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Deweyville's Willis competing at national tournament

Deweyville High School junior Kennidee Willis recently competed with 200 girls from across the state for one of 12 spots on the Lone Star Volleyball team. After the the smoke cleared, Willis secured a spot with the team and they are currently playing in the Team USA High Performance International Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa through July 25.

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Delta Downs wraps up 2015 quarter horse season

Director of Racing Chris Warren with leading owner Joan Rood and her trainer

The 46-day quarter horse season ended July 11 at Delta Downs in nearby Vinton, Louisiana, and the leading jockey, trainer and owner were honored.

With his fourth consecutive riding title in hand weeks ago, 51-year-old jockey John “Hambone” Hamilton won 69 races in 328 mounts for earnings of $1,206,044.

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Five Lady Cardinals named ITA Scholar Athletes

Verity Ockenden, Ciara Luna and Katya Lapayeva.

Five Lady Cardinals from the Lamar University tennis team were named as Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athletes, which led the team to claim the Scholar Team distinction.

The team notched a 3.42 grade point average for the season, and was one of 117 Division I programs and three Southland Conference teams to grab the honor. To make the list, a team must have at least a 3.2 GPA. Northwestern State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi were the other SLC programs on the list.

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Coop's picks for Evangeline Downs - Wednesday, July 22

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chad Cooper (The Examiner sports editor)
Winners: 200-557, .359
Best Bets: 13-23, .565
Longshots (hitting the board): 23-39, .589
Top 3 picks in the $: .549

Morning Line (opening odds)
Winners: 187-557, .335
Best Bets (9/5 or lower): 24-40, .600
Top 3 picks in the $: .537

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Coop's picks for Evangeline Downs - Friday, July 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chad Cooper (The Examiner sports editor)
Winners: 193-539, .358
Best Bets: 11-21, .523
Longshots (hitting the board): 23-39, .589
Top 3 picks in the $: .549

Morning Line (opening odds)
Winners: 182-539, .337
Best Bets (9/5 or lower): 24-47, .510
Top 3 picks in the $: .536

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