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Thursday's Internet Edition, 4:45 PM, April 11, 2002.
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- Forsan’s Buffaloes racked up a District 3-2A tennis championship piling up a total of 95 points in claiming the team title.
In the process, Forsan claimed both the boys’ and girls’ division championships, as well — garnering 55 points in girls’ play and another 40 in boys’ action.
Nobody could have been happier with the Forsan squad’s accomplishments than coach Wendy Justiss.
“I’m proud of the kids,” Justiss said following the tournament. “They all played well and came through ... not only for themselves, but for our team.
“It’s great to have kids qualify for the regional tournament, but it’s even better to win the district championship as a team,” she added. “Las year we won the girls’ division and the overall championship. This year the boys wanted one of their own. It’s sweet to be bringing home all three of the trophies for our trophy case.”
Lacy Eggleston, Holly Walker, Karissa Reed, Megan Fishback and Heather Hise led the way to the girls’ crown.
Eggleston claimed the singles championship with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Coahoma’s Casi Thompson in the opening round. She followed that with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Plains’ Jessica Knight in the semifinals and beat Jamie Thackerson of Colorado City 6-2, 6-2 in the finals.
Teammate Erin Posey added third place in the girls’ singles, opening the tournament with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Plains’ Elizabeth Clanahan before suffering a three-set loss to Thackerson. The took the third-place game, however, knocking off Plains’ Megan Knight in a 7-6, 7-5 battle.
The Forsan entries in girls’ doubles were nothing short of dominating, as Walker and Reed combined to claim the championship, beating Fishback and Hise in the finals.
Walker and Reed reached the finals by taking a 6-2, 6-2 win over Seagraves’ Bernal and Bishop in the opening round and following that with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Colorado City’s Clark and Quiroz.
Fishback and Hise opened with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Colorado City’s Paul and Molina and then took out Stanton’s Maldonado and Newell in the semifinals 7-6, 6-2 before suffering the 6-4, 6-2 loss to their teammates.
They were then forced to take on Clark and Quiroz in a playback before earning a trip to the Region I, Class 2A tournament set for April 24-25 in Abilene. Not to be denied, Fishback and Hise rolled to a 6-3, 6-2 victory.
The boys’ victory was spearheaded by the Buffs’ two doubles teams. Matt Reyna and Zach Johnson took the 3-2A title with a 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 win over Trey Kuykendall and Josh Gibson.
Reyna and Johnson opened the tournament with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Colorado City’s Bullock and Crawford and then beat Plains’ Newland and Bowers in the semifinals.
Kuykendall and Gibson defeated Coahoma’s Paige and Jackson 6-3, 6-3 in the first round and put up the same score in defeating Seagraves’ Valles and Suniga in the semifinals.
In boys’ doubles, David Lee provided valuable points when he finished third. He opened the tournament with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Plains’ Jeremy Diamond and followed that with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Rick Taylor of Colorado City.
His hopes of reaching the championship game were derailed when he lost a 6-3, 6-4 match to eventual 3-2A champion Sam Tindol of Coahoma in the semifinals. He rebounded with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Coahoma’s Monty Rowden in the third-place game, but failed in his bid to qualify for regionals when Tanner Hamm of Plains took a 6-4, 6-0 win in the playback match.
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PLAINVIEW — Big Spring’s Steers moved into third place Monday with one round remaining in District 4-4A Golf Tournament, posting a solid round of 300 to give them a three-round total of 965.
Meanwhile, Snyder’s Tigers all by guaranteed themselves the district championship with a 295 on the Plainview Country Club course, giving them a 912 total after three rounds and a 25-stroke lead over second-place Frenship.
Frenship leapfrogged back into second place by matching Snyder’s 295 round for a 937 total. Andrews, which matched host Plainview’s 302 team total on Monday, dropped into third place.
The host Bulldogs dropped to 968 after three rounds, three strokes behind the Steers going into Saturday’s final round of the tournament at the Andrews Country Club.
Big Spring’s top individual, senior Jerrod Simmons, turned in his best score of the tournament with a 75. Still, he dropped a notch in the individual standings, his 77-77-75, 229 total leaving him in fourth place.
But Big Spring’s best round of the day came from Will Conley, who carded a 73 to improve his three-round total to 245.
Teammate Ryan Rodriguez also had his best round of the tournament, carding a 77 to give him a 245 total, as well; while Clayton Weaver moved just one stroke behind with a 75 that gave him a 246. Nick Read rounded out the “A” team’s scoring with an 81.
Jace Williams, who spent the first two rounds playing on the “A” team but moved back to the “B” squad on Monday, also had his best score of the tournament thus far, posting a round of 80 to take a 267 total into the final 18 holes.
The Steers’ “B” squad also enjoyed its best day of the tournament, posting a 354 total for the day and a 1,088 score over three rounds.
Jacob Castle and David Welch both added rounds of 91 for the “B” team, while Jason Murphree had a 92 and Ryan Wegman finished the round with a 95.