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Brazos fans are getting “Cougar Ready”
Posted on August 26th, 2011
The Brazos Elementary and Middle Schools are getting Cougar Ready headed by BES Principal Ian Supak.
Brazos ISD is pleased to announce the introduction of Cougar Ready Nights for students of Brazos Elementary School and Brazos Middle School.
The way it works is simple. Every Brazos Elementary and Middle School student will have the chance to attend a game with a parent, absolutely free. For each grade level, passes will be distributed that will admit the student and one parent to that grade’s scheduled Cougar Ready home game.
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Cougars win Brazos Tournament, drop district game
Posted on March 15th, 2011
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Kyle Kolafa slides in under the tag of Danbury’s second baseman during a Friday game at the Brazos Baseball Tournament.
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Cougar second baseman Cody Phillips stands his ground on an attempted double play ball against Danbury March 11.
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Tabor Kovasovic beats the tag at third with a headfirst slide against Danbury on March 11.
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
The Brazos Cougars started the week with a 6-2 loss to district foe Schulenburg on Tuesday night. Ladgie Zotyka was on the mound for Brazos and suffered his first loss of the season. Tabor Kovasovic was 2 for 3 and scored both Brazos runs. Mark Fernandez was 3 for with an RBI. The Cougars are 1-1 in the District 28-2A race.
The Cougars rebounded with four straight wins and the Championship of the Brazos Varsity Baseball Tournament. On Thursday they defeated Van Vleck 20-2. Jesse Nanes was the winning pitcher. Everyone got a hit.
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Brazos track results from Columbus Cardinal Relays
Posted on March 15th, 2011
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Brazos anchor Denzel Brewer, left, takes the final handoff on the 4×100m Relay from Brian Baker at the Columbus Cardinal Relays on March 10.
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Brazos sophomore Alan Zapalac took second place in the discus with a throw of 142-11 at Columbus Cardinal Relay and won the shot put event with a toss of 45-0.25.
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Cougar thrower Reid Thormaehlen took first place at the Columbus Cardinal Relays March 10 with a Discus toss of 152-11.
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Cougarette Bari Minter takes off for a first place Triple jump of 36-06 at the Columbus Cardinal Relays on March 10.
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Cougarette runner Stephanie Aguilar took fourth place in the 3200M run at Columbus on March 10.
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
Brazos point earners and events at Columbus Cardinal Relays, March 10.
Brazos varsity boys, 4th, 88 points: 400m dash-Brian Baker, 4th, 56.20; 1600m run-Willie Joe Fernandez, 4th, 5:01.94; 3200m run-Fernandez, 5th, 11:10.00; 4×100m relay, B.J. Alford, Devonte Dixon, Baker and Denzel Brewer, 6th, 45.28; 4×200m relay-Alford, Jordan Minter, Brewer and Dixon, 1st, 1:32.52; 4×400m relay-Alford, Brewer, Baker, Dixon, 2nd, 3:37.03;
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Cougarette softball earns a split in tournament play
Posted on March 3rd, 2011
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Cougarette Brittany Sheets makes a nice play for a foul ball out against Bloomington on Friday afternoon.
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It’s all about concentration for freshman pitcher Brandi Hajovsky as she pitched the Cougarettes to a win over Bloomington in the Brazos Softball Tournament.
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
The Brazos Cougarettes won two and lost two in the Brazos Varsity Softball Tournament last weekend.
The Cougarettes started the tournament with wins over Royal, 6-1, and Bloomington, 10-2, before falling to Porter, 15-3, in pool play on Friday, Feb. 25.
District rival Schulenburg defeated the Cougarettes in the first round of bracket play on Saturday by a score of 11-0.
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Thormaehlen sets school record in discus at Cougar Relays
Posted on March 3rd, 2011
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Kyle Thormaehlen clears 10-6 to tie team mate Josh Mora for fifth place in the pole vault event at the Cougar Relays, March 24.
Cougarette Juanita Moore competed in the discus event at the Cougar Relays with a throw of 74-01.5.
Willie Joe Fernandez placed sixth in the 800M run in a time of 11:12.47 at the Cougar Relays, March 24.
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
Brazos senior Reid Thormaehlen tossed the discus 163-02 to set a new school record for the event at the Cougar Relays on Feb. 24. Team mate Alan Zapalac placed second in the event with a throw of 146-05.5. Thormaehlen also placed fourth in the shot put with a toss of 41-05.5.
Overall, the Cougars were sixth in the team standings with 39 points. Bellville was meet champion with 127 points.
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Wade Hunter shoots 12-pointer
Posted on January 4th, 2011
Wade Hunter, a fifth grader at Brazos Elementary School, shot this 12-point South Texas buck on Dec. 21 at the Hunter Ranch near La Rosita. Wade’s parents are Lance and Nicole Hunter. Contributed photo
Cougarettes finish strong to stop Schulenburg
Posted on October 29th, 2010
The Brazos Cougarettes defeated Schulenburg 17-25, 25-16, 25-20, 22-25 and 16-14 on Tuesday, Oct. 26. The win leaves Brazos in second place in District 28-2A with a record of 10-2.
Brazos will play Lago Vista Nov. 2, in Luling at 7 p.m. in the first round of playoffs. There will be no warm up match this week.
Minter at State
Posted on May 21st, 2010
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Cougarette Bari Minter earned points with a fifth place leap of 35-7.5 in the Triple Jump event at the State Track Meet at Mike Meyers Stadium in Austin on May 15. She also finished eighth in the 200M dash with a time of 26.18. WNR photo by Johnny Griffin
Tough end to a great season
Posted on May 21st, 2010
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Cougar senior Clayton Orsak pitched well in game 2 of the Blanco series in Pearsall and helped himself defensively fielding a hot grounder back to the mound.
Brazos freshman Willie Joe Fernandez played solid at shortstop and third base during the Cougar’s playoff series.
Cougar senior Tristan Williams slides by a tag attempt for a stolen base at Smithville on May 13.
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Reid Thormaehlen stretches for an out against Blanco on May 13.
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
By any standards, except for the hopes and expectations of team members, the Brazos Cougars had an outstanding season. A two-game series loss to Blanco in the Area Round of the playoffs ended their hopes of a long playoff run, but the season may have set the stage for future Brazos baseball teams.
“This is only the beginning,” replied Brazos Coach Rickey Witt immediately following the game. It was his reply to a question of what the early playoff exit meant to Brazos baseball.
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Playoff results
Posted on May 21st, 2010
Baseball and softball teams from District 26-2A are still active in the playoff brackets despite two of the baseball teams falling last week. All games were affected by the rains on Friday and Saturday causing many location changes.
Brazos baseball was defeated by Blanco 10-8 and 2-1 and Schulenburg fell to Comfort 1-0, 13-12.
Weimar baseball advanced to the Regional Quarterfinals by defeating Navarro 4-2 and 4-3. They will play Blanco in the next round.
Softball district champ Hallettsville advanced to the Region Semifinals with a victory over Poth by scores of 4-2, 1-4 and 5-2. The will play Refugio in the next round.
Weimar girls were eliminated by Rogers 11-8 and 4-2.
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