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Tommy Vaughn
December 17, 2010
Plenty of interesting stories to follow at the 2010 National Finals Rodeo
When the 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo begins tonight in Las Vegas, the biggest story line will be Trevor Brazile of Decatur, a cowboy who stands on the brink of clinching a record eighth world all-around title.

December 1, 2010
Lady Hornets set up showdown with Caney Creek
The Lady Hornets had to fight tooth and nail Tuesday night, but the Huntsville girls volleyball team came away with a four-set victory on the road at Summer Creek.
The Lady Hornets evened their district record at 4-4 by handing the Lady Bulldogs a 25-23, 25-18, 23-25 and 26-24 setback.

October 5, 2010
Anderson-Shiro downs Lady Dogs in three sets
The Lady Bulldogs played well at times Tuesday, just not well enough to knock off the team that is battling state-ranked Centerville for the top spot in District 23-2A.

October 5, 2010
Fantasy Focus: Coaching decisions, game-time decisions and byes
There is nothing worse than getting up on Sunday morning to set your fantasy football lineup and seeing one of your star players listed as a game-time decision. That was the dilemma for owners of Andre Johnson on Sunday.

October 5, 2010
Home, sweet home
For two weeks now, the Bulldogs have had to stew over their previous performance, an embarrasing 49-6 shellacking against Franklin. New Waverly certainly doesn’t want its worst loss in nearly two years to be the lasting impression heading into district play.

September 30, 2010 1 Photo
Huntsville coaches keep pushing
Tackle better and cut down on turnovers. That was the big emphasis last week in the Hornets’ district opener against Summer Creek.
Huntsville’s young bunch succeeded on both accounts.

September 30, 2010 1 Photo
Southland Notebook: ‘We want to finish this week right’
Sam Houston State head coach Willie Fritz called the Bearkats into a huddle at the end of Thursday afternoon’s workout at Bowers Stadium.

September 30, 2010
Lady Lions look tired, but still win in three sets
Maybe the Lady Lions were a little tired after winning the silver bracket at the Living Stones varsity volleyball tournament in Alvin over the weekend. But Alpha Omega Academy head coach Talara Cox felt her squad could have played a lot better Tuesday night.
Regardless, the Lady Lions took care of business, and despite a sluggish second game, cruised to a 25-15, 26-24, 25-16 victory over Northeast Christian Academy of Kingwood. Alpha Omega improved to 3-2 in district action with the win.

September 28, 2010
Kats come to life
The Bearkats are far from a finished product, but they sure looked like it Saturday night.
Sam Houston State electrified the crowd with explosive plays in the passing and running games and the defense brought the heat as the Bearkats whipped the Bulldogs of Gardner-Webb 30-14 at Bowers Stadium.

September 25, 2010 1 Photo
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