Ricebirds smother Spartans with defense
Last-second free throws help push El Campo to victory
By KRIS BAGLEY sports@leader-news.com
      After the Ricebirds outscored Stafford 29-20 in the first three quarters, the Spartans brought more intensity in the fourth quarter and made it an interesting game. "They had a sense of urgency and they started playing a lot better," Philip Spenrath, head coach of the Ricebirds, said. "I thought ...
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Lady 'Birds take second in Brookshire
      The Lady 'Birds defeated Manvel and Houston Wheatley in their first two tournament games and qualified to play for the championship. Tournament host Royal met El Campo in the title game and ended the Lady 'Birds run with only their second loss of the season. At 11-2 on the year, El Campo finished...
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LHS wins first home match
      The Hornets' first home game of the 2007-08 basketball season was a success. Louise hosted the Goliad Tigers Friday and finished with a 57-50 win. Matthew Vasquez gave the Hornets a boost with 26 total points on the night while several other Hornets scored in single digits to secure the victory.
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Bain, Brown lead Louise's district honors
By KRIS BAGLEY sports@leader-news.com
      Louise's varsity volleyball team earned eight spots on the All-District 28-A teams. Amber Bain and Katie Brown led the Lady Hornets with all-district selections. Bain was named the district MVP and Brown was named newcomer of the year.
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L-N football contest in final week
      It is only fitting that as the Leader-News Football Contest nears an end, it would be one of the tightest weeks of the year. With a ballot filled with almost all NFLgames, several entrants ended up with only a couple marks on their ballot.
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Briscoe holds up EC eighth graders
      El Campo's eighth-grade boys basketball teams fell in a pair of difficult matches Thursday. The Ricebirds traveled to Richmond to take on Briscoe Junior High and after four hard quarters, lost both games. 8th Grade Red El Campo trailed slightly after one quarter of play 18-15, but rebounded in...
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EC SUBVARSITY GOLF
      The Ricebirds hosted several schools in the El Campo Individual Fall Subvarsity Golf Tournament, held at El Campo Country Club. Foster, Wharton, Columbia and Lamar Consolidated all came to take on El Campo in the final golf tournament of the year. El Campo will pick up again for Spring competitio...
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ST. PHILIP BASKETBALL UPDATE
      St. Philip took on Sacred Heart Dec. 3 and split a pair of games to go 1-1 on the night. St. Philip A The Pioneers earned an exciting victory over Sacred Heart. Four quarters were not enough to determine the winner in this close match. Even an extra period kept both teams tied.
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EC hitting camp starts this month
      Area youth will have a chance to learn baseball techniques at the Ricebird Winter Hitting Camp Dec. 28. Led by Kerry Brandl, head coach of El Campo's varsity baseball team, the camp is for hitters only. Boys ages 7 to 9 years will participate from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. while boys ages 10 to 12 years...
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