http://www.littleelmjournal.net/ The latest news from the www.littleelmjournal.net website! Newsys Template Engine Sports/schools/allen http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-766862275 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9443.txt This season, Allen's baseball team made its deepest playoff run since 2008. Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:19 -0500 newsys-766862274 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9444.txt Deidra Rucker didn't have to think twice about whether or not to take a run at the opening for a new Allen girls basketball head coach. Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:28 -0500 newsys-766862276 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9445.txt One of the most enjoyable aspects of my career as an outdoors writer is having the ability to take you with me on adventures via the written word. Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:14 -0500 newsys-739358380 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9446.txt Saturday afternoon from Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas was uncharted waters for Allen junior Ericka May and sophomore Kiyana Dixon. Tue, 14 May 2013 18:24:17 -0500 newsys-739562362 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9447a.txt ROCKWALL -- On a Saturday afternoon when the Allen baseball team took the field of the reigning Class 4A State Champions in Game 2 of the best-of-3 area playoff series, the Eagles were a class above. Wed, 15 May 2013 10:33:11 -0500 newsys-742813377 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9448.txt ALLEN -- Saturday evening, the Allen Americans drew 6,125 fans to the AEC. Tue, 14 May 2013 18:23:52 -0500 newsys-742747598 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9449.txt The Liverpool '03 Girls Rush soccer team won the Primetime Sports Cup Championship over the weekend. Tue, 14 May 2013 18:24:34 -0500 newsys-742747599 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9450.txt For those of us that love being in the outdoors, family vacation time often includes at least a day or so fishing, along with sightseeing and all the other endeavors common to that special week or two. Tue, 14 May 2013 18:24:25 -0500 newsys-722333671 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9451.txt The Allen baseball team that took the field May 2 was none too similar to the one that took the field the next two days. Wed, 8 May 2013 11:11:09 -0500 newsys-721274930 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9452.txt ALLEN -- The last time the Allen Americans were tied 2-2 in the Ray Miron Presidents' Cup Finals, they were blown out in Game 5, 7-2, by the Rapid City Rush in front of the largest crowd to ever see the team play at the AEC (6,003). Wed, 8 May 2013 11:10:57 -0500 newsys-722549851 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9453.txt For almost 14 years, I did a weekly fishing report for a major Texas newspaper. Wed, 8 May 2013 11:11:20 -0500 newsys-699886311 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9454.txt A fourth-place team finish and third-place individual finish at the Class 5A State Girls Golf Tournament, these are the makings of what most teams would consider a successful trip. Wed, 1 May 2013 14:57:30 -0500 newsys-698938887 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9455.txt The Allen girls track and field team couldn't have asked for a better start to the Region II-5A Championships Friday morning in Waco. Wed, 1 May 2013 14:57:42 -0500 newsys-698659463 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9456.txt For seven innings, the Plano Senior and Allen baseball teams stared down each other and didn't budge in their April 25 regular season finale. Wed, 1 May 2013 14:57:24 -0500 newsys-699886314 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9457.txt ALLEN -- The Ray Miron Presidents' Cup Finals. It's a destination every CHL player works to get to and one where every player is expected to play their best. Wed, 1 May 2013 14:57:18 -0500 newsys-699886312 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9458.txt If you've been thinking about learning to shoot a bow, there's no better time than early summer to begin. Wed, 1 May 2013 14:57:36 -0500 newsys-675096415 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9459.txt Adjectives like intense, difficult, exciting are frequently mentioned when discussing the regional tournament, but an entirely different word was bandied about when discussing the Region II Girls Golf Tournament (April 17-18 at Cottonwood Creek in Waco). Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:39:04 -0500 newsys-674646191 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9460.txt It just wouldn't be a six-team district without plenty being at stake entering the final week of the regular season. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:06:40 -0500 newsys-675096416 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9461.txt A week prior to the Region II Tournament (April 16-17 at the Waco Region Tennis Center), it looked like the season was over for freshman Besa Bwalya and sophomore Nicole Goodman. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:39:07 -0500 newsys-675096413 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9462.txt Anyone with the least bit of doubt about how popular hunting wild hogs and predators is in the Lone Star state need only to have been in Waco this past week end at the First Annual Predator and Wild Hog Expo, held at the Waco Convention Center. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:39:09 -0500 newsys-650500783 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9463.txt MURPHY -- As it turns out, the outcomes of the District 10-5A Track and Field Championships were foreshadowed before the sound of the opening gun April 11 at Kimbrough Stadium. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:54:11 -0500 newsys-651199439 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9464.txt A shift from Region I to Region II meant the Allen boys golf team would be competing Monday and Tuesday at Twin Rivers Golf Club in Waco as opposed to the traditionally wind-dominated courses in Lubbock. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:53:43 -0500 newsys-650500780 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9465.txt ALLEN -- The big hits came in abundance for the Allen baseball team in the third inning opposite Plano West on Tuesday night. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:54:22 -0500 newsys-651199437 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9466.txt ALLEN -- Plano Senior alum Abdullah "Bull" Lawal received a hero's welcome while walking to the cage for his mixed martial arts debut Friday night. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:53:49 -0500 newsys-651199436 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9467.txt ALLEN -- The last time the Texas Revolution squared off opposite the Cedar Rapids Titans, it took the Revolution until the third quarter just to find the end zone. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:54:05 -0500 newsys-650500781 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9468.txt Each September for many years, I've headed to Colorado's high country with my bow to enjoy hunting elk and bear with my longtime friend Larry Large, who has guided in the mountains for most of his adult life. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:53:57 -0500 newsys-622580912 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9469.txt PLANO -- As has been the case for the majority of their matches this season, the Plano West girls soccer team (24-0-2) ended Tuesday night's regional quarterfinal playoff match at Clark Stadium with a victory. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:19:51 -0500 newsys-624075343 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9470.txt Monday and Tuesday's district tournament was the time to determine the best tennis players 10-5A had to offer. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:19:59 -0500 newsys-767959138 http://www.littleelmjournal.net/articles/2013/05/23/sports/schools/allen/9999.txt Eagles lacrosse wins championship ASA lacrosse took the North Texas Youth Lacrosse League by storm this season. Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:08 -0500