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From Page 23A He also threw a wild pitch, al- Aubrey needed a win against lowing Melissa’s fourth run to Melissa to set up a de facto dis- Aubrey come across. trict title game against Celina Rhet Bleemel entered in re- next Tuesday. Instead, the Chap- baseball, and sometimes that’s lief and did a masterful job the arrals now no longer control the way it goes. We just didn’t do rest of the way, surrendering their own destiny. a very good job early on execut- just two hits in five innings. He “It is what it is,” Henry said. ing in certain situations.” struck out six. “Obviously, we were looking Melissa scored all four of its “He did a heck of a job keeping forward to that [Celina game]. runs in the top of the second, us in it,” Henry said. “He’s been And we still are. It’s going to be with three of them coming on a good for us all year, but it was a good game. Moving forward, bases-clearing double to the gap really good to see that out of him it’s good that we’re in the spot in left field. going forward. He’s been a guy that we are. Tonight really didn’t The Cardinals loaded the that hasn’t been extended. That’s hurt us. It’s not going to keep bases due in large part to the most he’s probably pitched all us out of that playoffs. We’re al- Huckaby’s command issues. year. I’m really proud of him.” ready guaranteed to be in.” Huckaby hit three batters and The loss puts a serious damp- REECE WADDELL can be issued two walks in his only er on Aubrey’s District 9-4A title reached at 940-566-6869 and two innings on the mound. hopes. via Twitter at @ReeceWaddell15.

Ryan Blaney (12) and Mar- tin Truex Jr. (19) approach the third Jeff Woo/DRC turn during a North Texas head coach Grant McCasland, center, greets guests during the Celebration of NASCAR Cup Life for Nelson Haggerty on Saturday at First Baptist Church. Haggerty, who spent last sea- Series race son as UNT’s director of basketball strategy and operations, was killed in a single-car crash April 11 at on U.S. Highway 380 near Decatur. He is survived by his wife Krissie and four children. Martinsville Speedway in From Page 23A guard Javion Hamlet during the Martinsville, Mean Green’s historic season “When you are Va. Haggerty this year were all prominently around someone you displayed. trust with everything, Steve Helber/AP UNT won the conference A resolution honoring Hag- USA tournament and went on gerty from the Baylor Black not just with From Page 23A expect, unfortunately. It wasn’t a Not only that but Hamlin, to knock off Purdue for its first Alumni Alliance was read before basketball, but also good day for us, obviously.” who will start up front, has a win in the NCAA tournament in his former players and college with your friendship, NASCAR At least one relationship career-best eight straight top- program history this spring. coaches were asked to raise their seemed to be in good shape; five finishes. Only Hall of Fam- “When you are around some- hands. More than two dozen family and life and the organization’s disastrous Blaney was twice interrupted ers (1974) and one you trust with everything, former players and more than he is also one of the race. by calls from Logano during a (1979) have nine not just with basketball, but 10 coaches were in attendance. greatest players and Penske spoke individually to Zoom session with reporters. top-five finishes in the first 10 also with your friendship, family Aundre Branch, one of Hag- coaches you know, it his drivers in the aftermath and Now, it remains to be seen races of a season. and life and he is also one of the gerty’s former Baylor team- collectively too. He knows ten- if the team unity holds up in, greatest players and coaches you mates, recalled how he connect- shows that his impact sions can escalate in the heat of as Blaney says, “the heat of the Odds and ends know, it shows that his impact ed with people. was tremendous.” the moment as they did at Day- battle.” Hamlin, who has flirted with was tremendous,” McCasland “He always invested in the — Grant McCasland, UNT tona. But he said he wants them “Everyone wants to win,” he victory late only to fall short in said. “The part that I will miss said. “Those things are tough, people around him,” Branch basketball coach to remember that everyone each of the last three races, is the the most, though, is our friend- said. from the crew to the sponsors, but I thought we had a really 7-1 favorite, with Logano next at ship and our times together.” That trait translated to the and of course the drivers, can good discussion and hopefully 9-1. ... Defending series champi- McCasland and King were court, where he became one of Two of Haggerty’s former lose in those situations. we can apply the things we talk- on is the only Hen- just two of 11 people who spoke the best playmakers in Baylor Midwestern colleagues spoke, “I don’t think there’s any- ed about and try to finish 1-2- drick Motorsports driver with- Saturday about the impact Nel- history. including Tres Seigler, who re- thing new that will happen, but 3-4 or 1-2 or whatever it is, just out a win so far. ... Eight drivers son made both on the court and Haggerty played for the called the way he connected I think we just have to make an try to get a Penske car to Victory have won in the first nine races, in the lives of the players and Bears from 1991-95 and is Bay- with people. agreement on just exactly how Lane.” with Martin Truex Jr. the only coaches he worked with through lor’s all-time leader in assists “I will never forget how Nel- you want to play ball if you get one with multiple victories. ... years. with 699. He averaged a school son saw the best in everyone,” into that same situation as we Streaking Hamlin Keselowski leads active drivers While Haggerty’s time at record 10.14 assists per game in Seigler said. had with two of us running as Series points leader Denny with five Cup wins at Talladega, UNT was short, McCasland and the 1994-95 season. Reagan Foster recalled Hag- well as we had with a half-mile Hamlin has six straight top-five the latest in 2017. Logano has his players said he left a signif- Among the coaches who gerty’s dedication to his players. to go, and then end up with finishes at superspeedways, - in three ’Dega wins, Hamlin and icant mark. He took care of the attended the service, Kim An- That dedication was one of three cars in the trash bucket,” cluding a triple-overtime win at Blaney two each. ... The all-elec- logistical issues of travel and derson recalled how Haggerty’s the reasons McCasland added Penske said. Talladega last October in a race tric Mustang Mach-E will serve practice behind the scenes and traits as a player translated Haggerty to his staff. “But that’s what you have to that saw 13 cautions. as pace vehicle. was also a steady presence for when he went into coaching. He grew up watching Hag- UNT’s players. Anderson, who worked with gerty play for Baylor and ended “He was the rock of our pro- Haggerty at Central Missouri, up wearing No. 12 for the Bears, gram,” UNT guard JJ Murray said he knew how to win games, the same number as his friend. Notice of Public Hearing: Amendment No. 3 to said. “His calm and competi- but that wasn’t the trait he re- McCasland said he’s spent a tive demeanor rubbed off on membered most about him. lot of time crying over the last Strategic Partnership Agreement between the us.” “Every coach loved him,” An- week. The stops Haggerty made derson said. “He was one of the “I’m always going to be City of Lewisville, Texas and Denton County while developing those traits most loyal people I know.” thankful for Nelson Haggerty,” were memorialized at the ser- Haggerty spent eight years of McCasland said. “What a bless- Fresh Water Supply Districts 1-A, 1-B, 1-C, 1-D, vice. His No. 12 Baylor jersey, a his coaching career at Midwest- ing he has been for all of us.” photo of him cutting down a net ern State and led the Mustangs 1-E, 1-F, 1-G and 1-H from his tenure as the coach at to the Elite Eight twice and was BRETT VITO can be reached Midwestern State, and a pho- named the Lone Star Confer- at 940-566-6870 and via Twit- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing will to of him talking to UNT point ence Coach of the Year twice. ter at @brettvito. be conducted by Denton County Fresh Water Supply Districts 1-B and 1-D (“Districts 1-B and 1-D”). The public From Page 23A went Evans to Gamble across the the sixth with a pair of runs with diamond before a strikeout look- one out to take its first lead of hearing will be held to consider an amendment (the “Third Softball ing ended the game and locked the game. Wall limited the dam- Amendment”) to the Strategic Partnership Agreement up UNT’s ninth home win of the age to just two after the Golden two runners in scoring position season and gave Trautwein her Eagles had threatened for more between the City of Lewisville, Texas and Denton County with nobody away. Rayna Lewis 57th career victory in the circle. with runners in scoring position cashed in with an RBI single to and kept the deficit to just one Fresh Water Supply Districts 1-A, 1-B, 1-C, 1-D, 1-E, 1-F, plate both runners and make it UNT 3, USM 2 with a clean seventh inning. 1-G, and 1-H (the “Districts”) dated June 17, 2009, as 2-0. Another impressive start After a Miranda Holguin Gamble gave UNT an insur- from Wall came in Game 2 as pinch-hit single with one out, amended (the “Agreement”). ance run in the sixth with a dou- she threw her 14th complete Callahan lay down a perfect bunt ble to right-center that scored game of the year, allowing just that resulted in an infield single The City and the Districts wish to amend the Agreement Christensen all the way from two runs on seven hits, issu- after some Southern Miss mis- first after she reached on a one- ing zero walks and striking out cues. Wark tied the game with to provide for full purpose annexation of all land within out single. The Golden Eagles seven. UNT took the lead in the her second RBI single of the threatened in the seventh with third inning on a Maia Wark day, scoring Holguin with two the Districts into the City of Lewisville. their first two batters reaching RBI single that scored Mikayla outs and advancing Katy Truitt, on a single and walk, the first hit Smith, who had walked to lead who pinch-ran for Callahan to The Public Hearing for Districts 1-B and 1-D shall be for their squad since the fourth off the inning before Candain third. Evans then looped an 0-1 inning. 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