| Baseball Headlines |
| Digging diamonds |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, August 10, 2008 |
| Decatur baseball standout Cody Barlow is no stranger to success. He spends every summer traveling around the country playing against some of the best teams in the country. |
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| 2008 All Wise County baseball team |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, July 6, 2008 |
Player of the Year:
Colton Cangley
Decatur High School, Senior, Pitcher |
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| 2008 All Wise County Softball Team: Player of the Year |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, June 22, 2008 |
Jimmie Joe Addington
Decatur High School, Senior, Catcher
"J.J. was our leader both offensively and defensively. She called all the pitches and really worked magic with a young pitcher. She controlled the game defensively and did whatever we needed whenever we needed it. She is an outstanding player and is worthy of MVP honors."
Scott McTee
Decaur softball coach |
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| Chasing success |
| Former Boyd southpaw leads OBU to national title game |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, June 15, 2008 |
| It was not long ago that Chase Baron was terrorizing high school batters. Today, he is doing the same at the collegiate level. |
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| 'Ohhhh'lympic opportunity |
| Barnhill returns home to face U.S.A. olympic team |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, June 8, 2008 |
| 2007 Northwest High School graduate and current University of Texas pitcher Brittany Barnhill has accomplished quite a bit in her career. She shattered the state record for career strikeouts, was named all-state three times and was the 2007 Gatorade Player of the Year. |
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| Diamond awards |
| Decatur, Bridgeport land 17 post-season honors in successful season |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, June 1, 2008 |
| When it came time for the eight baseball coaches of District 8-3A to meet and vote on this year's all-district team, it was no surprise that Decatur and Bridgeport high schools were well represented. |
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| Hooked |
| Pirates ship Decatur to loss in regional semifinals |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 29, 2008 |
| Decatur baseball coach Chris Carter knew his team had to play nearly perfect baseball over the weekend to have a chance at knocking off state-ranked Lubbock Cooper. That didn't happen, but nothing came easy for the Pirates in the best-of-three series at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. |
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| Eagles leave no doubt |
| Decatur rocks Sanger with good pitching, lethal hitting |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 22, 2008 |
| Sanger baseball coach Tracy Howard told reporters after his team was eliminated by Decatur Saturday afternoon in Lake Dallas that it is hard to beat the same team four times in one season. He was making reference to his team beating the Eagles twice during the regular season before getting swept in the Class 3A regional quarterfinal series over the weekend. |
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| Softball stars |
| Alvord, Chico sluggers catch postseason honors |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, May 18, 2008 |
The Alvord and Chico high school softball teams had very similar seasons.
They were both in the thick of the playoff race until the final week of the season. |
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| Lion tamers |
| Decatur rallies in third game to upset Vernon |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 15, 2008 |
| Going into the third and deciding baseball game Saturday in Wichita Falls, there were no worries or concerns among the Decatur High School baseball players. Head coach Chris Carter and his team knew they had the offense and defense to pull off a second straight upset in the Class 3A state playoffs against Vernon. |
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| Coppell sends Northwest to an early exit |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 15, 2008 |
| Everything was going good for the Northwest High School softball team after game one of its playoff series with Coppell. The defense rarely allowed the Cowgirls on base en route to a 3-1 victory, and they were one game away from going to the regional semifinals for a fourth straight year. |
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| 'Clyde'ing with victory |
| 'Lucky' Eagles score 27 runs in playoff rout of Bulldogs |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 8, 2008 |
| While waiting for the Alvord/Peaster playoff game to finish before taking the field Friday in Mineral Wells, a member of the Clyde High School baseball coaching staff explained to one of his players that Decatur was "lucky" to be in the playoffs. He went on to explain that Decatur had to win its last game of the year to "sneak" in. |
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| Lady Texans prevail in dramatic fashion |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 8, 2008 |
| For five innings Friday night at Birdville High School, the Northwest softball team flirted with disaster. Its opportunistic offense had disappeared in the Class 5A area championship game against Arlington. |
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| Bulldogs can't keep pace with Peaster |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 8, 2008 |
| The Alvord High School baseball team cruised through district play because of a balanced attack - stellar pitching, dangerous hitting and pesky defense. |
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| Northwest gallops past Mustangs in playoff opener |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, May 4, 2008 |
| The Northwest and Carrollton Creekview softball teams finished district play on different notes. The Lady Texans lost their only 5-5A game and played just well enough to close out with a win, while the Mustangs finished strong to steal the fourth and final playoff spot in District 6-5A. |
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| Playoffs are on deck for Decatur, Alvord |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 1, 2008 |
| The season continues this week for two area high school baseball teams moving on to the state playoffs. Decatur and Alvord survived brutal district races to finish third and capture a bid to the postseason. |
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| Chico falls to playoff-bound team in finale |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, April 27, 2008 |
| Chico High School softball coach Mike May got the kind of start in District 9-2A that he had hoped for. His crew won five games and sat alone in third place going into the second half of the season. |
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| Gainesville can't slow Bridgeport |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, April 27, 2008 |
| This proved to be a challenging season for the Bridgeport High School softball team. A new coach, new pitchers and several changes on defense were just a few of the noticeable changes in this rebuilding season. |
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| Clyde silences Decatur in playoffs |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, April 27, 2008 |
| The Decatur High School softball team was the area's hottest team the last three weeks. The group beat Sanger and Argyle to move from the bottom half of the district standings to third and into the state playoffs. |
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| Going out a winner |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, April 24, 2008 |
| It was a tough year for the Boyd High School softball team. The group, nearly all seniors, grew up watching the program shine while going to the playoffs nine straight years. |
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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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