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| Team makes waves with personal bests |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
| With only five swimmers, the Decatur Eagles brought home 14th from the Keller ISD meet Friday afternoon. |
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| Rodeo Results for November 7 |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
| Decatur freshman Parker Slate won the rookie cowboy award for a fifth time this year at the high school rodeo Nov. 7. |
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| Chico to discuss athletic directors job |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, November 15, 2009 |
| After eight seasons, Athletic Director Pete Hart and the Chico school district could be parting ways. |
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| Raasch finds winning stroke |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, November 8, 2009 |
| Decatur sophomore Hayley Raasch brought home the Eagles swim team's lone victory Thursday at the Fort Worth ISD Double Dual meet at the Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center. |
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| Cude wins age group in half-marathon |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 5, 2009 |
| David Cude of Decatur won the 16-19 men's age group at the Dallas Running Club Half-Marathon at White Rock Lake in Dallas Sunday. |
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| Decatur cowboys place in rodeo |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, November 1, 2009 |
| Members of the Decatur rodeo team competed in high school rodeos the past two weekends. |
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| UIL to split Class 2A |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
| The Class 2A football rivals in Wise County could be split up in February. |
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| DHSs Raasch makes splash |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, October 25, 2009 |
| Hayley Raasch swam to a pair of victories in the first meet of the season for Decatur Tuesday at the Keller ISD natatorium. |
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| Schools turn in numbers to UIL |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
| The countdown and anticipation for the University Interscholastic League biennial realignment is under way. |
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| Stroke of genius |
| Decatur's Drew Jones shows natural talent for the game of golf |
| By Denny Deady | Published Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
| His freckled face lights up when he smiles, which is most of the time. His reddish blonde hair, in an Ian Kinsler cut (minus the curls) peers out from beneath his cap. At 5'3" he is tall for his age, but on a golf course dominated by grown men and women, he draws attention for his small stature. |
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| Runners complete Sarahs Cure 5K |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
| Runners took to the streets of Decatur Saturday morning for the Sarah's Cure 5K. The following are results: |
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| Decatur team brings home six awards |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
| Decatur rodeo team results for Oct. 9-11 are as follows: |
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| Scarbrough wins playoff for Bay championship |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
| Danny Scarbrough won a three-way playoff on the first hole to capture the 2009 club championship at The Club at Runaway Bay Oct. 10-11. |
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| Decatur team wins most points |
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| By Phil Major | Published Sunday, October 11, 2009 |
| Tyler Lisby and Parker Slate won team roping, and Decatur's rodeo team won the most points at the Oct. 2-4 North Texas High School Rodeo Association competition at Saginaw. |
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| Decatur brings home some wins |
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| By Phil Major | Published Sunday, September 27, 2009 |
| The following are results from the Decatur High School rodeo team at the NTHSRA rodeo in Saginaw this past weekend: |
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| Decatur teen wins world Quarter Horse title |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, August 6, 2009 |
| For the third time in five weeks a Wise County cowgirl has won a national crown. |
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| Shoppa is shining at nationals |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, July 26, 2009 |
| Kristin Shoppa. Get used to that name because she is quickly make waves on the national rodeo circuit, and she is back at it this week. The Decatur girl finished sixth in barrel racing in the first go at the 61st annual National High School Rodeo Association's finals in Farmington, N.M., this week. There are 165 high school barrel racers from as far away as Australia and Canada. Shoppa was to run her second go Friday morning. |
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| Decatur maintains elite status |
| Eagles rule the nest but Alvord and Bridgeport are closing the gap |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, July 26, 2009 |
| Last year Decatur won just two district championships in the 10 main sports but managed to win the 2008-2009 Wise County Cup. Their dominance was threatened this year when the football team failed to make the playoffs for the first time in six years and the softball team endured its first losing season this decade. |
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| Quest accomplished |
| Local competitive swim team makes waves in The Colony |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, July 23, 2009 |
| With nearly four months of practice behind them, the Decatur Quest Aquatics competitive swim team had high expectations going into Long Course Meters Swimming Championship Meet in The Colony on Saturday. Consider the event a huge splash for a group of talented swimmers from throughout Wise County as dozens of spectacular times were recorded. |
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| Hall of Honor induction |
| Ceremony is bittersweet for longtime coach |
| By Denny Deady | Published Sunday, July 19, 2009 |
| Ronnie Gage was just 13 when he lost his dad. He turned to his coaches for guidance and they became the greatest male influences on his life. |
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| China Spring (9-3) |
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| Friday, November 20, 2009 |
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| NEW BOUNDARIES - The Decatur School Board last night approved new elementary attendance boundaries to take effect with the opening of the district's third elementary next fall. Generally, areas on the west side of the district are zoned into Rann Elementary, areas on the east side of the district are zoned into Carson Elementary and southern areas of the district including much of the downtown area of Decatur are zoned into Young Elementary. See Sunday's Messenger for a detailed map of the new boundaries. |
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| 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 |
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