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History-making Indians ready for another playoff run

By Zack [email protected]

The.Alvarado. Indians. are. coming. off. a.historic.season.in.2011.when.they.made.the.playoffs.for.the.first.time.in.school.history..

The. Indians. needed. a. 1-0. victory. over.Cleburne. on. the. final. day. of. District. 15-4A. competition. to. seal. the. school’s. first-ever.postseason.venture.but. they.were.re-warded. with. a. date. against. Mansfield.Summit.in.the.first.round.

Alvarado. lost. to. the. Jaguars,. 3-0,. at.Newsom.Stadium.in.Mansfield.

Alvarado. has. shown. improvement.

since. Israel. Stephens. has. been. the. head.coach,.going.from.1-16.in.2009.to.10-13-2.last.year..The. Indians.were.4-6. in.district.play.

Returning. for. Alvarado. in. 2012. are.sophomore. goalkeeper. Alejandro. Men-doza.(who.started. last.year),. junior.Justin.Kidwell,. sophomore. Gabriel. favela-Sar-bia,.senior.Emmanuel.Cortez.(a.three-year.starter),. junior. Blas. Lopez. and. senior.twins.Andrew.and.Adam.Torres.

“We’ll.have.a.brand-new.defense,”.Ste-phens.said..“We’ll.build.it.around.Luis.Sa-linas.and.Tidwell..Justin.played.a.lot.more.toward. the. end. of. the. year. last. year. and.we.always.matched.him.up.against.the.top.player.we.faced.”

Stephens. acknowledged. the. Indians,.who.play.in.Class.3A.in.every.other.sport,.aren’t. going. to. be. the. biggest. or. fastest,.

but.said.Alvarado.is.restoring.pride.to.the.soccer.program.

“One. of. the. harder. things. to. do. has.been.to.raise.expectations,”.he.said..“One.of. the. things. [Jeff]. Dixon. has. tried. to.change. throughout. was. this. mindset.. We.teach.them.that.if.we.believe.in.ourselves,.we.can.achieve.those.loftier.expectations.”

Stephens. said. Alvarado. had. to. guard.against. “settling”. in. the. offseason. after.last.year’s.playoff.run.

“We. still. haven’t. finished. higher. than.fourth. in. district,”. he. said.. “This.may. be.one. of. the. smartest. groups. of. defenders.we’ve.had.since.I’ve.been.here.”

Stephens.said. the.Indians. take.pride. in.only.being.shut.out.three.times.last.year.

“Blas. and.Adam. are. going. to. have. to.pick.it.up.this.year,”.he.said..“It’s.good.to.have.both.of.the.Torres.brothers.back.”

Tommy Brown/Special to the Times-ReviewAlvarado’s Andrew Torres, left, returns in 2012 with his brother Adam after the Indians made the playoffs for the first time last year.

Alvarado.was.10-13-2.in.2011,.finishing.fourth

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Supporting Athletes in Alvarado,Burleson, Cleburne, and Joshua!

Ryan O’Donnell set to lead Lady Indians into bright future


The.Alvarado.Lady.Indians.are.in.the.midst.of.a.resurgence.on.the.soc-cer.field..They.made.the.playoffs.last.year.for.the.second.year.in.a.row..Two.years.ago,.Alvarado.had.never.sniffed.the.postseason.in.girls’.soccer..Such.is.the.nature.of.Alvarado.athletics.these.days..New.standards.are.being.set.

The.Lady.Indians.have.a.new.coach.for.2012.in.Illinois.native.Ryan.O’Donnell..He.coached.girls’.soccer.there.for.three.years.before.moving.to.Paris,.Texas.where.he.coached.for.three.more.years.and.coached.freshman.football.

“My.wife.is.originally.from.Texas,”.he.said..“She.originally.moved.up.to.be.with.me.in.Illinois,.but.we.moved.back.down.here..Not.only.was.it.better.pay,.but.you.can’t.beat.coaching.football.in.Texas.”

O’Donnell.said.he’s.ready.to.help.lead.the.young.Lady.Indians.back.to.the.playoffs..He.added.the.Lady.Indians.don’t’.have.a.single.senior.on.their.roster.

“Our.two.captains.are.juniors,”.he.said..“We’re.also.starting.three.fresh-men..They’ll.be.full-time.starters.and.they’ll.be.starting.up.top.”

The.captains.are.Meagan.Raburn.and.Emily.Howard,.both.all-district.honorable.mention.selections.from.last.year..The.three.freshmen.are.Jeneva.Moreno,.Bethany.Presley.and.Alondra.flores..O’Donnell.said.his.plan.is.ambitious.and.it.will.rely.on.the.youth.of.Alvarado’s.lineup.to.put.the.ball.in.the.net.

“flores.and.Presley.are.my.two.forwards,”.he.said..“We’re.putting.our.faith.in.two.freshmen.to.be.our.scorers.this.season.”

O’Donnell.added.that.Alvarado.graduated.10.seniors.last.season.“The.people.that.made.first-.or.second-team.all-district.graduated.last.

year,”.he.said..“Those.people.are.gone,.but.we’ve.got.a.lot.of.positives.and.a.lot.of.people.are.saying.we.can.be.pretty.good..Even.though.we’re.a.Class.3A.school.in.a.Class.4A.district.”

Alvarado. competes. against. state-ranked.Granbury. along.with. Joshua.and.Cleburne.in.15-4A.play,.but.O’Donnell.remains.confident..The.Lady.Indians.finished.fourth.last.year.and.played.Summit.in.the.first.round.of.the.playoffs.

“I’m.pretty.sure.we’ll.surprise.a.couple.of.teams.this.year,”.he.said..“We.play.a.4-4-2.and.my.center.midfielders.are.my.leaders..I.emphasize.a.lot.of.ball-control.and.want.us.to.try.to.push.the.ball.up.top.

“I.like.to.see.a.lot.of.passing.and.possession,.so.I’m.harping.on.us.trying.to.put.that.into.our.philosophy.”

O’Donnell.added.that.there.is.more.interest.now.for.Lady.Indians’.soc-cer.than.ever.in.the.school’s.history.and.said.Alvarado’s.goal.this.year.is.to.achieve.a.No..3.seed.in.the.final.15-4A.standings.

“We.have.more.come.out.for.soccer.than.at.any.other.time.in.the.history.of.the.program,”.he.said.

Tommy Brown/Special to the Times-ReviewAlvarado’s Emily Howard will be a junior captain for the Lady Indi-ans this year.

After.years.of.playoff.futility,.Alvarado.has.qualified.for.postseason.in.back-to-back.years

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Jeff Cross takes over at helm for experienced Burleson


The.Burleson.Elks.will.have.a.familiar.face.on.the.sidelines.this.year..But.it.won’t.be.long-time.Head.Coach.Pete.King.

King’s.11-year.assistant. Jeff.Cross.has. taken.over. the.Elks.after.King.left.to.take.the.head.coaching.job.at.Crowley.in.the.offseason..The.two.teams.will.face.each.other.twice.in.the.Dis-trict.16-4A.schedule.

Burleson. returns. 11. seniors. and. junior. Zack.Chambers. for.2012.. The. Elks. are. without. last. year’s. star. forward. Kendall.Rockers.

Burleson.made. the. playoffs. last. year. and. lost. to.Cleburne,.3-0,. in. the. first. round..The. Elks.were.without. forwards,. Jose.Herrera.and.Rockers.for.that.game.

Cross.said.he’s.right.at.home.with.leading.the.Elks.“I.grew.up.in.Burleson,”.he.said..“I.graduated.from.here.and.

coached.football..This.is.my.12th.year.to.be.involved.in.soccer..My.philosophies.and.King’s.are.similar,.but.I.might.have.a.ten-dency.to.change.our.formations.a.little.more.”

Returning. seniors. for. Burleson. are. keeper. Dillon.Mackey,.midfielder. Blake. Wilson,. Herrera,. sweeper. Robbie. Bender,.midfielder. Jaime. Lopez,. defender. Austin. Jones,. midfielder.Latham. Liggett,. defender. John. McGrath,. defender. Cameron.Gilbert,.midfielder.Troy.Matlock.and. starting.keeper.Brandon.Hicks.

“We.have.lots.of.defenders.back,”.Cross.said..“We’re.going.to.be.stronger.there,.but.not.as.much.on.offense.”

Cross.said.the.opening.of.Centennial.has.affected.Burleson’s.numbers.this.year.and.will.continue.to.do.so.in.the.future.

“We.had.58.try.out.this.year,”.he.said..“Usually,.we’re.any-where.from.65.to.100.kids..This.is.my.lowest.turnout.in.my.12.years.here..Next.year,.it’ll.be.a.big.difference.”

Cross.added.that.he.only.has.four.sophomores.and.seven.ju-niors.

“Usually,.we.have.double.or.triple.that,”.he.said.Burleson.will.battle.Centennial. in.District.16-4A.play..The.

Elks.will.also.face.Summit,.Seguin.and.Kennedale.“Summit.is.still.going.to.be.the.No..1.team,”.he.said..“They.

just. reload.every.year..Seguin.has.always.been.one.of. the. top.schools.and.it’s.just.a.coin.toss.after.that.”

Longtime.assistant.to.Pete.King.ready.to.lead.Elks.back.to.postseason

Darlene Moore/Special to the Times-ReviewBurleson’s John McGrath and Jose Herrera are back in 2012 to help lead the Elks to the postseason.

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Juniors leading Burleson Lady Elks into new season


After.breaking.an.11-year.playoff.drought.last.year,.the.Burleson.Lady.Elks.are.aiming.for.an.even.deeper.postseason.run.this.year.

Burleson.finished.14-8-3.last.year.and.in.second.place.in.District.16-4A. with. a. mark. of. 6-2-2..After. defeating. Cleburne,. 3-0,. in. the.bidistrict.round.of.the.playoffs,.the.Lady.Elks.were.eliminated.in.the.following.round.by.Arlington.Heights,.2-0.

The.Lady.Elks. return.plenty.of. talent. from.last.year’s. team.with.star. juniors.Rachel.Peters.and.Haley.Britton.back.along.with. junior.keeper.Mandy.Saal.

Senior.Katie.Epley.is.back.along.with.senior.Nina.Anders..Those.two.are.the.only.seniors.for.Burleson.for.the.2012.season.

“Last.year.was.huge.for.us,”.Burleson.Head.Coach.Doug.Ketcham.said.. “It. had. been. 11. years. since. we’d. last. made. the. playoffs..We.graduated.eight.seniors.from.that.team,.but.for.the.most.part.we.have.about.half.of.the.starters.from.last.year.”

Sophomores.Jessie.Clark.and.Hayden.Struve.are.newcomers.Ket-cham.said. could.make. an. impact. in.2012..He. said. freshman.Olivia.Clark.could.be.a.key.contributor.at.the.right.midfielder.position.

“We.have.quite.a.few.who.were.on.JV.last.year.or.were.freshmen,”.he.said..“I.think.we’ve.got.good.leadership.and.the.girls.get.along.just.fine..So.far.there.haven’t.been.any.issues.”

Ketcham.added.he.doesn’t.expect.there.to.be.any.issues.with.se-nior.move-in.Dulce.Hernandez.

He.said.Haley.and.Rachel.will.continue.to.carry.the.main.mantle.of.leadership.as.the.Lady.Elks.seek.to.get.back.to.the.playoffs.

“They.are.definitely.two.big.pieces.to.the.puzzle,”.he.said..“We’re.going.to.need.good.keeper.play.out.of.Mandy.”

Another.new.wrinkle.to.this.season.will.be.playing.Centennial.in.District.16-4A.play.

“They’re.going.to.be.tough.and.a.really.good.team,”.Ketcham.said..“I.imagine.they’ll.make.the.playoffs.and.be.good.competition,.with-out.a.doubt.

“There’s.not.any.bad.blood,.but.it’s.going.to.be.a.rivalry.because.a.lot.of.those.girls.went.to.school.together.in.middle.school.”

Burleson.broke.11-year.playoff.drought.during.2011.season

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Outlook for Centennial is rosy in first varsity season


The.Centennial.Spartans.are.ready.for.yet.another.fresh.start.Varsity. football. and. basketball. have. already. had. their. inaugural.

seasons.in.the.2011-12.school.year.and.the.Spartan.soccer.team.is.up.next..Centennial. is. led. by.Head.Coach.Chance.Rose.who. is,. ironi-cally,.a.2002.Burleson.High.School.graduate.

He.played.collegiate.soccer.at.Dallas.Baptist.University.With.no.senior.class,.the.Spartans.are.loaded.with.the.same.fresh-

men,.sophomores.and.juniors.who.played.on.the.JV.team.last.year.“I.think.we’re.going.to.do.well.in.the.first.year,”.Rose.said..“We’ve.

got.some.good.players.but.I.think.our.biggest.question.is.our.experi-ence..Last.year.on.our.schedule.we.played.five.varsity.teams.and.a.JV.schedule.from.there.on.out.

“It’s.really.about.how.we.respond.to.the.situation.with.our.sched-ule.”

Centennial.has.junior.forward.Chris.Johnson.who.scored.23.goals.on.the.JV.team.last.year.along.with.junior.defender.B.J..Rodrick.

Rose.said.other.players.to.watch.include.sophomore.Gabriel.Her-

nandez.who.will.play.at.the.midfielder.position.Junior.Donovan.Oliver.is.a.junior.midfielder.and.sophomore.Reid.

Rose,.who.is.6-4.and.weighs.220.pounds,.is.Centennial’s.keeper..Rose.was. the. kicker. on. the. football. team. and.will. be. replaced. by. junior.Mason.Stringer.until.he.returns.from.an.injury.sustained.earlier.in.the.year.

“I’m. excited. about. having. Burleson. in. our. district,”. Rose. said..“Since. I. graduated. from. there,. it’s. fun. for.me. to. go. back. and. play.against.them.in.different.roles.and.to.coach.against.my.old.coaches.”

Rose’s.former.head.coach,.Pete.King,.is.the.head.coach.at.Crow-ley,.a.16-4A.opponent.of. the.Spartans..He.coached.Burleson. for.11.years.

King’s. long-time. assistant,. Jeff.Cross,. is. now. the. head. coach. at.Burleson.

“I’ll.get.to.go.head.to.head.against.two.of.my.old.coaches,”.Rose.said..“I.enjoyed.playing.for.them..I.think.with.the.way.our.district.is.set. up,.we’ve.got. a. chance. to.do. some.good. things..Our.goal. from.there.is.to.make.the.playoffs.

“I.think.we’ve.got.a.chance.to.do.that.”Rose. said. a. tough.nondistrict. schedule. should. pay.dividends. for.

the.Spartans.in.district.play.“I’d.say.Summit.is.the.preseason.favorite,”.he.said..“We’re.playing.

in.the.Duncanville.Tournament.which.has.Euless.Trinity.in.the.mix..We’ll. play. them,. so. we’re. in. some. tough. tournaments. in. that. pre-season.schedule.”

The Centennial Spartans play their first-ever varsity soccer season in 2012 in District 16-4A against crosstown rival Burle-son High School along with Crowley.

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If.the.Centennial.Lady.Spartans’.volleyball.season.was.any.in-dicator.of.what.a.young.school.can.do.in.its.first-ever.varsity.sea-son,. the. Lady. Spartans’. soccer. team. has. plenty. of. reason. for.hope.

The. volleyball. team.made. the. playoffs. in. its. opening. season.and.the.Centennial.soccer.teams,.with.just.freshmen,.sophomores.and.juniors,.have.a.chance.to.do.that.in.District.16-4A.

The.Lady.Spartans.are.led.by.Kara.Cuellar.who.said.the.out-look.is.bright.

“Next.year.will.be.our.first.senior.class,”.she.said..“We.have.sophomore.Koryann.Clark.who. is.coming.back.and.another.one.is.sophomore.Ashley.Ledford.”

Cuellar. said. junior. center. midfielder. Vanesa. Saldivar. is. a.“playmaker”.and.said.her.along.with.Clark.and.Ledford.are.Cen-tennial’s.best.chance.of.success.on.offense.

“We. have. a. few. freshmen.who.made. the. varsity. as. well,. so.we’re.excited.to.see.how.we’re.going.to.do,”.she.said.

Cuellar.said.the.goal.for.the.Lady.Spartans.in.the.first.year.is.to.make.the.playoffs..She.acknowledged.the.road.won’t.be.easy.with.teams.like.Summit,.Seguin,.Kennedale.and.rejuvenated.rival.Burleson.standing.in.the.way.

“I.definitely.want.that.to.be.a.goal,”.she.said..“We.want.to.do.well.in.district.and.go.to.the.playoffs..We.have.a.chance.to.make.some.history.and.have.a.strong.foundation.and.a.strong.tradition.

“There.are.some.hard.teams.ahead.of.us.with.Burleson,.Crow-ley,. Summit. and.Kennedale,. but. our. goal. is. to. place. in. district.whether.it’s.first,.second,.third.or.fourth..It’s.always.been.a.goal.of.mine.to.go.deep.in.the.playoffs.”

Cuellar. said. Centennial’s. talent. may. be. enough. to. help. ac-count. for. the. lack.of. senior. leadership. the.Lady.Spartans.won’t.have.until.next.year.

“It’s.hard.not.having.them,”.she.said..“A.lot.of.these.younger.girls.look.up.to.seniors.and.it’s.good.we.have.those.three.juniors..

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Lady Spartans loaded with talent for first-ever campaignCentennial.looking.for.sophomores,.juniors.to.carry.load.in.2012.season

Darlene Moore/Special to the Times-ReviewCentennial’s Delaney Rhodes is one of several Lady Spartans on the varsity squad for the 2012 season.

We.have.a. lot.of.young.girls.and.sometimes.I. think.we. lack. the.leadership.because.there.aren’t.any.seniors.

“I. have. a. lot. of. club.players.which.means. a. lot. of. girls.who.have.played.for.many.years.”

That.experience,.Cuellar.said,.will.help.Centennial.throughout.the.season.

She.added.her.young.team.will.need.to.be.mentally.tough.as.it.faces.adversity.

“Those.schools. in.front.of.us.have.been.around.and.have. the.district.experience,”.she.said..“It.comes.down.to.practicing.hard.and.being. in. the.best. shape.we.can.be..We.need. to.be.mentally.tough.”

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After.winning.its.first.playoff.game.in.15.years,.the.Cleburne.Yellow.Jackets.have.reloaded.for.the.2012.season.

Cleburne. finished. 12-8-2. overall. last. year. and. 6-2-2. in.Dis-trict.15-4A.play.behind.Granbury.

Cleburne.returns.senior.goalie.Luis.Vasquez.along.with.fellow.seniors.Julio.Cuellar,.Nelson.frias,.Eric.Silva,.Arturo.Ortiz,.Ed-gar.Charro.and.Jaziel.Lucio.from.last.year’s.team..Also.returning.is.junior.Oscar.Salinas.

Newcomers.for.this.year’s.team.are.junior.Matt.Mahan,.soph-omore. Jose.Salazar,. junior.Ragene.Underwood,. junior.Alex.Lo-pez,. senior. Jose. Beltran,. junior. Bryson. Bailey,. junior. Ernesto.Gustamante,.sophomore.Jesus.Gil,.junior.Kendall.Kuklies,.junior.Hayden.Schmitt.and.senior.Eli.Valdez.

After. defeating.Burleson,. 3-0,. in. the. first. round. of. the. play-offs,. Cleburne. lost. in. the. second. round,. 7-0,. to. Diamond. Hill-Jarvis.

Head.Coach.Daniel.Lundy.said.the.expectation.is.to.continue.to.succeed.in.the.postseason.

“I. think. it’s. the. boys’. expectation. as. well,”. he. said.. “They.want. to. advance. further. and. get. to. the. third. or. fourth. round..

We’re. going. to. have. some. holes. in. some. spots,. but. we. won’t.know. until.we. go. against. someone. else. other. than. ourselves. in.practice.”

Lundy.said.returning.such.key.offensive.pieces.like.frias.and.Vasquez.at.the.keeper.position.works.to.Cleburne’s.benefit.

“Practice-wise,.we.look.better,”.he.said..“We’re.going.to.work.the.ball.up.a. lot.more. this.year. instead.of. just.counter-attacking.the.whole.time.

“Luis.can.do.a.good.job.controlling.everything.on.the.defen-sive.end,.so.we.can. just. leave.him.on.an. island..Of.course.with.Nelson.coming.back,.we.feel.good.about.him.”

Lundy. said. the. Jackets. have.made. a. few. adjustments. on. the.field.with.some.of.their.returning.starters.

“Arturo.Ortiz.was. a. standout.on.defense. last. year,. but.we’re.moving. him. up. to. the.midfielder. position,”.Lundy. said.. “Jaziel.also.came.on.strong.last.year.and.I’d.like.to.see.him.do.even.bet-ter.this.year..Where.we.are.in.practice.now.compared.to.this.time.last.year,.I’d.say.we’re.a.lot.further.along.”

Lundy.said.Granbury.is.likely.still.the.team.to.beat.in.15-4A.“I’d.say.it’s.still.us.and.Granbury.at.the.top,”.he.said..“Hills-

boro.has.dropped.their.program.”Lundy. said. it’s. hard. for. opposing. teams. to. scheme. against. a.

goalkeeper,.which.is.something.that.works.to.Cleburne’s.advan-tage.

“It’s.hard.for. them.to.gameplan. that.way,”.he.said..“Your.at-tack. is. your. attack. and. it’s. hard. to. isolate. him. as. you.would. a.strong.center.player.or.a.midfielder.”

Yellow Jackets aiming high in 2012 after successful 2011

After.first.playoff.win.in.15.years,.Cleburne.hungry.for.more.victories.this.season

Cleburne’s Nelson Frias (7) earned offensive player of the year accolades in District 15-4A as a junior last year and re-turns in 2012 for his senior season.

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Things.are.looking.up.for.the.Cleburne.Lady.Jackets’.soccer.team.Last.year,.Cleburne.finished.8-2.in.District.15-4A.play.with.those.

two.losses.coming.against.eventual.champion.Granbury.The.Lady. Jackets. fell,. 3-0,. to.Burleson. in. the. first. round. of. the.

playoffs.but.return.loads.of.talent.from.last.year’s.squad.Cleburne.lost.just.two.seniors.from.last.year’s.team.in.Taylor.West.

and.Taylor.fuller.Returning. for. Cleburne. are. sophomore. Hannah. Johnson,. junior.

Shelby. Powell,. sophomore. Raygen. O’Dell,. junior. Taylor. Bicknell,.sophomore.Brandi.Villasana,.junior.Amber.Ward,.junior.Becca.Long,.junior.Megan.Applegate,.senior.Alexis.Morton,.junior.Ryan.Richards.and.sophomore.Brianna.Reband.

Newcomers.this.year.for.Cleburne.are.freshmen.Cheyenne.Moore.and.Linzie.Moore.

“Our. goal. is. to. be. a. title. contender. again,”.Head.Coach.Krystal.Sandefur.said..“We.only.lost.two.players.so.we.want.to.be.a.stronger.team.and.a.more.offensive.team.this.year.

“Scoring.more.goals,.going. further. in. the.playoffs,. clinching. the.title. .... it’s. all. within. our. grasp. this. year..We’re. a. very. offensive-minded.team.”

Sandefur.said.Bicknell.is.a.big.presence.in.the.middle.for.the.Lady.Jackets.who.creates.a.lot.of.opportunities.

“We’re. going. to. be. playing. at. a. faster. pace. this. year,”.Sandefur.said..“Brianna.was.our.leading.scorer.last.year.and.she.was.able.to.be.in.the.right.spot.and.grabbed.a.lot.of.goals..She.makes.things.happen.with.her.presence.up.top..She.does.what.it.takes.to.put.the.ball.in.the.net.and.is.going.to.go.as.hard.as.she.can.

“It.definitely.changes.the.intensity.with.her.on.the.field.”Sandefur.said.this.year’s.team.is.“in.it’s.prime”.with.so.many.ju-

niors.and.seniors.on.the.roster.“We’re.going.to.be.one.of.the.toughest.teams.in.the.district,”.she.

said..“I.don’t.think.it’s.going.to.be.easy.and.I.can’t.predict.what.they’ll.do,.but.we’ve.got.a.good.shot.at.coming.out.with.a.good.record..We’ll.need.to.capitalize.on.some.other.teams.”

Sandefur.vows.youthful.Cleburne.will.be.faster,.stronger.and.more.prolific.in.2012

David Beans/Special to the Times-ReviewCleburne’s Taylor Bicknell launches a kick during the Lady Jack-ets’ alumni game at Yellow Jacket Stadium this year.

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After playoff appearance in 2011, young Owls reloaded

Joshua’s Will Campbell drib-bles the ball during a drill at practice at Joshua High School. The Owls made the playoffs last year as 15-4A’s third-place team.

Zack Cunningham/Times-Review


The. Joshua.Owls.pieced. together. a. third-place. finish. in.Dis-trict.15-4A.last.year.before.losing.to.Arlington.Seguin,.3-0,.in.the.playoffs.

This.year,.they’re.back.with.a.chance.to.get.back.to.the.post-season.again,.said.Head.Coach.Gary.Walker.

“We’ve.got.most.of.the.defense.coming.back,”.he.said..“We’re.going. to. be. pretty. solid..We’re. not. going. to. be. very. deep,. but.we’ll.be.solid.at.every.position.”

Walker.pinpointed.players.such.as.defender.Ever.Cisneros.and.goalie. Jason.Sigmon. as. players.who. could. help. boost. the.Owls.back.into.the.playoffs.

“It.was.Sigmon’s.first.year.in.the.net.last.year.as.a.junior,”.he.said..“He’s.a.senior.now.

“Most.of.the.guys.that.were.here.were.there.last.year.”Walker.mentioned.Kelsey.Bessent.and.Alexis.Noriega.as.two.

potential.forwards.“Kelsey. will. be. a. junior. and. so. will. Alexis,”. Walker. said..

“We’ve.also.got.Quinton.Bock.who.was.here.about.two.years.ago.and.moved.away..Now.he’s.back.and.we.think.he’ll.really.help.us.at.the.center.midfielder.position.

“That’s.really.going.to.help..Then.we.have.junior.Jacob.Gar-cia.who.is.a.junior.center.midfielder.and.senior.Will.Campbell.on.the.outside.”

Walker.added.the.Owls.will.have.standout.junior.Ryan.Kunkel.giving.Joshua.support.on.the.outside.

He.said.the.key.to.the.Owls’.success.this.year.will.be.Joshua.having.players.in.their.natural.positions.

“We.were. third. last.year. and.played.Seguin. in. the.playoffs,”.he. said.. “They.had. those. top. two. scorers. and. beat. us..Our. first.goal.is.always.to.get.back.to.the.playoffs..Last.year,.we.had.peo-ple.who.were.not. playing. in. the. correct. position. and.were.only.there.by.necessity.

“This.year,.we’ve.gotten.everyone.right.where.we.need.them.to.be.”

Walker.added.the.Owls.have.another.year.of.conditioning.un-der.their.belts.

“Our.keeper.has.been.there.and.so.has.our.defense,”.he.said..“They’ve.all.learned.a.lot.”

Joshua. faces.area. rivals.Alvarado,.Granbury.and.Cleburne. in.15-4A. play.. Last. year,. the. Owls. were. third. behind. first-place.Granbury.and.Cleburne..

The.Owls.participate. in. the.Everman.Tournament. to.start. the.year.from.Thursday.through.Saturday..A.week.later,.Joshua.trav-els.to.play.in.the.Stephenville.Tournament.and.plays.in.the.Bird-ville.Tournament.from.Jan..26-28.

The.varsity.will. rematch.Stephenville.on. the. road.on.Jan..31.before. opening.District. 15-4A. play. on. feb.. 10. at. home. against.Alvarado.

Joshua.working.to.retool.defense.after.last.year’s.playoff.loss.to.Arlington.Seguin

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Lady Owls bringing back plenty of familiar faces


The.Joshua.Lady.Owls.have.an.influx.of.youth. to.deal.with.for. the.2012.season,.but.Head.Coach.Jeff.Brooks.isn’t.complaining.

“Any. time.you. can.bring.back.14.or. 15.people,. obviously. that’s. a. plus,”. he. said..“Their. attitudes.are. to.work. for.each.other..They.genuinely.like.each.other.and.it.makes.it.really.fun.”

The. Lady. Owls. went. 15-3-4. last. year.with. a. 6-1-3. mark. in. District. 15-4A. play,.which. was. good. enough. for. third. place..They.lost.to.Crowley,.1-0,.in.the.first.round.of.the.playoffs.on.a.late.penalty.kick,.a.loss.that.has.stuck.with.Brooks.

When.asked.about. the.mantle.of. leader-ship. left. behind. with. the. departure. of. re-cord-setting. Kaitlyn. Martindale,. Brooks’.answer.was.simple.

“We. have. 19. girls.who. are. leaders,”. he.said..“We.expect.everyone.to.be.a.leader.and.carry.that.responsibility.

“Every.season. is. so.different..We’re.go-ing. to.miss. our. three. seniors.we. graduated.last. year. because. they.were. all. great. play-ers.”

Joshua.will. be.without.Yevette. Bessent,.Shelby.Stowe.and.Martindale. this.year,.but.Brooks.said.his.team.is.ready.to.continue.the.Lady.Owl.playoff.tradition.

“I.feel.really.confident.about.who.we’ve.got,”. he. said.. “You. can’t. ever. replace. a.player. one. for. one,. they. all. bring. different.gifts.and.talents.to.the.table.

“Every.year.we.want.to.fit.our.scheme.to.the. personnel.. We. want. to. attack. and. put.pressure. on. the. opposition. everywhere. on.the.field..That.hasn’t.changed.in.a.long.time..Obviously,.that.part.of.how.we.play.is.going.to.continue.”

The. Lady. Owls. return. juniors. Amber.Campbell,.Morgan.Rinehart,.Samantha.Sei-bold,. Courtney. Cox,. Haley. Wright,. Lori.Gaskill,. Bailey. Crocker. and. Alyssa. Wil-

liams.Joshua. has. two. seniors. in. Amber. West.

and. Sami. Rios.. Sophomores. Payton. Boyd,.Angel.Brigmon,.Leighann.Lewis,.Sky.Plum-mer. and. Jordan. Higgins. will. see. time. this.year.along.with.freshmen.Shelby.Gray,.Hay-ley.Rohleder.and.Julia.Tucker.

Brooks.added.that.with.a.lot.of.his.play-ers.participating.in.other.sports.such.as.cross.country,.the.Lady.Owls.are.in.better.shape.in.the. early. part. of. the. season. than. they. have.been.in.the.past.

“We.have.a.lot.of.people.who.have.been.doing.a.lot.of.things,”.he.said..“We’ve.got.a.lot.of.people. in. really.good.shape.which. is.good.because.it.fits.into.our.style.of.play.

“They.get.the.game.and.have.enough.ex-perience.to.know.where.the.next.pass.needs.to.go.”

Brooks.said.the.Lady.Owls’.attitude.will.benefit.them.greatly.this.year.

“They’re.very.positive.and.have.a. lot.of.support,”.Brooks.said..“In.the.big.scheme.of.things,. that’s.more. important. than.anything.strategic.we.can.coach.”

Joshua.returns.15.players.from.last.year’s.playoff.squad

Zack Cunningham/Times-ReviewJoshua Head Coach Jeff Brooks, center, watches his team practice at Joshua High School earlier this winter. The Lady Owls finished in third place last year and return 15 players from that team.

Alvarado boys scheduleDate Opponent TimeJan. 12-14 Crowley Tournament TBAJan. 17 Springtown 8 Jan. 19-21 Lewisville Tourney TBAJan. 24 at Everman 7 Jan. 27 Lampasas (at Salado) 3Jan. 30 at The Colony 7:15 Feb. 3 Red Oak 7:30Feb. 7 at Waco 5:30Feb. 10 at Joshua* 7:15Feb. 17 at Granbury* 7:15Feb. 21 at Venus* 7:15 Feb. 24 at Cleburne* 7:15Feb. 28 Joshua* 7:15Mar. 9 Granbury* 7:15Mar. 20 Venus* 5:30Mar. 23 Cleburne* 7:15* Denotes District 15-4A game

Alvarado girls scheduleDate Opponent TimeJan. 12-14 at Kennedale Tournament TBAJan. 17 Springtown 6:30Jan. 20 at Mansfield Timberview 7:15Jan. 24 Ferris 5Jan. 26-28 at Mansfield Tournament TBAJan. 31 Ennis 5:30Feb. 3 at Duncanville 7:15Feb. 7 at Red Oak 7:15Feb. 10 Joshua* 7:15Feb. 17 Granbury* 7:15Feb. 21 at Venus* 7:15Feb. 24 Cleburne* 7:15Feb. 28 at Joshua* 7:15Mar. 9 at Granbury* 7:15Mar. 20 Venus* 7:15Mar. 23 at Cleburne* 7:15* Denotes District 15-4A game

Burleson boys scheduleDate Opponent TimeJan. 12-14 at Richland Tournament TBAJan. 17 Haltom 7Jan. 20 at Fossil Ridge 7Jan. 23 Ennis 7Jan. 26-28 at Waxahachie Tournament TBAJan. 31 South Hills 7Feb. 3 at Crowley* 7:30Feb. 7 Centennial* 7:30Feb. 10 at Everman* 7:30Feb. 17 Kennedale* 7:30Feb. 21 Summit* 7:30Feb. 24 at Seguin* 7:30Feb. 28 Crowley* 5:30Mar. 2 at Centennial* 5:30Mar. 9 Everman* 5:30Mar. 16 at Kennedale* 5:30Mar. 20 at Summit* 5:30Mar. 23 Seguin* 5:30* Denotes District 15-4A game

Burleson girls scheduleDate Opponent TimeJan. 12-14 Dr. Pink Invitational TBAJan. 17 at Birdville 7:30Jan. 19-21 at Azle Invitational TBAJan. 24 Arl. Heights 7Jan. 27 Joshua 6:45Jan. 31 at Byron Nelson 7Feb. 3 at Crowley* 5:30Feb. 7 Centennial* 5:30Feb. 10 at Everman* 5:30Feb. 17 Kennedale* 5:30Feb. 21 Summit* 5:30Feb. 24 Seguin* 5:30Feb. 28 Crowley* 7:30Mar. 2 at Centennial* 7:30Mar. 9 Everman* 7:30Mar. 16 at Kennedale* 7:30Mar. 20 at Summit* 7:30Mar. 23 at Seguin* 7:30* Denotes District 15-4A game

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Date Opponent TimeJan. 12-14 Ice Bowl Tournament TBAJan. 17 Cedar Hill 7:30Jan. 19-21 Duncanville Classic TBAJan. 24 at Fossil Ridge 7Jan. 28 Mansfield 1Jan. 31 Cleburne 7:30Feb. 3 Kennedale* 7:30Feb. 7 at Burleson* 7:30Feb. 10 Summit* 7:30Feb. 14 at Seguin* 7:30Feb. 17 Everman* 7:30Feb. 21 Crowley* 7:30Feb. 28 at Kennedale* 5:30Mar. 2 Burleson* 5:30Mar. 9 at Summit* 5:30Mar. 13 Seguin* 6Mar. 16 at Everman* 5:30Mar. 20 at Crowley* 5:30* Denotes District 15-4A game

Date Opponent TimeJan. 13 Eastern Hills 7:15Jan. 23 Birdville 7Jan. 27 Northside 6Feb. 3 Kennedale* 5:30Feb. 7 at Burleson* 5:30Feb. 10 Summit* 5:30Feb. 14 at Seguin* 5:30Feb. 17 Everman* 5:30Feb. 21 Crowley* 5:30Feb. 28 at Kennedale* 7:30Mar. 2 Burleson* 7:30Mar. 9 at Summit* 7:30Mar. 13 Seguin* 7:30Mar. 16 at Everman* 7:30Mar. 20 at Crowley* 7:30* Denotes District 15-4A game

Cleburne boys scheduleDate Opponent TimeJan. 13-14 at Crowley Tournament TBAJan. 17 at Crowley 7Jan. 20-21 at Stephenville Tournament TBAJan. 23 Kennedale 5:30Jan. 26-28 at Little Elm Tourney TBAJan. 31 at Centennial 7:30Feb. 7 at Waco Univ. 7:30Feb. 14 at Venus* 7:15Feb. 17 at Joshua* 7:15Feb. 21 Granbury* 7:15Feb. 24 Alvarado* 7:15Mar. 2 Venus* 7:15Mar. 9 Joshua* 7:15Mar. 20 at Granbury* 7:15Mar. 23 at Alvarado* 7:15* Denotes District 15-4A game

Cleburne girls scheduleDate Opponent TimeJan. 12-14 Kennedale Tourney TBAJan. 17 at Crowley 5:30Jan. 19-21 Brewer Tourney TBAJan. 24 Brewer 7Jan. 26-28 Birdville Tourney TBAJan. 31 Trimble Tech 7:30Feb. 7 at Lorena 7Feb. 14 Venus* 7Feb. 17 Joshua* 7Feb. 21 at Granbury* 5:30Feb. 24 at Alvarado* 7Mar. 2 at Venus* 7Mar. 9 at Joshua* 7Mar. 20 Granbury* 7Mar. 23 Alvarado* 7:30* Denotes District 15-4A game

Centennial boys schedule Centennial girls schedule

Joshua boys scheduleDate Opponent TimeJan. 12-14 Everman Tourney TBAJan. 20-21 Stephenville Tourney TBAJan. 26-28 Birdville Tourney TBAJan. 31 at Stephenville 6:30Feb. 10 Alvarado* 7:15Feb. 14 at Granbury* 7:15Feb. 17 Cleburne* 7:15Feb. 24 at Venus* 7:15Feb. 28 at Alvarado* 7:15Mar. 2 Granbury* 7:15Mar. 9 at Cleburne* 7:15

Mar. 23 Venus* 5:30

* Denotes District 15-4A game

Joshua girls scheduleDate Opponent TimeJan. 12-14 Crowley Tourney TBAJan. 19-21 sHOOTout Tourney TBAJan. 27 at Burleson 6:45Jan. 31 Kaufman 6:15Feb. 3 Azle 6:30Feb. 7 Northside 6:15Feb. 10 at Alvarado* 7:15Feb. 14 Granbury* 7:15Feb. 17 at Cleburne* 7:15Feb. 24 at Venus* 5:30Feb. 28 Alvarado* 7:15Mar. 2 at Granbury* 7:15Mar. 9 Cleburne* 7:15Mar. 20 Southwest 6Mar. 23 Venus* 7:15* Denotes District 15-4A game

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