Archive for June, 2008
Gunslingers Blast Their Way Out Of Last
Sportsdate 6 – 26 – 2008
With a 5 – 0 win over the Bay Area Toros tonight, the Texarkana Gunslingers have moved into third place in the Continental Baseball League. It will be the first time in club history they have moved from the bottom of the league standings. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under The Latest : Comments (0) : Jun 26th, 2008
A GM Gem
Sportsdate 6 – 24 – 2008
It was a fun evening at the Dob tonight. Seeing former Texas High ace David Farren return to the mound at George Dobson field was a hoot. I wish the turnout had been better, but that is a post for another day. He went four innings in a 6 to 3 Texarkana Gunslingers win over the Bay Area Toros. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under Captain's Blog : Comments (3) : Jun 24th, 2008
Streak Ends, Fun Begins
Sportsdate 6 – 22 – 2008
Sure I showed up at George Dobson Field on a night when the Texarkana Gunslingers ended their six game winning streak, but the fun of minor league baseball was in full bloom. There was much to enjoy about tonight’s 2-1 loss to the Corpus Christi Beach Dawgs Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under The Latest : Comments (1) : Jun 22nd, 2008
The Bloggers Triumph in NFL Trivia Matchup
Veteran TXKSports blogger and resident NFL expert Scott Campisi led a nepotisticly (mal)formed group into the first annual NFL Trivia Bowl Challenge at the La Crosse Inn on Thursday night and came away with a 14-inch trophy and the admiration of the literally tens of people that chose to attend. Scott’s dad, Joel Campisi, sealed the win with his out-of-left-field answer to the “all-time scoring leader for the Cleveland Browns” when he played the dreaded “Lou Groza” card. Alcoa, who advanced to the finals with a win over Walgreen, had no answer for the elder Campisi and his knowledge of the greatest generation’s gridiron greats. The addition of Jeff Akin to Team Campisi, playing under the assumed name of “Curly and the Lambeaus”, gave them the edge they needed in their first round matchup versus KTEV; a hotly contested battle focused more on the “buzzer” than NFL Trivia. As I write this recap of the night’s events, I am reminded that my main contribution to the team consisted of sitting amongst these three NFL aficionados and trying not to get in their way. With Scott being my brother, Joel being my dad and Jeff being my brother-in-law, I am proud to say that if it wasn’t for me . . . . there would have only been three people on the team. Go Steve!
I do want to thank the Faith, Love and Hope Youth Corporation for what they are doing in our community and their organization of this event in conjunction with their annual NFL Hometown Weekend. They intend to expand the contest next year and promise to have more teams and even more difficult questions. If you have an organization that would be interested in competing next year and helping out the youth in our area, then you can contact Rose Warfield-McGill at Faith Love and Hope on the Arkansas side.
Steve
Filed under Cowboys / NFL : Comments (1) : Jun 22nd, 2008
Fed Ex’s Empty Delivery
Sportsdate 6 – 18 – 2008
I had my doubts when the PGA decided to create the FedEx Cup a couple of years back. When Tiger decided to go into hiberation this week, I was left wondering who will care this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under The Latest : Comments (0) : Jun 19th, 2008
Blogger’s Block
Sportsdate 6 – 14 – 2008
I apologize to regular readers for taking some time off from the blog. The last two weeks have been a sports over load and I find I have limited creative jucies. Somewhere between attending the State Baseball Tournament, an IRL race, and an Arena Football game one would think that something worth blogging about would have popped into my mind. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under Captain's Blog : Comments (3) : Jun 14th, 2008
Pleasant Grove – State Championship Game
The Hawks play in the High School Baseball 3A State Championship Game today at Noon in Austin. The game can be heard on KCMC 740am. Chuck and Tony are broadcasting. I will try to post updates……….
Dawn
Sophomore Jon Phillips is pitching for the Hawks. Hawks bat last.
Snyder – 0
PG – 0
1st inning
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Snyder – 0
PG – 0
2nd inning
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Snyder – 0
PG – 0
3rd inning
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Snyder – 0
PG – 0
4th inning
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Snyder – 1
PG - 1 Michael Wacha comes in to pitch for the Hawks
5th inning
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Snyder – 1
PG – 1
6th inning
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Snyder – 1
PG – 1
7th inning, tied at 1 each going into extra innings
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Snyder – 3
PG – 2
8th inning Final score
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What a game! Hawks have had an awesome season. To make it to the Championship game is an incredible accomplishment. Good Job, Hawks!
Filed under The Latest : Comments (0) : Jun 5th, 2008
Digging In Again With The Gunslingers
Sportsdate 6 – 1 – 2008
One week after last Sunday night’s home opener I returned for my third trip to see our local independent minor league baseball team the Texarkana Gunslingers at George Dobson field. The crowd was smaller, the results were similar as the our team lost 8 to 4, but the new has certainly not worn off Texarkana’s latest professional sports team. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under The Latest : Comments (0) : Jun 2nd, 2008