The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 2001 Page: 5 of 32
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By BRADLEY KEITH
Neff, trustees made right decision
Superintendent Roy Neff and the Dublin ISD board of trustees broke a
long-standing tradition last week when they separated the positions of head
football coach and athletic director.
Many people believe that an athletic program will not succeed if these
positions are not assigned to the same individual. I disagree.
Remember the 1998 Breckenridge Buckaroos, the team that defeated
the Lions 59-0? 1 sure do, because 1 played for DHS that night. Believe
me, school was in session and we were the ones doing the learning, not the
teaching. Had turnovers not led to their demise in a season-ending loss to
Monahans in the region I semifinals, Breckenridge may very well have
gone on to win a state title.
Guess what! Their head football coach was not the district’s athletic
director!
Midland’s Greenwood High School made it to the region 1 champi-
onship game last season, only two steps away from a state title. GHS’ head
coach serves under the Midland ISD director of athletics.
Liberty-Eyleau High School in Texarkana won a state title in 1999 and
went 7-3 in 2000. Their head coach is not Texarkana ISD’s athletic direc-
tor.
I know, 1 know. Those large schools can afford good coaches without
adding AD duties to their contract. Newsflash...Greenwood and Liberty-
Eyleau are 3A schools, just like Dublin!
flunk about this for a moment: Maybe coaches do not want to juggle
the duties of athletic director and head coach. Maybe they would like to
devote more time building a successful football program. Perhaps divid-
ing the positions will also allow for more open lines of communication
between the AD and coaches of sports other than football.
Cheers to Mr. Neff and the school board for coming to the realization
that a football program can succeed even if its head coach is not the dis-
trict’s AD. More cheers for their selection of middle school principal John
Grimland as Dublin's athletic director.
Mr. Grimland has experience coaching on the gridiron. As a principal,
he has experience overseeing the training of young people and setting a
budget for his department.
Mr. Grimland also has a son coming up in Dublin's athletic program.
What better motivator to hire a good staff than to know they will be coach-
ing your son?
All of this i» minute when compared to the following: Mr. Grimland has
proven himself to be a great educator who cares for young people and
desires the best of opportunities for them. His love of kids and athletics
will drive him to be a great director of athletics. Mr. Neff and the school
board hit the jackpot when they appointed him to the district’s AD post.
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Going home
Jimmy Williams of the Texas Tornados makes a dash for home In
city league play. The teams play on Mondays from 6 p.m. -
10 p.m. and on Fridays from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. League play will
continue through July 23, and the season will end with a tourna-
ment that is tentatively scheduled for July 27, 28 and 29.
Dublin team captures golf title
Rod McNeal, Andrew Kinser, Jim Leatherwood and Robert
Campbell pose after winning the TCAA golf tournament.
Dublin’s First National Bank
team won the first of three flights in
the TriCounty Association Golf
Tournament held in celebration of
Dairy Month on June 11. Andrew
Kinser, Jim Leatherwood, Rod
McNeal and Robert Campbell com-
posed the winning team. Second
place went to the Southwest
Agricenter Team.
First place in the second flight
went to Martindale Feed Mill Team
and second went to Ingram
Enterprises Team. In the third
flight, Gore Bros. Inc. Team won
first and Gibson Feedlot Team took
second.
Joe Thompson of Dublin
National Bank won a $100 cash
prize for longest drive, and Gunner
Giddens of Ingram Enterprises took
home a $100 Closest-to-the-Pin
award.
None of the 76 participating
golfers claimed either of two hole-
in-one prizes for $10,000 from Gore
Bros, and Cargill Animal Nutrition
and Bovine Supply Line.
Twenty one sponsors participat-
ed in this year’s tournament: ABF
Packing, Ag-Bag International, Ag
Texas Farm Credit Services,
Bottlinger Grain, Bovine Supply
Line, Bramlett Implement, Cagle
Tire, Cargill Animal Nutrition,
Comanche Electric, Dublin
National Bank, Erath County Dairy
Sales, First National Bank of
Dublin, Gore Bros. Inc., Ingram
Enterprises, Kuhlwein's Fly
Control, Monsanto, Pharmacia and
Upjohn, Saginaw Flakes, Schering-
Plough, Stephenville Bank & Trust,
and United Cooperative Services.
Milk products were provided by
Dairy MAX.
Proceeds from the tournament
will fund the promotion of area
agribusiness and events such as
DairyFest and Texas Dairy, Farm
and Ranch Show.
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Forty girls participated In the Lady Lion Basketball camp from June 19-22. The participants ranged In
age from 8-14, and they practiced each day from 8 am - noon. Head Coach Marcl Samuelson ran the
camp with the help of Coach Gary Bailee, Coach Cheryl Hubble, Tolar graduate Klmmy Ktnslow and
Dublin student-athlete Mica McNutt. All campers received a T-shirt and basketball for participating inthe
camp. Awards were handed out on the last day of camp.
By BRAD KEITH
Citizen Sports
As part of its annual district-by-
district predictions, Dave
Campbell’s 2001 Texas Football
Magazine has picked the Dublin
Lions to place sixth in district 7-3A
this fall.
Jim Taylor is listed by TFM as
the Lion's head coach; his resigna-
tion came after the magazine’s
deadline.
Senior quarterback Trey Turner
(6-1, 180-pounds, 40-meter time of
4.9) and sophomore defensive end
Ted DeVries (6-1, 210,4.8) are list-
ed as players to watch.
Turner is a returning honorable
mention all-state pick for quarter-
back. He was 115 of 236 passing
for 1,730 yards and 10 touchdowns.
DeVries stepped up as a fresh-
man and was an all-district first-
team selection. Even with a new
coach in town, DeVries may be
moved to middle linebacker this
fall.
Picked ahead of the Lions in dis-
trict 7-3A are the Aledo Bearcats,
Lake Worth Bullfrogs, Springtown
Porcupines, Glen Rose Tigers and
the Breckenridge Buckaroos. The
only team ranked below the Pride is
the Eastland Mavericks.
In notes about the Lions, TFM
states, "The Lions are the second-
smallest school in the district, but
their second year in 3A should be
better with so much experience
returning."
Several names Lion fans can
relate to are found in Texas
Football’s recruiting lists.
Running back Lany Huitt 3-10,
190,4.3) of Breckenridge is listed as
one of the top 20 sophomores in the
state.
Jason Mathias of Glen Rose is
considered one of the top 300 senior
recruits in the state by TFM.
Mathias (6-3, 190, 4.5) plays run-
ning back for the Tigers, but will
likely move to wide receiver if he
takes his game to the collegiate
level.
Lake Worth’s Samson Douglas
(6-4, 225, 4.6) also made the top
300 list. Douglas plays tight end for
the 11th- ranked Bullfrogs.
Dublin's predistrict schedule
includes road trips to Albany and
Comanche.
DHS will open the season in
Albany where they will be pitted
against class 2A's 14th-ranked
team. Returning starters Javiel
Garcia, Jacob Jones and Adam
Skelton will lead the Lions.
The 15th-ranked Comanche
Indians are enjoying being the
fourth-largest class 2A school in the
state. In the Lion's third game, CHS
will be led by Justin Holland, Ryan
Marwitz and Shazden Feist.
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