Brock newbie named Coach of the Year
Staff Report
In her rookie season as the Brock head softball coach, Sara Williamson nabbed top honors as the Texas high school All-State 2A's Coach of the Year. She joins ace Linsey Hays, who was selected player of the year.

The Mach I track team is having one of its best years so far. With 10 junior athletes attempting to qualify for the National Junior Olympics with a meet in Houston this week, coach Lupe Torres is pleased with the potential.

Weatherford High School senior Mackenzie Lankford was practically born into sports.

Summer is a prime time for prep students to get away from the education halls and get down to some serious hanging-out to recharge their mental batteries a bit before they return to the books. But for a whole bevy of local student-athletes, it is also a time to further strengthen their stores of energy before returning to the playing fields. Weatherford senior Mitchael Rucker is one of those.

Members of Mach 1 summer track club have qualified for the U.S.A. Track and Field Junior Olympic Championship meet that runs July 7-11 in Houston.

As the weather-influenced U.S. Open PGA Tournament was being played out before, through and after last weekend in New York, the final day of play on Monday provided a goodly portion of drama.

District 9-2A saw four area baseball players selected to the 2009 All-State 2A baseball team.

RENO — Just two weeks into their partnership, Texans Caleb Mitchell and Ryan Motes came tight on the title every team roper dreams of. Mitchell and Motes won it all at the 32nd edition of the Bob Feist Invitational Team Roping Classic, hauling home the $149,410 lion’s share of the richest one-day open roping in the world’s $700,000-plus in cash and prizes.

Weatherford College rodeo athletes Jake Cobb, Clif Cooper and George Rowland have returned from the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper, Wyoming.

Brock duo qualify for National team

The Aledo Broncos 11U All-Stars won first place at the Burleson Youth Baseball Association Invitational, last weekend.

Peaster's Ethan Murphy heads this year's All-Parker County baseball team as the area's Most Valuable Player. Murphy was a stronghold for the Greyhounds, becoming a threat from the mound as well as at the plate, and helping lead his team to a postseason berth in the playoffs.
Murphy signed a letter-of-intent to play baseball at Weatherford College in the fall.

Brock's Linsey Hays helped lead the Lady Eagles to their second state title this season, the Class 2A crown in softball.
Hays dominated opponents, and also served as the leadoff hitter because of her speed and hitting talents, and was named the All-APC softball Most Valuable Player.
Hays has verbally committed to play at Baylor University.