Saturday, October 29, 2011
CARTHAGE, Tx -- For a fledgling program like the Carthage High School cross country teams, reaching goals is a mighty big step. In only a few short years of existence, the Lady Dawgs accomplished a huge goal this week when the varsity girls' program placed second at the District 16-3A Cross Country Meet held here at the Carthage Country Club on Monday.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Shelbyville's junior varsity girls took the top three spots Saturday as the Lady Dragons cruised to the title of the Rider Invitational cross country meet held here at Center High School. Garrison won the varsity girls' division, with Carthage taking second and Carthage claimed top honors in the junior high girls' division.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
CENTER, Tx -- Led by the personal-best times set by Center's Bryan Ruiz and Jose Tello, the Center Roughrider boys cross country team claimed top honors Saturday at the Rider Invitational held here at Center High School.
"It was a good meet with some great efforts by our kids," said Center cross counry coach Donna Shannon. "Now we'll take this coming weekend off and get a good feel for the district course when we attend the Hudson meet (on Oct. 8)."
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
A large group of area girls participated in the 2011 Brooks Invitational cross country meet held at Pecan Park in Nacogdoches Saturday. Garrison ran 15th overall in the varsity girls' division, while the Shelbyville Lady Dragon junior varsity posted a second place finish. The Carthage JV came in fourth.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Led by Bryan Ruiz, the Center Roughrider varsity boys cross country team posted a 13th place finish Saturday at the 2011 Brooks Lumberjack Invitational cross county meet held at Nacogdoches' Pecan Park.
Hudson took the overall varsity finish, with Lufkin placing second, East Bernard coming in third, Spring Hill placing fourth and Bridge City taking the fifth spot.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Rafael Hernandez led a strong effort by the Carthage junior high boys cross country team Saturday as he posted a 10th place finish out of 125 runners at the Spring Hill Meet at Lear Park in Longview.
Hernandez ran the two-mile event in 13:58 to place in the top 10, while teammate Ethan Rymel posted a time of 14:57, which was good enough for 22nd.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Temperatures cooperated with cross country running over the weekend and the Carthage Lady Dawgs responded with excellent times and a third-place finish at the Spring Hill Invitational Meet on Saturday. Abbie Dierkes led the way for CHS, coming in fourth overall.
Carthage also posted a fourth-place finish overall in the girls' junior high division, with Jullissa DeJulian placing third overall.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Carthage High School runners Travis Sutton (freshman) and Abbie Dierkes (senior) teamed up for a 12th place finish out of 54 teams Saturday as the Dawgs started the 2011 cross country season off with a strong start at the Hudson Relays on Saturday.
Friday, October 29, 2010
As fall athletes lead their teams nearer to the postseason, efforts become more and more extraordinary. The 'cream' seems to rise to the top as all-out efforts are given to lead teams to the 'next level' and to continue the season as teams don't want them to end.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Two Piney Woods squads are on a collision course early on in District 10-1A D-I play are getting big-play performances by athletes who are taking their play to the next level. Garrison and Shelbyville could be in a showdown for the league title and in their contests on Oct. 15. It was Nathan Burkhalter and Brad Estes that were keys to their respective teams' wins.
