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1/28/08 |
4nd Annual
TWHS Baseball Bowl-A-Thon
Hosted by The Highlander Homerun Club
Download the registration form
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Tickets are $20 / person if purchased by 2/29/08, $25 after.
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10/08/07
2007
Higlander Baseball Golf Tournament
Monday, December 3rd, 2007
The Home Run Club will be hosting a golf tournament on Monday, December
3rd at Canongate at The Woodlands – The Oaks Course. The tournament
format will be a 4-Man Florida Scramble with a shotgun start at 12:30 PM.
Registration will begin at 11:30 AM. We are asking every family to put together a foursome with your friends and
colleagues, and come out and play in the tournament. More
information
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9/08/07
Challenger
Baseball
Saturday, Sept 15th, 9:00 AM
The Fall 2007 Challenger Season begins on Saturday, Sept
15th, 9:00 AM at Orwall. All Highlander players and Diamond
Darlings are invited to
come out and participate, helping the Challenger players as coaches and
'buddies'. Highlander shorts and shirts are all that's
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7/22/07
Phillies
Notes | Drabek done for a year with injury
SAN DIEGO - The Phillies
suffered a major blow yesterday, but they say they don't think it's
fatal. They announced that righthander Kyle Drabek, the team's No. 1
draft pick in 2006 and the organization's No. 2 prospect according to
Baseball America, will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow
Wednesday in New York. . More... |
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7/08/07
Three
from TWHS head to Sam Houston
Three former The
Woodlands High School baseball players, all part of their 2006 5-A
Championship team, are signed to become Sam Houston State Bearkats
this fall. Right-handed pitcher Jerad Stevens, shortstop Ryan
Mooney, and third basemen Tim Schneider have all signed their
letters of intent to play for Coach Mark Johnson at Sam Houston State
University. More... |
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7/06/07
All-state
baseball team announced
Nine
Montgomery County high school standouts, including six from The
Woodlands, earned their way onto the 2007 Texas Sports Writer's
Association All-State Baseball Teams. The Woodlands, which made it
to the regional quarterfinals, has a pair of third-team all-state
players in catcher Mickey Armstrong (.355) and outfielder Brett
Eibner (.417, 6 HRs). Eibner was the fourth-round pick of the
Houston Astros as a pitching prospect, while Armstrong is headed to
Texas Tech on a baseball scholarship.
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7/15/07
15-5A's
Stars: Highlander standout receives MVP award
Recent The
Woodlands High School graduate Tim Schneider was one of the leading
hitters in the greater Houston area this spring. Schneider, who will
compete collegiately at Sam Houston State University with teammates
Jerad Stevens and Ryan Mooney, led the Highlanders with a .422 average.
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6/13/07
Big
time: Hometown standouts make splash in draft
It might not have gone
exactly according to plan, but two The Woodlands High School baseball
stars were selected in the recent Major League Baseball draft. Brett
Eibner was picked by the Houston Astros in the fourth round, while
Taylor Grote went to the New York Yankees in the eighth round. More... |
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4/22/07
Congratulations 2007 Raffle Winners
$500 gift card Sarah Jordan
32" LCD HDTV Meli Armstrong
2007 Ford 150 STX Mike Maxwell
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2/13/07
Highlanders on
Local Sports Live!
With Dave Buttecali
Wed, Feb 28th at Wings & More 6-7pm On BOB FM 105.3
The program will feature interviews with coaches and players, from The
Woodlands Highlanders and College Park Baseball Teams, and special guest
host Sam Kahn Jr. of the Houston Chronicle! |
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11/15/06
Fall 2006 NCAA Early Signees
Highlander baseball had five players at
the 2006 NCAA Early Signing period on Wednesday, November 15th. Mickey Armstrong,
David Alleman, Jerad Stevens, Brett Eibner and Taylor Parr
all committed to play baseball at the Division I level.
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June 7, 2006, 2:13AM
Kyle Drabek follows in father's footsteps to pro baseball
By EMILY DAVIS
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle
He was one in a crowd of nearly 2,000 at Sam Houston State's baseball complex last week. Clad in a dark green Woodlands Highlanders T-shirt and white golf visor, Doug Drabek was the poster child for high school baseball dads.
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3/11/06
Walk-off HR sends TWHS past Bellaire at Minute Maid
Derek Smith's dramatic two-run walk-off home run into the Crawford Boxes in the bottom of the seventh inning gave No. 1 state-ranked The Woodlands High School varsity baseball team a scintillating 4-2 victory over Bellaire in the opening round of the Astros High School Classic at Minute Maid Park on Thursday afternoon.
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3/8/06
2006
Astros High School Classic
March 9-11, 2006
Varsity on stage with Elkins, Humble, Bellaire, Tomball and Kingwood in
the Third Annual Astros High School Classic at Minute Maid Park.
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2/23/06
Drabek ready to put it all together
By EMILY DAVIS
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle
The Woodlands pitcher/shortstop wants to win state, dominate on mound
The summer was good to The Woodlands senior pitcher/shortstop Kyle Drabek.
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1/25/06
Derek Smith Commits to Odessa College
Congratulations to
Derek Smith
on his commitment to attend Odessa College in West Texas
and play baseball for Head Coach Brian Blessie. The Odessa
Wranglers are known to be one of the most successful junior college programs
in the nation.
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11/18/05
Scotland Yard Nominated for
National Field of the Year
Scotland Yard has been nominated as one
of eight finalist for the High School Field of the Year by the
High School Baseball Coaches
Association (BCA). Head Coach Ron Eastman will attend the
National Convention this year in Louisville, KY, and the winner will be
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11/15/05
Fall 2005 NCAA Early Signees
Highlander baseball had two players at
the 2005 NCAA Early Signing period on Wednesday.
Paul
Goldschmidt
will attend and play baseball at Texas State University
in San Marcos, and
pitcher Steven
Maxwell announced his intention to attend Texas Christian
University and play for the Horned Frogs.
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2nd Annual
TWHS Holiday Reach Out Program
Highlander baseball will hold its second annual
Holiday Reach Out event on Sunday, December 18th. Players will
visit the families of children with disabilities to introduce Highlander
baseball, provide information on Challenger and to drop off a few small
gifts.
Holiday Reach Out Brochure
Player Information Page
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11/28/05 |
2nd Annual
TWHS Baseball Bowl-A-Thon
Hosted by The Highlander Homerun Club
Download the registration form
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Please purchase your tickets before the holiday
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8/04/05
Former TWHS baseball coach takes top position at Lamar
A familiar face to Montgomery County baseball fans has decided to rejoin the high school coaching ranks five years after bringing a state crown to The Woodlands.
Mike McGilvray, who has served as the volunteer assistant coach at Sam Houston State Univ the past two seasons, stepped down soon after taking an underdog Highlander team to the state crown in 2000.
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7/31/05
An 'unbelievable' summer on the Cape
Not much tops playing for the Red Sox in New England.
Just ask The Woodlands'
Danny Lehmann. Even though he's not playing for the Boston Red Sox, Lehmann is having the time of his life playing this summer for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League.
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7/17/05
TW's Drabek named best in state
The Woodlands High School's
Kyle Drabek has been named the Class 5A player of the year for the state by the Texas Sports Writer Association.
On a day when he helped The Woodlands 7-on-7 football team reach the quarterfinals of the state tournament, Kyle Drabek was honored for his baseball exploits by being named the
Texas Sports Writers Association's Class 5A player of the year.
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7/09/05
Drew Dickson (2002) Signs With The Chicago
Cubs
TWHS Class of 2002 standout, Drew Dickson, signed with the Chicago Cubs on June 24th and is now pitching with the Cubs’ Class “A” ball club,
Peoria Chiefs, in Peoria, Illinois. Drew has been pitching in a mid-reliever role and already has 5 appearances and a respectable 2.45 ERA in his first two weeks with the club.
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5/30/05
Highlander Makes Good in Europe
Cairo, Egypt --
Will Sims, former sophomore team player moved to Cairo, Egypt in 2004 after his first TWHS
season. Moving to the Middle East was a bit disconcerting. However, one
bright spot was the Cairo American College's baseball program.
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5/29/05 (c) Conroe Courier
Rockwall edges The
Woodlands
The Woodlands High School baseball team saw its season come
to an agonizing end on Saturday as Rockwall prevailed 2-1 in
another pitcher's duel to take the Region II-5A semifinal
series two games to none.
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Drabek, Woodlands run into a Rockwall
Highlanders lose Region II-5A series despite gem by ace
KILGORE - With The Woodlands ace
Kyle Drabek on
the mound for Game 2 of the Class 5A Region II semifinals at Driller
Park on Saturday, Rockwall wasn't likely to get many chances to take
control of the game.
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5/28/05 (c) Conroe Courier
Rockwall stings
TWHS with late HR
The Rockwall pitching staff cooled off the hot bats of The
Woodlands High School baseball team and the Yellowjackets
got an unexpected home run to edge the Highlanders 3-2 in
game one of their Region II-5A semifinal series Friday night
at Kilgore's Driller Park.
The Woodlands, who had 58 hits and 42 runs
in their first four playoff games, were held to just two
runs on three hits by Yellowjacket starter James Leverton
and reliever Michael Menges.
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Challenger 2005 - As the team
gets ready for playoffs and a likely
run to State, the Highlanders took
time out to help at the Saturday
morning Challenger games at Orwall.
Shown is Challenger standout Seth
Dalton
with Highlander Senior
Chad Watkins. 13
Highlanders helped out almost 50
Challenger players this weekend.
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3/15/05
(c) Houston Chronicle
The Woodlands reaches out
Highlanders enjoy giving back to
their community
There's more to The Woodlands baseball team than just hitting
and pitching. The Highlanders have a heart for the community,
and the players are making service for children with
disabilities a top priority.
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Diamond Darlings
A Spirit and Support Group for Highlander Baseball
Lindsey
Arnold
Brittany Bartoskewitz
Jessica Brennan
Kathleen Brown
Brittany Cannon
Natalie Castaneda
Susan Deasy |
Cristen Grimes
Aly Hanson
Kelli Hayes
Jessica Heath
Lauren Hunter
Kristin King |
Heather
Poland
Shelby Robin
Megan Somerville
Christi Wallace
Hayley Westmoreland
Lauren Zettle |
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1/16/05
Highlander Community Work on Display
The
Highlander Challenger partnership and other community work was
on display earlier this month at the American Baseball Coaches
Association (ABCA) convention in Nashville, TN, and at the Texas
High School Baseball Coaches convention in Waco, TX.
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6/06/05
Orwall Challenger
to Participate in 2nd Annual East Texas Jamboree
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Orwall Challenger plans to send a
team to participate in the 2nd Annual East Texas
Jamboree in Clear Lake on Saturday, June 11th.
The Jamboree hosts Challenger teams from across the
east half of the State, and includes games, fun and
friendship. Challenger has invited any
Highlanders that can attend to go along and
participate in the games and help as 'buddies'. Please
contact
David
Goldschmidt if you can help out or would
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(c) Houston Chronicle
The Woodlands reaches out
Highlanders enjoy giving back to
their community
There's more to The Woodlands baseball team than just hitting
and pitching. The Highlanders have a heart for the community,
and the players are making service for children with
disabilities a top priority.
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Diamond Darlings
A Spirit and Support Group for Highlander Baseball
Lindsey
Arnold
Brittany Bartoskewitz
Jessica Brennan
Kathleen Brown
Brittany Cannon
Natalie Castaneda
Susan
Deasy |
Cristen Grimes
Aly Hanson
Kelli Hayes
Jessica Heath
Lauren Hunter
Kristin King |
Heather
Poland
Shelby Robin
Megan Somerville
Christi Wallace
Hayley Westmoreland
Lauren Zettle |
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2/2/2005
Congratulations to Wayne Hrozek
who will play baseball for Coach Bill Hamilton at Pensacola
Junior College in Florida next year. The Pirates were
the 2004 Florida State Junior College Champions in 2004, and are
known to be one of the most competitive junior college programs
in the Southeast. See
all the 2005 Highlander signings .
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1/28/2005
Congratulations to Brice Ary on his decision to play baseball next year at
Midland College in West Texas, most likely playing first
base for Chapparal Head Coach Steve Ramharter.
Midland College has a premiere baseball program and is well
known as a feeder to nearby Big 12 Texas Tech University. See
all the 2005 Highlander signings .
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1/16/05
Highlander Community Work on Display
The
Highlander Challenger partnership and other community work was
on display earlier this month at the American Baseball Coaches
Association (ABCA) convention in Nashville, TN, and at the Texas
High School Baseball Coaches convention in Waco, TX.
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Monday,
December 20
Highlanders
Return Premium Pitching, Many Young Players.
by, Randy
Byers
© Houston5ABaseball.com
The Highlanders graduated a
starter at nearly every position in 2004 but they do return two
of the best pitchers in all of H5AB. More
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12/13/2004
Congratulations to Taylor
Davis on his decision to play baseball next year at
Panola College in Carthage, Texas. Taylor will join
fellow Highlander standouts Elliot Roberts (2003) and
Aaron Cook (2003) playing for Panola head coach Don
Clinton.
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11/29/04
Field Maintenance
Day
Saturday December 4th 9:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M.
Parents - we need you
help!! Contact Jim Armstrong (email
address) and let him know which of the items from
below you can help on. |
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11/11/2004
Congratulations to Kyle
Walker on his acceptance at the NCAA Early Signing
period to play baseball at the University of Texas. Conroe
Courier UT
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The
Woodlands Highlanders
Fall Classic 16 U Tournament
October
22-24, 2004 Scotland Yard
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1st Annual
TWHS BASEBALL Bowl-A-Thon
Hosted by The Highlander Homerun Club
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8/23/04
Alumni Update --
It was
announced this week that Aaron Cook (TWHS '03) was
selected second team All Pacific International League shortstop
for his play this summer. The Pacific
International League is an eleven team amateur wood bat
league whose rosters are dominated by players from the Pac 10.
In 147 at bats, Cook (who played for the Kelowna
Falcons) hit .327 with 48 hits (6th in the
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defense, Aaron finished second in the league with 104 assists.
In addition, Cook recently received word that he had been
recognized as an Academic All American and chosen to be a member
of the Southland Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
for his work in the classroom his freshman year. Aaron will be
attending Panola Junior College this season. |
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7/19/04
Alumni Update
... Aaron Cook (Woodlands,
’03) was selected to the all tournament team in the All-American
Invitational in Portland, Oregon (July 15-18). In the five games of
the tournament, Cook hit .438 (7 for 16) with a .563 slugging pct, and
5 RBI’s. The amateur tournament featured twelve teams from Northern
California, Southern California, Idaho, British Columbia, and the
Seattle and Portland areas. At stake in the tournament was an
automatic berth in the National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series
in Wichita, Kansas in August. Cooks team, the Kelowna Falcons (B.C.,
Canada) was defeated in the finals by the host Aloha Knights by a
score of 4-7. For complete tournament results visit
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6/14/2004
Congratulations
to Highlanders Jordan Dodson and Danny Lehmann who were named to
the 2004 Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association
All-State Team. Jordan was also invited to play in the Texas
State All-Star game in Round Rock on June 20th. More ...
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5/26/04
Shea Robin Named Scholar-Athlete for Greater Houston Area in Baseball
The 41st Annual Greater Houston High School Spring Sports Scholar Athlete Dinner
was held on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 @ the JW Marriott in the Galleria. The gala
honored the top male and female scholar-athletes in Greater Houston high schools
in all spring sports (softball, baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, swimming,
tennis, track and volleyball). More
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5/23/04
Highlanders
Eliminated in Playoffs
After
cruising early, the wheels came off of The Woodlands High School
baseball team's playoff express as Cy Falls rallied for a 9-4
victory in game two on Saturday and then eliminated the
Highlanders 12-7 in the third and deciding game. Full
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5/3/04
Varsity (29-2) defeats Spring
Lions 6-1 at Klein Oak Monday night to take the top play-off
seed in District 15-5A. Sophomore Kyle Drabek
threw six strong innings for the win while Kyle Walker closed
out the game in the seventh inning. Home runs by
Drabek and Wayne Hrozek were part of an 8 hit
Highlander offense. The Highlanders will play next on
Friday in a practice game against Kingwoog HS.
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4/30/04
Senior parent Rick Ghigna (Matt
Ghigna '04) is honored by Coach Ron
Eastman and the Highlander
Home Run Club. More
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4/30/04
Varsity closes out District with a win over Conroe at home on
Senior Appreciation Night at Scotland Yard Friday night.
Record extended to 28-2
and 13-1 in District. Cory Fowler (8-1) went the
distance for the win, and was helped by home runs from Wayne
Hrozek, Jordan Dodson and David Macias.
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4/27/04
Highlanders (27-2, 12-1) win
11-1 over Klein Forest in a 4:00 PM away contest at Klein
Forest. Starter Kyle Drabek grabbed his first varsity win
with closing support from Kyle Walker and Taylor Davis.
Offense included home runs from Drabek, David Macias and Danny
Lehmann.
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4/23/04
Varsity downs Westfield 9-1
on Senior Citizens Night at Scotland Yard Friday. Shea
Robin and Kyle Drabek each homered, and Cory
Fowler (7-1) went the distance for the win. Record
goes to 26-2 and 11-1 in
District.
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4/20/04
After trailing most of the
game, Varsity rallies in the late innings for a 10-7 away win
over Klein. David Macias homers as part of the come
from behind rally. Current record is 25-2 and 10-1 in
District.
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4/16/04
Spring uses a walk-off
home run in the bottom of the eighth to edge
Varsity 5-4 and give the Highlanders their first District loss
since 2002. Record now stands at 24-2 overall and
9-1 in District.
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4/13/04
Varsity rolls past Klein Oak on Tuesday 8-1
to extend record to 24-1 (9-0 in District). Jordan
Dodson and Wayne Hrozek added homeruns in the
contest.
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4/11/04
2004
Challenger Day at Scotland Yard
The third annual Challenger Day at Scotland Yard was held
on Saturday, April 10th, at 2:00 PM for the game between the
Highlanders and Bellaire High School.
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4/10/04
TWHS Varsity overpowers
Bellaire 10-5 in non-district action on Saturday to go 23-1
overall. Wayne Hrozek lead the offense going 3-4
with a grand slam. Other home runs from Kyle Drabek
and Shea Robin, who also got the win on the mound after
relieving starter Taylor Davis.
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4/8/04
Varsity ( 22-1, 8-0) keeps
rolling with a 9-2 away win over Klein Collins . Matt
Ghigna lead the offense with two doubles and 2 RBI's. Cory
Fowler (6-1) went the distance on the mound for the win.
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4/7/04
Wayne Hrozek goes 3-4
with 3 RBI's as Varsity extends to 21-1 (7-0) with a 10-4 win
over Conroe at Ferrell Park on Wednesday..
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4/3/04
Taylor Davis,
Paul Goldschmidt, Wayne Hrozek, Brandon
Sawyer & Christy Wallace at Saturday morning
Challenger at Orwall.
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4/2/04
Jordan Dodson lead
the offense with two home runs as Varsity used 12 hits in its
4-1/2 inning, 14-0 win over Klein Forest on Friday.
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3/30/04
Varsity stays undefeated
in District (5-0, 19-1) with a 11-2 away win over the Westfield.Mustangs.
Taylor Davis went four innnings for the win, and helped
out at the plate with a two run homerun in the third. The
Highlanders host Klein Forest at Scotland Yard on Friday night
at 7:00 PM
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3/27/04
Spring Challenger kicked off on Saturday and the Highlanders
were a part of it. Thanks to all that came out. Check
out the photos from Saturday ... Challenger Day at
Scotland Yard is set for the non-district matchup between TWHS
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3/26/04
On ORWALL night at
Scotland Yard, the Little League youngsters were treated to a Cory
Fowler no hitter and a Jordan Dodson walk-off grand slam as Varsity
goes to 18-1 (4-0) with a 12-2 win over Klein Friday night.
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3/20/04
Highlander players Matt Ghigna, David Macias, Ryan
Turner & Danny Lehmann joined their Challenger
friends during the Opening Day ceremonies at ORWALL on
Saturday. More ... |
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2/20/04
Spring announcements
Matt Ghigna to Air Force, Seth Brown to
Southwestern, John Hopkins
to Harvard and Danny Amendola to Texas Tech join Fall
signees
Jordan
Dodson
(Rice), Shea Robin (Vanderbilt) and Danny Lehmann
(Rice) More
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2/20/04
Make
sure to get a copy of the 2004 First
Pitch Banquet commemorative CD
... containing all the banquet
presentations plus many other items like
the Diamond Darlings photos, the Fall
Challenger photos, and more. This CD
is only $10 and is a fundraiser for the Diamond
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Highlander
Baseball -
2004 First Pitch Banquet
Highlander
baseball kicked off the 2004 season with the annual
First Pitch banquet on Sunday, Feb 15th. The
event was hosted by former Rice University standout
Curtis Fox, and included special recognition of 2000
Highlander graduate Vincent Sinisi, member of the 2003
World Series Champions Rice Owls and now with MLB
Texas Rangers. |
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1/15/04
Congratulations to Jordan
Dodson for his selection to the All-Greater Houston
Pre-season Baseball
Team. Jordan will be honored along with 15 other Seniors
from the Houston area at the 2004 Baseball Dinner on Feb 6th.
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1/12/04
Are you
interested in becoming a
Highlander
Diamond Darling?
Open to
any Woodlands Junior or Senior girl interested in
supporting Varsity baseball. Interviews will be held
this Saturday, January 10th from 10 AM to 2 PM at Bush
Elementary. Email
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11/17/03
Danny Lehmann and Shea
Robin are joined by fellow TWHS atheletes Callie Wells
(UT-Cross Country) and Austin Welch (NTU-Golf) at the National
Letter of Intent (NLI) early signing ceremony on November 12th
at the school. Also shown are coaches Ron Eastman
(Baseball), Noel Hansen (Cross Country) and Steve Cribari
(Golf). More
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11/16/03
Former
Highlander, Vincent Sinisi and the rest of the
2003 NCAA National Champion Rice Owls joined head coach Wayne
Graham at the White House on Tuesday Nov 12th
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11/1/03
The Challenger
League at ORWALL finished
up their Fall season and the Highlanders were a part of
it.
See the season photos...
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