MARCH '97 ARCHIVES
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(March 31) Al
Pickett Column: Sports fans can Celebrate Abilene! too
(March 31) Ladies
Pro Bowlers Tour: Gideon crowned first-time champ
(March 31) Wildcat
Softball: Texas Woman's University 5-8, ACU 2-0
(March 30) Hardin-Simmons
baseball: Cowboys split twinbill with Howard Payne
(March 30) McMurry
baseball: Indians drop doubleheader in Arkansas
(March 30) Bill
Hart column: ACU women's basketball team to beat next
year
(March 30) Al
Pickett column: McMurry grad played role in integrating
baseball
(March 29) ACU
softball: Lady Wildcats sweep doubleheader
(March 29) Cooper
soccer: Cougars title bid falls short
(March 29) McMurry
baseball: Indians pick up first road win
(March 29) Abilene
Christian University: New softball field to be dedicated
(March 29) High
school track: Lake View claims Sweetwater meet
(March 29) Ted
Dunnam column: A game of Hyde and seek
(March 29) Wylie
baseball: Bulldogs take easy victory from Brady
(March 28) City
softball roundup Cooper loses, Abilene High, Wylie pick
up wins
(March 28) Cooper
High School soccer: Cougars play first game on artificial
turf
(March 28) Lance
Fleming column: Eagles undergoing metamorphosis
(March 28) Cooper
High School baseball: Cougars survive slug fest
(March 27) Hardin-Simmons
baseball: Late rally falls short
(March 27) ACU
track: ACU, Angelo State to compete for first time
(March 27) Abilene
High baseball: AHS takes sole possession of first
(March 27) Al
Pickett column: Why aren't high school runners breaking
the 4-minute mile?
(March 27) Bill
Hart column: Former football coach develops pitcher's
pal
(March 27) Ted
Dunnam column: Tidbits on the opening of the Texas Motor
Speedway
(March 27) Cooper
soccer: Metcalf provides leadership in championship bid
(March 26) ACU
Baseball: Wildcats hang on to beat Wayland Baptist
(March 26) Bill
Hart column: First year was time to mature for new ACU
coach
(March 26) Lance
Fleming column: Atlanta Braves show how to revitalize
a team
(March 26) ACU
softball: Lady Raiders sweep doubleheader from ACU
(March 26) Cooper
High School baseball: Cougars destroy Midland High
(March 26) CHS
soccer: Cooper girls advance to regional semis
(March 26) McMurry
baseball: Indians steamroller Southwestern Adventist
(March 26) AHS
softball: Lady Eagles defeat San Angelo Central
(March 25) Cooper
Soccer: Lady Cougars to meet El Paso Irvin
(March 25) Al
Pickett Column: ACU's softball ace is a workhorse on the
mound
(March 25) Bill
Hart Column: Haskell's Shayne McKenzie on Cloud 9
(March 25) McMurry
Golf: Indians in second place in tournament
(March 25) Wylie
Softball: Lady Bulldogs beat Breckenridge, 10-2
(March 25) Wylie
Baseball: Bulldogs remain unbeaten in district play
(March 24) 1997
Bonanza Cutting: 15th annual event draws to a close
(March 24) McMurry
Baseball: Tarleton State comes from behind to beat Indians,
9-8
(March 24) Auto
Racing: Saturday's results at Abilene Speedway
(March 23) Abilene
High baseball: AHS routs Odessa High
(March 23) High
school softball: Lady Eagles shut out Cooper
(March 23) Bill
Hart column: A little of this, a little of that
(March 23) 1997
Bonanza Cutting: Finals are slated for today.
(March 23) Cooper
High School baseball: Cougars quickly dispatch Permian
(March 23) Cooper
High School soccer: Cougs advance to regional quarterfinal
(March 23) Mark
Wilson column: Coaches of the Year spend breaks traveling,
recuperating
(March 23) Area
high school basketball: All-Big Country Super Team
(March 22) Ted
Dunnam column: ACU football coach preparing for spring
drills
(March 22) Cooper
baseball: Pair make for powerful middle of the batting
order
(March 22) CHS
soccer: Cooper coach taking all precautions
(March 22) Area
high school basketball: Class 4A-5A all-Big Country basketball
team
(March 22) 1997
Bonanza Cutting Saturday's schedule and Friday's results
(March 22) High
school track: Hendrick/All-American City Track Classic
(March 22) ACU
baseball: ACU shuts out Ouachita Baptist
(March 22) Wylie
baseball: Bulldogs blast Eastland
(March 22) Wylie
softball: Girls earn share of first-half title
(March 21) Bill
Hart column: Shira plays baseball for the fun of it
(March 21) Prairie
Dogs: Manager close to signing most of the '96 championship
team
(March 21) Area
basketball: Class 3A all-Big Country basketball team
(March 21) 1997
Bonanza Cutting: Friday's schedule and Thursday's results
(March 21) High
school track: All-American City Track Classic
(March 21) College
baseball: Abilene Intercollegiate Classic
(March 20) Al
Pickett column: Patterson has no comment on Indiana fuss
(March 20) Area
basketball: Class 2A all-Big Country basketball
(March 20) Texas
Association of Basketball Coaches: Five area players named
to TABC all-state first team
(March 20) 1997
Bonanza Cutting Wednesday results and Thursday schedule
(March 20) Abilene
Classic Baseball Tournament Schedule of games
(March 20) ACU
softball: ACU sweeps doubleheader from Cameron
(March 19) Doubleheader
sweep: Owen leads ACU to doubleheader wins
(March 19) 1997
Bonanza Cutting: Tuesday results and Wednesday schedule
(March 19) Top
of the class: Class A all-Big Country Team
(March 19) AHS
baseball: Eagles take 'ugly win' from Midland High
(March 19) Cooper
baseball: Lee Rebels stop Cooper short
(March 19) In
the hunt: The Lady Cougars kept alive their soccer playoff
bid
(March 19) Bill
Hart column: Roscoe native happy to be playing ball
(March 19) Wylie
baseball: Battle of the Bulldogs goes to Wylie
(March 19) High
school softball roundup: AHS unloads on Permian
(March 19) Wildcats
howl: ACU squeaks by McMurry Indians
(March 18) Al
Pickett Column: Rethinking Juan Gonzalez' MVP award
(March 18) Bill
Hart Column: Local track teams are off to rip-roaring
start
(March 18) 1997
Bonanza Cutting Monday's results and Tuesday's schedule
(March 18) Area
Track Bests Top 8 finishers so far this season in all
events.
(March 18) District
4-5A Golf: Abilene High tied for 2nd, Cooper in 4th after
first leg
(March 18) All
ASC Basketball Squad: McMurry Indians have most players
on men's teamm ... five
(March 18) ACU
Golf: Wildcats in third-pace tie at tournament in Huntsville
(March 18) CHS
Girls Soccer: Lady Cougars take on 6-5A champ Lubbock
Coronado today in playoffs
(March 17) Wildcat
Golf: ACU golfers in Sam Houston tourney
(March 17) Possum
Kingdom Relays Complete results
(March 17) College
Baseball: Tarleton State beats Cornell
(March 17) Abilene
Speedway Complete results
(March 16) Al
Pickett Column: Basketball not as much about size today
(March 16) ACU
Baseball: Wildcats sweep doubleheader over Northeast Oklahoma
(March 16) ACU
Softball: Lady Wildcats finish third in Florida tournament
(March 16) AHS
Baseball: Eagles take important win over San Angelo, 12-8
(March 16) Wylie
Baseball: Bulldogs beat Sweetwater in tourney, 7-3
(March 16) CHS
Baseball: Cougars lose to Fort Worth Keller, 5-4
(March 16) Softball
Roundup: Lady Eagles claim championship in Canyon Reef
Classic; Lady Cougars lose
(March 15) Wylie
Baseball: Bulldogs romp over Brownfield, 15-5
(March 15) Lance
Fleming Column: Some interesting facts, figures you may
have missed lately
(March 15) Howard
Payne Basketball: Yellow Jackets lose to Evangel in tournament,
95-94
(March 15) Wylie
Softball: Lady Bulldogs beat Clyde, 10-4
(March 15) ACU
Softball: Lady Wildcats advance to championship quarterfinals
(March 14) Al
Pickett Column: What was the greatest upset in NCAA Tournament
finals' history?
(March 14) Wylie
Baseball: Bulldogs drop two games in Snyder tournament
(March 14) Wylie
Softball: Lady Bulldogs beat Coleman, 9-1
(March 14) ACU
Softball: Lady Wildcats beat Belhaven, 2-0
(March 14) ACU
Baseball: Wildcats split doubleheader with Wayne State
(March 14) ACU
Track: Heptathlete Renna Toniste highlight of College
Station Relays action
(March 13) Al
Pickett Column: Growth of women's basketball has its roots
at Immaculata
(March 13) Ted
Dunnam Column: Abilene Speedway season opens Saturday
night
(March 13) HSU
Baseball: Cowboys finish 3-3 at Sul Ross tournament
(March 13) ACU
Baseball: Wildcats pound St. Edward's, 18-3
(March 13) ACU
Tennis: Arkansas blanks Wildcat men's and women's teams
(March 13) McMurry
Baseball: Indians beat Mary Hardin-Baylor, 5-3
(March 12) AHS,
CHS Baseball: Cougars beat Eagles, 5-1, in district opener
(March 12) McMurry
Baseball Classic Indians win third straight game
(March 12) Crosstown
Gymnastics Showdown: AHS boys and girls beat Cooper in
dual meet
(March 12) Lance
Fleming Column: Cougars just got a little better with
tough win over Eagles
(March 12) Softball
Roundup: Lee knocks off unbeaten Lady Eagles; Cooper loses,
too
(March 12) HSU
Baseball: Cowboys beat Sul Ross State, 14-6
(March 11) McMurry
Baseball Classic: Indians sweep pair of first round games
(March 11) ACU
Baseball: Wildcats fall to Wayne State, 10-9
(March 11) HSU
Baseball: Cowboys beat Lindenwood, 7-1
(March 11) ACU
Tennis: Men beat Oklahoma State, 7-2; Women lose, 5-4
(March 11) AHS,
CHS Baseball: Eagles, Cougars mix it up on a more even
field today
(March 11) Ted
Dunnam Column: Howard Payne set to begin national tournament
play
(March 10) Take
'Em Out to the Ballgame ... Again and Again: Busy week
planned for city's three university baseball teams
(March 10) Wylie
Wins Crown: Bulldogs beat Seminole for West Texas March
Classic championship
(March 10) Mustang
Chosen: Sweetwater's Reed makes State all-tournament team
(March 9) Cooper
Invitational Tennis Tournament: Brandon Hawk wins boys
singles finals
(March 9) Lance
Fleming Column: Cooper-ex Pillion showing he can play
with the best
(March 9) Bill
Hart Column: Billy Fred's Sunday Sports Smorgasbord
(March 9) Cougar
Classic: Cooper wins tourney with 10-4 victory over Keller
(March 9) Abilene
High Baseball: Eagles claim championship at Elks Lodge
Tournament
(March 9) ACU
Baseball: Wildcats take third game from New Mexico Highlands
(March 9) ACU
Softball: Lady Wildcats win one, forfeit one
(March 9) ACU
Track: Both men and women win indoor team championships
(March 8) ACU
Women's Basketball: Lady Wildcats lose to Missouri Western,
75-71
(March 8) Cooper
Baseball: Cougars pound Lawton Eisenhower, 20-2 ... coach
returns
(March 8) Abilene
Baseball: Eagles win two at Lake Highlands Tournament
(March 8) HSU
Baseball: Cowboys sweep twinbill from Northwestern Iowa
(March 8) McMurry
Baseball: Indians lose to Lubbock Christian but dedicate
new field
(March 8) Wylie
Baseball: Bulldogs beat Kermit, 20-10, in tournament
(March 8) Wylie
Softball: Lady Bulldogs defeat Ballinger, 16-1
(March 8) ACU
Track: Men in first place, women in second after first
day
(March 8) Cooper
Invitational Tennis Tournament: El Paso Franklin, Lady
Cougars have good showing
(March 7) ACU
Women's Basketball: Lady Wildcats beat Pittsburg State
in first tournament game
(March 7) Sweetwater
Boys Basketball: Mustangs lose to San Antonio Fox Tech,
71-58
(March 7) Wylie
Baseball: Bulldogs down Monahans, 21-8
(March 7) Cooper
Invitational Baseball Tournament: Host Cougars win two
games Thursday; coach hospitalized
(March 7) McMurry
Baseball: Indians stay unbeaten at home
(March 7) Bluebonnet
Relays at Brownwood Complete results for men and women.
(March 7) ACU
Men's, Women's Track: Wildcats are primed for repeat performance
(March 7) Cooper
Invitational Tennis Tournament: El Paso Franklin favored
(March 7) Wylie
Golf: Parker Briley finishes third in tourney
(March 6) Sweetwater
at State Tournament: Mustangs to face San Antonio's all-time
high school scorer
(March 6) ACU
Women's Basketball: Lady Wildcats play Pittsburg State
Gorillas in quarterfinals
(March 6) Ted
Dunnam Column: Idea of multi-purpose racing facility in
Abilene "alive and well"
(March 6) Bill
Hart Column: Mustang roundballers weren't too shabby back
in 1950, either
(March 6) ACU
Softball: Lady Wildcats sweep double-header from UTPB
(March 6) AHS
Baseball: Eagles drop non-district game to McMurry's JV
team
(March 6) CHS
Baseball: Cougar Classic gets under way today
(March 6) Wylie
Baseball: Bulldogs blank Stephenville, 10-0
(March 5) Abilene
Intercollegiate Golf Tournament: Northwood wins men's;
Oklahoma State women's
(March 5) Cooper
Baseball: Cougars rally to beat Wichita Falls Rider, 9-7
(March 5) ACU
Women's Basketball: Point guard Cheree Monden leads way
as Lady Wildcats open regional tournament
(March 5) Region
V JUCO Tournament: Big Spring's Howard College beats Cisco
(March 5) McMurry
Baseball: Indians fall to Northwood Institute, 14-5
(March 5) ACU
Baseball: Wildcats lose to Howard Payne, 10-4
(March 5) High
School Soccer Roundup CHS girls 2, Odessa 0; CHS boys
4, Odessa 3; Permian 2, AHS boys 1; AHS girls 4, Permian 2.
(March 5) ACU
Softball: Lady Wildcats split twinbill with Northwood
Institute
(March 5) Golf
Corner: It's that time of the year again
(March 5) State
Boys Basketball Tournament: Pairings, schedule beginning
Thursday
(March 5) HSU
Baseball: Cowboys lose to Wayland Baptist, 9-1
(March 5) Softball
Roundup Wylie 19, Colorado City 0; Abilene High 4, Midland
3; Midland Lee 1, Cooper 0.
(March 4) Al
Pickett Column: Don't blame Derrick Franklin for Mustangs'
slow start
(March 4) McMurry
Men's Basketball: Austin College rallies past Indians,
75-68
(March 4) ACU
Baseball: Wildcats lose to St. Edward's, 3-1
(March 4) Abilene
Intercollegiate Women's Golf Tournament: A&M-Commerce's
VonBieberstein has one-stroke lead
(March 4) Abilene
Intercollegiate Men's Golf Tournament: Southwestern Oklahoma
leads by two strokes
(March 4) Wylie
Girls Golf: Lady Bulldogs win Burnet Invitational
(March 4) Boys
UIL State Playoff Pairings Schedule, including sweetwater
(March 3) Al
Pickett Column: Notes and quotes, local and area tidbits
(March 3) ACU
Women's Basketball: Lady Wildcats headed back to playoffs
for fourth straight year
(March 3) Sweetwater
Boys' Basketball: Mustangs will be the "little kid"
on the block in state championships
(March 3) Bulldog
Relays: Results of the Wylie Bulldog Relays Saturday:
(March 3) McMurry
Men's Basketball: Indians' conference playoff game tonight
in Stephenville
(March 2) Bill
Hart Column: Billy Fred's Sunday Sports Smorgasbord
(March 2) HSU
Women's Basketball: Cowgirls fall to University of the
Ozarks
(March 2) HSU
Men's Basketball: Cowboys defeat U of Ozarks, 98-87
(March 2) HSU
Baseball: Cowboys split twinbill with Mardy-Hardin Baylor
(March 2) Rotan
Boys' Basketball: Yellowhammers fall to Nazareth in Region
I-A semis
(March 2) Tahoka
Boys' Basketball: Bulldogs defeat Shallowater in Region
I-2A championship game
(March 2) Girls
State Basketball Tourney Barbers Hill, Whiteface, Poth
win
(March 2) AISD
Hendrick Classic: Cougars lose championship to A&M Consolidated
(March 2) McMurry
Baseball: Indians sweep doubleheader against Le Tourneau
(March 2) All-District
4-5A Boys Basketball Squad: Midland dominates team, with
two from Cooper, one from Abilene High
(March 2) Sweetwater
Boys Basketball: Mustangs headed back to state tournament
after 65-55 win over Burkburnett
(March 2) Soccer
Roundup: Lady Cougars beat San Angelo
(March 2) Track
Roundup: Concho Belle, Tem-Cat, Cub, Mustang, Owl, Ram
relays
(March 2) ACU
Baseball: Wildcats lost to Dallas Baptist, 13-12
(March 2) ACU
Women's Basketball: Lady Wildcats lose tournament championship
to West Texas A&M, 59-56
(March 2) Region
II-A Tournament: Brock, Ponder both win
(March 2) UIL
Boys Basketball: All the scores, champions
(March 1) Al
Pickett Column: Sweetwater game could be another great
one
(March 1) Track
Scene: New all-weather track gets inaugurated today
(March 1) Cooper
Basketball: Cougars go flat in fourth quarter, lose to
Fort Worth Dunbar, 69-58
(March 1) AISD
Hendrick Classic: Cooper takes on A&M Consolidated in
championship game
(March 1) ACU
Women's Basketball: Lady Wildcats face West Texas A&M in
LSC tournament finals
(March 1) Merkel
Basketball: Badgers lose to Tulia, 66-39
(March 1) Haskell
Basketball: Indians beat Peaster with free throws, 96-93
(March 1) Region
I-2A basketball tournament: Tahoka, Shallowater win
(March 1) Region
I-A boys basketball tournament: Rotan, Paducah win
(March 1) Region
II-A boys quarterfinal basketball: Brock, Eden, Sterling
City and Ponder win
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