Monday
night, the two RBI he notched Tuesday were far more important.
Aug. 5 -- Prairie
Dog Notes: One unofficial report
gave the temperature before the start of the Abilene Prairie Dogs'
home game Monday against Amarillo as 107 degrees.
Aug. 4 -- Cowboys'
Mills working hard to attain his goals (Jeff Walker): WICHITA FALLS -- True or false? Ernie Mills has
lined up the most times at the No. 2 wide receiver position thus
far in training camp.
Aug. 4 -- Dogs'
win streak ends abruptly: The
Abilene Prairie Dogs' winning streak had to be over sooner or
later, but Monday night's loss to Amarillo was an abrupt ending.
Aug. 4 -- Abilene
Senior moves on to state championship:
WACO -- Abilene Senior defeated Victoria Southwest, 9-6, Monday
to join Abilene Junior in the championship game of their respective
state baseball tournaments.
Aug. 4 -- Prairie
Dog Notes: Mark Hampton has
hit seven home runs in one "game", proving that some
pitchers can hit - at least in batting practice.
Aug. 3 -- Abilene
High student shows how to be a sport about sports (Candy Reagan):
And when we hear so many bad things
about athletes, it's great to see someone like Abilene's Devon
Day.
Aug. 3 -- Tennis
Corner (Rick Meyers): Men's
professional tennis took an important step forward when the ATP
Tour announced a series of format changes that included mandatory
participation by players in the top tier events.
Aug. 3 -- Prairie
Dog Notes: Abilene Prairie Dogs'
manager Barry Jones is almost finished tinkering with his starting
lineup.
Aug. 2 -- Baseball
player uses art to express himself (Jeff Walker): Barry Takahashi wants to let the public see the
game of baseball through his eyes.
Aug. 2 -- Stellar
pitching leads Prairie Dogs to win:
Mike Smith has been a little shaky in the first inning recently,
and it was no different Saturday night.
Aug. 2 -- Coach
Wood and four others named to HSU Hall of Honor: Gordon Wood, whose 405 wins leads all high school
coaches in Texas and has a stadium named after him in Brownwood,
leads a quintet of athletes who will be inducted into the Hardin-Simmons
University Athletic Hall of Honor on Oct. 23.
Aug. 2 -- Three
ACU athletes accepted into medical schools: Three student-athletes from Abilene Christian University,
including Abilene's John Cole, have been accepted into medical
schools.
Aug. 2 -- The
truth about Baugh's nickname and other tidbits (Bill Hart): Sports smorgasbord, while wondering whatever happened
to former Breckenridge athlete and coach Larry Parker:
Aug. 2 -- Prairie
Dog Notes: Keith Rockwell and
J.D. Perry still aren't through being roomates.
Aug. 1 --
Prairie Dogs move into a tie for third
with win: For the second straight night the Abilene Prairie
Dogs faced early control problems with their starting pitcher.
Aug. 1 -- Prairie
Dog Notes: After spending the
first 25 games of this season with the Abilene Prairie Dogs, David
Sandoval was dealt to the Lafayette Bayou Bullfrogs for Ramon
Cedeno.
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