Hornets earn several all-district positions
By KRIS BAGLEY sports@leader-news.com
      Louise received 25 spots on this season's 31-A All-District football teams. The Hornets finished a great 2007 season with an 8-3 record and an appearance in the second round of the playoffs, a feat which was reflected in voting for the alldistrict teams.
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EC swim teams battle Bay City, Manvel
      By KRIS BAGLEY sports@leader-news.com El Campo's swim teams hosted Bay City and Manvel Tuesday at the El Campo Aquatic Center in what turned out to be a highly-contested meet. Several events throughout the night came down to less than a second in the difference between first and second places. ...
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Ricebirds capture Cardinals
      El Campo moved to 4-1 on the season after defeating the Cardinals Tuesday in Columbus in a basketball game that started close, but ended with the 'Birds well in the lead. Still early in the season, the Ricebirds are continuing to play into shape. With several football players on the roster, the t...
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DeHan snags second place in first event
By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com
      In his first major competition, former El Campo resident Chase DeHan placed second in the Skeleton National B Team Trials held in November at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah. The competition results were based on the combined times of a pair of twoseries races. DeHan, 24, finished second...
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8th Grade White Ricebird Football
      Members, coaches and trainers of El Campo Middle School's eighth-grade white football team included (front, l-r) Jacob Wiesner, Robert Mata, Javian Quinones, Brandon Shelton, Logan Howard, Kurtis Krejci, Ty Pustejovsky, Manuel Ortiz, Rudy Leal, Paul Cordova, Eduardo Medellin, Drake Cain, Andrew So...
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