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Blue defender Hunter Creasey (55), a former Georgetown Eagle, hurries in to help tackle south running back Lawrence Hill (42) during the Blue’s 24-10 victory on Friday night at the GISD Athletic Complex. Photo Vince Curletta

Initial FCA All-Star Game a Success “If anybody is in doubt about the quality of young people in Central Texas, I can tell you these guys are incredible.” — East View head coach Rob Davies on the players in the FCA All-Star Football Classic.

By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

The reviews surrounding the first Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star Football Classic this past Friday night at the GISD

Athletic Complex were strongly positive—some nearing the altitude of raves. Maybe not “My Fair Lady,” “Hello Dolly,” or “Hamilton,” but well worth clipping and saving. A firm foundation for future endeavors in this field. Davies, who served as an assistant for the Gold team, may have best described the constituency of a project designed to reward recently graduate student-athletes and, in many cases, giving them a final hurrah in the 100-yard war that was a major fixture in their development into young men; the final slide of cleats across an artificial surface into the reality of adulthood. The North won the game 24-10, but the process was the all-encompassing winner. The game was solid, but the sum of the

Truslow, Markee Shine In All-Star Baseball By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

A sacrifice fly to right field by the South’s Wyatt Ward of San Marcos scored Sam Mitchell of Austin Anderson in the top of the ninth inning to deadlock the 17th annual Austin Area Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game on Sunday night at the Dell Diamond. The North failed to score in the bottom of the ninth inning and the contest ended in a tie despite the late-game heroics of East View designate hitter Corbin Truslow, who was playing in his second all-star contest in 48 hours. Truslow, who played as a defensive lineman in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes

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All-Star Football Classic on Friday night, walked and scored the North’s third run in the sixth, singled to drive in his team’s fourth and tying run in the eighth, and then scored his team’s fifth run— and, at the time, leading run— on a single by Rylan Cox. His efforts enabled Truslow, who will attend Colorado School of Mines this fall, to be named the North’s Gold Bat recipient in a game in which each team had only five hits, and no player had more than one. Nine of the hits were singled with the only extra-base blow being a double by the South’s Carrett Boes of Austin SFA in the first inning. Truslow, who also had two steals, said, “I’m just trying to get on base and move the runners over. It certainly was a surprise (the Gold Bat). It was an honor to play with all these great players.” Truslow has signed to play football for the Division II Orediggers, but added that he also plans to walk on to play baseball for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference school. “It was a great night for GISD baseball— especially at our end,” said East View Truslow cont. on B4

parts deserved the salute. Hoping for a crowd of 1,500, the organizers man have gotten two to two and a half times as many fans. “Eighty players and 15 coaches met on Tuesday and formed a powerful bond of Christian brotherhood by Friday night,” said Steve Vittorini, FCA area director. “It truly was an example of the impact and influence of Godly coaches. A huge ‘gratitude shout out’ to the coaches, Todd York and all his amazing people, our volunteers, and our host homes, who worked with such excellence to create such a wildly successful first-year event!” York, the GISD’s athletics director, said, “Things went really well. Just looking at the stands, we could have had close to East View’s Corbin Truslow was named the North’s Gold Bat Award winner in Sunday night’s game. Photo Russell Rinn

4,000. They (the organizers) did a really nice job of pulling everything together. I don’t think they could have found a better set of coaches.” Georgetown head coach Jason Dean, who coached the winning North, was extremely pleased with the way the initial chapter of project, which has established itself in places such as Waco, Abilene and Tyler, and also advanced into other sports. “We just had four practices with the teams before the game, but we had a whole lot of fun,” Dean said. “To an experienced viewer in the stands, it probably resembled a first scrimmage. We had great kids and FCA cont. on B2

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Eagles Go 6-3 In Shootout By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

Georgetown won six of its nine starts this past Friday and Saturday in the 7-on-7 Lone Star Shootout at Belton High School before being eliminated in the third-round of bracket play by eventual tournament runner-up Killeen Ellison, 44-14. Playing without two of its top receivers, including highly regarded recruiting target Beau Corrales (6-foot-4, 205 pounds), and a somewhat flat effort, the Eagles were unable to challenge an Ellison team blessed with speed and athleticism. Georgetown fell behind 30-0 before it finally scored with 11 minutes and 38 seconds remaining in the 30-minute contest as Ellison quarterback Carl Robinson III, the tournament’s Offensive MVP, and all-tournament receiver Jyaire Shorter and defensive back Tariq McKenzie made life miserable for the Eagles. The Eagles had reached the round of six Saturday morning by beating Killeen Shoemaker No. 2, 58-7, and the Shoemaker varsity, 23-21. In the win over the varsity Grey Wolves, Junior Caden Leggett scored what proved to be the winning touchdown for the Eagles on their fourth possession giving Georgetown a 23-14 lead. However, Shoemaker cut the margin to 23-21. The Eagles set the stage for a disputed finish by not scoring on their final

possession. On its final offensive effort, Shoemaker moved within inches of the GHS goal line with the aid of an penalty before time expired. Shoemaker felt it had an additional play remaining. It finally was ruled they didn’t. In the morning’s opening contest, Georgetown came close to pitching its second shutout of the tournament, but, trailing 51-0, Shoemaker No. 2 scored its lone touchdown on its seventh of eight possessions. It was a game in which Eagles quarterback Chandler Herman was able to switch to wide receiver where several catches during the two-day event earned him all-tournament status at that position. Class 4A China Spring, which advanced through the competition with a perfect 10-0 record, repeated as tournament champion, edging Ellison, 46-44, in the finals after beating Temple, which worked its way back out of the losers bracket, 69-35, in the semifinals and Copperas Cove, 44-37, in the round of six. Cougars’ quarterback Cutter Haigood was the tournament’s MVP. “We improved on last year’s performance,” Georgetown coach Brian Herman said. “There are a lot of things we’ve accomplished that should carry over to the fall.” The Eagles will make their final attempt to earn a state berth in a 16-team state qualifier at Hurst L.D. Bell. The Eagles won four of their six matches on Friday

Georgetown wide receiver Caden Leggett was a major factor for the Eagle’s in this past weekend’s Lone Star Shootout in Belton. Photo Russell Rinn

to finish third in Pool A behind China Spring and Belton. Georgetown opened pool play with one-sided victories over Copperas Cove No. 2, 51-14, and future District 19-5A rival Bastrop Cedar Creek, 5321, before dropping backto-back starts to Belton, 37-28, and China Spring, 37-35. In both those games, pass interceptions (worth two points to the defense)

played a key in the Eagles’ pool losses. In the game with China Spring, Georgetown held a 35-21 lead after the first 10 of 17 possessions, but the Cougars scored a touchdown on their sixth offensive series and then ended the 12th possession of the game with an interception on the initial play to trim the Eagles’ lead to 35-30. China Spring scored again

on the resulting possession to go up 37-35 as the final four offensive efforts -- two by each team -- failed to produce points. All three of Georgetown’s losses were to quarterbacks who earned all-tournament honors—Ellison’s Robinson, Belton’s Peyton Mansell, and China Spring’s Haigood. After the back-to-back losses, Georgetown rebounded with a 41-0 victory over Killeen and a 37-35 victory over Temple in the one cross-over game on its pool schedule. Temple had taken a 35-30 lead with a 45-yard bomb with 2:11 left to play, but the Eagles responded with 36 seconds remaining on a pass from Herman to Leggett. Temple then threw incompletions on the game’s final two plays. Georgetown’s shutout of Killeen was one of only three in the tournament. In an oddity, the Kangaroos also were the victims in the other two. They did not return for the second day of the event. The Eagles, with Corrales on hand Friday, outscored their pool opponents by a combined 245-134 and finished with a 340-206 edge over the nine games in two days. LONE STAR SHOOTOUT At Belton, Friday-Saturday ALL-TOURNAMENT MVP—Cutter Haigood, China Spring. Offensive MVP—Carl Robinson III, Killeen Ellison. Offense—Alex Fernandez, QB, Vandegrift; Jyaiure Shorter, WR, Ellison; Terrance Johnson, WR, Temple; Chander Herman, WR, Georgetown; Peyton Mansell, QB, Belton; Tyrick James, WR, China Spring; Brett Cain, China Spring.

Defense—Isiah Davilla, LB, Austin Akins; Ashton Logan, DB, Temple; Jefferson Fritz, DB, Kaufman; Hunter Garrett, DB, Belton; Tyson Curry, DB, Copperas Cove; Tariq McKenzie, DB, Ellison; Reid Bacon, Lake Travis; Dax Dalton, Rouse. POOL RESULTS Pool A Standings —China Spring 6-0, Belton 4-2, Georgetown 4-2 (on tie-breaker, lost head-to-head game with Belton), Killeen 2-4. Copperas Cove No. 2 1-5, Bastrop Cedar Creek 0-6. Results—Belton 65, Cedar Creek 28; China Spring 57, Killeen 0; Georgetown 41, Cove No 2 14, Belton 58, Killeen 21; China Spring 55, Cove No. 2 16; Georgetown 53, Cedar Creek 21; Killeen 20, Cove No. 2 9; China Spring 55, Cedar Creek 16; Belton 37, Georgetown 28; Killeen 48, Cedar Creek 7; China Spring 37, Georgetown 35; Belton 58, Cove No. 2 23; Georgetown 41. Killeen 0; China Spring 35, Belton 28; Georgetown 37, Temple 35; Cove No. 2 37, Cedar Creek 30; Vandegrift 46, Belton 28; Copperas Cove 39, Killeen 0; Rouse 51, Cedar Creek 37; Belton No. 2 30, Cove No. 2 7; China Spring 33, Kaufman 26. Pool B Standings —Vandegrift 5-1 (won tie-breaker), Killeen Ellison 5-1, Rouse 3-3, Temple 3-3, Bay City 2-4, Killeen Shoemaker No. 2, 0-6. Pool C Standings— Killeen Shoemaker 4-2 (won tie-breaker), Lake Travis 4-2, Copperas Cove 3-2-1, Austin Akins 3-3, Kaufman 2-3-1, Belton No. 2 1-5-0. Bracket Play Championship Bracket (In bracket order) First round—Rouse 44, Belton No. 2 21; Bay City 42, Akins 28; Georgetown 58, Shoemaker No. 2 7; Temple 35, Cove No. 2 21; Kaufman 1, Killeen 0 (forfeit); Copperas Cove 53, Cedar Creek 9. Second round—Vandegrift 43, Rouse 30; Belton 49, Bay City 28; Georgetown 23, Shoemaker 21; Ellison 56, Temple 42; China Spring 28, Kaufman 24, Copperas Cove 35, Lake Travis 23. Third round—Belton 39, Vandegrift 28; Ellison 44, Georgetown 14; China Spring 44, Copperas Cove 37. Semifinals—Ellison 72, Belton 49; China Spring 69, Temple (out of losers bracket) 35. Championship—China Spring 46, Ellison 44.

FCA FROM PAGE B1 great coaching staff that had a lot to offer. We got great support all week from the community.” “It took a lot work, but I had a blast,” said Davies, who served under Gold head coach Drew Sanders of Vandegrift. “We saw guys develop friendships,

and we got to know some of our fellow coaches better.” Five GISD athletes took part in the game—four from GHS and one from East View. Defensive lineman Corbin Truslow, who will play this fall at the Division II Colo-

rado School of Mines, represented the Patriots. Georgetown’s selections were defensive linemen Hunter Creasey and Cole Northcutt, runningback Dakota Cahill, and center Kade Clapper. Creasey and Northcutt will play for Division III Hardin-Simmons

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in the fall, while both Cahill and Clapper will both plan to walk on at Texas Tech as freshmen. All but one touchdown on Friday night came in the first half. The Gold broke on top with seven minutes and four seconds remaining in the opening period when Lago Vista linebacker Jacob Hernandez returned an interception 57 yards for a score. Wimberley’s Hugo Huesca kicked the extra point. The North began its comeback to victory with 3:47 to go in the opening period with a 32-yard field goal by Round Rock’s Liam Beard. The North added two touchdowns in the second quarter on a 48-yard pass from Fredericksburg’s Kyle Reeh to former Beard’s Dragons teammate Zach Nash-Kelly with 11:51 to go in the quarter. A fumble recovery by Del Valle’s Marcus Ortiz gave the ball back to the North, and Cedar Park’s William Richer added a touchdown on a 5-yard run just 1:41 later. Beard had successful extra points after both scores. Huesca added a 28-yard field goal for the Gold to make the score 17-10 at the half. The only score of the second half came on a 23-yard pass from Beard to Nash-Kelly, and Beard added the extra point.

Blue running back Dakota Cahill is congratulated by teammates after a big play in Friday night’s FCA All-Star Football Classic. Courtesy Vince Curletta

Nash-Kelly was named the Offensive MVP with his two touchdown receptions, and Hernandez was named the Defensive MVP partially on the strength of his pick-6. LaGrange quarterback Aaron Janda received the most Christ-like Award for the Blue, and Burnet quarterback Austin Moore was presented the same honor for the Gold. Asked about how his players responded, Dean answered, “Obviously, Creasey was busy making play, Northcutt clogged up the middle, Dakota made some big plays (a 28-yard run and a 36-yard pass reception) and Clapper never came off the field on offense.” “I thought the experience was awesome,” Cahill said. “We came together in two days.”

Northcutt added, “We were from different backgrounds, but we all got along. It was something else.” “It was a great honor,” Truslow said. “We had great people around us and learned a lot. After the first day, we all went bowling and came back and had our best practice.” FCA ALL-STAR FOOTBALL CLASSIC At GISD Athletic Complex, Friday BLUE TEAM 24, GOLD TEAM 10 Gold 7 3 0 0 — 10 Blue 3 14 7 0 — 24 Gold—Jacob Hernandez, Lago Vista, 57-yard interception return (Hugo Huesca, Wimberley, kick) 7:04 in first Blue—Liam Beard, Round Rock, 32 field goal, 3:47 in first. Blue—Zach Nash-Kelley, Round Rock, 48 pass from Kyle Reeh, Fredericksburg (Beard kick), 11:51 second. Blue—William Richer, Cedar Park, 5 run (Beard kick), 10:10 in second. Gold—Huesca, 28 field goal, 4:51 in second. Blue—Nash-Kelly, 23 pass from Beard (Beard kick), 5:32 in third.

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Georgetown junior catcher Taylor Ellsworth and senior center fielder Megan McDonald have been named to the 40-member Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 5A All-State Softball team. Playing for coach Jessi Bond’s second-place Eagles, who reached the Region IV-5A semifinals, Ellsworth previously had been named the most valuable player in District 25-5A, and McDonald the co-defensive player of the year in 25-5A. In the 14-game 25-5A campaign, Ellsworth hit .686 (24 of 35, seven doubles, four triples, four home runs, 31 RBI, 21 walks, no strike outs), and had an .804 on-base percentage and a 1.457 slugging percentage. Although honored for her defense, McDonald hit .608 (31 of 51, 20 singles, six doubles, four triples, and 27 runs scored) and posted a .667 on-base percentage and a .941 slugging percentage. Two other 25-5A players were named to the TGCA all-state list— senior third baseman Haley MacKay of Leander, and senior catcher Nicole Ochotniki of Vista Ridge.

will be able to attend every summer practice, but we ask that athletes please try to attend as often as possible, and run on their own on days they miss practice. You don’t have to be fast, but you do have to put the work in to compete with us. “Once the season starts, our training will be very intense and athletes who are not accustomed to running regularly are more likely to get injured. You can certainly run cross-country without any running experience, but you absolutely have to run regularly (at least four days/week) in the summer. “Athletes aspiring to run varsity need to make summer running a priority. This year, in addition to being in the top seven, varsity athletes will need to meet minimum time standards in a preseason time trial to take place in August.” To spice up the summer training, the Patriots and Georgetown Eagles are planning on having a couple of “good-spirited” time trials (unofficial races) of approximately two-miles at San Gabriel Park to gauge their teams’ fitness. The Patriots’ tentative cross country schedule for this coming season:

EV OPENS CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING East View has opened its free summer running program for prospective Patriot and Tippit Middle School runners and their families this past Monday at San Gabriel Park. Practices will start at 7 a.m. and will last approximately one hour. East View coaches Mike and Sarah Burton stressed the following: “The success of our cross country team depends heavily on our athletes training consistently throughout the summer. Our competitors will begin the cross country season fit and ready to race, and we need to be ready to race as well. “Only athletes who have worked hard over the summer will be able to attend our early season meets. We know that not everyone

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Region IV-5A quarterfinals, finished as the Class 5A state runner-up in this past week’s UIL State Baseball Tournament at the Dell Diamond. The Mules, with firstround MLB draft choice Forrest Whitley on the mound, defeated College Station, 5-2, in the semifinals, but dropped a 9-2 decision to Grapevine in the state finals. Grapevine dominated play in the 5A division, besting Whitehouse, 7-0, in the semifinals. Whitley, a 6-foot-7 righthander who won all six of his playoff starts, was the 17th player selected in the annual conscription of amateur talent. He was picked by the Houston Astros at the same time he was pitching against College Station in the semifinals. In 6 2/3 innings against the Cougars he allowed four hits, two earned runs, struck out 11 and walked none. Whitley finished the season with a 10-1 record. In the 3-1 victory over GHS in the third-round of the playoffs, Whitley tossed a one-hitter and struck out 13. Other state titlists determined this past week were: 2A—Flatonia. 3A—West. 4A—Abilene Wylie. 6A— Dallas Jesuit.

Senior outfielder Will Cates and senior outside hitter Kaitlyn Foster have been named as the 2016 Dr. Tex Kassen and Dr. Carla Lowry Male and Female Athletes of the Year for the 2015-16 academic year at Southwestern University. Cates, who won the award last year as well, led the squad with a .388 batting average, 11 doubles, seven triples, eight home runs and 28 stolen bases. He also drove in 26 runs and scored 45 times out of the leadoff spot in the lineup. Cates was named first-team All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for the second straight season and earned a pair of all-region accolades from ABCA/ Rawlings (first team) and D3baseball. com (third team). Cates graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry, in which he maintained a 3.741 GPA. For his outstanding work on the field and in the classroom Cates was a College Sports Information Directors of America Second Team Academic All-America this year. This fall, the Houston Cypress Lake graduate will enroll in medical school and pursue a career as a surgeon. Foster, an outside hitter from San Antonio East Central, closed the year ranked nationally in nearly every category and led the Pirates in kills (393) and kills per set (3.67) and was second on the team in digs with 471. After a sensational senior campaign in which the Pirates captured the SCAC title, Foster had no shortage of awards bestowed upon her. She was an American Volleyball Coaches Association First-Team All-American, First-Team All-SCAC pick, First-Team All-Region selection and the SCAC Tournament MVP. Foster graduated in May and will be enrolling in physical therapy school in

the fall. Kassen and Lowry are former SU athletics directors, who were advocates for all student-athletes. The two former student-athletes will be honored and receive their awards at a sporting event during the 2016-17 academic year. SU Athletes Earn Academic honors Eighty-seven SU student-athletes have been named to the SCAC Academic Honor Roll. To qualify, a student-athlete must have maintained a minimum GPA of 3.25 for the term and be a member of a varsity athletic team in a sport sponsored by the conference. The honorees: Spring Sports (56) Baseball -- Tyler Bludau, Collin Buckley, Cameron Cooper, Clayton Haag, Hunter Hazen, Charles Hughes, Cole Kelly, Austin Laird, Benjamin Little, Jason McCormack, Joseph McCormack, Jeremy Rice, Austin Smith, Jordan Scott, Clayton Sparks, Kevin Wallace, Riley Wayland, Ethan Widoff. Golf -- Men: Matthew Christl, Andrew DeHennis, John Gebhardt, Devon Horne, Akhil Rao. Women: Mikayla Miller, Valentia Olivieri-Puentes. Softball -- Taylor Carnes, Taylor Curtis, Amelia Fuchs, Alyssa Silvas, Chandler Smith. Tennis -- Men: Nicholas Farmen, Grant Gideon, Neik Khansari, Rod Khansari, Haluki Nakayama. Women: Maranda Kahl, Emilie Moeller, Kali Rose, Anna Schneemann, Julie Swets, Marieka Visser. Track and Field -- Men: Lucas Ford, John Hattan, Clayton Martin, Richard Morrison. Women: Molly Campbell, Victoria Carraway, Ellena Enis, Kelsey Faykus, Morgan Forteith, Marissa Morin, Veronica Pardo, Kimberla Prevost, Aimee Slagle, Samantha Trabucco. Winter Sports (31) Basketball -- Men: Nnamdi Akabogu, Joseph Cromeens, Joshua Dale, Randy Flowers, Stan Kannegieter, Ryan Ogden, Benjamin Stiver. Women: Victoria Carraway, Madison Edwards, Kelsey Faykus, Lauren Lasater, Camille Martin, Julia Tape, Brianna Turney, Renee Walker. Swimming and Diving -- Men: Simmon Belaineh, Alexander Christensen, Shelby Hall, Peter Robinson, Nathan Townsend. Women: Taylor Adams. Marissa Byrd, Delaney Dunn, Hillary Esplen, Gillian Glover, Sarah Hachar, Haylee Knight, Natalie Lesnick, Alexandra Morris, Marissa Rosa, Emma Walsh.

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GHS, East View Name Team Award Winners Team honors presented to East View and Georgetown athletes for the winter and spring seasons as reported by coaches:

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GISD baseballers (top row from left): East View’s Corbin Truslow and Georgetown’s Austin Weaver, Ty Markee and Tyler Mendoza are shown with North coach Matt Pullen’s sons Ryan and Mason after Sunday night’s All-Star game. Courtesy Matt Pullen

TRUSLOW FROM PAGE B1 coach Matt Pullen, who was the co-head coach for the North with Kris Gawriluk of Cedar Park. “Corbin got the big hit for us and scored the go-ahead run” Georgetown had three players in the game— third baseman Ty Markee, who played most of the game and won the Golden Glove Award; second baseman Tyler Mendoza; and right-handed pitcher Austin Weaver. Markee, who did make one of the North’s five errors, said, “I did my best and just made the plays. It was a really cool experience. I got to make new friends, play with and against good players. I’m glad to have had the experience.” Mendoza, who like Markee was in the starting lineup, stole two bases and scored after walking in the fifth inning, said, “I think I did alright. I had a lot of good times.”

Weaver, the MVP in District 25-5A, got the short end of the stick pitching in the sixth inning as his teammates made two back-to-back errors after he retired the opening batter. He ended up allowing two unearned runs which scored on a passed ball and a single by Mark Jacoby of Austin Bowie. “I did what I did,” said Weaver, who should have been off the mound after three batters. “My defense kind of let me down.” Asked what he thought of how his three Eagles performed, GHS head coach Adam Foster answered, “They are baseball players and they do what they have to do.” Pflugerville’s Johnny Panatex, who struck out three consecutive batters in the fifth after allowing single, was the North’s Fireman of the Game. The North also received an outstanding pitching effort

from Vista Ridge’s Kragen Kechley, who retired the six batters he faced in the third and fourth innings. The South’s awards went to Austin McCallum’s Sam Russell, Fireman of the Game; Lake Travis’ shortstop Jared Triolo, Gold Glove; and Bose, Gold Bat. AABCA ALL-STAR GAME At Dell Diamond, Sunday NORTH 5, SOUTH 5 (TIE) South 110 002 001— 5 5 4 North 000 012 020— 5 5 5 Noah Walker, Sam Russell (3), Shep Shepard (5), Adam Ivey (6), Nilan Bhakta (7), Jonah Smith (8), Ian Quincy (9) and Garrett Bose, Dalton Warren (4), Gus Bates (7); Tristan Bayless, Kragen Kechley (3), Johnny Panatex (5), Austin Weaver (6), Ryan Keesee (7), Cody Wolf (8), Justin Rumley (9) and Ryan Clouse, Brett Sorenson (4), Osvaldo Larios (7). W— none, L — none. S— none. LOB— South 8, North 9. DP— South 1. E— South, Tyler Wilson, Jared Triolo, Warren, Max Jacoby; North, Ben Ostrominski, Ty Markee, Jason McCall, Nic Garza 2. 2B — ASouth, Bose. SB — South, Brad Demco; North, Tyler Mendoza 2, Corbin Truslow 2, Garza. Leading hitters: no players with more than one hit. Game-winning hit: none.

BOYS TRACK MVP -- Chris Matta, junior; Patriot Pride -- Dylan Derr, senior; High Point -Guillermo Carrillo soph. School records set this season: 100 -- Mason Klinger, 11.24 seconds. 200 -- Chris Matta, 22.73. 400 --Devhaun Little, 50.72. 800 -- Guillermo Carrillo, 2:04.94,. 1600 -- Carrillo. 4:37.49. High jump -- Zach Carter, 5 feet, 10 inches. Pole vault -- Colton Harris, 10-6. Discus -- Leo Ramirez, 134-6. 4x400 relay --Dylan Derr, Aaron Lara, Zion Hester, Marcus Maldonado, -3:33.55. Distance medley -- Lara, RJ Simmons, Carrillo, Diego Cavazos), 11:45. 4x800 relay -- Lara, Simmons, Carrillo, Cavazos, 9:09. GIRLS TRACK MVP -- Paighton Corley, sophomore. Patriot Pride -- Jessica Workman, sophomore. High Point-Keely Wallis, junior. School records set this season: 100 -- Diamond Morrison, 12.96 seconds. Pole vault -- Meagan Kronmiller, 8 feet. Shot put -Keely Wallis, 36-0. Discus -- Wallis, 115-9. 4x100 Relay -- Jasmine Bennett, Alyson Ashby, Aileen Andrew, Emily Daniel, 50.95. 4x200 Relay --- Paighton Corley, Ashby, Daniel, Bennett), 1:49.71. Distance medley -- Tiare McConnell, Sydney Sargeant, Roxy Odiorne, Isabella Babin, 15:39. 4x800 Relay -- Corley, Sofia Smith, Isabella Zane, Madison Galvan, 10:30. SOFTBALL MVP -- Ashley, O’Daniel, sophomore. Offensive MVP – Katie Smith, sophomore. Defensive MVP – Emily Jones, senior. Patriot Pride – Shaun Cavanaugh, senior.

BASEBALL MVP -- Ronnie Bailey, junior. Gold Glove -- Mason Tyndall, junior. Big Stick -- Corbin Truslow, senior. Golden Arm -- Jacob Dauer, senior. Patriot Award -- Will Hickman, senior. Most Improved -- Garret Sansom, sr. Team Captains -- Cole Cantru, senior; Hickman, senior. TENNIS MVPs -- Quincy Sorenson, Liz Knightstep. Captains -- Sorenson, Danielle Halter. Patriot Pride -- Brenna Barnes. Afton Compton . Rookies of thew Year -- Sophia Namee. Blake Thurman. Die-Hard Patriot (4-year players) -- Brianna Mears, Barnes, Knightstep, Halter, Sorenson. Nelson Foundation Scholarship winners ($2,000 each) -- Halter, Sorenson, Mears.

GEORGETOWN GIRLS BASKETBALL Team MVP -- Brooke Elliott, junior, point guard. David W. Daniell Scholarship recipients -- Dori Brown, senior, guard/ forward (UMHB); Kendrick Clark, senior, guard (Wayland Baptist); Lindsey Gerlinger, senior, manager (UT-Tyler); Sandi Harris, senior guard (SUNY-New Paltz); Avery Kelly, senior, gurd/forward (UMHB). BASEBALL MVP -- Austin Weaver,

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Georgetown’s Blankenship Will Attend Morningside College Recently-graduated Georgetown wrestler Ethan Blankenship has signed to continue his wrestling and academic careers at Morningside College in Souix City, Iowa. The Mustangs are an NAIA School in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound Blankenship plans to study business administration. Ethan Blakenship’s resume: A two-year letterman for the Eagles with a 23-9 record as a senior, including second in the Recent Georgetown graduate Ethan Blankenship has announced that he will continue his athletic and academic careers at Morningside College, and NAIA school in Souix City, Iowa. He is flanked by former Hill Country Invitational GHS football teammates Hunter Creasy (left) and Cole Northcutt (right). Courtesy Matt Blankenship and fourth in the District 13-5A tournament. He was a Region IV-5A qualifier “I believe that I can coaches have provided as a wrestler are both of as both a junior and senior, contribute to the ongoing me with a solid technical my Georgetown wrestling and qualified for state as success of the Morningfoundation in addition to coaches (Paul Muck and a junior. He was team side wrestling program opportunities to compete Randall Madsen) and my captain as a senior. with my positive attitude against high-caliber oppopast and current teamCoach Randall Madand my consistent effort to nents.” mates like Seth Davis, sen said: “Ethan is an out- continually improve.” who have pushed me to standing individual who What has been the get better every day in not only competed with How would you describe highlight of your career to practice.” great heart and determiyourself as an athlete? date? nation, but also provided “I believe I am tena“The highlight of my caWhat makes you the leadership to help guide cious and have a strong reer to date has been qualperson you are (your pasthis team to great success will to win every time I ifying for the UIL State sions, interests, etc.)? this season. He played a step on the mat.” Tournament in 2015.” “Friends, family and very important role as a sports.” What motivates you? What are your longleader and competitor.” “I hate losing.” range goals both personIs there anything else The Blankenship file: ally and athletically? you would like to say? In what areas do you Why did you pick Morn“My long-range goals “I want to express my feel you have to improve ingside? are to graduate in four gratitude and appreciation for the next level? “It offered a great comyears with a 3.4 GPA and to all who have helped me “I have to improve my bination of academics and to qualify for the national achieve my goal of having ability to chain together wrestling, and I felt very wrestling tournament.” the opportunity to wrestle multiple moves.” comfortable with the team in college.” Who have been the most and the coaching staff.” — Galen Wellnicki How has your GISD important people in your program prepared you for What do you feel you development? the next level? will add to the Mustangs’ “The most important “The Georgetown program? people in my development

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East View 7-on-7 Will Try To Qualify For State At Westlake on Friday East View will make its second attempt to annex a berth in Division One of the Texas State 7-on-7 Tournament on Friday when it plays in a 16-team qualifier at Austin Westlake. The Patriots made their qualifying tournament debut two weeks ago in a state qualifier in Belton, finishing second in their pool with a 2-1 mark. The state tournament is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, July 8-9, at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex in College Station. Georgetown will make its fourth and final attempt to gain a berth in the 64-team field at state on Saturday, June 25th, at L.D. Bell High School in Hurst. The Eagles show a 5-5 record in qualifying tournaments, having previously played in qualifiers at Lake Travis, Round Rock Westwood and Belton. Twelve teams qualified for the state tournament this past weekend —Abilene Cooper and Harker Heights at Abilene; El Paso Eastlake and El Paso Eastwood at El Paso; Hebron and Plano East at Wylie; Lufkin and Beaumont West Brook at Lufkin; and Alamo Heights

and Round Rock Cedar Ridge at San Antonio. Results of Monday’s state qualifier at The Woodlands were not available prior to deadline. Schools previously having qualified for state are Abilene Cooper, Arlington, Arlington Lamar, Austin Bowie, Belton, Cedar Hill, College Station, Copperas Cove, DeSoto, Friendswood Clear Brook, Denison, Houston Lamar, Houston Memorial, Lake Travis, Lubbock Monterey, Manvel, Mesquite Poteet, Pearland, Pflugerville Hendrickson, Plano West, Richardson Pearce, Round Rock Westwood, San Angelo Central and Southlake Carroll. In addition to the Austin Westlake event, seven other state qualifying events are on tap this weekend — two in Houston and single events at Richmond, Rowlett, Corpus Christi Calallen, Arlington Lamar and Tyler. Teams from East View and Georgetown also are competing in the Georgetown 7-on-7 league in both varsity and JV divisions on Mondays in June at Georgetown High School.

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The proposed improvements would include the replacement of the existing CR 305 bridge over I-35. LEGAL NOTICES Upon completion, the project would have dedicated left-turn lanes from NOTICE OF OPEN HOUSE FOR eastbound CR 305 to northbound IMPROVEMENTS TO COUNTY I-35 frontage road and westbound ROAD (CR) 305 AT I-35, RONALD CR 305 to southbound I-35 REAGAN BLVD. AT I-35, AND frontage roads on the bridge and a I-35 FRONTAGE ROADS safety connection directly with CR BETWEEN BUD STOCKTON 304E to the east. The new bridge LOOP AND FM 972 IN WILLIAMwould be wide enough to SON COUNTY accommodate sidewalks, include The public is invited to an Open shoulders to accommodate House on June 30, 2016, cyclists, and a future widening of

CR 305. Ronald Reagan Blvd. @ I-35 The purpose of the proposed project is to replace a functionally obsolete bridge and improve mobility while ensuring the safety of pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular traffic along Ronald Reagan Boulevard. No additional right-of-way will be required and there would be no displacements by the proposed improvements.

and removing various entrance and exit ramps along I-35 between Bud Stockton Loop and FM 972. No additional right-of-way will be required and there would be no displacements by the proposed improvements.

The Open House will be conducted in English. Persons interested in attending the Open House who require auxiliary aids or services, such as interpreters, are requested to contact Connie Watson, Williamson County, Public Information Officer, telephone (512) 943-1663, fax (512) 943-1662, or email cwatson@wilco.org at least five business days prior to the Open House so that appropriate arrangements may be made. Williamson County and TxDOT will make every reasonable effort to accommodate communication or accessibility needs.

The proposed improvements would eliminate the last section of two-way frontage roads in Williamson County. In the southbound direction, two exit and one entrance ramp will be removed The proposed improvements would and three exit ramps and two include the replacement of the entrance ramps added . In the existing Ronald Reagan Bridge northbound direction, one exit and over I-35. The proposed improveone entrance ramp will be removed ments start just west of CR 237 and two exit and two entrance and will tie into the existing I-35 ramps added. These modifications All interested citizens are frontage roads a distance of would help improve the safety and encouraged to attend the Open approximately 0.6 miles. Ronald mobility along I-35. House and provide input on the Reagan Blvd. will transition from a project. Verbal and written two-lane two-way roadway into two The Open House will be informal, comments may be presented at separate two-lane one-way and attendees are encouraged to the Open House. Written roadways: one eastbound and one come and go as they please comments not submitted during the westbound. These new roadways between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; Open House may be submitted to will cross over I-35 on two new there will be no formal presentaWilliamson County at bridges. The bridges will be wide tion. Project maps, exhibits and roads@wilco.org, (512)-943-1195 enough to accommodate handouts will be available for within a period of 10 calendar days sidewalks, include shoulders to review and comment. Representaafter the public meeting. accommodate cyclists, and would tives from Williamson County and have three lanes of traffic their consultant will be present to The environmental review, westbound and eastbound. answer questions about the consultation, and other actions project. required by applicable Federal I-35 Frontage Road Conversion environmental laws for this project The purpose of the proposed Preliminary maps and exhibits of are being, or have been, project is to enhance safety and the project will be on display at the carried-out by TxDOT pursuant to mobility between Bud Stockton Open House, and will be available 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum Loop and FM 972 by converting for review at the Williamson of Understanding dated December existing two-way frontage roads to County Road and Bridge Office 16, 2014, and executed by FHWA one-way frontage roads and to located at 3151 S.E. Inner Loop, and TxDOT. improve ramp access by providing Georgetown, Texas, following the better ramp spacing and adding meeting.

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