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Soccer: Coaches stepping down at Bastrop

Michael Adams — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:39:44 +0000

Bastrop High School head girls soccer coach Angelia Watson and head boys soccer coach Robert Watson are stepping down.
In a text message, Robert Watson said they have resigned and Angelia Watson will take over as head coach and girls coordinator at the new Lone Star High School in Frisco.
Angelia Watson has led the Bastrop girls program to the playoffs in each of the last four seasons.
Bastrop was 0-4 in the playoffs under Angelia Watson, losing to San Antonio Churchill in 2007 and San Antonio Reagan in each of the last three seasons.
Four players — Kelly Guthrey, Kara Edwards, Kattie Patterson and Kaylyn Butler — have gone on to play in college under Angelia Watson’s guidance, with two receiving full scholarships to Division I universities.
This past season, Angelia Watson’s team was surrounded by controversy after the coach suspended her top player — senior forward Gracy Mansfield — and junior Heather Greene for the season after a 4-1 loss to Westlake on Feb. 2.
Reports were also made to the University Interscholastic League that the Lady Bears were playing players not living in the district, but those reports were found to be not true after an in-house investigation.
The Bastrop girls head coaching job was posted on the Texas Girls Coaches Association Web site on Thursday afternoon
The boys head coaching job was also posted on the Texas Coaches Association Web site on Thursday afternoon.
There are currently four total soccer head coaching vacancies listed for the Bastrop Independent School District.
Robert Watson led Bastrop’s boys team to back-to-back trips to the playoffs in 2007 and 2008.
In 2007, Bastrop reached the regional quarterfinals before losing to Westlake 2-1.
The Bears just missed out on the playoffs in 2009, finishing in fifth place.
Bastrop had its worst season under Robert Watson this year. The Bears finished tied for seventh place with Austin High and had just two district wins.

Contributed photo by Larry Overall/ Bastrop girls head coach Angelia Watson, right, watches on during recent action at BISD Memorial Stadium. Watson, along with her husband Robert Watson, who is the boys soccer head coach, are stepping down at Bastrop.

Akins spoils senior night for Bears

Special to the Advertiser — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:21:09 +0000

The Akins Eagles spoiled senior night for 10 Bastrop players, defeating the Bears 3-1 in the final home game of the season.
The Eagles’ talons drew first blood in the contest with only three minutes ticked off the game clock.
The goal didn’t break the sprits of the Bears or the boisterous Bear faithful in the stands.
Akins would again find the back of the net in the latter moments of the first half on a Bastrop backline blunder that left keeper Fernando Garcia out of position and the Eagles with an effortless goal.
The second half turned ugly as tensions flared, for both fans and players, after Garcia was penalized with a red card for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Akins continued to pour it on Bastrop, scoring for a third time in the 28th minute.
The only Bastrop goal would come from a determined and brilliant effort from senior Christopher Vela, who battled his way valiantly through the Atkins defense in the final minutes of the contest.
The Bears will end their season Friday at Burger Stadium when they take on Bowie. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:45 p.m.
— Marcus Vela

The game of his life

Michael Adams — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:18:57 +0000

Wins and losses do not matter that much to Bastrop soccer player A.J. Yates.
While still a competitive player, Yates has a different perspective on the soccer field after battling — and winning -— a fight bigger than anything he has seen as an athlete.
On May 18, 2009, at the age of 17, Yates was diagnosed with testicular cancer.
Nearly one year after his fight with cancer, Yates is now cancer free and back on the soccer field for the Bears.
“It really put things into perspective for me,” Yates said. “For me, I want to win, but winning isn’t everything.”
A week after he found out about his cancer, Yates had his cancerous testicle removed.
He then went through a chemotherapy treatment that began in June and finished up in September.
It was a process Yates said was probably harder on his mother, Rachel Yates, than him.
“(Mom) was there all the time,” he said. “I am the youngest in the family and I think it hurt her more than it did me.”
While going through this difficult time, Yates said he had a great support system, which included head coach Robert Watson and his teammates.
Yates said Watson gave him a book about Austinite and cycling champion Lance Armstrong, who also battled testicular cancer.
“I looked at (Lance) for inspiration a lot during this process,” Yates said. “I said, ‘if (Armstrong) can do it, so can I.’ This was just a bump in the road and I can get through it.”
He said he made up his mind long ago that instead of trying to play in college, he would concentrate on his studies in classical archeology when he attends the University of Texas in the fall.
“It never really went through my head that I wouldn’t play this season,” Yates said.
“I think about (the cancer) every time I step on the field. I went through something pretty bad and I play each game like it might be my last game.”
The Bears have just three games left on their schedule and it will be the final three games Yates will play competitively.
When that final horn sounds on his soccer career at Bastrop, soccer won’t be about winning and losing.
For Yates, it’s about something much bigger.
“I went through this and it proved to me I can do anything I want to do,” he said. “There are people that don’t get through this, so I feel pretty lucky.”

Contributed photo by Larry Overall/ Bastrop soccer player A.J. Yates

Bears’ playoff hopes take another hit

Bastrop Advertiser — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:01:08 +0000

The Bastrop Bears may have got the final nail in their playoff hopes thanks to the Anderson Trojans.
Bastrop fell to the Trojans 1-0 at BISD Memorial Stadium Monday night, putting them nine points behind Pflugerville for the final playoff spot.
What that means for the Bears (5-10-3, 2-7-2 District 25-5A) is they would have to win their remaining three district games and hope Connally, Akins and Pflugerville all lose their remaining district games.
That’s not too far fetched.
Bastrop went 2-0-1 against their three remaining district opponents — Akins, Austin and Bowie — in the first round of district play.
Unfortunately for the Bears, however, their fate isn’t in their own hands.
“We have three games left… we may be out of the race, but right now we are playing for pride,” Watson said. “If the boys have any pride at all, they will come out, work hard, and try to finish this season off with some wins. (Monday) I saw that the fire wasn’t in our eyes… we didn’t have intensity, we weren’t moving. They took the game to us, as opposed to us taking the game to them.”
On Monday, Bastrop played much of the game tangled and trapped in its own defensive half.
Anderson would score the lone goal of the match early in the first half on a 2-on-1 breakaway run that caught goalkeeper Daniel Rivera between a rock and a hard place.
For one brilliant moment when Bastrop opened up second half play it seemed the match would be a game of two halves.
It was as though the Bears were able to shed their first half dull-drums, and the game would turn in their favor.
But that moment was soon snuffed and Bastrop, to the disappointment of the handful of freezing Bear faithful present, would end the second half much like it did the first, on its heels, trying to repel a relentless Anderson attack.
The Trojans had 12 shots, eight of them on goal, while Bastrop on the other hand only had one shot on goal for the entire evening thanks to Kris Desaulnier.
The score, honestly, should have been a blow-out considering Anderson hit Bastrop’s wood work three times throughout the evening; luckily Bastrop’s keeper, Daniel Rivera, was in top-form though his defense routinely crumbled around him.
The Bears travel to Burger Stadium Saturday to meet Austin High.

— Marcus Vela

Contributed photo by Larry Overall/ Bastrop’s Kris Desaulnier, right, goes up for a header Monday night against Anderson in a soccer game at BISD Memorial Stadium.

Updated: Bastrop County boys and girls soccer statistics

Michael Adams — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:13:03 +0000

BOYS SOCCER
STANDINGS
DISTRICT 25-5A
OVERALL       DISTRICT
W   L   T   W   L   T   PTS
Anderson   9   3   3   3   1   3   15
Pflugerville   5   1   3   3   1   3   14
Westlake   6   5   3   4   2   1   13
Bowie   10   2   4   2   1   4   12
Connally   4   7   4   3   3   1   10
Akins   6   8   2   3   4   0   9
Bastrop   5   7   2   2   4   1   7
Austin   2   5   1   1   5   1   4

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Player, Team   Goals
Eduardo Luna, Elgin   14
Matt Swartz, Smithville   7
Danny Davis, Smithville   8
Lee McMillan, Bastrop   6
Edgar Soto, Elgin   4
Hart McMillan, Bastrop   3
Jose Jaimes, Smithville   5
Zach Pierce, Bastrop   2
Charly Salinas, Bastrop   2
Leo Almazan, Elgin   3
Betuel Caballero, Elgin   2
Diego Giron, Elgin   2
Dalton Kisamore, Elgin   2
Pablo Martinez, Elgin   5
Hector Lopez, Bastrop   1
Clay Raemsch, Bastrop   1
Xavier Velasquez, Bastrop   1
Kris Desaulnier, Bastrop   2
Joe Reyna, Smithville   1
Corey Pearson, Bastrop   1
A.J. Yates, Bastrop   1
Carmello Briones, Elgin   1
Ivan Gonzalez, Elgin   2
Erick Reyna, Elgin   1
Marco Solorio, Elgin   1

Player, Team   Assists
Leo Almazan, Elgin   7
Lee McMillan, Bastrop   4
A.J. Yates, Bastrop   4
Betuel Caballero, Elgin   6
Eduardo Luna, Elgin   5
Diego Giron, Elgin   3
Pablo Martinez, Elgin   3
Kris Desauhier, Bastrop   2
Carmelo Briones, Elgin   2
Zach Pierce, Bastrop   1
Juan Jaimes, Bastrop   1
Clay Raemsch, Bastrop   1
Dalton Kelly, Bastrop   1
Charly Salinas, Bastrop   1
Jorge Flores, Elgin   1

GIRLS SOCCER
STANDINGS
DISTRICT 25-5A
OVERALL       DISTRICT
W   L   T   W   L   T   PTS
Bowie   13   1   1   6   0   1   19
Westlake   8   4   4   5   0   2   18
Bastrop   12   4   0   5   2   0   15
Austin   7   3   2   3   2   2   13
Pflugerville   3   5   0   3   4   0   9
Anderson   2   4   1   2   4   1   7
Connally   3   6   0   1   6   0   3
Akins   0   9   0   0   7   0   0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring
Player, Team   Goals
Ashley Frederick, Elgin   17
Kattie Patterson, Bastrop   16
Kaylyn Butler, Bastrop   5
Santa Araujo, Elgin   5
Kendall Ayers, Bastrop   4
Haley Mendel, Bastrop   4
Meghan Morris, Bastrop   3
Amanda Banta, Bastrop   2
Rebekah Spalding, Bastrop   2
Stacy Smith, Bastrop   2
Sam Mason, Elgin   2
Gabby Castro, Elgin   2
Edith Valle, Elgin   2
Alyssa Stover, Bastrop   1
Samantha Mason, Elgin   1

Player, Team   Assists
Santa Araujo, Elgin   5
Ashley Frederick, Elgin   5
Kattie Patterson, Bastrop   4
Kaylyn Butler, Bastrop   1
Kerri Kelley, Bastrop   1
Kara Edwards, Bastrop    1
Rebekah Spalding, Bastrop   1

Player, Team   Shutouts
Jackie Naverette, Bastrop   7
Sarah Wright, Elgin   5

Soccer: Bears fall 3-2 in shootout with Bowie

Special to the Advertiser — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:20:03 +0000

The Bastrop Bears had little to celebrate on Fat Tuesday.
Bowie defeated Bastrop 3-2 in a shootout, sending the Bears to a 2-4-1 record for the first round of District 25-5A action.
The Bears opened the first half with a blistering hand over fist pace attacking the Bulldogs tooth in nail.
However, play quickly turned into a defensive struggle.
The Bears drove the ball down the pitch and into the Bulldog backline throughout the melee, but were never able to create any successful opportunities in front of the net, and ended up with only two shots on goal.
On the other hand, the Bulldogs harassed the Bastrop defense all night with 17 shots on goal.
Both teams entered their locker rooms at halftime with 0-0 glowing red on the scoreboard.
The second half opened with exciting play from Bastrop and Bowie, but was quickly mired again in no quarter, rugged, defensive midfield play.
The Bears and Bulldogs continued to gnaw and hound each other throughout the second half, but to the disappointment of the Bastrop faithful, the teams were still locked in a tie at the end of regulation.
With 80 minutes depleted and neither team able to find gold in the back of the net, the scuffle at Memorial stadium would be decided by an old fashioned gunslinger penalty-kick shootout, with Bowie standing tall in the end.
Head coach Robert Watson said the game was stressful to watch, yet a hard fought battle from start to finish, and would not daunt Bastrop’s chances in tight District 25-5A play.
Watson stressed that the Bears would get back to hard work in practice Thursday, and would focus on finishing games on the offensive and with an exclamation point to keep up their momentum.
Bastrop will have their work cut out for them when they face a talented Pflugerville squad Friday night at BISD Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:45 p.m.

Boys soccer: Bastrop plows through Akins 2-0

Bastrop Advertiser — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:26:42 +0000

After starting district play 0-4, the Bastrop Bears soccer team has put together a small winning streak. The Bears defeated Akins 2-0 Friday night at BISD Memorial Stadium to move their district record to 2-4. Kirs Desaulmier and Juan Jaimes scored Bastrop’s goals.

Boys soccer: Bastrop snaps 4-game district losing streak

Bastrop Advertiser — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:02:52 +0000

The Bastrop boys soccer team defeated Austin High 3-0 Tuesday night at BISD Memorial Stadium. The Bears (5-6-1, 1-4 District 25-5A) snapped a four-game district losing streak and avoided an 0-5 start in district action. Corey Pearson, A.J. Yates and Kris Desaulnier each scored for Bastrop. Lee McMillan, Yates and Charly Salinas all had assists.

Bastrop County soccer statistics (boys and girls)

Bastrop Advertiser — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:03:04 +0000

Soccer statistics as of Feb. 4.

BOYS SOCCER
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Player, Team   Goals
Matt Swartz, Smithville   7
Danny Davis, Smithville   6
Lee McMillan, Bastrop   5
Hart McMillan, Bastrop   3
Jose Jaimes, Smithville   3
Zach Pierce, Bastrop   2
Charly Salinas, Bastrop   1
Hector Lopez, Bastrop   1
Clay Raemsch, Bastrop   1
Xavier Velasquez, Bastrop   1
Joe Reyna, Smithville   1

Player, Team   Assists
Lee McMillan, Bastrop   3
A.J. Yates, Bastrop   3
Kris Desauhier, Bastrop   2
Zach Pierce, Bastrop   1
Juan Jaimes, Bastrop   1
Clay Raemsch, Bastrop   1
Dalton Kelly, Bastrop   1

GIRLS SOCCER
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Player, Team   Goals
Ashley Frederick, Elgin   10
Kattie Patterson, Bastrop   9
Heather Greene, Bastrop   5
Kaylyn Butler, Bastrop   4
Haley Mendel, Bastrop   2
Meghan Morris, Bastrop   2
Rebekah Spalding, Bastrop   2
Kendal Ayers, Bastrop   1
Alyssa Stover, Bastrop   1
Amanda Banta, Bastrop   1

Player, Team   Assists
Kattie Patterson, Bastrop   2
Kaylyn Butler, Bastrop   1
Kerri Kelley, Bastrop   1
Kara Edwards, Bastrop    1

Player, Team Shutouts
Jackie Naverette, Bastrop 7

Soccer: Lady Bears blast Anderson 6-2; Boys fall to 0-4 in district

Bastrop Advertiser — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:59:11 +0000

Lady Bears pour it on Anderson, 6-2
The Bastrop Lady Bears got back to their winning ways Friday night and defeated Anderson 6-2 at BISD Memorial Stadium. Bastrop (10-3, 3-1 District 25-5A) got a hat-trick from Kattie Patterson, who now has 12 goals on the season. Haley Mendel also got into the scoring action with two goals and Stacy Smith added one of her own. Bastrop plays Austin HIgh Tuesday at House Park Stadium and hosts Akins on Friday.

Anderson puts Bastrop boys into 0-4 hole
AUSTIN — The Bastrop Bears dropped their fourth straight District 25-5A game Friday night with a 3-1 loss to Anderson at Nelson Stadium in Austin. Bastrop’s lone goal came from Charly Salanis. The Bears are now 3-5-1, 0-4.