Augustine Ume-Ezeoke, Gar. Lakeview: He put pressure on the quarterback consistently and notched two sacks in Garland Lakeview's 21-19 win over Frisco.
Ryan Ford, Plano West: He hit a solo homer and a grand slam in an eight-run fourth inning Saturday in Plano West's 9-0 win over Georgetown in Game 2 of the best-of-3 Class 5A Region II final series.
Ty Wheeler, Flower Mound: He went 6-for-9 with a double, a triple, two home runs, seven RBIs and six runs scored to help Flower Mound beat El Paso Socorro, two games to one, in a Class 5A Region I semifinal series.
Meghan Knowles, McKinney North: She was 4-for-10 with four RBIs to help McKinney North defeat Waxahachie in the best-of-3 Class 4A Regional II semifinals. In the decisive Game 3, Knowles hit an RBI triple in the first inning and scored in the fifth after a base hit.
Alexis Cantu, Frisco Wakeland: She was 2-for-2 and drove in all five of her team's runs to lead Wakeland to a 5-0 win over Wills Point, the state's seventh- ranked 3A team, in the one-game Region III quarterfinals.
Taylor Jones, Plano East: She was 5-for-6 with a double and two triples as Plano East eliminated Rowlett last week in bi-district. Jones was involved in all five Plano East runs in the two-game sweep.
Lindsey Smith, Bishop Lynch: She drove in eight runs in four games. She went 9-for-13 with two doubles, one triple and two home runs, including a grand slam.
Tomi Garrison, Garland: She hit a game-winning three-run homer into the wind with two outs in the bottom of the seventh in Saturday's 6-4 win over Rowlett. She also earned the win as the starting pitcher, allowing one earned run and four hits.
Kathy Shelton, McKinney North: A leadoff hitter, she reached base on seven out of her eight-at bats last week, including going 4-for-4 in Friday's win over Frisco Centennial.
Travis Cunningham, Rockwall-Heath: He won the 100 and 400 at the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Relays on Friday and the 400 a day later at the Little Elm Lobo Club Invitational.
Lynda Hercules, F, Plano West: She had four goals in two Plano West playoff victories last week.
SportsDay's baseball player of the week: Chad Kettler Coppell's Chad Kettler picked up two saves by striking out nine in a pair of two-inning relief appearances. He did not allow a run and gave up one hit. Also went 4-of-6 at the plate in the two games. He had two doubles, an RBI and three runs scored in a 6-4 win over Hebron.SportsDay's softball player of the week: Samantha Ward South Grand Prairie's Samantha Ward hit her first home run of the season, a game-winning solo shot, in the bottom of the 10th inning in Friday night's 4-3 win over Euless Trinity. She finished the game 3-of-4. The win kept South Grand Prairie (13-3-1, 6-1) in first place of District 7-5A.03/23/2008SportsDay's softball player of the week: Brysten Luster
Brysten Luster, P, Denton Ryan: She pitched a no-hitter against Rockwall and then threw a one-hitter against Denton Guyer, keeping Denton Ryan undefeated in District 5-4A.
SportsDay's baseball player of the week: David Rollins First Baptist's David Rollins pitched seven shutout innings against Tyler TK Gorman, which entered the game 10-2, 3-0 in district. Rollins allowed four hits, had 14 strikeouts and walked one. He was also 4-for-8 at the plate with two doubles and three RBIs for the week. SportsDay's soccer player of the week: Jason Guehler Jason Guehler scored five goals in The Colony's 5-2 victory over North Dallas in a Class 4A bi-district playoff Thursday. Guehler scored on a penalty kick that gave The Colony, playing its first playoff game since 2001, a 1-0 halftime lead.03/17/2008SportsDay's baseball player of the week: Matt Lackie
Matt Lackie, P, McKinney North: He celebrated his 18th birthday Friday by throwing a one-hitter in a 2-0 victory over District 9-4A rival McKinney.
SportsDay's softball player of the week: Bradie Baker Baker pitched a perfect game against Terrell and also pitched shutouts against Highland Park and West Mesquite. In the three games, Baker allowed only four hits and struck out 29 in 15 innings. At the plate, she went 9-for-12 with a double, a triple, a home run and five RBIs to help Poteet (20-3, 4-0 District 10-4A) extend its winning streak to 12 games.SportsDay's soccer player of the week: Colin O'Donnell Colin O'Donnell scored three goals in 15 minutes to lead Allen to a 5-0 District 9-5A-clinching victory against Lake Highlands on Tuesday.03/10/2008SportsDay's soccer player of the week: Kelley Monogue Kelley Monogue of McKinney Boyd had the tying and winning goals in Friday's 3-2 victory against Mesquite Poteet.03/02/2008SportsDay's soccer player of the week: Jill Wright Jill Wright had four shootout saves Tuesday that lifted Forney to a 2-1 upset victory against Corsicana.SportsDay's boys basketball player of the week: J'mison Morgan J'mison Morgan led South Oak Cliff to a 58-52 4A Region II championship victory against Highland Park. He also helped SOC clinch its fourth consecutive state-tournament appearance Saturday.10/21/2007SportsDay football (defense) player of the week: Markeith Elder Markeith Elder of West Mesquite returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown and intercepted a pass.SportsDay football (offense) player of the week: Josh Johnson Josh Johnson rushed for 126 yards in the second half and scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead Berkner to a 35-21 upset of Plano East.SportsDay runner of the week: Jodale Burkley Jodale Burkley won the Gerry Garza Invitational on Friday at Northwood University in Cedar Hill with a time of 17:30. He is the defending 11-5A district champion, and he placed 31st at the 2006 state meet.SportsDay volleyball player of the week: Elaine Minden Elaine Minden had 70 assists and 22 digs in eight games in victories against Hebron and Flower Mound last week. Coppell clinched the District 6-5A championship against Flower Mound on Friday.10/15/2007SportsDay football (offense) player of the week: Jeremi Mathis Jeremi Mathis rushed for 183 yards on 20 carries in the second half of a 36-33 win over DeSoto, which was ranked No. 5 in the area. SportsDay football (defense) player of the week: Chris Ellison Chris Ellison helped Red Oak win its first district game in four years, holding the area's 4A No. 11 team Lancaster to just 218 total yards in a 14-7 victory.SportsDay runner of the week: Kristie Krueger Kristie Krueger hails from a 3A school, but she is undefeated in seven meets this season against mostly 5A competition.SportsDay volleyball player of the week: Kathy Shelton Kathy Shelton had 26 kills and 18 digs to lead McKinney North's upset victory against Frisco Centennial in five games Friday. 10/08/2007SportsDay football (defense) player of the week: Pat Mason Pat Mason logged 13 tackles, including two for losses, forced two fumbles fumbles, notched a pass defense and blocked a punt, as Lakeview beat Rockwall, 27-21.SportsDay football (offense) player of the week: Deonte McDade In his second start at quarterback, Deonte McDade of Ennis accounted for six touchdowns, four rushing and two passing, in a 45-23 win over Midlothian.SportsDay volleyball player of the week: Kelsey Mahoney Kelsey Mahoney of Keller Central had a career-high 27 digs in Friday's four-game victory against Keller. She also had 15 kills and 32 assists in that match. In two victories last week, Mahoney had 25 kills, 63 assists, 32 digs and five solo blocks.SportsDay cross country runner of the week: Colby Lowe Colby Lowe of Southlake Carroll seized the Elite boys title at the Nike South Invitational on Saturday at The Woodlands with a run of 15:16. On Sept. 22, Lowe's 15:01 easily topped the field at the Texas A&M Invitational.09/30/2007SportsDay football (defense) player of the week: Steven Terrell In arguably Allen's biggest game of the season, Steven Terrell made big play after big play to help Allen top Plano, 35-26.10/01/2007SportsDay football (offense) player of the week: Robert Carter Robert Carter rushed for 283 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-14 win over Garland.SportsDay volleyball player of the week: Heather Carter Heather Carter had 10 solo blocks and four assists Friday to lead Mesquite Horn to a 25-14, 25-21, 25-22 victory against North Mesquite. Mesquite Horn is 16-17 overall and 1-2 in District 12-5A. Horn's district losses came to Mesquite and Tyler Lee.SportsDay cross country runner of the week: Laleh Mojtabaeezamani Laleh Mojtabaeezamani is the No. 1 runner for Keller, which is the top-ranked 5A team in the state in the Cross Country Coaches Association of Texas Week 5 poll. Mojtabaeezamani placed second at the Marcus II Invitational at Westchester Park in Flower Mound on Saturday with a run of 11:12, just six seconds behind McKinney North's Stephanie Ganter. Keller won the meet with 51 points.09/23/2007SportsDay football offensive player of the week: Riley Dodge Riley Dodge threw seven touchdown passes to lead Southlake Carroll to a come-from-behind win over Rockwall, 49-42, Thursday.09/25/2007SportsDay football defensive player of the week: Cody Wallace The sophomore's efforts on defense and special teams led Rockwall Christian to a 13-7 win over Shelton on Friday, a game in which Rockwall Christian allowed just 209 yards.SportsDay volleyball player of the week: Jordan Kirk Jordan Kirk combined for 33 kills and 17 digs last week in wins over Allen and Plano. Kirk had 16 kills and six digs against Allen on Tuesday to help Plano West rebound from a loss to Lake Highlands on Sept. 14.SportsDay cross country runner of the week: Alex Wallace Alex Wallace won the elite division of the Lake Highlands Invitational on Saturday at Norbuck Park in Dallas with a time of 16:09. That followed his victory on Sept. 15 at the Gerald Richey Invitational (15:59) in Arlington.09/17/2007SportsDay football offensive player of the week: Cyrus Gray Cyrus Gray led DeSoto to a 66-12 win over Tyler John Tyler 09/10/2007SportsDay football defensive player of the week: Gary Mason Jr. Gary Mason forced a fumble and sealed Waxahachie's 21-14 win over Denison with an interception with 3:24 left.SportsDay football offensive player of the week: Peter Smith Peter Smith led an unranked Forney team to an easy 43-14 win over Frisco Centennial, then No. 20 in SportsDay's Class 4A area rankings.SportsDay cross country runner of the week: Craig Lutz Craig Lutz cruised to victory Saturday morning at the Frisco Invitational at Warren Park, running 5 kilometers in 16:21, 13 seconds ahead of second-place runner Cole Reveal of Frisco Centennial.SportsDay volleyball player of the week: Amy Moody Amy Moody had 20 kills, 14 digs, nine aces and three blocks in a win against North Crowley on Friday. She was a close friend of Dozie Njeako, a Summit junior varsity football player who collapsed and died while playing a game Thursday
