NOVEMBER '98 ARCHIVES
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Nov. 30 -- New
Cowboys a breath of fresh air (Candy Reagan): The Dallas Cowboys have shown so many positive signs
of change, I have to wonder, are these really the same athletes
who took the field for Coach Barry Switzer?
Nov. 30 -- Basketball
Capsules: McMurry University
women vs. UT-Dallas ... Hardin-Simmons University men vs. Hillsdale
Freewill Baptist
Nov. 30 -- Talking
about the USTA Texas Section for juniors (Rick Meyers): Junior players and parents, hold on to your hats
and keep reading. I am on the committee for the USTA Texas Section
to determine the junior players' tournament format and schedule,
the different divisions and how the players will be ranked starting
in 2000.
Nov. 29 -- Aviators
lose second in a row: MONROE,
La. -- The Abilene Aviators came in to Saturday's game against
the Monroe Moccasins looking to get back on the winning track
after a 4-2 loss in Arkansas on Friday. Monroe, on the other hand,
came in trying to snap a five-game losing streak.
Nov. 29 -- Former
McMurry athlete talks about service days and other tidbits
(Bill Hart): Sports smorgasbord,
while wondering whatever happened to former Rising Star athlete
Derrick White:
Nov. 29 -- Improvements
should be made to officiating in NFL:
After the mishandling of the Thanksgiving Day overtime coin toss
between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions, the television
commentators and radio talk show callers have been having a field
day this weekend.
Nov. 29 -- ACU
women end long home game winning streak:
Abilene Christian University's 49-game home winning streak was
on the line Saturday night and that's where at ended -- at the
line.
Nov. 29 -- Wildcats
defeat C.W. Post: CANYON --
Abilene Christian University downed C.W. Post from Long Island,
N.Y., 98-84, Saturday in a wild finish at the West Texas A&M
Thanksgiving Classic.
Nov. 29 -- Abilene
High boys down Lubbock Estacado:
Abilene High picked up a game-high 24 points from Brad Massey
and four of his teammates also scored in double figures Friday
night at Eagle Gym in a 92-80 boys basketball victory over Lubbock
Estacado.
Nov. 29 -- AHS
creams Lady Matadors: The 12-0
lead the Abilene High girls basketball team took to start the
game Friday night was only a hint of the bad things to come for
Lubbock Estacado.
Nov. 29 -- McMurry
men 112, Huntingdon College 78:
CLINTON, Miss. -- Brian Tudman led five players in double figures,
as McMurry University rolled to a 112-78 men's basketball victory
Saturday over Huntingdon College at the Farm Bureau Thanksgiving
Classic held at Mississippi College's A.E. Wood Coliseum.
Nov. 29 -- Baskett
wins tournament for second year (Mae Fraser): The Parker Bracket Classic was held last Sunday
in the Western Bowl in Amarillo, and Mike Baskett was looking
to defend his title.
Nov. 28 -- Aviators
fall to Arkansas GlacierCats, 4-2:
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Abilene Aviators dropped to 5-4 on the
road, and 16-4 overall, after a 4-2 loss to the Arkansas Glaciercats
at the "Glacier Dome" Friday night in WPHL action.
Nov. 28 -- Breckenridge
trying not to look at opponent's record:
LUBBOCK -- Breckenridge football coach Ross Dodson has been preaching
all week to not look at the record of the Monahans Loboes, their
Class 3A Division I quarterfinals opponent tonight at Jones Stadium.
Nov. 28 -- UT's
Williams sets all-time rushing record (Jeff Walker): AUSTIN -- Where were you at 10:47 a.m. the day
after Thanksgiving?
Nov. 28 -- Lady
Wildcats rally to win in ACU Classic:
Jackie Bucher had your typical Thanksgiving feast if you consider:
Nov. 28 -- ACU
men advance in Thanksgiving Classic:
CANYON -- Abilene Christian University grabbed 17 steals and forced
21 turnovers Friday to hand Missouri Western State its first loss
of the season, 108-88, in the West Texas A&M Thanksgiving
Classic.
Nov. 28 -- McMurry
comes from behind to defeat Belhaven College: CLINTON, MISS. -- Brian Tudaman recorded his third
double-double of the season as McMurry overcame a 13-point deficit
to knock off Belhaven College, 81-73, Friday at the Fram Bureau
Thanksgiving Classic at Mississippi College's A.E. Wood Coliseun.
Nov. 27 -- Playoffs
getting down to a precious few area schools (Bill Hart): The list keeps dwindling and now nine area schools
are left in the running for a state football championship.
Nov. 27 -- Wylie
snags 11 players on all-District 6-3A team: District champion Brady snagged all the major honors,
and also added 11 first-team selections on the all-District 6-3A
football team for the 1998 season. Meanwhile, runner-up Wylie
had 11 players on the first-team offense and defense combined.
Nov. 27 -- Albany
Lions take on defending champs: SWEETWATER
- The Albany Lions will be going against royalty tonight when
they face the defending Class 2A state champion Stanton Buffaloes
at the Mustang Bowl.
Nov. 27 -- Strawn
continues strong showing with defense:
COMANCHE - If offensive statistics determined football winners,
Strawn would be playing basketball tonight instead of a Six-Man
quarterfinals contest against Panther Creek.
Nov. 27 -- Football
Playoffs: Complete list of area
games
Nov. 27 -- Indians
enter tourney with perfect record: McMurry
University enters the Mississippi Farm Bureau Thanksgiving Classic
with a 3-0 record, hoping to run its record to 5-0 for the first
time since 1983. The Indians will face Huntingdon College at 5
p.m. today in Jackson Miss.
Nov. 27 -- Lady
Cougars lose, 42-33: WOLFFORTH
- Sudan held Cooper to just 12 second-half points as the Hornettes
took a 42-33 win over the Lady Cougars Thursday in the Frenship
Turkey Classic.
Nov. 27 -- Aviators
play in Arkansas tonight: LITTLE
ROCK, Ark., - The Abilene Aviators wrap up their eight-game road
trip with a venture to the eastern cities in the Western Professional
Hockey League.
Nov. 27 -- Lady
Wildcats playing in ACU Classic: The
Abilene Christian University women's baksetball team, fresh off
a third-place finish at the Disney Division II Tipoff Classic,
will try to extend its homecourt winning streak to 50 games this
weekend with a pair of games in the ACU Classic.
Nov. 27 -- ACU
men at Thanksgiving Classic:
CANYON - Abilene Christian University will try to run its season-opening
winning streak to four games this weekend at the West Texas A&M
Thanksgiving Classic.
Nov. 26 -- Roar
of the crowd lost on HSU quarterback: It
was overtime. The largest crowd in Shelton Stadium history was
on its feet as Hardin-Simmons University and McMurry University
battled for the American Southwest Conference championship nearly
two weeks ago.
Nov. 26 -- McMurry
Indians already making name for themselves on basketball court
(Al Pickett): The college basketball
season is only a few games old, but the McMurry University men's
team is already making some noise. Hopefully, the national raters
are paying attention.
Nov. 26 -- Aviators
beat Rattlers, 5-2: AMARILLO
- The Abilene Aviators continued to be as impressive on the road
as they have been on their home ice.
Nov. 26 -- HSU
women lose first game: MONTICELLO,
Ark. - A late rally fell short as the Hardin-Simmons University
women's basketball team suffered its first loss Wednesday after
three straight victories to open the season.
Nov. 26 -- Basketball
Capsule: Cooper girls in Turkey
Classic
Nov. 26 -- State
High School Football Playoff Pairings: Complete
statewide list
Nov. 25 -- Local Basketball: Wylie girls beat Eastland,
46-31 ... Wylie boys lose to Eastland,
54-44 ... CHS girls lose to Coronado,
70-43 ... CHS boys beat Estacado,
52-43 ... AHS girls beat Snyder, 68-41
... AHS boys lose to Burkburnett, 106-85
... McMurry men upset UTA, 80-76
Nov. 25 -- Strawn,
Panther Creek battle it out (Bill Hart): Three area Six-Man football teams are still alive
and kicking in the playoffs, and at least one will be around next
week. That's because Strawn and Panther Creek are facing each
other Friday night in Comanche.
Nov. 25 -- Gialanella
does a lot (literally) for the Aviators: Bob Gialanella has worn many hats in his brief employment
with the Abilene Aviators. He's the director of community relations.
He tried out for the team as a player. Alhough he didn't make
the cut, he still practices with the team.
Nov. 25 -- Prairie
Dogs announce new general manager: The
Abilene Prairie Dogs have a new general manager. Bob Flanagan,
who spent last year as general manager of the Lubbock Crickets,
was introduced Tuesday as the Prairie Dogs' new GM.
Nov. 25 -- Basketball
Capsule: HSU women vs. UA-Monticello
Nov. 24 -- Stephenville
offense keeps Yellow Jackets in playoffs (Bill Hart): Stephenville is known for its offense - and rightly
so. The Yellow Jackets are averaging more than 550 yards and 47
points a game.
Nov. 24 -- Local Basketball: Wylie girls 66, Coahoma
47 .... Coahoma 69, Wylie boys 63
.... HSU women 71, Rhema 34 ...
Cooper boys 69, Lubbock Coronado 56
Nov. 24 -- ACU
cross country team finishes fifth: LAWRENCE,
Kan. - Musa Gwanzura finished second at the NCAA Division II cross
country championships Monday to lead the Abilene Christian University
men's team to a fifth-place finish, the school's best finish ever.
Nov. 24 -- Hayden
Fry, with West Texas roots, retires from Iowa: IOWA CITY, Iowa - Hayden Fry, who turned a woeful
football program into a three-time Rose Bowl participant, is leaving
Iowa after 20 seasons.
Nov. 24 -- State
High School Football Playoff Pairings: Complete
statewide list
Nov. 24 -- Basketball
Capsules: McMurry men vs. UT-Arlington
... Abilene High girls vs. Snyder ... Cooper girls vs. Lubbock
Coronado ... Abilene High boys vs. Burkburnett
Nov. 23 -- College
football playoffs needed to determine champ (Candy Reagan): Another week and still three teams remain undefeated
at the top of the college football polls. At this rate, January's
national championship game will be shrouded in controversy.
Nov. 23 -- Basketball
Capsules: Wylie girls vs. Coahoma
... Wylie boys vs. Coahoma ... Cooper boys vs. Lubbock Coronado
... HSU women vs. Rhema College
Nov. 23 -- Disney
Division II Tipoff Classic: Abilene Christian University women
90, Grand Valley State 86: LAKE
BUENA VISTA, Fla. - For the second time in three days, the Abilene
Christian University women's basketball team beat a higher-ranked
squad in the Disney Division II Tipoff Classic at Disney's Wide
World of Sports Complex.
Nov. 23 -- McMurry
110, UC-Santa Cruz 92 : GEORGETOWN
- Brian Tudman led six players in double-digit scoring, as McMurry
ran past the UC-Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 110-92 Sunday at the Southwestern
University Classic.
Nov. 22 -- Obscure
rule affects outcome of game (Al Pickett): Football is not soccer.
Nov. 22 -- Brownwood
quarterback receives honors and other tidbits (Bill Hart): Sports smorgasbord, while wondering whatever happened
to former Cooper running back Michael Rose:
Nov. 22 -- ACU
women fall in semifinal round of Tipoff Classic: LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Bentley College used
a strong inside game and free throw shooting to defeat Abilene
Christian University, 90-80, Saturday in the semifinals of the
Disney Division II Tipoff Classic.
Nov. 22 -- Wildcats
win close game: ADA, Okla. --
Dante Rabb led four players in double digits with 15 points as
Abilene Christian University nipped East Central Oklahoma, 73-72,
in a non-conference men's basketball game Saturday afternoon.
Nov. 22 -- Hardin-Simmons
women win second straight: Hardin-Simmons
University rolled to its second straight victory of the young
women's basketball season Saturday as the Cowgirls cruised past
Hillsdale Freewill Baptist College, 82-36, in the Cowgirl Classic
at the Mabee Complex.
Nov. 22 -- McMurry
beats Maryville University:
GEORGETOWN -- McMurry University took its first lead of the game
with 30 seconds to go in regulation, but it took two overtime
periods to stun No. 3 Maryville University, 88-77 Saturday in
the Southwestern University Classic.
Nov. 22 -- Lady
Indians triumph over Colorado College:
GEORGETOWN -- Lilly Ogunbanjo recorded her first collegiate double-double
to lead McMurry University to a 69-48 win over Colorado College
Saturday at the Southwestern University Lady Pirate Invitational.
Nov. 22 -- Arlington
Martin 59, Cooper 54: ARLINGTON
-- A flurry of 3-point goals spelled Cooper's doom in a 59-54
loss to Arlington Martin Saturday night in a boys basketball game.
Nov. 22 -- Girls
basketball: Stephenville 50, Wylie 33:
For the second straight game, Wylie failed to score more than
two points in the opening quarter, and Stephenville took advantage
of the cold-shooting.
Nov. 22 -- Bowler
chalks up first perfect game (Mae Fraser): Terry Kraley started bowling eight years ago and
now has his average at 179. He bowls with the Dyess National League
every Wednesday evening.
Nov. 22 -- Award
recognizes outstanding female competitors (Lynda Rae): The American Quarter Horse Association announced
that applications for the 1999 National Female Award are due Feb.
1.
Nov. 22 -- Boys
basketball scores
Nov. 22 -- Girls
basketball scores
Nov. 22 -- Tournament
results
Nov. 21 -- High-powered
offenses face off in tonight's games:
Wichita Falls Hirschi brings only a 6-5 record into Shotwell Stadium
today to face the Brownwood Lions in a Class 4A area round playoff
game at 2 p.m.
Nov. 21 -- Cowboys
win in HSU Classic: Hardin-Simmons
University opened a 14-point halftime lead and cruised to a 79-52
win Friday over Southwestern Adventist in the HSU Classic at Mabee
Complex.
Nov. 21 -- HSU
women earn victory in season opener:
Kathryn Otwell scored 18 points to lead three players in double
figures as the Hardin-Simmons women opened their basketball season
with an 80-51 win over Mid-America Bible Friday night in the Cowgirl
Classic at Mabee Complex.
Nov. 21 -- Lady
Wildcats advance to semis in Disney tournament: LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Abilene Christian University
junior forward Emily Berry played a huge second half Friday afternoon
at the Disney Division II Tipoff Classic, but she saved her biggest
play for late in the game.
Nov. 21 -- Lady
Indians fall to Buena Vista:
GEORGETOWN -- Suffering from cold shooting, the McMurry Lady Indians
dropped a 63-56 decision to Buena Vista University in the season
opener for both teams Friday night.
Nov. 21 -- AHS
boys overcome Lubbock High:
LUBBOCK -- The Abilene High Eagles overcame a hot shooting team
in Lubbock Friday night with a 95-78 victory. Lubbock High hit
nine three-point shots in the first half and trailed 42-41 at
halftime.
Nov. 21 -- Abilene
High girls defeat Waco La Vega:
GATESVILLE -- Abilene High exploded for 90 points and its first
girls basketball victory of the season Friday with a 90-46 romp
over Waco La Vega in the consolation bracket of the Gatesville
Invitational tournament.
Nov. 21 -- Brownwood
52, Wylie 33: BROWNWOOD -- Limiting
Wylie to just 12 second-half points, the Brownwood Lions rolled
to a 52-33 win over the Bulldogs Friday afternoon.
Nov. 21 -- Boys
basketball results
Nov. 21 -- Girls
basketball results
Nov. 21 -- Tournament
Results
Nov. 20 -- Local Basketball: ACU men beat SE Okla. St.
... Comanche 39, Abilene High girls 35
Nov. 20 -- Wylie
and Breckenridge fight it out tonight ... respectfully: BROWNWOOD - When it comes to Breckenridge versus
Wylie in football, familiarity has brought on mutual respect rather
than contempt.
Nov. 20 -- Playoffs
still hold 14 area 11-man teams: Round
two of the Texas high school football playoffs begins tonight
and 14 area 11-Man teams are still in the running for a state
championship.
Nov. 20 -- Aviators
beat Odessa, 6-3: ODESSA - Two
things continued Thursday when the Abilene Aviators met the Odessa
Jackalopes in front of 3,708 fans at the Ector County Coliseum.
The Aviators and Jacks continued their heated rivalry and Abilene
continued winning.
Nov. 20 -- District
4-5A teams fared well against non-district opponents (Jeff
Walker): With Abilene's two 5A schools
ending their football seasons earlier than they hoped, consensus
may say it was a down year in the Key City, maybe even in District
4-5A. The numbers, however, indicate otherwise.
Nov. 20 -- Area
six-man teams playing each other this weekend: At least two area teams are assured of a spot in
the third round of the Six-Man football playoffs next week because
they are paired against other Big Country schools.
Nov. 20 -- Pierce
stepping down as Prairie Dogs GM: Byron
Pierce is stepping down but not away.Pierce, the only general
manager the Prairie Dogs have ever had, announced Thursday that
he is stepping down as GM of the Abilene franchise in the Texas-
Louisiana Professional Baseball League.
Nov. 20 -- Basketball
Capsules: Wylie girls vs. Stephenville
... Wylie boys vs. Brownwood ... Abilene High boys vs. Lubbock
High
Nov. 20 -- Bill
Hart's playoff picks (Bill Hart): One
must wonder how good Panther Creek would have been the past three
years had Kelan Luker remained there instead of going to Stephenville
where he has been an outstanding Class 4A passer the past two
years.
Nov. 20 -- Local
teams could all be in running for ASC title this season: Armed with seasoned veterans and a wealth of experience,
each of Abilene's four American Southwest Conference basketball
teams should make a run at conference titles this year.
Nov. 20 -- ACU
women open against Southern Indiana:
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Abilene Christian University women
open their basketball season playing against competition they
hope to see again when playoff time rolls around next March.
Nov. 20 -- ASC
football season over, and final stats are impressive (Ted
Dunnam): The 1998 American Southwest
Conference football season is over, but some of the statistics
compiled may stay around for a while - at least until next season.
Nov. 19 -- Year
of the quarterback (Al Pickett): This
has certainly been the year of the quarterback in Big Country
high school football. Brownwood's Coby Freeman is one of the state's
top quarterback prospects, drawing the attention of Nebraska,
Texas and Texas A&M, among others. He may very well be the
best option quarterback in the state.
Nov. 19 -- Grading
the ACU football season (Ted Dunnam): Looking
at the highs and lows, ins and outs, putting it under a microscope,
feeding it to a computer and producing the final report card on
the 1998 Abilene Christian University football season:
Nov. 19 -- Basketball
Capsules: ACU men at SE Oklahoma
... AHS girls at Gatesville tournament
Nov. 19 -- Football
Playoffs: Texas High School
Football Pairings, region by region, including Six-Man
Nov. 19 -- Grobin,
Bull combo for Wylie has produced entertainment, wins: The offense used by the Wylie football team is
never boring, but wide receiver Justin Groban and quarterback
Scott Bull have provided a particularly entertaining showcase
this season.
Nov. 19 -- Abilene
Aviators vs. Odessa Jackalopes:
ODESSA - There is a difference between a good rivalry and a bad
one. Based on what has transpired thus far in the Western Professional
Hockey League, the Abilene Aviators are developing one of each
with the Odessa Jackalopes and the San Angelo Outlaws.
Nov. 19 -- HSU
leads All-ASC first-team selections:
Hardin-Simmons University had 11 first-team selections, and head
coach Jimmie Keeling was named Coach of the Year in voting for
the 1998 all-American Southwest Conference football teams.
Nov. 18 -- Local High School Basketball:
AHS boys
beat Lubbock Coronado ... AHS girls
lose to Coronado in OT ... Cooper boys
beat Wichita Falls ... Wylie boys
beat Sweetwater in OT ... Cooper girls
beat Wylie
Nov. 18 -- Top-ranked
Breckenridge takes on Wylie in Brownwood: BRECKENRIDGE - Breckenridge senior quarterback
Cliff Watkins enjoys being a leader, but he is also pleased to
see some of his teammates taking on the same role.
Nov. 18 -- Aviators
beat Scorpions, 3-2: ALBUQUERQUE,
N.M. - It was supposed to mark the return of goaltender Tony Martino
to the place he used to play, but rookie Jayson Brunette stole
the show.
Nov. 18 -- ACU's
Henderson named to all-LSC team:
Defensive end James Henderson was the lone Abilene Christian University
selection to the first team of the all-Lone Star Conference South
Division football team.
Nov. 18 -- Ex-coach
returning to face Baird for first time (Bill Hart): It has taken Quinn Conley nine years to stand on
the other side of a football field against Baird, and he admits
that he has mixed emotions.
Nov. 18 -- Riddle
signs baseball letter with Tech: Adam
Riddle's broken collarbone may have had a deeper impact on his
life than just missing the Cougars' bi-district playoff game with
Amarillo High. The senior signed a letter-of-intent Tuesday to
play baseball at Texas Tech next season.
Nov. 18 -- Area
Six-Man pairings: Regions I-IV
(corrected)
Nov. 17 -- Conference
champ HSU not getting any respect:
Cue Aretha Franklin and a little "R-E-S-P-E-C-T." That
should be the theme song for the American Southwest Conference,
which must be wondering what it will take to gain a little national
respect and get its football champion into the NCAA Division III
playoffs?
Nov. 17 -- Football
Playoffs: Texas High School
Football Pairings, region by region, including Six-Man
Nov. 17 -- Aspermont
trying for win and history Friday (Bill Hart): The Aspermont Hornets can match a bit of school
history Friday night if they can defeat Water Valley in the second
round of the Class A football playoffs.
Nov. 17 -- Basketball
Capsules: AHS girls vs. Lubbock
Coronado ... AHS boys vs. Lubbock Coronado ... Cooper girls vs.
Wylie ... Cooper boys vs. Wichita Falls High ... Wylie boys vs.
Sweetwater
Nov. 16 -- Yes,
thank you, I was ready for some football (Candy Reagan): OK, Cowboys fans. Imagine this scenario. Say the
Minnesota Vikings and the Atlanta Falcons win their respective
division titles, which is appearing highly likely.
Nov. 16 -- HSU
won't advance in NCAA III playoffs: Hardin
Simmons University's season has ended sooner than the Cowboys
had wanted. Despite HSU's win over cross-town rival McMurry University
on Saturday, and the resulting American Southwest Conference football
championship, the Cowboys will not be playing next weekend.
Nov. 16 -- Texas
high school football playoffs: Complete
schedule of pairings
Nov. 16 -- Junior
tennis season almost over (Rick Meyers): Most of the USTA junior tennis season has come to
a close for 1998. Except for two more superchampionship tournaments,
and maybe a couple of minor tournaments and everyone is looking
towards 1999. But there is one problem: the '99 schedule has not
been published.
Nov. 15 -- Hardin-Simmons
win makes way for possible playoff bid (Al Pickett): What a day for Jimmie Keeling.
Nov. 15 -- Abilene
schools open basketball season Tuesday:
The 1998-99 high school basketball season begins with games on
Tuesday, with both the Abilene High girls and boys and the Cooper
girls and boys starting off with home games. Complete
schedules
Nov. 15 -- Abilene
3, San Angelo 2 (SO): SAN ANGELO
-- Tony Martino and the Abilene Aviators are back on the winning
track after a 3-2 shootout win in San Angelo Saturday night in
front of 5,578 fans at the "Hideout." The center, seating
only 5,229, boasted its 11th sellout in Outlaws history.
Nov. 15 -- Lady
Wildcats enter tournament and other tidbits (Bill Hart): Sports smorgasbord while wondering whatever happened
to former De Leon football player Greg George:
Nov. 15 -- Several
Abilene bowlers turn in high scores (Mae Fraser): Cliff Jones bowls back-to-back leagues on Tuesday
night.
Nov. 15 -- AQHA
Reports High Breeding Numbers (Lynda Rae): The American Quarter Horse Association released
its 1997 Stallion Breeding Report totals showing more than 176,000
registered mares bred by 29,558 American Quarter Horse stallions.
Nov. 14 -- Top-ranked
offenses square off in cross-town rivalry: With all the excitement, hype and expectations
surrounding today's football showdown between McMurry University
and Hardin-Simmons University, the result may simply boil down
to fundamentals, playing hard and avoiding mistakes.
Nov. 14 -- ACU
out to prove record wrong: Although
its post-season plans have been dashed, Abilene Christian University
will try to prevent West Texas A&M from having any hope of
a playoff berth when the teams meet in a Lone Star Conference
finale today.
Nov. 14 -- Aviators
defeated by Jackalopes in Odessa:
ODESSA -- The Abilene Aviators were handed a 3-1 loss at the "Jack
Shack" in Odessa Friday night in the first of 12 consecutive
road games for Abilene.
Nov. 14 -- Stephenville
prepares for a 'classic' game:
SWEETWATER -- Stephenville and Andrews clash today in a high school
football game that should have more prestige than "just"
a bi-district playoff contest.
Nov. 14 -- HSU
soccer coach's resignation raises controversy: Despite protests from players and parents, Cory
Foster will not be reinstated as the Hardin-Simmons University
men's soccer coach, HSU athletic director John Neese said Friday.
Nov. 13 -- Aviators
take care of Amarillo, 7-3:
The Abilene Aviators celebrated the first home sellout of the
season by tallying the most goals in team history.
Nov. 13 -- Bulldogs
put pride on the line against nemesis Vernon: Some call it a chance at revenge. Others label
tonight's Class 3A Division I bi-district football playoff game
between Wylie and Vernon a battle for pride in which the Bulldogs
have a second chance.
Nov. 13 -- Cougars
hope to keep playoff tradition alive: LUBBOCK
- Tradition dictates that football teams from District 4-5A have
dominated teams from District 3-5A in the playoffs. Cooper is
hoping the tradition continues.
Nov. 13 -- Playoffs
old homecoming week for San Angelo, Permian (Jeff Walker):
District 4-5A will be the only district
in Texas to have four teams qualify for the state playoffs. Technically,
that's not entirely true.
Nov. 13 -- "Second
Season" begins for area teams tonight: Coaches like to call the high school football playoffs
the second season. The regular season just concluded was to gain
experience and to qualify for the postseason. Now the race for
state championships begins.
Nov. 13 -- Wylie's
Briley signs with SMU: Hank
Kuehne rode the Pony Express to the U.S. Amateur championship
earlier this year. Now, Wylie's Parker Briley will try to make
a name for himself at Southern Methodist University.
Nov. 13 -- Panther
Creek, Blanket face off tonight: The
road back to the Six-Man state championship game begins tonight
for Panther Creek when the Panthers face Blanket in a bi-district
game at Bangs.
Nov. 13 -- Hard
work is second nature to HSU safety (Ted Dunnam): Football players who have major knee injuries are
immediately faced with one key choice to make - either quit, or
put in hard work to rehabilitate the injury after surgery and
make a comeback.
Nov. 13 -- Coleman
Bluecats back in playoffs (Bill Hart's Playoff Predictions):
Bill Grissom and his coaching staff
have done it again - turning a high school football program around.
Nov. 13 -- Almlies
Austria 79, Abilene Christian 73:
The Abilene Christian University women's basketball team lost
it exhibition opener, 79-73, Thursday to Almliesl at Moody Coliseum.
ACU's only lead came when the Lady 'Cats scored the first bucket
of the game to take a 2-0 lead.
Nov. 13 -- State
cross country meet Saturday:
ROUND ROCK - Three members of the Eula boys cross country team
would like to erase the bad memories of 1995 when they compete
Saturday in the state meet.
Nov. 12 -- Cougars'
offensive line isn't so nameless anymore: There is a saying that the only people that know
the names on offensive linemen are their mothers and girlfriends.
Nov. 12 -- Keenum
has brought McMurry to important showdown (Al Pickett): Steve Keenum's roots run deep in two of Abilene's
most successful football programs, and now he has brought similar
success to his alma mater.
Nov. 12 -- Area
athletes take advantage of early signing: Little did Shayne McKenzie know how much working
at a Haskell drive-in restaurant last spring would pay off for
her.
Nov. 12 -- Koskela
is Aviators' Mr. Versatile: If
Abilene Aviators' head coach Jeff Triano decided to put Tehro
Koskela in net to give his two goaltenders the night off, the
Sweden native would be likened to Magic Johnson.
Nov. 12 -- Stephenville's
Brown still having success in college (Ted Dunnam): Derrick Foster bolted for 92 yards on one play.
He scored from 54 yards on another. The former La Marque star
finished the night with 151 yards on four carries. And for most
of the evening, Abilene Christian University linebacker Jody Brown
was staring at the backs of jerseys worn by Foster and other Texas
A&M-Kingsville running backs in a 56-28 loss to the Javelinas
last Saturday. But ....
Nov. 12 -- ACU
women open play tonight: Abilene
Christian University women's basketball coach Wayne Williams will
get a look at how his Lady Wildcats look in a game situation tonight
when they play Alm Lisel of Austria in an exhibition game.
Nov. 12 -- Rochester
begins six-man playoffs tonight: CROSBYTON
- The Rochester Steers get an early jump on the Six-Man football
bi-district playoffs when they meet Amherst tonight. Kickoff is
at 7:30 p.m. in Crosbyton.
Nov. 12 -- ACU
men's, women's basketball programs sign top athletes: Abilene Christian University reached into two of
the state's top girls high school basketball programs to sign
two athletes for next year.
Nov. 12 -- CHS,
AHS athletes named to All District volleyball team: Cooper junior April Coffield was named the outstanding
hitter on District 4-5A volleyball team, which was announced Wednesday.
Nov. 11 -- Allen
era at Cooper has meant a lot more Ws than Ls (Al Pickett):
Since the Randy Allen era began
at Cooper, very few teams can claim a winning record against the
Cougars. Allen owns a 66-30-2 mark in his eight seasons as head
football coach at his alma mater.
Nov. 11 -- Cougars
enter playoffs without leading wide receiver: The Cooper football team has overcome adversity
all season. If it wasn't the backup quarterback, it was a linebacker,
or another linebacker, or another linebacker.
Nov. 11 -- Typical
quick, swarming Wylie defense still impressive: One aspect opposing football coaches mention in
their assessment of the 1998 Wylie defense never changes. The
overall quickness, aggressiveness and swarming ability the Bulldogs
display on defense is almost always what makes the biggest impression.
Nov. 11 -- Aviators
continue winning at home against El Paso: To be the best you've got to beat the best. The
Abilene Aviators captured their 10th consecutive home victory
by knocking off the two-time defending champion El Paso Buzzards,
3-2, Tuesday in front of 3,312 fans at the Taylor County Coliseum.
Nov. 10 -- ASC
crown on the line this Saturday with HSU vs. McMurry (Al Pickett): Last summer, officials at Hardin-Simmons University
and McMurry University came up with idea of the Wilford Moore
Trophy to be presented annually to the winner of the cross-town
showdown between the Cowboys and Indians.
Nov. 10 -- One
of top Aviator defenders rules with speed: If speed kills, Eric Brule could be arrested as
a multiple offender. He takes two running steps and he races onto
the ice during player introductions. He moves with such speed
the spotlight can hardly keep up with him.
Nov. 10 -- Hot
topic at Breckenridge Jr. High: Cross country (Bill Hart):
Breckenridge junior high school
had a practice fire drill Monday afternoon. Had it been the real
thing, coach Gail Edwards would never have known it.
Nov. 10 -- Players
of the Week: Here are the final
area high school football players of the week for the 1998 season
as selected by the Abilene Reporter-News.
Nov. 10 -- Breckenridge
finishes on top in final AP poll:
La Marque, winner of three straight Class 4A titles, and Class
A Tenaha wrapped up wire-to-wire seasons at No. 1 in The Associated
Press high school football poll on Monday.
Nov. 9 -- A
tale of two quarterbacks (Candy Reagan):
Kerry Collins needs to steal a page from the life of Doug Flutie.
Flutie makes the most of his opportunities. So far, Collins has
only blown his.
Nov. 9 -- Do
yourself a favor and go to a tournament (Rick Meyers): Everyone should come out and watch a high school
regional tennis tournament. The ebb and flow of emotion is something
to experience.
Nov. 8 -- Aviators
win in rematch against Fort Worth:
The Abilene Aviators shook off their worst loss of the young season
and delivered payback to the Fort Worth Brahmas in front of a
near-capacity crowd at the Taylor County Coliseum.
Nov. 8 -- ACU
runners do well in Regional cross country meet: High altitude or low altitude, it doesn't matter.
Colorado colleges usually dominate the NCAA Division II South
Central Region cross country meet and they did it again Saturday
at Pecan Ridge.
Nov. 8 -- Results
of high school regional cross country meets: The Breckenridge girls, Katherine Duncan of Roscoe
and Mindy Sullivan of Colorado City won first places at regional
cross country meets Saturday.
Nov. 8 -- Moody
Madness at ACU and other tidbits (Bill Hart): Sports smorgasbord, while wondering whatever happened
to former Haskell and Angelo State football player Charles Franklin:
Nov. 8 -- HSU
soccer team notches 200th win:
The Hardin-Simmons University mens soccer reached a milestone
Saturday in its history. In addition to winning their first ever
conference championship with a 5-1 win over LeTourneau, the win
was the 200th win for the program.
Nov. 8 -- Football
legend will be missed: Readers
of my column over the years know that I'm a Kansas State graduate.
Nov. 8 -- Schools
select sites for next weekend's football games: While most area schools were furiously trying to
find sites for the weekend bi-district games Friday night, Shotwell
Stadium was empty.
Nov. 8 -- Tournament
finishes up, time to raise money for BVL Fund (Mae Fraser): The fifth annual Mixed Championship Tournament
was held last weekend. Here are the winners, ranked by handicap
scores:
Nov. 7 -- Cougars
receiver injured, out for playoffs:
Cooper's 41-14 win Friday night over cross-town rival Abilene
High proved to be a costly one for the Cougars.
Nov. 7 -- Hardin-Simmons
hopes to stay undefeated in Conference play: BELTON -- Now it's Mary Hardin-Baylor's turn to
face the buzzsaw.
Nov. 7 -- McMurry
faces Howard Payne's top-ranked defense:
One more test remains for McMurry University's football team before
the Indians can start thinking about winning the American Southwest
Conference championship.
Nov. 7 -- ACU
tries to stop Texas A&M-Kingsville:
KINGSVILLE -- The problem isn't deciphering what Texas A&M-Kingsville
will do today, it's figuring out how to stop it.
Nov. 7 -- Fort
Worth Brahmas down Aviators:
FORT WORTH -- The fists were flying at the Hangar Thursday night,
and apparently the Aviators had some aggression left over Friday
night in Fort Worth.
Nov. 7 -- South
Central Region cross country meet to take place: The Adams State women's team has dominated the
NCAA Division II cross country meet as long as Bill Clinton has
been President of the United States. But their victories have
been more dominating.
Nov. 7 -- Red
Raider Club meets in Abilene:
The NCAA sanctions are in the background and Texas Tech is going
full speed ahead hoping to ensure a better future in the Big 12
Conference.
Nov. 6 -- Aviators
beat Jackalopes again in "hot" game: The war is on. Round two of the I-20 Rumble once
again went to the Abilene Aviators, 4-3 in a shootout, but the
Odessa Jackalopes didn't go down without a fight in front of 2,607
fans at the Taylor County Coliseum.
Nov. 6 -- Crosstown
rivalry is all about pride and bragging rights: The Abilene High and Cooper football teams know
all about each other. Head coaches Steve Warren and Randy Allen
could probably go into this game without looking at game tapes
(though they won't).
Nov. 6 -- Cooper
players: Do NOT read this! (fans can, though) (Jeff Walker):
All Cooper football players are
instructed to skip over this article until Saturday. I don't want
any part in an argument stating Cooper looked past tonight's opponent,
the Abilene High Eagles. Fans, however, continue to read.
Nov. 6 -- Wylie
Bulldogs to warm up for playoffs against Grape Creek: With its bi-district playoff matchup already set,
the Wylie football team still has one more regular-season game
left to get set for life in the fast lane - postseason play.
Nov. 6 -- Picks
and nominations for all-state team (Bill Hart): The high school football regular season comes to
an end tonight, but the playoffs are not the only thing left.
Coaches have until next Friday (Nov. 13) to nominate their most
deserving athletes for the Associated Press' all-state football
team. The actual teams will be released during the week of the
state championship games.
Nov. 6 -- Playoff
spots still up for grabs on last regular Friday night: Area football teams have played nine games, but
only a few have locked up spots in the playoffs which start next
week.
Nov. 6 -- ACHS
needs to win Saturday in El Paso to make playoffs: EL PASO - The Abilene Christian High School football
team's postseason hopes come down to Saturday's 3 p.m. game against
Jesus Chapel. It will be a tall order.
Nov. 6 -- McMurry
receiver making most of his "new" sport (Ted Dunnam):
Reggie Sterns never thought something
like this would happen. After playing only baseball in high school
at Waxahachie, and making plans to play that sport in college,
Sterns surprised himself and everyone else when he suddenly changed
directions and came to McMurry University to play football.
Nov. 6 -- Friday
Night Football: List of this
week's local/area high school football games
Nov. 6 -- Cross
country regional meets Saturday: Area
high school cross country runners will compete in 10 regional
meets Saturday in Lubbock, Arlington, Pasadena and San Antonio.
But the most interesting race will be at Lubbock where two defending
state champions square off.
Nov. 5 -- Loss
to Permian was key to Cougars', Eagles' season (Al Pickett):
Oddly enough, the defining moment
in both Abilene High's and Cooper's football seasons may have
come on the artificial turf at Odessa's Ratliff Stadium. Both
occurred in a loss to Odessa Permian, but the subsequent results
sent the Eagles' and Cougars' seasons spinning in opposite directions.
Nov. 5 -- Walker
continues to have success for Eagles: It
doesn't matter which side of the ball Abilene High head coach
Steve Warren puts Michael Walker, the result will inevitably be
the same. Successful.
Nov. 5 -- ACU
receiver coming into his won this season (Ted Dunnam): Casey Whittle won't ever be confused with Jerry
Rice. But if one draws a comparison to Steve Largent, at least
you're beginning to get in the same ballpark.
Nov. 5 -- Big
quarterbacks come in small packages at Albany (Bill Hart): Don't even try to tell Tony Wayne Wheeler or Albany
football fans that he is too small to play quarterback. No one
will buy it and they have a 9-0 record to back it up.
Nov. 5 -- Naud
and Raby are "protectors" for Aviators: If forward Eric Naud and defenseman Matthieu Raby
ordered a pizza, they could have it delivered to the Taylor County
Coliseum penalty box.
Nov. 5 -- Jobs
for college athletes a non-issue (Al Pickett): One of the "hot button" issues in college
athletics earlier this year has actually turned into a non-issue.
Nov. 4 -- Tradition
returns: Cougars, Eagles meet in regular season finale (Al
Pickett): A long-standing tradition
is being revived Friday night. There was a time when the cross-town
rival games were always played in the final regular-season game
of the year. They were as much a part of the high school football
tradition as cheerleaders and marching bands.
Nov. 4 -- Football
format for state champs could change (Bill Hart): So you don't like the present format that is used
to name Texas high school football state champions? It could change
in the next couple of years.
Nov. 4 -- Ford
top of the line(backer) for Cooper: The
middle linebacker on defense is the equivalant to the quarterback
on offense. One of the best defensive signal-callers in District
4-5A is Cooper's Coby Ford.
Nov. 4 -- AHS
cross country athlete more dedicated this year: Kristen Adkins runs about 25 miles a week and enjoys
every step of the way. That happens when you are successful.
Nov. 4 -- Malfunction
causes ice to melt at the Hangar:
The Abilene Aviators' first-year woes continued Tuesday when it
was discovered that a power surge knocked out the electricity
Monday night causing the ice to melt at the Taylor County Coliseum.
Nov. 4 -- "Wave
for Walter" scheduled at rivalry game: The Cooper Booster Club is sponsoring a "Wave
for Walter" night Friday at the Abilene High-Cooper football
game at Shotwell Stadium.
Nov. 3 -- Players
of the Week: Here are the area
high school football players of the week as selected by the Abilene
Reporter-News.
Nov. 3 -- Long
run may have cut Zac Allen's career short (Al Pickett): JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Former Cooper all-state
quarterback Zac Allen's collegiate football career may have ended
a few games sooner than he wanted.
Nov. 3 -- Playoff
berths could be riding on that coin toss (Bill Hart): So you thought flipping a coin to determine teams
going to the high school football playoffs was a thing of the
past after overtime and point systems were introduced.
Nov. 3 -- Katy
returns to No. 1 in 5A; Breckenridge still No. 1, too: Katy, which lost the No. 1 spot in Class 5A when
it appeared four wins would have to be forfeited, returned to
the top Monday following victories off and on the field.
Nov. 3 -- HSU
still ranked no. 6 after record-setting day: Despite the fall of five school and five conference
records during Saturday's 83-6 victory over Texas Lutheran at
Shelton Stadium, Hardin-Simmons University stayed put at No. 6
in the latest NCAA Division III South regional football poll released
Monday.
Nov. 3 -- Big
Spring Invitational: Here are
the results from the Big Spring Invitational swimming meet:
Nov. 2 -- Aviators
on hot streak with four wins in four days: The Abilene Aviators had to work on Sunday so they
figured the Lord might as well work also. The Aviators shook off
a two-goal deficit and scored four goals in 21 minutes off Amarillo
goaltender Adam Lord, as Abilene knocked off the Rattlers, 4-2
in front of 2,059 at the Taylor County Coliseum.
Nov. 2 -- Youth
sports exciting, to say the least (Candy Reagan): I might not live through my children's years in
competitive youth sports. I'm one of those people who is, shall
we say, intense, during a game. I sink every bit of emotion into
it, and win or lose I usually come out drained.
Nov. 2 -- New
tournament format to be decided (Rick Meyers): On November 22, there is a meeting in Austin to
decide the new tournament format for junior players. I will also
find out the new ranking system Texas will be using. There is
no way to tell what we will come up with, but it will be modeled
to fit the USTA's tournament schedule.
Nov. 1 -- Aviators
win in a shootout: The Abilene
Aviators almost let their tempers lead to their first home loss
of the season, but Abilene remained perfect with a 3-2 shootout
victory over the Austin Ice Bats in front of 2,509 fans at the
Taylor County Coliseum.
Nov. 1 -- Eagles
defeated in Regional tennis tournament:
It's one thing to have confidence when you're expected to win,
and something else to have it when you're an underdog.
Nov. 1 -- Abilene
Aviators join competition for Mayor's Cup: The Western Professional Hockey League's Western
Division just got a little more interesting, as the Abilene Aviators
have joined San Angelo and Odessa to compete yearly for the "Mayor's
Cup."
Nov. 1 -- Abilene
High girls win District cross country meet: CARLSBAD -- The Abilene High girls cross country
team won its third straight District 4-5A cross country title
Saturday in San Angelo, and Cooper will join AHS at the regional
meet Saturday in Lubbock on the strength of its third-place finish.
Nov. 1 -- Red
Raiders come to town and other tidbits (Bill Hart): Sports smorgasbord, while wondering whatever happened
to former Sweetwater girls track athlete Tara Lemmons:
Nov. 1 -- UIL
needs to use common sense: Let's
all say it together: Hip hip hooray for the University Interscholastic
League for changing its mind and not making Katy forfeit four
football games over violating the amateur rule.
Nov. 1 -- Several
bowlers turn in scores well above averages (Mae Fraser): There were some impressive scores turned in this
past week.
Nov. 1 -- Reception
to benefit AQHF (Lynda Rae):
The American Quarter Horse Foundation will be the beneficiary
of the "You Can Make A Difference" reception on Tuesday,
Nov. 17, at the Eclipse Penthouse Restaurant at Remington Park
in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Nov. 1 -- Volleyball
Roundup: McMurry clinches tie
in conference ... ACU falls in five games ... HSU loses in finale
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