TEXAS COLLEGIATE LEAGUE BASEBALL
Pump Jacks sign two more
From pumpjacksbaseball.com
      The East Texas Pump Jacks bolstered their lineup with Wednesday's announcement that the team has signed two more hitters for the 2009 season. The Pump Jacks added outfielder Mike Petello, a redshirt sophomore at Scottsdale Community College, and Kyle Frasard, a junior infielder from Texas Wesleyan.
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ROTARIANS GOLFING FOR A GREAT CAUSE
     Photo by Lester Murray Bobby Beane (above) of Kilgore takes his tee shot on hole No. 1 at the Meadowbrook Country Club on Friday afternoon during the Rotary Club's annual golf tournament. Proceeds from this year's tournament are going to help eradicate polio from the world. The two-day, two-person scramble was to conclude on Saturday — see the results on kilgorenewsherald.com on Monday and in the News Herald's sports section on Wednesday.
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UIL shocker: All sports on hold
Swine flu precautions in place; regional track off, then on again; baseball season, softball playoffs in limbo, and nothing will resume before May 11
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
      Prudence over outbreaks of the swine flu, a potentially dangerous illness that seems to be spreading throughout North America, are forcing the governing body of Texas high school sports to mandate a hold on sporting events until May 11, it was announced on Wednesday morning.
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LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF
      BASKETBALL KHS banquet Tuesday The Kilgore High School basketball programs will hold their annual banquet this Tuesday, May 5, at 6 p.m. at the high school's cafeteria. Tickets are $10, and for more information, call the KHS athletic department offices at (903) 988-3920.
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