| Baseball Headlines |
| DHS athlete to play in Puerto Rico |
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| By Phil Major | Published Thursday, October 8, 2009 |
| Jeremy Adams, a sophomore at Decatur High School, has qualified to participate in the Coast to Coast baseball program. |
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| Barlow to play in Puerto Rico next summer |
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| By Staff | Published Sunday, September 6, 2009 |
| Decatur High School sophomore Cody Barlow will represent the United States and Decatur as a member of Coast to Coast Baseball in Puerto Rico next summer, July 4-10. |
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| Saving their best for last |
| Local 14-and-under team starts slow, finishes strong to win World Series |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, August 9, 2009 |
| It appeared as if the pressure and the heat at the Super Series World Series Tournament in Waco would bring an early end to the Wise County Wolverines' 14-and-under baseball team. The talented bunch lost two of its three games in pool play and were seeded low going into bracket play. |
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| Done deal |
| Barnhill is back in the game as she signs with Ole Miss |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, July 30, 2009 |
| A month after demanding and receiving her release from the University of Texas, softball standout Brittany Barnhill has landed a new gig. The pitcher took an official visit to the University of Mississippi over the weekend and sealed the deal before returning home Monday. |
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| 2009 All Wise County Baseball Team |
| Player of the Year: Brennan Moore |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, July 12, 2009 |
Numbers don't lie
46 - Runs scored (team high, and 17 more than second-highest finisher)
18 - Doubles (team and county high)
4 - Triples (team high)
5 - Home runs (team high)
48 - Base hits (team high)
.466 - Batting average (second highest)
23 - Runs batted in (second most) |
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| Player Of The Year |
| Delivering under pressure is nothing new for county's top player |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, July 5, 2009 |
While most teenage girls spent last summer working, traveling or even tanning, Rachel McKinley of Chico spent her entire vacation doing what most would never consider - enduring the rigors of boot camp.
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| Barnhill throws Texas a curve ball |
| Former Northwest standout transfers after successful season |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, June 25, 2009 |
| As a sophomore in one of the top softball programs in the country at the University of Texas, Brittany Barnhill picked up where she left off in high school and led the team in wins, strikeouts and earned-run-average while playing in 46 games this season. |
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| Andrews hitters are too much for Decatur |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, June 4, 2009 |
| Down a game in the best-of-three series against the Andrews Mustangs in the Class 3A, Region 1 semifinals, the Decatur boys' baseball team looked to even the series Saturday in Abilene. Unfortunately, it was the Mustangs' bats that came alive as Andrews throttled Decatur, 9-2. |
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| No Bueno |
| Andrews relief pitcher silences Decatur to lift Mustangs to 11-7 victory |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, May 31, 2009 |
| Up against the most lethal batting order it has faced all season, Decatur High School baseball coach Chris Carter knew his team would need to drum up some runs to keep pace with Andrews Thursday night. |
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| A thorn in the Rose |
| Tompkins blasts three homers in final game to send Eagles to regional semifinals |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
| Decatur pitcher Justin Tompkins has played like a man amongst boys while on the mound this season. The senior righty has pitched several gems to help keep the season alive in playoff wins over Burnet and Glen Rose. |
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| Area champions |
| DHS pitcher Justin Tompkins escapes 7th-inning jam to seal the deal |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, May 24, 2009 |
| Pressure reached an all-time high Tuesday night in the area championship baseball game between the Decatur Eagles and the Burnet Bulldogs at Summit High School in Mansfield. With the bases loaded for Burnet and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Decatur pitcher Justin Tompkins forced the final ground-out to cap a nine-strikeout, six-hit outing that gave the Eagles a 5-3 victory and a spot in the Class 3A regional quarterfinals. |
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| Bridgeport goes down quietly |
| Glen Rose holds Bulls to one hit in final six innings for 6-1 victory |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 21, 2009 |
| Bridgeport coach John Ward knew his team was going to face one of the best pitcher had faced all year in Monday night's playoff game against Glen Rose. However, the Bulls came out swinging against the district champions to get the bulk of their hits and runs in the first inning. |
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| Too much to handle |
| Paradise goes the distance but can't slow down Pilot Point |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 21, 2009 |
| The Paradise High School baseball team had everything it needed to be successful this year. It enjoyed steady pitching, clutch hitting throughout the order and played well defensively in district to nab one of the three playoff spots. |
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| Wild West |
| Sissies go down quietly in area championship game |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, May 17, 2009 |
| The Bridgeport High School softball team survived a brutal district race to earn the third and final playoff spot. However, the group found out Thursday night that the postseason is a bigger monster. |
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| Mission possible |
| Alvord upsets Aubrey to earn first ever playoff win |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 14, 2009 |
| Alvord High School has fielded one of the most successful girls athletic programs in Wise County this decade. The cross country and track teams are consistently competing at the state level and the basketball team has rarely missed the playoffs. |
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| Eagles hold off Celina |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 14, 2009 |
| The Decatur High School baseball team picked up where it left off two weeks ago when it defeated Bridgeport and Vernon within 24 hours to win the District 5-3A championship. |
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| Chico strikes out in playoff return |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 14, 2009 |
| A two-week break because of the swine flu scare and one of the best pitchers it had seen all year was not a good combination for the Chico High School softball team when it faced Ponder. |
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| Windthorst sneaks by Paradise |
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| By Robert Morgan | Published Thursday, May 14, 2009 |
| If the Paradise High School baseball team wants to make some noise in the state playoffs, it will need to play defense like it did Friday against state-ranked Windthorst. |
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| Back in business |
| Back in business |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, May 10, 2009 |
| The good news for Decatur, Paradise and Bridgeport high schools is that they will be representing Wise County in the state playoffs this year. The not so good news is that all three have been waiting out the swine flu scare before returning to the diamond and have not played a game in two weeks since wrapping up district play. |
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| Play ball |
| UIL changes start date for playoffs again |
| By Robert Morgan | Published Sunday, May 10, 2009 |
| The University Interscholastic League decided Wednesday that the first round of the state softball playoffs is to be completed by May 12 after suspending all play because of the swine flu scare. Based on Texas Education Agency and Department of State Health Services recommendations that all schools across the state of Texas reopen, the UIL rescinded its suspension of all interscholastic competitions and said teams could resume play last Thursday. |
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| Friday, November 20, 2009 |
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| NEW BOUNDARIES - The Decatur School Board last night approved new elementary attendance boundaries to take effect with the opening of the district's third elementary next fall. Generally, areas on the west side of the district are zoned into Rann Elementary, areas on the east side of the district are zoned into Carson Elementary and southern areas of the district including much of the downtown area of Decatur are zoned into Young Elementary. See Sunday's Messenger for a detailed map of the new boundaries. |
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| Decatur Girls Cross Country Team, Class 3A champs |
| Photo by Joe Duty |
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