Bulldog Sports
Lady Bulldogs squander opportunities
New Waverly overcomes double-digit deficit, falls to Cleveland 54-50
The Lady Bulldogs certainly had their chances.
After battling back from a double-digit deficit, New Waverly failed to convert down the stretch, ultimately falling to Cleveland 54-50 Monday night.
“It was a real good game,” New Waverly head coach Eldridge McAdams said. “We trailed by six at halftime. We closed the gap a little but we just missed shots and didn’t capitalize at the free-throw line.”
Myeisha Williams led the Lady Bulldogs with 17 points and seven rebounds. Kayla Williams poured in 15 points and had six rebounds. Mekayla McBride scored eight points off the bench and Jai Cleveland grabbed 11 boards.
New Waverly was within range down the stretch, but missed shots around the basket and at the free-throw line. The Lady Dogs (9-4 overall) began fouling, but the Lady Indians made their free throws in the final minute to escape with the win.
“I hate losing, but I can’t be disappointed with the effort,” McAdams said. “They got after us and we got after them. We had an opportunity to win in the end.
“It was a battle, a heavyweight fight. We had our chances.”
New Waverly returns to action following the Christmas break on Dec. 29 when it plays Lovelady in the first round of the Bryan Rudder tournament.
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After advancing all the way to the regional semifinals as relative unknowns with little playoff experience in 2009, the Bulldogs knew they would have a lot more attention in 2010.
Ranked among the top five in the state for most the season, New Waverly did not disappoint. -
Dynamic Duo
NEW WAVERLY — The taste is still bitter for the Bulldogs.
The New Waverly baseball squad is still haunted from last year’s surprising exit in the regional semifinals against White Oak. The Dogs took game one of the best-of-three series and had a 6-1 lead in the second contest heading into the bottom of the fourth inning.
Things went terribly wrong from there and New Waverly was left wondering what happened as White Oak rallied to win two in a row and steal the series. -
Complete package
NEW WAVERLY — New Waverly baseball coach Tommy Bohannon was hoping he could talk Hardin, the Bulldogs’ area-round playoff opponent, into moving up next week’s series to accommodate the state track and field meet.
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New Waverly boys still within range of advancing to state
After finishing their first round on the Oak Hurst Course at Peach Tree Golf Club in Bullard, things looked bleak for the New Waverly boys as they turned in a team score of 372.
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Bulldogs are back again in 2010
They’ve been here before and know Austin all too well.Two years ago, the New Waverly Bulldogs made their first trip to the state tournament, but it ended rather quickly in a disappointing blowout loss to Tuscola Jim Ned.
Then last March, the Bulldogs got past Shallowater and advanced to the state championship game only to fall to defending state champion Ponder 51-39.
This time around, the Bulldogs are determined to take another step forward and come back with a state championship. They’re back again in 2010, and they say they’re going to finish the job this time. -
Bulldogs pass first test
NEW CANEY — Though it had been more than a week since the New Waverly boys played a meaningful game, the Dogs didn’t show an ounce of rust Thursday night.
With a strong defensive effort, the top-ranked Bulldogs cruised past East Chambers 78-36 and into the Region III quarterfinals where they’ll face either fourth-ranked Kountze or Buffalo early next week. -
Lady Dogs live to play another day
Leading by 16 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, it appeared as if the Lady Dogs would coast to an easy playoff victory.
The only problem was that Kirbyville never stopped playing. The feisty Ladycats made a game out of it.
Barely, the Lady Dogs held on, escaping with a 52-51 victory in Angelina College’s Shands Gym to advance to the area round of the Class 2A playoffs. - Lady Bulldogs start playoffs Monday night in Lufkin
- Dogs clinch outright district title NEW WAVERLY — If the Bulldogs haven’t already made space in the trophy case, they can do so now.
- Lady Hornets set playoff date The Lady Hornets might have lost out on an outright district title Tuesday night at Willis, but the Lady Hornets got a big win Wednesday.
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