Fry Earns Coach of the Year Despite SMU 2-8 Season
SMU coach Hayden Fry acknowledged a worst season record yet claimed the Coach of the Year honor. He told about 300 at the Quarterback Club All Sports banquet that hard work, teamwork, loyalty, faith, sacrifice, and discipline are the core values in sports and life.
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Gladewater Bears Topple Eagles In Conference Clash
Rusk edged Gladewater 53 to 49 as the Bears won their first conference game. Gladewater stayed unbeaten in league play but trailed at halftime before pulling ahead late. The capacity crowd saw a ball control battle with Gladewater leveraging rebounding edge late.
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RSH Budget Requests Explain Rusk State Hospital Budget
Rusk State Hospital seeks over 3.6 million dollars in the operating budget for one year, presented to the State Legislature for approval. Business Manager W D Draper told the Rusk Kiwanis Club about the biennial budget, noting 741 employees and salary-focused spending about 75 percent. A monthly withholding tax near 20 thousand dollars is paid from salaries. Kiwanis leader Jimmie Cone presided, welcoming a Jacksonville Kiwanis delegation and Dr. D G McDonald as a guest.
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Fry urges athletes to value excellence over winning
Coach Fry tells athletes that winning is not the sole goal of sports. He says the top value is the desire to excel and that no one has a corner on dreams and desires as young athletes move into adulthood.
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Eagles Edge Pine Tree for hard fought 66 68 win
Rusk earned its second conference victory Friday night with a 66 66 tie broken by Bruce Stovall’s two late free throws as Pine Tree led 28945 at the Owl College gym. Dale Dotson led Rusk with 23 points, Don Jones added 14, while Pine Tree’s Draper scored 22.
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Almond resigns as Rusk coach to join Texas Western College
Kenneth Almond, head coach of the Rusk Eagles for two seasons, announced his resignation to become assistant coach at Texas Western College in El Paso. Doyle Brooks will take over as head coach. Almond will join Texas Western Feb. 1.
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