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Newcastle cross country runs at regionals; Dollar advances to state

Newcastle’s cross country team competed at the regionals race Monday, Oct. 23 in Grand Prairie and one member of the team advanced to the state meet that will be held in the beginning of November.

Junior Mattie Dollar finished in the top 10 of her meet in seventh place to earn a trip to the state meet Friday, Nov. 3 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.

The other two members of the team, senior Lenaya Gonzalez and freshman Raelynn Bennett, each finished in nearly the top half of all racers but will not move forward.

Dawson, King take Athletes of the Week

As the calendar nears the end of October and student-athletes prepare for the start of winter sports like basketball and soccer among others, football and volleyball are still very present around the community.

This week, Tara Dawson, of the Graham Lady Blues volleyball team, and Isaac King, of the Newcastle Bobcats football team, earned selections as Athletes of the Week for their performances during the period of Thursday, Oct. 19 through Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Tara Dawson, outside hitter, Graham volleyball

Lady Blues fall in regular season finale at Stephenville

With both their positions in the district standings already locked up, the Graham Lady Blues traveled to Stephenville for the regular season finale with the Honeybees.

The Lady Blues fought hard against the No. 1 team in the district but ultimately ended up getting swept in three sets by scores of 18-25, 14-25 and 14-25. Graham finished the regular season with a 22-15 record overall while going an even 4-4 in district to claim third place.

Lady Blues earn big Senior Night victory against Brownwood

The Lady Blues volleyball team honored two seniors — one on the court and one off the court — Friday, Oct. 20 with a sweeping win over the visiting Brownwood Lady Lions.

On the court, senior Olga Morales led her team to a straight set sweep of the visiting Lady Lions by scores of 25-15, 25-18 and 25-5. Off the court, senior Allie Posey provided the support and leadership her team has gotten used to all season from the team manager.

Newcastle opens district play with win over Strawn

Playing games against district opponents often provides unexpected challenges no matter the records of each team. But the Newcastle Bobcats made things look relatively easy in their district-opening 74-24 win Friday, Oct. 20 against the Strawn Greyhounds.

The game wasn’t over by halftime but still finished early as Newcastle opened up its 50-point lead before the end of the third quarter. In six-man football, a game automatically ends when one team goes up by 45 points or more.

Steers golf competes at Squaw Creek

The Graham Steers golf team continued to get work in this fall season when they competed Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Squaw Creek Golf Course near Weatherford.

Teams from around central and north central Texas came to Squaw Creek to participate in the event. The official golf season occurs during the slate of spring sports around the state, but teams compete in events during the fall to keep their abilities up.

Steers dominate Mustangs in 58-14 win

The regular season may be winding down for teams around the state, but Graham continues to do anything but let up. The Steers traveled Friday, Oct. 20 to Sweetwater and came home with a 58-14 blowout of the Mustangs.

The Steers (8-1 overall, 2-1 district) took a little bit of time to build up the steam and get things rolling, but once they did it was all over for the home team Mustangs (5-3 overall, 1-1 district).

Thorne, Milton named Athletes of the Week

Half of the fall sports seasons have ended — barring Tyson Weaver’s run at the cross country regionals Tuesday, Oct. 24 — and the other two remaining sports are nearing the end, as well.

The football and volleyball teams both have a few games remaining in the regular season before they get started on their respective playoff runs. The football team had a dominant win while the volleyball team put forth an incredible effort against a tough opponent before coming away with a loss.

Lady Blues swept on road against Glen Rose

It was a tough night for Graham volleyball on the road at Glen Rose as the Lady Blues were looking to avenge a loss to the Lady Tigers earlier in district play.

Things went about the same as their first matchup as Graham got swept by Glen Rose in three sets with scores of 22-25, 11-25 and 20-25.

Graham started out strong in the first set, which has been a major improvement throughout the season. Despite ultimately losing the first set, the Lady Blues played their best volleyball in the opening frame.

Steers back in win column with victory over Snyder

After suffering their first loss of the season the week prior, the Graham Steers rediscovered their rhythm Friday, Oct. 13 in another lopsided victory, this one a 49-6 win over the Snyder Tigers.

All facets of the game returned to a high level for the Steers as the offense put up six touchdowns, special teams had a score and the defense didn’t allow any more than two field goals from the Tigers.