Lady Tigers total team effort takes down Sweeny
      One "Miss Outside" and three "Miss Insides" allowed the Wharton Lady Tigers to dominate Sweeny for a 61-42 District 24-3A win Tuesday night at Tiger Gym. Vernequa Taylor was hot from the outside as she scored a game high 18 points and dished out four assists as Wharton improved to 7-1 in district...
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Tigers drop game to league leader
      SWEENY - The Wharton Tigers lost ground in the District 27-3A race as they dropped a 62-44 decision to league leading Sweeny on the road Tuesday night. The loss dropped Wharton to 4-2 in district and 13-10 on the season while Sweeny remained perfect against district foes at 6-0.
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Brahmas miss on chance to even mark
      The East Bernard Brahmas just missed out on squaring up their district record as they dropped a 53-51 heartbreaker to Yes Prep Tuesday night at Brahma Gym. With the loss, East Bernard fell to 2-4 in district and 4-15 on the year going into last night's game against Houston Can. Tuesday night, the...
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Brahmarettes put up big numbers in win
      The Brahmarettes had 11 players score as East Bernard crushed Yes Academy 77-16 Tuesday night to remain in the thick of the District 27-2A playoff race. With the win, the team improved to 5-3 on the season and 11-14 on the year. Going into Tuesday night, the Brahmarettes were fourth in the league...
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Hitchcock doubles Boling
      Falling behind early, the Boling Lady Bulldogs were never able to make up any ground as they fell to Hitchcock 81-40 on Tuesday night on their home floor. The visitors tripled up their hosts in the first, 24-8, and led 49-17 at the half as Boling dropped to 2-6 in district and 7- 16 for the seaso...
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WHS Trainer provides students extra learning opportunity
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
      As the head trainer for Wharton High athletics, Amii Johnson has the responsibility to get players back on the field or in the gym as soon as they are healthy enough to be cleared to play. As a teacher, she sees her responsibility as being one of preparing students for the future by exposing them...
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Wharton Little League registration starts today
      Wharton Little League has set two dates for registration for the 2008 baseball season. The league is open to players ages 5 to 12 years old based on their age as of April 30. Registration will be held today from 9 a.m. to noon at the Wharton Civic Center. A second registration is planned for Sat...
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Bulldogs challenge district leaders before falling
      Taking advantage of the home floor, the Boling Bulldogs threw a second quarter scare into District 27-2A leader Hitchcock before dropping a tough 69-44 decision Tuesday night. Trailing 14-10 at the end of the first quarter, Boling came on strong in the second and outscored the visitors 19-14 for ...
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High school basketball schedule for week of Jan. 20-26
      24-3A boys Jan. 22 - Sweeny at Royal, Wharton at Columbus, Columbia at Sealy, Stafford at Needville. Jan. 25 - Sweeny at Stafford, Needville at Sealy, Columbia at Wharton, Royal at Columbus. 24-3A girls Jan. 22 - Royal at Sweeny, Columbus at Wharton, Sealy at Columbia, Needville at Stafford.
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