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Saturday, March 19,1994
THE BASTROP ADVERTISER
PageS
Sports
They can overcome
By Chria Stockton
Sports Wntef
(L to R) Smith villa High basketball stars Christy FaireH, Martha Ferrell and Pam Deary
accompany Bastrop High staples Yvonne Rodriguez and Tenetra Harreli along with Smith villa
coach Charles Farrell to the BCI Texas Roundup Friday morning.
Seniors hoop it up
Premiere senior basketball
talent from Bastrop High School
and Smithville High set off for
Waco Friday morning to join
top Texas basketball prospects
in the 1994 BCI Texas
Roundup.
Played before a host of
college basketball recruiters, the
two-day tournament showcases
top female athletes who have
yet to sign college deals. Ifs
especially beneficial for teams
lite Bastrop and Smithville,
whose players otherwise might
not be seen by college scouts.
Smithville Coach Charles
Farrell headed Bastrop County
group, which included Lady
Bear standouts Yvonne
Rodriguez and Tenetra Harreli,
along with Lady Tigers Pam
Deary, Martha Feixell and
district 22-3A MVP, Christy
Farrell.
"This is a great chance for
them to show what they've got
with some of the best in the
state," Bastrop girls basketball
coach Rick Pinson said. "For
schools like ours that dont
attract a lor of recruiters, these
^touraamefltff may be- the only
way to open some eyes."
Ibis is the first year BHS or
SHS have sent athletes to the
eight-year-old senior
tournament Last year 30 of the
approximately 200 girls who
participated in the evert were
offered college scholarships.
"We're just hoping to play the
best we can with what we've
got," coach Farrell said.
The Bastrop County team is
guaranteed at least three games
Friday and Saturday, the first of
which was played Friday at 8
p.m.
* The animal event is
sponsored by Texas Hoops
magazine
33 Seniors come out for weekly tournament
Thirty-three members of the
Senior Golf Association
participated in the group's
weekly tournament Wednesday
at the Ktk Forest Golf Club in
Bastrop.
Leading the way at 9-under,
the team of Burl McGarrahan,
Regionals
for BHS
Earl Rolliar, Bill Homesley and
Bill Evans finished die day with
63.
Glenn Whitley, Sport
Hoskins, Norm Holm and L.M.
Kipp ended five strokes off the
lead, turning in a 67.
Ed Letendre, Ken Greene,
Bob Markham and Bev Baines
rounded out the top three.
Closest to the pin honors
went to Hub Patton on No. 3
and Ken Greene on No. 12.
The Seniors continue play
next week at the Lost Pines Golf
Club in the Bastrop.
Truly exceptional athletes
possess an important
characteristic that 'sometimes
transcends the bounds of mere
winning and losing.
For a handful of these special
individuals, success is more
importantly characterized by
what they've overcome to get
where they are. They may not
be at the pentacle of the sport,
but by proving that they can
compete like anyone else, these
athletes have overcome more
adversity than many of us could
ever imagine.
They're known as 'Special
Olympians', and although they
are limited physically they have
repeatedly proven that
determination and courage
cannot be restrained. These
young people between the ages
of eight and 18 intensely train
for months, some of them years,
just to develop basic motor
skills many of us take for
granted.
Bastrop Special Education
teacher Janet Hart has witnessed
the courage and determination
first hand. As a 20-year
volunteer with Special
Olympics, Hart has seen the
human spirit stretched to its
limits.
"These kids just want to
compete and be normal," says
Hart "Their whole lives people
tell them what they cant do
because of their handicap. This
is something that they can do
and feel good about"
Hart remembers traveling to
the state gymnastics competition
last May where she witnessed
one of the most moving
performances of her career.
Severely handicap since
birth, the girl known as Annie
was partially paralyzed and
confined to a wheelchair. To the
average observer there wasnt
much she could do. Her body
was small and twisted, and her
motor skills were extremely
slow. But before die crowd of
100 at North Texas State
University in Denton, Annie
overcame the crippling
impairment that governed her
life.
The event was gymnastics.
Annie, dressed in a tiny leotard,
fought her muscles with a snail-
like pace, slowly turning the
colorful scarf above her head.
And like most olympians,
Annie defied the odds. Pushing
her body to its limits, her
delicate movements were more
than anyone ever believed she
could do.
"It took her so much effort,"
Hart recalled, "just to do
something we take for granted.
It moved everyone in the
auditorium so much that a lot of
us started to cry."
Defying the odds. Thai's what
the Special Olympics are about
It's also what 23 hopefuls from
Bastrop High School, Middle
School and Elementary School
will look to do in the Area
Games April 23, and then in the
State Olympics May 24 to 27.
Thanks to a host of dedicated
parents, teachers and volunteers,
BASTROP
Nearly 200 high school
powerlifters from all across
Central Texas are set to gather
today for the Regional n
power lifting finals at
Georgetown High School in
Austin.
Heading the list of four
Bastrop High School finalists,
freshman Derrick Ascerao
brings an undefeated marie into
the 114-pound class. Junior
Dusty Johnson (165-pound),
senior Jeremy Fearcy (181-
pound) and senior Robert
Berryhill (242-pound) are also
scheduled to compete.
Sophomore Chris Frierson was
the only alternate chosen from
Bastrop.
The top two individuals from
each weight division will
advance to state April 2 in the
Berger Center in Austin.
"We're hopeful that one or
two of our kids can advance to
state, but they're lifting again* a
tough field. Some of the best in
the state," admitted Bastrop
coach DarreD Brock.
He added, "Coach Simmons
and I are very proud of all the
kids that competed for us this
year. They showed a lot of
improvement"
v.
Bastrop Senior
Bowling League
March 15 results
Teem
Total pine
(lOOgsmae)
1. Karefree Keepers
MayMuns
8461
Helen Waldo
9230
Bob Jones
10207
JoAnn Comer
818
2. X-Perts
Merle WBson
10528
Joyce MoCune
10,394
BSMcCune
9783
Comers
318
3. The Trio
« ■- _■
noonys
12.887
LoreneSump
9643
Comers
1420
LoreneOay
3431
Irene Zn£0eman
3365
4. Ttoo Kings & Jotaer
Frank Bsnbaum
12,782
Evelyn King
8396
9318
Richard King
Ralph Comer
378
5. TresAmigos
Robert Efts
11.050
BobTubbs
9742
Clyde Butter
12£27
6. Three Bears
Market Pratt
7291
QJ4. Btactanan
9414
Margie Dfctonson
11,794
Comers
949
7. Ttoo Queens iWMman
Ua O'Neal
8280
Ed Coins
8761
Jo—iCofci
8196
Comers
1961
&JLB
JuneOoen
11,040
LanaProfeop
8806
BB Homesley
9378
Hugo Walter
1347
League!
Standings
W L T
KMtoe Ks0aro
63 37 0
X-Pflrts
51 40 0
TOo
48 46 0
Ttoo Klngi ftJotar
46 61 1
Tree Arrtgoe
47 52 1
Three Bean
47 52 1
Ttoo Queens
47 S3 1
JLB
46 54 1
OPEN
FOR
SPRING
BREAK
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Soring Break Hours
Monday-Thursday, March 14-17,1-4 - $3.00
Friday, March 18,7-10 - $3.50
Saturday, March 19,1-4 • $3.00
Saturday, March 19,7 pm - 7 am - $10.00
Sunday, March 20, 1*4 • $3.00
Monday-Thursday, March 21-24,1-4 $3.00
Friday, March 25,7-10 -$3.50
Saturday, March 26,1-4 - $3.00
Saturday, March 26,7-10:30 • $3.50
Sunday, March 27,1-4 - $3.00
Why
Aren't you Recycling?
• Paper • Glass • Plastic • Metals
We
Accept
Drop off locations for recydables
Monday: Tahitian Village
Thursday: 969 VFD
Friday: Bluebonnet VFD
Saturday & Sunday: HEB Parking Lot
Curbslde Pickup on Wednesdays in Bastrop.
Call for details!
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Lost Pines Industries, Inc.
OfTHwy. 95 on Co^lwalcr Dr.
North of PereMng Road
321-7071
Bastrop is sending athletes to
participate in the games for the
fifth consecutive year.
With help from BHS golf
coach Marcus Evans and Lost
Pines Pro Kevin Adare, 11
Bastrop students will have an
opportunity to compete in golf
for the first time - displaying
their skills putting, chip
shooting, wood and iron
shooting.
Bastrop special athletes also
compete in track and field
events, bowling and horseback
riding.
"They have been practicing
very hard," said Hart. "The kids
love the competition, but more
importantly they just love
getting out. Ifs a chance for
them to have fun doing
something they wouldn't have
had an opportunity to do
otherwise."
And by proving that they can
compete like anyone else, these
special athletes have overcome
more than many of us could
ever imagine.
OUR NEWS
if
YOUR NEWS
and it's
BIG NEWS
Ifits important to you -it is important to us! We would
love to cover evefy event in town, but unfortunately we
can't But, that doesn't make some any less important
If something special is going on in your life, your social
or civic club, your business, your school, your church
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McAuley, Davis. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 19, 1994, newspaper, March 19, 1994; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth409802/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.