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Azle Tennis loses to Brewer by one point

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The end-result of Azle’s first district match reflects the team in general – good with the potential to become better.

Pancake breakfast to fuel wrestlers

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Friday will be a day when gulping down pancakes takes on added urgency.

Football Contest Week 3

Kyle Gathright won the Azle football contest and $20 by correctly guessing eight of 11 games. Three other contestants picked seven games correctly. The Texas A&M vs. Colorado game served as the tiebreaker, and those teams scored a combined 17 points. Eddy Swanzy was closest to the tiebreaker by guessing 55 points, winning second place and $10. Bob Ratcliff guessed 56 points to take third place and $5. Congrats to the winners!

Azle faces tough encore after shining in home opener

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The Azle Hornets spent scant time celebrating last week’s 41-7 walloping of Wichita Falls. Too much work remains to be done.

Head Coach Devon Dorris gathered his players around him after that game and told them they had worked hard and deserved the win. The schedule, though, becomes tougher as the season pro gresses.

“We’ve got to enjoy this journey all year long,” the coach said.

This week’s opponent could be described with ample accuracy as tough. And smart. And unbeaten. Very unbeaten.

Swim team founder pushes athletes to dig deeper

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This year’s swim team has 20 members on the roster, which is 20 times more than in 1986, when the team was founded.

Head Coach Amy Estes should know. In 1986, she was a freshman at Azle High and wanted to swim, but the school had no team. Estes founded one, served as its lone swimmer and won All-State and All-American after placing third at state that year.

These days, Estes is helping others swim their way to fitness and glory.

“Our numbers look great,” she said. “I’m excited.”

Azle Christian has PATs down pat in big win

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Azle Christian gave notice to anyone watching Friday’s 64-16 drubbing of rival Heritage. The Crusaders are on a mission to seek, destroy and prevail after six seasons of falling just short of a state title.

Head Coach Gary Rushing described the trip to Haslet to face the Lions as “a great game for the Cru saders; one of their best in years.”

Football crowd unified in support of Hornets

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The fans on Azle’s side of the stadium were loud all evening, showing love for the Hornets during the first home game of the season. The week before, the team had opened its season on the road against Fossil Ridge and lost a heartbreaker by one point.

At home, Azle pummeled the opposition to a steady stream of applause. The cheerleaders, who are among the top co-ed squads in the state, shook pom poms, performed flips, herkies and chants and kept the crowd enthused.

Football Contest Week 2

Margaret Swanzy came close to perfection in the Azle football contest for the week of Sept. 3-5. She picked 10 of 11 contests correctly and nailed the tiebreaker score with an exact 48 to take first place and $20. Eddy Swanzy and Heather Haggerton both picked 10 of 11 games correctly, as well, but Swanzy’s 58 was closer to the tiebreaker than Haggerton’s 61. Swanzy took second place and $10, and Haggerton won third place and $5.

Players Of The Week

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OFFENSIVE

Jay Jones

DEFENSIVE

Payton Pisano

SPECIAL TEAMS

Caleb Balderas

Hornets appreciate support; coach looks ahead

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Head Coach Devon Dorris and his football team appreciate the support of the community and feel an obligation to work their hardest and play their best.

For this week’s game against Burleson, Dorris expects Lee to return to his starting position at quarterback. Lee could have continued playing against Wichita Falls but was held out as a precaution, the coach said.

“With the situation where it was in the game, it just didn’t feel like it was necessary to get him back in,” Dorris said. “We feel like he will have a great week of practice and be ready to play next week.”