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The Bastrop Advertiser | Saturday, Aug. 18,2013
Scores and
shorts, B3
Story, B3
On the web: bastropadvertiser.com
19 days until
high school
football
kickoff.
FOOTBALL
These guys are entrenched on top
Tyler Preston leads our
rankings of the area’s
best offensive linemen.
By Chris Dukes
cdukes@acnnewspapers.com
Fall practice opens up on
Aug. 12 for all teams in Dis-
trict 17-4A. So to celebrate
the start of the season, The
Bastrop Advertiser is team-
ing up with our good friends
and Austin Community News-
paper-mates at the Pfuger-
ville Pflag to bring you a posi-
tion-by-position breakdown
of District 17-4A.
In this issue, we look at the
offensive linemen. Having a
great offensive line is a lot like
having reliable transportation.
It can be easily taken for grant-
ed and without it, even the
best-made plans can’t work.
So let’s give a little recogni-
tion to the guys who do all the
grunt work for the offense.
Top of the hill: Tyler
Preston, Georgetown
senior
Imagine being a defen-
sive end, unblocked and see-
ing the offensive tackle in
front of you block down. Be-
fore you even get a chance to
get ready for it, this 6-foot-2,
275-pounder is bearing to-
ward you as fast as he can.
If you were like most of the
players from District 17-4A in
that position, there was noth-
ing more to do than get down
and brace for impact. At weak-
side guard, Preston is at his
best when he is on the move.
Whether pulling down the
line or around his own tack-
le, Preston can chase down
linemen, linebackers and
safeties and make them wish
they hadn’t been caught. He
was all-district and honor-
able mention all-state last year
and returns to help anchor a
Georgetown offensive line that
Linemen continued on B4
Bastrop’s
Duane
Howard is
one of the
Bear players
leading an
offensive line
resurgence in
Bastrop, chris
DUKES/BASTROP
ADVERTISER
CEDAR CREEK CROSS COUNTRY
Cedar Creek’s Amy Wyatt (far left) Kirsten Pruett (middle) and Bastrop’s Miesha Harvard run at last year’s meet, file photos
Esai Escobedo (left) and the Cedar Creek Eagles
return with their eyes on the regional meet in 2013.
Eagles getting
ready to soar
Coach Lautenschlager
says their expectations
have never been higher.
By Chris Dukes
cdukes@acnnewspapers.com
The Cedar Creek High
School boys and girls cross
country teams will be kick-
ing off the season on Saturday,
Aug. 31. Kris Lautenschlager,
who is headed into his fourth
season as head coach, states
that “this is going to be the
season with the highest ex-
pectations yet; we’ve really
grown.” Last season both the
varsity girls and boys’ teams
finished fourth in district,
with the girls missing making
it to regionals by three points
and the boys by 11 points.
“This year we are looking
at moving into the second or
third position in district in or-
der to make it to regionals,”
says Lautenschlager. “Since
we were so close to making re-
gionals last year, I want them
to use that as leverage to shoot
forward and compete at a
higher level this year.”
Georgetown is the compet-
itor in the district that will
Track continued on B4
GOLF
Golfers take
to links for
wounded vets
The Aug. 12 Colo Vista event will raise
money for Wounded Warrior Project.
By Chris Dukes
cdukes@acnnewspapers.com
On Aug. 12, ColoVista golfers will get a
chance to make history by participating in the
World’s Largest Golfing Outing at the ColoVis-
ta Golf Course.
The event is put on by Billy Casper Golf, the
property management company that took over
operations at ColoVista earlier this year. Start-
ing in 2011, it has grown every year and cur-
rently holds a place in the Guiness Book of
World Records as the largest simultaneous golf
outing in recorded history.
Most importantly, the event raises money for
the Wounded Warrior Project. The Wounded
Warrior Project assists injured veterans by of-
fering aid and unique, direct programs to meet
the needs of injured service members, such as
combat stress and recovery programs, family
support and peer mentoring.
Last year, the World’s Largest Golf Outing
was able to raise $440,000 in donations. This
year, Billy Casper Golf is looking to eclipse all
the marks set in 2012. They have 110 cours-
es participating across 28 states in hopes of
breaking the record of 8,000 golfers from last
year.
According to course manager Ryan Bell, the
event will be an 18-hole scramble format with a
$75 entry fee that includes a $5 donation along
with green fees, a shared cart, lunch and an
awards reception. Event sponsors will also give
away local prizes at the event.
Prior to the event, Billy Casper Golf asks that
each team do its best to raise a minimum of
$500 from additional fundraising donations, as
additional donations go directly to the Wound-
ed Warrior Project. This is not mandatory, just
a goal that all teams are encouraged to reach.
As of press time, there is still space for 22
foursomes at ColoVista. More information can
be found at colovistagolf.com.
Contact Chris Dukes at 512-321-2557.
Tres Lyytinen
prepares to
chip onto the
green on hole
No. 7 at the
ColoVista Golf
Club. The course
will host the
World’s Largest
Golf Outing on
Monday, chris
DUKES/BASTROP
ADVERTISER
BASTROP SCHOOL DISTRICT ATHLETICS
New coordinator Willoughby’s relationships make job easier
He’s worked with Dan
Hernandez and Todd
Patmon in prior roles.
By Chris Dukes
cdukes@acnnewspapers.com
Bastrop school district ath-
letic coordinator Mark Wil-
loughby has one built-in ad-
vantage when it comes to
dealing with his two high
school athletic coordinators:
There will be no getting-to-
lcnow-you phase needed.
Willoughby coached along-
side Cedar Creek athletic co-
ordinator Dan
Hernandez
when both
were on the
Bastrop High
School coach-
ing staff, and
he’s worked
closely with
Bastrop ath-
letic coordi-
nator Todd Patmon as an as-
sistant principal for the past
few years.
“I already have a great rela-
tionship with both coaches,”
he said. “I know them well
and they know me. It makes
this transition easier.”
Willoughby wants to ease
the burden of both coaches,
taking away some of the ad-
ministrative duties that have
fallen on them in the past
and freeing up some time to
concentrate on their respec-
tive teams.
“They already have enough
on their plate,” he said.
“Coaching football is a full-
time job all by itself, plus
all the other duties they
have with their particular
schools.”
Willoughby said one of his
first goals as district athlet-
ic coordinator is to create a
feeling of synergy between
both Cedar Creek and Bas-
trop High Schools.
“The idea is to get both
coaches (Patmon and Her-
nandez) working together to
better the entire district,” he
said.
Willoughby hopes to instill
a district-wide level of excel-
lence for both coaches and
student-athletes, and main-
tain an athletic program the
towns of Bastrop and Cedar
Creek can be proud of.
“There will be account-
ability for both the coach-
es and the players,” he said.
“Being a student-athlete and
coach in the BISD is an hon-
or and each comes with an
expectation and responsi-
bility to represent the cam-
pus, district, and community
in a first-class manner, both
on the field and in the class-
room.”
Willoughby isn’t looking at
just the high-profile sports ei-
ther.
“I am here in a support
role for every student-ath-
lete, whether that athlete
is involved in football, ten-
nis, golf, swimming or cross
country,” he said.
Contact Chris Dukes at 512-321-
2557.
Mark
Willoughby
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