US Army Corps of Engineers Hold Benbrook Lake Master Plan Meeting
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79th Year No. 35 817-246-2473 7820 Wyatt Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76108 suburban-newspapers.com August 29, 2019 Western Hills High School and Benbrook Middle-High School Football Reviews by John English Western Hills The Western Hills football team is looking to build on what it started last year when it opened the season 3-0 and appeared poised to com- pete for one of the four playoff spots in district 6- 4A. LyKeveion Timms Raven Labinot Veseli Kidari Issa Aaron Boydston Jude Collins The Cougars ended up finishing 4-6 overall in 2018, and with a slew of returning after an injury at the end of last season and lead the special teams. strong of returners in key positions, Western Hills is only playing in seven games. Moilan is in his sixth season as head coach of the ready to give it another go. Defensive back Joshua Davis is a move-in from Cougars, and said a successful 2019 depends heavily “We have had a good few weeks of practice,” Plano East who will get the start at corner, and Kidari on how fast his less experienced players adapt to the coach Blake Moilan said. “The first scrimmage went Issa, whom Moilan describes as “the general of the varsity game. well. We are a very young team with a lot of under- defense,” returns after a 20 tackle and one INT junior “The playoffs and a post-season run will be deter- classmen seeing their first varsity action. Our seniors season. mined by how quickly our young guys mature and are doing a great job of leading the young guys and On offense, quarterback Isaiah Jones returns and understand the speed of varsity football,” Moilan said. showing the ropes.” will lead the team after rushing for 171 yards and “The talent is there, but experience is lacking.” On defense, lineman LyKeveion Timms Raven throwing for 385 yards in only five games in 2018, and Western Hills will open the season at 7 p.m. on will anchor the defensive line after starting on the running back Erick Taylor returns after an injury-short- Thursday, Aug. 29 against Dallas Molina at Sprague offensive line last year, and linebacker Labinot Veseli ened sophomore season and will lead the way in the Field in Dallas. (43 tackles, 2 sacks, 7 TFL, 1 fumble recovery) is backfield. Three-year starter Isaac Moreno is returning and Benbrook Middle-High School will be joined by fellow returning starters Aaron The Benbrook football team had a strong season in Boydston, Noah Sanchez, and Jacori Williams on the 2018, finishing second in district 6-4A competition and Corps of Engineers offensive line. advancing to the bi-district round of the playoffs. KD Carr will lead a strong receiving corps that Coach Cody Slater said, “Things are moving a lit- Seeking Public also includes Ashon Cooper, Dimitry Mcgriff, Treylen tle slower right now and that is to be expected,” Slater Brewster, Johnavon Polk, and Curtis Ellison along said. “We graduated 16 seniors, and we lost nine Input on Benbrook with three-year starting kicker, Jude Collins, who will starters on offense and eight (continued on page 7) Lake Master Plan The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is proposing revisions to the Benbrook Lake Master Plan. A 30-day written comment period is going on now through approximately Sept. 21, and the Corps is actively encouraging public input. For more information about the plan and how to provide input, visit the website online at https://www.swf.usace.army.mil/About/Lakes-and- R e c r e a t i o n - I n f o r m a t i o n / M a s t e r - P l a n - Updates/Benbrook-Lake/. You also may email your comments to CESWF- [email protected]. The 2019 Benbrook Middle-High School Bobcats Varsity football team. PAGE 2, August 29, 2019 Suburban Newspapers, Inc. Golden From the US Department of Transportation Stay Safe This Labor Day Holiday Wedding Anniversary During the 2019 Labor Day holiday, local law gal, it is a matter of life and death. As you head out enforcement officers will partner with the U.S. to the Labor Day festivities, remember: Drive Department of Transportation’s National Highway Sober or Get Pulled Over. 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State University. equivalent of 20 jumbo jets crashing each year, • Remember that it is never okay to drink with no survivors. This is why the NHTSA to and drive. Even if you’ve had only one alcoholic Robert is originally from West Point, Miss. remind drivers that drunk driving is not only ille- beverage, designate a sober driver or plan to use and is the son of the late Clarence and Lucille public transportation or a ride sharing service to Cook. Eleanor is from Augusta and is the daughter One Minute Mind Opener get home safely. of the late Bob and Helen Lamb. They are the • Use your community’s sober ride program. proud parents of three sons, Rob, Randy (wife Dr. Mike’s Coaching • If you see a drunk driver on the road, con- Heather) and Richard and have three grandchil- tact law enforcement. dren, Samantha, Dominick and Zacharay. Robert Corner by Michael Haro, Ph.D., CLC • Have a friend who is about to drink and is retied from the FAA and Eleanor retired from drive? 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