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Kilgore High School's soccer programs, both girls and boys, were honored for success in the recently-completed 2009 seasons. Both programs, led by coaches Amanda Farmer (in her third season) and Michael Bradshaw (in his first) made the Class 4A playoffs this season, and were recognized at the annual soccer banquet, held Thursday at the First Baptist Church fellowship hall. The banquet was sponsored and hosted by the KHS soccer booster club, and dinner was provided by Kelly Group Catering. Video highlights of both teams were shown, and junior varsity programs, coached by Alice Crocker and by Joey Pippen, were also honored. The JV boys won their district in convincing fashion. The girls varsity lost in the first round of the playoffs and the boys varsity lost in the third round to Pine Tree. Above, left: members of the girls team look are all smiles after collecting awards. Top right: Bradshaw (center) congratulates members of the varsity boys on their first playoff run since 2005. Congratulations, Kilgore soccer! More ... Several Kilgore boys and girls track athletes have qualified for the UIL Region II Track and Field Championships, to be ran in Denton on Friday and Saturday. They are Colby Rosen (above) in both boys shot and discus; Shadow Stokes in boys discus; Raven Wiley in girls discus; Shaun Edwards in boys high jump, triple jump and as a leg of the 800 meter relay team; Lillian Gipson in girls shot; Joel Venegas in the 800 meter relay, the two-mile run and the 800 meter run; Robert Morgan in the 800 meter relay and the 400 meter dash; Chris Page in the 800 meter relay; the girls 800 meter relay team of Brianna Sanders, Eriel Harris, LaQuasha Sheffield and Andrea Ashley; the girls 400 meter relay team of Jessica Shepherd, Ashley, Sheffield and Sanders; and Sheffield in the girls long jump. See more on the track team in Wednesday's News Herald, and online this week, including results from their warm-up meets yesterday in Gladewater and White Oak. Kilgore track is coached by Kerry Strong (girls) and Phillip Lane (boys). More ... Submitted photo Belated congratulations to the Sabine Cardinals' eighth-grade football team, who went undefeated, 8-0, last season. From row, from left: Chad Hernandez, Arnold Fuentes, Austin Gray, Shelby Anderson, Blake Thompson, Blane Sinclair, Allen Faircloth, Dusty Taylor and Ashley Dukes. Second row: manager Dakota McDonald, assistant Karl Koelker, head coach Andy Bates, assistant coach Jaclyn Watson, assistant Brian Williams, manager Dylan Cook and manager Corey Odom. Third row: Maro Ortiz, Zack Parnell, Zach Martin, Hayden Zuniga, Cody Richardson, Justin Morris, Beto Mena, and Jared Streeter. Fourth row: Travis Reaves, Quade Taliaferro, Alex Sanchez, Spencer Gregory, Alvaro Castillo, Jacob Reed and Tevin Alexander. Back row: Dakota Stewart, Josh Turner, Nathan Elliot, Alfonso Aguilar, Nico Borrego, Bryan Chumley, Jay Horan and Daniel Cooley. More ... For the first time in almost two decades, the Kilgore High School boys golf team — not just one golfer, but the entire team — were competing on the regional level in Denton with the opportunity to make it to the UIL Class 4A state tournament. More ... Four Kilgore natives — now University of Texas student athletes — were a part of the festivities Monday night in Austin, honoring not only athletics or academics but both. Kilgore's own Laura Perkins, Shelby Savony, Britt Mitchell and Eddie Jones were honored as a part of the university's annual academic awards banquet, held Monday night at the Frank C. More ... They allowed Jacksonville to turn a rare triple play, had only two hits and didn't really look like a team on a six-game winning streak. But they are. And they're going to the playoffs for the seventh straight year. More ... GOLF Still a few spots left for annual Rotary tournament There are still a few spots available for the annual Kilgore Rotary Club Golf Tournament, scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Meadowbrook Country Club. The tournament has about 20 teams so far, but will register as many as possible before the 1 p.m. start on Friday. More ... EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a report from the Kilgore Boys Baseball Association (KBBA) and the Kilgore Youth Softball Association (KYSA). KBBA and KYSA game reports are submitted to the Kilgore News Herald for this article by the coaches of the respective teams. Names and data printed in the paper appear exactly as they appear on the reports. More ... |
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