Bulldogs fall short in Mesquite
Ennis gets big first half, holds off Kilgore for postseason win; 'Dogs finish season
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
      MESQUITE — Both Kilgore High School and Ennis High School scored in the first three minutes of Friday night's UIL Class 4A Division 2 area playoff game. Unfortunately for Kilgore, the Ennis Lions had just a bit more firepower in this contest.
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Daingerfield ends West Rusk's season in the second round
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL/ UIL CLASS 2A DIVISION 2 AREA PLAYOFFS
By WILLIAM TEMPLEMAN Special to the News Herald
      GLADEWATER — A magical football season for the West Rusk High School Raiders ended here at Jack Murphy Stadium on Friday night to a Daingerfield team that might just be talented enough to go very,
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Not your dad's Niners
Barber, Cowboys try to avoid upset by once-proud now downtrodden team, led by hall-of-famer Singletary
      IRVING (AP) — As the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers prepare to meet today, folks in both locker rooms might be saying, "Remember the Rams." OK, so it's not the most original thing. But it sure is apt. And the twist is that the rallying cry means opposite things to each team.
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Leverett's Chapel bows out with playoff loss to Star
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL/ UIL SIX-MAN DIVISION 2 REGIONAL PLAYOFFS
By REV. EDWIN FINDLEY and BARBARA BAKER Special to the News Herald
      RIO VISTA — The Leverett's Chapel Lions, making their first-ever appearance in the UIL Six-Man playoffs, stumbed to Star, 101-56, in the six-man Division 2 regional game here Friday night. The weather was cold and the sky was clear, but the Lions are still seeing Stars. Turnovers changed the game. Six turnovers and three score off of them, and the game was on ice.
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Experienced Cardinals dominating foes early
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
By JASON HEFFNER Special to the News Herald
      It's very, very early in the 2008-09 basketball season, but hopefully for Sabine High School fans, the school's varsity boys basketball team is just giving a preview of what is to come.
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      TAKE THE SHOT — Kilgore College sophomore Troy Cage (12), a guard from Baton Rouge, La., puts up a shot against Cedar Valley.
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LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF
      BASKETBALL KC teams in action Tuesday The Kilgore College basketball teams were both to face Panola College here at Masters Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, following the Sunday-edition deadline for the Kilgore News Herald.
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Evaluation camp at Blinn to be Dec. 13
BASEBALL
From special reports
      Lone Star Athletics will conduct its 19th annual baseball evaluation camp at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas December 13-14. The camp is designed to educate the athlete and parents on how to enhance their chances of playing college baseball.
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WHAT'S CAUSING ALL THIS?
'Dogs have no reason at all to hang their heads
By MITCH LUCAS
      It was a tough way to go out, no question. Kilgore fell to Ennis at Mesquite on Friday night, and Ennis moves on to face Rockwall Heath in the next round of the Class 4A playoffs. There's nothing like the exhillheration of playing in an important game.
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