Home Update News Sports Classifieds Opinion Obituaries Lifestyle Photos & Video Community SPORTS All Sports Baseball & Softball Basketball Cross Country & Track Football Sports Briefs Sports Columns Harris Ratings Submit Sports Coaches Area Update News Weather Feature Stories Election Results Sports Opinion Obituaries Lifestyle Submit News Classifieds Advertising Department Photos & Video Community Blogs Business Directory Church Directory Medical Directory About WCMessenger Contact WCMessenger Subscribe       FOOTBALL HEADLINES Bulls rally past China Spring With his team trying to hold on to a three-point lead in the final two minutes, Bridgeport senior defensive back Kyle Parker found himself at his own goal line needing to make a play. Read More... Boyds Fleming earns 9-2A MVP honors Throughout District 9-2A play, teams could not stop Boyd quarterback and safety Tim Fleming as he led the Yellowjackets to a perfect record and the league football crown. Read More... More Football Headlines   BASKETBALL HEADLINES Lady Eagles beat Jacksboro to move to 2-0 Led by another strong defensive effort, the Decatur Lady Eagles girls basketball team picked up its second victory to start the varsity season Tuesday night. Read More... Red-hot shooting Decatur wins opening game The Decatur Eagles basketball team began the season with a hot night from outside the 3-point arc. Read More... More Basketball Headlines   VOLLEYBALL HEADLINES Smurthwaite earns birthday present No present could match the reward Decatur's Fleming Smurthwaite earned for her 18th birthday. Read More... Smurthwaite named District 5-3A MVP In the Decatur volleyball team's perfect run through District 5-3A, senior setter Fleming Smurthwaite was in the middle, setting up the attack and leading the team. Read More... More Volleyball Headlines   CROSS COUNTRY & TRACK HEADLINES Back-to-back champs The Decatur Lady Eagles are the best Class 3A cross country team in Texas again. Read More... More Cross Country & Track Headlines   ALL SPORTS HEADLINES Team makes waves with personal bests With only five swimmers, the Decatur Eagles brought home 14th from the Keller ISD meet Friday afternoon. Read More... More All Sports Headlines   BASEBALL & SOFTBALL HEADLINES DHS athlete to play in Puerto Rico Jeremy Adams, a sophomore at Decatur High School, has qualified to participate in the Coast to Coast baseball program. Read More... More Baseball & Softball Headlines     FRIDAY NIGHT RESULTS Bridgeport (7-4) 34 China Spring (9-3) 31 Friday, November 20, 2009 at Burleson Stadium More Results...   Read Sports Update...   Big Comeback Bridgeport players celebrate after knocking off China Spring 34-31 Friday night in the Class 3A Division II area round game in Burleson. Photo by Joe Duty More Photos...   RECENT VIDEOS Bridgeport vs. China Spring More Videos...   READER SUBMITTED Submitted by Dean Singleton More Photos...   SPORTS BRIEFS Paradise graduate James Hodges finished 38th at the Big XII cross country championships Oct. 31 in Columbia, Mo. Read More...   SPORTS COLUMNS Often people talk about sports building character, which I disagree with. Instead, sports reveal character. No sport to me reveals more about a person than cross country. Read More...       Copyright 2009 Wise County Messenger PO Box 149, 115 South Trinity, Decatur, Texas 76234 | 940-627-5987 | FAX 940-627-1004 | www.wcmessenger.com | webmaster@wcmessenger.com