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ThOMAS OFFERS BOYS
BASKETBALL CAMP
Tommy Thomas, The Colony's boys
basketball coach the past 12 years, will
be conducting two sessions of the 1999
Cougar Basketball Summer Camp for
boys ages 6-14 at The Colony High
School gym.
The first session will run from May 31-
June 4. The second session will be from
June 21-25. The camp will last from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through
Thursday, and 9 a.m. to noon Friday. The
cost for the camp is $85.
“The average player works on his
game October to March," Thomas said.
“To be a champion, it must be a year-
round effort. How hard you work in
camp and in the off-season can deter-
mine whether you are going to be a play-
er or a fan."
Campers will be taught the same drills
and fundamentals that Thomas teaches
his players. Each day, campers will
receive individual instruction on shoot-
ing, ball-handling, rebounding and
defense. The campers also will partici-
pate in 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 competition.
Trophies for competitions will be award-
ed at the end of the week.
The camp will be staffed by coaches
from across the Metroplex. Each camper
will receive a basketball and camp T-
shirt. There also will be a showcase
game on the last day of camp.
For more information on registration,
contact Tommy Thomas at 972-625-
9000, Ext. 162.
The Colony youth
Football ASSOCIATION SIGNUP
The CFYA will be holding early regis-
tration for the 1999 football season on
Saturday at the CYFA Fields located on
Highlander Drive. For more information
contact Leo Lavender at 972-625-0200
or Larry Rike at 972-423-4560.
EIFFERT HOLDING
BASEBALL CAMP
The Colony baseball coach Mike
Eiffert will be hold three sessions of The
Colony Baseball Camp. Each camp will
cost $60. For more information contact
Eiffert at 972-625-8222.
Session I will be held on June 7-11 for
ages 7-10. The session will run from
8:30 a.m-11:30 a.m. Session II will be
held on June 7-11 for ages 11-12. The
session will run from 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Session III will be held on June 14-18 for
13-year-olds. The session will run from
8:30 a.m-11:30 a.m.
Wrestling
CAMP SLATED
Steve Davis, The Colony’s wrestling
coach, will coach a wrestling camp on
May 31-June 4. The camp will run from
9 a.m-noon. The cost of the will be $60.
For more information contact Davis at
972-625-9000 ext 148.
Reebook Texas
Youth soccer camps
Reebok’s Texas Youth Soccer Camp
will offer eight sessions in June and July
throughout the Metroplex. Two of the
camps will be at Grapevine’s Oak Grove
Soccer Complex on July 12-15 and 19-
22. The cost of the camp is $65.
Campers will receive a soccer ball. Early
registration earns the camper a T-shirt.
For an application, call 817-472-8515, or
visit their web site at www.flash.net/-
tysc or contact them by e-mail at
TYSC@flash.net.
Soccer skills lessons
AND TRYOUTS SCHEDULED
The American Eagles Soccer Club,
Tarrant County’s largest select soccer club,
is holding skills lessons and camps to pre-
pare players for upcoming select tryouts.
Tryouts for the American Eagles will
be July 1 and July 15 at the Colleyville
Soccer Fields on Pleasant Run. Players
born in 1988-89, who will be eligible for
their first year of select soccer, are invit-
ed to skills lessons at the Colleyville
Soccer Fields each Sunday (girls also
will have sessions on Friday) until the
tryout dates. The cost is $15 per child
for each session.
Boys’ sessions run from 2:30 to 4:30
p.m. For more information, contact
Tommy Martin at 214-368-5631 or Gerry
Maley at 214-520-2571. Girls’ sessions
are from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 7
p.m. Sundays. For more information,
contact Kenny Jones at 972-870-0939.
For more information about the club,
contact Scott Kelin at 817-540-5929 or
the American Eagle League Line at 972-
738-9797 or 817-543-4443.
Maddox runs into trouble in Austin
Sophomore doesn’t
medal at state; ends
outstanding season.
By RICKY MOORE
Sports writer
Maddox, who placed fifth in both events, told me he lost his focus during the race
Maddox’s opening race, the 3,200, and just didn’t feel right after that.”
was not his best, according to coach In the 1,600, the stronger of Maddox’s
Jack Wilson. Maddox ran a 9:37.90, well races, things went well until the very
off the pace of champion Jon Fawcett end. Going into the final curve, Maddox
from Georgetown, who ran a 9:21.70. held the lead with about 150 meters to
Maddox’s finish was well off his best go. out there who had been battling for
time of the season, a 9:23.78. In the curve, Odessa Permian’s John three years to win a medal, and I guess
The first trip to the University "Steve didn’t run a good race,” Wilson Vickers, who Maddox had defeated at they wanted it.”
Interscholastic League’s Class 5A Tracksaid. “Maybe it was because it was his regionals, caught him and passed him. With two more chances to make the
and Field Championships was a little dis- first race of the day. Maybe that’s why it At that point, Wilson expected Maddox’s state meet in his future, Wilson said he
appointing for The Colony sophomore wasn’t as good.” competitive juices to start flowing and has told Maddox to put Saturday’s per-
Steve Maddox. During the first part of the race, chase after Vickers. formance behind him and move on.
Maddox entered the meet Saturday at Maddox stayed with the main pack. But That didn’t happen. Three other run- “Steve had an outstanding season,”
Austin’s Mike A Myers Stadium with as the main pack pulled away, he got ners passed Maddox, who never made Wilson said. “He needs to know that it
hopes of medaling, after winning both caught in the second group. the surge forward that Wilson expected, was just one race. Most of his races this
the 3,200- and 1,600-meter runs at the “I really don’t know what happened. After the race, Maddox told Vickers season have been good ones. Just
Region I meet That wasn’t the way we had planned he couldn’t respond during the race because he didn’t win at state doesn’t
Things didn’t turn out that way for things,” Wilson said. “After the race, he because things happened before he real- make this a bad season.”
ized the position he was in. Maddox
placed fifth in a time of 4:24. Maddox
entered the race with a personal best
time of 4:21.20.
“I think the youth factor kicked in,”
Wilson said. “There were some seniors
Cougars ready to suit up
Black and Gold
game to begin
at 7 tonight
By RICKY MOORE
Sports writer
The Colony coach Tommy Briggs
will get one more look at next sea-
son’s team tonight when the Cougars
close out spring drills with the annual
Black and Gold football game.
The varsity game that will pit the
first-team offense and second-team
defense for the Gold squad against
the first-team defense and second-
team offense of the Black team will
begin at 7 p.m. at Cougar Stadium.
The junior varsity game is slated to
start at 5:30 p.m.
Briggs said the format of the varsi-
ty game has yet to be determined.
Either the team’s will go through a
formatted scrimmage then play two
quarters or the teams will face off in
four quarter of football with a running
clock.
The main thing Briggs hopes to see
tonight is consistency both on offense
and defense. Offensively he wants to
see how his quarterbacks perform,
while on defense he will watch closely
the play of his young defensive backs.
One player who won’t see much
playing time is junior running back
Michael Broussard, the district’s
Offensive Player of the Year. Last sea-
son Broussard rushed for 1,518 yards
and 19 touchdowns.
The battle for the starting quarter-
back spot continues, with a pair of
younger players vying for the job.
Sophomore Josh Shields and fresh-
man Jason Petrasic are in the run-
ning. Shields guided the junior varsity
last season, while Petrasic led the
freshman team.
Junior Chris Harrington, last sea-
son’s backup, could see playing time
at quarterback, but will also play
receiver.
Briggs isn’t worried about sending
a younger player out to lead his team.
Earlier in the spring he said the decid-
ing factor on who will play quarter-
back will be who moves the team the
best.
Look for the quarterback battle to
carry over into fall drills. Both Shields
and Petrasic will get shots running
the first-team offense tonight.
“I want to watch the quarterbacks,”
Briggs said. “But I also want to see
how the whole offense performs.”
The secondary is another area of
concern for Briggs who wants to see
how those players react in a game sit-
uation.
The expectations are high for the
Cougars. Last season, Briggs guided
the Cougars to a 6-1 district mark and
an overall record of 8-3. The Colony
suffered a tough bi-district loss to
Irving Nimitz, 45-42 in triple over-
time. The Cougars open their 1999
campaign hosting Nimitz.
Above, The Colony's
Josh Schields
practices with the
assistance of coach
David Feller Thursday
afternoon at the
High School Stadium.
Left, The Colony's
defense gets ready
for tonight’s game
at 7pm.
Ellie Markovitch
Staff photos
Stevenson makes mark at state
•Junior runs best
race in finals.
By RICKY MOORE
Sports writer
The Colony’s Rachele Stevenson
took a giant step toward becoming one
of Class SA’s top sprinters at
Saturday’s University Interscholastic
League State Track and Field
Championships in Austin.
Stevenson, a junior, fired off an
11.95 to place fourth in the 100-meter
dash. Houston Lamar’s Zanobia Reed
took first (11.71), Clear Brook’s
Brandy Walker finished second
(11.72) and Houston Westbury’s
Adrian Albrow placed third (11.79).
Stevenson’s time at Mike A Myers have another shot at the state meet “She said she wasn’t nervous at all,”
Stadium was much better than the next season. Wilson said Stevenson Wilson said. “And that she felt really
12.10 she ran to win the Region I title gained valuable experience this sea- comfortable.”
May 1 on a rainy, windy day in son, running not only at regionals, but With her successful season over,
Lubbock. also at state. Stevenson now will begin running with
Coach Jack Wilson said the time The bad start has Wilson puzzled, the Dallas Track Club. Stevenson
was Stevenson’s fastest automated He said he and Stevenson worked on joined the team in seventh grade. In
time of her career and her fastest starts most of the week leading up to 1996, she ran in both the 100 and 400
hand-held time. Wilson had Stevenson the meet and thought they had them relay at the Junior Olympics in
timed at 11.73. down. Wilson’s main concern going Houston for Track Dallas.
“She ran very well,” Wilson said, into the meet had been that Stevenson Wilson said Stevenson had a “great
“She had a bad start, and that hurt her.” might get nervous in the blocks. season.” He is even more excited
Out of the blocks, Stevenson came “The race is so quick, there isn’t about the fact that Stevenson will be
straight up and fell behind, but was able time to be nervous,” Stevenson said back for her senior campaign.
to make up the difference. Wilson esti- the week before the meet. “Coach and “She has a chance to be a top-10
mated the bad start cost her a step, and I have been working on staying sprinter at the Class 5A level,” Wilson
quite possibly a chance at medaling. focused and not stressing. I’m not said. “How much better she gets will
The big advantage for Stevenson is going to let anyone intimidate me depend on her and how hard she
the fact she is just a junior, and could before the race.” wants to work.”
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