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  • Baseball Team Beats Whitney on Tiebreaker, Wins over Connally: Team Blanked by Mexia, Edged by Blooming Grove, Waco High

    Tuesday, March 11, 2008 By: Larry Breen

    With a slow start due to basketball playoffs and inclement weather, new baseball coach Brad Lewis is rounding his team into competitive shape for 17-3A with some overall strong efforts by a young grou

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  • Crescencio Varela Honored by Incredible Kid Program: Sophomore Works Hard for Homeless

    Friday, March 14, 2008 By: Jeanne Allen-Beason

    For those who think today's youth are all lazy and self-centered, interested in only what benefits them, read on to find out another side of a La Vega sophomore...

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  • Softball Squad Beats Vanguard, Axtell, Blooming Grove: Lady Pirates Play at China Spring Apr. 1

    Monday, March 31, 2008 By: Larry Breen/Ciera Davis

    With the loss of their star pitcher Ambrey Kemp, Stevie Cline has taken over on the mound for the Lady Pirates as they seek their first 17-3A win today.

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  • Varsity Girls Sixth at HOT Relays: Garcia, Ashley White, 1600 Relay Third

    Monday, March 31, 2008 By: Larry Breen

    Against some tough competition schools Saturday, the Lady Pirates still had a number of placers, topped by Ashley White and Mayela Garcia, along with a relay.

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  • Varsity Boys' Track Third at HOT Relays: Bigelow-Ruiz Tie for Top Athlete Award

    Monday, March 31, 2008 By: Larry Breen

    Are the Modoc boys for real? If the 4A and 5A competition Saturday at Waco High is any indication, the answer is a definite yes. Just ask top scorers Michael Bigelow and Fabian Ruiz with 20 points eac

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  • Hernandez, Nesbitt, Garcia, Gonzales, Rusu, Zuniga Soccer First-Team All-District: Six on Second Team, Arredondo Coach of the Year

    Tuesday, April 01, 2008 By: Amy Arredondo/Paul Deleon

    After its big improvement this winter, the Lady Pirate soccer team reaped a few awards from the district selection team as did the boys, including some of the following:

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  • Who Is Johnny Strange? He’s on What Station?: Local Radio DJ Tells All About His Life In-Studio, and On-Screen

    Monday, March 03, 2008 By: Daniel Perez

    Local DJ for KBRQ 102.5 “The Bear,” Johnny Strange reveals a bit about himself in this exclusive interview. So, who’s the coolest DJ in Texas? Here’s what he has to say…

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  • Hobbs Signs with Southern Methodist: Senior Athlete Ready for the Big Time

    Monday, March 03, 2008 By: Larry Breen

    At 10:05, Feb. 28, it became official--multi-sport star O'Koye Hobbs signed her name to a scholarship to Southern Methodist University in Dallas for the fall.

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  • Pirate Tracksters Compete in Midway Relays: Edwards Second in 200, Glasco Fifth in Hurdles

    Monday, March 03, 2008 By: Larry Breen

    Taking on many of the regional 4A and 5A powers, the Modoc varsity boy tracksters still placed eleventh out of the 14 teams (ahead of Connally, Ennis, and University), won by Waxahachie with 115.

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  • High School Teachers, Coach, Cheerleader Sponsor Join Readers at Primary Center: Dr. Seuss the Highlight for Many Students

    Tuesday, March 04, 2008 By: Vanessa Kruse, La Vega Primary School Librarian

    The studies all say reading to children helps make them better students later, so if that's the case, then the La Vega kindergarteners will be scholars someday due to the efforts of Geraldine Coleman,

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Pete's Pride La Vega High School Waco, TX
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SKATEBOARDING: And What It’s All About: Learn More about One of Today's Coolest Sports
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 By John Castro
Have you ever seen a skateboarder perform a kickflip off a ledge 18 feet high?
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Hernandez, Nesbitt, Garcia, Gonzales, Rusu, Zuniga Soccer First-Team All-District: Six on Second Team, Arredondo Coach of the Year
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 By Amy Arredondo/Paul Deleon
After its big improvement this winter, the Lady Pirate soccer team reaped a few awards from the district selection team as did the boys, including some of the following:
full story 
Varsity Boys' Track Third at HOT Relays: Bigelow-Ruiz Tie for Top Athlete Award
Monday, March 31, 2008 By Larry Breen
Are the Modoc boys for real? If the 4A and 5A competition Saturday at Waco High is any indication, the answer is a definite yes. Just ask top scorers Michael Bigelow and Fabian Ruiz with 20 points eac
full story 
Varsity Girls Sixth at HOT Relays: Garcia, Ashley White, 1600 Relay Third
Monday, March 31, 2008 By Larry Breen
Against some tough competition schools Saturday, the Lady Pirates still had a number of placers, topped by Ashley White and Mayela Garcia, along with a relay.
full story 
Baseball Team Defeats Connally, 7-4: Pirates Set to Take On Cougars at China Spring
Monday, March 31, 2008 By Larry Breen
The Pirate baseball team rode a four-run second inning to a 7-4 win at Connally Friday, behind a complete game by Casey Richardson along with his three hits and two runs batted in and catcher Henry Sa
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Softball Squad Beats Vanguard, Axtell, Blooming Grove: Lady Pirates Play at China Spring Apr. 1
Monday, March 31, 2008 By Larry Breen/Ciera Davis
With the loss of their star pitcher Ambrey Kemp, Stevie Cline has taken over on the mound for the Lady Pirates as they seek their first 17-3A win today.
full story 
Want to Know More about a Man Who Has Taught for 31 Years?
Thursday, March 27, 2008 By Cherie Scott
Mr. Scott told me one of his most embarrassing moments. When he was in third grade at La Vega Elementary his teacher had left the room to talk to the principal, he decided to jump up on top of the des
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All Three Lady Pirate Relays Place in Top Two at Cameron, Team Ready for HOT Relays
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 By Larry Breen
It was another day at the office, er on the track, for the dominant LV girls' relays at Cameron March 14 with the 400-meter group taking first in 50.57 and the 1600 quartet doing the same in 4:05.88,
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Ashley White Named First-Team All-District
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 By Larry Breen
Congratulations to senior post Ashley White for being named to the 17-3A First-Team. Seniors LaCandice Sanders, Amanda Sandoval, and Jessica Starts were named Honorable Mention.
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Ashley White Named First-Team All-District
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 By Larry Breen
Congratulations to senior post Ashley White for being named to the 17-3A First-Team. Seniors LaCandice Sanders, Amanda Sandoval, and Jessica Starts were named Honorable Mention.
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