| Cross Country Headlines |
| Back-to-back champs |
| Lady Eagles win second straight state title |
| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
| The Decatur Lady Eagles are the best Class 3A cross country team in Texas again. |
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| Sutton picks kindness over clock |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
| In her final high-school cross country race, Decatur's Sutton Young captured a state title and also won the hearts of many fans. |
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| Tough in 2A |
| Alvord places 11th, Mark finishes 40th |
| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
| Against the state's best Class 2A runners, the Alvord Lady Bulldogs brought home an 11th-place finish. |
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| Slidells Staub just misses medal |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
| At the end of a two-mile race, only a few steps meant the difference in getting a spot on the medal stand and an 11th-place finish for Slidell's Allie Staub Saturday. |
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| Mark, Alvord advance to state |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| Until the final 600 meters Saturday, the girls Class 2A race at the Region II cross country meet was a challenge between District 9-2A rivals - Brock's Kamy Cole and Boyd's Katie Mark. |
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| Galloway captures gold |
| Lady Eagles finish second at regionals |
| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| Hanna Galloway spent the first mile-and-a-half Saturday on the Mae Simmons Park course in Lubbock biding her time. |
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| Eagles finish sixth at regionals |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| The season came to a close Saturday for the Decatur Eagles cross country team at the Region I meet at Lubbock's Mae Simmons Park. |
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| Texans, Lady Texans close season in Lubbock |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| The Northwest Texans boys cross country team brought home a sixth-place finish in the tough Class 5A Region I race Saturday at Lubbock's Mae Simmons Park. |
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| Paradise runner falls short |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| Nearing the finish Saturday in the Class 2A boys race at the Region II championships, Paradise senior Gavin Von Heuvel was in a fight to keep his career going. |
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| Staub advances to state |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| Slidell's Allie Staub is headed to Round Rock to run in the Class A state cross country race Saturday. |
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| Course to put runners to test |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 5, 2009 |
| The Decatur boys and girls cross country teams have to clear one last hurdle to earn a trip to Round Rock and the University Interscholastic League Championships Nov. 14. |
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| Lady Texans take third |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, November 1, 2009 |
| The muddy course that squished water with every step didn't bother Northwest freshman Rachel Riggs Thursday afternoon. |
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| Northwest earns regional bid |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, November 1, 2009 |
| Through the first mile, Northwest's Troy Taylor matched each squishy step of Keller Central's Nathan Parker Thursday afternoon. |
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| Slidell teams win district |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, November 1, 2009 |
| The Slidell boys and girls cross country teams captured titles Wednesday at the District 18-A meet in Saint Jo. |
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| Lady Eagles race to district win |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, November 1, 2009 |
| The Decatur Lady Eagles cross country team took its first step toward repeating as Class 3A state champions Wednesday, claiming the 5-3A title. |
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| Decatur falls to Burkburnett in district meet |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, November 1, 2009 |
| Last year, the Decatur Eagles cross country team edged out a one-point victory over Burkburnett to claim the District 5-3A title. |
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| First to make her Mark |
| Boyd runner captures 9-2A title |
| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
| As Boyd's Katy Mark neared the finish line Monday, she kept in mind the advice her father gave her in elementary school. |
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| Panthers earn region bid |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
| Several minutes after the District 9-2A boys race at Joe Wheeler Park in Decatur, the members of the Paradise Panthers cross country team started an equally heated race to see who could reach their coach, Lynn Cook, first to celebrate the regional berth. |
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| Decatur runs with big boys, girls |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
| In their final tuneup for the District 5-3A meet, the Decatur girls and boys cross country teams held their own against some of the top Class 5A teams in North Texas Saturday. |
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| Texans take fourth at meet |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
| The Northwest Texans cross country team took fourth at the Rick Neil Invitational Saturday at Lake Park in Lewisville. |
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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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