| Volleyball Headlines |
| Smurthwaite earns birthday present |
| Setter signs letter to play at UCO |
| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, November 22, 2009 |
| No present could match the reward Decatur's Fleming Smurthwaite earned for her 18th birthday. |
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| Smurthwaite named District 5-3A MVP |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
| In the Decatur volleyball team's perfect run through District 5-3A, senior setter Fleming Smurthwaite was in the middle, setting up the attack and leading the team. |
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| Nocona ends Paradise run |
| Lady Indians take control of match in third game |
| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| With the score tied at 14 in game three of an even match, Paradise's Hannah Johnson laid out to save a ball and send it back over the net. |
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| Burnet grounds Lady Eagles |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| Playing the fifth-ranked volleyball team in Class 3A, Burnet coach Bethany Grissom knew it was going to take a special effort from her team to get past the Decatur Lady Eagles. |
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| Runnels serves Paradise victory |
| Lady Panthers earn first playoff win since 2003 |
| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, November 8, 2009 |
| Paradise's Hannah Runnels watched anxiously to see which way the ball she served would fall after hitting the top of the net Tuesday night. |
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| Lady Eagles set sights on area championship |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, November 5, 2009 |
| The Decatur Lady Eagles set school history this season, earning the first outright volleyball district title during a perfect 10-0 run. |
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| Selfless warrior |
| McDaniel sacrifices body for team |
| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, November 1, 2009 |
| Paradise's Candice McDaniel wears the white jersey on the court, serving as the libero for the Lady Panthers volleyball team. But the colors most associated with the job are black and blue; the hues of the bruises she's accumulated while diving recklessly after balls. |
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| Lady Eagles secure 5-3A title |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, November 1, 2009 |
| The Decatur Lady Eagles entered the season wanting to make history by winning the varsity volleyball program's first outright district title. |
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| Lady Eagles sweep Burk |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
| The Decatur varsity volleyball team closed within one match of completing the sweep of District 5-3A Friday afternoon. |
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| Paradise wins in three games |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
| The Paradise Lady Panthers closed out the District 6-2A schedule with a three-game sweep of Millsap Friday. Paradise (26-12, 10-2) won 25-16, 25-13, 25-13. |
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| Lady Panthers fall to Peaster |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, October 25, 2009 |
| The Paradise Lady Panthers' hopes of claiming the District 6-2A varsity volleyball title came to an end Tuesday night. |
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| Lady Eagles take aim at 5-3A title |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, October 25, 2009 |
| After rolling to eight straight victories to open District 5-3A play, the Decatur Lady Eagles varsity volleyball team's hopes of bringing home a league title could come down to just one match. |
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| DHS beats Sissies in four games |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Sunday, October 25, 2009 |
| The Decatur Lady Eagles remain the lone unbeaten team in District 5-3A varsity volleyball. |
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| Sissies fall to Iowa Park |
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| By Richard Greene | Published Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
| The Bridgeport Sissies had no answer for Iowa Park outside hitter Presley Gann Friday night. |
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| Chico victorious |
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| By Phil Major | Published Sunday, October 18, 2009 |
| Chico's varsity volleyball squad worked hard to win three games Tuesday and turn the tables on Jacksboro. |
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| Lady Eagles continue district dominance |
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| By Phil Major | Published Sunday, October 18, 2009 |
| Decatur continued to dominate district volleyball with a three-game sweep of Vernon Tuesday. |
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| Lady Panthers beat Brock, stay in chase |
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| By Phil Major | Published Sunday, October 18, 2009 |
| The Paradise Lady Panthers volleyball team kept its hopes alive for a District 6-2A varsity title Tuesday with a four-game victory over Brock. |
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| DHS 5-0 in district |
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| By Phil Major | Published Thursday, October 15, 2009 |
| Decatur has the lead midway through the varsity district volleyball race. |
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| Sissies drop two district games |
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| By Phil Major | Published Thursday, October 15, 2009 |
| Bridgeport dropped its two district volleyball matches last week as the varsity fell to 1-4 in the standings. |
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| Boyd falls to Chico |
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| By Phil Major | Published Thursday, October 15, 2009 |
| Chico kept Boyd winless in varsity district volleyball Friday, but the Lady Jackets did manage to win a game. |
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| China Spring (9-3) |
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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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