Daily Progress, Jacksonville, TX Local Sports 2010-03-12T14:27:48-06:00 urn:uuid:3371cf7e-7a6a-4b49-88f5-28f64dc7b59f JHS-grad, Pate, takes over at Union Hill Progress staff reports urn:uuid:230ebcab-cf4b-45ea-8ffa-fcc97aadc0e4 2010-03-12T10:20:52-06:00 <p>Former Jacksonville High School graduate, Ryan Pate, has been named as the new athletic directior and head football coach at Union Hill High School.</p> Taylor's walk off single sends Maidens to victory Jay Neal urn:uuid:50efbcdb-1ea8-41ae-bca2-237ea6e54cde 2010-03-12T08:50:37-06:00 <p>Paityn Taylor singled up the middle, driving in courtesy runner, Alex Barrientos, from third base, in the bottom of the seventh inning to spark Jacksonville to a 9-8 non-district win over Brownsboro Thursday night.</p> Rusk’s Katon named 18-3A Outstanding Offensive Player Jay Neal urn:uuid:2660557e-c07e-496d-91b1-adc62ad26072 2010-03-11T14:58:59-06:00 <p>The Rusk Eagles have placed several players onto the recently-announced District 18-3A All-District team; highlighted by senior-guard Michael Katon being choosen as the league&#8217;s Outstanding Offensive Player.</p> Maidens take soccer field tonight urn:uuid:fa4dda00-bcb3-4de1-867d-4d3ef46442ff 2010-03-11T14:58:12-06:00 <p>Jacksonville&#8217;s Amber Brannan shoots the ball from the perimeter during a recent match against Center.</p> Bullard softball team has a rough time in Center Progress staff reports urn:uuid:ba01e434-afb5-4cb5-8662-ba5231c4bc33 2010-03-11T14:55:39-06:00 <p>Bullard found the going rough in Roughrider country (Center) late last week as the Lady Panthers lost three games in the Center Tournament.</p> Scoreboard for March 12, 2010 urn:uuid:af1bf136-fd75-4504-85d7-55efee3c6f91 2010-03-11T14:54:54-06:00 <p>Lady Bearcats to host pair of Region XIV twinbills <br /> The Lon Morris College softball team will, finally, get to play before the home fans as the Lady Bearcats host Alvin College at 1 p.m. today and Paris Junior College at 1 p.m. Saturday. Both dates are conference doubleheaders that are slated to take place at the LMC Softball Complex. LMC is 5-10 overall, 3-3 in Region XIV. Last weekend the Lady &#8216;Cats taveled to Longview for the Region XIV Round Robin, with the Lady &#8216;Cats winning four games over the weekend while losing three. LMC outlasted Blinn, 11-10, on Friday as Kelly Klein homered and drove in five runs while Shelby Harris added a two-run blast over the fence as well. Harris also got credit for the pitching win. In Friday&#8217;s second outing, LMC dropped an 8-2 decision to Alvin. On Saturday, LMC lost to San Jacinto (8-2), ripped Murry State (8-0) and toppled Lamar State-Port Arthur, 9-1.&#160; Play concluded on Sunday as the Green and White split a pair of contests, falling 8-0 to Galveston and bombing Coastal Bend by the same score. Other hitters of impact for the Lady &#8216;Cats include, Jordan Knight with two home runs and Mallory LaPoint who also had a round tripper.</p> Maidens to take on Brownsboro on Thursday Jay Neal urn:uuid:ace23819-2ed6-4b15-b282-028c28d8d55d 2010-03-10T17:51:09-06:00 <p>Jacksonville's non-district&#160; softball game with Brownsboro, originally scheduled for Monday night in Jacksonville, but postponed due to rain, will be made up at 6 p.m. Thursday at Fightin' Maiden Field.</p> Indian soccer team suffers loss in first district game Jay Neal urn:uuid:bb066a43-0fd3-4585-ad16-2b58581a1bd6 2010-03-10T14:35:07-06:00 Maidens, Lady Dragons battle to a 1-1 draw Staff Writer urn:uuid:f36ed063-4875-4ed5-b6dc-c3c43f22fd51 2010-03-10T14:34:08-06:00 Brook Hill’s Chappelle named TAPPS District 4-3A’s top player Jay Neal urn:uuid:3cf44465-f343-4238-bfa3-4e30a178f154 2010-03-10T14:33:36-06:00 <p>BULLARD &#8212; TAPPS District 4-3A coaches recently recognized the outstanding achievements of several members of The Brook Hill School&#8217;s boys basketball team &#8212; a team that finished the year as the state Class 3A runner-up.<br /> Earning Most Valuable Player honors is Jeremey Chappelle.</p>