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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Texas Tech’s Saul among inductees
The Texas State Hall of Fame has announced the 2015 class of inductees into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame.
The class features the following people: Tracy Saul of Texas Tech, Norm DeBriyn from Arkansas, Billy Ray Brown from Houston, Baylor’s Thomas Everett, Ricky Pierce of Rice, Kyle O’Brien Stevens of Southern Methodist, Darrell Browder from Texas Christian, Anjanette Kirkland of Texas A&M and Carlette Guidry White from the University of Texas.
Sponsored by the TSHOF, the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame induction ceremony and luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 5 at the Doubletree by Hilton in downtown Dallas.
Visit www.tshof.org/buy-tickets to reserve event tickets.
The Southwest Conference Hall of Fame is one of four separate halls of fame housed within the TSHOF, including the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame and the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame.
Thomas Everett played defensive back at Baylor with 12 interceptions and 325 tackles before going to the National Football League for a nine-year career.
Billy Ray Brown won the NCAA Division I championship as a freshman, and was tied for third at the 1990 United States Open.
Pierce played basketball at Rice, where he scored 1,847 points in three years before playing 16 seasons for eight National Basketball Association franchises.
Stevens was coach at Southern Methodist, and she was an All-American golfer for the Mustangs.
White was a 23-time All-American as an outstanding sprinter and jumper on the Longhorns’ women’s track and field team.
Kirkland was the most decorated female athlete in Texas A&M history as an eight-time All-American.
She specialized in hurdles for the Aggies.
Browder was a standout basketball player at Texas Christian, averaging 16.1 points per game. He was a first-time all-SWC selection three times.
Saul played for Texas Tech for four years, finishing with 317 tackles and 25 interceptions as both a safety and cornerback for the Red Raiders. He was a consensus all-SWC player all four years as a player.
Texas Sports Hall of Fame. (Photo provided by the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, used with permission)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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