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Thursday, Nov. 15, 2001
The Dublin Citizen
Page 5
Final workday set at baseball field
In 1999, Pat Leatherwood and a
group of local volunteers set out to
build new baseball and softball
fields behind Dublin High School.
Two years later, what has become a
community-wide project is nearing
completion.
“It’s taken a long time, but it’s
turned out just the way we hoped it
would,” Leatherwood said.
Leatherwood has scheduled a
workday for Saturday. He believes
that all construction work, besides
electricity, will be completed, leav-
ing only field work to be done
before baseball season begins.
Goals for Saturday are to com-
plete tile work in the dugouts, clip
the fence to the poles, paint the foul
poles, slope the infield and re-seed
some of the grass.
“If we have 20 people or if we
have 100 people there will be some-
thing for everyone to do,”
Leatherwood said. “It’s going to be
one of those days where you can
definitely see a before and after."
First year Head Baseball Coach
Laban Delay said when he was
hired, Superintendant Roy Neff
guaranteed him the field would be
available for play this year.
Delay’s primary concern with the
condition of the baseball field is the
grasswork. Leatherwood, however,
is confident the grass will grow
before the start of the season.
The volunteers have planted rye
grass, which grows best in 40-60
degree weather. Temperatures in
the coming months are expected to
favour the growth of the rye.
“We still have about three
months (until the season begins),”
Leatherwood said. “We should be
able to grow grass in three months.”
Leatherwood noted that close to
200 people have donated time,
money, supplies and equipment to
the project.
“As baseball games are played
out there, I think we’ll see the com-
munity take pride in it’s work,”
Leatherwood said.
The workday Saturday begins at
8 a.m. Dublin Dr Pepper and hot
dogs are free to all volunteers.
Lions prepare to open hoops season
By BRAD KEITH
Citizen Sports
Colt Carmichael may have gradu-
ated, but basketball will continue for
the Dublin Lions.
Carmichael, son of Dublin Head
Basketball Coach Dodd Carmichael,
led the Lions in scoring, assists and
steals last season. Carmichael was
also a key to the 1999-2000 team
that qualified for the state playoffs.
Taking over leadership duties are
senior Trey Turner and Geremy
Johnson. Turner is entering his
third season of varsity action for the
Lions while Johnson is in his sec-
ond.
“Geremy is a solid player,”
Carmichael said.
. "I don't know for sure where Trey
will play." "He's a swing man."
Turner played wing two seasons
ago, but moved to post last season.
Wherever he plays in the halfcourt,
he is expected to be the middle man
in the press-break offense.
Carmichael says this is the key posi-
tion in the press break and believes
Turner’s experience and ball han-
dling ability will help him be effec-
tive in this role. . » J ■. - - fro
Carmichael has yet to dhooie his '
starting five and is placing greater
emphasis on determining how many
players to carry on the varsity.
"We're going to try to play a lot
of people and sub in and out to keep
fresh," he said. "1 want to play real
fast and press a lot."
Carmichael is aware the Lions
will be much deeper at the point
guard and wing positions than at the
post. Post player Ted DeVries may
miss some early games due to a bro-
ken foot suffered in football and
Eighth grade
Lions upset Aledo
With Eddie Briseno and Miles
Stone out with injuries to a knee
and collar bone, respectively,
someone had to step up and lead
the eighth grade Lions on the grid-
iron.
James Johnson was up to the
task, running for more than 200
yards and scoring a pair of touch-
downs to lead the Lions to a 13-6
upset over the Aledo Bearcats.
On the fourth quarter, game
winning drive, Johnson picked up
75 yards on the first play then
gained three yards before scoring
from the two yard line.
“I’ve been with these guys for
two years,” said Coach Steven
Hardy, and I’ve never seen them
step it up like they did (in Aledo).”
In other subvarsity football
action, the seventh grade Lions lost
to Aledo 36-0 and the JV Pride was
shut out 48-0 by Lake Worth.
Cole Leatherwood will not be avail-
able until the beginning of district
play. He is currently undergoing
rehab after having surgery on his
arm.
Turner, sophomore Rudy
Montoya and junior Michael
Copeland are among those who will
play in the paint early in the season.
"Who starts at post isnt really
critical because our offense moves
people all over the floor,"
Carmichael said. "That's good
because we don't have a whole lot of
height. Trey will play some post,
but we need to use him outside some
too. It's good to have someone like
him who plays well inside and out-
side."
Along with Johnson, sophomore
Jeremy Fritscher and junior Katlan
Gaitan will see action at the point.
Juniors Brady Riley and Nolan
Carmichael are returning letterman
at the wing positions, where sopho-
more Corey Shumate is also expect-
ed to contribute.
Riley is another Lion who will
not be available early in the season.
An injury to his finger kept him
playing the last three weeks of
eisO 4eil to soi l 1
the football season and he has not
yet been medically cleared to com-
pete in basketball.
Dublin tipped off the season la^t
Saturday with a home scrimmage
against Godley. The teams played
three 20-minute games with a run-
ning clock, then played three quar-
ters of game simulation.
"We definitely got the best of
them (in the three quarters),"
Camichael noted.
The Lions outscored Godley 42-
28 in the game simulation.
“We started off a little rusty, but
played pretty well," Carmichael
said. "Godley's good. They were in
the regional tournament last year."
The Lions were scheduled to play
their first game against Hamilton
Friday, but the game has been can-
celled due to Hamilton's playoff
football game in Abilene. Instead
the Lions travel to Waco today to
oppose the LaVega Pirates. LaVega
won the 2000 class 3A state title and
went to regionals last year.
Assisting Carmichael this season
is JV Coach Randy Parks, once a
head coach in Lingleville, and
Freshman Coach Keifh Gwen.
The running man Eighth grader James Johnson ran for more than
200 yards in the Lions’ 13-6 win over Aledo. Photo by Susan Keith
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Patino, Bullfrogs maul Lions in season finale
By BRAD KEITH
Citizen Sports
Frohi Breckenridge in week six
to Lake Worth in week 10, there
was always one great tailback the
Lions could not stop.
In last week's season finale, Lake
Worth junior Mark Patino carried
the ball 18 times for 277 yards, lead-
ing the Bullfrogs to a 34-0 win over
Dublin.
"We didn't do a good job of tack-
ling," Dublin Head Football Coach
Dwayne Ross said. "But he had a
lot to do with it. He's big, strong
and fast and would rather run over
you than around you."
The Lions' defense kept the game
close throughout most of the first
half. Other than one Patino run of
67 yards, the Lions contained Lake
Worth and kept them from gaining a
big early lead.
Just before halftime, the
Bullfrogs added to their 7-0 advan-
tage on a 22-yard reverse for a
touchdown by Willie Douglas.
It was more of Patino in the sec-
ond half as his runs and a pair of
passes from Henry Douglas to
Samson Douglas drove the
Bullfrogs down the field, setting
them up for third quarter scores by
Nathan Haley and Roger Aliff.
Lake Worth elected to rest Patino*
through most of the fourth period,
but the Lions had trouble stopping
Aliff and Sammy Thompson as
well. Aliff and Thompson com-
bined for 11 carries and 82 yards. A
15-yard run by Thompson ended the
scoring at 34-0.
Offensively, the Lions totaled
only 36 yards on 27 carries, but
managed to gain 175 yards through
the air. Trey Turner had all the
passing yards, completing 15 of 28
attempts with one interception.
Tyler Stone led in receptions with
eight for 89 yards.
Coach Ross noted that Turner's
statistics are particularly impressive
because of the talent level in the
Lake Worth secondary and the con-
stant pressure applied by defensive
end John Harris.
The loss marked the end of high
school football for several Lions.
Dublin loses 11 players to gradua-
tion, including nine starters. Seniors,
on the team were Turner, Slaten
Miller, Karl Shelton, Scott Meyers,
Barrett Joiner, Michael Perez,
Norberto Briseno, Geremy Johnson,
Casey Jones, Justin Holt and Joe
Smithey.
"They brought experience to the
team,” Ross said of the seniors.
"Their experience level was a big
factor."
Ross also noted the Lions will
have plenty of experience returning
next season.
"There were 10 and sometimes
11 underclassmen on the field on
defense," Ross said. "The experi-
ence we'll have will benefit us next--
year-" )
DHS drops season opener to Hamilton
By ALLISON TAYLOR
Citizen Sports
The 2001 Lady Lions basketball
season is underway under the direc-
tion of first-year Head Coach Marci
Samuelson.
DHS has been practicing for
three weeks and played their first
game Tuesday in Hamilton. The
HHS Lady Bulldogs defeated
Dublin 69-37.
“We played against a very solid
basketball program Tuesday,”
Samuelson said. “I was able to see
a lot of our strengths and areas for
improvement."
Chelsea Ricks and Sommer Ricks
led the Lady Lions in scoring with
11 points each. Chelsea is a junior,
while Sommer is the only sopho-
more on the roster. Other varsity
Lady Lions include seniors Daisy
Avilez, Jessica Strube and
Stephanie McIntosh and juniors
Mica McNutt, Brittany Feist, Kassi
Jumey and Nina Johnson.
“Our roster is never set,"-
Samuelson said. “This is just how.
we are starting the season. Our
biggest strengths are our depth and
our quickness. Our defense is
improving daily. Right now, we are
taking one day at a time.”
Hamilton defeated the JV Lady
Lions 43-41. There was no game
available for the freshman squad.
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Thetford, Caris. The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 15, 2001, newspaper, November 15, 2001; Dublin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth770682/m1/5/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.