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| Eagles swim team soars in Fort Worth |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, November 30, 2008 |
| The Decatur High School swimming program is only a month old, but it continues to put up veteran-type results. The Eagles' small, but talented, team stopped by Fort Worth's Wilkerson Grimes Coliseum for a quad meet against Fort Worth ISD schools. |
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| DHS swim team makes waves in big meet |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, November 23, 2008 |
| There was nothing small about the second meet ever for the Decatur High School swim team. The Eagles accounted for just 11 of the 500 entries at the Grapevine/Colleyville Invitational last weekend. |
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| Bridgeport team wins tournament |
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| By Staff | Published Thursday, November 13, 2008 |
| Joliet Johnson, the 15-month-old daughter of Tommy and Denae Johnson of Lake Bridgeport, was on hand for the Seventh Annual Our Special Heroes Golf Classic Sept. 29 at the Texas Star Golf Course in Euless, benefiting the Down Syndrome Partnership of Tarrant County. |
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| Making waves |
| Decatur delivers big in first-ever swim meet |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, November 2, 2008 |
| Decatur has been home to some talented swimmers. However, they have only been able to prove it at the summer TAAF level. That is no longer the case and the proof is in the water. |
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| Wise cowboys riding high in college |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, October 19, 2008 |
| It was a great weekend for the Weatherford College rodeo team, but even better for a few Wise County stars. Three former local high schools standouts roped top honors at Weatherford's first three rodeos. |
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| Cooper simply too Tuf at River City Roundup |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, October 2, 2008 |
| Tuf Cooper is going to have to update his MySpace page real soon. His bio on the Internet friends site lists earnings of "$45,000-$60,000," and that is just since last summer. |
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| Putting right along |
| Northwest boys go nuts at Pecan Valley |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, September 28, 2008 |
| Northwest coach Mark Wendel knew the chances of his boys golf team doing well last weekend were not so great considering the circumstance. |
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| Coaching carousel |
| Athletes will see many new faces this fall |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, August 10, 2008 |
| This was an unusually busy summer for area athletic directors. Nearly a dozen head coaching positions had to be filled in the busiest offseason hiring craze so far this decade. |
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| Demases earns top 20 finish at nationals |
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| By Denny Deady | Published Sunday, August 3, 2008 |
| Wise County sent four contestants to the National High School Finals Rodeo in Farmington, N.M., a week ago and although none of the four was satisfied with their performance, tie down roper Chris Demases of Boyd came home with an 11th place overall average out of 137 competitors. |
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| Decatur wins third Wise Cup |
| Alvord, Paradise close the gap on DHS' dominance |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, August 3, 2008 |
| The athletes of Decatur High School proved this year that even in a "down" year their program is the most successful in Wise County. Despite winning just two district championships this year, Decatur for the sixth year in a row won the Wise County Cup title. |
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| A helping Hand |
| Chico hires former Decatur coach to rebuild program |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, July 24, 2008 |
| Chico athletic director Pete Hart did not have to look far to get a new volleyball coach. He interviewed Brent Hand a little more than a week ago and on Thursday the school board approved hiring the 31-year-old coach. |
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| State splash |
| More than a dozen local swimmers qualify for state championships |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, July 24, 2008 |
| It's sure to be a wet and wild weekend in San Antonio as hundreds of pool sharks will be invading the Palo Alto College Natatorium searching for gold. Wise County will be a part of the action as 13 members of the AquaRACERS competitive swim team will be on hand for the 2008 Texas Amateur Athletic Federation's swimming state championships. |
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| National spotlight |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, July 20, 2008 |
| Gymnasts from Tenacious Tumbling & Trampoline joined athletes from across the United States last week in Kansas City, Mo. in the biggest event in the country - the USA Gymnastics - 2008 Tumbling Trampoline Junior Olympic Championships. |
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| AquaRACERS make a splash in Denton |
| Regional and state finals are up next for local standouts |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, July 10, 2008 |
| The Fit N Wise AquaRACERS swim team made the short trip to Denton last week for its final tune-up meet of the summer before the competition really heats up. The group did not disappoint first-year coach Nancy Wendell as her large group returned to Wise County with dozens of medals for their performances. |
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| No horsing around |
| Wise rodeo stars shine bright at state finals |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, June 29, 2008 |
| Another year of rodeo has galloped on by and with it came several standout performances in the state's biggest event for high school competitors. More than a dozen Wise County cowboys and cowgirls qualified for the Texas High School Rodeo Association's state championships last weekend in Abilene. |
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| Smalltown boy bucks title in Dallas |
| Decatur's Mike Lee conquers three bulls in winning second PBR event |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
| Decatur bullrider Mike Lee might be from a small town, but he isn't afraid of the city spotlight. He proved that over the weekend when he flew to yet another title at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. |
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| Youth sports camps |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, June 22, 2008 |
| Chico High School will be hosting several youth camps this summer. All forms and information can be found on the Chico ISD Web site www.chicodragons.org. All camps are open to kids who just completed the listed grade requirements. |
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| Greever steps down after successful run |
| Boyd starts over in search for girls basketball coach |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, June 19, 2008 |
| Wise County has lost several successful coaches in recent weeks. Boyd girls basketball coach Arnold Parker left for Northwest after nine regional appearances, and Alvord coach Curtis Enis was reassigned last week after winning two state championships in cross country as well as turning the basketball and track programs into state powers. |
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| Youth Camps |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, June 15, 2008 |
| Decatur coach Claire Rose has set this year's Lady Eagle Volleyball camp for June 16-20 at the high school. The camp for girls who have are beginning grades 3-6 will run from 8-11 a.m., and for those who are beginning grades 7-9 will run from noon-3 p.m. For more information, call Rose at (214) 418-6678. |
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| Alvord coach reassigned |
| Enis' duties reduced to newly-formed tennis program |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, June 12, 2008 |
| Alvord ISD, in a surprise move last week, reassigned longtime girls coach Curtis Enis. The decision was announced after school was released last Friday when his three coaching positions were posted on a coaching Web site on graduation day. |
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| BATTLE PLAN - County Judge Bill McElhaney has called a special meeting of Wise County Commissioners for Thursday afternoon to discuss how to oppose the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's planned addition of Wise County to the nine-county Metroplex "non-attainment" zone for air quality. Judge McElhaney said he will also invite the county's mayors, economic development corporation chairmen, city managers and industry representatives to the meeting set for 1:30 p.m. at the Wise County Law Enforcement Center. |
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| Jose Tovar (55) hoists the hardware while teammates Erick Serafin (76) and the rest of the team celebrate a 31-28 Come-from-behind 31-28 victory over Monahans. |
| Photo by Joe Duty |
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