Sports
A Look Back in Sports of 2008
FEBRUARY
— District Realignment: Weatherford High School returns three district
opponents, Burleson, North Crowley and Fort Worth Paschal, to the new
District 3-5A. Aledo moved to District 6-4A to join Springtown, with Azle,
Fort Worth Boswell, North Richland Hills Birdville, Saginaw and White
Settlement Brewer making up the rest of the district. Millsap moved into
District 9-2A, joining Boyd and Paradise. Also joining Millsap, Boyd and
Peaster in 9-2A was Alvord, Chico and Jacksboro.
— Little’s 800th game: On Feb. 4, Gentry “Ace” Little called his 800th
career game when the Brock Eagles played the Peaster Greyhounds. Known as
the voice of the Weatherford Kangaroos, Little has spent the last few years
with QXFM radio station.
— Letters of intent: Weatherford soccer players Samantha Brownlee, Laura
Bailey, Kayleigh Nager and Rebecca Roth signed letters of intent to play
soccer at the collegiate level. Bailey, Nager and Roth signed on with
Hardin-Simmons University while Brownlee signed with Texas-Permian Basin.
Springtown’s Al Owens signed to play football at Vanderbuilt University.
Aledo’s Taylor Gabbert, Hannaphen Park and Ashley Huhn signed letters of
intent to play soccer at the collegiate level while football players Cole
Loftin and Brady Thomas inked with their respective colleges.
— Weatherford Bullets: The Bullets, a semi-professional football team opened
their inaugural season Feb. 23 with a game against Dallas.
— Weatherford College title: The Weatherford College women’s basketball team
clinched the NTJCA conference championship with a 60-55 win over McLennan
Community College.
MARCH
— WC upset: The Weatherford College men’s basketball team saw its season end
with a 92-87 loss to South Plains Community College during the Region V
Regional Tournament at the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor campus.
— Roos fall to Amarillo: The Weatherford Lady Roos were defeated by
Amarillo, 2-0, to cut short their playoff quest.
APRIL
— Four Roos sign: Weatherford’s Stuart O’Neal signed a letter of intent to
play football at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, while Isaiah Busby,
Dalton Love and Drew Hummel headed to Iowa and Dordt College of the NAIA.
— All-American: Weatherford College’s Roderick Flemings was chosen selected
as a first team All-American by the NJCAA. Flemings was the first WC men’s
player to be chosen for the first team and the seventh All-American.
— Roos grab district title: The Weatherford softball team clinched District
4-5A with a 1-0 victory over Burleson to go 13-1 on the season.
— Brock signing: Brock Eagle Ty Beauchamp signed a letter of intent to play
basketbal at the collegiate level with Southwestern Assemblies of God
University.
— Tennis players make state: The Brock tennis team sent four players to the
2A regional tournament. Levi Joy and Morgan Hammons won the Region II
championship in mixed doubles and Sterling and Sierra Lambert were
runners-up in boy’s doubles.
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Poolville Hall of Honor induction ceremony scheduled for Saturday
The 2010 Poolville Athletic Hall of Honor class will be inducted on Saturday. Three outstanding athletes and two honor teams will make up the 2010 inductees.
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Sports briefs - March 19, 2010
Coyotes split DH with Cisco nine
Staff Report
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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