'Birds fall to Spartan's attack
By KRIS BAGLEY sports@leader-news.com
      The Ricebirds fell in a close basketball game Tuesday to Seven Lakes. Seven Lakes finished with a 5916 win over El Campo, but the final score does not indicate the spirit and athleticism both teams played with throughout the night.
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24-4A Boys BASKETBALL STANDINGS
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LHS girls lose game to Shiner
      The Lady Hornets have had a tough start to their district basketball season. After falling to Flatonia 38-17 Jan. 15 in the first game, Louise has lost to Moulton and Shiner for an 0-3 start. The good news for Louise fans is that the team may be working out of their scoring slump.
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EC swimmers earn Winter Game medals
      Ten Red Wave swimmers came home from the 2008 Winter Games of Texas a little heavier than they left. Weighed down by gold, silver and bronze, El Campo's swimmers brought back 28 total medals from the event held Jan. 19 in Frisco.
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Hornets run over Shiner Comanches
      Tuesday was a great start to district basketball play for the Hornets. Louise traveled to Shiner and came home after a convincing 78-37 win. The victory put the Hornets at 1-0 in District 29-A. By the first quarter, the game was already in hand for the Hornets.
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Lady 'Birds swarm Spartans for victory
      The Spartans brought a challenge when they hosted the Lady 'Birds Tuesday. Earlier in the season, El Campo defeated Seven Lakes 48-28 to start district basketball play with a win. Now, at the start of the second half of district competition, the Lady 'Birds had to fight for a win in Katy and came...
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24-4A Girls BASKETBALL STANDINGS
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EC takes second in tourney
      A pair of wins in the Patti Welder Victoria Basketball Tournament, held Jan. 11 and 12, delivered El Campo Middle School's eighth-grade boys White team the second-place trophy. The Ricebirds ran through their first two tournament opponents and eventually lost a close championship game to finish s...
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Catch And Release
      Kody Kubala (center), a 2006 El Campo High School graduate and treasurer of the Sul Ross State University Range and Wildlife Club, holds down this mule deer buck that he helped capture Dec. 15 on the Black Mesa Ranch located south of Alpine.
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Pioneers best team in zone
      St. Philip's Girls A basketball team claimed the North Zone Championship Monday with a 39-22 win over Schulenburg St. Rose. The Pioneers held off St. Rose to finish with a nearperfect 8-1 record. Their next game came Wednesday against Shiner St. Ludmilla, the South Zone champion. As of presstime,...
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