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McLain misses Olympics
Plano East alum Erica McLain, who competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, failed to make a second straight Olympic team Monday.
McLain competed in the triple jump at the Olympic track and field trials.
The result may have been disappointing for the former Lady Panther, but just getting to the trials was an accomplishment for McLain as she suffered a severely twisted ankle and broke multiple bones on a jump in March 2011.
McLain will continue to compete and hopes to be in the 2013 World Championships.
Morgan commits to FSU
Prestonwood Christian Academy senior Christian Morgan had four calls to make Tuesday.
In the end, only Florida State received good news regarding the Lions' nationally-touted tight end. That good news was relayed to family and friends Tuesday afternoon from Gleneagles Country Club when Morgan announced his intent to play football for the Seminoles.
"In my heart, I knew I'd go somewhere," he said. "I went to Florida State and told myself that I was going to commit after that, whether I liked it or not. I was going to decide after that visit and I liked it there; I got back and discussed it with everybody around me and I knew I wanted to be a Seminole."
The 6-foot-5, 245-pound Morgan chose FSU over Arkansas, Baylor and Ole Miss.
Vaughn takes over at Boyd
Plano West JV girls basketball coach Rochelle Vaughn will see the Lady Wolves plenty next season, but it will be from the opposing sideline as Vaughn (a West alum) has been named the new varsity head coach at McKinney Boyd.
West and Boyd are in District 10-5A this year.
Vaughn takes over for former Lady Broncos head coach Bretagne Galbreath.
"Even when Rochelle was a player here you could see how smart she was, and she only added to that with her college experience," said Don Patterson, West head coach. "She knows basketball and she knows how to handle kids, so I know Boyd is going to get better."
Trio on to soccer nationals
The Dallas Texans (U13 boys), Sting 97 (U15 girls) and Solar Chelsea 95 (U17 boys) have qualified for the 2012 US Youth Soccer National Championships.
The Metroplex-based trio did so by winning their age brackets at the US Youth Soccer Region III Championships, which concluded last Thursday.
Next stop for the Texans, Sting and Chelsea is Rock Hill, S.C., which hosts nationals July 25-29.
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Plano No. 2 soccer city in U.S.
Plano has been named the No. 2 best soccer city in the country by Livability.com.
To help determine criteria for the list, Livability.com editors followed the lead of US Youth Soccer.
Plano, the only Texas city on the list, finished behind Overland, Kan.
Editors looked for small to mid-size cities with the best soccer programs and facilities. Plano fits the bill with numerous US Youth Soccer National Championships, alums who have captured NCAA Titles and more UIL State Soccer Championships than any other city in the state.
Those accolades come from years of work as more than 11,000 children participate in youth soccer in Plano with 25 percent of the city's hotel stays coming because of youth soccer events.
Plano-East alumni football game
Football season may be on hiatus, but the Plano Senior-Plano East rivalry will continue at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 from Clark Stadium.
Set up by FootballLegendsofTexas.com, the Wildcats and Panthers will hold an alumni game.
Both schools are still looking for alumni that can participate as part of the cheerleaders, dance team, band or game itself. The player rosters are about half full with practices starting last week.
The organizer is attempting to recreate all facets of a high school game, down to the referees, announcers and custom made jerseys.
For more information on the game, go to: FootballLegendsofTexas.com.
Lady Wildcats Hoops Camps
It wouldn't be summer without the Plano Senior girls basketball clinics and the Lady Wildcats two more remaining.
The July 23-26 youth scrimmage clinic will run from 1-6 p.m. each day at Plano. It is open to players entering fifth through ninth grade at a price of $120. The July 23-27 youth fundamentals camp runs 9 a.m.-noon each day at Vines High School. It is for kindergarten though fifth grade and costs $90.
There is a $4 fee for non-Plano residents.
For more information, contact Lady Wildcats head coach Lynn Meger at: 214-563-3181 or: lynn.meger@pisd.edu.
Swing Fore Yellow
Swing Fore Yellow, one of the pillars in the 4 Yellow Foundation's contributions to LIVESTRONG in the global fight against cancer, is coming to town.
A staple in Plano native Lance Armstrong's organization since 2009, the golf tournament will be held Sept. 23-24 at Gleneagles Country Club.
The festivities commence with a cocktail party Sept. 23 at III Forks Restaurant that will include live and silent auctions. The tournament will be held the following day and includes a round of golf as well as a continental breakfast and buffet luncheon.
The proceeds go to benefit the LIVESTRONG Foundation and Heroes for Children.
Kern, Miles in TGCA All-Star Game
Plano East senior Holly Kern and Plano Senior senior Kristen Miles have been selected for the Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star Softball Game.
The game is for top seniors across the state.
Kern and Miles will play for the East team in the Class 5A-4A contest, which is set for 7 p.m. July 10 from the Workman Complex in Arlington.
Americans hold youth hockey camp
The Allen Americans will hold their annual youth hockey camp July 11-13 at the AEC's community ice rink.
The clinic is set up to be fun and challenging, providing children ages 6-12 the opportunity to develop and build their hockey skills. Drills will be run by current Allen players with appearances by former NHL standouts Mike Modano, Craig Ludwig and Ed Belfour, each of whom won a Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars. The camp costs $295 per person and includes 4.5 hours of ice sessions as well as sports-related recreational activities (Top Golf, etc.), a free camp jersey, lunches and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Americans' locker room.
For more information or to register, go to: allenamericans.com or call: 972-912-1000.
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