APRIL '97 ARCHIVES
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(April 30) AHS
Softball: Lady Eagles skunk Eastwood, 10-0 in quarterfinal
game
(April 30) AHS,
CHS Baseball: Eagles win 4-1 over Cougars to take No.
1 seed into playoffs
(April 30) Al
Pickett Column: Strategy played a key part in crosstown
game
(April 30) CHS
Playoff Game: Loss means Cougars will have to play Lubbock
Coronado this weekend
(April 30) Wylie
Baseball: Bulldogs give Ballinger first second-half loss
with 13-2 pounding
(April 30) ACHS
Baseball: Panthers beat Rockwall, 4-1, in first-round
playoff game
(April 30) ACU
Golf: Wildcats finish sixth in LSC championships
(April 30) ACU
Tennis: Both men's women's teams going to NCAA national
tournament
(April 30) HSU
Baseball: Cowboys sweep tripleheader from Austin College
(April 30) HSU
Sports Banquet: Cowboy Club honors student-athletes
(April 30) Golf
Column: A number of tournaments this weekend
(April 29) AHS
Baseball: Eagles clinch share of 4-5A title with win over
Permian
(April 29) CHS
Baseball: Cougars win slugfest over Odessa for share of
4-5A title
(April 29) AHS
Softball: Lady Eagles hope to advance against Eastwood
today
(April 29) Bill
Hart Column: Worst weather in 45 years met track athletes
last weekend
(April 29) LSC
Golf Championships: ACU Wildcats sixth after first round
(April 29) McMurry
Baseball: Indians lose two out of three to HPU
(April 28) ACU
Baseball: Central Oklahoma sweeps doubleheader from Wildcats
(April 28) AHS,
CHS Baseball: Teams will try to play regular-seaon finales
again
(April 28) Bill
Hart Column: Making time for the Lord and the track
(April 28) Region
I-A Track: Munday girls take team title
(April 27) Region
I-3A track: Both Wylie teams take regional titles
(April 27) Region
I-5A tennis: AHS duo victorious
(April 27) Region
I-5A track: Cooper boys claim regional crown
(April 27) Region
II-A track: Lueders-Avoca's Strickland a double winner
(April 27) Region
I-A track: Roby's Mays wins long jump
(April 27) Region
II-2A: Haskell finishes second at meet
(April 27) Region
IV-A track: Big Country tracksters advance to state
(April 27) LSC
softball tournament: Lady Wildcats lose championsip game
(April 27) AHS
football: Eagles take playoff attitude into spring training
(April 27) CHS
football: Familiar faces missing from Cougar lineup
(April 27) Bill
Hart column: LSC to see several coaching changes in women's
basketball
(April 27) McMurry
sports: Underclassmen take center stage at awards banquet
(April 27) Ted
Dunnam column: Rhodes shines at regional meet
(April 26) Region
1-5A Tennis: AHS doubles pair advance to semifinals
(April 26) Region
1-5A Track: Cooper's long jumper, triple jumper earn state
berths
(April 26) Region
1-3A Track: Merkel's Jeanette Lanford earns berth to state
in high jump
(April 26) Region
1-2A Track: Roscoe, Hawley runners win trip to state track
meet
(April 26) Region
II-A Track: Baird's pole vaulter's second place gets him
state berth
(April 26) ACU
Track: Wildcats finish second in sprint medley relay
(April 26) ACU
Softball: Lady Wildcats split twinbill with Texas A&M-Kingsville
(April 26) ACU
Baseball: Wildcats rally to beat Central Oklahoma, 9-8
(April 26) McMurry
Sports Banquet: Underclassmen take home a lot of MVP awards
(April 25) Regional
tennis roundup: AHS, Cooper players could earn state berths
... Parker Everett headed for state ... Richards upholds family
name ... Memphis qualifies two for state tourney
(April 25) ACU
softball: Lady Wildcats dominate LSC awards
(April 25) AHS
softball: Lady Eagles take playoff victory
(April 25) District
4-5A baseball: Cooper, AHS could end district play in
a tie
(April 25) Ted
Dunnam column: Baird girls looking to make name in golf
(April 25) High
school track: Area teams should do well in regional meets
(April 24) Abilene
High softball: Lady Eagles hope to pressure opponent's
defense
(April 24) Al
Pickett column: Winning tradition continues
(April 24) Abilene
High gymnastics: Kimuyu loves his sport and it shows
(April 24) Ted
Dunnam column: Bernstein seeking third Top Fuel win
(April 24) Regional
tennis competition Spearman player dominates tournament
... Wylie netters post wins ... Menard scores upset
(April 23) Bill
Hart column: Coahoma coach sweats as team tries to play
way into state tourney
(April 23) Cooper
baseball: Cougars move into tie for district lead
(April 23) Hardin-Simmons
baseball: Cowboys pound Texas Wesleyan
(April 23) Region
I-2A golf: Coahoma bound for state
(April 23) Region
I-3A golf: Wylie teams defend titles
(April 23) Region
I-5A golf: Lady Eagles qualify for state tournament
(April 23) Region
I-4A golf: Snyder girls heading to state
(April 23) Region
II-A: Baird girls take regional crown
(April 23) Wylie
baseball: Bulldogs rebound for victory
(April 22) Bill
Hart Column: Maybe the LSC spring meet can be a big thing
again
(April 22) Wylie
Golf: Both boys and girls teams lead Region I-3A tourney
(April 22) Abilene
Speedway Results From Saturday's races
(April 22) Region
1-2A Golf Tourney: Leaders fire 66, 67 at Shady Oaks
(April 22) Region
II-2A boys/girls tennis : Also 1-4A regional golf action
(April 22) Region
I-4A Tennis Regionals: Sweetwater's Pennington move to
semifinals
(April 21) Al
Pickett Column: Time for the little guys of spring
(April 21) Regional
Week Starts Today: 13 golf tournaments highlight opening
day
(April 21) Softball
Playoff pairings Complete state outlook
(April 20) Bill
Hart column: Former sports editor recovering from heart
attack
(April 20) Al
Pickett column: Regional competition heats up this week
(April 20) CHS
baseball: Cougars rally to defeat Bulldogs
(April 20) ACU
track: Wildcat men pick up fourth LSC track title
(April 20) LSC
track: Lady Wildcats rally to take conference title
(April 20) ACU
baseball: Wildcats continue losing ways
(April 20) ACU
softball: Wildcats lose tie-breaker for zone title
(April 20) AHS
baseball: Eagles' victory clinches playoff spot
(April 20) Hardin-Simmon
baseball: Cowboys split twinbill
(April 20) McMurry
baseball: Indians sweep tripleheader
(April 19) Al
Pickett Column: Some baseball trivia and other notes....
(April 19) ACU
Softball: Lady Wildcats split doubleheader, tied for title
(April 19) ACU
Baseball: Wildcats split twinbill with West Texas A&M
(April 19) LSC
Track Championships: ACU men in first place, women in
second after first day
(April 18) Ted
Dunnam Column: Parker Briley juggles a full load of golf,
tennis responsibilities
(April 18) LSC
Track: Quality vs. quantity as both men's and women's
teams fight for championships
(April 18) AHS
Softball: Lady Eagles beat Lubbock Monterey, 8-1
(April 18) ACU
Tennis: Wildcats take easy victory
(April 18) Grand
Opening: Lone Star racing park's first winner a 45-1-shot
(April 17) Bill
Hart Column: Estonian student taking back a record
(April 17) ACU
Signing: Third-ranked career basketball scorer signs letter-of-intent
(April 17) AHS
Softball: Lady Eagles to play Lubbock Monterey in playoffs
today
(April 17) Softball
playoff pairings Texas high schools
(April 17) Cowboy
Going Overseas: HSU's Baumann signs with German team
(April 17) Ted
Dunnam Column: How big is Winston Cup stock car racing?
(April 16) Al
Pickett Column: Cooper tennis team experiences deja vu
all over again
(April 16) Bill
Hart Column: Cross Plains athletes have had a banner year
(April 16) HSU
Golf: Cowboys are American Southwest Conference champs
(April 16) Local
Golf Column: Record books, tournaments, etc.
(April 16) 6-3A
Softball: Lady Bulldogs lose game and district title to
Breckenridge
(April 16) AHS
Baseball: Eagles skunk Odessa High, 10-0
(April 16) Wylie
Baseball: Bulldogs lose to Eastland, 11-9
(April 16) Cooper
Baseball: Cougars blow 11-0 lead to lose to Permian, 14-13
in 10 innings
(April 16) McMurry
Baseball: Southwestern beats Indians, 5-4
(April 16) ACU
Softball: Lady Wildcats take twinbill from Tarleton State
(April 16) ACU,
HSU Baseball: Cowboys take 13-11 victory over Wildcats
(April 15) Bill
Hart Column: 400-meter relay usually sets the tone
(April 15) Cooper
Baseball: Cougars take 12-6 win over Midland Lee
(April 15) Area's
Best Track Times Top finishers in the Big Country
(April 15) Abilene
High Softball: Lady Eagles beat Odessa Permian, 7-5
(April 15) Softball
Roundup: Cooper and Wylie both lose
(April 15) Wylie
Baseball: Bulldogs beat Merkel, 9-3
(April 14) Lance
Fleming: Some of the so-called draft "experts"
aren't, but Brandt is
(April 14) McMurry
Baseball: Indians beat Sul Ross, 10-8
(April 13) District
4-5A track: Cooper boys run off with district championship
(April 13) District
4-5A track: CHS girls wrap up district title
(April 13) District
4-5A tennis: Cole first African-American to win district
title
(April 13) Wylie
softball: Bulldogs squeeze out win over Merkel
(April 13) Ted
Dunnam column: Weather doesn't hamper district champ
(April 13) Bill
Hart column: Umpires fail to show for cross-town game
(April 13) ACU
baseball: Wildcats drop doubleheader to Texas A&M-Kingsville
(April 13) AHS
baseball: Eagles take victory from Midland High
(April 13) HSU
baseball: Cowboys win tripleheader against University
of the Ozarks
(April 13) McMurry
baseball: Indians sweep doubleheader
(April 12) District
4-5A tennis tournament: Local players advance to final
round
(April 12) District
4-5A track meet: Relay teams anchor AHS' hopes
(April 12) District
6-3A track meet: Wylie takes 7th-straight girls championship
(April 12) District
4-5A gymnastics meet: AHS teams qualify for state
(April 11) High
school gymnastics: AHS boys in hunt for regional title
(April 11) Bill
Hart column: Ranger baseball program keeps pitching success
(April 11) Al
Pickett column: You make the ruling
(April 11) District
4-5A tennis: AHS, Cooper not clear favorites in district
tourney
(April 10) Al
Pickett column: Former ACU coach finally talks
(April 10) ACU
softball: Top area pitcher picks hometown college
(April 10) ACU
basketball: Roach picks closer university
(April 10) ACU
track: Triple-jumper lands scholarship
(April 10) AHS
gymnastics: Eagles gymnasts seeking regional crown
(April 10) Ted
Dunnam column: It was better than advertised.
(April 10) ACU
women's basketball: Tate transferring from Tech
(April 9) ACU
/ McMurry Baseball: Haring leads Wildcats to 11-10 victory
over Indians
(April 9) High
school golf: Wylie takes 6-3A district title
(April 9) AHS
baseball: Win puts Eagles half game behind Cooper
(April 9) Bill
Hart column: A tale of two breaks
(April 9) Hardin-Simmons
baseball: Cowboys pick up win against Southwestern
(April 9) High
school softball: Wylie loses, Cooper wins
(April 9) Wylie
baseball: Bulldogs finish first half undefeated
(April 8) HSU
/ McMurry Baseball: Cowboys rally to beat Indians, 9-8
(April 8) Bill
Hart Column: Roscoe's Duncans ready for state track meet
(April 8) Girls'
4-5A Golf: Lady Eagles claim first District 4-5A championship
in school history
(April 8) Boys'
4-5A Golf: Cooper's Helms earns trip to regional
(April 8) Wylie
Boys' Golf: Bulldogs capture District 6-3A championship
(April 8) ACU
Men's Golf: Wildcats in 11th place after first day of
tourney
(April 8) Cowboy
Golf: HSU men lead ASC golf tourney
(April 8) Wylie
Baseball: Bulldogs clobber Coleman, 22-1
(April 8) Wylie
Softball: Lady Bulldogs blank Coleman, 10-0
(April 8) Abilene
Speedway Complete results from Saturday
(April 8) Big
Country Track Bests Complete list of top times, results
(April 7) Busy,
Busy, Busy: Today's local schedule includes makeups
(April 7) Big
Spring Relays Complete track results
(April 7) Texas
Motor Speedway: Jeff Burton just wanted to win ... and
he did
(April 7) Ted
Dunnam Column: Return of NASCAR Winston Cup racing to
Texas resounding success
(April 7) Racing
Notes: Missing pianist, heavy traffic, etc.
(April 6) ACU
baseball: Wildcats win twinbill
(April 6) ACU
softball: Lady Wildcats split doubleader with Cameron
(April 6) ACU
track: Runners set two school records
(April 6) High
school track: Eagles girls team picks up team title
(April 6) Bill
Hart column: Sports smorgasbord
(April 6) High
school baseball: Cougars take cross-town win over AHS
(April 6) American
Southwest Coference baseball: Hardin-Simmons, McMurry
split doubleheader
(April 6) Lance
Fleming column: Cougars have hig-powered offense
(April 6) High
school softball: Eagles, Cougars lose to Midland teams
(April 6) Abilene
High Invitational tennis: Cooper takes overall team title
(April 5) High
school baseball: AHS, Cooper renew cross-town rivalry
(April 5) Texas
Relays: ACU runners win 4x800 men's relay
(April 5) Al
Pickett column: 3-0-3 turnout pleases organizer
(April 5) Cooper
High School track: Virginia jumper finds success in Texas
(April 5) Abilene
Invitational tennis: Rain fails to dampen tournament
(April 4) District
6-3A tennis: Wylie dominates district tournament
(April 4) ACU
track: Three distance runners qualify at Texas Relays
(April 4) Bill
Hart column: Absence made runner's heart grow fonder
(April 4) Gymnastics:
AHS teams place third at district meet
(April 4) Lance
Fleming column: Usual suspects lead 4-5A baseball race
(April 4) Prairie
Dogs: Team shores up bullpen with signing
(April 3) District
6-3A Tennis: Defending state champs roll through first
day
(April 3) Al
Pickett column: Buford shows potential in opener
(April 3) Colonel
Buster Mills: Baseball's real colonel came from Ranger
(April 3) Ted
Dunnam column: Working for a local race facility
(April 3) ACU
track: ACU tracksters in action at Texas Relays
(April 2) ACU/HSU
baseball: Wildcats overpower Cowboys, 24-0
(April 2) Abilene
High baseball: Eagles down Permian in 5 innings
(April 2) Al
Pickett column: Opening day hero was home a year ago
(April 2) Cooper
High baseball: Cougs end first-half play tied for first
(April 2) Bill
Hart column: AHS, CHS face off in track Saturday
(April 2) McMurry
baseball: Indians drop non-conference game to Plainsmen
(April 2) High
school softball roundup: AHS, CHS lose to Odessa teams
(April 2) Wylie
High baseball: Bulldogs edge Ballinger
(April 1) Bill
Hart Column: Distance runners keeping pace in Hawley
(April 1) Best
area track times Top 10 lists
(April 1) ACU
Softball: Lady Wildcats sweep Tarleton State in doubleheader
(April 1) District
4-5A Golf: Cooper team still in the hunt
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