Lady Tigers ousted from playoffs
4th quarter rally falls short against HJ
      DEER PARK - A fourth quarter rally by Wharton's girls basketball team came up short in a Region III Class 3A area round 65-58 loss to Hardin-Jefferson Friday night. Down 58-36 after the third quarter Wharton rallied back to make it a fourpoint game with under a minute left.
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Boling notches 15-0 win over Louise
By MIKE KONVICKA mkonvicka@journal-spectator.com
      BOLING - Boling's softball team needed only four innings to run-rule Wharton County rival Louise 15-0 Friday afternoon at Lady Bulldog Field. This was Louise's first game at the varsity level and the Lady Hornettes inexperience showed.
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Tiger lifters finish third in Rice meet
Owens, Jaquez earn bring home gold medals
      ALTAIR - Wharton's boys powerlifting team finished third among 30 teams at Saturday's Rice Consolidated Invitational held in Raider Gym. LaVernia lifters totaled 27 points to win the team championship. Columbus was second with 18 points and the Tigers finished with 16.
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Lady Tiger softballers take 3rd in tournament
      MARBLE FALLS - Wharton's softball team beat Odessa Permian 3-2 Saturday afternoon to take the third place trophy in the Marble Falls Barbecue Classic this past weekend. Wharton went 2-1 in pool games on Friday. The Lady Tigers beat Lakeview 3-2, lost to Friendswood 5-3 and beat Waco Hirschi.
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Tiger Relays return Saturday
      After a four-year absence, the Tiger Relays return to Tiger Stadium this Saturday. The statdim track was resurfaced last May and more than $300,000 was spent on the project. Field events crank up at 9 a.m. with the 3,200-meter run scheduled for 10:30 a.m.
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Tennis team plays in Angleton tourney
      ANGLETON - Wharton's tennis team finished fourth among 33 teams in the Angleton Invitational Tournament last Friday. Class 5A Dulles took took championship. Friendswood finished second and Clear Brook finished third. "I thought we played better this week, but we lost too many close matches" s...
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Repka picks up from last season
EB softballers go 2-0 in Hempstead tourney
      HEMPSTEAD - East Bernard softball pitcher Courtney Repka picked up where she left off from last year. Repka pitched two no-hitters in the Hempstead Invitational Tournament on Friday. She threw a perfect game in a 5-0 win over Rice Consolidated and struck out 12.
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Sweeny wins Boling boys golf tourney
      NEWGULF - Sweeny's boys golf team captured Monday's Boling Invitational Tournament championship trophy at the Newgulf Golf Club. Sweeny had a 18-hole team total of 349. Host Boling was second with a 361. East Bernard was third with a 366, Needville was fourth with a 372 and Boling's B team was ...
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Brahmas dealt 10-2 setback by Sweeny
      SWEENY - East Bernard's baseball team came out on the short end of a 10-2 score against Sweeny in Monday's season opener at Bennett-Outlar Field. Sweeny jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first and added another run in the third to go up 3-0. Mitch Ferrel had a two-run homer in the first. He went tw...
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Sports Scene
...A look at the area's upcoming events
      Wednesday Junior _College _Baseball Angelina Col at Wharton County JC (Doubleheader)...1 p.m. Thursday Baseball Tournament ______________ Houston Christian Tournament - Wharton vs. Houston Christian at Baseball USA................................................
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WCJC starts playing for keeps on Saturday
Pioneers visit Laredo in South Zone series
      WCJC's baseball team starts playing for keeps Saturday when they start the Region XIV South Zone schedule with a three-game series against Laredo Community College in Laredo. WCJC owns a 8-5 season record after getting swept by Temple last Wednesday.
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Bard to compete in 4A state swimming meet
By KRIS BAGLEY sports@leader-news.com
      EL CAMPO - El Campo senior Meredith Bard heads to Austin Thursday to compete in the Class 4A Swimming Championships Friday. Bard was at the state meet last year and competed in the 500-yard freestyle. She worked hard and trained her body to endure long distances and proved to be one of the best ...
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2008 Football Schedules
      - Tiger Schedule - Aug. 29 - At Rice Cons ........7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 - Smithville ...........7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 - At Giddings...... 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 - El Campo .......7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 - Open .....................
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