Archive for 'Decatur Lady Eagles'
Lady Eagles finish third in Class 3A
Posted on 12. Nov, 2011 by Richard Greene.
The Decatur Lady Eagles kept their spot on the podium Saturday afternoon. The Lady Eagles finished third with 131 points in the Class 3A race at the University Interscholastic League cross country championships in Round Rock. Lucas Lovejoy claimed a second straight state title with 38. La Vernia took second with 67. The Lady Eagles’ [...]
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Wylie ends Lady Eagles’ season again
Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by Richard Greene.
By Richard Greene The Decatur Lady Eagles’ season hit a dead end Tuesday for a second straight season against the Abilene Wylie Lady Wildcats. Behind strong defense at the net and the hitting of sophomore Layne Little, Wylie dispatched of the Lady Eagles in three games to win the Class 3A Region I quarterfinal. Wylie [...]
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Decatur ready for rematch with Wylie
Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by Richard Greene.
By Richard Greene Last November, Abilene Wylie Lady Wildcats brought a close to the most successful season for the Decatur Lady Eagles’ volleyball program. The Lady Eagles’ seniors entered Tuesday’s showdown of state-ranked programs in the Class 3A Region I quarterfinal in Graham determined to not let Wylie put a close to their high school [...]
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Decatur clinches second area crown
Posted on 03. Nov, 2011 by Richard Greene.
By Richard Greene With the Decatur Lady Eagles on the verge of clinching a second straight area crown Thursday, the ball came to Kortney Tompkins near the net. For the second straight year, the outside hitter slammed the ball past defenders to seal the victory and send the Lady Eagles (38-5) back to the Class [...]
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Decatur takes down Class 2A’s No. 1 Brock
Posted on 31. Oct, 2011 by Richard Greene.
The Decatur Lady Eagles shook off a slow start to take down the top-ranked team in Class 2A, the Brock Lady Eagles, Monday night in their playoff warm-up match. Behind the blocking of setter Joey Redwine and hitting of freshman Caroline Lowery, Decatur beat Brock in four games, 22-25, 26-24, 25-11, 27-25. Decatur, which swept [...]
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Lady Eagles win eighth straight district title
Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by Richard Greene.
Decatur seniors Natalie Neighbors, Zuleima Palomo, Bianca Morrison and Veronica Torres made it a perfect 4-for-4 Thursday as the Lady Eagles captured the District 7-3A title. Decatur took three of top five spots to win the program’s eighth straight league title with 26 points. Castleberry finished second with 51. Bridgeport nabbed third and a regional [...]
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Decatur finishes perfect run
Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by Richard Greene.
Senior Kortni Robinson spiked the ball to the floor of Decatur gym Tuesday, putting an exclamation mark to another perfect district run for the Decatur Lady Eagles. Decatur beat District 7-3A rival Bridgeport 25-7, 25-9, 25-13 to complete a perfect 10-0 run through the league without dropping a game. It was the Lady Eagles’ second [...]
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Lady Eagles extend streak
Posted on 04. Oct, 2011 by Richard Greene.
The Decatur Lady Eagles extended their winning district streak to 28 matches Tuesday with a sweep of Mineral Wells. The Lady Eagles won 25-13, 25-9, 25-9. Decatur has also won 44 straight district games, dating back to October 2009.
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Neighbors takes second at Summit
Posted on 17. Sep, 2011 by Richard Greene.
Nicole Neighbors couldn’t chase down the Hockaday’s Jackie Choucair, but came away with second place Saturday at the Assault at Eagle Summit. The Decatur freshman ran a 13:03 on the hilly two-mile course at Decatur High School. She finished 11 seconds behind Choucair. “That was the hardest course I’ve ever ran,” Neighbors said. “I ran [...]
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Lady Eagles win tourney
Posted on 10. Sep, 2011 by Richard Greene.
The Decatur Lady Eagles swept Nocona in two games Saturday to win the Nocona Tournament. Kortney Tompkins earned the MVP. Joey Redwine and Amanda Delka made the all-tournament team. Decatur beat Bowie, Windthorst and Holliday to reach the championship match. The third-ranked Lady Eagles will play Nocona at home Tuesday. They will play host to [...]
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Lovejoy edges Lady Eagles at Marcus
Posted on 03. Sep, 2011 by Richard Greene.
In their first showdown of the fall, defending Class 3A champion Lovejoy narrowly edged the Decatur Lady Eagles at the Marcus I Invitational cross country meet Saturday at Denton’s North Lakes Park. Lovejoy finished eighth in the 5A race with 247 points. Decatur was ninth with 254 points. Southlake Carroll won the event with 34 [...]
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No. 3 Lady Eagles sweep Graham
Posted on 30. Aug, 2011 by Richard Greene.
Playing their first home match since the opening week of the season, the Decatur Lady Eagles swept the Graham Lady Blues Tuesday night. The third-ranked Lady Eagles, who lost in three to Graham last season returned favor, winning 25-9, 25-12, 27-25. Kortney Tompkins put down 12 kills and made 15 digs. Annelise Carpenter added nine [...]
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Lady Eagles win opener
Posted on 09. Aug, 2011 by Richard Greene.
Led by 12 kills from senior outside hitter Kortney Tompkins, the Decatur Lady Eagles stormed past Wichita Falls Rider Tuesday in the season opener. The Lady Eagles won in three games, 25-21, 25-17, 25-19 at Decatur High School Gym. Senior setter Joey Redwine recorded 25 assists along with five aces. Decatur controlled the net throughout, [...]
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Wylie, Little ends Lady Eagles’ run
Posted on 22. Feb, 2011 by Richard Greene.
By Richard Greene A Little problem was a major problem for the Decatur Lady Eagles Tuesday night in the Class 3A Region I quarterfinal. The Lady Eagles never found a way to slow down Abilene Wylie’s Peyton Little in a 62-37 loss at Tarleton State University’s Wisdom Gym in Stephenville. Little poured in 34 points, [...]
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Lady Eagles capture area crown
Posted on 18. Feb, 2011 by Richard Greene.
By Richard Greene With a golden basketball trophy tucked under her arm, Decatur’s Macie Dane tried to fight back tears as she walked off the court Friday. “I’m so happy and I’m trying not to cry,” she said. Minutes before, the Decatur senior hit two clutch fourth-quarter three-pointers that paved the way for the Lady [...]
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