| Baseball Headlines |
| Lady Eagles go 2-4 at tourney |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, March 11, 2010 |
| Playing in the tough Frisco Tournament over the weekend against mostly 5A and 4A schools, the 3A Decatur Lady Eagles went 2-4. |
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| Injury threatened her career, but Hooks is back as Alvord's Lead Dog |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, March 7, 2010 |
Harley Hooks had a dream freshman season.
With her deep arsenal of pitches and Bulldog attitude, she led Alvord to a second-place finish in tough District 9-2A, then topped it with the softball program's first playoff victory over the tradition-rich Aubrey Lady Chaparrals. |
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| 9-2A teams ready to begin playoff race |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, March 7, 2010 |
| The battle for the District 9-2A softball title and three playoff spots will start Tuesday. |
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| Lady Dragons move to 5-1 on year |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, March 7, 2010 |
| Behind a strong performance by pitcher Malori Moss, the Chico Lady Dragons beat District 9-2A rival Peaster 5-1 Thursday night in the Perrin-Whitt Tournament. |
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| Decatur earns split at tournament |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, March 7, 2010 |
| The Decatur Eagles earned a split Thursday on the first day of the Gunter/Prosper Tournament. |
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| Decatur goes 0-4 at tournament |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, March 4, 2010 |
| The Decatur Eagles could not score a victory in four games at the North Texas Tournament of Champions over the weekend. |
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| Denison hands Lady Eagles first loss |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, March 4, 2010 |
| After starting the season 5-0, the Decatur Lady Eagles suffered their first setback Saturday at the Little Elm Tournament. |
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| Dittrich, Lady Eagles outlast Alvord |
| Senior holds Lady Bulldogs without hit |
| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, February 25, 2010 |
| After some early bad luck led to three unearned runs, Decatur pitcher Megan Dittrich kept the chill on the Alvord Lady Bulldogs' bats long enough to pick up the victory. |
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| Mother Nature slows softball start |
| Decatur, Bridgeport take diamond Tuesday for openers |
| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, February 18, 2010 |
| Mother Nature has made the past week frustrating for Decatur head softball coach Neal Hall. |
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| DHS athlete to play in Puerto Rico |
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| By Phil Major | Published Thursday, October 8, 2009 |
| Jeremy Adams, a sophomore at Decatur High School, has qualified to participate in the Coast to Coast baseball program. |
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| Barlow to play in Puerto Rico next summer |
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| By Staff | Published Sunday, September 6, 2009 |
| Decatur High School sophomore Cody Barlow will represent the United States and Decatur as a member of Coast to Coast Baseball in Puerto Rico next summer, July 4-10. |
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| Saving their best for last |
| Local 14-and-under team starts slow, finishes strong to win World Series |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, August 9, 2009 |
| It appeared as if the pressure and the heat at the Super Series World Series Tournament in Waco would bring an early end to the Wise County Wolverines' 14-and-under baseball team. The talented bunch lost two of its three games in pool play and were seeded low going into bracket play. |
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| Done deal |
| Barnhill is back in the game as she signs with Ole Miss |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, July 30, 2009 |
| A month after demanding and receiving her release from the University of Texas, softball standout Brittany Barnhill has landed a new gig. The pitcher took an official visit to the University of Mississippi over the weekend and sealed the deal before returning home Monday. |
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| 2009 All Wise County Baseball Team |
| Player of the Year: Brennan Moore |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, July 12, 2009 |
Numbers don't lie
46 - Runs scored (team high, and 17 more than second-highest finisher)
18 - Doubles (team and county high)
4 - Triples (team high)
5 - Home runs (team high)
48 - Base hits (team high)
.466 - Batting average (second highest)
23 - Runs batted in (second most) |
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| Player Of The Year |
| Delivering under pressure is nothing new for county's top player |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, July 5, 2009 |
While most teenage girls spent last summer working, traveling or even tanning, Rachel McKinley of Chico spent her entire vacation doing what most would never consider - enduring the rigors of boot camp.
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| Barnhill throws Texas a curve ball |
| Former Northwest standout transfers after successful season |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, June 25, 2009 |
| As a sophomore in one of the top softball programs in the country at the University of Texas, Brittany Barnhill picked up where she left off in high school and led the team in wins, strikeouts and earned-run-average while playing in 46 games this season. |
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| Andrews hitters are too much for Decatur |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, June 4, 2009 |
| Down a game in the best-of-three series against the Andrews Mustangs in the Class 3A, Region 1 semifinals, the Decatur boys' baseball team looked to even the series Saturday in Abilene. Unfortunately, it was the Mustangs' bats that came alive as Andrews throttled Decatur, 9-2. |
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| No Bueno |
| Andrews relief pitcher silences Decatur to lift Mustangs to 11-7 victory |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, May 31, 2009 |
| Up against the most lethal batting order it has faced all season, Decatur High School baseball coach Chris Carter knew his team would need to drum up some runs to keep pace with Andrews Thursday night. |
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| A thorn in the Rose |
| Tompkins blasts three homers in final game to send Eagles to regional semifinals |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
| Decatur pitcher Justin Tompkins has played like a man amongst boys while on the mound this season. The senior righty has pitched several gems to help keep the season alive in playoff wins over Burnet and Glen Rose. |
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| Area champions |
| DHS pitcher Justin Tompkins escapes 7th-inning jam to seal the deal |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, May 24, 2009 |
| Pressure reached an all-time high Tuesday night in the area championship baseball game between the Decatur Eagles and the Burnet Bulldogs at Summit High School in Mansfield. With the bases loaded for Burnet and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Decatur pitcher Justin Tompkins forced the final ground-out to cap a nine-strikeout, six-hit outing that gave the Eagles a 5-3 victory and a spot in the Class 3A regional quarterfinals. |
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| Bridgeport (7-5) |
23 |
| Graham (12-1) |
28 |
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| Friday, November 27, 2009 |
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| AURORA HOUSE FIRE - A couple acted quickly to rescue two dogs from inside a burning Aurora home yesterday afternoon. A two-story residence in the 400 block of Aurora Vista caught fire at approximately 4 p.m. Neighbors Scott and Patricia Gross rescued two dogs trapped inside. The owners weren't home. The fire appeared to start in the attic above the garage. Newark, Rhome, Boyd and Paradise volunteer fire departments responded. Firefighters stormed into the attic and doused the flames shooting through the roof. They prevented the fire from spreading to the rest of the home. The fire was extinguished within an hour. |
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| Decatur senior Kacie Harlan passed on an opportunity to graduate early and earned a trip to the state powerlifting meet. |
| Photo by Joe Duty |
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