Archive for 'Cross Country'
Decatur boys ranked No. 1
Posted on 22. Aug, 2012 by Richard Greene.
After a pair of trips to the state meet and with their top seven runners returning, the Decatur Eagles begin the season ranked No. 1 in Class 3A. The Eagles were picked atop the Cross Country Coaches Association of Texas poll released this week. The Eagles’ new District 9-3A rival Sanger was third. In the [...]
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Slidell finishes 12th in Class A
Posted on 12. Nov, 2011 by Richard Greene.
The Slidell Greyhounds took 12th in the Class A race in their return trip to the University Interscholastic League cross country championships Saturday in Round Rock. Slidell finished with 301 points. Boys Ranch won the state title with 72. Dylan Carnes led the Greyhounds, finishing 72nd in 19:38 on the 5K course at Old Settlers [...]
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Lady Bulldogs take fourth
Posted on 12. Nov, 2011 by Richard Greene.
In their first trip to state in two seasons, the Alvord Lady Bulldogs picked up a fourth-place finish in the Class 2A race Saturday. The Lady Bulldogs finished with 125 points at the University Interscholastic League’s cross country championships in Round Rock. Spearman claimed the state title with 88. Melissa took second with 97. East [...]
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Eagles finish fifth
Posted on 12. Nov, 2011 by Richard Greene.
The Decatur Eagles moved up four spots from last year, taking fifth Saturday in the Class 3A race at the University Interscholastic League’s cross country championships in Round Rock. Decatur finished with 151 points. Kaufman won the state title with 61. The Eagles finished ninth at the state meet in 2010. Decatur was led by [...]
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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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Texans post second-place finish
Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by Richard Greene.
Behind senior Troy Taylor and several underclassmen, the Northwest Texans Thursday reserved their spot in the Nov. 5 Class 5A Region I race. The Texans took second at the District 7-5A cross country championships at Grapevine’s Oak Grove Park with 75 points. Southlake Carroll won the meet with 19, putting seven runners in the top [...]
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Lady Texans finish second at 7-5A meet
Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by Richard Greene.
With three runners in the top 10, the Northwest Lady Texans grabbed second-place Thursday at the District 7-5A meet at Grapevine’s Oak Grove Park. Northwest finished with 68 points. Southlake Carroll captured the league title with 24 points. Coppell was third, scoring 71. All three will advance to the Class 5A Region I race in [...]
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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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Eagles sweep 7-3A meet
Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by Richard Greene.
The Decatur’s Daniel Smyers and Remington May raced to the finished line Thursday afternoon at the District 7-3A meet, completing the Eagles’ clean sweep. With the two finishing fourth and fifth a second ahead of Castleberry’s Ramon Castillo, the Eagles took the top five spots to win the second straight district title with 15 points. [...]
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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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Clayton wins Assault at Eagle Summit
Posted on 17. Sep, 2011 by Richard Greene.
Decatur sophomore Taylor Clayton pushed through the mud and a wet course to defend his crown at the Assault at Eagle Summit Saturday. Clayton ran an 18:37 to win the meet laid out on the hilly Decatur High School campus for a second straight year. “I’ve got to try for the four-peat,” Clayton said. Clayton [...]
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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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Back-to-back champs; Lady Eagles win second straight state title
Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by admin.
The Decatur Lady Eagles are the best Class 3A cross country team in Texas again. Decatur claimed its second straight state title and its third since 2005 with a dominating 73-point victory at the University Interscholastic League championships at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock Saturday. Decatur finished with 57 points. Lucas Lovejoy and Argyle [...]
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Sutton picks kindness over clock
Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by admin.
In her final high-school cross country race, Decatur’s Sutton Young captured a state title and also won the hearts of many fans. Read More…
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Tough in 2A; Alvord places 11th, Mark finishes 40th
Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by admin.
Against the state’s best Class 2A runners, the Alvord Lady Bulldogs brought home an 11th-place finish. Read More…
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