SEPTEMBER '98 ARCHIVES
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Sept. 30 -- Abilene
Golf Classic set for Oct. 12 (Al Pickett): Entries are now being accepted for the Skinny's,
Abilene Reporter-News, United Way of Abilene Golf Classic. There
will be prizes on every hole as well as many promotional prizes.
Sept. 30 -- Coaches
talk about upcoming game, off week: When
the Cooper football team travels to Killeen Friday night to take
on Ellison, the Cougars won't have to worry about facing the No.
1-ranked team in the state.
Sept. 30 -- McMurry
quarterback still etching name in record book: McMurry University quarterback Braxton Shaver continues
to break records, taking it in stride and giving his teammates
credit.
Sept. 30 -- Aviators
open training camp on good note (Jeff Walker): After traveling from various countries, getting
settled into their new homes for the next six months, Abilene's
newest professional sports franchise finally got a chance to do
what they came here to do - play hockey.
Sept. 30 -- Volleyball
Roundup: Lady Eagles beat Central;
CHS takes two wins; ACU defeats Dallas Baptist; McMurry beats
HPU
Sept. 29 -- Coach's
son at Stephenville has developed into a running quarterback
(Bill Hart): The football followers
at Panther Creek must have wondered often what "might have
been" had Alan Luker stayed on as the head coach six years
ago.
Sept. 29 -- Players
of the Week: Here are the area
high school football players of the week as selected by the Abilene
Reporter-News.
Sept. 29 -- Some
shakeup in the latest high school football poll: Without even playing a game, Longview became the
new No. 1 in The Associated Press high school football poll.
Sept. 28 -- Here's
hoping Sammy will still be playing after today (Candy Reagan): I'll be rooting for the Chicago Cubs to win today's
playoff game with the San Francisco Giants, but not because I'm
a Cubs fan. Because I'm a Sammy Sosa fan. And Sosa deserves to
come out on top at least once this season.
Sept. 28 -- Wylie
already getting ready for spring season (Rick Meyers): Even though Class AAA schools don't officially
open their tennis season until March, Coach Stacy Bryan has her
Wylie Bulldog Tennis Team preparing in the fall. They have already
played three 4A teams in dual matches and have a 2-1 record.
Sept. 28 -- Kilgore
24, Cisco 20: CISCO - Despite
freshman quarterback Blake Weddle throwing 8-16 for 170 yards
and three touchdowns, the Wranglers fell to Kilgore Saturday night
24-20.
Sept. 27 -- Panther
Creek wins sportsmanship award and other tidbits (Bill Hart): Sports smorgasbord, while wondering whatever happened
to former Munday football coach Ron Steele:
Sept. 27 -- Bowling
becoming too technical (Mae Fraser):
There was a time, many years ago, when all you needed to bowl
was a dollar or two in your pocket and an hour or two to spend
in a bowling center.
Sept. 27 -- World
Equestrian Games to have special event (Lynda Rae): The World Equestrian Games, the biggest equestrian
event in the world, will feature a special reining demonstration
on Sunday, Oct. 4 during the 12-day event in Rome, Italy.
Sept. 27 -- Volleyball
Roundup: Midland downs Abilene
High ... Lady Coogs lose to Midland Lee ... McMurry volleyball
rallies for win ... ACU drops fourth conference match
Sept. 26 -- Wildcats
finally get to play a game at home: One
good thing about Abilene Christian University playing its third
directional Oklahoma school in four weeks is that this game, finally,
is at home.
Sept. 26 -- HSU
enjoying it's 'quarterback controversy':
If having two effective quarterbacks means controversy for the
Hardin-Simmons University football team, the Cowboys may be ready
for more.
Sept. 26 -- McMurry
hoping for second straight win: The
McMurry University Indians hope to make it two wins in a row today
as they continue to prepare for the start of American Southwest
Conference football play.
Sept. 26 -- HPU
trying to keep winning streak going: BROWNWOOD
- The Howard Payne football squad gets its final chance to prepare
for American Southwest Conference competition today, and the Yellow
Jackets will also attempt to stay unbeaten.
Sept. 26 -- Tarleton
trying for first win: STEPHENVILLE
- For the fourth time this season, Tarleton State University tries
to break into the win column, but its task won't be an easy one
against unbeaten Central Oklahoma.
Sept. 25 -- Eagles
face same old team in different district: History will be made tonight at Shotwell Stadium.
Abilene High and San Angelo Central, district rivals ever since
the two schools started football programs, will meet for the first
time in a non-district game.
Sept. 25 -- Bulldogs
face speedy Steers for homecoming: Because
of the extended halftime, Wylie's 1998 homecoming football game
probably won't be speedy - but the participants will be.
Sept. 25 -- ACHS
Panthers hosting Midland Trinity in homecoming matchup: Abilene Christian High School will try to build
on its current two-game winning streak tonight when it faces Midland
Trinity in the Panthers' annual homecoming game.
Sept. 25 -- Tonight's
Games: All games at 7:30 p.m.
unless otherwise noted
Sept. 25 -- Odessa
High coach not happy where his team is now (Jeff Walker): Inconsistent. That is the perfect word to describe
the season the Odessa High Bronchos have had through four games.
Sept. 25 -- Logic
of realignments has 'always' been iffy (Bill Hart): If you question the logistics of high school district
realignments today, well, it is nothing new.
Sept. 25 -- Some
offensive surprises in ASC so far (Ted Dunnam): The top two spots in team scoring in the American
Southwest Conference are not held by the usual suspects.
Sept. 25 -- Aviators opening season Oct.
15 against Waco: Hockey fans of
Abilene will get their first look at the ice at Taylor County
Coliseum on Oct. 15 when the expansion Aviators make their regular
season debut against the Waco Wizards. Season
Schedule
Sept. 25 -- Aviators
introduced to media Thursday: The
population of Abilene grew Thursday as the members of the Aviators,
Abilene's new professional hockey team, began arriving.
Sept. 24 -- Former
AHS coach enjoying life in San Angelo (Al Pickett): Do you ever regret leaving Abilene? I asked San
Angelo Central head football coach Gary Gaines that loaded question
this week.
Sept. 24 -- San
Angelo school board reverses two 5A schools plan: SAN ANGELO - District 4-5A's dream of a return
to eight schools was short-lived.
Sept. 24 -- CHS
safety more than redeems himself:
Cooper free safety Nivek Hatcher didn't play well in the Cougars'
opening game against Killeen High.
Sept. 24 -- Local
track having grand opening Sunday (Ted Dunnam): Mesquite Hills MX Park, Abilene's only motorcross
track, will have its grand opening at 8 a.m. Sunday.
Sept. 24 -- LSC Review: TSU
has been outmanned so far: If
a football team is only as good as its schedule-maker, it's time
to do so serious rethinking in Stephenville.
Sept. 23 -- AHS,
CHS coaches look at upcoming bye week: Randy
Allen and Steve Warren differ in their coaching philosophies.
The head football coaches of the cross-town rivals are approaching
their bye week of the regular season, but the Eagles and Cougars
will not be doing the same things.
Sept. 23 -- Brownwood
getting on with season after opening hype (Bill Hart): One of the best things to happen to the Brownwood
Lions was playing San Angelo Central on Aug. 28 and then taking
the past week off to prepare for District 6-4A play, which starts
Friday.
Sept. 23 -- Angelo's
decision for two 5A schools could have far-reaching impact: A decision last week by the San Angelo school board
could have an impact which reaches far beyond the San Angelo city
limits.
Sept. 23 -- AP Honor Roll: Runge's
Green runs for 404 yards on just 11 carries: The five times the Medina defense tackled Nat Green,
they held the Runge junior to just 10 yards - a paltry two yards
per carry. But on the six times they missed, Green ran for touchdowns
of 65, 78, 72, 28, 80 and 71 yards - a total of 394 yards.
Sept. 23 -- Anson
scramble coming up in October (Al Pickett): The Anson Golf Club Sponsors' Classic two-person
scramble will be held Oct. 3-4.
Sept. 23 -- Volleyball
Roundup: AHS, ACU win; CHS loses
Sept. 22 -- Baseball
season higlighted by all-time marks (By Al Pickett): A few thoughts as one of major league baseball's
greatest seasons heads into its final week....
Sept. 22 -- Players
of the Week: Here are the area
high school football players of the week as selected by the Abilene
Reporter-News.
Sept. 22 -- Roscoe's
distance runner not a bad cook, either (Bill Hart): Anyone who follows high school track in this area
knows that Katherine Duncan of Roscoe is just about unbeatable
in cross country and other distance races.
Sept. 22 -- Upsets
churn AP high school poll; Sweetwater falls: There was a shakeup this week in the top three of
the Associated Press' Class 5A high school football poll, although
Killeen Ellison remained No. 1 with a wild 23-21 victory over
Austin Westlake.
Sept. 21 -- Fan
shows some common sense (Candy Reagan):
In the time since Mark McGwire hit home run number 60, we've been
showered with a wonderful dose of Americana: baseball, apple pie
and good, decent people.
Sept. 20 -- Horse
trainer not about to stop now:
BUFFALO GAP -- Jolly Driskill has always tried to be good to horses,
but the reverse hasn't always been true.
Sept. 20 -- Ex-Cooper
athlete's college stats and other tidbits (Bill Hart): Sports smorgasbord, while wondering whatever happened
to former Rotan football standout Steve Herron:
Sept. 20 -- Bowlers
start off the new season (Mae Fraser):
Remember 500 and 600 Club members have until 11 a.m. today to
sign up at Abilene Bowling Lanes for the annual Scotch doubles
tournament that will begin at 1 p.m.
Sept. 20 -- Maris
belongs in Hall of Fame: Do
you know the only two-time MVP eligible for induction into baseball's
Hall of Fame not to be enshrined in Cooperstown?
Sept. 20 -- Volleyball
Roundup: Abilene High drops
district game ... MHS trips Lady Cougars ... Lady Wildcats fall
twice ... McMurry struggles in tournament
Sept. 20 -- Soccer
Roundup: North Carolina Wesleyan
defeats HSU women ... HSU men's soccer loses 2-1 to Schreiner
College
Sept. 19 -- HSU
football coach on his way to making history: ORANGE, Calif. -- Tonight, Hardin-Simmons University
head football coach Jimmie Keeling will make history in the Golden
State.
Sept. 19 -- ACU
faces a daunting task tonight:
EDMOND, Okla. -- Prior to what occurred last Saturday, Abilene
Christian University had a chore facing it today.
Sept. 19 -- McMurry
Indians look to 'bounce back':
JACKSON, Miss. -- The McMurry University Indians will be looking
to bounce back from their season-opening loss today against a
team they outscored by 31 points a year ago.
Sept. 19 -- Nelson
breaks HSU's scoring mark: BELTON
-- Brian Nelson scored on a deflection from outside the goalie's
box to provide the only goal and become Hardin-Simmons University's
all-time leading scorer in a 1-0 victory Friday over Mary Hardin-Baylor.
Sept. 18 -- Local
athletes recognized for their classroom heroics: Local athletes received state-wide recognition
for their work in the classroom and in the community Thursday.
Sept. 18 -- Eagles
to face a 'different' offense tonight: BEDFORD
- Abilene High hasn't played Euless Trinity in 27 years, but the
Eagles know all about the Trojans' offense and defense.
Sept. 18 -- Cougars
facing tough battle against No. 8 team:
Things can't get much worse for the Cooper football team. After
dropping their first game Thursday at Waco High, 24-10, the Cougars
learned their opening-week victory over Killeen High was stripped
because of an ineligible player.
Sept. 18 -- Wylie,
Snyder game could be defensive struggle:
SNYDER - The Wylie Bulldogs and the Snyder Tigers were at two
extremes after last Friday night's football action. Snyder is
coming off its only disappointment of the season, and Wylie is
riding high emotionally after knocking off state-ranked Graham.
Sept. 18 -- ACHS
Panthers on the road against Moran tonight: MORAN - The Abilene Christian High School football
team will get its second shot at a road victory tonight when the
fifth-ranked Panthers travel to Moran.
Sept. 18 -- What
about the teams to the west in 4-5A? (Jeff Walker): With the District 4-5A season within shouting distance,
it is time to take a look west at the other schools Abilene High
and Cooper will battle for one of the top three spots in the playoffs.
Sept. 18 -- Tonight's
Local, Area football schedule:
All games at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.
Sept. 18 -- Not
picking the Pipers paid off with poster (Bill Hart's Predictions):
With friends like coach Brad McCoy,
who needs "enemies"?
Sept. 18 -- Big
Country Game of the Week: Malcom
Moerbe gets his induction into the Comanche County football war
tonight, but neighhood battles are not new to him.
Sept. 18 -- McMurry's
Picon shows a lot of strength in a 'small' package (Mark Wilson):
McMurry University football player
Victor Picon actually feels distinctly different now that he's
getting ready to be sworn in as a citizen of the United States.
Sept. 18 -- Lady
Luck also a part of rodeo circuit:
Angie Meadors understands the world of rodeo. After all, she's
been riding and competing in competition on some level all of
her life. She's been competing professionally for eight years,
and she has qualified for the National Finals Rodeo for five of
those eight years.
Sept. 17 -- Cooper
forfeits victory over Killeen: Cooper
High School has forfeited its Sept. 4 varsity football victory
over Killeen High School. The Cougars inadvertently played an
ineligible player in the game.
Sept. 17 -- Size
DOES count when you're looking at alignment (Bill Hart): Size doesn't always mean everything in a football
game, but it does matter in district alignments, especially in
Classes 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A where three teams advance to the postseason.
Sept. 17 -- IRL
coming to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend (Ted Dunnam): Indy Racing League fans have a chance to see if
Kenny Brack can add to his series record victory streak when the
IRL descends upon Texas Motor Speedway this weekend for the Lone
Star 500.
Sept. 17 -- AHS
cornerback has knack for being around the ball: Abilene High's Eddie Hyer could be arrested for
loitering and grand larceny after his performance through the
first three games this season.
Sept. 17 -- Rodeo
announcer big part of the entertainment:
To some, Hadley Barrett is just a name. To others, he may just
be a voice. But to those attending the West Texas Fair and Rodeo
at the Taylor County Coliseum, Barrett is certainly part of the
entertainment.
Sept. 17 -- LSC
Preview and Notes (Ted Dunnam):
Because Abilene Christian University was idle this past week,
Chris Thomsen was probably licking his chops in anticipation of
mighty Texas A&M- Kingsville roughing up Central Oklahoma's
defense.
Sept. 16 -- Eagles,
Cougars face tough competition again this week: The Cooper football team can never be accused of
a cupcake schedule, and the Abilene High Eagles beat a very tough
opponent last week.
Sept. 16 -- AHS
netters dominate CHS in 15-3 win:
Before Cooper could celebrate its first win Tuesday afternoon,
it had already been saddled with a lopsided loss. Taking charge
in convincing fashion, Abilene High won the first 11 matches in
its District 4-5A team tennis showdown with Cooper and rode that
huge wave of momentum to a 15-3 win over the Cougars Friday at
the Cooper tennis courts.
Sept. 16 -- Volleyball
Roundup: AHS loses; Cooper falls
to 0-2 in district
Sept. 16 -- Scramble
being held by JNHS Band Boosters (Al Pickett): The Jim Ned High School Band Boosters will sponsor
a four-person scramble golf tournament on Oct. 10 at Maxwell Municipal
Golf Course.
Sept. 16 -- Top
high school football performances:
A 400-yard rusher on a losing team and seven-touchdown scorer
on a winning team all in the same game highlight the notable high
school football performances this past weekend.
Sept. 16 -- Veteran
zebra has hung up his stripes (Bill Hart): A familiar face is missing from Texas high school
football fields this season. Ray Hudson has hung up his whistle
and flag after officiating for the past 37 years.
Sept. 15 -- Cooper
quarterback knows exactly how Troy Aikman feels (Al Pickett):
Jeremy Janssen and Troy Aikman now
have something in common, although it is a comparison that neither
would prefer to have.
Sept. 15 -- Breckenridge
rises to No. 1 in state poll:
Breckenridge football coach Ross Dodson figured his Buckaroos
would move up a notch to No. 2 in the Associated Press' Class
3A state polls after No. 1 Sealy was upset last Saturday.
Sept. 15 -- Munday
rediscovers the pass (Bill Hart):
Coach Steve Gunter is putting the air back into the footballs
at Munday High School. But that doesn't mean he's going to forsake
the running game that has made the Moguls a Class A powerhouse
since 1984.
Sept. 15 -- Area
Players of the Week: Here are
the area high school football players of the week as selected
by the Abilene Reporter-News:
Sept. 14 -- Despite
rolling Moss, Cowboys made right decision (Candy Reagan): Randy Moss is obviously trying to prove us nay-sayers
wrong. I include myself in this group because I argued against
drafting Moss and watched as he dropped and dropped and dropped
in the draft until Minnesota took a chance and picked him up at
21.
Sept. 13 -- Abilene
High volleyball team downs Cooper:
Abilene High outlasted cross-town rival Cooper, 15-12, 15-6, Saturday
in the District 4-5A volleyball opener for both teams at Cougar
Gym.
Sept. 13 -- Women's
Doubles Tournament starts next week (Mae Fraser): It's again time for the annual 500-600 Club's Scotch
Doubles Tournament for women.
Sept. 13 -- PRCA
rodeo begins Tuesday night (Lynda Rae):
The rodeo at the West Texas Fair begins on Tuesday night with
the grand entry starting at 7:30 p.m. It will continue each night
through Saturday at the Taylor County Coliseum.
Sept. 13 -- Katy
Taylor wins AISD tennis championship:
A couple of champions slugged it out Saturday at Rose Park Tennis
Center, but when pitting the heavyweight division against the
light-heavyweight class, the results are sometimes all-too-predictable.
Sept. 13 -- Area
football players make Top 50 (Bill Hart): Sports smorgasbord, while wondering whatever happened
to former De Leon running back Jim West:
Sept. 12 -- HSU
tries to beat an old rival:
WICHITA FALLS -- The Hardin-Simmons University Cowboys will renew
a rivalry tonight -- if only for one year -- as they open their
football season on the road against a former member of their conference.
Sept. 12 -- Indians
hope to learn something from season opener: The McMurry Indians open their football season
tonight with a matchup against a team expected to be among the
best in the nation in NCAA Division III.
Sept. 12 -- Abilene
schools set to battle it out:
The District 4-5A volleyball race officially begins today with
the cross-town battle between Abilene High and Cooper at Cooper's
Cougar Gym.
Sept. 12 -- Cooper
tennis team wins, advances to semifinals: Benefitting from several key boys' victories, Cooper
moved into the semifinals of the Abilene Independent School District
Team Tennis Invitational with an 11-7 quarterfinal win Friday
over El Paso Franklin.
Sept. 11 -- Abilenians
saw a part of history in St. Louis (Al Pickett): It was either great luck - or bad timing - this
weekend for Mark Lavender and Stephen Sharp of Abilene. Either
way, it was certainly a weekend that the two will remember for
the rest of their lives.
Sept. 11 -- Cougars
lose to Waco, 24-10: WACO -
Waco High's strength was supposed to be its defense. That was
evident Thursday night, but it was the Lions' offense that carried
Waco past Cooper, 24-10, at Paul Tyson Stadium.
Sept. 11 -- Eagles
face excellent passing team - Temple:
After turning in two outstanding defensive performances, Abilene
High now faces its first test against a passing team.
Sept. 11 -- Wylie
Bulldogs go after first win against tough Graham: GRAHAM - If good work habits and intensity help
contribute to victories, the Wylie Bulldogs could be on their
way to turning their football season around.
Sept. 11 -- ACHS
Panthers will be trying to bounce back: The
Abilene Christian High School football coaches will get their
first chance to see how their team faces adversity tonight when
it faces San Antonio Sunny Brook.
Sept. 11 -- Cisco,
Albany game should be one of the best:
The Cisco Loboes were stopped twice inside the Early 3-yard line
last week in a 13-0 loss, so one would suspect they worked a lot
on their goal-line offense for tonight's game at Albany.
Sept. 11 -- Predicting
this week's games (Bill Hart):
Ever since last February's University Interscholastic League high
school district realignment, anyone you talked to said what a
disservice was done to Grape Creek.
Sept. 11 -- Local,
Area football schedule: Complete
list for the Big Country
Sept. 11 -- AISD
team tennis tournament brings 14 ranked teams to town: Fourteen ranked teams - including No. 1 Katy Taylor
in Class 5A and No. 1 Dallas Highland Park in Class 4A - will
vie for the title of the Abilene Independent School District team
tennis tournament that begins today and concludes Saturday.
Sept. 11 -- Former
ACU great Jim Lindsey dead at age 49: Jim
Lindsey, one of the most decorated players in Abilene Christian
University football history, died of heart failure late Wednesday
night at his home in Colleyville. He was 49.
Sept. 11 -- HSU
and McMurry opening football seasons:
McMurry University and Hardin-Simmons University will become the
final two Abilene teams to open their 1998 football seasons this
weekend. And both will have tough opponents.
Sept. 10 -- It
was definitely a night to remember (Al Pickett): It was amazing. No matter how many times I watched
the replay, I couldn't turn off the TV set Tuesday night and again
Wednesday morning. I just wanted to soak up more a little more
history, to enjoy one more glimpse of Mark McGwire's record-setting
62nd home run.
Sept. 10 -- Cougars
to face tough Waco defense:
WACO - The Cooper football team will get a good test this week
in preparation. After spending all of last week gearing up for
an explosive offense, the Cougars must turn its attention to the
opposite side of the ball if they are going to record their second
victory of the season.
Sept. 10 -- Racing
team member organizes fundraiser (Ted Dunnam): A fundraiser for Karis Williams, a third-grader
at Wylie Elementary School who is recovering from a malignant
brain tumor, has been scheduled from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 19
at the Mr. Gatti's Family Fun Center located at 2665 Buffalo Gap
Road.
Sept. 10 -- New
golf course taking shape: The
dust is flying is at Abilene's newest golf course. Hopefully by
this time next year, however, the only thing in the air will be
golf balls, landing on plush greens and fairways.
Sept. 9 -- May's
return to 11-man football a successful relief (Bill Hart):
Last week had been long one for
the May Tigers, who were getting ready for their first 11-man
football game in 31 years.
Sept. 9 -- Coody
in charitable tourney this weekend (Al Pickett): Abilene's Charles Coody, the 1971 Masters champion
and a current member of the Senior PGA Tour, will has lent his
name to a charitable tournament this weekend in the Fort Worth
area.
Sept. 9 -- Aviators
sign center Stephane Roy: The
newest team in the Western Professional Hockey League might have
received its most recognizable name when the Abilene Aviators
signed center Stephane Roy.
Sept. 9 -- Best
of the West to face best of the Central:
District 4-5A is considered the best football district in West
Texas. District 8-5A, home of the Killeen Ellison Eagles (ranked
No. 1 in the state), is perenially the top district in Central
Texas. Which district is better? We will know more after this
week when two teams from District 8-5A face the two schools from
Abilene in a pair of intiguing matchups.
Sept. 9 -- Volleyball
Roundup: AHS wins; CHS, McMurry
and HSU lose
Sept. 9 -- Private
Schools' Six-Man poll: ACHS
ranked 7th.
Sept. 8 -- High
School Players of the Week:
As selected by the Abilene Reporter-News.
Sept. 8 -- HSU
soccer team skunks Mary Hardin-Baylor: BELTON
- Hardin-Simmons University turned in a huge team effort Monday
in a 10-0 rout of Mary Hardin-Baylor in their conference opener.
Sept. 8 -- Lady
Cougars win again: The Cooper
High School volleyball team won its 12th game of the season Monday
with a 15-7, 5-15, 15-12 victory on Monday.
Sept. 8 -- HSU
opening volleyball season: Hardin-Simmons
University opens its home volleyball schedule Tuesday against
Mary-Hardin Baylor and Abilene Christian University.
Sept. 7 -- Experiencing
sports history is special (Candy Reagan): All eyes are on baseball this week, and if they
aren't, they ought to be. Mark McGwire WILL break Roger Maris'
homerun record -- perhaps even today -- and this promises to be
one of those really great moments in sports. And I mean really
great.
Sept. 7 -- Let's
look at the three local tennis teams (Rick Meyers): During the next three weeks we are going to profile
the three local high school tennis teams: Cooper High School,
Abilene High School and Wylie High School. All three are perennial
Top 10-ranked teams in the state.
Sept. 6 -- Local
tennis official to be honored by USTA:
Nan Burnam has earned a reputation as a tough rules enforcer since
she started working as a tennis official in 1982.
Sept. 6 -- Bowling
officers attend annual workshop (Mae Fraser): Last Sunday, bowlers met at the VFW Post on Kirkwood
for their annual officers' workshop. Most of the presidents and
secretaries of the coming fall and winter leagues were on hand.
It was a very informative workshop.
Sept. 6 -- Swapping
districts and other tidbits (Bill Hart):
Sports smorgasbord, while wondering whatever happened to former
Ballinger and Baylor University football player Jimmy Davenport:
Sept. 6 -- 'The
Girls' hope to have a winning horse (Lynda Rae): Ten women known as "The Girls" invested
$1,850 each to buy a racing American Quarter Horse and now they
have the fastest qualifier to Monday's $2 million All American
Futurity.
Sept. 6 -- HSU
Soccer Roundup: SAN ANGELO --
Hardin-Simmons University, led by Jennifer Alford, recorded a
2-1 win Saturday over College of the Southwest.
Sept. 5 -- Wildcats
face uncertainties in season opener:
WEATHERFORD, Okla. -- More answers than questions -- that's what
Abilene Christian University head coach Jack Kiser hopes he has
after the Wildcats' college football season opener today against
Southwestern Oklahoma.
Sept. 5 -- Abilene
Western wraps up: Little Belly
Dancer took top honors in the 4-year-old Open Derby class of the
Abilene Western Friday with a 223 point performance that came
in the middle of the one set of 14 entires.
Sept. 5 -- Soccer
Roundup: HSU women 7, Texas
Lutheran 0 ... HSU men 3, Southwestern 0
Sept. 4 -- Winning
streaks on the line already? Yes:
Two regular-season winning streaks will be on the line this weekend
as Texas high school football hits into high gear.
Sept. 4 -- This
weekend's local/area high school football schedule: All games at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Sept. 4 -- Of
predictions and directions (Bill Hart):
This newspaper had planned a story for our football special on
how to get to the stadiums at each town in our circulation. But
it fell through when few reponses to the question were received.
Sept. 4 -- Eagles
don't want to take Plainsmen too lightly: Abilene High won its first three games last season.
With a 20-0 shutout over Amarillo Tascosa in the regular-season
opener last week, and a team like Lubbock Monetery waiting in
the wings tonight, the Eagles could be well on their way to their
eighth consecutive non-district victory in the last three years.
Sept. 4 -- Look
for Cooper game to be rough, tough and long: Be sure to load up with plenty of food at the concession
stand prior to the kickoff of the Cooper-Killeen game at Shotwell
Stadium. You will probably need some nourishment because tonight's
season opener could be a long game.
Sept. 4 -- Wylie
Bulldogs facing highly ranked Breckenridge: Even though Wylie has a one-game head start on Breckenridge,
the Buckaroos don't need any sympathy for their situation as they
prepare for their football game tonight at Bulldog Stadium.
Sept. 4 -- Last
week's shutout was a rare one for Eagles (Jeff Walker): After having a few days to soak in his team's 20-0
season-opening victory over Amarillo Tascosa, Abilene High head
coach Steve Warren still couldn't recall when the last time AHS
posted a shutout. 4-5A Predictions
Sept. 4 -- ACHS
Panthers facing 13th-ranked Rochester: The
Abilene Christian High School football team will face a big challenge
in just the second week of its season at 7:30 p.m. tonight when
the team travels to face No. 13 Rochester.
Sept. 4 --
'America's Team' beats the Aussies at
cutting: America's Team - for this week at least and in
the cutting arena - prevailed over the Australians at the Non-Pro
Team Challenge event by a slender 15 points.
Sept. 3 -- It's
simple Friday: Drive toward the lights (Al Pickett): Thousands of high school football fans will be on
the road Friday night to watch their favorite team in action,
many of whom will be making their first trek to a foreign stadium.
Sept. 3 -- Filikitonga
still looking for NFL future after being cut by Cowboys: Every football player has the same dream growing
up. Sure, making it to the National Football League is a dream
come true, in itself, but to make the NFL and play for your hometown
team, that is utopia.
Sept. 3 -- So,
what's the deal about Gordon's tires anyway? (Ted Dunnam): So is Jeff Gordon cheating or not? You've probably
only heard part of the story on the tire-testing tale out of Loudon,
N.H.
Sept. 3 -- Wylie
matchup with Breckenridge will be interesting this year: This year's football matchup between Wylie and Breckenridge
should present added interest among fans, even though the two
teams are no longer rivals in the same district.
Sept. 3 -- American
cutters behind Australians, 7-1: Bragging
rights for the friendship that stretches from Texas to Australia
are up for grabs today as the Americans try to come back from
a 7-1 deficit in the matches that date back to 1991.
Sept. 3 -- Private
Schools Six-Man Poll: ACHS ranked
7th.
Sept. 2 -- Prairie
Dogs future includes Abilene ... at least for next year: Will the Prairie Dogs be back next year? That question
has seemingly been asked every year since minor league baseball
returned to Abilene in 1995.
Sept. 2 -- Injuries
already impact AHS, CHS football programs: Injuries have already made a direct impact on both
of Abilene's 5A football teams.
Sept. 2 -- New
Hawley course to hold first tournament (Al Pickett): When you have a new golf course, there are always
a series of "firsts." Tangle Oaks Golf Course, located
six miles northeast of Hawley, opened last spring and will hold
its first tournament, a two-person scramble, on Sept. 26-27. Cash
prizes will be awarded.
Sept. 2 -- Grissom
just couldn't stay away from coaching (Bill Hart): W.T. Stapler telephoned from Ruidoso, N.M., recently.
During the conversation, he mentioned how much he missed coaching
football.
Sept. 2 -- Volleyball
Roundup: Lady Cougars win, Lady
Eagles lose
Sept. 2 -- Abilenian
advances to second round in cutting competition: Priscilla Rothwell of Abilene scored 218 in the
first go-round of the Non-Pro Classic Challenge Monday and professional
Trainer Bill Freeman of Rosston marked 213.
Sept. 2 -- HSU
men's, women's soccer teams lose openers: Brian Nelson moved closer to becoming the all-time
goals leader at Hardin-Simmons Tuesday, but his efforts didn't
help the Cowboys to a win in their season opener.
Sept. 1 -- Coma
just a thing of the past for Merkel football player (Bill
Hart): MERKEL - Heath Henderson
could hardly wait for football two-a-day workouts to start this
season, especially after all the things he survived last year.
Sept. 1 -- Open
Derby opens with 56 entries:
The days get shorter and the tension increases as a cutting event
progresses through the weekly schedule.
Sept. 1 -- Players
of the Week: Here are the players
of the week as selected by the Abilene Reporter-News.
Sept. 1 -- Prairie
Dogs end season with a victory: The
Abilene Prairie Dogs closed the door on their fourth season of
baseball with a lift from an unlikely hitting hero.
Sept. 1 -- HSU
schedules: Here are the men's
and women's 1998 soccer schedules for Hardin-Simmons University.
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