The Burleson Lady Elks improved to 12-3 overall with a 25-15, 24-26, 25-10, 25-20 victory over Arlington Sam Houston on Tuesday in non-district play.
Senior Jordan Parks returned to action for the Lady Elks and responded with 11 kills, five aces and five digs after missing a week of play after fainting prior to a match last Tuesday.
Sophomore Erin Harman led Burleson with 17 kills.
The Lady Elks open District 4-5A play on the road Friday against preseason favorite Mansfield, which owns a record of 17-6 heading into league action.
Godley....3
Hamilton....0
The Godley Lady Cats had little trouble disposing of Hamilton on Tuesday, sweeping past the Lady Bulldogs, 25-12, 25-13, 25-8.
The Lady Cats return to action on Friday as they play host to Poolville.
Rio Vista....3
Whitney....2
The Rio Vista Lady Eagles rebounded from a one-game deficit to prevail in five sets over the Whitney Lady Wildcats on Tuesday in a non-district outing, 20-25, 25-18, 25-22, 16-25, 15-12.
Rio Vista is idle Friday and will not play again until next week.
Blum.....3
Coolidge...0
The Blum Lady Cats had relatively little trouble with the Coolidge Lady Jackets on Tuesday, posting a 25-18, 25-14, 25-20 victory.
Blum (7-2) got 15 kills, eight assists and a block from Kourtney Kimbrell, while Kaelyn McPherson dished out 18 assists. McPherson also had five kills and a pair of aces.
The Lady Cats, who also got five aces from Lindsey Davis, will play in the Venus Tournament this weekend.
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Parks leads Burleson to 12th win
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Cleburne sweeps Joshua
It was Senior Night on Tuesday at Yellow Jacket Gym as the Cleburne Lady Jackets closed out the regular season against Joshua with a chance to avenge an earlier District 7-4A loss at Joshua High School.
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Saturday's Powerlifting Results
Results from Saturday's Godley Invitational powerlifting meet.
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Crowley tops Cleburne
On Friday night, both Cleburne basketball teams took on Crowley at Crowley High School and both experienced similar results.
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Burleson teams fall in district play
The Burleson Elks fell in District 7-4A play on Friday night to Everman, 58-27.
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Soccer: Centennial knocks off Kennedale
The Centennial Spartans won their second straight game on Friday with a 2-0 victory over Kennedale in the District 16-4A opener for both teams.
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Alvarado’s Dillon Bell commits to USAF in pole vault
Alvarado senior Dillon Bell made it official on Friday afternoon at Alvarado High School that he will be a pole vaulter for the United States Air Force Academy next year. Hopefully, he said, after he wins the state title in the pole vault this year.
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Godley senior LB Riley Davis commits to Angelo State University
Riley Davis made official his commitment to play football at Angelo State University on Friday afternoon at Godley High School.
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SMS Lady Jackets win district title
The Smith eighth-grade Lady Jacket basketball team wrapped up the district title last week, but still needed a win against Everman Thursday night to complete a perfect season in district play.
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Alvarado's Bell, Godley's Davis make collegiate commitments
Two Johnson County athletes made official their college commitments on Friday.
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Grandview senior Austin Martinez signs with SAGU
Grandview senior wide receiver Austin Martinez signed to play football with Southwest Assemblies of God University on Thursday at Grandview High School before an audience of family and friends.
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