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Students in Le- Vandegrift, Le- ander ISD could be seeing ander and Vista Ridge will their school year start on form District 13-6A, a nine- Thursday, Aug. 16 if the team district with all the Board of Trustees approve a schools from the Round proposed 2018-19 academic Rock ISD and Hendrickson. calendar with a special state Class 5A will be exemption. split into two divisions After receiving based on enrollments for public feedback for its Dis- the fi rst time this year. Ce- trict of Innovation calen- dar Park and Rouse are in dar flexibility plan, LISD District 11-5A, Division I staff have put together two with Hutto, Georgetown, potential school calendars Manor, Pflugerville and — one under the DOI plan, Connally, while Glenn is in the other without — for the District 14-5A, Division II public to view. Ultimately, with Bastrop, Cedar Creek, the Board of Trustees will Elgin, East View, Marble determine whether to ap- Falls and Weiss. University Interscholastic League prove it at their Feb. 15 “In the past, we’ve meeting. Th e Vipers will be- begins the season against “It’s going to be Round Rock ISD were origi- had a scrimmage and four “We gathered sug- gin the regular season with Weiss and continues the ri- tough no matter what dis- nally planning to be in the games,” Vandegrift head gestions, recommendations non-district games against valry with Pfl ugerville in the trict you’re in,” Leander same district during the last coach Drew Sanders said. and ideas from community Cedar Park and Killeen El- second week of the season. head coach Tim Smith said. realignment, but the LISD “You had the chance to re- members, staff and par- lison before jumping right With an enroll- “Th ere are good coaches in 6A schools went south in- ally fi gure out your team. ents through a variety of into district play in week 3. ment of 2,199, Leander is Round Rock and at Hen- stead. Now that scrimmage be- committees, meetings and Vista Ridge will one of the smallest Class 6A drickson. We just have a Coaches were comes even more impor- groups,” said Chief Aca- open the season against schools in the state, having couple weeks to evaluate our forced to scramble for non- tant. Th ank goodness we’re demic Offi cer Matt Bentz. playing a couple good Rouse and face off with missed the Class 5A cutoff kids, but we’ll get it done.” district opponents and Killeen in Week 2. Leander number by nine students. Leander ISD and t e am s .” UIL, 6 LISD, 4 Another postponement for Champion case By JACK CRAVER Council voted in made in 2016. Th e only rea- past hearings involving the Austin Monitor November 2016 to approve son it has an opportunity to development, neighbors the same measure. However, change its mind, he noted, showed up to oppose the City Council de- a judge ruled in September was due to a mistake made new zoning entitlements, cided Th ursday that a legal 2017, in response to a law- by the city. which they argue will dam- and political battle sur- suit brought by a group op- “We can’t believe age the environmentally rounding the Champion posed to the development, we’re in this predicament,” sensitive Hill Country area tract in Northwest Austin that the vote was invalid he said, noting that his fi rm and bring an infl ux of traf- that has spanned two de- because city staff did not had already spent more fi c that existing roads aren’t cades will be extended yet properly post the item, in than $2 million preparing equipped to deal with. another two weeks. violation of the state open plans for the development Opponents repeat- Council voted 7-4 meetings law. since Council’s prior ap- edly referenced a January to postpone action on an In remarks to proval. recommendation by the amendment to a settlement Council, Mark Stevenson, He also warned the Environmental Commis- agreement from over 20 whose fi rm, Slate Real Es- city that it would be on the sion, which voted 7-2 that years ago that would allow tate Partners, purchased hook for millions in dam- the proposed amendment a developer to build a major the property with the intent ages if it blocks a deal that was “not necessarily envi- On Thursday, Marisa Barreda Lipscher (left) and Susan Kimbrough from multifamily housing devel- to develop it, urged Coun- it had previously approved. ronmentally superior” to the Lake Austin Collective organized handwritten notes from neighbors to opment. cil to stand by the decision it As they have in CHAMPION, 5 the mayor concerned about Champion Tract 3 at City Hall. Local MLB players speak to fans, Vipers Combined players won fi ve Millar said. “Our scoring re- day morning. Th e baseball get home from school, do World Series titles port said he had a fastball, stars are also local residents. homework and then go By ZACH SMITH, curveball and changeup. It Pitchers John outside to play baseball un- LYNETTE HAALAND didn’t say anything about Lackey and Chad Qualls til the street lights came on. It was Sept. 1, him throwing to right- and Buchholz who all Th is Christmas he bought 2007. Clay Buchholz was handers. Some organiza- played on a big league team wiffl e balls and bats and had making his second career tions are good at scoring last season while retired fun with his kids. start. Kevin Millar was en- reports and some aren’t. Th e players Kelly Wunsch, Matt He advised those tering the fi nal few years of Orioles, at that time, stunk.” Hagen and Millar answered looking into baseball as a his big league career. Buchholz and questions from the commu- career to: “Have more than He finished with Millar joined four other nity during the Q&A. two pitches.” nine strikeouts, including current and former profes- “I get to play base- Qualls is a relief sending Millar back to the sional baseball players at a ball for a living and that was pitcher and throws two Kevin Millar is a former World Series champion and current analyst on the dugout twice in the 10-0 question and answer ses- my dream growing up,” Bu- main pitches: a heavy sinker MLB Network. win. sion ahead of the Vandegrift chholz said. “You’re in a dif- and a hard slider. He typi- college baseball at Lamar their golf clubs, they’re usu- “It was a sick joke,” Home Run Derby on Satur- ferent city every three days. cally uses the sinker to get University in Beaumont, ally the best looking guys It’s a grind that nobody re- ahead in the count and the Millar wasn’t picked in the and they get paid more ally understands outside the slider to get strikeouts. MLB draft but played in an than anybody else. I guess game. Your body has to get Wunsch acted as independent league. From my advice would be learn used to all that.” the emcee, but Millar, a for- there, he joined the Orioles to pitch.” He also mentioned mer World Series champion minor league system and Qualls had a 14- that he has three kids now with the Boston Red Sox parlayed that into an 11- year big league career and and that changes things. and current analyst on the year career. spent time with the Astros, Th e players shared MLB Network, took over “Th e position play- Diamondbacks, Rays, Pa- about keeping the joy in the the microphone at times. ers really grind it,” Millar, a dres, Phillies, Yankees, Pi- game and that sometimes He is the prime example of former fi rst baseman, said. rates, Marlins and Rockies. with all of the statistics, re- grinding to make it to the “Starting pitchers play 30 search and showcase oppor- big leagues. Aft er playing times a year. They’ve got MLB, 3 tunities that are out there today, the love of the game is lost. 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