Westlake Picayune

By Thomas Jones, Sports editor
SAN ANTONIO – A blitzing and gambling Harlingen defense became the first in the playoffs to hold Westlake’s Ryan Swope to less than 100 yards.
Unfortunately for the Cardinals’ upset hopes, their special teams couldn’t say the same.
Swope, the Chaps’ all-district senior running back, returned the first two Harlingen kickoffs for touchdowns [...]

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When: Saturday, 4 p.m.
Where: Alamodome, San Antonio 
Radio/TV: 1370 AM.
Records: Westlake 8-4; Harlingen 10-2
Foe to know: Quarterback John Murphy directs a balanced attack while averaging 159 yards passing and 68 yards rushing a game.
Stat that matters: 1,048– Yards of offense gained by Harlingen in two playoff games.
Rundown: Traditional Valley powerhouse boasts an electric spread offense that tallied 501 [...]

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By Thomas Jones, Sports Editor 
Hounded by a ferocious Chap defense from the opening tip, visiting Cedar Park Vista Ridge struggled to six points on 3-of-15 shooting while falling behind in the first period.
And then Westlake really turned up the pressure.
The Chaps (9-2) slapped a stifling 1-2-2 press on Vista Ridge midway through the second period and [...]

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By Thomas Jones, Sports Editor
SAN ANTONIO – Perhaps a brilliant game plan against San Antonio Stevens’ zone-read offense keyed the best defensive effort of the year by Westlake. Possibly a series of subtle adjustments early in the game subdued a physical Falcons’ offensive line and helped the Chaps advance to the next round of the [...]

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By Will Pafford, Staff Writer
Rollingwood Drive will soon have striped lanes to discourage speeding. 
The Rollingwood City Council passed the project during it’s meeting on Nov. 19. 
Rex Klentzman is an engineer with Bleyl & Associates, the engineering firm that developed the striping project. 

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By Will Pafford, Staff Writer
Two Rollingwood police officers received medals for exceptional meritorious service during the Rollingwood City Council’s Nov. 19 meeting..
Officers Rick Harm and Stephen Pompa received the medals after responding to an armed man at the Centre One office complex on Oct. 9. 

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By Dane Anderson, Staff Writer
A local lawyer has written a letter to the Texas Attorney General’s Office complaining about theEanes school district’s public information practices.
A Nov. 19 letter to Attorney General Greg Abbott sent by Leonard Smith, an attorney with the Brown McCarroll law firm, alleges that Eanes violated the Texas Public Information Act in the [...]

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By Thomas Jones, Sports editor
SAN MARCOS­-Westlake had better swings, more kills and a higher quotient of oohs and ahhhs from the crowd of 3,800 that filled Strahan Coliseum for Saturday’s Class 5A state championship match.
But Amarillo had less mistakes, and that gave the Panhandle powerhouse just enough of an edge to win a tense five-game [...]

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By Thomas Jones, Sports Editor
In a most unlikely of rematches, Westlake’s volleyball team will again attempt to dethrone defending state champion Amarillo after both teams emerged from Friday’s Class 5A semifinals with wins Friday at San Marcos’ Strahan Coliseum.
Last season, Amarillo swept the Chaps to claim its second consecutive 5A title. The Golden Sandstorm will [...]

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What: Class 5A Region IV Division I area playoff game
When: Saturday, 8 p.m.
Where: Alamodome, San Antonio 
Radio/TV: 1370 AM.
Records: Westlake 7-4; SA Stevens 7-4
Foe to know: Quarterback Geoffrey Miles leads the team with 944 yards rushing and 16 TDs on 153 carries.
Stat that matters: 37– Yards gained by Judson’s Chauncy Harris in Stevens’ 14-12 upset win last week. [...]

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