Softball, golf events highlight packed summer
School may be out for the summer, but there are a number of area sporting events to look forward to during the next three months.

One to grow on
The Lakeview softball team's season has come to an end. But enough stories will be told to fill the halls of the high school for years.

Local park building Bridges
Garland residents will enter a new sphere of golfing pleasure when The Bridges Course of Firewheel at Garland opens to the public at 8 a.m. June 15.

Patton closes successful run at TCU
One more team point would have provided a clean sweep of goals for Darvis Patton at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

06/03/2001

Genesis teams don't make quick exodus
Everything went according to plan last weekend in the 14th annual Genesis Cup soccer tournament.

Delayed reaction: Coppell's breakthrough trips Lakeview
AUSTIN - The best softball season in the history of the Garland Independent School District came to an end in the first semifinal of the Class 5A state softball tournament.

Fast break
No matter if 100-meter record holder Maurice Greene is to his left and world-class sprinter Jon Drummond is to his right, J.J. Johnson believes he's the center of attention.

Hasson: Child's play not the issue
The official seal of Little League Baseball contains three words: character, courage and loyalty. Those three words lay the foundation for what all youth sports have to offer.

05/31/2001

Garland sports briefs

Garland odds and ends

Blue-chip help: Fans let hair down for Lakeview
For last week's Class 5A Region II final against Rowlett, Lakeview softball players had their blue jerseys and blue shorts on. Many of the Lady Patriots' fans, meanwhile, had blue hair.

Right angle
Lakeview softball coach Wendy Edwards doesn't ask herself what might have been.

Coppell coach gets good start
Last December, Coppell softball coach Beth Kellen was thrown into an uncomfortable position.