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Brook Hill to battle Reicher Catholic for TAPPS state title
By Jay Neal
sports@jacksonvilleprogress.com
BULLARD — TAPPS Division III Texas-football powerhouses The Brook Hill School and Waco Reicher Catholic are set to collide in the state championship game at 7 p.m. Saturday at Leo Buckley Stadium in Killeen.
Reicher, coached by Mark Williamson, has won the state title the past two years and has earned nine state titles in school history. The Cougars are 10-3 this year.
The Guard, under the direction of first-year head coach Terry Pirtle, own a 12-1 worksheet, with the Guard’s only loss coming to Argyle Liberty Christian (39-21 on Oct. 2), a TAPPS, Division II school who has also advanced to the state championship game in their classification.
Both teams breezed through their respective state-playoff games. Reicher knocked off Carrollton Christian, Dallas Lutheran and Colleyville Covenant to punch their ticket into the big dance.
The Cougars destroyed Colleyville Covenant, 63-7, in a semi-final affair last week.
Reicher quarterback Matt Hicks ran for three touchdowns in the game and passed for another.
The Guard also had a relatively easy time in putting away Arlington Pantego as Brook Hill rolled out to a 41-15 lead after three frames in route to posting a 54-29 victory over the Panthers.
Brook Hill quarterback Tyler Baker sprinted for 168 yards and passed for 295 yards to lead the Guard to victory last week. Baker ran for 126 yards and passed for 126 yards in the first half alone.
Jacksonville’s Jeremy Chappelle had five catches totaling 143 yards in the game, in addition to penetrating the end zone twice.
Win or lose, Saturday’s game will be the last time that Brook Hill seniors, Zach Cool, Heath Dickey, Justin Northcutt and Chappelle don the navy and orange.
NOTE: For those unable to attend the game, TAPPSTV.com will be videostreaming the contest (http://tappstv.com/).
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Volunteers help make Indian Tennis Camp a big hit
The last sports camp of the summer was held this week as the second and final session of the annual Indian Tennis Camp was staged at the Jacksonville High School Tennis Complex.
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Rusk Marlins go 1-1 in early stages of state tournament
The Rusk Marlins, playing in the Texas Teenage Baseball Association Junior Boys Baseball State Tournament in Eastland, Texas, rebounded from an opening-round loss to topple the Brownwood Rangers, 16-5, on Wednesday night.
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Good news, bad news for Texas Rangers
First the good news.
The Texas Rangers are currently well entrenched into first place in the AL West standings with a 59-42 record.
Texas is 7 1/2 games in front of second place Oakland A’s and 8 1/2 in front of the Los Angeles Angels. -
Sports Briefs for July 30, 2010
Maiden spikers to report early Monday morning
Jacksonville head volleyball coach Billie Walley requests that all freshman, junior varsity and varsity volleyball athletes to report to the JHS Gymnasium at 8 a.m. Monday for the first day of fall practice. All players should come dressed in proper volleyball attire. For more information, contact Walley at 903-721-3147. -
New Orleans native Kraus new JHS athletic trainer
Jacksonville High School student athletes needing medical treatment will have to get used to a couple of new faces from far away places when the new school term begins in early August.
Jason Kraus of New Orleans is the school’s new head athletic trainer while Averi Alderdyce, a graduate of Upper Iowa University, has assumed the duties of assistant athletic trainer — both are Licensed Athletic Trainers that came up through the Trinity Mother Francis Hospital athletic training program. -
Shattuck wins local NTPGA event
Local junior linksters found the comforts of The Challenge at The Woods to be to their liking on July 19.
Hunter Shattuck of Jacksonville won the boys 14-15-year-old division by firing a 8-over par 79.
Shattuck easily out distanced himself from the runner-up, Justin Largent of Rusk who tallied an 87. -
Rusk Express earn trip to TTA state tournament
As a result of winning the District 10 tournament, the Rusk Express have qualified for the Texas Teenage Baseball Association Senior Midget Boys (9-10-year-olds) State Tournament, which is being played at Coleman Park in Athens this week.
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Fightin’ Indians get trio of new assistant football coaches
It will be several weeks before Jacksonville Indian football fans will be able to determine if this year’s team will be improved over teams of the past.
One facet that JHS athletic director and head football coach Steve Wells has already strengthened significantly is his staff of assistant football coaches.
Highlighting the influx of new blood is Rick Cullum who will be serving as the Tribe’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Cullum brings a proven track record with him to Jacksonville, having served as offensive coordinator on a state-championship Lufkin team. He also has been a head coach as well. -
30th Annual River Cities Triathlon set for Sunday
SHREVEPORT, La. — Over 1,200 triathletes are expected in Shreveport on Sunday as the 30th Annual Sportspectrum River Cities Triathlon is slated to take place.
The first wave of the 1/2 mile swim will begin at 8 a.m. at Cypress Lake in Benton, La. Next the triathletes will bike 18.2 miles around Cypress Lake. - local sports briefs for July 28th
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