Published: December 29, 2008 10:04 am         

A Look Back in Sports of 2008

FEBRUARY

— District Realignment: Weatherford High School returns three district

opponents, Burleson, North Crowley and Fort Worth Paschal, to the new

District 3-5A. Aledo moved to District 6-4A to join Springtown, with Azle,

Fort Worth Boswell, North Richland Hills Birdville, Saginaw and White

Settlement Brewer making up the rest of the district. Millsap moved into

District 9-2A, joining Boyd and Paradise. Also joining Millsap, Boyd and

Peaster in 9-2A was Alvord, Chico and Jacksboro.

— Little’s 800th game: On Feb. 4, Gentry “Ace” Little called his 800th

career game when the Brock Eagles played the Peaster Greyhounds. Known as

the voice of the Weatherford Kangaroos, Little has spent the last few years

with QXFM radio station.

— Letters of intent: Weatherford soccer players Samantha Brownlee, Laura

Bailey, Kayleigh Nager and Rebecca Roth signed letters of intent to play

soccer at the collegiate level. Bailey, Nager and Roth signed on with

Hardin-Simmons University while Brownlee signed with Texas-Permian Basin.

Springtown’s Al Owens signed to play football at Vanderbuilt University.

Aledo’s Taylor Gabbert, Hannaphen Park and Ashley Huhn signed letters of

intent to play soccer at the collegiate level while football players Cole

Loftin and Brady Thomas inked with their respective colleges.

— Weatherford Bullets: The Bullets, a semi-professional football team opened

their inaugural season Feb. 23 with a game against Dallas.

— Weatherford College title: The Weatherford College women’s basketball team

clinched the NTJCA conference championship with a 60-55 win over McLennan

Community College.

MARCH

— WC upset: The Weatherford College men’s basketball team saw its season end

with a 92-87 loss to South Plains Community College during the Region V

Regional Tournament at the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor campus.

— Roos fall to Amarillo: The Weatherford Lady Roos were defeated by

Amarillo, 2-0, to cut short their playoff quest.

APRIL

— Four Roos sign: Weatherford’s Stuart O’Neal signed a letter of intent to

play football at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, while Isaiah Busby,

Dalton Love and Drew Hummel headed to Iowa and Dordt College of the NAIA.

— All-American: Weatherford College’s Roderick Flemings was chosen selected

as a first team All-American by the NJCAA. Flemings was the first WC men’s

player to be chosen for the first team and the seventh All-American.

— Roos grab district title: The Weatherford softball team clinched District

4-5A with a 1-0 victory over Burleson to go 13-1 on the season.

— Brock signing: Brock Eagle Ty Beauchamp signed a letter of intent to play

basketbal at the collegiate level with Southwestern Assemblies of God

University.

— Tennis players make state: The Brock tennis team sent four players to the

2A regional tournament. Levi Joy and Morgan Hammons won the Region II

championship in mixed doubles and Sterling and Sierra Lambert were

runners-up in boy’s doubles.

     

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