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TVCC Sports Notes on the Road: Lady Cards have the day off

By Benny Rogers, TVCC Sports Information

After surviving a scare in their opening game at the 2013 NJCAA Women’s National Basketball Tournament, the Lady Cardinals have a day off today. They’ll use it to begin preparing for a fourth meeting this season with Blinn College in the quarterfinals Thursday at 1 p.m.

The Lady Cardinals (33-1), the tournament’s top seed and defending national champion, fell behind 20-6 to 16th-seeded Weatherford in the opening minutes Tuesday afternoon before rallying for a 75-70 win. It improved their season record to 33-1 and closed Weatherford’s season at 25-6. The Lady Cardinals were a 93-69 winner against Weatherford back in November.

Shannon Smith pumped in 20 points to lead the Lady Cardinals. Krystle Henderson added 13 and Adut Bulgak and Roddricka Patton netted 10 each. Shlonte’ Allen finished with nine.

Bulgak had a big game on the boards, grabbing 15 rebounds.

The Lady Cardinals hit 9 of 26 three-point attempts.

Blinn (32-3), the tournament’s No. 9 seed, advanced to Thursday’s quarterfinal matchup against the Lady Cardinals with a 79-72 win versus No. 8 seed Darton State.

As the 24-team, single-elimination tournament (for the first time), moves into its third day and the non-Texas side of the bracket, four teams will play their first games. Today’s games are Central Arizona vs. Crowder, 1 p.m.; Southern Idaho vs. Chipola, 3 p.m.; Hutchinson vs. ASA, 5 p.m.; Walters State vs. Northwest Florida, 7 p.m.

Here are the seeds of the teams remaining in the tournament: TVCC (1), Central Arizona (2), Hutchinson (3), Gulf Coast (4), Shelton State (5), Walters State (6), Southern Idaho (7), Blinn (9), Chipola (10), Northwest Florida (11), Crowder (15), and ASA (19). Central Arizona, Hutchinson, Shelton State and Walters State have yet to play a game.

In Tuesday’s other games, it was: ASA 74, Western Nebraska 68; Northwest Florida 57, Itawamba 46; Gulf Coast 62, Midland 57; and Shelton State 72, Williston State 57.

Tuesday’s win against Weatherford ran the Lady Cardinals’ national tournament record to 50-16.

Like they always do, Cardinal cheerleaders and the Cardinal Regiment Pep Band livened up the Bicentennial Center. With their presence and peformances, comments along press row were how much it had given the event a big-time feel.

Texas A&M head women’s basketball coach Gary Blair was in attendance at Tuesday’s games, as was Oklahoma State head women’s coach Jim Littell. Word is that Texas head women’s basketball coach Karen Aston will also be making an appearance at the event.

Also on hand for the Lady Cardinals’ game were John and Mary Margaret Budke, the parents of Kurt Budke, the former Lady Cardinal, Louisiana Tech and Oklahoma State coach, who was killed in a plane crash in November of 2011. The Budkes are regulars at the tournament, which has been played in their hometown of Salina since 1998.

All Lady Cardinal tournament games will be available for viewing online at www.njcaatv.ihigh.com. In fact, all tournament games will be webcast. Also, for audio only, you can hear the games at www.KSAL.com.

You can also keep up with the Lady Cardinals at the tournament in the Athens Daily Review. Joe Elerson is in Salina for the Review. Check it out online at www.athensreview.com.

Also, follow updates on the Lady Cardinals on Twitter at @TVCCsports.

It’s 25 and clear in Salina this morning. The high is expected to reach 52 today, which will make it the warmest day the rest of the week. Thursday’s high is forecast to be 48 with a 30 percent chance of rain. Rain/snow shower are still in the forecast for Friday and Saturday with highs in the upper 30s.

To all our family and friends back home, resume breathing. The Lady Cardinals are alive and well.

Moss invited to National Youth Leadership Forum

David Moss
David Moss

David Moss is looking to make one of those life-changing trips.

David, a freshman at Eustace High School, has been invited to the prestigious National Youth Leadership Forum to be held in Washington, D.C. The forum which deals with law and crime scene investigation is scheduled for July 9-14.

Since 2000, there have only been five other students from Eustace who have attended this event, but David will be the first to attend the Law and CSI forum.

He has been aiming for a career in the law since he was 6 years old, his mother said.

Trips like this can be costly, however, and this one is no different. David is working to raise the nearly $3,000 needed. That includes $1,795 for tuition and $825 for travel expenses, plus a little extra for the required wardrobe.

David will be holding a bake sale and car wash at First Baptist Church in Eustace from noon to 4 p.m. April 6.

To help David, please contact Andrea Copeland at 903-603-6178 or email [email protected].

Obituary: Lois Mildred Crutchfield

Lois Mildred Crutchfield
Lois Mildred Crutchfield

Graveside services for Lois M. Crutchfield, 77, of Athens are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Owen Cemetery in Athens with Chaplain Susan Detweiler officiating.

Ms. Crutchfield went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 18, 2013 in Athens.

Lois Mildred Pearce Crutchfield was born May 18, 1935 in Kennard, Texas the daughter of Jim Pearce and Fannie Adell Bairfield Pearce. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Athens and was a true Matriarch of her family. She worked until her retirement at Curtis Mathis in Athens. “Shorty Avers” as her father called her was a feisty woman who loved her family. She also truly loved her longtime companion, a Chihuahua named Angel. Granny was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, she will be greatly missed.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Elvin “Biggon” Crutchfield; two sons, Clifford McKinnon, Jimmy McKinnon; and two sisters, Willa Mae Pearce and Gladys Pearce.

Lois is survived by her five children, Evelyn McKinnon of Athens, Elizabeth Faye Crutchfield of Athens, Gloria Jean Irvin and husband Danny of Athens, Loretta Crutchfield of LaRue, Allen McKinnon of Malakoff; one brother, Tommy Pearce and wife Lois of Dibbles, Oklahoma; nine grandchildren, Elkon Crutchfield, Dakota Crutchfield, LaChance Crutchfield, Ashley McKinnon, Ray McKinnon, Angela McKinnon, Marilyn Crutchfield, Eva Crutchfield, Shayvonne DeLois Johnson and numerous great-grandchildren

Visitation will be held prior to the Graveside services from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home in Athens.

Pallbearers will be Gene Julian, Tommy Chitty, Daniel Irvin , Joe Irvin, Danny Irvin, Ronnie Burden, Deke Crutchfield and Tracey Baggett.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home of Athens.

You may light a memorial candle or write condolences to the family at www.hannigansmith.com.

Landrey Rogers wins Grand Champion Breeding Swine for third time

Breeding Swine Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Landrey Rogers (holding buckle) has her official photo taken with HCLS officlals, family and the judge at the HCLS. (MICHAEL V. HANNIGAN PHOTO)
Breeding Swine Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Landrey Rogers (holding buckle) has her official photo taken with HCLS officlals, family and the judge at the HCLS. (MICHAEL V. HANNIGAN PHOTO)

By mvhannigan

Landrey Rogers made it three in a row Tuesday night when she won the Grand Champion buckle at the HCLS Breeding Swine Show.

Landrey won the same award last year … and the year before.

She won Reserve Grand Champion this year and last year, as well.

Landrey, 12, lives in Athens and is a 6th grader at Martin’s Mill and a member of the LaPoynor FFA.

You don’t have to spend much time with Landrey to find out she loves the livestock show.

“I just love showing pigs,” she said. “I show pigs and cows.”

That’s right, Landrey isn’t a one-dimensional champion. She has also won both Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion in the Commercial Heifer Show at the HCLS, and she will be looking to add to her buckle total in that event later in the week.

As it is, she has so many buckles she’s not sure of the number. “Ten or 11,” she says.

That’s probably because she comes from an agricultural family, which seems to be more important to her than the winning.

You can tell because little sister Libby, 8, who isn’t quite big enough to show hogs herself, is wearing one of Landrey’s buckles, and Landrey insists that Libby share the spotlight with her. And because both grandmothers — Beth Rogers and JoAnne Cooper — are right there alongside their granddaughters.

And because when asked to name her most important teacher, Landrey named mom and dad: Brad and Amy Rogers.

And in the end, isn’t that the biggest win to come out of the livestock show — the one shared by everyone.

See the results from the Breeding Swine Show here.

You can see more photos from the Breeding Swine Show here.