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Henderson volleyball coach Leann
Dorsey looks at this weekend’s playday
as a chance to practice against another
team and a chance to settle a few position
battles.
It’s her only chance to see those things
since the Lady Lions’ volleyball season
opener is Tuesday.
Courtesy photo
The team of, from left, Boomer Daughtry, Brad Hampton, Rustin Wilkerson and Gary Wilkerson won the nth
annual Rusk County Boys & Girls Club Golf Tournament held Saturday at the Henderson Country Club.
boys’ ring of honor, a nod to the will be the sixth player
unsung Dallas defenses on the second defender — from an era
floor and show us what they can do,” she
added.
2015 HHS Volleyball
Play-Day Schedule
Henderson is scheduled to host its
annual volleyball play-day Friday-
Saturday. Here’s a look at the varsity
portion of the schedule:
Friday
Marshall vs. Chapel Hill, 9 a.m.
Gilmer vs. Marshall, 10 a.m.
Henderson vs. Marashall, 11 a.m.
Chapel Hill vs. Gilmer, noon
Henderson vs. Gilmer, 1 p.m.
Henderson vs. Chapel Hill, 2 p.m.
Saturday
Arp vs. Beckville, 9 a.m.
Henderson vs. Kilgore, 10 a.m.
Arp vs. Kilgore, 11 a.m.
Henderson vs. Beckville, noon
Henderson vs. Arp, 1 p.m.
Kilgore vs. Beckville, 2 p.m.
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play-day, which begins at 9 a.m. Friday.
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Dallas’Woodson going into Ring of Honor
ASSOCIATED PRESS Super Bowl-winning teams of that produced three champion- ence maker on the field,
The team’s all-time leader training camp while making the
three days of workouts.
“She has really stepped up in her new “It’s just a glorified practice,” said
the girls have to fight for those spots,” she position,” the coach said of Powell. “She’s Dorsey. “We’ll be working on some differ-
said. “I think that makes them work just come into own and is hitting the ball ent things and won’t be keeping score. So
that much harder.” really well. we may not look as good because of that.”
out equipment for the upcom-
ing football season on Aug. 18. beginning with letters A
Practices for the upcoming through L), 5:15-6 p.m. (sev-
season begin Aug. 24, the first enth graders with last name
day of school. beginning with letters
All incoming seventh grade through Z).
athletes — boys and girls — Also, 6-6:45 p.m. (eighth
need to have a physical on file graders with last name begin-
before the first day of school. ning with letters A through
Football players must have L) and 6:45-7:30 p.m. (eighth
that physical and paperwork graders with last name begin-
done before they can pick up ning with letters M-Z).
HMS handing out
equipment Aug. 18
FROM DAILY NEWS STAFF REPORTS equipment.
Equipment handout will
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Texas sweeps Astros
ASSOCIATED PRESS in a row and seven of eight,
moving within five games of the
ARLINGTON — Chris division lead, the closest they
Gimenez hit what proved to be have been since June 30.
a deciding home run and Texas All three Houston runs were
held on for the 4-3 win Wednes- scored by players who reached
day night, using five relievers on a walk.
after Nick Martinez allowed one Sam Dyson got his second
hit and one run over five innings career save — both since a
on his 25th birthday. Friday trade from Miami. He
The homer by Gimenez lead- closed it out only after allowing
ing off the second for a 4-0 a leadoff single in the ninth and
lead was the only extra-base hit hitting Jose Altuve with a pitch,
for the Rangers, and came after Martinez (7-6), walked three
they scored three unearned and struck out one while throw-
runs in the first off Scott Kazmir ing 86 pitches in a game which
(6-6). start with the temperature at
The Rangers have won four 100 degrees.
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“It’ll be a good chance to not have to practice Tuesday. Henderson hosts a two-day play-day Friday-Saturday.
Most of the front-line positions are “I put her over there to help block and
settled thanks to the return of all-district think she’s done a really good job,” Dorsey
different things and are going to be giving hitters Jordan Boles, Nakia McElhanon added.
everyone a n opportunity to get on the and Tamra Powell. The playday features a 45-minute run-
Dorsey said she has been impressed ning clock. No scores will be kept.
with the play of Powell, who has been The junior varsity and freshmen teams
Dorsey said the team is still looking to moved to the right side, through the first will also be hosting a play-day event at the
fill some spots on the back row. three days of workouts. high school the same days.
“I like the fact there’s competition and “She has really stepped up in her new “It’s just a glorified practice,”
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preseason opener
By HUGHES ELLIS mage this year.
HENDERSON DAILY NEWS Castles said he’d like to keep
the preseason game in Hender-
For now, Henderson’s pre- son, which means it could be
season opener against Spring played at either the HHS prac-
Hill is still set to be played in tice field or inside the HISD
Henderson, according to Lions Student Activity Building,
third-year coach Phil Castles. “A scrimmage is just a glori-
The teams meet Aug. 14. fied practice, so it doesn’t mat-
Lion Stadium is currently ter where we play it,” he said.
undergoing turf instillation and Castles said that once the
may not be ready for play in ground is leveled, it shouldn’t
time for the contest. take too long to get the turf
“We’ve talked to Spring Hill installed. The game against
already, and they’re looking at Spring Hill is the first of three
options,” Castles said. “We’re straight home games scheduled
hoping to have something for the Lions.
nailed down by the end of the They entertain Nacogdoches
week.” Aug. 20 in another preseason
The Panthers are under a game and open the regular sea-
new coach and are also having son Aug. 28 against Athens at
trouble getting their field ready Lion Stadium.
for play, Castles said. “The stadium may not be
Last year’s scrimmage was ready by the time we’re sup-
held in Spring Hill and also posed to play Spring Hill,
involved New Diana, which so we’re checking into other
isn’t taking part in the scrim- plans,” said Castles.
the 1990s.
The safety who spent all 12
and will be honored when Dallas ferent defense because he was
out there.”
The 46-year-old Woodson
,” owner
Jerry Jones said Tuesday at
OXNARD, Calif. — Darren The safety who spent all 12 The team’s all-time leader training camp while making the
Woodson is going into the Cow- of his seasons with the Cowboys in tackles with 1,350, Woodson announcement. “We were a dif-
plays Seattle on Nov. 1. The 20
current names are displayed
on a strip that runs below the will be the eighth defender
upper deck at AT&T Stadium, among the 19 players in the ring
a tradition that started at old of honor. The others are former
Texas Stadium. coach Tom Landry and former
The Cowboys of Woodson’s president and general manager
time were known for “the trip- Tex Schramm.
lets” — quarterback Troy Aik- Woodson was a second-
man, all-time NFL rushing lead- round pick out of Arizona State
er Emmitt Smith and receiver in 1992, when Dallas’ run of
Michael Irvin. All three of those Super Bowl titles began. He
are in the ring of honor along started 162 of his 178 games
with lineman Larry Allen. and had 23 interceptions, 11th
The other defender is Charles in club history.
Haley, who goes into the Pro
Football Hall of Fame on Satur-
day. The defensive end’s indue- me a lot,” said tight end Jason
tion leaves Woodson as the only Witten, whose rookie season
one of the six not in the hall.
“You had a lot of young guys
that were fast, quick to the ball,”
said Woodson, a four-time All- he had some hands on him that
Pro. “A lot of no-name guys, you just couldn’t get off the line
but guys who had urgency to with him. He was a rare breed,
who they were. And it meant He could play slot and be a
something. There was a pride to safety and that’s hard to do.”
get out there and practice with Now that his spot in Dal-
one of the best offenses in the las history is secure, Woodson’s
league.” place in Canton will be the next
Woodson will be the first question.
player inducted into the ring “I haven’t thought that far —
of honor since Haley, Allen and I really haven’t,” said Woodson,
former Dallas receiver Drew who made five Pro Bowls. “I’m
Pearson in 2011. thinking about today. I’m think-
“He was a difference maker ing about the guys that are on
off the field and he was a differ- that special list.”
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