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WEATHERFORD — Lady Roos improve district standing with sweep of Haltom
Staff Report
The Lady Roos varsity hosted Haltom Friday, defeating the Lady Buffalos in 3 games. After an extended first game, the Weatherford girls swept Haltom, 28-26, 25-22, 25-21.
Mackenzie Lankford led the Lady Roos with 14 kills and also had 11 digs. Megan Askew led defensively with 13 digs, adding four kills. Shelby Newberry and Taylor Jones had six and five kills, respectively. Racquel Busby led sets with 15 assists, while Alex Geiger had 10. Kelsey Thompson led all servers with four aces.
With the District 3-5A win, the varsity improves to 7-3 in district, and 23-13 overall.
The ninth grade A and B teams defeated Haltom in two games in each of their matches. The junior varsity fell in two games to the Lady Buffs.
The volleyball teams travel to Paschal on Tuesday.
JV comes up short against Buffs
Staff Report
The Roos junior varsity football team traveled to Haltom City Thursday, falling to the Buffalos, 26-12. Both of the Roos scores were big plays. Weatherford’s Hayden Trimble scored on a 60-yard touchdown run. Zach Butler connected to Chris Sanders on a 70 yard touchdown pass.
Tison takes Acton to three in three matches
Staff Report
The Tison seventh grade Lady Roos made Granbury Acton fight for every game Thursday, but came up short in all three contests.
The C Team won its first game 25-23, and then lost the next two, 21-25, 10-25. Kaitlyn Catron, Katie Hardison, and Robyn Dyson served well and Rachel Dean had several defensive saves.
The B Team was a little slow to start, but took Acton to three games. Losing the first game 16-25, the Lady Roos came back to win the second 25-22, helped by the serving of Corrine LoBrandon and Phyllisha Lang’s impressive hit from the back row. The Lady Roos lost the final game, 20-25. Abby Curry and Mackenzie Sterner helped keep the match close for the Lady Roos.
The A Team’s extended first game was a nail biter, with the Lady Roos coming out on top, 30-29. With great assists from Courtney Cox, Chelsey Bransford the Lady Roos was able to keep the attack active on Acton. Peyton Sefcik carded several aces, while Lauren Anderson had several point-saving digs, helped with some nice blocks from Kim Novak. The Lady Roos lost the next two games 13-25, 16-25, but the score did not reflect the long rallies and the numerous saves on both sides of the net. Chelsea Freeman had a very active and productive match, with more than 40 serves and 15 solid spikes.
Tison hosts Hall Thursday, at 5 p.m.
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Sports briefs - March 19, 2010
Coyotes split DH with Cisco nine
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Weatherford College continued its early conference -season trend of splitting contests Wednesday, dropping the first game of a double header played at Cisco, but bouncing back in a pitcher's duel to take the nightcap, 2-1.
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Lady Roos blow past Abilene in district premier
It was the delayed kickoff to the 2010 District 3-5A season, and the Weatherford Lady Roos were ready to go. Playing a day later because of wet field conditions, the Lady Roos pulled no punches, handily winning Wednesday night, 9-0, at Shirley Hall Middle Field.
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Weatherford falls to Lady Elks on Senior Night
With a playoff spot sewn us, as well as Senior Night and Spring Break week, the Weatherford Lady Roos had plenty of distractions floating around. Though the effort was there, the Lady Roos came up short against Burleson Tuesday night, 1-0, in Weatherford’s last home game.
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Peaster grad, SAGU headed to NAIA basketball tourney
Little did Southwestern Assemblies of God basketball player Gabby Bruner know two years ago when signing her letter-of-intent to play for the Lady Lions, she might be thrust on the center stage of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ Championship Tournament. But it is indeed a reality, as the SAGU ladies prepare to play in the first round of the tourney on Wednesday, in Jackson, Tenn.
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Woods will return to golf at Masters
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — For Tiger Woods, this figures to be a Masters like no other.
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Roos baseball, softball rescheduled
Due to Tuesday's local weather, Weatherford High School baseball and softball games have been rescheduled.
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Coyotes split double header, blemish McClennan's record
With McLennan's first pitch to Weatherford College leadoff hitter Bryson Myles Sunday, it appeared the Coyotes' bats were already as warm as the weather at Roger Williams Ballpark.
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Roos lose in shootout to North Crowley, still gain playoff berth
Losing in a shoot out was not something the Weatherford Kangaroos has planned on Friday night, falling to North Crowley, 1-0. However, the sting of the loss was countered by the knowledge that the Roos will still retain a spot in the playoffs in District 3-5A.
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Davis inks soccer plans for Drury University
ALEDO — North Texas Area soccer stand-out and Aledo High school senior Thomas Davis has signed a letter of intent to play NCAA soccer with the Drury University Panthers in Springfield, Missouri.
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