BIG SANDY — The White Oak girls and New Diana boys earned District 18-2A cross country championships on Monday at the Embassy Hills Golf Course.
White Oak finished with 29 points, New Diana 47 and Elysian Fields 95 on the girl's side. The Ladynecks were paced by individual champion Sydney Hamm, who clocked in at 13:32 and edged Elysian Fields' Kayla Gardner by just two seconds.
New Diana's Tiffany Brown (13:36.3) and Robin Beckham (13:42.1), White Oak's Paige Maly (13:46.9), Brianne Matthews (13:57.1) and Jessica McNew (14:21.7), Elysian Fields' Jordan Simmon (14:37.3), New Diana's Sarah Westbrook (14:51.5) and White Oak's Lauren Berry (14:54.6) rounded out the top 10.
For the boys, Brad Beckham had a time of 19:06.00 to win the individual title and lead New Diana to the team championship. New Diana finished with 30 points, followed by Winona with 50 and White Oak with 59.
Justin Jones of Winona was second with a time of 19:32, followed by Harmony's Nick Huff (19:40), Winona's Jared Jones (19:45), New Diana's Brent Beckham (20:02) and Garrett Mayeaux (20:13), White Oak's Austin Jordan (20:36) and Cory Jones (20:57), Winona's Jake English (21:04) and New Diana's Patrick Gilbreath (21:06) in the top 10.
Border battle set for Saturday
CARTHAGE — The 7th annual Battle of the Border High School Preseason Jamboree is set for Saturday at Carthage High School and Panola College.
Scrimmages begin at 9 a.m., and the final scrimmage is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start.
Admission is $5 for adults. Students will be admitted free. The event is hosted by the Panola College Women's basketball program.
Teams scheduled to attend include Carthage, Longview (JV and varsity), Pine Tree, Spring Hill, Carthage, Marshall, Tenaha, Gary, Nacogeoches (JV and varsity), Kilgore, Sabine, Hallsville, Tyler Lee, Canton, Diblll, Henderson, Garrison, Chapel Hill, Whitehouse, Gladewater, Hudson, Red River (La.), Huntington, Centennial (La.), T.K. Gorman and Minden (La.).
Each team will play three scrimmages.
The Longview varsity is scheduled to scrimmage T.K. Gorman at 9 a.m. at Panola College's Johnson Gymnasium, Spring Hill at 2 p.m. at Carthage High School Court 1 and Minden, La. at 4 p.m. at Carthage's Court 2. Pine Tree will scrimmage Gladewater at 9 a.m. at Gym A (Fitness Center), Diboll at 1 p.m. at Carthage Court 2 and Tyler Lee at 6 p.m. at Johnson Gymnasium. Spring Hill will scrimmage Minden, La. at noon, Longview at 2 p.m. and Tyler lee at 4 p.m. all at Carthage Court 1.
For a complete schedule, see the Scoreboard, Page 2D.
Carlisle game moved to Chapel Hill
Carlisle's District 20-A game with Cross Roads has been moved to Chapel Hill High School.
Kickoff is still set for 7:30 p.m.
Fans can meet SFA teams Thursday
NACOGDOCHES — The annual Meet the Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the gymnasium at First Baptist Church of Nacogdoches. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or from any Nacogdoches Rotary member for $10. The cost of admission also includes dinner.
SFA head coaches Danny Kaspar and Lee Ann Riley will introduce their players and staffs as the teams prepare for the 2009-10 season. The 'Jacks are coming off a 24-8 season, and their second consecutive Southland Conference title. The Ladyjacks return all but one letterwinner from last year's 15-14 campaign.
The Lumberjacks will open the season Monday, Nov. 9, against Northwest Oklahoma State, before heading to Minnesota the following week to take on the Golden Gophers. The Ladyjacks tip off the 2009-10 season with consecutive home games beginning Saturday, Nov. 14 against North Texas. The SFA women return to the court the following week to host Rice.
Youth church basketball sign-up scheduled
The City of Longview Parks and Recreation Department will hold team registration through Friday for its youth church basketball league at the PARD office at 130 E. Timpson St.
Cost is $285 per team for boys and girls age groups 8-and-under, 10-and-under, 12-and-under, 14-and-under, 16-and-under and 18-and-under.
The season begins Saturday, Jan. 9.
Late registration will be held from Nov. 2-6 at a cost of $310 per team.
For more information, call (903) 237-1268.
LETU golf tourney on tap
The LeTourneau University Golf Classic scholarship tournament is set for Friday, Nov. 6, at The Challenge at Oak Forest.
Proceeds from the tournament support student scholarships.
The four-person, 18-hole event is a Scramble, Shamble & Best Ball.
Registration begins at 7 a.m. and shotgun start is set for 8 a.m.
Entry fees are $150 per golfer or $600 for a four-person team. All players will receive a $50 gift package. The fee also includes green fees and cart for two, range balls, breakfast for the golfer, lunch for the golfer and spouse (or guest).
For information, contact Jenny Foster at (903) 233-3807.
Halloween softball tournament planned
The Wade Fogle Halloween Coed Softball Tournament is set for Saturday at Hinsley Park.
The event has a 12-team limit ($150 per team) and entry deadline is today.
For information call the Longview Parks and Recreation Department at (903) 237-1268 or Willard Young at (903) 452-3788.
Gobble Wobble set for Nov. 28
The fifth annual Gobble Wobble (1 mile, 5K & 10K run/walk/wobble) is set for Saturday, Nov. 28.
The race is set to begin at Cargill Long/Fourth Street Trail. Registration is set for 8:30 a.m., with the race beginning at 9 a.m.
There is no entry fee, but any donations will benefit Newgate Mission.
For information, contact Terry Hardgrave at (903) 757-6146.
