New TCL team to announce nickname tomorrow
BASEBALL
From special reports
      It took 58 years after the departure of the Kilgore Drillers for a baseball franchise to return to Driller Park. In the ensuing two months, fans from across East Texas submitted suggestions for the new team's name, then anxiously waited for even a hint about the moniker.
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AWWWWW, RATS1
     Texas' Marlon Byrd (above) throws the bat down after striking out in the third inning an opening day Major League Baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Seattle. The Rangers lost the season opener, 5-2. Texas (0-1) faces the Mariners again tonight, a 9:10 p.m. Central time first-pitch.
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Diamond 'Dogs try to get back on track tonight
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL/ SOFTBALL
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
      Let's hope things go better for the Kilgore High School baseball team tonight at Marshall than they went at home on Saturday against Henderson.
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KHS golfers in fourth after day 1
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
      Coach Jimmy Williams' Kilgore High School boys golf team is in fourth place in the District 12-4A golf tournament, just one stroke, though, out of third. Kilgore shot a one-day 340 at Pine Dunes Golf Club in Frankston, one shot behind Henderson. Pine Tree's Blue team leads the tournament, however...
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Varsity, JV teams do well in tourneys
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
      The district tournament is fast approaching for the Kilgore High School varsity tennis program, and in fact, the junior varsity team was to begin their district tournament today. Both got in good work over the last week in tournaments at Corsicana and Tyler, coach Jason Maroney said.
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The 2008 season gets off to a bad start for the Rangers
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
      SEATTLE (AP) - After Erik Bedard left his Mariners' debut, the Seattle offense woke up. Adrian Beltre hit a go-ahead groundout in the sixth inning, Jose Lopez had a two-run double in the seventh and the Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 in Monday's opener.
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