Days 1 and 2: State baseball tournaments underway
     Rusk Yankees t-ball and Rusk Storm each win openers; Alto Astros, Rusk Yankees machine pitch each lose openers; Rusk Eagles eliminated
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Softball tournaments conclude; baseball state tourneys underway
     Rusk Lady Eagles win Junior Girls title while Rusk Shockwave finishes second; baseball state tournaments begin with Rusk Storm, Rusk Yankees,
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Day 4 recap: Lady Jackets finish 5th, Shockwave loses 1st game; Lady Eagles advance to finals
     Alto Lady Jackets receive second loss, finish 5th at state; Rusk Shockwave lose first game; Rusk Lady Eagles advance to finals in Early
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Day 3 recap: Cherokee County teams win 3 games in state softball competition
     Alto Lady Jackets win 1 game on 2 fields, Rusk Shockwave remains undefeated in tourney; Rusk Lady Eagles to play this afternoon
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State youth softball tournaments underway
     Rusk Lady Eagles open with wins, Rusk Shockwave wins first 2; Alto Lady Jackets win 2 but drop 1
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Area youth softball, baseball teams trek to state
BY QUINTEN BOYD
      The road to state championships in high school frequently starts with state competition in the younger ages. The players we see on high school fields now were once precocious young kids, playing for love of the game and an opportunity to represent their towns, county and families in state competition.
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Region VII names Rusk 'school board of the year'
19 Texas school boards will vye for state honors
      Rusk ISD school board will represent Region VII in the 2009 Texas School Board of the Year competition later this year. Word was received this week that Rusk was named Region VII's nominee for the 2009 Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) School Board of the Year competition.
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Texas Moves to Protect Trophy Alligator Gar Fishery
     Proper management of the fishery is the key to providing the opportunity to land a trophy alligator gar for present and future generations of anglers.
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      The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Secretary Salazar Announces $57.8 Million in Grants to Support Land Acquisition and Conservation Planning for Endangered Species
Grants go to 27 states
     This year, the cooperative endangered species fund provides approximately $7.6 million through the Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance Grants Program, $36 million through the Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition Grants Program, and $14.1 million through the Recovery Land Acquisition Grants Program. The three programs were established to help avoid potential conflicts between the conservation of threatened and endangered species and land development and use.
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