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COLLEGE SIGNINGS FOR CYPRESS CHRISTIAN SENIORS

No Author — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:54:00 EST

Phillip McCurry will play football for Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma City. At 6'7'/ 290 lb., Phillip might just be the biggest football player to ever come out of CCS. He was a standout lineman on both sides of the ball for the Warriors, and as a result, earned 1st Team All-District honors on both sides of the ball as well as 1st Team All-State Honors as an offensive linemen and 2nd Team All-State as a defensive lineman. As a student, Phillip was selected to the All-State Academic team.

Kit Rhea has signed with Hardin-Simmons University to play softball. She is the first CCS student to play softball at the college level. Kit has attended CCS since kindergarten, is an 'A' student, a member of academic, athletic, fine arts, and community organizations, and received many awards. She plans to study elementary education.

FBISD STUDENT ATHLETES TO COMPETE IN STATE TRACK MEET

No Author — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:07:00 EST

FORT BEND ISD � Fort Bend ISD will have several students representing the District at this year�s UIL Track & Field State Meet in Austin this weekend. Following are the athletes who placed either first or second in their respective track and field events at the regional meet, which qualified them for state:

Austin High School

Bria Druilhet � Girls Triple Jump

Bush High School

Emmanuel Ogbah � Boys Discus

CFISD BASEBALL TEAMS ENTER POSTSEASON

No Author — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:15:00 EST

CYFAIR ISD � CFISD baseball teams wrapped up District 17-5A competition this weekend, while four of the 10 teams qualified for the playoffs.

Langham Creek and Cypress Woods high schools were the co-champions, while Cypress Ranch High School finished third and Cypress Creek High School finished fourth.

The four teams will compete in the Region III-5A bi-district playoff round this week. Tickets for each of the following series will be sold for $4 at the gate:

Langham Creek will meet Aldine Nimitz in a one-game series at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Langham Creek High School (17610 FM 529);

Cypress Woods will face Aldine Eisenhower in a one-game series at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Cypress Woods High School (13550 Woods Spillane Blvd.);

CYFAIR GOLFER ADVANCES TO STATE TOURNAMENT

No Author — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:52:00 EST

CYFAIR ISD � CFISD golf teams wrapped up their Region III-5A tournaments April 18-19 at Eagle Point Golf Club in Mont Belvieu.

In the boys� tournament, Cypress Creek High School senior Matthew Dunn was the first-place medalist, shooting a first-round 71 and second-round 70 for a two-round total of 141.

Dunn will compete in the UIL State Tournament, April 30-May 1 at Onion Creek Golf Club in Austin.

CFISD�s other medalist qualifier, Cy-Fair High School junior Andrew Reynolds, shot a two-round 163 to place 52nd overall.

TOMBALL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER SELECTED FOR ALL STAR TEAM

No Author — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:46:00 EST

TOMBALL ISD - Tomball High School senior Connor Patterson will represent Tomball High School in the Texas High School Coaches Association All Star Football Game. The game will take place in the Alamodome in San Antonio in July. Patterson will be an offensive lineman for the North Squad. A committee of coaches selected him to join the team. The game will be televised live on Fox Sports Southwest on July 31 at 7:30 p.m. Patterson plans to play football for Rice University in the fall.

CCS VARSITY GOLF MOVES ON TO STATE REGIONAL PLAYOFFS

No Author — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:00:00 EST

The varsity golf team placed third in the District 4-3A Golf Tournament held at April Sound Country Club in Conroe, Texas on March 26. The team was led once again by Ben Mitchell who placed second in the district.

The other team members are Terry Barnes, David Hurst, Tim Magstadt, and Winn McCoy. The team will compete in the 3A South Regional Golf Tournament April 10 in Austin, Texas at the Grey Rock Golf Club.

WALLER HIGH SCHOOL JORDAN HAMILTON COMMITS TO TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM

No Author — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:31:00 EST

WALLER ISD - Waller High School Senior Jordan Hamilton commits to play football at Texas Tech University. Jordan is pictured front and center along with his coaches L-R in the back row Cody Harrison, Shane Crawford, and David DeVous. Jordan celebrated the occasion with his loving family, friends and his Pee Wee Football Coach Mr. Hendrix. He plans to study Business Management at the university.

CFISD GIRLS' SOCCER TEAMS BEGIN PLAYOFFS

No Author — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:49:00 EST

CYFAIR ISD � CFISD girls� soccer teams concluded their District 17-5A season on Friday and will begin the Region III-5A bi-district playoffs today.

Cy-Fair High School was the district champion, followed by runner-up Cypress Ranch, third-place Jersey Village and fourth-place Langham Creek.

Tickets for all bi-district playoff games will be sold for $4 apiece at the gate. The bi-district playoff pairings are as follows:

Cy-Fair will face Alief Taylor on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Cy-Fair High School (22602 Hempstead Hwy.);

RIDGE POINT HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER TEAM REACHES STATE PLAYOFFS

No Author — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:59:00 EST

FORT BEND ISD - The Girls Varsity Soccer Team at Ridge Point High School will be vying for a chance at the state title as they play their first bi-district game in the UIL District 46-4A state-qualifying playoff games at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 30, at Barnett Stadium (6800 Fairway, Houston, 77087).

The Lady Panthers ended their inaugural season of varsity play with a record of 14-5 and are the first varsity sports team from Ridge Point High School to reach the state playoff level. Led by coaches Susanna Schroeder and Michele Janke, the team is mainly comprised of freshman and sophomore players, with one junior on the squad.

RICK COBIA TAKES OVER AS CY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL HEAD COACH

No Author — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:34:00 EST

CYFAIR ISD �Rick Cobia, the former athletic director and head coach at Taylor High School in Taylor, Texas, was named the new campus athletic coordinator and head coach at Cypress Springs High School on Wednesday. Cobia replaces Roland Gonzalez, who accepted the head coach position at Victoria East High School in January.

Cobia had served as the athletic director and head coach at Taylor since 2005. Prior to that, he served as the athletic director and head football coach at Caldwell High School from 1999-2005. Cobia was a longtime assistant football, basketball and track and field coach at Langham Creek and Cypress Falls high schools between 1989-1998. He has also coached at Montgomery and Conroe high schools and Booker T. Washington Junior High.

WALLER LADY BULLDOGS JV SOFTBALL 4-0 IN DISTRICT

No Author — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:58:00 EST

WALLER ISD - The Waller High School Lady Bulldogs JV Softball Team has been doing an outstanding job both on and off the field. The team is currently 4-0 in district play after beating Brenham 10-1, Northbrook 19-2, Magnolia 5-3, and Spring Woods 15-0. The team has scored a total of 49 runs in district play, and they have only allowed 6 runs to score on them. Haley Mathis has a total of 18 strike outs and Julia Salzar and Tori Weeks have a total of 7 strike outs each. The JV Lady Bulldogs have a very strong pitching staff that has really worked hard to keep their team ahead. Susy Soza, Julia Salzar, Remmi Herrod, and Emily Burns all have a total of 5 RBI�s, Rayden Summers, Haley Mathis, Cashlee Snow, Tori Weeks all have 3, and Jordan Evans and Megan Walker have 2. The Lady Bulldogs competed in the Caldwell tournament and the Bryan tournament and won games against Lexington, Giddings, and Bryan.

ASHLEY GIBONEY ATTENDING FRANK PHILLIPS COLLEGE ON SOFTBALL SCHOLARSHIP

No Author — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:37:00 EST

By Robert Tatman

Ashley Giboney, a Crosby High School senior, will be attending Frank Phillips College next school year. After finishing at Frank Phillips College, she plans on transferring to the University of Houston where she wants to earn her master�s degree and eventually become a veterinarian. Ashley's most memorable moment in high school was playing in a Cougars' playoff game where during a crucial moment in the game, she was in the outfield and dove head first for a ball and caught it! Not knowing she had caught the ball after diving for it, she knew she had made the catch when she looked up and saw her teammates standing over her saying, �Good job!�

WALLER BULLDOG JV AND FRESHMAN TRACK AND FIELD GAIN TOP FINISHES IN TOMBALL MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL

No Author — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:47:00 EST

WALLER ISD - The Waller Bulldog Boy�s JV and Freshmen Track and Field Teams had a good night on March 22nd at the Tomball Memorial Invitational. Freshmen finishing in the top three included: Justin Robinson and Chris York finished 1st and 2nd in the Discus; Elvin Beck finished 2nd in the Long Jump; Larry Whiting and Christian Stubblefield finished 1st and 2nd in the Triple Jump; DeAndre Blackshear and Lawrence Jackson finished 1st and 2nd in the High Jump; DeAndre also finished 1st in the 100 and 200 Meter Dash. Noah Brown finished 2nd in the 3200 Meter Run and 1st in the 1600 Meter Run. Justin Sisley finished 3rd in the 800 Meter Run. Jason Herzog finished 2nd in the 110 Hurdles. The 4x100 Meter Relay Team of Christian Stubblefield, Elvin Beck, Larry Whiting and Deandre Blackshear finished in 1st place; the 4x400 Meter Relay Team of Lawrence Jackson, Christian Stubblefield, Jason Herzog, and Larry Whiting finished 3rd. JV guys finishing in the top three included: Cody Baker took 1st place in the Triple Jump and 2nd in the Long Jump; Ryan Porter finished third in Discus; Christian Sowell finished 3rd in the 100 Meter Dash. The guys gave tremendous effort and represented Waller well.

WALLER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL 17-4A DISTRICT HONORS

No Author — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:22:00 EST

By Marianne Kosik

WALLER ISD - At the District 17-4A girl�s basketball meeting, the coaches met to select the athletes to receive district honors. The Lady Bulldogs received several honors from the district and were recognized at the March 19th Waller ISD School Board Meeting. Senior Lydia Brooks received 1st Team All-District honors. Seniors Jessica Coleman and Brittany Houle were selected for 2nd Team All-District. Senior Kayla Bell and junior Briana Knowles were selected for Honorable Mention. Receiving Academic All-District honors were seniors Jessica Coleman, Kaylon White, Lydia Brooks, and Brittany Houle, junior Briana Knowles, and sophomore Abby Costea.

TRAVIS TIGERS HEADED TO STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

No Author — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:27:00 EST

FORT BEND ISD - The Travis High School Tigers basketball team is headed to the state tournament in Austin. The Tigers will play their semifinal game against San Antonio�s Northside Warren on Friday, March 9, at 3:30 p.m. in the Frank Erwin Center.

Starting today through Wednesday, students may purchase tickets for $10 (cash only) during lunch at Travis High School. Parents and the general public may purchase tickets during Open House tonight from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., and Tuesday and Wednesday at the front office from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please note that tickets will only be available for purchase at the school.

TOMBALL VOLLEYBALL PLAYER ACCEPTS SCHOLARSHIP

No Author — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:31:00 EST

TOMBALL ISD - Tomball High School senior Hannah Jones and Head Volleyball Coach Cheri Wallace celebrated as Jones signed a letter of intent to play volleyball for East Texas Baptist University in the fall. Jones has played competitive volleyball for six years. She plans to major in athletic training and work with children who have special needs.

FORT BEND ISD ATHLETES SIGN LETTERS OF INTENT ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY

No Author — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:20:00 EST

FORT BEND ISD - On National Signing Day, held the first Wednesday of February, Fort Bend ISD celebrated the accomplishments of several high school football players as they signed Letters of Intent to join college and university football teams. National Signing Day is the first day a high school senior can sign a binding National Letter of Intent to pursue college sports.

Among the FBISD athletes who took part in National Signing Day 2012 were:

Austin High School

Jacob Abels (University of Houston) and Taylor Woods (University of Incarnate Word)

CYFAIR WRESTLERS PLACE AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

No Author — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:32:00 EST

CYFAIR ISD - CFISD wrestlers accounted for a state championship, a runner-up and four third-place finishes at the UIL Wrestling State Championships, held at the AISD Delco Center in Austin last weekend.

Cypress Creek High School senior Anna McAleavey won the gold medal in the 128-pound weight class, defeating Frisco Centennial�s Kennon Henderson, 6-1, in the championship match to clinch her second state title in three years.

�Anna finishes her career as a four-time medalist for Cypress Creek, and was undefeated her senior year,� said Cypress Creek head coach Corey Kerr.

CY FALLS GIRLS BOUND FOR STATE TOURNAMENT IN AUSTIN

No Author — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:35:00 EST

CYFAIR ISD - The Cypress Falls High School girls� basketball team emerged as the Region III-5A champion last weekend in Aldine and will represent CFISD at the Girls� Basketball State Tournament in Austin March 1-3.

Playing at the Campbell Center in Aldine, Cypress Falls defeated Galena Park North Shore, 50-27, on Friday in the regional semifinal, then beat Alief Elsik, 59-52, on Saturday in the regional final to earn the bid to state.

This marks the first-ever trip to the state tournament for the Cypress Falls girls� basketball program.

FORT BEND ISD HIRES NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

No Author — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:40:00 EST

FORT BEND ISD - On February 13, the FBISD Board of Trustees voted to hire Philip O�Neal as the district�s new Athletic Director with an effective start date of March 19. O�Neal has more than 25 years experience in education and athletics ranging from being a student assistant coach to an executive director of athletics.

�Mr. O�Neal is a great addition to the FBISD family. We are confident he will continue our rich tradition of success at the regional and state levels while supporting high academic standards and meeting the needs of all student athletes,� said Michael McKie, Assistant Superintendent.

For the past three years, O�Neal served as the Executive Director of Athletics at Weatherford Independent School District. Before that, he was an athletic director and assistant athletic director at Weatherford ISD for more than 9 years.

KLEIN FOREST WRESTLER MAKES SCHOOL HISTORY

No Author — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:23:00 EST

Lashundria �Renee� Carter becomes first female at KFHS to go to State

KLEIN ISD - It was 9 a.m. on a Friday at Klein Forest High School when Coach Jonathan Clark got the call. Despite placing third at districts and waiting as an alternate, senior Lashundria �Renee� Carter maintained a rigorous practice hoping for a berth to Regionals. And, as luck would have it, she got her golden ticket.

�I received the call saying if we could get there by noon and if she could make weight, she was in,� recalled Coach Clark. Then after working with her parents and the school, both Clark and Renee made it to the regional event fortunately held in Katy, Texas, where she weighed in well under the 148 lb. mark.

CFISD GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS TO MEET IN REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL

No Author — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:27:00 EST

CYFAIR ISD � The Cypress Ranch and Cypress Falls high school girls� basketball teams won their respective area-round playoff matchups and will face each other in the regional quarterfinal round tonight.

To advance, Cypress Ranch defeated Katy Seven Lakes 49-42 at Coleman Coliseum on Friday, while Cypress Falls beat Katy Taylor 70-48 on Thursday at the Campbell Center.

The two District 17-5A representatives will meet on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the Campbell Center (1865 Aldine Bender Road) in Aldine.

KLEIN ISD SWIMMING AND DIVING GARNERS DISTRICT ACCOLADES

No Author — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:32:00 EST

Klein High Sweeps Swimming and Diving District Titles

KLEIN ISD - Boys and girls student-athletes across the Klein ISD won a combined six relay and 16 individual titles through 12 events at the 2012 District 13-5A Varsity Swimming and Diving Championships. The event was held Feb. 3-4, 2012 at the Tomball Aquatic Center.

The Klein High School girls varsity squad claimed back-to-back district titles with an overall team score of 188 points. Klein Oak girls finished second (136 points), Klein Collins third (85 points) and Klein Forest sixth (20 points). The Bearkat boys scored 175 points to win the team title and edged out defending champions Klein Oak, who finished second with 123 points. Klein Collins boys rounded out third (118 points) and Klein Forest sixth (16 points).

WHEATLEY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL FORFEITS FIVE WINS BECAUSE OF INELIGIBLE PLAYERS

No Author — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:13:00 EST

HOUSTON ISD � The HISD Athletics Department Tuesday presented the University Interscholastic League�s 22-4A District Executive Committee with the findings of an investigation into an alleged UIL rule violation related to the Wheatley High School boys varsity basketball team.

The HISD investigation revealed that a UIL rules violation occurred this season when six freshmen enrolled at the Young Men�s College Preparatory Academy were allowed to play in six games for Wheatley. The students reside in the Sterling High School attendance zone. The UIL District Executive Committee agreed with this finding. The rules clearly state that students attending schools with no attendance zones, such as the Young Men�s College Preparatory Academy, are to participate in athletics on their home campus.