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Strawn clinches district title with romp over Gordon
STRAWN – The Strawn High School Greyhounds scored on eight of their nine offensive plays Friday evening and rolled to an easy 75-8 win over rival Gordon.
With the win, Strawn clinched its first district championship since 2002, and improved to 8-1 heading into next week's regular season finale against Gustine. Gordon slipped to 0-9.
The Strawn defense also aided the Greyhounds' win, scoring three times, including one via a 56-yard interception return by senior Victor Reyes.
Gordon managed to throw an early scare in the No. 2-ranked 'Hounds. The Longhorns turned a Strawn fumble into a 1-yard touchdown pass from John Cherry to Clayton Kline, and an 8-6 lead.
Strawn's initial touchdown came when James Miller recovered a Gordon fumble in the end zone on the game's third play.
Strawn rallied back to take a 22-8 first-quarter lead.
The Greyhounds, powered by two long runs by J.T. Sharp, sealed the win with a 43-0 run in the second quarter.
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Millsap Bulldogs win gold medals in DeLeon
DeLEON – Kyle Gooch and Chris Hicks each won two gold medals in the field events on Saturday and led the Millsap High School Bulldogs to the top spot at the Bearcat Relays in DeLeon.
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Palo Pinto County's best
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MWHS runners shine at annual Ram Relays
Mineral Wells High School Rams rolled to the boys' team championship Saturday at the Ram Relays.
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Lady Rams land 5 on all-district squad
The Mineral Wells High School Lady Rams may not have finished where they would have liked this season, but that didn't stop them from turning in impressive efforts.
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Ram Relays set for Saturday
Some of the region's top track and field athletes will converge on the Jackie Harvey Sports Complex on Saturday to participate in the 2010 Ram Relays. In all, 11 teams will compete, including the Mineral Wells and Perrin-Whitt boys and girls.
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Aledo forfeit dampens MW's hopes
Normally, when a team is forced to forfeit three games, the news is good for everyone else.
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