Three Lady 'Birds on all-county first team
By KRIS BAGLEY sports@leader-news.com
      The Lady 'Birds and Lady Hornets joined with Wharton, Boling and East Bernard on the El Campo Leader- News and Wharton Journal-Spectator All-Wharton County Girls Basketball Teams. The elite group of girls represent the county's strong athletic achievement.
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ALL-WHARTON COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL
      MOST VALUABLE PLAYER VERNE'QUA TAYLOR, WHARTON, JUNIOR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR SHANIQUA DOGINS, WHARTON, FRESHMAN COACH OF THE YEAR LAURA GUIDRY, WHARTON FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM HONORABLE MENTION Boling - Kiera Jackson, Sr.; Jessica Moore, Jr.
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Louise girls win first home softball game
      The Lady Hornets enjoyed a big win in their first home softball game. Louise crushed Moulton 7-1 to move to 4-8 overall and 1-1 in district competition. By the bottom of the first inning, the game was already well in hand for the Lady Hornets. Louise came through with four runs to take a command...
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TPWD predicts active spring turkey season
      Turkey hunters should get plenty of calling action this spring, based on field reports of an abundance of Rio Grande gobblers observed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists.
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Hunting accidents continue to decline
      Hunting accidents and fatalities in Texas continued their long-term decline in 2007, still down below three accidents per 10,000 hunters in recent years. That compares to about 12 accidents per 10,000 hunters in 1966, the year records began.
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But When They Return
      The track and field at Ricebird Stadium no longer resemble the conditions last Friday during the Ricebird Relays. Work, some of which was performed by the construction vehicles shown in the background, began the morning after the relays ended, and by Sunday morning the stadium's field was covered ...
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Brand New
      Louise ISD school board trustee Tim Benich relaxes on one of the dozens of Nautilus machines now installed at the district's new fitness center. The district received a $200,000 federal grant for fitness equipment and created the center in what had been the locker room and storage areas of the old...
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Hunter education rules vary by age, location
      In the state of Texas, every hunter, including out-of-state hunters, born on or after Sept. 2, 1971 must successfully complete a Hunter Education Training Course. Minimum age of certification is 12 years and cost is $15.
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