12/01/2008Pro bowling: Argyle native Malott wins PBA championship VERNON HILLS, Ill. -- Top-seeded Wes Malott beat Ken Simard 216-211 on Sunday to win the PBA Tour's CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship, and Michelle Feldman took the PBA Women's Series event at Brunswick Zone Hawthorn. Malott, from Argyle, won when the second-seeded Simard, needing two strikes in the 10th frame to win the match, left a solid 10-pin on his second attempt.11/30/2008Boys basketball: Defense lifts Eagles over Brewer ARGYLE -- With a roster still trying to develop its chemistry on offense, Argyle has made defense a priority so far this season. On Saturday, the Eagles used that aggressive mentality to open up an early lead, then pull away late for a 77-48 win over Fort Worth Brewer. Argyle (3-0) has allowed fewer than 50 points in each of its three wins this season.Pro bowling: Argyle’s Malott earns top seed for finals of PBA tournament VERNON HILLS, Ill. -- Wes Malott of Argyle earned the top seed for the today’s final round of the PBA Tour CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship. The finals will be broadcast at noon on ESPN.11/27/2008Football: Argyle receiver on watch list for inaugural Jerry Rice award Argyle senior Brady Brown is among 100 nominees nationwide for the inaugural Jerry Rice High School Wide Receiver of the Year Award.11/28/20082008 All-Area Cross Country teams The term "hitting the wall" is frightening to cross country runners. After nine regular-season races, all victories, Flower Mound Marcus sophomore Craig Lutz "hit the wall" in the Class 5A state meet. "I went out too fast," said Lutz.11/25/2008Girls Basketball: Argyle holds off Aubrey
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Aubrey's Sammie Carmichael, left, fights for the ball with Argyle's Claire Pettibon, right, and Amy Beecher during Monday;s game at Aubrey. The Lady Eagles won, 48-41
AUBREY — Before the fourth quarter started on Monday night, each team huddled around its coach as its leader barked instructions to them. Both Aubrey’s Johnny Hodge and Argyle’s Steve Schmidt gave their players a simple instruction — take care of the basketball. One team followed the orders. The other missed the memo. Chalk one up for Argyle as the Lady Eagles held off an Aubrey second-half comeback to win 48-41.
11/22/2008Football: Turnovers hurt Argyle in loss to Kaufman WYLIE -- Missed opportunities and turnovers proved to be costly for Argyle in its 21-16 playoff defeat at the hands of Kaufman in a Class 3A Division II Region II area round playoff game Friday night. A disappointing first half for the Eagles offensive put Argyle (7-5) in a hole it could never dig out of. Despite putting up 139 yards of offense in the opening half, a missed field goal, two fumbles and an interception killed drives on Argyle’s first four possessions. On three of those drives, the Eagles pushed the ball into Kaufman territory, but came away with zero points.11/21/2008Kaufman 21, Argyle 16 Ayron Miles scored two second-half touchdowns as Kaufman (9-3) defeated Argyle (7-5) in a Class 3A Area game at Pirate Stadium.11/16/2008Cross country: Argyle boys win state ROUND ROCK — The Argyle boys cross country team, led by senior Stephen Curry, who finished first place overall with a time of 15:49, won the Class 3A UIL Texas State Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.11/15/2008State cross country: Argyle boys win again The Argyle boys won the Class 3A state title for the second consecutive year, scoring 47 points to edge La Vernia, which had 63. Argyle's Stephen Curry won the race with a time of 15 minutes, 49.90 seconds.Football: Eagles cruise past Paris after fast start LITTLE ELM -- There might not ever be another coin toss more important than the one Argyle head coach Todd Rodgers and the Argyle Eagles won prior to their 41-21 Class 3A Division II Region II bi-district win over Paris on Friday night at Little Elm Athletic Complex. With a stiff 25-mile per hour wind blowing into the south end zone, Rodgers had his captains defer and take the wind at their backs in the first quarter. The Eagles (7-4) proceeded to jump out to a 20-0 lead after the first quarter started with one of two defensive touchdowns when Jake Sizelove fell on the ball in the end zone after it was snapped over Paris quarterback Quin Rollerson’s head from the Paris 18-yard line just 45 seconds into the game.Volleyball: Princeton sweeps Argyle COMMERCE -- Princeton’s Rachel Robertson signed her letter of intent to play college volleyball at Texas A&M-Commerce earlier this week. She already looked at home on the court on Friday.11/14/2008Argyle 41, Paris 21 Argyle took full advantage of a stiff wind and raced out to a 20-point first-quarter lead before holding off a furious Paris rally to win, 41-21, claiming the Class 3A Division II Region II bi-district playoff at Little Elm Athletic Complex.11/15/2008Volleyball: Princeton d. Argyle, 25-12, 25-22, 25-18 In Commerce, Texas A&M-Commerce-signee Rachel Robertson combined with Tara Thompson for 25 kills as Princeton (29-15) defeated Argyle (30-13) in a Class 3A Region II semifinal.11/14/2008Cross Country: Argyle takes momentum to state Shortly after the conclusion of the Class 3A Region II girls cross country meet last Saturday, three teams gathered in various areas of Vandergriff Park in Arlington thinking they had won the team championship.11/13/2008Football: Argyle receiver is a tall order for defenses ARGYLE -- When Argyle head football coach Todd Rodgers laid eyes on a 6-foot freshman wide receiver, he knew he could have a good player for a few years to come. When Brady Brown checked in for his sophomore year, he had grown four inches and stepped into a starting role as an outside receiver in the Eagles’ high-flying passing offense led by then-quarterback JJ Harp.11/11/2008Volleyball: Argyle sweeps into regional semifinals PLANO -- By the time the regional quarterfinals roll around, the matches are usually intense marathons. On Tuesday night, Argyle easily dispatched Bonham in 68 minutes. The Eagles advanced to this weekend’s Class 3A Region II semifinals at Texas A&M-Commerce with a convincing 25-13, 25-11, 25-21 sweep of Bonham.11/08/2008Celina 35, Argyle 13 Plagued by injuries all season long, Celina seemed ripe for the picking by Argyle going into Friday night's regular-season finale. Keeping the clock and the chains moving with a ball-control offense, Cody Worrell passed for 173 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown strike on the last play of the first half, to lead defending state champion Celina (7-3, 4-1) to a 35-13 win over Argyle in both teams' final District 9-3A game of the year.Football: Celina runs over Eagles CELINA -- Plagued by injury all season long, the Celina Bobcats seemed ripe for the picking by Argyle going into Friday night’s regular-season finale. But Cody Worrell, Troy McCartney and the Celina defense had other ideas. Keeping the clock and the chains moving with a ball-control offense, Worrell passed for 173 yards, including a devastating 36-yard touchdown strike to McCartney on the last play of the first half, to lead the defending state champion Bobcats (7-3, 4-1) to a 35-13 win over the Eagles in both teams’ final District 9-3A game of the year.11/05/2008Volleyball: Argyle advances with rally over North Lamar SHERMAN — The Argyle Lady Eagles proved to be slow starters Tuesday night against Paris North Lamar. They also turned out to be fast finishers.11/01/2008Football: Brown, defense lead Argyle past Gainesville ARGYLE -- It was a record-breaking senior night on Friday for Argyle wide receiver Brady Brown. The Vanderbilt-bound pass catcher became the Eagles’ all-time leader in receiving yards during Argyle’s 34-0 victory over Gainesville. The win put the Eagles (6-3, 3-1) in the postseason for the fifth straight year.Argyle 34, Gainesville 0 It was a record-breaking senior night for Argyle (6-3, 3-1) wide receiver Brady Brown on Friday night.10/25/2008Football: Eagles roll past Sanger SANGER -- The Argyle Eagles asserted their position as a legitimate playoff contender Friday night with a win over District 9-3A rival Sanger. Argyle (5-3, 2-1) relied on smothering pressure from its defensive front four and the explosiveness of senior wideout Brady Brown to pace a 42-13 victory at Indian Stadium.Argyle 42, Sanger 13 The Argyle Eagles asserted their position as a legitimate playoff contender Friday night with a 42-13 win over District 9-3A rival Sanger.10/23/2008Football: Ground game
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Argyle running back Kyle Frizell, middle, linemen Lloyd Marshall, left, and Chas Eads, right, are at the forefront of the Eagles’ running game.
ARGYLE — Kyle Frizzell stands upright behind Chas Eads to illustrate a point. “Can you see me?” the diminutive Argyle running back asks. Indeed, at 5-9 and 170 pounds, Frizzell disappears behind the 6-2, 250-pound offensive lineman, something similar to what happens when defenders try to spot Frizzell on the run on Friday nights.
10/18/2008Football: Argyle defense shuts down Whitesboro ARGYLE -- Losing wasn’t an option for Argyle on Friday night. Already down a game in the Distict 9-3A race after losing their opener last week to Prosper, the Eagles couldn’t afford to lose to Whitesboro in their district home opener. So they took care of business, beating the Bearcats, 31-0, at Eagle Stadium.10/17/2008Argyle 31, Whitesboro 0 Argyle (4-3, 1-1 in 9-3A) helped itself to what turned into an easy victory over Whitesboro (3-4, 1-1).10/11/2008Prosper 35, Argyle 14 Hunter Nix led Prosper to a 35-14 victory over 9-3A district foe Argyle with 295 yards passing and four touchdowns.Football: Prosper tops Argyle PROSPER -- Prosper started slowly in the District 9-3A opener against Argyle, but a second quarter fumble recovery proved to shift the momentum for the No. 4 Class 3A team in the area to start moving toward a 35-14 victory. Following that turnover, Prosper (5-1, 1-0) scored 28 unanswered points and began exploiting the Argyle (3-3, 0-1) secondary with a series of deep scoring passes from quarterback Hunter Nix. He had three scoring passes of 35 yards or more.10/10/2008Argyle guard commits to Hilltoppers Western Kentucky’s Cinderella run through the NCAA Tourn-ament earlier this year caught the eye of Argyle point guard Caden Dickerson. Now, the senior guard has orally committed to play for the Hilltoppers, who made a run to the Elite Eight back in March. Oral commitments are non-binding. The first day a Class of 2009 recruit can sign a national letter of intent is Nov. 12. Though the Hilltoppers were in the national spotlight this year, Dickerson said it wasn’t the determining factor in his decision. He cited the program’s rich history, which includes 20 NCAA Tournament appearances.Argyle point guard commits Argyle point guard Caden Dickerson confirmed he has orally committed to play men's basketball for Western Kentucky.10/07/2008Volleyball: Argyle outlasts Sanger ARGYLE -- With a huge District 9-3A matchup looming on Friday, Argyle volleyball coach Clark Oberle hoped to see a little more consistency out of his team, but he was happy with the ultimate result as the Lady Eagles continued their unbeaten district mark with a 25-15, 24-26, 25-21, 25-14 win over Sanger on Tuesday.09/27/2008Football: Bulls trip Argyle with late TD pass BRIDGEPORT -- Argyle quarterback Chad Hedlund was all over the field Friday, running for one touchdown, passing for two more and kicking a field goal that tied the game with 1:10 remaining in the fourth. But it wasn't enough for Argyle to win as Bridgeport scored a touchdown with six seconds remaining to defeat the Eagles 30-24 at Bull Memorial Stadium.Bridgeport 30, Argyle 24 Argyle quarterback Chad Hedlund was all over the field Friday, running for one touchdown, passing for two more and kicking a field goal that tied the game with 1:10 remaining in the fourth.
