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Betz is week’s contest champ

Only one entrant missed a single game in the football contest. Kyle Betz won $20. The giant tie-breaker of Texas 48, Oklahoma 45 (93) decided other places of those who

District arrives for cross country squads

The regular cross country season ended with a strong outing by the Azle teams in Granbury. At the Run for the Loot Oct. 5, the varsity Lady Hornets won the

ACS gets major win

When is the last time you saw a football game with 200 total points? That’s what happened when Azle Christian (5-1, 1-0) defeated Haslet Heritage Christian Academy 112-88. Crusader QB

AHS tennis tops Brewer

The Azle tennis team romped their Brewer counterparts 17-3 in district play. Every Lady Hornet playing singles won. Including: Skylar Gatlin (6-3, 6-2); Alyssa Summers (7-6, [9-7 tie-break], 6-4); Anna

JV squads victors

The Green and White AHS JV teams won. The Green (5-1, 3-1) beat Crowley 34-15. Landon Hobbs scored on a 3-yard run then Azle went up 13-0 when QB Ryan

Ladies beat Brewer

The Lady Hornet volleyball team won its second district match on the road in White Settlement Sept. 25.

Azle swept past Brewer 25-20, 25-18, 25-17.

Coach Elizabeth Snyder said, “The varsity is getting better and better.”

In the 7-5A win, AHS was led by Kynleigh Browne. The captain killed 12 balls against the Lady Bears.

Fellow captain and setter Avery North was credited with 26 assists.

Libero Kali Talmage had an exceptional match. She scored 2.86 on her serve receive; the perfect average is 3.0.

Water, water everywhere at cross country meet

There are several Hornets among the over 280 junior varsity runners on a water-logged 5K (3.1 mile) course in Fort Worth Sept. 29.

Azle blasts visiting Arlington Heights, 45-7

The football Hornets seemed to have figured out a winning template:

• score on a foe early

• swarm tackle to slow opposing offenses

• keep the pressure on offensively

• wear down opponents’ on both sides of the ball

• put the game away in the second half

That’s what happened – again – Sept. 28 when 3-5A rival Arlington Heights came to Hornet Field for Homecoming.

Azle (4-1, 3-0) scored a first quarter TD when QB Drey Owen threw to Dave Johnson for a 7-yard TD.

Azle Christian wins big again

Azle Christian School took care of business with another non-district victory to set up a big district contest.

ACS (4-1) opens district at home against undefeated Haslet Heritage Christian Academy Friday, Oct. 5. at 7:30 p.m.

To get to that big clash, the Crusaders trounced Fort Worth Covenant Classical 53-6 – once again engaging the 45-point mercy rule.

This time the game ended with four minutes left in the third quarter.

Swanzys win contest

The Springtown Swanzys won the Azle football contest.

While five contestants missed two games each and the tie-breaker of Texas A&M 24, Arkansas 17 (41) decided winners, it was Margaret (48) and Eddy Swanzy (58) who took the top $20 and $10 checks, respectively.

Greg Hagerman and Kevin Wilson split third and $5 – getting a whopping $2.50 each – with 63s.

Too far off was Kyle Betz at 68.