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September 21, 2009

Local sports Briefs - September 21, 2009

Anonymous The Weatherford Democrat Mon Sep 21, 2009, 10:43 AM CDT

Trinity Chrisitian Academy defeats Arl. Fellowship

Staff Report

Behind the running of Caleb Jernigan and Howdy Pike, the Trinity Christian Academy Eagles defeated the Arlington Fellowship Academy Mustangs 67-42 in a game played at the Aledo Middle School, Friday. Jernigan, a junior, established two schools records, rushing for 334 yards on 28 carries and six touchdowns. In addition, Jernigan threw a 60-yard touchdown to quarterback Dustin Jacobs. Pike, a senior, rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns, on only seven carries. Pike also returned a kick-off 50 yards for another score. The Eagles ground game was effective, as the team rushed for a school record 551 yards on 47 rushing attempts. Danny Edwards, Parker Mays, Nathan Forester and Nathan Young led the Eagles’ blocking efforts. Howdy Pike led the Eagle defenders with 14 tackles, followed by Greg Lanier with 13, Jernigan and Jared McNutt with 12 each. James Figiel had 11 tackles and Marcus McCoy finished with eight. Figiel and Jernigan each recorded an interception while Pike blocked two extra point tries. McCoy recovered a fumble. The Eagles return to action Saturday, as they travel to Dallas to play Dallas Academy.

Volleyball teams take two from Stephenville

Staff Report

The seventh-grade C TStaff Report

The seventh-grade C Team defeated Stephenville in two games Thursday, winning over the Honeybees, 25-23, 25-13. The Lady Roos’ B Team gave the Honeybees a run for their money winning the first game 25-20, but dropped the last two games on the match, 16-25, 21-25.

The A Team’s match was extremely close, with the Lady Roos winning their first game 25-21 and taking the match with a second-game squeaker, 25-23.

The seventh graders are on the road this week to face Brewer, while the eighth-grade teams host Brewer on Thursday. The A Teams play in a Crowley tournament, Saturday.

Local Sports Schedule

Week of Sept. 21

Tuesday, September 22

Girls Volleyball

Weatherford vs. Haltom, 6:30 p.m.

Aledo at Saginaw, 6:30 p.m.

Peaster vs. Millsap, 7 p.m.

Springtown vs. Brewer, 6:30 p.m.

Brock at Jacksboro, 6:30 p.m.

Varsity Tennis

Weatherford at Richland, 4 p.m.

Girl's Varsity Golf

Mansfield Tournament

Wednesday, September 23

Junior Varsity Football

Weatherford vs. RL Paschal, 5 p.m.

Freshman Football

Weatherford at Paschal, 5 p.m.

Weatherford at Paschal, 7 p.m.

Thursday, September 24

Varsity Football

Weatherford vs Paschal

at Farrington Field 7:30 p.m.

Friday, September 25

Varsity Football

Brewer at Aledo, 7:30 p.m.

Boswell at Springtown, 7:30 p.m.

Perrin-Whitt at Millsap, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Volleyball

Weatherford at Paschal, 5:30 p.m.

Aledo vs. Brewer, 5:30 p.m.

Peaster at Jacksboro, 5 p.m.

Springtown vs. Boswell, 6:30 p.m.

Brock at Boyd, 4 p.m.

Saturday, September 26

Girls Volleyball

Millsap vs. Paradise, 3 p.m.

Poolville at Bryson, 11 a.m.

Varsity Cross Country

Marcus Flower Mound meet

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McKinley nets 800th win
Bob McKinley hit a major coaching milestone Saturday afternoon.

February 7, 2012 1 Photo
WHS wrestlers see success at district meet
The Weatherford wrestling team traveled to Springtown Saturday to compete in the District 8 Wrestling Championships.

February 7, 2012 1 Photo
New designation, same foes for WHS
Despite rumblings of a major shake up in the Class 5A infrastructure for the next two years, the University Interscholastic League (UIL), for good or bad, chose indifference regarding plans to create a Class 6A. As alignments for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 UIL seasons were announced Thursday, most area schools were affected in varying degrees, but none less than Weatherford High School.

February 5, 2012 1 Photo
Paschal edges WHS teams on Senior Night
With nothing to lose and an opportunity to play spoiler, Paschal's Lady Panthers took the floor loose and energetic on Friday, and did indeed put a crimp in Weatherford's plans for a postseason spot at Kangaroo gymnasium.

February 5, 2012 1 Photo
WC recovers, wins late over Navarro
Not to be outdone by the Lady Coyotes late-inning heroics in their opener last week, the Weatherford College baseball team had plenty of drama in its opener, as well, as it launched a final-inning 3-run barrage to beat defending national champion Navarro College, 8-7.

February 5, 2012 1 Photo
Area sports schedules — Week of February 6
It is official. With the start of area prep baseball and softball scrimmages in the coming week, as well as Weatherford College playing its baseball season-opener on Saturday last, the busiest time of year, sports-wise for Parker County, has emerged.

February 5, 2012
Weatherford College Baseball Preview

When Jeff Lightfoot started the Weatherford College baseball program almost a decade ago, he wasted no time in building a winner — and fans have gotten used to the Coyotes being a part of the postseason.

So with the start of each season comes high expectations, all with the hopes of getting that elusive first Junior College World Series berth. Lightfoot has a JUCO World Series title as a coach at Eastfield College in Mesquite in 2001.

February 2, 2012 1 Photo
WC snags WHS diamond standout
It is not the first time, and certainly will not be the last that a metaphorical baton, in this case, a baseball student-athlete has been passed from Weatherford High School to Weatherford College. Groomed on the diamond for the past four years by WHS head coach Terry Massey and assistant Jason Lee, senior Trooper Reynolds confirmed his scholastic and athletic intentions at the next step on Friday, signing a national letter-of-intent to Weatherford College.

January 29, 2012 1 Photo
Softball era begins at WC
The crowd on hand Saturday at the Weatherford College Softball Complex was already standing-room only for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, a full 30 minutes before the first pitch was thrown to open the inaugural regular season of the WC Lady Coyotes softball team. Fans and well-wishers were strewn from the concessions mezzanine behind the first-base line, through the packed stands and even into the Lady Coyotes dugout.

January 29, 2012 2 Photos
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Arlington Lamar hill too steep for Roos

Staff Report

Weatherford found some offensive punch in the fourth quarter of their District 4-5A match at Arlington Lamar on Friday, but the hole was too deep by then, as Weatherford dropped the contest to the Vikes, 57-39.

January 29, 2012 1 Photo
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