Denton RC High School

ESPN.com released its early top 10 for the Class of 2012 baseball players in the great state of Texas, and Argyle's Austin Aune checked in at No. 9.

Aune, one of the state's top two-sport stars, is fresh off a run to the Class 3A Division II state championship game as Argyle's quarterback, which followed his selection to the prestigious Area Code Games over the summer.

Aune, a shortstop/center fielder is committed to TCU to play both sports, but that doesn't mean he'll go to college. He's predicted to be an early-Day 2 MLB draft pick and could possibly sneak into the first day.

The Flower Mound head coaching vacancy left by former Flower Mound Marcus assistant Cody Vanderford is expected to be filled tonight, but Todd Rodgers won't be following his former co-worker at Marcus.

The Argyle head coach was contacted by LISD officials and was asked to interview for the Flower Mound job after several successful seasons at Argyle including two trips to state championship games, most recently this past season when the Eagles were topped by Wimberley in the Class 3A Division II state championship game.

Rodgers granted the request and interviewed for the position but said he did so with the decision already made that he had no intentions of leaving Argyle, where he said he feels like he has a great gig that is always loaded with a wealth of talent.

So rest easy, Argyle folks, your fearless leader isn't going anywhere and really never had any intentions of leaving.

The Argyle Eagles make a return visit to the state championship stage today when they face Wimberley for the Class 3A Division II title at 4 p.m. at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
In 2005, Argyle lost in the Class 2A title game in its only state championship appearance and are hoping for a totally different outcome today.
Ben Baby will be on the scene to report all the action. Join him for the game.

Argyle sophomore Cole Hedlund made history on Friday night.

As the Eagles beat Monahans 34-14 to advance to the Class 3A Division II state championship game next week, the sophomore kicker set the national record for field goals made in a season with his 22nd and 23rd made field goals through 15 games.

Hedlund kicked field goals of 29 and 36 yards, giving him 23 on the season and putting him ahead of three players who had 22: Oklahoma City Heritage Hall's Jimmy Stevens (2005), Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Notre Dame's Chris Sailer (1994) and Birmingham (Ala.) Huffman's Philip Doyle (1985).

Hedlund is, of course, the younger brother of Chad Hedlund, who was Argyle's kicker the past three seasons and is now at Wake Forest. He's also the son of UNT women's soccer coach John Hedlund.

You'd have to think Cole Hedlund should be set up nicely to eventually break the career record seeing as how he has another game left this year and two more full seasons of play. What a great accomplishment for the sophomore that set the state record last week with 21 field goals.

It's North versus West -- the Argyle Eagles against the Monahans Lobos -- two different styles of football teams battling for a berth in next week's Class 3A state championship at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Argyle and Monahans meets at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Abilene.
Adam Boedeker broke down the two teams in his game advance today and will be in Abilene to report all the action.

The Argyle Eagles are clearly on a mission and next in line are the undefeated Gilmer Buckeyes tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Corsicana.
Argyle, 12-1 this season, has already avenged its last two losses -- one year ago to Carthage and earlier this season to Prosper -- in the past two weeks. Argyle knocked off Prosper 40-24 two weeks ago and then last week defeated Carthage 35-34 in double overtime.
Gilmer will be looking for its own revenge tonight because it was Argyle that knocked the Buckeyes out of the playoffs just one year ago.
Ben Baby and Adam Boedeker will be in Corsicana to report all the action and you can follow the action here.

With the news today that Denton head football coach Randy Patzkowski has resigned, I thought I'd throw out some possible candidates to replace him after seven seasons with one postseason appearance (2010).

These are just a few names off the top of my head that might throw their names in the hat for a job that should be filled by February's UIL realignment.

Kevin Atkinson (head coach, Keller) -- Atkinson comes from the Flower Mound Marcus coaching tree, which has produced numerous head coaches from the late 1990s powerhouse teams, including Argyle's Todd Rodgers. Atkinson is a bright offensive mind whose offense was the 10th-ranked passing offense among DFW 5A schools this past season as the Indians went 2-8 last season. Keller ISD's budget situation is an absolute mess and really I wouldn't be surprised if all three Keller ISD coaches threw their names in the hat for a much stronger school district. That would include Keller Central coach Bart Helsley, another former Marcus with Atkinson.

Blake Feldt (head coach, Buda-Hays) -- Feldt was interested in the DHS job back in 2005 when Patzkowski got it. He later won a Class 2A state championship at Pilot Point in 2010 and left for Class 4A Hays last season, taking them to the playoffs for the first time in a really long time. His two sons, offensive linemen Boone and Cam Feldt will be at North Texas playing football next season. Could Feldt be following them?

Oschlor Flemming (RB/Special Teams coach, Guyer) -- Guyer has had a remarkably low number of turnover in its coaching staff since the school opened in 2005. But head coach John Walsh might lose an assistant this off-season. Flemming grew up wanting to be a star at DHS, did star at running back for Ryan before going off to play at Texas A&M, and has been an integral part of Guyer's coaching staff since the program's inception. Why not complete the trifecta and make him a Bronco? From talking with Walsh in the past, I know he'd be missed on the South side but he could give the Broncos the injection of youth and enthusiasm they are looking for.

That's it for now, who do you think might throw their name in the hat? Who does Denton hire?

Randy Patzkowski, who failed to post a winning record in seven seasons as the head football coach at Denton High School, has submitted his letter of resignation, DISD athletic director Ken Purcell confirmed Wednesday.

Patzkowski and Purcell had been engaged in talks about the direction of the program that has not enjoyed a winning season since 2002 over the last few weeks.

In his seven seasons at Denton, Patzkowski compiled a 12-59 record with just four district wins and one postseason appearance in 2010.

"We felt like we had really made some progress [last year], but then this year we went 1-9 in our football season and of course that was a tremendous setback," Purcell said. "At this point and time [being the] coach that I am, what it comes down to is credibility. If you've lost so long and you have so many losing seasons, then you begin to lose credibility with parents, fans and student-athletes.

"We needed a new chemistry, a new face and a new philosophy to turn the program around. That's what brings us to today."

We're less than two hours away from the kickoff in the Argyle-Carthage clash from Mansfield's Newsom Stadium and Argyle finds itself as the only Denton-area team still alive in the UIL state playoffs.
Ryan and Lake Dallas saw their seasons come to an end this afternoon. The Raiders were knocked off by Waco Midway, 19-7, while Lake Dallas was taken out by Stephenville, 48-30.
Ben Baby is in Mansfield to report all the action.

Well, we made it through another Thanksgiving Day and saw some amazing football games and now it's back to the high school playoffs and we have three Denton area schools still in the thick of it.
Ryan and Waco Midway kick off the day with a 1 p.m. start from Mansfield's Newsom Stadium. Lake Dallas and Stephenville start one hour later, at 2 p.m., from Northwest ISD's Texan Stadium and then Argyle and Carthage close out the day with a 7 p.m. kickoff from Mansfield.
Ben Baby is in Mansfield to report all the action from there so lets talk some football.

The Denton area is down to three teams remaining in the UIL state football playoffs and the slate of games and times are set for next week.
Ryan, Lake Dallas and Argyle remain live in the chase for state titles while the Guyer Wildcats saw their season come to a halt Saturday night at Cowboys Stadium. Mansfield eliminated Guyer from the Class 5A playoffs with a 48-24 victory.
So, next weekend looks like this for our remaining teams. Ryan, who took care of El Paso Andress 38-14 Saturday afternoon, will meet Waco Midway at 1 p.m. Friday at Mansfield's Newsom Stadium is a Class 4A Division I regional round matchup..
Friday night, also at Newsom Stadium in Mansfield, Argyle will meet Carthage in the regional round of the Class 3A Division II playoffs.
Lake Dallas will be in action on Friday afternoon when the Falcons meet Stephenville at 2 p.m. at Justin-Northwest in a Class 4A Division II regional round game.

The Guyer Wildcats will wrap up a very long, but successful, weekend of playoff action for Denton-area teams when they meet Mansfield at Cowboys Stadium tonight. Games are behind schedule there and it looks as if Guyer and Mansfield won't kickoff until close to 8:45 p.m. Adam Boedeker is there and will be reporting all the action.
Already this weekend three other area teams have advanced in the playoffs. Friday night Lake Dallas defeated El Paso Burges 48-7. Lake Dallas will now face Stephenville on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Justin-Northwest. Argyle stayed alive in the Class 3a playoffs with a 40-24 victory over Prosper and the Eagles will meet Carthage Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in Mansfield.
Saturday afternoon Ryan easily took care of El Paso Andress 38-14 and will play Waco Midway at 1 p.m. in Mansfield.

The Ryan Raiders have made to trip to Midland and will be trying to improve their record to 12-0 when they face El Paso Andress at noon and Ben Baby is there to report all the action. Join him for the game.

The Argyle Eagles got the revenge it was looking for and the Lake Dallas Falcons continued their high-scoring dominance Friday night by advancing to the next level in the UIL state playoffs.
Argyle defeated Prosper 40-24 Friday night to avenge an earlier loss to Prosper, the Eagles' lone loss of the season. Argyle will now meet Carthage next Friday in Mansfield at 7:30 p.m. in the Class 3A regional round.
Lake Dallas rolled past El Paso Burges Friday night, 48-7, in Odessa and now will meet Stephenville in the Class 4A regional round next Friday at 2 p.m. in Justin-Northwest Texans Stadium.

We've got two exciting games on tab for tonight involving Denton-area teams. Ben Baby has made the trip to Odessa and will be at Ratliff Stadium for the Lake Dallas Falcons-El Paso Burges Class 4A tilt that begins at 6 p.m. Adam Boedeker will be at C.H. Collins for the 7:30 kickoff between Argyle and Prosper in the Class 3A playoffs. Join us and we'll keep you updated with other key playoffs scores from around the metroplex.

We've got chats planned for tonight and Saturday and want you to be a part of it all.
Ben Baby will be in Odessa tonight to report on the Lake Dallas-El Paso Burges playoff game while Adam Boedeker will be at C.H. Collins Athletic Complex for the Argyle-Prosper Class 3A clash.
Saturday, Ben will be in Midland for Ryan's noon meeting with El Paso Andress and then Saturday night Adam will be at Cowboys Stadium for the Guyer-Mansfield Class 5A Area round game.

It's Saturday afternoon playoff football and Guyer and Lake Dallas will be trying to join Ryan and Argyle in the second round of the UIL state football playoffs.
Ryan and Arygle recorded lopsided wins Friday night to advance. Guyer meets Hebron at 2 p.m. at Cowboys Stadium and Adam is there to report everything that happens while Marshall is in Wichita Falls for the Lake Dallas-Canyon clash, also at 2 p.m.

It's playoff time across the state and we have three Denton area teams in action tonight and four more in action Saturday afternoon.
Tonight, Marshall is in Wichita Falls tonight to report on the Ryan-Amarillo Caprock Class 4A playoff clash while Adam is at C.H. Collins Athletic Complex to report on the Argyle-Commerce Class 3A first round playoff game. Ben Baby is at Bronco Field for the Sanger-Celina Class 3A showdown.

It is already the final night of the regular season, some playoff berths are already secured and others are still up for grabs and will be determined tonight. Adam is at C.H. Collins Athletic Complex the the District 7-5A championship game between Guyer and Southlake Carroll. Marshall is in Little Elm for the Ryan-Little Elm District 4-4A clash. We will keep you updated with all the action from those games as well as scores from around the area.

The regular season is winding down and teams are still positioning themselves for playoff berths. Marshall is at C.H. Collins tonight to report on the Wichita Falls-Ryan District 4-4A battle while Adam is in Keller for the Guyer-Keller Fossil Ridge clash in District 7-5A.
We'll provide scores from around the area.