Set for kickoff: area football schedules announced
2 ranked teams on Rusk's schedule; Alto opens season looking for revenge against San Augustine; Jacksonville aims for another playoff run
BY QUINTEN BOYD
      Hank Williams Jr. would receive an emphatic "yes" if he asked Cherokee County residents, "Are you ready for some football?" Varsity football schedules for the upcoming season were recently announced and teams across the state look to begin their treks to a state championship.
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County varsity football schedules announced
     
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Rusk varsity basketball goes 2-1 in summer league play last week
Rusk defeats Grace Community and Douglass, falls to Jacksonville; JV and freshmen both lose
      BY QUINTEN BOYD Nearing the halfway point of the summer league basketball season, the Rusk Eagles are looking to get a strong start that will sustain them until the first tip-off of the year in the fall. The varsity Eagles went 2-1 this week, winning once in Tyler and once in Rusk and losing in a rematch against a county opponent.
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10-and-under Alto Lady Jackets win midget girls' softball championship
     The 10-and-under Alto Lady Jackets won the 2009 Cherokee County Baseball/Softball Association's Midget Girls' League Softball Championship with a record of 9-3 on the season. They advanced to the District 8 Tournament in Whitehouse. Back row from left are Coach Rodney Thacker, Alliyah Bruton, Jana Hudson, Madison Crisp, Makynzie Germany, Allee Jones and Coach Greg Duplichain. Middle row from left are Alyssa Duplichain, Kaylynn Hinson, Coach Jason Duplichain, Natalie Cervantes and Kalyn Chan. Seated are Lee Ellen Pearman and Morgan Lindsey.
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Lady Jackets advance to district tournament in Whitehouse
      Whether in high school or in little league, winning championships in softball seems to be a way of life in Alto - a way that starts in the little leagues.
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