Sports Shorts - 8/31

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Westbrook sits out third preseason game with injury

Going into Tampa Bay’s third preseason game, Dede Westbrook led the NFL in receiving yards. At the end of the game, his yard total did not change. That would be because the standout receiver had been nursing what was described as a lower body injury and was held out without any prior notice. Westbrook recently got a second opinion and could be returning back to practice and game action soon. Jacksonville will travel to Atlanta on Friday for a 6:00 p.m kickoff. That is the final preseason game of the year before the Jaguars travel to Houston on September 10 for the regular season opener.

 

Youth soccer registration is underway
Cameron Youth Soccer registration is underway and the deadline is August 31st. Officials will be at Yoe High Cafeteria that night from 5-7PM for last chance registration. Youth ages 4-13 are eligible to play and the cost is $40 per player with a discount for households with multiple players. You can pick up registration forms at the Cameron Library, Classic Bank, Buckholts State Bank, or Elementary and Jr. High offices. For info, call 254-482-0680 or 254-482-0326.

 

Cross Country Results

The Yoe High cross country teams officially got their season going last week in the Valley Mills invitational. It was a strong start to the season as the girls JV squad won the tournament and newcomer Daisy Osorio took 10th in the varsity competition. Yoe head cross country coach Dale Keen also reported that Eliza Garcia won the JV girls division and Logan Pevehouse and Stedman Elliott both placed 10th in the junior high division. The high school varsity boys did not compete due to some lingering injuries.

 

Multiple cancellations due to Harvey

With the destruction that Harvey has caused throughout parts of the state of Texas, many football games have either been moved back or cancelled altogether. As of the time of this article being written, a total of 101 games had been cancelled and another 25 games had time and location changes due to the storm. Besides Cameron’s game being pushed back to Saturday, Houston King and College Station, Diboll and Madisonville, Caldwell and Teague, and Liberty Hill and La Grange are all local games that have been cancelled. Teague and Madisonville have decided to play either other this Friday night in Madisonville.