MARCH '98 ARCHIVES
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March 31 -- Grandparents
in Abilene thrilled for Tennessee, granddaughter (Al Pickett): Needless to say, John and Delphia Scott of Abilene
are still beaming with pride today. And rightfully so. Their granddaughter,
Tamika Catchings, was the leading scorer Sunday night for Tennessee
as the Lady Vols completed a 39-0 season and captured their third
straight NCAA women's national basketball championship.
March 31 -- Cooper's
Garcia found a way to be in two places at once: Kelly Garcia has found time to compete in soccer
and track, even if both sports happen on the same day. It happened
at the Concho Belle Relays in San Angelo, Cooper's second track
meet of the season, but Kelly's first.
March 31 -- Wellhausen
powers Cougar charge: ODESSA
- Cooper shot a 326, the best round of the day, to pull within
two shots of leader San Angelo Central after the second round
of the District 4-5A golf tournament Monday at The Club at Mission
Dorado.
March 31 -- HSU,
McMurry golfers in 5th, 9th place:
SEGUIN - Hardin-Simmons University is in a tie for fifth and McMurry
University stands ninth after the first day of play at the Lady
Bulldog Spring Classic golf tournament Monday.
March 31 -- Baseball
Today: Abilene High vs. Midland
Lee ... Cooper vs. Midland High ... Wylie vs. Breckenridge ...
HSU vs. Hillsdale Freewill Baptist ... McMurry vs. Wayland Baptist
... ACU vs. St. Edward's
March 31 -- Former
major leaguer signs with Prairie Dogs:
Mike Smith, a pitcher who saw major league action with both the
Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles, has signed with the
Abilene Prairie Dogs of the Texas-Louisiana League.
March 30 -- Penders
is a respected coach; mess probably not his doing (Candy Reagan): The saga of Luke Axtell is starting to leave a
bad taste in my mouth.The freshman basketball player is in the
middle of the controversy that has engulfed Coach Tom Penders
and the University of Texas basketball program right at the climax
of March Madness. And frankly, I have a difficult time believing
Penders is guilty.
March 30 -- Kids
will enjoy benefits of Raise-A-Racquet (Rick Meyers): The Raise-A-Racquet campaign is well under way
for the third consecutive year, and with it comes some nostalgia.
March 30 -- Abilene
Speedway: Saturday's results
from Abilene Speedway.
March 30 -- ACU
women knock off Harvard in tourney:
FREEMONT, Calif. - The Abilene Christian University women's softball
team continued its excellent play Saturday at the Cal State-Hayward
Pioneer Classic, knocking off defending tournament champion Harvard
and defending runner-up Portland State.
March 30 -- Wildcats
take tennis win over WTAM: Abilene
Christian Univeristy's men improved to 15-3 on the season with
victories Saturday over Oklahoma City and West Texas A&M universities
in the ACU Wildcat Classic.
March 30 -- Lady
Cougars take share of team title:
KERRVILLE - Cooper's Lacy Johnson and Andi Wildner won two three-set
matches Saturday to win the girls doubles title at the Kerrville
Tivy Big 12 championships and help the Cougars to a share of the
team title.
MarchMarch 29 -- ACU
track teams win outdoor opener: Andy
Kokhanovsky would have preferred the wind to have blown Saturday
like it did Friday, but he's not complaining.
March 29 -- Wylie
girls Division I champs of All-American City Track Classic: The Wylie girls are back as Division I champions
of the All-American City Track Classic and they did it the old-fashioned
way Saturday at Elmer Gray stadium -- they earned it.
March 29 -- AHS
cruises to 13-3 win over Odessa High: Abilene
High pitcher Eric Peoples outpitched one of the top pitchers in
District 4-5A and waited for the Eagle bats to come alive as AHS
cruised to a 13-3 victory Saturday over Odessa High Saturday at
Blackburn Field.
March 29 -- AHS
squeaks out softball win over cross-town rival, 9-8: A funny thing happened on the way to a seemingly
easy Abilene High girls softball victory: Cooper almost won the
game.
March 29 -- New
Sweetwater coach already has connections, and other tidbits
(Bill Hart Column): Sports smorgasbord,
while wondering whatever happened to former Albany football-trackman
Johnny Hudman
March 29 -- HSU
completes 3-game sweep of Austin College: SHERMAN -- Robbie Schwab extended his hitting streak
to 14 games as Hardin-Simmons University completed a three-game
sweep of Austin College by taking both ends of a doubleheader
Saturday.
March 29 -- McMurry
splits doubleheader with Howard Payne: For
now, at least, McMurry University can watch as the rest of the
American Southwest Conference baseball teams give chase.
March 29 -- Sports
Editorial: Scandal brings greatest fear to light: The point-shaving scandal that rocked college basketball
this week brings to light the greatest fear in the sports world:
Someone other than those athletes on the field or court dictating
the outcome of a game.
March 29 -- All-Big
Country Super Teams named: Catherine
Weir and Derrick Franklin did all the work they were asked to
do on the basketball court -- and more.
March 29 -- Track
Roundup: Results of meets involving
local and area teams
March 29 -- Cooper
dispatches Permian, 15-4: ODESSA
-- The Cooper baseball team pounded three Odessa Permian pitchers
for 15 runs and 19 hits Saturday, as the Cougars picked up their
second consecutive District 4-5A victory, 15-4.
March 29 -- Wylie
pair wins girls doubles title:
BROWNWOOD -- Lindsey English and Stephanie Haynes of Wylie won
the B girls doubles title Saturday at the Bluebonnet Invitational
tennis tournament.
March 28 -- ACU
track teams open outdoor season: Abilene
Christian University, fresh from winning the NCAA Division II
men's and women's indoor national championships, opens its outdoor
season today.
March 28 -- Big
Spring senior unleashes best shot put effort: Nadia Cole has been used to pain for so long it
doesn't bother her much anymore. Friday, she inflicted some pain
of her own on other shot putters at the All-America City Track
Classic.
March 28 -- All-Big
Country 4A-5A basketball teams revealed: Catherine Weir and Derrick Franklin followed up
their terrific junior seasons on the basketball court by getting
even better.
March 28 -- Hardin-Simmons
destroys Austin college, 19-1: SHERMAN
-- Hardin-Simmons University collected a season-high 23 hits in
a 19-1 romp Friday over Austin College. It was the Cowboys' 27th
consecutive baseball victory over Austin College.
March 28 -- McMurry
bats active in 16-6 win over Howard Payne: The McMurry University baseball team came out swatting
like crazy Friday night -- and the mosquitoes weren't even out.
March 28 -- Baseball
today: Abilene High vs. Odessa
High ... Cooper vs. Odessa Permian
March 28 -- Wylie
downs Eastland, 9-4: The Wylie
baseball team had Eastland seeing double, or doubles.
March 28 -- Softball:
Eastland 5, Wylie 2: Eastland
scored three times in the second inning and went on to claim a
5-2 win over Wylie in a District 6-3A softball game Friday at
the Wylie field.
March 28 -- Mankato
State trips ACU, 7-6: Mankato
State scored five runs in the sixth inning and held off Abilene
Christian University for a 7-6 win in a college baseball game
Friday at Scott Field.
March 27 -- Eagle
quarterback makes history in All-Star nod: Abilene High quarterback Ahmad Brook has made history
again.
March 27 -- Former
Cooper coach going to Final Four courtesy of Bob Estes (Ted
Dunnam): Beating astronomical odds,
R.M. Currin, a No. 17 seed, has advanced to the Final Four this
weekend in San Antonio. At no time did Currin believe he was even
remotely a Final Four contender, but a full dose of March Madness
is soon headed his way.
March 27 -- Comanche's
Ward player of the year as All-Big Country 3A teams announced:
While it was a new experience
in postseason play for Brandon Hawk this past basketball season,
Amber Ward was back in familiar territory. Ward led the Comanche
girls to the Class 3A state tournament for the second year in
a row, and this time the Maidens conquered Austin.
March 27 -- Wylie,
Big Spring showdown to highlight Track Classic: There may not be much of a rivalry between the
girls track teams from Big Spring and Wylie, but they have a lot
of respect for each other.
March 27 -- Wildcats
keep on winning: The Abilene
Christian University baseball team extended its winning streak
to 11 games with an 8-5 victory over Mankato State Thursday at
Crutcher Scott Field.
March 27 -- Baseball
Today: Wylie vs. Eastland ...
HSU vs. Austin College ... McMurry vs. Howard Payne
March 26 -- Notes
while contemplating the Final Four (Al Pickett): A few notes and quotes while thinking I'm glad
I didn't get in a NCAA basketball tournament office pool this
year. I would have had the four No. 1 seeds, but, of course, North
Carolina is the only top seed to earn to earn a trip to San Antonio
this weekend....
March 26 -- Tickets
still available for big race in April (Ted Dunnam): Don't worry if you haven't purchased tickets for
the Coca-Cola 300 or the Texas 500 to be held April 4-5 at Texas
Motor Speedway because there is still some availability.
March 26 -- Sweetwater
to honor retiring football coach:
SWEETWATER - Most of the Sweetwater High School Booster Club knew
Tom Ritchey doesn't like to be thrown into the limelight. Humility
is one of his strongest traits.
March 26 -- McMurry
golf coach to retire at end of season:
McMurry University head golf coach Tommy Estes has announced that
he will retire following the conclusion of the 1998 season.
March 26 -- Prairie
Dogs sign two to contracts:
George Preston, the top relief pitcher in the Texas-Louisiana
League last year, is returning to the Abilene Prairie Dogs this
season.
March 26 -- All
Region Teams: Statewide list
of boys and girls
March 26 -- Big
Country's best track times:
Boys and girls in the area
March 26 -- AHS
has nine players named to all-District soccer team: Abilene High may have claimed the district championship,
but regular season runner-up San Angelo Central was first in balloting
for the all-District 7-5A boys soccer team, which was released
Wednesday.
March 26 -- Big
Country Class 2A basketball team announced: This year, the Cisco kids grabbed the spotlight.
Cayla Petree is the girls player of the year and Chancellor Fletcher
is the boys player of the year, giving Cisco both honors on the
Abilene Reporter-News Class 2A All-Big Country basketball team
for the 1997-98 season.
March 26 -- Baseball
Today: ACU vs. Mankato State
March 25 -- All-weather
tracks becoming more commonplace (Bill Hart): More and more area school districts are building
new all-weather tracks. To help justify the expense, they want
to host at least one meet, regardless if only five or six schools
sign up to compete.
March 25 -- It
was a week that was for Abilene golfers (Al Pickett): What a weekend for Abilene's pro golfers, huh?
Here are a few tidbits as way of an update on Charles Coody, Bob
Estes and Jaxon Brigman, who made Abilene proud with their performances
last weekend:
March 25 -- Class
A All-Big Country basketball teams named: Juniors Kimberly Moore and Sarah Dodds seem to
be taking turns leading their respective teams to the Class A
girls state basketball tournament.
March 25 -- Several
area players land on All-State teams:
Seven area players have been named to the 1997-98 Texas Association
of Basketball Coaches' all-state teams - including the girls Class
3A Player of the Year, Amber Ward from state champion Comanche.
March 25 -- Hot
ACU baseball team wins two more: The
torrid Abilene Christian University baseball team notched its
ninth and tenth victories in a row by sweeping a doubleheader
Tuesday from Concordia University, 7-2 and 12-7 at Scott Field.
March 25 -- Bears
beat Cowboys, 24-7: WACO - After
staying relatively close for the first four innings, the Hardin-Simmons
University baseball team saw Baylor explode for 19 runs in the
next three innings for a 24-7 victory over the Cowboys at Ferrell
Field.
March 25 -- Indians
beat Tarleton State, 11-4: STEPHENVILLE
- Jim Wollscheid notched a school-record 12 strikeouts Tuesday
afternoon to help guide McMurry University to an 11-4 baseball
victory over Tarleton State University at Cecil Ballow Complex.
March 25 -- San
Angelo golfer leading pack in 4-5A tourney: Liz Wardlaw began her day with a triple and ended
it with a double, which isn't a bad outing in softball. But since
it was the District 4-5A golf tournament in which she was competing,
the San Angelo Central junior certainly would have liked a better
start and finish to her round.
March 25 -- Eagles
lose to Midland: MIDLAND - A
crucial error in the second inning opened the door for a six-run
inning by Midland High in an 11-6 District 4-5A baseball victory
over Abilene High.
March 25 -- Cougars
win a wild one: Fans in the
District 4-5A baseball area better fasten their seat belts because
it's going to be a wild season. After squandering a 7-0 lead,
it took an incredible catch by Cooper center fielder Adam Riddle
to preserve a 10-9 Cougar victory over Midland Lee Tuesday at
Cougar Field.
March 24 -- Former
Cooper great has an agent now (Al Pickett): It didn't take Bill Blakeley long to sell Indiana
University star Andrae Patterson. By the time the Dallas sports
agent finished our telephone interview Monday afternoon, I was
ready to join the bandwagon. Blakeley has that kind of infectious
personality.
March 24 -- Spring
football training begins at ACU: Three
weeks of spring football practice began Monday at Abilene Christian
University.
March 24 -- Lady
Wildcats sweep twinbill: The
Abilene Christian softball team banged out 24 hits in a doubleheader
sweep over Pittsburg State on Monday at Scott Field, 10-2 and
6-1.
March 24 -- Wylie
opens district baseball play with win:
MERKEL - Scott Bull scattered four hits over five innings and
the Wylie bats came alive as the Bulldogs opened the District
6-3A season with an impressive 12-1 victory at Merkel Monday.
March 24 -- Lady
Bulldogs fall to Merkel: MERKEL
- Merkel starting pitcher Karla Williamson outdueled Wylie hurler
Julie Jones on Monday as the Lady Badgers claimed a 5-1 District
6-3A softball victory over Wylie.
March 24 -- Cougars
in fourth, Eagles in sixth in 4-5A golf tourney: MIDLAND - Matt Smith fired a 74 to pace the Cooper
golf team, but Midland Lee took the first round lead of the District
4-5A with a 298.
March 24 -- Today's
Baseball: Cooper vs. Midland
Lee ... AHS vs. Midland High ... HSU vs. Baylor ... ACU vs. Concordia
... McMurry vs. Tarleton State
March 23 -- March
Madness beats shopping, that's for sure (Candy Reagan): I don't claim to completely understand March Madness.
But I do enjoy it.
March 23 -- Bonanza
Cutting ends 8 days of exciting competition: The 1998 Bonanza Cutting came to a final close
Sunday evening. All in all, this turned out to be one of the best
Bonanza Cuttings. Over $600,000 in prize money and awards was
given to the winners over the past 8 days of competition beginning
Sunday March 15.
March 23 -- Mound work leads to two Cougar wins: KELLER - Strong pitching led Cooper High School
to a pair of baseball victories Saturday at Fossil Ridge High
School.
March 23 -- Lady Eagles take win in semifinals: SAN MARCOS - Abilene High beat San Marcos, a state
finalist a year ago, in the semifinals Saturday of the San Marcos
softball tournament.
March 23 -- It
was a great day for golf ... Abilene style: Sunday may have been one of the most remarkable
days in Abilene golf history. Cut another stroke here and there
and it might have been incredible.
March 23 -- Local
golf teams hoping to win trip to region tournament: The four-round race to decide the District 4-5A
golf championships officially begins today and Tuesday with the
boys and girls teams at Abilene High and Cooper hoping to earn
trips to the Region I-5A tournament.
March 23 -- Abilene
Northwest ZAT: Results of the
Abilene Northwest ZAT, which had a total of 430 players.
March 23 -- Wylie
team did itself proud (Rick Meyers): Congratulations
to the Wylie tennis team, which recently advanced to the semifinals
of the state Team Tennis tournament.
March 23 -- Abilene Speedway: Results
of Saturday's racing at Abilene Speedway.
March 23 -- Today's
Baseball: Wylie vs. Merkel
March 23 -- Soccer
Pairings: Region I soccer pairings
March 22 -- Midland
defeats Abilene High in soccer playoff match: MIDLAND - After scoring on its first shot of the
game, the Midland Lee boys soccer team withstood an onslaught
from the Abilene High offense to claim a 1-0 victory Saturday
in a Region I-5A soccer playoff game at the Lee High School field.
March 22 --
Cooper track teams take Rigsby Relays: RICHLAND
HILLS - They went about it in different ways, but the Cooper track
teams got the job done Friday night in the Rigsby Relays. The
Cooper boys won the team title in the last event while the Lady
Cougars rolled to their crown with 197 points.
March 22 -- Brownwood
tops Wylie in title game: BROWNWOOD
- The Wylie baseball team gave the game away to the host team
Saturday. The Bulldogs committed four of their five errors in
the fifth inning and Brownwood put the game away with a 10-run
fifth to claim the championship at the Brownwood Invitational.
March 22 -- Softball:
Texas A&M-Kingsville 3-1, ACU 1-8: KINGSVILLE
- Abilene Christian University finally salvaged the final game
Saturday of a four-game Lone Star Conference women's softball
series, but it was not a good weekend for the Lady Wildcats.
March 22 -- ARN
Sports Opinion: For just the
second time in college basketball history, the NCAA's Final Four
comes to Texas next weekend.
March 22 -- Training
the cutters by way of Mexico: Very
few trainers in the cutting horse industry come from Zacatecas,
Mexico. But Ascencion Banuelos left his family ranch Pajaritos
when he was 13 years old and ended up in California.
March 22 -- McMurry romps by Grinnell in Classic: Abilene High gradudate Mike Martin collected his
100th career collegiate hit as the McMurry University baseball
team added 11 more to race past Grinnell College, 14-3 Saturday
at Driggers Field.
March 22 -- Softball:
San Angelo Central 4, Cooper 0: SAN
ANGELO - Kerry Hocker shut out Cooper, holding the Lady Cougars
to just four hits as San Angelo Central defeated Cooper, 4-0,
in a District 4-5A girls softball game Saturday.
March 22 -- Eckert's hit sends Eagles past Bobcats:
Junior Marcus Eckert entered Saturday's
game against San Angelo Central with just three plate appearances
in 13 games.
March 22 -- Eagle
game features unique wild pitch and call: You make the call. There was a play in the Abilene
High-San Angelo Central baseball game Saturday that apparently
no one has seen before.
March 22 -- Reining
joins the USET disciplines (Lynda Rae): The
United States Equestrian Team (USET) Board of Trustees has voted
to assume responsibility for the international riding discipline
of reining.
March 21 -- Softball:
Texas A&M Kingsville sweeps ACU in doubleheader: KINGSVILLE -- Texas A&M-Kingsville pitcher Amanda
Reed proved to be a little too much for the Abilene Christian
University softball team to handle. Reed pitched all 10 innings
Friday and gave up three earned runs in the Javelinas' 8-7 victory
over the Lady Wildcats in the Lone Star Conference opener for
both teams.
March 21 -- Softball:
AHS wins pair of games to advance in San Marcos tournament: SAN MARCOS -- Abilene High rolled to two more victories
Friday in the San Marcos softball tournament to advance to the
quarterfinals.
March 21 -- Bonanza
Cutting results: The pressure
was on Friday at The Bonanza Cutting with the lineup of the second
go-round of the Open 4-year-olds and the second go-round of the
NonPro 4-year-olds competing for spots in Sunday's Finals.
March 21 -- Baseball
Today: Capsule previews of local
high school games
March 21 -- Track
today: Capsule previews of area
meets
March 21 -- Track
Roundup
March 21 -- Soccer
playoff winner advances to regional quarterfinals: MIDLAND -- The last time Abilene High and Midland
Lee met on the soccer field, the District 7-5A boys title was
on the line. Today, the stakes are even higher.
March 21 -- Baseball:
Wylie 3, Coppers Cove 2: BROWNWOOD
-- Wylie's Grant Gregg didn't have his best stuff on the mound
Friday but he saved his heroices for his offense. The senior laced
a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh to propel the Bulldogs
past Coppers Cove and into the championship game of the Bluebonnet
Classic baseball tournament.
March 21 -- Softball:
Wylie 6, Clyde 1: CLYDE -- Wylie
smacked 18 hits to roll to 6-1 in District 6-3A softball play
with a 12-6 victory over Clyde Friday.
March 21 -- McMurry
thrashes Grinnell College 40-1: The
McMurry University baseball team posted the second-largest margin
of victory in NCAA Division III history Friday afternoon in the
Abilene Intercollegiate Classic, thrashing Grinnell College 40-1
at Walt Driggers Field.
March 20 -- Wylie
pounds Fort Worth Poly, 18-2: BROWNWOOD
-- The Wylie boys baseball team began play in the Brownwood Bluebonnet
Classic on Thursday with a bang, pummeling Fort Worth Poly, 18-2.
March 20 -- Wylie
overcomes errors, holds on for 8-7 softball win: The Wylie softball team overcame a season-high seven
errors, holding on for an 8-7 victory over Coleman Thursday at
the Wylie High School field.
March 20 -- ACU
blasts Colorado School of Mines in doubleheader: The Abilene Christian University baseball team roughed
up Colorado School of Mines in their doubleheader Thursday at
Crutcher Scott Field, outscoring the Orediggers 31-14 on the day.
March 20 -- ACU
hitter 'not comfortable' yet at plate (Ted Dunnam Column):
Cody Salyers, he of the .423 batting
average, says he currently isn't all that comfortable at the plate.
March 20 -- HSU
takes pair in Abilene Classic baseball tournament: Hardin-Simmons won games the easy way and the hard
way Thursday during the first round of games at the Abilene Classic
baseball tournament.
March 19 -- HSU,
McMurry to hold Abilene Intercollegiate baseball tournament: For the second consecutive year, Hardin-Simmons
University and McMurry University will play host to the Abilene
Intercollegiate baseball tournament, a three-day, 18-game tournament
slated to begin at 11 a.m. today at both Hunter Field and Driggers
Field.
March 19 -- ACU
sweeps doubleheader with Colorado School of Mines: Abilene Christian University scored 35 runs Wednesday
to sweep a baseball doubleheader from Colorado School of Mines
at Scott Field.
March 19 -- Traffic
situation should be better at Texas 500 this year: For those planning to attend the Texas 500 in two
weekends at Texas Motor Speedway, the news is good.
March 19 -- Patterson
may, may not play in all-star game: Andrae
Patterson might be coming back to his home state of Texas to play
in a basketball game next week.
March 19 -- Bonanza
Cutting results: Wednesday,
the Bonanza Cutting began at 8 a.m. and did not finish until 11
p.m. A total of 122 horses worked Wednesday and out of that bunch
56 of those left the Coliseum with paychecks for the day's work.
March 18 -- AHS
blasts Cooper 17-0: The Abilene
High baseball team didn't need any luck of the Irish, four-leaf
clovers or any other good-luck charms Tuesday.
March 18 -- Golf
Corner: CBS Sports is scheduled
to replay one of the memorable rounds of golf on April 12, just
prior to its Masters coverage, when it airs the Shell's Wonderful
World of Golf match played in 1964 between Ben Hogan and Sam Snead.
March 18 -- Fan
hoped score could have been just a bit higher (Mark Wilson
Column): Even after the resounding
17-0 victory over Cooper Tuesday at Cougar Field, at least one
Abilene High baseball fan wanted more.
March 18 -- The
Bonanza Cutting results: This
marks the 16th year for The Bonanza Cutting to come to Abilene.
Tuesday, was another full day of cutting with the second go-rounds
of the Open 5/6 year olds and the NonPro 5/6 year olds competing
for their position in the Finals today.
March 18 -- Soccer
playoffs: Abilene High 3, Lubbock Coronado 2 (OT): Playing in conditions better suited for mud wrestling
than soccer, the Abilene High Eagles survived a war with Lubbock
Coronado to advance into the regional round of the Region I-5A
boys soccer playoffs.
March 18 -- Softball
Roundup: AHS 3, Midland 0 ...
Midland High 6, Cooper 0 (8 innings)
March 17 -- Baseball
Today: Capsule previews of local
college games
March 17 -- AHS,
Cooper tilt may be delayed a day:
The anticipated matchup between Abilene High and Cooper may have
to wait another day. The game, which was scheduled to open the
District 4-5A season today, will probably be pushed back at least
a day.
March 17 -- Mud
could fly in soccer playoff: In
case you thought the mud-slingin' was finished with the recent
elections, there might be a great deal more today when Abilene
High meets Lubbock Coronado in an area round boys' soccer playoff.
March 17 -- AHS
grad playing in NAIA Division I basketball tournament (Ted Dunnam
Column): While March Madness
is currently running at full throttle for many basketball teams,
Dan Wilson hopes the joy ride is just beginning for him and his
Houston Baptist University teammates.
March 17 -- Bonanza
Cutting Results: The First Go-Round
of the NonPro 5/6 year olds worked Monday with a total of 68 entries
working for go-round money and the opportunity to advance to the
Second Go-Round.
March 16 -- Good
news, bad news for the Cowboys (Candy Reagan): The Dallas Cowboys are discovering that being one
of the worst teams in the league does have its advantages.
March 16 -- Pilot
program to be aimed at junior players (Rick Meyers): If you are a junior tennis player with plans of
going to college but not playing college tennis, don't think you
have to be finished with organized TTA tennis.
March 16 -- Opening
day of Bonanza Cutting sets record:
The 1998 Bonanza Cutting is off to a great start with a total
of 104 entries in the First Go-Round of the Open 5/6 Year Olds.
Sunday's action-packed day marked the largest Open 5/6 Year Old
class in Bonanza Cutting show history.
March 15 -- Midland
High leads in placing players on all-district team: District 4-5A champion and state champion Midland
High nabbed two of the top individual honors and landed two other
players on the first team in the all-district voting by the league's
coaches.
March 15 -- ACU
repeats as national champs in track:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Abilene Christian University will have two
more national championship banners to hang from the ceiling in
Moody Coliseum.
March 15 -- AHS
grad wins doubles match: BOULDER,
Colo. -- Abilene High graduate Kathryn Scott teammed with freshman
Eva Marcial to win their doubles match at the University of Colorado,
but it wasn't enough to help the Aggies win, as Texas A&M
fell to the Lady Buffaloes, 7-2.
March 15 -- Cooper
doubles teams take 3 titles: If
El Paso Franklin left little doubt Friday who would win the Cooper
team tennis tournament, the Cougars erased any questions by winning
three doubles titles Saturday.
March 15 -- HSU
avoids sweep against Sul Ross State:
An eight-run explosion in the first inning in the second game
Saturday helped Hardin-Simmons avoid a sweep against Sul Ross
State at Hunter Field.
March 15 -- Cooper
routs Fossil Ridge, 13-1: Cooper
pitcher/third baseman Brandon Stover made his first start of the
season on the mound Saturday in the finale of the Cougar Classic.
Expected to be in the starting rotation at the beginning of the
season, Stover was slowed down by an injury, head coach Jim Mavroulis
said.
March 15 -- ACU
downs East Central Oklahoma, 6-1:
Stacey Pearson pitched six innings of three-hit ball to lead Abilene
Christian University to a 6-1 win over East Central Oklahoma Saturday
in the Lone Star Conference Fast Pitch Tournament at Scott Field.
March 15 -- McMurry
tops Mary Hardin-Baylor, 7-1:
BELTON -- Ryan Snyder tied a school record with nine strikeouts
as McMurry beat Mary Hardin-Baylor, 7-1, Saturday in college baseball.
March 15 -- Softball
Roundup: AHS 11, Odessa High
4 ... Cooper 9, Odessa Permian 8
March 15 -- Wylie
captures West Texas March Classic championship: MIDLAND -- The Wylie baseball team defeated Clint
10-3 Saturday to capture the championship in Midland Greenwood's
West Texas March Classic at Christensen Stadium for the second
year in a row.
March 15 -- Lubbock
renames ball field and other tidbits (Bill Hart Column): Sports smorgasbord while wondering whatever happened
to former Rotan and Abilene Christian University football-trackman
Howard Van Loon:
March 15 -- Sports
Editorial: In these days of
power ratings and strength of schedule as criteria for determining
berths in the NCAA Tournament, here is a refreshing approach:
March 14 -- ACU
holds on for win over Ouachita Baptist:
The Abilene Christian University baseball team jumped out to a
4-0 lead in ther first inning of the nightcap and held on to a
5-2 victory over Ouachita Baptist to gain a split in the Lone
Star Conference First Pitch Tournament Friday at Scott Field.
March 14 -- AHS
thrashes Richardson Pearce, 18-2: RICHARDSON
-- The Abilene High baseball team took advantage of a short fence
and smacked six home runs en route to an 18-2 thrashing Friday
of Richardson Pearce in the Lake Highlands tournament.
March 14 -- Wylie
rips Colorado City, 13-0: MIDLAND
-- Grant Gregg tossed a no-hitter, facing one batter over the
minimum, Friday as Wylie ripped Colorado City, 13-0, in the semifinals
of the West Texas March Classic baseball tournament.
March 14 -- ACU
splits two games in softball tournament:
Abilene Christian University split its two games Friday in the
ACU women's softball tournament at Wells Field. The tournament
continues with four more games today.
March 14 -- ACU
junior picks up gold at national meet: INDIANAPOLIS
-- Ayodele Aladefa now has two gold medals from the NCAA Division
II track meet.
March 14 -- AHS
lineman receives football scholarship: Abilene
High offensive lineman Freddie Martinez has received a scholarship
to play football next fall at New Mexico Military Institute in
Roswell, N.M.
March 14 -- Cooper
discovers hitting depth in 13-6 win over El Paso Hanks: Depth is a luxury few teams possess. In fact, it
is what can make an average team into a championship team.
March 14 -- McMurry
sets unwanted record in loss: BELTON
-- McMurry University set a school record in futility Friday.
The Indians left 16 runners on base in a 6-3 loss to Mary Hardin-Baylor.
March 14 -- El
Paso Franklin star cruises to girls singles title: With most of a star-spangled high school career
already under her belt, there isn't much more for Kaysie Smashey
to accomplish.
March 14 -- Softball:
Wylie 17, Ballinger 0: BALLINGER
-- Juli Jones and Amy Weeks drove in three runs apiece as Wylie
routed Ballinger, 17-0, Friday in girls District 6-3A softball
game.
March 13 -- ACU
track teams to defend national titles:
INDIANAPOLIS - The Abilene Christian University men's and women's
track teams hope to add two more championship banners to their
collection when they defend their titles today and Saturday at
the NCAA Division II indoor meet.
March 13 -- Baseball
Today: Capsule previews of local
college teams in action
March 13 -- Cooper
unbeaten on first day of Cooper Classic:
The Cooper baseball team received an outstanding pitching performance
and a game-saving catch to go unbeaten in the first day of the
Cooper Classic.
March 13 -- Hawk
to play exhibition before match between greats: Brandon Hawk always knew he would be playing an
exhibition tennis match today in Corpus Christi.
March 13 -- Wylie
opens tournament with win: MIDLAND
-- Behind a strong seven innings from starting pitcher Scott Bull,
some timely base hits and four Alpine errors, the Wylie Bulldogs
claimed an opening-day victory in the West Texas March Classic
baseball tournament.
March 13 -- Richardson
pulls ahead to defeat AHS in seventh inning: RICHARDSON -- Abilene High erased a six-run deficit,
but saw Richardson score one run in the seventh to take a 7-6
win in the Lake Highlands baseball tournament Thursday night.
March 13 -- AHS
sweeps to gymnastics dual meet victory: Abilene
High swept to victory over Cooper in both the boys and girls divisions
Thursday in a District 4-5A gymnastics dual meet held at Eagle
Gym.March 12 -- Indians win last two
games of Classic: McMurry won both its games Tuesday in
the McMurry Indian Classic with rallies in the bottom of the seventh
inning and the second one kept Wisconsin-LaCrosse from leaving
town unbeaten.
March 12 -- Looking
at Andrae's career: Thumbing
through some old clippings from 1993 earlier this week proved
interesting, a sort of where-are-they-now reminiscence.
March 12 -- Baseball
Today: Capsule previews of local
high school teams' games
March 12 -- Cougar
Classic begins today: The second
annual Cougar Classic begins today, and Cooper head coach Jim
Mavroulis said he is looking for a bit of deja vu.
March 12 -- Lone
Star Conference preseason baseball tournament opens today: A game between league newcomer Southeastern Oklahoma
State (5-1), ranked third in the nation in NAIA last season, and
Tarleton State (5-7) will open the Lone Star Conference preseason
baseball tournament at 1 p.m. today at Scott Field.
March 12 -- Planning
begins on Abilene Sunburn Grand Prix: As
usual at this time of year, Paul Lenker, president of Abilene
Motor Sports Inc., is planning the Abilene Sunburn Grand Prix.
March 11 -- Spring
breaking at the NCAA Division II tourney (Al Pickett): Jason Pillion won't be in Abilene for spring break.
"I had planned on coming home," he said. "But I
had my fingers crossed, hoping I wouldn't be in Abilene."
Nothing against Abilene, you understand.
March 11 -- Eagles
flying high on the soccer field: For
a team that still hasn't fully grasped its head coach's philosophy,
the Abilene High boys' soccer team is doing quite well, thank
you.
March 11 -- Golf
Corner: Giving youngsters the
opportunity to compete is the goal of a couple of upcoming events.
March 11 -- Lubbock
Coronado rallies to beat AHS, 7-4:
LUBBOCK -- Ryan Aycock hit a tying, two-run double and Michael
Branum capped a six-run fifth inning with a two-run homer Tuesday
as Lubbock Coronado rallied past Abilene High, 7-4, at O' Banion
Field.
March 11 -- Wisconsin-LaCrosse
dominating Indian Classic: While
Texans brave the colder temperatures, it has been a team that
is used to frigid temperatures that is freezing out the field
at the McMurry Indian Classic baseball tournament.
March 11 -- San
Angelo edges Cooper girl from soccer playoffs: SAN ANGELO -- For the first time in its girls soccer
history, the Cooper girls won't be headed to the playoffs.
March 11 --Witchita
Falls Riders crushes CHS: WICHITA
FALLS -- The Cooper baseball team traveled to Wichita Falls Rider
and was outhit 11-3, and the Cougars ended their three-game winning
streak Tuesday by falling to the Raiders, 12-2.
March 11 -- Softball
Roundup: Wylie 19, Brady 0 ...
Midland Lee 3, Cooper 0 ... Midland High 11, Abilene High 5
March 10 -- AHS
Soccer team wins district: ODESSA
- Abilene High rallied for a 2-1 victory over Odessa Permian,
capturing the District 7-5A boys soccer championship outright
in their final regular-season contest.
March 10 -- Sometimes
Cinderella dances at the big NCAA event (Al Pickett): Everyone loves to root for Cinderella at the ball.
It was a 45 years ago that another small school wore the glass
slipper as a newcomer to the NCAA Tournament. That school was
Hardin-Simmons University, which played in the NCAA Division I
Border Conference.
March 10 -- Comanche
coach caught "the fever" of a state championship: COMANCHE - Comanche girls basketball coach Becky
Raesz saw her team win the state championship Saturday - and she's
miserable. The Maidens (33-5) rallied from a 10-point deficit
to defeat Winnsboro, 65-56, in Austin to capture the Class 3A
state crown, but Raesz hasn't felt like celebrating.
March 10 -- CHS
girls win, but playoff spot not sure yet: ODESSA - It's the classic case of good news-bad
news for the Cooper girls soccer team.
March 10 -- Bowden
coming to Abilene: Florida State
head football coach Bobby Bowden is coming to Abilene. Bowden,
who is second among active college coaches with 281 career wins,
will speak at a fundraiser for the Big Country chapter of the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes on Monday, April 6 at Fairway
Oaks Country Club.
March 10 -- Odessa
Permian 4, Abilene High girls 2 :
The Abilene High girls completed their soccer season with a 4-2
loss to Odessa Permian in District 7-5A play Monday at Lee Complex.
March 10 -- Odessa High 3, Cooper 0 : The Cooper boys soccer
team closed out its season with a 3-0 District 4-5A loss to Odessa
High Monday at Lee Complex.
March 10 -- ACU
men take win over NMMI netters: The
Abilene Christian University men's tennis team rolled to a 7-2
victory over New Mexico Military Institute Monday afternoon at
the ACU courts in a dual match.
March 10 -- Baseball
Today: AHS vs. Lubbock Coronado
... Cooper vs. Wichita Falls Rider
March 10 -- Slow
start for ASC teams in McMurry Classic:
It was a rough day at the old ballpark for American Southwest
Conference baseball teams competing in the McMurry Indian Classic.
March 9 -- Men
and women are different, but are their sports? (Candy Reagan): The ruckus was just about to die down in women's
basketball last week, when one man and one idiotic statement reignited
the debate.
March 9 -- McMurry
Indian Classic begins today: Complete schedule
for the baseball tournament
March 9 -- Texas
tourneys may be divided into zones (Rick Meyer): Change could be on the way in the ZAT tournaments.
March 8 -- Softball:
Breckenridge 2, Wylie (8 innings):
BRECKENRIGE -- Defending state softball champion Breckenridge
got back-to-back hits in the bottom of the eighth inning to survive
a District 6-3A battle with Wylie Friday.
March 8 -- ACU
women do well in track meet: FAYETTEVILLE,
Ark. -- Ranessa Crawford of Abilene Christian University won the
women's weight throw (55-3) and took third in the women's shot
put (42-06) in a national qualifying indoor track meet at the
University of Arkansas.
March 8 -- ACU
loses to Emporia State in regional championship: EMPORIA, Kan. -- Abilene Chrsitian University found
out Saturday night that it takes two great halves to be a south
central region champion.
March 8 -- College
basketball in Abilene has great year: Sports
smorgasbord, while wondering whatever happened to former Wylie
girls basketball player Ginger Thornton:
March 8 -- Clyde
boys' season ends with 43-38 loss to Tulia: LUBBOCK -- First the outside disappeared, than
the inside closed up.
March 8 -- Comanche
explodes in fourth quarter to take state title: AUSTIN -- After three quarters of Saturday's Class
3A high school girls basketball championship game, Winnsboro had
to be pretty satisfied.
March 8 -- Hawk
named most valuable in District 6-3A:
Clyde's Brandon Hawk was voted the league's Most Valuable Player
and three of his teammates, who helped lead the Bulldogs to an
unbeaten run through district, were named to the all-District
6-3A basketball team.
March 8 -- Lockney
defeats Eula 71-45: Lockney
head coach Rodney Dowell was realizing his worst fears in the
first half of his team's Region I-2A championship game Saturday
against Eula in Moody Coliseum.
March 8 -- Lipan
boys headed to state championship: Lipan
took a page out of its past -- and the Indians are going back
to the Class A state tournament for the first time since they
were state champions in 1994.
March 8 -- Baseball:
McMurry completes sweep of Sul Ross State: ALPINE -- The McMurry University baseball team
remained perfect in the American Southwest Conference on Saturday
by completing a three-game sweep of Sul Ross State, 11-4, 16-12.
March 8 -- Local
powerlifters qualify for state meet:
PLAINVIEW -- One Cooper weightlifter and three from Abilene High
qualified for the state powerlifting meet by finishing either
first or second Saturday at the Region I championships.
March 8 -- Weather
forces numerous cancellations: This
year's champion of the AISD Hendrick Classic was not determined
on the playing field.
March 8 -- Soccer
Roundup: Cooper girls 2, San
Angelo Central 0 ... Central 6, Cooper boys 0
March 7 -- Baseball:
Dallas Baptist 14, ACU 4: DALLAS
-- Lew Ford had four hits in five at-bats with two home runs and
four RBI as Dallas Baptist University collected 15 hits Friday
to rout Abilene Christian, 14-4, in a non-conference baseball
game.
March 7 -- Softball:
ACU 4, Panhandle State 3: LAWTON,
Okla. -- Abilene Christian University edged Panhandle State, 4-3,
Friday in the Lone Star Conference First Pitch Tournament, a preseason
women's softball tournament hosted by Cameron University.
March 7 -- Wildcats
to compete in final track meet before nationals: FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Abilene Christian University
will compete in its final indoor track meet before the NCAA Division
II meet when the Wildcats enter the Arkansas Invitational today.
March 7 -- Region
II-2A boys: Godley 59, Cisco 56:
STEPHENVILLE -- Godley held off a late Cisco rally for a 59-56
victory Friday over the Loboes in the Region II-2A boys basketball
tournament semifinals at Wisdom Gymnasium.
March 7 -- Comanche
Maidens to bid for state title:
AUSTIN -- Becky Raesz and the current crop of Comanche Maidens
have restored their school's girls basketball tradition with back-to-back
trips to the Class 3A state tournament after a 15-year hiatus.
March 7 -- ACU
takes overtime victory from Missouri Western, 86-83: EMPORIA, Kan. -- If Missouri Western thought Abilene
Christian had used all of its adrenaline and emotion in Thursday
night's win over Southwest Baptist, the Lady Griffons thought
wrong.
March 7 -- Cooper
moves into championship round of AISD Hendrick Classic: Several teams used big innings -- most en route
to victory -- as the AISD Hendrick Classic played its second round
of pool play Friday.
March 7 -- Track
Today: Capsule previews of local
and area track meets
March 7 -- Wylie
to compete in championship match of Region I-3A team tennis tournament:
WICHITA FALLS -- Wylie has moved
into today's championship match of the Region I-3A team tennis
tournament.
March 6 -- Today's
Baseball: Capsule previews of
local college games
March 6 -- Girls
basketball: Comanche 58, Dripping Springs 44: AUSTIN -- Wearing old-style, black knee pads may
not be a fashion statement, but it does tell you something about
the Comanche Maidens.
March 6 -- Area
teams looking for first trip to state: While
the Clyde and Cisco boys basketball teams are hoping to qualify
for the state tournament for the first time ever, Eula and Lipan
both are looking for a second trip to Austin within the past nine
years.
March 6 -- Girls
Basketball: Carnack 58, Zephyr 49: AUSTIN
-- As Karnack peered into its future at the Class 1A state girls
basketball tournament, it could have used a crystal ball.
March 6 -- AHS
takes sloppy win over Wylie in AISD Hendrick Classic opener: It wasn't pretty but it got the baseball tournament
started.
March 6 -- Freshman
helps lead ACU quarterfinal win:
EMPORIA, Kan. -- The Abilene Christian University Lady Wildcats
won a basketball game with a lot of heart Thursday night in the
quarterfinals of the South Central Region tournament.
March 6 -- AHS
soccer team defeats Midland Lee 1-0:
Adam Gaston scored on a header late in the second half Thursday
as Abilene High clinched at least a tie for first place in District
7-5A with a 1-0 win in a showdown Midland Lee at Lee Complex.
March 6 -- Death
in teammate's family brings out best in players: EMPORIA, Kan. -- Abilene Christian University freshman
point guard Ashley Gray stands only 5-5, but Thursday night, as
far as Southwest Baptist University was concerned, she stood 6-4
the way she played.
March 6 -- Soccer
Roundup: Midland High 2, Cooper
girls 0 ... Midland Lee 1, AHS girls 0 ... Midland 4, Cooper boys
0
March 5 -- ACU
women vs. Southwest Baptist: EMPORIA,
Kan. - Abilene Christian University is hoping to even a couple
of scores this weekend during the NCAA Division II South Central
Region women's basketball tournament.
March 5 -- State
tourney nothing new for Zephyr girls:
It's no secret to DeAnn Perkins why the Zephyr Lady Bulldogs are
making their second trip to the Class A state basketball tournament
in the past three years. (Zephyr lost 58-49 Thursday morning
... details to come)
March 5 -- State
UIL girl's basketball tournament: AUSTIN
- Zephyr and Comanche will attempt to benefit from recent state
tournament experience today, but each takes on the top-ranked
teams in their respective classes when the UIL girls state basketball
tournament begins.
March 5 -- Regional
Pairings: Boys high school basketball
March 5 -- Annual
AISD Hendrick Classic baseball tourney begins today: Last year's winner, A&M Consolidated, returns
this year to defend its title in the AISD Hendrick Classic baseball
tournament against the same teams that were in the Classic a year
ago.
March 5 -- Powerlifting
adding to a busy sports weekend: On
a weekend when the girls state basketball tournament is taking
place in Austin and the AISD Hendrick All-America Classic baseball
tournament and two boys regional basketball tournaments are being
held in Abilene - not to mention the Abilene High boys soccer
team going for a district championship and plenty of girls softball
games, track meets, tennis tournaments and golf tournament - add
another sport to the mix.
March 5 -- Lady
Wildcats split doublheader:
Abilene Christian University and Panhandle State split a women's
softball doubleheader Wednesday at Wells Field.
March 5 -- Speedway
to feature new class of racing this year: Abilene Speedway kicks off its 1998 season with
a full night of racing March 14 and a new class of racing - pure
stock - will be featured this year.
March 4 -- ACU
athlete bounces back: Shalonda
Bowden has been knocked to the basketball court this season too
many times to count. But unlike two years ago, the Abilene Christian
University athlete has bounced up and continued playing each time.
March 4 -- Additions
to courses; Callaway loses dispute with Spalding: It is time to pull the Golf Corner out of mothballs
and get limbered up for the 1998 golf season.
March 4 -- ACU
holds on to lead in Abilene Intercollegiate men's golf tournament: BAIRD -- Abilene Christian University made its
first-day lead stand up Tuesday in capturing the team championship
at the annual Abilene Intercollegiate men's golf tournament at
Shady Oaks Golf Course.
March 4 -- Comanche
Maidens steal spotlight (Ted Dunnam Column): In a convincing manner, the Comanche Maidens have
once again stolen the thunder generally reserved for the perennial
girls basketball powers that reside on the South Plains.
March 4 -- Southwestern
Oklahoma wins university division of Abilene Intercollegiate women's
golf tournament: Southwestern
Oklahoma won the University Division and McLennan Community College
the Junior College Division Tuesday in the Abilene Intercollegiate
women's golf tournament at Dyess Air Force Base's Mesquite Grove
Course.
March 4 -- Baseball:
ACU 7, Wayland Baptist 1: John
David Perry limited Wayland Baptist University to one hit in seven
innings while striking out 12 as Abilene Christian University
took a 7-1 win Tuesday night in a college baseball game at Scott
Field.
March 4 -- Boys
playoffs: Clyde 74, Bridgeport 54:
CISCO -- Hale Irwin did it. So did Cal Ripken. The Clyde boys
basketball team joined the victory-lap brigade following their
74-54 victory over Bridgeport in the area round of Region I-3A
at Cisco High School.
March 4 -- Boys
playoffs: Stanton 59, Jim Ned 56:
MERKEL -- Any neutral observers who had pity for the Jim Ned boys
basketball team going into their Class 2A area playoff game Tuesday
night probably discarded those feelings after seeing how they
took on sixth-ranked Stanton.
March 3 -- Albany
coach to continue coaching, step down as AD: ALBANY -- Albany head football coach and athletic
director Denney Faith will retain his football coaching duties,
but will step down as athletic director.
March 3 -- Softball:
Abilene High finishes second in Denton Ryan Classic: DENTON -- Traci Smith earned three wins Saturday
as Abilene High finished second in the Denton Ryan Classic softball
tournament.
March 3 -- McMurry,
HSU provide three of five first-team members: McMurry University and Hardin-Simmons University
provided three of the five first-team selections on the all-American
Southwest Conference men's basketball team which was announced
Monday.
March 3 -- Cooper
hurdler may have set record for area high school athletes: The conditions were just right at the Kangaroo Relays
in Weatherford Saturday. There was a good tailwind, and there
was outstanding competition from South Grand Prairie's Billy Threets.
March 3 -- ACU
takes lead in Abilene Intercollegiate men's golf tournament: BAIRD -- Abilene Christian University rallied in
the closing holes Monday to grab the first-round lead in the annual
Abilene Intercollegiate men's golf tournament at Shady Oaks Golf
Course.
March 3 -- Merkel
boys fall short in basketball playoff: CISCO
-- The Merkel boys basketball team had its chances Monday night
-- even if they didn't come at the free throw line.
March 3 -- McLennan
leading Abilene Intercollegiate women's golf tournament: McLennan Community College fired a 305 to take the
lead after Monday's opening round of the Abilene Intercollegiate
women's golf tournament at Mesquite Grove Golf Course on Dyess
Air Force Base.
March 2 -- Lady
Wildcats only Abilene collegiate team in the playoffs: Disappointment was wide spread among Abilene collegiate
coaches Sunday. Four of six Abilene basketball teams entered Sunday's
playoff announcements with hopes of gaining a berth in the NCAA
Division II and III playoffs. Only one gets to keep playing and
even Abilene Christian University women's coach Wayne Williams
was a little disgruntled despite reaching the playoffs for the
fifth straight year.
March 2 -- Be
thankful for those men and women who coach your kids (Candy
Reagan): Fathers and mothers all
across Abilene have made a decision in the last few weeks that
they may live to regret. They agreed to coach their son's or daughter's
youth sports team.
March 2 -- How
about being at the U.S. Open? (Rick Meyer / Tennis Corner):
Would you like to sit courside at
this year's U.S. Open? The Texas Tennis Association has purchased
box seats in the Arthur Ashe Stadium for the fortnight and will
in turn sell you the seats by the day ... for a price. Actually,
some days may be affordable, so if you are interested, you can
call Jill Golden at the TTA office.
March 2 -- Lady
Eagles finish sixth at Vikingette Relays: PINKSTON - Kristen Adkins finished second in the
3,200 meters and third in the 1,600 to lead Abilene High to a
sixth-place finish in a strong 20-team field Saturday in the Pinkston
Pepsi J. Honore Vikingette Relays.
March 2 -- Kangaroo-Walker
Relays: WEATHERFORD - Cooper's
Michael Smith set a school and meet record in the 110 hurdles
in Saturday's Kangaroo-Walker Relays.
March 2 -- Zephyr
meeting Karnack in playoffs: The
Big Country representatives at the girls state basketball tournament
this week may need a bit of magic to advance to the finals.
March 1 -- Baseball:
Hardin-Simmons 10, Mississippi College 7: John Joslin ended the longest game in the 67-season
history of the Hardin-Simmons University baseball team with hit
a two-out, three-run home run in the 15th inning Saturday at Hunter
Field, giving the Cowboys a 10-7 victory over Mississippi College.
March 1 -- Cowgirls
set sights on playoff berth after defeating Mississippi Cowgirls:
Fat and slim -- those were the
two chances the Hardin-Simmons Cowgirls had to get into the playoffs
at the beginning of this week.
March 1 -- Baseball:
Southern Colorado 5, ACU 4: PUEBLO,
Colo. -- Southern Colorado survived a ninth-inning threat to claim
a 5-4 victory and salvage the final game Saturday of a four-game
baseball series with Abilene Christian University.
March 1 -- ACU
wins its own softball tournament:
The Abilene Christian University women's softball team grabbed
a measure of revenge Saturday in capturing its own Wildcat Diamond
Classic tournament championship at Wells Field.
March 1 -- Baseball:
Plano 12, Abilene High 2: DENTON
-- Plano scored nine runs in the first three innings to hand Abilene
High a 12-2 loss Saturday in the Jerry Taylor Classic hosted by
Denton Ryan High School.
March 1 -- Baseball: Corpus Christi Carroll 11, Cooper
0: ROUND ROCK -- Corpus Christi Carroll jumped on the Cooper
baseball team early and cruised the rest of the way behind the
picthing of Hector Rodriguez to win the final matchup of the Round
Rock Harball Classic for both teams.
March 1 -- Comanche
girls advance to state tournament:
LUBBOCK -- Fueled by 19 points from Kristi Tyson and 13 points
and 10 rebounds from Nicole Harlmon, the Comanche Maidens earned
a trip to the Class 3A state tournament with a 61-51 win over
Dimmitt Saturday at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum.
March 1 -- Former
college coach retires, the return of Clarkson and other tidbits:
Sports smorgasbord while wondering
whatever happened to former Eastland running back Thomas Sanders
March 1 -- Basketball:
Mississippi College 75, Hardin-Simmons men 71: Even after his team had just won the American Southwest
Conference title, head coach Mike Jones knew why his team didn't
sprint to the dressing room Saturday after defeating Hardin-Simmons,
75-71, at Mabee Complex.
March 1 -- McMurry
destroys Austin College in doubleheader: To say that the McMurry baseball team had a good
day offensively against Austin College is like saying the Super
Bowl is just another game.
March 1 -- Region
I-2A tournament: After a one-year
hiatus, the Ozona Lady Lions are headed to a familiar place --
the state tournament in Austin.
March 1 -- Region
II-A tournament: Ponder this:
For the first time ever, a girls basketball team from Ponder has
earned a trip to the Class A state tournament.
March 1 -- Soccer
roundup: Abilene High boys 3,
Odessa High 2 ... Cooper girls 3, Odessa Permian 1 ... Odessa
Permian 3, Cooper boys 1 ... AHS girls 3, Odessa High 1
March 1 -- Omamo
shines in ACU win over Harding:
Caroline Omamo may have played her last game in Moody Coliseum
Saturday night, but she put on a show that Abilene Christian University
fans will remember.
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