May 12, 2012

Sanger-Celina softball info

Sanger and Celina will resume their Class 3A Region II quarterfinal series today at 5 p.m. at Frisco HS after last night's rain-soaked Game 1 was somehow completed at Lake Dallas. Celina leads the series 1-0 after its 12-7 win in eight innings on Friday night.


May 11, 2012

Updated Playoff Information

With all the rain across the state, a lot of local series have either changed times or moved altogether. Here's a list of all the changes so far.

Sanger vs. Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis -- This series has moved once again. It was moved to Decatur earlier this afternoon but another heavy storm hit Decatur and now it is moving to Sanger with a 8 p.m. start..

Aubrey vs. Prosper -- moved to Prosper. Game 1 is at 8:30 p.m.

Ryan vs. El Paso Andress -- Game 1 has been moved to Texas Tech, with first pitch at 10 p.m. Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday at noon at Wolfforth Frenship, with Game 3 to follow if necessary.

Ponder vs. Prairiland -- Game 1 moved to Ponder with a 7 p.m. start.

Argyle vs. Lovejoy -- Tonight's game has been cancelled. The series is now a one-game playoff set for Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at McKinney.

If it's not up here, then the series is still on the same schedule. If we hear of any other changes, we'll be sure to post them back up here.


April 27, 2012

The 4-4A Playoff Mess Pt.2

(This is updated as of Friday morning with all the current scenarios.)

Today is the final day of the regular season for all the baseball teams in District 4-4A. Ryan plays at home versus Little Elm, while Wichita Falls plays WF Rider.

All four playoff teams are collectively separated by one game, setting up for what might be one of the craziest season finales in a long, long time.

With Ryan and Wichita Falls tied for the 4-4A lead, there are four possible scenarios to see determine playoff seeding and the district champion.

First let's start with the district standings:

T-1. Wichita Falls 8-3
T-1. Ryan 8-3
3. Lake Dallas 8-4
4. WF Rider 7-4

With that in mind, here's what could potentially happen this weekend.

Scenario #1: If Ryan wins and Wichita Falls loses, then the standings finish as follows -- 1. Ryan 2. Wichita Falls 3. WF Rider 4. Lake Dallas

Scenario #2: If Ryan and Wichita Falls both win -- both teams will play on Saturday for either the district championship and/or the No.1 seed. The game will be at 2 p.m. at Hoskins Field at Wichita Falls. Lake Dallas finishes third and Rider fourth.

Scenario #3: If Ryan loses and Wichita Falls wins -- Wichita Falls wins the district. Ryan and Lake Dallas will play for the No. 2 seed on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Ryan.

Scenario #4: If Ryan and Wichita Falls both lose -- Ryan, Wichita Falls, Lake Dallas and Rider will be considered co-district champions.
The seeding for the playoffs were determined by coin flip and is as follows:
1. Wichita Falls 2. Ryan 3. Lake Dallas 4. Rider

All the District 4-4A teams will play the District 3-4A teams in the bi-district round of the playoffs.

Ryan plays Little Elm at home today at 7:30 p.m. Wichita Falls plays Rider at home at 7:30 p.m.

It'll definitely make for one frantic finish.


April 26, 2012

According to a press release issued on Wednesday, Ryan alumnus Kelly Kraft signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Callaway Golf.

If you're wondering what Kraft is making on this deal, keep guessing. Callaway doesn't release that kind of information.

Kraft will endorse Callaway's woods, irons, wedges, golf balls, an Odyssey putter, Callaway footwear, a Callaway bag and will wear a Callaway hat.

Basically, just about everything Kraft has will be made by Callaway. And according to the press release, he's thrilled.

"When I was planning out the end of my amateur career, I thought that deciding which equipment company to join forces with was going to be a long, arduous process," said Kraft. "After meeting with the Callaway folks, seeing their technology firsthand and feeling how good it performed, the decision was a no brainer.
"They have also been great people to work with. I am a proud new member of the Callaway staff and hope to add to their winning legacy."

And Nick Raffaele, Callaway's Vice President of Global Sports Marketing is happy about Kraft joining the Callaway brand.

"Kelly has already accomplished a great deal in his impressive amateur career and we are thrilled to have him join our team of Callaway Golf staff professionals," said Raffaele. "As Callaway gains momentum with a younger generation of golfers, Kelly is a perfect fit for our brand.
We're confident that his talent and maturity will allow him to transition nicely into the professional game and we are excited that he'll be accomplishing his goals with Callaway equipment."

Callaway also sponsors the 2007 U.S. Amateur Champ and Pilot Point native Colt Knost. Kraft is the reigning U.S. Amateur Champ and missed the cut by two strokes in the Texas Open last weekend, finishing 6-over par.


April 23, 2012

With Oklahoma State set to name its starting quarterback on Wednesday, it looks more and more like former Guyer standout J.W. Walsh might get the call to take over one of the nation's most prolific offenses.

OSU held its spring game on Saturday, and Walsh shined, completing 16 of 27 passes for 310 yards and two touchdowns, including a key third-and-28 conversion to his best friend/fellow Wildcat Josh Stewart.

Walsh has been battling junior Clint Chelf throughout spring practice and the OSU coaches have repeatedly led on that they are disappointed in Chelf's progress, despite his experience of being Brandon Weeden's backup last season, when the Cowboys won the Fiesta Bowl.

Walsh is said to be more athletic and have more upside than Chelf, and Chelf's lone leg up on Walsh is his experience. We should know by Wednesday, but expect Walsh to earn the starting nod from head coach Mike Gundy so he and Stewart can reprise their connection on the national stage.

It just makes it more of a shame that the Big XII imploded and Missouri is now in the SEC. Another Walsh-James Franklin matchup would have been legendary. They only got to play once in high school as Walsh was injured in their first meeting and then Walsh edged out Franklin in a tight game in Corinth during Franklin's senior year (Walsh's junior year).


April 19, 2012

In his first professional golf tournament, Ryan alumnus Kelly Kraft has dazzled through 18 holes.

Kraft finished the first round 1-under par and is tied for 18th at the PGA's Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, eight shots back of leader Matt Every, who shot a course-record 63 on Thursday.

Kraft had four birdies and three bogeys on the day. Kraft birdied a par-5 at Hole 18 to send him into the clubhouse on a positive note.

Not too shabby for a guy making his professional debut.


April 1, 2012

Ryan senior Mark Ashby and the rest of the FC Dallas U18 squad squares off against the Manchester United U18 team tonight in the 2012 Dr. Pepper Dallas Cup.

According to the tournament's website, the Dallas Cup is the oldest international youth soccer tournament in the United States. The tournament usually attracts some of the best youth teams throughout the world, and this year is no different.

Along with Manchester United, England's Everton FC, Mexico's Tigres and France's Paris St. German are just a few teams participating in the prestigious tournament.

Ashby is going to play soccer at Harvard once he graduates from Ryan.


Because of a scheduling conflict, the Ryan girls soccer team and the Argyle boys soccer team have changed the sites of their area round playoff games.

Instead of playing at Trophy Club Byron Nelson, Argyle and Ryan will play a double-header at Guyer on Tuesday.

The Lady Raiders play Gainesville at 6 p.m., while Argyle plays Gainesville's boys team at 8 p.m.


March 26, 2012

Though he's still a year away from being eligible to go to the Elite 11 in sunny California, Guyer junior-to-be Jerrod Heard took some big steps toward the goal over the weekend when he took part in drills at Cowboys Stadium with guys like Tony Romo and Trent Dilfer working with the high school quarterbacks and several talent evaluators on hand.

Heard, who shined as a sophomore for Guyer last season while leading the Wildcats to the area round of the playoffs, started the unenviable process of filling the void left by current Oklahoma State quarterback J.W. Walsh.

Heard was invited to the event and made a good impression, opening the door for a possibility of following Walsh's footsteps and earning a spot in the Elite 11 camp next summer before he starts his senior season.

"He had a good day," said Guyer head coach John Walsh, J.W.'s father. "He definitely got himself on the map.

"I think he just showed that he has good stuff. The question is always mechanics. He's impressive because he's a big kid, but he was accurate and just did everything well. He looked good."

It wasn't the only bit of praise Heard got, as he was blowing up Twitter with national recruiting and college football writers heaping praise on him. He also has been getting plenty of calls from Texas, which has let him know he is one of two quarterbacks the Longhorns are looking at for the Class of 2014. The Longhorns will offer one quarterback, and Heard has a 50-50 shot of being that guy. He has been invited to attend Texas' spring game.


March 22, 2012

Well it looks the rain has managed to ruin plans for yet another day.

Today's game between Denton and Lake Dallas has been postponed to Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bronco Field. The contest was originally supposed to take place on Tuesday, but the wet weather forced the postponement.

If it manages to stay dry tomorrow, Denton will still face Ryan at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Bronco Field.


March 21, 2012

Alright, so after all of last night's rain has finally left, Ryan and The Colony will finish their baseball game today at 4 p.m. at Ryan. The game was suspended yesterday because of rain.

The game is currently tied at 2-2 in the top of the sixth inning, with The Colony's Sam Warrum batting with a one ball and two strike count. The Cougars have a runner on third base with no outs.

The Colony tied the game in the top of the sixth when Parker Jones doubled down the left field line to tie the game at 2.

Travis Wiley started the game for Ryan, while Chris Krasovec started for The Colony. I highly doubt that either pitcher will be back on the mound when the game starts.

It started raining in the bottom of the fifth, and it picked up drastically in the top of the sixth, forcing the umpires to suspend the game. Ryan needs to find a way to maneuver through the middle of The Colony's lineup to keep another run from hitting the board.

Denton and Lake Dallas moved to Thursday

Denton and Lake Dallas' baseball game has been pushed back to Thursday at 7:30 p.m. There's a very good chance the game gets moved from Lake Dallas to Denton. Both teams were supposed to play Tuesday night but the rain got in the way.

Denton and Ryan are scheduled to play on Friday night at Denton.

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March 9, 2012

State championship chat

The Argyle Eagles are one win away from claiming the ultimate prize -- the UIL Class 3A state championship.
Argyle will try to achieve that goal this morning when they face Corpus Christi Miller at 10 a.m. in the 3A title game. Staff writer Adam Boedeker is in Austin to report all the action and he will be conducting a chat during the championship game. Thank you for joining us.


March 8, 2012

Ryan vs. Houston Yates Chat

The Ryan Raiders hope to join the Argyle Eagles on championship Saturday at the UIL state basketball tournament but to do so they must get past Houston Yates tonight.
Argyle got its berth in the Class 3A finals on Saturday with a 41-34 win over Lubbock Estacado and will face Corpus Christi Miller for the 3A state title Saturday morning.
Ryan meets Houston Yates at 8:30 p.m. in the Class 4A semifinals at the UIL state basketball tournament. Join Adam Boedeker here for all the action.


Argyle vs. Lubbock Estacado Chat

The Argyle Eagles square off with Lubbock Estacado at 2 p.m. in the Class 3A semifinals at the UIL state basketball tournament. Join Adam Boedeker here for all the action.


March 5, 2012

Teams are preparing for Austin

The Ryan Raiders and the Argyle Eagles are busy preparing for their semifinal games at the state tournament that begins Thursday morning in Austin
In the Class 3A state semifinal, Argyle (31-8) will square off against Lubbock Estacado (27-7) at 2 p.m. Thursday. The winner will face either Waco La Vega (35-1) or Corpus Christi Miller (29-9) at 10 a.m. Saturday.
In the Class 4A state semifinal, Ryan (23-11) plays Houston Yates (32-5) at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The winner will play either San Antonio Alamo Heights (34-2) or Dallas Kimball (32-5) at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
All games will be played at the Frank Erwin Center on the campus of the University of Texas.
Adam Boedeker from our staff will be in Austin to report on both games and will be conducting online chats on Thursday for each of the games. His chat for the Arglty-Lubbock Estacado game will begin at 1:45 p.m. Thursday and then Thursday night his chat for the Ryan-Houston Yates game begins at 8:15 p.m. If you aren't going to Austin for the tournament join us here for the game coverage.
Here is the complete lineup of games.

2012 UIL BOYS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT

Thursday-Saturday, Frank Erwin Center, Austin

CLASS 5A

SEMIFINALS

Northside Warren (35-5) vs. Fort Bend Travis (35-3), 3:30 p.m.,Friday

Lewisville Marcus (37-2) vs. Garland Naaman Forest (29-7), 8:30 p.m., Friday

CLASS 4A

SEMIFINALS

San Antonio Alamo Heights (34-2) vs. Dallas Kimball (32-5), 7 p.m. Thursday

Houston Yates (32-5) vs. Denton Ryan (23-11), 8:30 p.m. Thursday

CLASS 3A

SEMIFINALS

Lubbock Estacado (27-7) vs. Argyle (29-8), 2 p.m. Thursday

Waco La Vega (35-1) vs. Corpus Christi Miller (29-9), 3:30 p.m. Thursday

CLASS 2A

SEMIFINALS

San Antonio Cole (31-5) vs. Brock (29-7), 8:30 a.m., Friday

10:00 a.m. White Oak (35-1) vs. Idalou (30-5), 10 a.m., Friday

CLASS 1A

SEMIFINALS

Clarksville (29-5) vs. Olton (27-8), 8:30 a.m., Thursday

Mumford (36-0) vs. Kerens (24-8), 10 a.m., Thursday

FINALS
Saturday

8:30 a.m.
Conference 1A Division I FINAL

10:00 a.m.
Conference 3A FINAL

2:00 p.m.
Conference 2A FINAL

3:30 p.m.
Conference 4A FINAL

7:00 p.m.
Conference 1A Division II FINAL

8:30 p.m.
Conference 5A FINAL



March 3, 2012

Field set for state tournament

The Ryan Raiders and the Argyle Eagles are headed to the UIL state basketball tournament this week after their victories Saturday in regional tournament action.
The UIL will release the tournament bracket with times later today but here are the matchups in Class 4A and Class 3A.
In Class 4A,Ryan, who defeated Fort Worth Arlington Heights 71-68, will meet Houston Yates in one semifinal. Yates earned its place in the final four with a 113-83 win over Houston Jones.
Dallas Kimball and San Antonio Alamo Heights will meet in the other semifinal. Kimball defeated Dallas South Oak Cliff 72-53 while Alamo Heights knocked off San Antonio Edison, 50-39.
In Class 3A, Argyle will meet Corpus Christi Miller in one semifinal. Argyle defeated Wilmer-Hutchins 48-34 while Miller edged Liberty Hill 61-59 in overtime. Lubbock Estacado and Le Vega will meet in the other semi. Estacado defeated Abilene Wylie, 56-46, to earn its spot in Austin while Le Vega defeated Sillsbee, 61-59.


The Ryan Raiders and the Argyle Eagles are heading to Austin and the UIL state boys basketball tournament next weekend.
Ryan had to hold off a furious fourth quarter rally by Arlington Heights to earned its spot in the Class 4A Final Four with a 71-68 victory in Synder .
Argyle is in the Class 3A Final Four after a 48-34 victory over Wilmer Hutchins in Commerce.


Ryan vs. Arlington Heights
Fourth Quarter
Ryan had to hold off a furious fourth quarter rally by Arlington Heights to take a 71-68 victory.

Ryan is holding a 68-61 lead with 1:26 remaining in the game.
It's Ryan 65-55 with 2:40 remain. Jackson has fouled out for Ryan.

Ryan holds a 63-51 lead with four minutes remaining.

Ryan leads 59-45 with 6:14 remaining.


Third Quarter
Ryan leads 52-38 at the end of three quarters.
Ryan leads 50-32 with 2:20 left in the third quarter.
Ryan leads 46-28 wuth 4:04 remaining in the third quarter. Gilbert Jackson has 14 and Trey Mohair has 13 points.
Ryan leads 44-22 with 5:22 remaining in the third quarter.


Argyle vs. Wilmer-Hutchings
Fourth Quarter
Argyle wins 48-34.

Argyle holds a 37-26 lead with 2:13 left.

Argyle leads 34-23 with 2:52 left

Argyle leads 33-21 with 5:22 remaining in fourth

Third Quarter
Argyle lead 31-19 headling to the fourth quarter
2:02 left in third quarter, Argyle leads 31-15.
Argyle holds a 29-15 lead midway through third quarter.


Ryan-Arlington Heights First Half
Second Quarter
It's halftime in Synder and Ryan holds a commanding 36-13 lead over Arlington Heights.


Ryan holds a 28-10 lead with 2:25 remaining in the second quarter.


First Quarter
The Ryan Raiders are leading 22-8 after the first quarter over Arlington Heights.
Ryan is leading over Arlington Heights, 10-8, with 3:12 left in the first quarter.


Argyle-Wilmer-Hutchins First Half
Second Quarter
It's now halftime in Commerce and Argyle leads 20-10. The Eagles have led by as many as 13 during the first half,


Argyle leads 20-9 late in the second quarter over Wilmer-Hutchins.


Argyle's lead has grown to 18-7 in the second quarter against Wilmer-Hutchins.


Argyle has five three-pointers in the game and leads 15-7 with 4:34 left in the second quarter.

First Quarter
Argyle leads Wilmer-Hutchins, 9-2, after the first quarter.
All points came on 3s for Argyle: 2 for Spencer McCloud and 1 for Andrew Resch.


Argyle picked up its 30th win of the season on Friday night in Commerce, beating Texarkana Pleasant Grove with an easy 49-30 win to advance to the Class 3A Region II final on Saturday at 2 p.m.

It's not JUST a regional final and a chance to punch a ticket to Austin, though. The Eagles will also have a chance at revenge when they face Wilmer-Hutchins for the regional championship and the spot in the Final Four next week in Austin.

You might be saying, "but wait, Argyle lost to A. Maceo Smith last season." And you'd be right. But A. Maceo Smith closed and most of its students shifted to Wilmer-Hutchins, which reopened. That included all of the significant returners from the basketball team, as well as the coaching staff. As far as Argyle is concerned, the team they face Saturday afternoon might as well be wearing "A. Maceo Smith" on their jerseys.

Argyle lost 63-60 in overtime in that game in what was a devastating defeat. There are four players who were significant contributors last season back on the Eagles this year: starters Clarke Overlander and Connor York and reserve players Zach Dickerson and Andrew Resch, who are both starters this year.

But there's also a wild card there with Argyle in the form of head coach John King's son, Wes. Wes King was a starter on the team last season and redshirted this season at Abilene Christian. Whenever he's home, he sits on the bench. He was actually listed on the regional tournament program as an assistant coach and was dressed up all nice and coach-like, sitting right next to his dad on the Argyle bench.

"You saw Wes King over there," Overlander said after the semifinal win. "Wes can recall just about every play from that game [against A. Maceo Smith] last year. It's big for him too. It hurt all of us."

Should be a fun one tomorrow...


March 2, 2012

Ryan in regional finals

It's all over in Synder and the Ryan Raiders are in the regional finals on Saturday. Trey Mohair hit a buzzer-beating layup to give Ryan a 58-56 victory over Trimble Tech.
Ryan will face the winner between Frenship and Arlington Heights on Saturday afternoon in the finals.

Fourth quarter


Ryan holds a 53-48 lead over Trimble Tech with 39 seconds left in the game.


Ryan has retaken the lead and holds a 48-44 advantage with 2:14 remaining in the game.


Trimble Tech holds a 44-43 lead over Ryan with 3:50 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Third quarter
Trimble Tech rallied in the final two-plus minutes of the third quarter and trails Ryan 37-36 heading into the final quarter.

The Raiders are now on a 16-3 run and have taken a 35-29 lead with 2:47 remaining in the third quarter/

Ryan's offense has rebounded in the third quarter from a sluggish first half and has put together a 10-0 run to take a 29-27 lead with 4:30 left in the third quarter.
Trimble Tech 27, Ryan 19, halftime
The Ryan Raider offense struggled during the first half against Trimble Tech and was down by as many as eight points and trailed 27-19 at halftime in Snyder. Trey Mohair leads the Raiders in scoring with eight points at the half.


February 22, 2012

Playoff games set

The Ryan Raiders, fresh off their victory over Canyon Randall Tuesday night, will travel to Big Spring Friday for a 6 p.m. meeting with El Paso Riverside at Big Spring High School, beginning at 6.p.m. Ryan, 19-11, was a 61-48 winner over Canyon Randall Tuesday night in Vernon.
Also in action Friday night will be Ponder, Krum and Argyle while Liberty Christian plays Saturday in the next round of the TAPPS playoffs.
Ponder and Krum will be part of a Class 2A doubleheader at Prosper High School. Krum will face Cooper at 6:30 p.m. while Ponder takes on Whitewright at 8 p.m.
Argyle will face Dallas Madison on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Hebron High School in Lewisville.
Liberty Christian will meet San Antonio Antonian in the second round of TAPPS play at 5 p.m. Saturday at A&M Consolidated.