http://rrleader.com en-us Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:16:10 GMT Daily feed of articles http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25414 AUSTIN - The Hendrickson High volleyball team took one on the chin Tuesday night, falling in three games to Westwood 25-14, 25-14 and 25-17. SPORTS Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:19:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25413 The little town of Hye out in the Texas Hill Country, not far from Johnson City, is best known, when it's known at all, as the place where LBJ and Lady Bird Johnson used to get their mail. It's one of those small towns where, 150 years after its founding, the post office is still the main building in town. SPORTS Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:14:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25412 Friday will be Jay Miller Appreciation Night at Dell Diamond. Miller recently was named senior vice president of the Texas Rangers; his last day with the Express was Aug. 27. SPORTS Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:13:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25411 Round Rock Christian Academy slammed previously unbeaten St. Dominic Savio 25-15, 25-16, 25-15 in TAPPS district volleyball action. SPORTS Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:12:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25410 Town and Country Optimists' U14 fast pitch team, the Hotshotz, placed second in its age group in PONY's South Zone National Tournament held in Round Rock July 27-31. SPORTS Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:11:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25409 Round Rock Express Baseball announced the club's 2011 schedule Monday. The 144-game schedule features 72 home dates, starting with a season-opening eight-game homestand. Game times will be announced later this year. SPORTS Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:25:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25399 When people think of Stony Point's dominating defense and what makes it tick, most instanly fixate on the Tigers' dual Oklahoma commitments Jordan Wade and P.L. Lindley. SPORTS Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:11:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25400 Saturday afternoon the Round Rock Christian Academy Crusaders six-man football squad took the field against the Jaguars of Emery Weiner. Coach Dan Headley and his underclassman-heavy team went into the game looking to get some on-field experience. The Jaguars came into the game after winning the championship in 2009 with a starter-laden squad returned and plenty of senior leadership. SPORTS Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:11:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25398 Westwood, Round Rock underclassmen start season off with mixed results: SPORTS Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:09:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25397 MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Mark Hamilton was 4-for-5 with two homers and six RBI in leading the Memphis Redbirds to an 11-3 victory over the Round Rock Express is Sunday's series finale at AutoZone Park. The Express (55-81) suffered their second series sweep of the season, both of which occurred at Memphis. The Redbirds (77-59) claimed the season series 12-4. SPORTS Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:08:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25395 Cooper Lewis ran for 55 yards and scored two touchdowns in the second half as the McNeil Mavericks defeated Bastrop 22-20 Friday at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex in Round Rock. SPORTS Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:49:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25394 Fifth-ranked Stony Point started its season with the best team Mexico has to offer Thursday at Kelley Reeves Stadium and prevailed 48-7 over the Tigres of Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. SPORTS Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:47:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25393 CEDAR PARK - Ben Johnson and the Warriors showed their big-play potential Friday against Cedar Park. There were big runs and long passes for Westwood, but the little plays in between cost the Warriors as they dropped the regular season opener 31-7 at the new John Gupton Stadium. SPORTS Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:45:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25392 A lot was new Friday night at Dragon Stadium - a new season set to get under way, new head coaches on both sidelines, a whole lot of new players wearing the maroon and white. Unfortunately for Round Rock, the first new touchdown of the season has yet to be scored. The visiting Midway Panthers locked down the Dragons and made a couple of timely big plays to claim a 17-0 victory in the season opener. SPORTS Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:41:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25391 MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Evan MacLane, Jason Motte and Tyler Norrick combined for a three-hit shutout as the Memphis Redbirds blanked the Round Rock Express 9-0 Friday night at AutoZone Park. SPORTS Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:41:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25387 The Hutto Hippos went on the road to play the Austin LBJ Jaguars at Nelson Field Friday night, hoping to begin a new era of football success under the guidance of first-year head coach and athletic director Steve Hale after losing long time coach Lee Penland in the offseason. Hale brought wit SPORTS Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:30:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25386 Mallory Blauser slammed 24 kills and Caitlyn Hoxworth notched 40 assists as the Round Rock Christian Academy Crusaders traveled to Temple and defeated Central Texas Christian 25-22, 20-25, 25-19, 25-20 in TAPPS district volleyball action. SPORTS Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:29:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25385 This is the time of year when the story of Paul "Bear" Bryant's infamous 1954 training camp in Junction, at the edge of the Texas Hill Country, can really be appreciated. Bryant, whose legend was made at the University of Alabama, was in his first year as head coach at Texas A&M and trying desperately to turn around the fortunes of a team that had won just three games in the previous two years. SPORTS Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:26:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25360 Team booster club members, local reporters and high school football fans of all kinds have been counting down to this week for months now; the Zero Week of Texas high school football is upon us. Starting Thursday teams all over the state will be kicking off and getting the season started. All four Round Rock ISD teams will be part of the activities. SPORTS Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:01:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25359 The 11-year relationship between the Round Rock Express and the Houston Astros may be coming to close at the end of this season, but Ryan Sanders Baseball isn't pulling out of the Houston system entirely. SPORTS Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:56:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25358 Connally fans that made the short drive north to Stony Point High School Tuesday night watched their Lady Cougars fight, claw, and exhibit stretches of solid play for the entire evening. But in the end the Cougars lost three games to the Lady Tigers 25-16, 25-17, and 25-14 in varsity volleyball action. SPORTS Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:55:00 GMT http://rrleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=25357 In the Sports Capital of Texas, fall baseball starts with a bang. Super Series Labor Day Lounger is a weekend tournament for young athletes to get their cleats dirty and broken in for a brand new season. SPORTS Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:43:00 GMT