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Softball
Frisco defeats Little Elm, 11-1
Centennial defeats Liberty, 14-2
The Colony defeats Heritage, 6-4
Wakeland defeats Prosper, 15-1
Tuesday Results
Baseball
Liberty defeats Little Elm, 4-0
The Colony defeats Frisco, 6-1
Prosper defeats Centennial, 9-0
Wakeland defeats Heritage, 10-0
Briefs
Redhawks shut out Lobos
The Liberty and Little Elm baseball teams squared off Tuesday with the Redhawks prevailing for a 4-0 victory.
Liberty junior starting pitcher Josh Ryan earned the win on the hill while Little Elm’s Wren Petty was tabbed for the loss.
The victory put Liberty’s district mark at 2-0 while the Lobos fell to 0-2 against 9-4A counterparts.
Little Elm will now travel to Frisco for a 7:30 p.m. Friday contest while Liberty hosts Centennial at the same time.
Americans clinch first-round home ice
The Allen Americans secured home-ice advantage for at least the first round of the CHL playoffs Tuesday night with a 2-1 win over the Arizona Sundogs.
Allen now stands at 36-14-9 (81 points).
The game winner came with 1:57 remaining when Adam Pineault scored his 13th goal of the season off an assist by Jason Deitsch and Jarret Lukin. Pineault assisted on the Americans’ other goal, which was scored by Chris Doyle.
Allen netminder Aaron Dell (20-7-6) stopped 23-of-24 shots for the win.
Next up is a triple shot against the Fort Worth Brahmas with Allen on the road Friday and Saturday before hosting the Brahmas at 4:05 p.m. Sunday from the AEC.
Title game remains in Frisco through 2016
The NCAA recently announced that it has agreed to a three-year extension with the city of Frisco to keep the Division I Football Championship title game at FC Dallas Stadium.
The venue has hosted the previous two FCS championship games and will do so until at least 2016.
This year’s game featured a rematch of the 2011-12 title game between North Dakota State and Sam Houston State and marked the second consecutive time the game sold out FC Dallas Stadium, which holds more than 20,500 spectators.
At the end of the extension, Frisco will have hosted the title game six time, which is more than any other city other than Chattanooga, Tenn., which hosted the event during a 13-year span from 1997-2009.
Hawkins commits to Bowling Green
The Texas Tornado, members of the 24-team North American Hockey League, recently announced forward Brandon Hawkins’ commitment to play hockey at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
The 18-year-old still has two years of junior hockey eligibility following the 2012-13 season but has taken the league by storm in his rookie year.
The forward currently leads the league in goals scored with 29 and is tied for third with 43 points.
“I liked the idea of Bowling Green more than I did a lot of other schools,” Hawkins said. “It’s a small-town school and I’m really comfortable with that type of feel.”
Hawkins joins CJ Reuschlein, who will play his college hockey at Army, as the only two Tornado players to make NCAA Division I commitments this season. Forward Brett Heikkila commited to Northern Michigan University before ever playing a game in a Tornado uniform.
Buechele returns for fourth season
The Texas Rangers recently announced that former Rangers third baseman Steve Buechele will return for his fourth season as manager of the Double-A affiliate Frisco RoughRiders.
Buechele headlines a 2013 coaching staff that will remain completely intact from the previous season, with Jeff Andrews back as the team’s pitching coach and Jason Hart resuming his duties as hitting coach.
It will mark Buechele’s fifth as a Minor League manager after starting his coaching career in 2009 with the California League’s Bakersfield Blaze. Last year, the RoughRiders finished with an 80-60 record (second-best mark in the league) and an appearance in the Texas League Championship Series.
Buechele’s teams have made the playoffs in every season he has been a manager, while the former Ranger has tallied a 306-253 mark. On April 16 last year, Buechele passed Tim Ireland to become Frisco’s all-time winningest skipper with his 155th victory.
The RoughRiders begin the new season April 4 when Frisco visits the Arkansas Travelers. The team opens up its home slate April 11 when the Travelers come to Dr Pepper Ballpark for a 7 p.m. contest.
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Tuesday Results
Softball
Frisco defeats Little Elm, 11-1
Centennial defeats Liberty, 14-2
The Colony defeats Heritage, 6-4
Wakeland defeats Prosper, 15-1
Tuesday Results
Baseball
Liberty defeats Little Elm, 4-0
The Colony defeats Frisco, 6-1
Prosper defeats Centennial, 9-0
Wakeland defeats Heritage, 10-0
Briefs
Redhawks shut out Lobos
The Liberty and Little Elm baseball teams squared off Tuesday with the Redhawks prevailing for a 4-0 victory.
Liberty junior starting pitcher Josh Ryan earned the win on the hill while Little Elm’s Wren Petty was tabbed for the loss.
The victory put Liberty’s district mark at 2-0 while the Lobos fell to 0-2 against 9-4A counterparts.
Little Elm will now travel to Frisco for a 7:30 p.m. Friday contest while Liberty hosts Centennial at the same time.
Americans clinch first-round home ice
The Allen Americans secured home-ice advantage for at least the first round of the CHL playoffs Tuesday night with a 2-1 win over the Arizona Sundogs.
Allen now stands at 36-14-9 (81 points).
The game winner came with 1:57 remaining when Adam Pineault scored his 13th goal of the season off an assist by Jason Deitsch and Jarret Lukin. Pineault assisted on the Americans’ other goal, which was scored by Chris Doyle.
Allen netminder Aaron Dell (20-7-6) stopped 23-of-24 shots for the win.
Next up is a triple shot against the Fort Worth Brahmas with Allen on the road Friday and Saturday before hosting the Brahmas at 4:05 p.m. Sunday from the AEC.
Title game remains in Frisco through 2016
The NCAA recently announced that it has agreed to a three-year extension with the city of Frisco to keep the Division I Football Championship title game at FC Dallas Stadium.
The venue has hosted the previous two FCS championship games and will do so until at least 2016.
This year’s game featured a rematch of the 2011-12 title game between North Dakota State and Sam Houston State and marked the second consecutive time the game sold out FC Dallas Stadium, which holds more than 20,500 spectators.
At the end of the extension, Frisco will have hosted the title game six time, which is more than any other city other than Chattanooga, Tenn., which hosted the event during a 13-year span from 1997-2009.
Hawkins commits to Bowling Green
The Texas Tornado, members of the 24-team North American Hockey League, recently announced forward Brandon Hawkins’ commitment to play hockey at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
The 18-year-old still has two years of junior hockey eligibility following the 2012-13 season but has taken the league by storm in his rookie year.
The forward currently leads the league in goals scored with 29 and is tied for third with 43 points.
“I liked the idea of Bowling Green more than I did a lot of other schools,” Hawkins said. “It’s a small-town school and I’m really comfortable with that type of feel.”
Hawkins joins CJ Reuschlein, who will play his college hockey at Army, as the only two Tornado players to make NCAA Division I commitments this season. Forward Brett Heikkila commited to Northern Michigan University before ever playing a game in a Tornado uniform.
Buechele returns for fourth season
The Texas Rangers recently announced that former Rangers third baseman Steve Buechele will return for his fourth season as manager of the Double-A affiliate Frisco RoughRiders.
Buechele headlines a 2013 coaching staff that will remain completely intact from the previous season, with Jeff Andrews back as the team’s pitching coach and Jason Hart resuming his duties as hitting coach.
It will mark Buechele’s fifth as a Minor League manager after starting his coaching career in 2009 with the California League’s Bakersfield Blaze. Last year, the RoughRiders finished with an 80-60 record (second-best mark in the league) and an appearance in the Texas League Championship Series.
Buechele’s teams have made the playoffs in every season he has been a manager, while the former Ranger has tallied a 306-253 mark. On April 16 last year, Buechele passed Tim Ireland to become Frisco’s all-time winningest skipper with his 155th victory.
The RoughRiders begin the new season April 4 when Frisco visits the Arkansas Travelers. The team opens up its home slate April 11 when the Travelers come to Dr Pepper Ballpark for a 7 p.m. contest.
Internet exclusive content
For more stories on the sports community, including web exclusives, video previews and wrap-ups, go to: starlocalnews.com. This is the site for in-depth coverage, immediate scores, videos, game stories and a football score ticker for those that can’t wait for the print edition.
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