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Sports May 13, 2009  RSS feed
KHS tracksters into second day at regional meet
     So far, the best Kilgore finisher has been senior Shaun Edwards, who earned third place, a bronze medal, in the high jump.
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Sulphur Springs ends Kilgore's season
Lady Bulldogs shut out, 10-0, but young lineup should mean more postseason games
      The 2009 Kilgore High School softball season came to an end on Monday night in a little bit of an uncharacteristic fashion: without a bang. The Lady Bulldogs lost at home to Sulphur Springs, 10-0, finishing the UIL Class 4A bi-district playoff series with Sulphur winning both games (SS won game one last week at their home field).
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It's KHS-Bobcats (again)
Hallsville wins UIL appeal, qualifies for playoffs; will host Bulldogs Thursday
      The Kilgore-Hallsville baseball playoff series that was on, then off, is back on again, and it's a winner-take-all one-game series. The Bulldogs will visit Hallsville on Thursday at 7 p.m., but the winner of that one game will advance to the second round of the UIL Class 4A playoffs.
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LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF
      TRACK & FIELD Regionals ongoing; Sabine's begin Friday The UIL Region II Track & Field Championships, being held at the University of North Texas in Denton and with several competitors from Kilgore High School, began on Tuesday and was to continue today.
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Current and former Pump Jacks rolling
Taylor's team makes NJCAA series; McCrory & E-R conference champs
      It's that time of year when fans cheer their favorite team to a regular season crown, a conference tournament title, and, if the stars align right, a national championship. It's also that time of year when players creep to the top step of the dugout, watching every pitch, eagerly awaiting that one moment when they can celebrate in a way only players can: a dogpile.
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TWO MORE LADY RANGERS MOVING ON!
     Courtesy photos from Kilgore College Two more Kilgore College sophomores — Ashley Ferrell of Fort Worth (left) and Sylvia Hoffman of Arlington (below) — have signed letters of intent to continue their education and their basketball careers together. The girls will move on to LSU-Shreveport, and KC head women's basketball coach Roy Thomas was pleased to announce both on Monday. Hoffman and Ferrell were key components of a Lady Rangers team that reached the Region XIV Conference women's tournament finals, falling to Trinity Valley and falling just short of making the national tournament. The 23-win season, Thomas' third as head coach, was Kilgore College's best since 2000. Ferrell and Hoffman join teammates Denetra Kellum and Janae Henderson, who signed with North Texas and with Fort Smith (Ark.) last week.
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Sabine's Strange signs with NE
RODEO
      Katy Strange, who hopes to become a nurse, signed a letter of intent Monday to attend Northeast Texas Community College on a rodeo scholarship. The Sabine high School senior is the daughter of Cheryl and Mark Strange. She won the high school state championship in break-away roping and also qualified for nationals in barrel racing and goat-tying.
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KILGORE SOCCER ASSOCIATION REPORT
      EDITOR'S NOTE: This report is from the ongoing spring season of the Kilgore Soccer Association (KSA), which plays its games on Saturday mornings at the youth sports complex soccer fields out on Highway 135.
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