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		<title>Bears to induct two into hall of fame</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 23:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chris Dukes
Sports Editor
Spring football is all about the future. Players practice against their own teammates, building the foundation for bigger and better things come fall. Depth charts are set, and even the most elaborate offensive and defensive schemes are reduced to their vanilla counterparts in hopes that repetition will lead to recognition once the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Chris Dukes</p>
<p>Sports Editor</p>
<p>Spring football is all about the future. Players practice against their own teammates, building the foundation for bigger and better things come fall. Depth charts are set, and even the most elaborate offensive and defensive schemes are reduced to their vanilla counterparts in hopes that repetition will lead to recognition once the players lace up the cleats to embark on their seasons in the fall.</p>
<p>However, in Bastrop, the culmination of spring ball includes a retrospective look at the past. Since 2008 the Bears have used their spring game as a chance to induct two players into their hall of fame.</p>
<p>“When I got here, I wanted to make sure all of the players knew about the history of Bastrop,” head coach Gerald Perry said. “I wanted them to see all of the success that has come before them and see the tradition that this school has.”</p>
<p>This year the Bears honor former Mary A. Brown High School and Bastrop Middle School football, basketball and baseball coach Jimmie Lee Emanuel and 1964 Bastrop High School alumni David Perkins.</p>
<p><strong>Jimmy Lee Emanuel</strong></p>
<p>Emanuel was a pioneer who spent 36 years as an educator beginning back in 1949, when he organized the first African American football team at Crispus Attucks High School. He also led his team to the state championship in the Prairie View Interscholastic League Class A State Basketball Tournament three times in nine years.</p>
<p>In 1958 he left Granger and moved to Bastrop County where he taught at the segregated Mary A. Brown High School in Smithville. He led his team to a 1963 football state championship. He would also lead Mary A. Brown to the PIV State Basketball Tournament three straight years.</p>
<p>In 1965 Emanuel left Mary A. Brown to take an administrator job at the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos. He returned to public education in 1972 to take a job at the now-integrated Bastrop Middle School where he led a middle school athletic program that piled up multiple district titles.</p>
<p>“During that time Bastrop Middle School athletics was dominant,” Perry said.</p>
<p>In 1985 Emanuel hung up his whistle for good, but has continued to serve the community as a deacon at the Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church in Cedar Creek. He lives on a Bastrop County ranch and is married to Lue Ruth (Sally) Emanuel. The couple raised three children. They now have 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. His son Roderick also went into education, where he spent 22 years as a teacher, principal and eventual superintendent.</p>
<p><strong>David Perkins </strong></p>
<p>David Perkins filled the title student-athlete to the best of his ability during his time at Bastrop High School.  Perkins earned 16 varsity letters in six different sports in four years, and was the starting quarterback, safety, punter and place kicker for the Bears from 1962-63. He led Bastrop to a 20-2 record as a starter and was a member of the regional finals his senior year. He considers the 22-20 victory over arch-rival Smithville for the District 24-1A Championship to be his favorite football moment.</p>
<p>“It’s a wonderful memory for me,” Perkins said. “This was back in the day when you had to win district to qualify for the playoffs, so it wasn’t just a rivalry game or a district championship. The game meant everything for our season.”</p>
<p>The previous year the Bears had carried an undefeated record into their matchup with Smithville, only to fall to the Tigers and watch their rivals advance to the third round of the playoffs. In 1963, down 12-0 it seemed Smithville would once again steal the Bears’ thunder.</p>
<p>“That’s when our team decided they had had enough,” Perkins said. “They bowed their necks and got down to business.”</p>
<p>The Bears scored the next 22 points and held off a late Tiger rally to take home the district title.</p>
<p>Perkins and a teammate carried coach fellow Bastrop Bears Hall of Fame coach Larry Turner off the field, that being the first district title for the coach in what would become a legendary career.</p>
<p>The team would go on to win two playoff games over Round Rock (7-6) and Rosebud (21-6) before falling to Hallsville in the third round. It was Bastrop’s first playoff appearance in six years and his two seasons at the helm of the Bears’ offense helped springboard the Bears to success for the rest of the decade.</p>
<p>In 1970, Bastrop was named one of the top 10 football programs of the 1960s by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.</p>
<p>The gridiron success was just the beginning for Perkins and his senior class. They would go on to win the district basketball championship and the state golf title that year.</p>
<p>“Our group just caught lightning in a bottle,” Perkins said. “Winning the football and basketball district championships as well as the golf state title was very special to me.”</p>
<p>Perkins would go on to play football at Lamar Tech (Now Lamar University), and start at defensive back and punter from 1966-67. He passed up his final year of college football eligibility to graduate early and enroll in the University of Texas Law School. After that, he became a lawyer and judge in the city of New Braunfels, and later a full professor teaching criminal law and procedure at the Department of Criminal Justice at Texas State University. He gives athletics credit for the success he has had throughout his life.</p>
<p>“This may sound a little old fashioned, but I believe athletics gets you ready to best play the rest of your life,” he said. “You learn traditional values, old fashioned work ethic and most of all bonding with a team. Looking back, I am most proud of the way our team came together to accomplish something we could remember for the rest of our lives.”</p>
<p>Both Perkins and Emanuel will be inducted at halftime of the 2012 Bastrop Bears Spring Showcase, which will be held May 24 at Batrop ISD Stadium. JV begins at 6 p.m. and varsity is set to start at 7:30 p.m.</p>
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		<title>Bastrop football heats up</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 23:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chris Dukes
Sports Editor
Cornerback Aneas Henricks became the third current Bastrop player to have a collegiate offer this past week. Both Texas Tech and Wake Forest have extended offers to the 6’0, 168-pound athlete. Williams is a move-in from Del Valle who played quarterback and corner for the Cardinals last year.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Chris Dukes</p>
<p>Sports Editor</p>
<p>Cornerback Aneas Henricks became the third current Bastrop player to have a collegiate offer this past week. Both Texas Tech and Wake Forest have extended offers to the 6’0, 168-pound athlete. Williams is a move-in from Del Valle who played quarterback and corner for the Cardinals last year.</p>
<p>He joins fellow defensive back Antwuan Davis and linebacker Paul Whittmill, both of whom have garnered offers from around the country.</p>
<p>Coach Gerald Perry believes these will be the first of many offers for Henricks, who will likely line up across from Davis at cornerback in 2012. Texas Tech was also one of the first schools to offer Davis a scholarship, which preceded a flood of extensions from programs all over the country.</p>
<p>“After Texas Tech offered, it seemed like everyone was calling,” Davis said.</p>
<p>Receiver and linebacker Daniel Hill could be next on the list with several scouts coming out to see him play this week.</p>
<p>“We could have four Division I players on this team next year,” Perry said. “There is a lot of talent here. It’s an exciting time for Bastrop football.”</p>
<p>The Bears have one more week of spring practice before wrapping up with the Bastrop 2012 Spring Showcase at the BISD Stadium on May 24. The showcase will include performances by the middle school and high school cheerleaders, band, BHS Honeybears Dancing Team and recognition of 2012 athletic scholarship signees.</p>
<p>“It’s a good chance to give everyone involved a dress rehearsal for fall next year,” Perry said.</p>
<p>Tickets at the gate will be $3 for adults and $2 for students, with all proceeds going to the Bastrop Touchdown Club. Merchandise and season tickets will also be available.  The game includes a JV scrimmage at 6 p.m., a middle school 7-on-7 contest at 6:54 p.m. and a varsity scrimmage at 7:30 p.m.</p>
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		<title>Track: Davis sets meet record in 100 at Lion Relays</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Antwuan Davis show was on display Saturday at the annual Lion Relays in Lockhart.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LOCKHART – The Antwuan Davis show was on display Saturday at the annual Lion Relays in Lockhart.</p>
<p>Davis set a meet record in the 100-meter dash, winning the event in 10.45 seconds, shattering a record set in 1998 of 10.51 seconds.</p>
<p>Bastrop’s junior sprinter won the event by one-tenth of a second, edging out Clemens Anthony Matthews.</p>
<p>Bastrop’s boys track and field team finished tied for fourth overall with Hays after earning 72 points.</p>
<p>Smithson Valley won the team title with 142 points.</p>
<p>Davis’ gold wasn’t the only one Bastrop’s boys took home Saturday.</p>
<p>Trae Bunton won the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.19, beating Matthews by four-tenths of a second.</p>
<p>Bunton and Davis took home gold medals in the 400-relay as Bastrop edged out Clemens by a full second.</p>
<p>John Thorne won the high jump with a leap of 5-foot-10, beating Hays’ Hayden Cagle by two inches.</p>
<p>Mayson Foytik placed third in the 300 hurdles with a time of 43.45 and Bastrop’s 1,600 relay team finished fifth with a time of 3:44.87.</p>
<p>Bastrop also got points from Raylon Hickey, who finished fourth in the long jump with a distance of 18-10 and Romello Wilson’s sixth place finish in the triple jump.</p>
<p>Josh Thomas also placed sixth in the pole vault with a height of 11-feet.</p>
<p>Bastrop’s girls team finished tied for second with Clemens with 110 points, trailing champion San Antonio Sam Houston by four points.</p>
<p>It was the Goilisha Carter and Kayla Peterson show for the girls as Carter took home a gold medal in the 100 with a time of 12.20 and was 38-hundreths of a second faster than second place Opal Gunnels of Sam Houston.</p>
<p>Carter won silver medals in the 200 and 400.</p>
<p>In the 200, Carter’s time of 26.62 was 55-hundreths of a second behind gold medalist Tosohnna Wilson of Sam Houston.</p>
<p>Carter was nearly two seconds behind Smithson Valley’s Kailey Reidel in the 400.</p>
<p>Bastrop’s track star finished third in the long jump and second in the high jump as well.</p>
<p>Peterson took home third in the 100 and 200 sprints with times of 12.67 and 27.95, respectively.</p>
<p>Peterson was also third in the triple jump with a distance of 33-4.</p>
<p>Haley Mendel also had a good day, sinishing fourth in the 1,600 with a time of 5:49.39 minutes. She also was fourth  in the long jump with a distance of 15-1.25.</p>
<p>Kaitlyn Cook was sixth in the pole vault and Bastrop placed in the top six in all three relay events.</p>
<p>Andrea White placed fifth in the 3,200 and Emily Boujemaa placed fourth and fifth in the 1,600.</p>
<div id="attachment_16693" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 331px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-16693" href="http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/03/07/track-davis-sets-meet-record-in-100-at-lion-relays/antwuan-davis-track/"><img class="size-full wp-image-16693" src="http://bastropadvertiser.com/files/2012/03/Antwuan-Davis-track.jpg" alt="Bastrop's Antwuan Davis races to the finish line during a heat of the boys 100 meter dash Feb. 25 at BISD Memorial Stadium during the Bear Relays. Davis broke a Lions Relays record in the 100 Saturday in Lockhart. (Michael Adams/ The Bastrop Advertiser)" width="321" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Bastrop&#39;s Antwuan Davis races to the finish line during a heat of the boys 100 meter dash Feb. 25 at BISD Memorial Stadium during the Bear Relays. Davis broke a Lions Relays record in the 100 Saturday in Lockhart. (Michael Adams/ The Bastrop Advertiser)</p></div>
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		<title>3-8 baseball/ softball scoreboard</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scores from the weekends baseball and softball action from around Bastrop County]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SOFTBALL<br />
Monday’s games<br />
Cedar Ridge 10, Bastrop 0<br />
Bastrop    000    00    -    0    2    3<br />
Cedar Ridge    510    31    -    10    14    0<br />
LP: Lillian Raemsch<br />
Highlights: Maddie Parker H, Katie Gurton H</p>
<p>Saturday’s games<br />
Elgin 13, Early 1<br />
Early    000    10    -    1    2    3<br />
Elgin    303    43    -    13    11    1<br />
WP: Jenna Wing<br />
LP: Battle<br />
Highlights: Bailey Alanis 3-3, RBI</p>
<p>Friday’s games<br />
Bastrop 12, Manor 2<br />
Manor    000    101    -    2    6    3<br />
Bastrop    703    002    -    12    12    0<br />
WP: Lillian Raemsch<br />
Highlights: Rachel West 2 2Bs, Tori Spakes 2 H, Maureen Byrd 2 H, Caroline Castor H, Maddie Parker H, Lillian Raemsch H, Gisella Paranich 2B, Ashley Murray H, Becca Roe H.</p>
<p>Elgin 9, Cedar Ridge 5<br />
Cedar Ridge    011    100    2    -    5    7    3<br />
Elgin    100    260    x    -    9    11    2<br />
WP: Jenna Wing<br />
LP: Merrill<br />
Highlights: Kaci Olson 1-3, R; Abby Prinz 1-3, 2B, 2 RBIs; Bailey Alanis 1-4, 2B, RBI; Shelbi Swenson 1-3. R; Morgan Schultz 1-4, R; Alyssa Wilkins 2-3, 2 R; Haley Sewalson 1-2, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B; Adriana Hernandez 1-4, 3B, RBI; Chelsea Everage 3-3, R, RBI.</p>
<p>District 16-4A Standings<br />
OVERALL        DISTRICT<br />
W    L    W    L     PCT    GB<br />
Elgin    5    0    5    0    1.000<br />
Bryan-Rudder    4    1    4    1    0.800    1<br />
Cedar Ridge    3    0    3    1    0.750    1.5<br />
Hutto    3    1    3    1    0.750    1.5<br />
Hendrickson    2    2    2    2    0.500    2.5<br />
Connally    1    3    1    3    0.250    2.5<br />
Cedar Creek    1    3    1    3    0.250    3.5<br />
Bastrop    1    4    1    4    0.200    4<br />
Manor    0    4    0    4    0.000    4.5</p>
<p>BASEBALL<br />
Monday’s games<br />
Bryan Rudder 4, Bastrop 0<br />
Bastrop    000    000    0    -    0    1    2<br />
Rudder    004    000    x    -    4    4    2<br />
WP: Kopetsky<br />
LP: Williams<br />
Highlights: Jake Hernandez 1-2</p>
<p>Cedar Ridge 7, Cedar Creek 2<br />
Cedar Creek    000    020    0    -    2    4    5<br />
Cedar Ridge    130    030    x    -    7    7    0<br />
WP: Larez<br />
LP: Dylan Murley<br />
Highlights: Chance Schilhab1-2; Josh Castor 1-3; Dylan Murley 1-2, 2B; Devin Tuggle 0-1, R; Jared Hiatt 1-2</p>
<p>Saturday’s games<br />
Bastrop 6, Lexington 2<br />
Bastrop    150    000    -    6    6    1<br />
Lexington    011    000    -    2    5    5<br />
WP: Alec Kana<br />
LP: Hibbler<br />
Highlights: Clifton Hendrix 1-3, R, RBI; Jake Hernandez 1-3, R, RBI; Dillon Becker 1-3; Kent Winkler 1-3; Logan Allen R; Brock Wickliffe 1-2, R; Jared Van de Hoef R, Thomas Solomon 1-3, R</p>
<p>Liberty Hill 16, Elgin 4<br />
Liberty Hill    712    006    -    16    13    2<br />
Elgin    111    010    -    4    3    4<br />
LP: Daryl Scott<br />
Highlights: Devin Word 2-2, RBI, Trey Swenson 0-3, R, RBI; Marquee Miller 1-1</p>
<p>Friday’s games<br />
Bastrop 2, Franklin 0<br />
Franklin    000    000    0    -    0    7    1<br />
Bastrop    020    000    0    -    2    3    0<br />
WP: Jared Van de Hoef<br />
Highlights: Van De Hoef 3 Ks; Jake Hernandez 1-3; Brock Wickliffe 1-2, 2B; Cameron Williams 0-2, R; Luke Greigo 1-3, R, 2B</p>
<p>Wimberley 7, Bastrop 4<br />
Wimberley    120    202    -    7    7    5<br />
Bastrop    200    020    -    4    6    1<br />
WP: David Mason<br />
LP: Devin Weiss<br />
Highlights: Jake Hernandez 1-2, 2 R; Blake Zimmermann 1-3; Dillon Becker 3-3, RBI; Adam Gonzalez 0-3, 2 RBIs; Thomas Soloman 2 Rs; Logan Allen 1-3; Weiss 10 Ks</p>
<p>Taylor 4, Elgin 2<br />
Taylor    002    001    1    -    4    5    1<br />
Elgin    000    200    0    -    2    4    2<br />
LP: Geno Perez<br />
Highlights: Trey Swenson 1-3, Geno Perez 1-4, Micheal Garcia 1-1, R; Daryl Scott 1-2, RBI</p>
<p>District 16-4A Standings<br />
OVERALL        DISTRICT<br />
W    L    W    L     PCT    GB<br />
Hendrickson    9    4    2    0    1.000    -<br />
Bryan-Rudder    2    1    2    0    1.000    -<br />
Cedar Ridge    1    1    1    0    #DIV/0!    .5<br />
Connally    3    3    1    1    1.000    1<br />
Bastrop    2    7    1    1    1.000    1<br />
Hutto    3    2    1    1    0.000    1<br />
Manor    3    2    0    1    0.000    1.5<br />
Elgin    3    3    0    2    0.000    2<br />
Cedar Creek    3    3    0    2    0.000    2</p>
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		<title>Softball: Lady Bears top Manor, fall to Cedar Ridge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bubble from Bastrop’s first district win Friday was quickly burst Monday as the Cedar Ridge Lady Raiders defeated the Lady Bears 10-0 in five innings in Round Rock.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ROUND ROCK – The bubble from Bastrop’s first district win Friday was quickly burst Monday as the Cedar Ridge Lady Raiders defeated the Lady Bears 10-0 in five innings in Round Rock.</p>
<p>Cedar Ridge jumped on Bastrop in the first inning building a 5-0 lead and led 6-0 going into the fourth inning.</p>
<p>That’s when the Lady Raiders added three more runs to set up the run-rule victory.</p>
<p>Maddie Parker and Kaitie Gurton were the only two Bastrop players  to get a hit against Cedar Ridge.</p>
<p>Friday, Bastrop run-ruled Manor 12-2 in six innings doing the same thing to the Lady Mustangs as Cedar Ridge did on Monday to the Lady Bears.</p>
<p>Bastrop jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first inning and led 10-0 going into the fourth.</p>
<p>However, Manor got a run in the top of the inning to hold of the inevitable 10-run rule.</p>
<p>After giving up a run in the top of the sixth, Bastrop solidified the win with two runs in the bottom half of the inning.</p>
<p>Lillian Raemsch picked up the win on the mound.</p>
<p>Rachel West had two doubles while Tori Spakes, Maureen Byrd, Caroline Castor, Parker, Raemsch, Gisella Paranich, Ashley Murray and Becca Roe each had hits in the winning effort.</p>
<div id="attachment_16677" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-16677" href="http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/03/07/softball-lady-bears-top-manor-fall-to-cedar-ridge/rachel-west-sb/"><img class="size-full wp-image-16677" src="http://bastropadvertiser.com/files/2012/03/Rachel-West-SB.jpg" alt="Bastrop's Rachel West swings for a hit on Feb. 16 at Lady Bear Field in Bastrop. West had two doubles Friday ina  12-2 win over Manor. (Michael Adams/ The Bastrop Advertiser)" width="400" height="311" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Bastrop&#39;s Rachel West swings for a hit on Feb. 16 at Lady Bear Field in Bastrop. West had two doubles Friday ina  12-2 win over Manor. (Michael Adams/ The Bastrop Advertiser)</p></div>
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		<title>Track: Speed showcase</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bastrop displays its velocity at Bear Relays ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CEDAR CREEK – The annual Bear Relays was a showcase of speed, which saw a great battle in the boys 100 meter dash, as well as Bastrop claiming both sprint relay titles.</p>
<p>Bear fans were given their first look at Antwuan Davis, one of the top college football recruits in the nation and national AAU track and field star.</p>
<p>After helping Bastrop’s 400-meter relay team to a winning time of 43.29 seconds early in the afternoon, Davis and Rockdale’s Daniel Brooks battled it out in the 100 with Brooks getting the upper hand by 15-hundreths of a second.</p>
<p>Brooks and Davis were part of a very fast first of five heats in the boys 100. Six of the top 10 times in the event came from the first heat and the top eight times were separated by nine-tenths of a second or less.</p>
<p>However, Davis’ time of 11.19 seconds was nearly five-tenths faster than Pflugerville’s Armonde Woods, who finished third.</p>
<p>Smithville’s Gray Morris also placed in the top 10, finishing ninth with a time of 12.13.</p>
<p>Bastrop’s speed was also on display in the 800 relay as the team of Trae Bunton, Paul Whitmill, Raylon Hickey and Romello Willso took the top place by edging out Pflugerville by more than a full second.</p>
<p>Smithville’s team of Keith Jaynes, Ian Mader and Gray Morris finished ninth among mostly 5A and 4A schools. The only Class 3A team to defeat the Tigers was Salado, which finished third.</p>
<p>The Bears’ also had a top 10 finish in the 200. Jarred Wellington placed eighth with a time of 24.28.</p>
<p>Other standouts for Bastrop were Mason Foytik who placed fifth in the 110 hurdles and fourth in the 300 hurdles. Logan Goodson also picked up points for Bastrop in the 300 hurdles with a fifth place finish.</p>
<p>Bastrop’s success in the sprint relays lifted the Bears to a fourth place finish as a team with 67 points, with 44 points coming from relay events.</p>
<p>Smithville’s boys finished eighth overall with 41 points, receiving all but one point in field events.</p>
<p>Collin Quitta blew out the field in the pole vault with a height of 13 feet, 7 inches to win the event. Derreck Bennet placed second with a height of 11-6, tied with Bastrop’s Josh Thomas.</p>
<p>In a competitive field, Smithville’s Joe Crank placed third in the long jump with a jump of 19-9.5, which was 1½ inches shorter than the second place distance.</p>
<p>Gray Morris and Cearan Adkins took second and third place, respectively, in the triple jump.</p>
<p>Morris had a leap of 42-2 and Adkins had a leap of 40-4.</p>
<p>Bastrop’s girls also put on a good show, using success in the sprint and field events to reach a fourth place finish with 60 points.</p>
<p>Glorilisha Carter won the girls 100, edging out Georgetown’s Kristen Pavelka with a  time of 12.88. Carter also won the long jump, beating Vista Ridge’s Camirey Jackson by a half-inch with a leap of 17-9.</p>
<p>In the high jump, Carter placed second behind Pflugerville’s Leah Moorer with a height of 5-4.</p>
<p>Kaitlyn Cook ran to a fifth place finish in the 100 hurdles and placed fifth in the pole vault with a height of 7-0.</p>
<p>Smithville’s Rachael Davee picked up an impressive win in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:24.85, beating out Bastrop’s Haley Mendel, who won the even last year.</p>
<p>Davee also placed second in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:03.24, being beat only by Pflugerville’s Danielle Aiken’s time of 1:01.92.</p>
<p>Maygan Washington ran to a fourth place finish in the 100 with a time of 13.17 and placed second in the triple jump with a distance of 34-11.</p>
<p>Smithville’s girls placed 10<sup>th</sup> overall with 30 points. Georgetown won the girls title with 80 points, followed by Pflugerville and Bowie.</p>
<p>Cedar Creek did compete in the Bear Relays, but ran in mostly junior varsity events.</p>
<p>Leslie Aziz placed fifth in the 3,200 meter run with a time of 12:42.21 and Takia Bunton placed fifth in the 400 with a time of 1:04.25.</p>
<div id="attachment_16668" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 266px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-16668" href="http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/03/07/track-speed-showcase/dsc_0110/"><img class="size-full wp-image-16668" src="http://bastropadvertiser.com/files/2012/03/DSC_0110.jpg" alt="Smithville's Rachael Davee, left, keeps ahead of Bowie's Meghan Christensen during the second heat of the girls 800 meter run on Feb. 25 at BISD Memorial Stadium during the Bear Relays. " width="256" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Smithville&#39;s Rachael Davee, left, keeps ahead of Bowie&#39;s Meghan Christensen during the second heat of the girls 800 meter run on Feb. 25 at BISD Memorial Stadium during the Bear Relays. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_16670" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 334px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-16670" href="http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/03/07/track-speed-showcase/dsc_0406/"><img class="size-full wp-image-16670" src="http://bastropadvertiser.com/files/2012/03/DSC_0406.jpg" alt="Bastrop's Antwuan Davis races to the finish line during the 100-meter dash at the Bear Relays on Feb. 25 at BISD Memorial Stadium." width="324" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Bastrop&#39;s Antwuan Davis races to the finish line during the 100-meter dash at the Bear Relays on Feb. 25 at BISD Memorial Stadium.</p></div>
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		<title>Football: Bears honored for community work after fires</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Betts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bastrop's football team receives national award for community service during fires]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Bastrop High School football team has been honored by a national organization for their efforts in the community following last September’s devastating wildfires.</p>
<p>The National Federation of State High School Associations, a leadership organization for high school sports and fine arts activities, announced that the Bears would receive their National High School Spirit of Sport Award for Section 6, an award created by the federation to recognize individuals “who exemplify the ideals of the spirit of sport that represent the core mission of education-based athletics,” according to the organization’s release.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are very honored to receive the National High School Spirit of Sports Award,” said BHS head football coach Gerald Perry. “Although it is honoring the football team, this is really a community-wide award.”</p>
<p>The NFHS cited the impact the fires had on the team, with four coaches and eleven players losing their homes in the massive blazes that destroyed approximately 1,600 homes and 35,000 acres. The organization celebrated the efforts of members of the team who volunteered in shelters moving donated goods or helping families during the initial week when school was cancelled.</p>
<p>“In times of need, we all help our neighbors. That to me is what this Spirit of Sports award represents,” Perry said.</p>
<p>The organization also highlighted the important role the team’s first game back – Sept. 15 against San Marcos – played in the community, where the team emerged from a banner that read “Out of the Ashes We Rise” before the game and the school district and community honored firefighters and emergency responders during halftime.</p>
<p>“There were many groups and organization at Bastrop ISD schools that played a vital role in helping those in need and rebuilding the hope and pride in this community,” said Perry.</p>
<p>The NFHS national winner will be recognized on July 8 at the federation’s summer meeting in Nashville, Tenn. Section winners – Bastrop’s Section 6 includes Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma – will receive their awards before the end of the school year.</p>
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		<title>Track: 2012 results from Bear Relays</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Results from the Bear Relays.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bear Relays<br />
Feb. 25 at BISD Memorial Stadium</p>
<p>BOYS<br />
Team results – 1. Bowie 95, 2. Georgetown 90, 3. Lockhart 68, 4. Bastrop 67, 5. Pflugerville 66, 6. Salado 61<br />
100 – 1. Daniel Brooks (Rockdale) 11:04, 2. Antwuan Davis (Bastrop) 11.19, 3. Armonde Woods (Pflugerville) 11.62, 4. Camara Cappel (Bowie) 11.63, 5. Jameson Houston (St. Michaels) 11.68, 6. Johnthan Hill (Vista Ridge) 11.86<br />
200 – 1. G. Claurencio (St. Michaels) 23.38, 2. Derius Yarbrough (Pflugerville) 23.41, 3. Jordan Benford (Vista Ridge) 23.89, 4. Trey Porter (LBJ) 23.98, 5. Dion Martin (Connally) 24.02, 6. Ben Setterquist (Bowie) 24.04<br />
400 – 1. Kevin Harris (Connally) 51.39, 2. Dequad Binder (Georgetown) 52.61, 3. Kartavious Burton (Rockdale) 53.50, 4. Preston Oliver (Bowie) 53.90, 5. Alex Paredes (Bowie) 54.08, 6. Evan Nichols (Connally) 54.18<br />
800 – 1. Robert Uhr (Lockhart) 1:55.24, 2. Nate Moore (Lockhart) 1:56.62, 3. Dequad Binder (Georgetown) 1:58.11, 4. Aaron Davis (Bowie) 1:58.67, 5. Darren Medrano (Georgetown) 2:00.41, 6. Tyler Scharr (Georgetown) 2:03.70<br />
1600 – 1. Dorian McCradic (Georgetown) 4:17.54, 2. Robert Uhr (Lockhart) 4:23.85, 3. Aaron Davis (Bowie) 4:35.68, 4. Kevin Webb (Georgetown) 4:36.90, 5. Xavier Espinosa (Lockhart) 4:43.44, 6. Brad Giradeau (LBJ) 4:45.16<br />
3200 – 1. Dorian McCradic (Georgetown) 9:57.05, 2. Kevin Webb (Georgetown) 9:57.08, 3. Nicolas Avey (Lockhart) 10:03.51, 4. Joshua Williams (Vista Ridge) 10:14.41, 5. Brad Giradeau (LBJ) 10:15.93<br />
400 relay – 1. Bastrop 43.29, 2. Pflugerville 43.32, 3. Salado 43.32, 4. Bowie 44.48, 5. St. Michaels 44.61, 6. Vista Ridge 44.72<br />
800 relay – 1. Bastrop 1:30.14, 2. Pflugerville 1:31.46, 3. Salado 1:32.42, 4. Connally 1:32.86, 5. St. Michaels 1:33.48, 6. Georgetown 1:34.68<br />
1600 relay – 1. Georgetown 3:31.77, 2. Bowie 3:33.82, 3. Connally 3:34.11, 4. St. Michaels 3:34.11, 5. Bastrop 3:35.28, 6. Pflugerville 3:38.77<br />
110 hurdles – 1. Joseph Bell (Lockhart) 16.03, 2. Daniel Reyes (Bowie) 16.46, 3. Logan Zahn (Bowie) 16.50, 4. Ashton Thielke (Pflugerville) 16.52, 5. Mason Foytik (Bastrop)17.75, 6. James Swartz (Smithville) 18.24<br />
300 hurdles – 1. Logan Zahn (Bowie) 41.64, 2. Ashton Thielke (Pflugerville) 42.28, 3. Daniel Reyes (Bowie) 43.47, 4. Mason Foytik (Bastrop) 44.57, 5. Logan Goodson (Bastrop) 45.44, 6. Tyler Lamy (Travis) 46.08<br />
Shot put – 1. Jordan Huckaby (Lockhart) 54-7.5, 2. Ryan Simmons (Salado) 52-1.5, 3. Robert Emrick (Salado) 50-2.25, 4. Stephen Schneider (Rockdale) 44-6, 5. Adrian Jaimes (Smithville) 44-2.25, 6. David Vicars (Georgetown) 43-4<br />
Discus – 1. Jordan Huckaby (Lockhart) 175-6, 2. Ryan Simmons (Salado) 170-9, 3. J.W. Barnes (Georgetown) 152-6, 4. Joseph Bell (Lockhart) 142-9, 5. Jeffery Jones (Pflugerville) 138-2, 6. Zach Freeland (Connally) 138-1<br />
Long jump – 1. Camara Capel (Bowie) 26-0.25, 2. Peyton Best (Salado) 19-11, 3. Joe Crank (Smithville) 19-9.5, 4. Armonde Woods (Pflugerville) 19-9.0, 5. Baylor Breseman (Bowie) 19-2.5, 6. Mason Foytik (Bastrop) 19-0<br />
Triple jump – 1. Dion Martin (Connally) 43-4.25, 2. Gray Morris (Smithville) 42-2, 3. Cearan Adkins (Smithville) 40-4, 4. Reggie Davis (Connally) 40-3.5, 5. Johnathan Hill (Vista Ridge) 40-0<br />
High jump – 1. Parker Reyna (Georgetown) 6-2, 2. Seth Blanke (St. Michaels) 6-2, 3. Ben Parrin (Salado) 6-2, 4. Daniel Reyes (Bowie) 5-10, 5. Andre Fvesch (LBJ) 5-10, 6. Jordan Benford (Vista Ridge) 5-10<br />
Pole vault – 1. Collin Quitta (Smithville) 13-7, 2. Derreck Bennett (Smithville) 11-6, 3. Josh Thomas (Bastrop) 11-6, 4. Baylor Breseman (Bowie) 11-0, 5. Trenton Hebert (Georgetown) 11-0, 6. Blake Nash (Salado) 10-0</p>
<p>GIRLS<br />
Team – 1. Hutto 121, 2. Bowie 100, 3. Pflugerville 85, 4. St. Michaels 66, 5. Smithville 53, 6. Lockhart 38<br />
100 – 1. Glorilisha Carter (Bastrop) 12.88, 2. Kristen Pvelka (Georgetown) 12.93, 3. Lashawanda Simmons (Pflugerville) 12.94, 4. Maygan Washington (Smithville) 13.17, 4. Stephanie Onyeje (Pflugerville) 13.21, 6. Kyla Peterson (Bastrop) 13.73<br />
200 – No results listed<br />
400 – 1. Danielle Aiken (Pflugerville) 1:01.92, 2. Rachael Davee (Smithville) 1:03.24, 3. Rebecca Voigt (Bastrop) 1:03.91, 4. Samantha Martinez (Pflugerville) 1:04.11, 5. Takia Bunton (Cedar Creek) 1:04.25<br />
800 – 1. Rachael Davee (Smithville) 2:24.85, 2. Meghan Christensen (Bowie) 2:25.09, 3. Hannah Rieden (LBJ) 2:27.93, 4. Haley Mendel (Bastrop) 2:30.05, 5. Ashley Jones (St. Michaels) 2:30.5, 6. Ashley Adams (Salado) 2:30.53<br />
1600 – 1. Haleigh Blackwell (Georgetown) 5:28.39, 2. Lisa Carleton (Georgetown) 5:28.46, 3. Ashley Jones (St. Michaels) 5:34.26, 4. Wallis Robinson (LBJ) 5:38.51, 5. Alex Bundy (Vista Ridge) 5:39.65, 6. Ashley Adams (Salado) 5:40.43<br />
3200 – 1. Kristen Pitts (St. Michaels) 12:08.07, 2. Casey Stanley (Bowie) 12:25.27, 3. Cecilia Ramirez (Hutto) 12:33.06, 4. Ruth Sanchez (LBJ) 12:37.06, 5. Leslie Aziz (Cedar Creek) 12:38.01, 6. Aubrie Arnold (Hutto) 12:42.21<br />
400 relay – 1. LBJ 49.15, 2. Pflugerville 49.53, 3. Georgetown 50.16, 4. Rockdale 52.03, 5. Bowie 52.42, 6. Hutto 52.45<br />
800 relay – 1. LBJ 1:45.18, 2. Pflugerville 1:46.20, 3. Travis 1:46.99, 4. Bowie 1:39.78, 5. Hutto 1:50.21, 6. Connally 1:53.92<br />
1600 relay – 1. Vista Ridge 4:16.14, 2. Bowie 4:16.36, 3. St. Michaels 4:18.11, 4. Bastrop 4:19.28, 5. Salado 4:19.28, 6. Pflugerville 4:20.7<br />
100 hurdles – 1. Frances Porter (Georgetown) 16.54, 2. Isis Johnson (Lockhart) 16.66, 3. Rachel Lea (Salado) 16.94, 4. Annie Callegeri (St. Michaels) 17.48, 5. Kaitlyn Cook (Bastrop) 17.84, 6. Randi Baxter (Hutto) 17.94<br />
300 hurdles – 1. Frances Porter (Georgetown) 48.55, 2. Morgan Hill (Salado) 49.89, 3. Blake Ann Seeker (St. Michaels) 51.47, 4. Savannah Ricketson (Bastrop) 51.94, 5. Chelsea Boaz (Salado) 52.83, 5. Chelsea Boaz (Salado) 52.83, 6. Randi Baxter (Hutto) 53.78<br />
Shot put – 1. Emily Brinkley (Rockdale) 35-9.5, 2. Rachel Hildebrand (Salado) 35-8.5, 3. C’Quashae Williams (Pflugerville) 33-0.5, 4. Leslie Jackson (Lockhart) 32-4.5, 5. Princess Mago (Connally) 31-8.5, 6. Nancy Van Gompel (St. Michaels) 30-8.5<br />
Discus – 1. Rachel Hildebrand (Salado) 104-8, 2. Marissa Toussaint (Reagan) 93-7, 3. Athena Yeaw (Salado) 90-5, 4. Dalajah Cheely (Hutto) 89-8, 5. Stephanie Steele (Georgetown) 89-0<br />
Long jump – 1. Glorilisha Carter (Bastrop) 17-9, 2. Camirey Jackson (Vista Ridge) 17-8.5, 3. Vanessa Evana (Hutto) 16-4.5, 4. Essence Thompson (Lockhart) 16-3.5, 5. Meghan Christensen (Bowie) 16-1, 6. Rachel Lea (Salado) 15-7.5<br />
Triple jump – 1. Vanessa Evana (Hutto) 37-7, 2. Maygan Washington (Smithville) 34-11, 3. Morgan Hill (Salado) 33-8, 4. Meghan Christensen (Bowie) 33-6.5, 5. Whitney Onuoha (Pflugerville) 33-5, 6. Ashley Brown (Hutto) 32-8<br />
High jump – 1. Leah Moorer (Pflugerville) 5-6, 2. Glorilisha Carter (Bastrop) 5-4, 3. Haley Bianco (Bowie) 5-2, 4. Ashley Brown (Hutto) 4-10, 5. Brittany Parker (Hutto) 4-10, 6. Haley White (Georgetown) 4-6<br />
Pole vault – 1. Kaitlyn Wisehart (Hutto) 10-6, 2. Victoria Hanzel (Vista Ridge) 10-6, 3. Larisa Rodriguez (Bowie) 9-0, 4. Maddie Penn (Bowie) 8-0, 5. Kaitlyn Cook (Bastrop) 7-0, 6. Wallis Robinson (LBJ) 6-6</p>
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		<title>Basketball: Tuesday&#8217;s playoff schedule (w/ directions)</title>
		<link>http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/02/19/basketball-tuesdays-playoff-schedule-w-directions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is Tuesday's boys basketball playoff schedule for area teams. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CLASS 4A, REGION II</strong></p>
<p>Bastrop (23-15) vs. Lancaster (16-9), 7 p.m. Tuesday at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Bastrop,+TX&amp;daddr=Madisonville+High+School,+Madisonville,+TX&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=34.313287,86.572266&amp;geocode=FR9zywEdOhYz-ilp29HoW5pEhjFg2a1bZjwNNA%3BFWQs2AEdQ45I-iGbNqq54WwPcA&amp;oq=Madisonville+High+School&amp;mra=ls&amp;t=m&amp;z=9">Madisonville High School, </a>Madisonville</p>
<p>Elgin (26-5) vs. West Mesquite (25-7) 7 p.m., Tuesday at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Elgin,+TX&amp;daddr=Waco+High+School,+North+42nd+Street,+Waco,+TX&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=31.109389,-96.652222&amp;spn=2.318495,5.410767&amp;sll=30.53038,-96.61179&amp;sspn=1.166296,2.705383&amp;geocode=FVUZzwEdXj8y-ikzeGftEOtEhjE7Ddd-FCqf3A%3BFWRT4QEdTxM1-iFa7pl60CVCkCnNSgyAdIRPhjEsKiulPZYDzQ&amp;oq=Waco+High+School&amp;mra=ls&amp;t=m&amp;z=8">Waco High School</a>, Waco</p>
<p><strong>CLASS 3A, REGION III</strong></p>
<p>Smithville (19-10) vs. Stafford (16-14) 7 p.m, Tuesday at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Smithville,+TX&amp;daddr=Bellville+High+School,+Schumann+Road,+Bellville,+TX&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=31.109389,-96.652222&amp;sspn=2.318495,5.410767&amp;geocode=FerkyQEd-HY1-imrTwa_CIFEhjEoubEp5Cq13Q%3BFf-iyAEdEVBD-iF9LGtmiikWEQ&amp;oq=Bellville+Hi&amp;mra=ls&amp;t=m&amp;z=10">Bellville High School</a>, Bellville</p>
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		<title>Adams: Credit Bastrop&#8217;s student section with an assist in win</title>
		<link>http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/02/18/adams-bastrops-student-section-can-be-credited-for-aid-in-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Adams</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got a tweet Friday during Bastrop and Rudder’s District 16-4A playoff in Rockdale.<br />
An industry peer tweeted about a school in San Antonio bringing a dance team, band and cheerleaders to a girls basketball playoff game.<br />
How cool is that?<br />
That my friends, is how the atmosphere at a high school basketball game should be.<br />
Back east, where I spent most of my childhood and five years in college, that type of atmosphere, mixed with Bastrop’s student section, is the daily ambiance for high school basketball.<br />
I’ll get to Bastrop’s student section in a minute, but in Ohio and West Virginia, where high school basketball is as big a draw as high school football is in Texas, it was rare to not see cheerleaders on the baseline, a pep band in the stands and a dance team right beside them.<br />
I don’t’ understand why that hasn’t caught on in Texas.<br />
Back to Bastrop’s student section.<br />
Bastrop, you should be proud of you student section. It’s the best, and most entertaining, in District 16-4A. It is also one of the reasons the Bears are going to the playoffs.<br />
Rudder star Will Martin has the ability to beat any team by himself.<br />
If you don’t believe me, just ask Elgin.<br />
He put up 44 points in a win over the Wildcats in the regular season finale.<br />
On Friday during Bastrop’s district playoff, Bastrop’s student section got in his head.<br />
Martin scored eight of his game-high 29 points in the first quarter.<br />
On a shot attempt late in the period, Martin put up an air ball.<br />
From that point on, every time Rudder’s hot shot touched the ball, Bastrop’s fans let him know about it by chanting “air ball.”<br />
Mentally, it took Martin out of the game for a while because he only took two shots in the second quarter and scored two points as the Bears led 25-23 at halftime.<br />
The significance of that is that Martin was the only Rudder player to score in double digits and more than eight points the entire game.<br />
Before the air ball, Martin was on fire and came to play, but Bastrop fans got in his head and shut him down, even if it was through two quarters. (Martin had 13 in the fourth quarter).<br />
A good student section also plays part in the energy of the team they support.<br />
After the incident during the game with Elgin on Dec. 20, Bastrop’s student section has brought a lot of great energy to Bear Gym and wherever they travel.<br />
Bastrop games are so much fun thanks in part to an energetic student section that creates one of the best high school basketball atmospheres I’ve seen in a long time.<br />
And it’s pretty apparent that the team feeds off that energy.<br />
There are occasions where I see cheerleaders in the stands and the dance team has performed at Bastrop games.<br />
Think of the atmosphere Bastrop could create with is student section, cheerleaders, dance team and a pep band, and possibly a person to play music during timeouts, pregame, team introductions and in between quarters.<br />
I would argue that it would be hard to find a better atmosphere with all those elements.<br />
First-year head coach Tim Davis did a great job this year putting together a team that lost a lot of talent and taking them back to the playoffs.<br />
Bastrop will need its fans Tuesday during its playoff game as the Bears take on tradition-rich Lancaster (16-9). The Tigers will be probably the most athletic team Bastrop has seen all year outside of Elgin.<br />
The Bears will need their student section Tuesday in Waco. They will also need fans to travel, cheerleaders and the dance team.<br />
That atmosphere makes all the difference sometimes.</p>
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