Lake Info
Normal Lake Level is 322.00 feet above Mean Sea
Level.
Current level for Cedar Creek Lake is: 322.00 Water Temperature:
63 degrees - top
58 degrees - bottom


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Eustace
shocks Mineola
Monitor Staff Reports
MINEOLAEustaces Bulldogs kept themselves in the thick of the playoff race
Tuesday by knocking off the hosting Mineola Yellowjackets, 9-3.
Now 10-9-1 on the season and 3-3 in District 14-3A baseball play, the Bulldogs were
scheduled to host the unbeaten Canton Eagles Friday night.
Tuesday, April 13, the Bulldogs are scheduled to visit Kemp for a 6:30 p.m. district game.
Following an open date Friday, April 17, the Bulldogs are scheduled to visit Athens for a
non-district game at noon Saturday, April 17.
The Bulldogs will return to district action Tuesday, April 20, when they host Wills Point
for senior night, and then will wrap up the second round of district and the
regular season on the road against Van Friday, April 23.
Tuesdays contest was crucial for the Bulldogs to remain in the running for a playoff
position. Mineola finished the first round of district play at 3-2, and the loss evened
their record at 3-3.
Canton finished the first round a perfect 5-0, with Wills Point right behind at 4-1.
At Mineola, the Bulldogs scored two runs in the first inning and two in the second to take
a 4-3 lead, and then padded their advantage by scoring two runs in the fourth and three in
the fifth inning.
Braden Strickland got the win, throwing six innings, allowing three runs and notching 13
strikeouts. Chris Compton pitched a scoreless seventh inning, striking out two
Yellowjackets.
Compton had a double and a single, while Jacob Petillo had a double, Owen Babcock hit a
double, and Addison Scott, Taylor Caldwell and Alex Pharmakis all added singles.Close
play at home

Monitor Photo/Kerry Yancey
Eustace Lady Bulldog pitcher Kaitlyn Bebe (left) tags out Van Lady Vandal Kennedy Barnett
at home to end the top of the second inning during third-ranked Van's 15-1 District 14-3A
softball win over the hosting Lady Bulldogs on a rain-soaked field April 2. Eustaces
score came in the fifth inning when Chelsea Oldham nailed a triple, and was brought home
by Catania Grant.
MHS comeback nips Terrell, 4-3
Monitor Staff Reports
MABANKMabanks Lady Panthers put themselves into the drivers seat for a
playoff berth in dramatic fashion Tuesday night, coming from behind to nip the visiting
Terrell Lady Tigers, 4-3.
A walk-off single by senior shortstop Ashley Hammack scored senior third baseman Alison
Castle in the bottom of the eighth inning to complete a comeback from a 3-1 deficit.
Now 13-9 on the season and 4-3 in District 15-4A softball play, the Lady Panthers were
scheduled to visit Red Oak Friday night, but three of their final four games will be at
home.
Tuesday, April 13, the Lady Panthers will host Mesquite Poteet and Friday, April 16,
Mabank will host No. 18 Forney (due to wet grounds, the teams March 23 first-round
match was played in Forney).

Monitor Photo/Kerry Yancey
Lady Panther catcher Hannah Foster-Yandell makes the catch to nail a Terrell Lady Tiger
baserunner at home, preserving a 1-1 tie in the third inning, one of the key plays in
Mabanks 4-3 extra-inning District 15-4A softball win over the visiting Lady Tigers
Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 20, the Lady Panthers will host Lancaster for senior night,
and will travel to West Mesquite for the regular-season finale Friday, April 23.
We still have some business to take care of, new Mabank softball coach Mark
Owen said Thursday. We still have to beat Lancaster and West Mesquite (to qualify
for the playoffs).
The Lady Panthers run-ruled both Lancaster and West Mesquite in the first round, Owen
pointed out. Our goal now is to move up in the (playoff) rankings, he said.
After Terrell tied the score at 1-1 in the third inning, the Lady Tigers pushed across two
runs in the top of the sixth to take a 3-1 lead.
At that time, Owen called the girls over and reminded them that playoff teams find a way
to win.
They just found ways to win that game. We had a good effort from the whole
team, he said Thursday. We may have hopefully turned a corner here.
Mabank promptly scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie the score 3-3 (the tying
run by senior Sadie Roberts), and held the Lady Tigers scoreless in both the seventh and
eighth innings.
In the bottom of the eighth, the leadoff batter, Castle, battled through a lengthy at-bat,
fouling off several pitches before nailing a two-strike double.
Senior pitcher Brandi Lander singled Castle to third, setting up Hammacks walk-off
RBI single.
All four of our seniors did really well, Owen said. We just made a lot
of really big plays.
Hammack scored the Lady Panthers first run in the bottom of the second.
Hammack hustled around the bases to stretch a stand-up double into a very close slide-in
triple, but then appeared to make a serious mistake when she was caught in a rundown
between third and home.
Nicknamed Fearless, Hammack got out of the scrape when the Lady Tigers made an
error, allowing her to scamper in.
Boating group questions ethanol increase
safety
Special to The Monitor
ALEXANDRIA, Va.This summer, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will decide on
whether to allow a 50 percent increase in the amount of ethanol in the nations
gasoline supply, from the current E10 (or containing 10 percent ethanol) up to E15
(containing 15 percent ethanol).
With testing data on the new mid-level ethanol formulation to be completed on
only a small group of 2001 and newer model vehicles within this time frame, consumers with
older cars, boats, non-road vehicles or gas-engine powered equipment may find that the
fuel is not compatible or safe for use.
Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS), the nations largest boat
owners group, is concerned.
Some of our members have advised us of performance, compatibility and possible
safety issues with the current E10 blend, BoatUS Vice President of Government
Affairs Margaret Podlich said.
To add 50 percent more ethanol to every gallon of gas without first knowing what it
will do to the older vehicles and other gasoline engines we currently own, is simply
irresponsible, she added.
The U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety has also raised concerns about higher levels
of ethanol and the lack of independent testing.
Ethanol, a strong solvent, can accelerate the deterioration of fuel system components,
such as fuel lines, causing them to fail and increasing the level of risk for fire or
explosions.
Last year, Growth Energy, the lobbying group for the ethanol industry, petitioned the EPA
to allow the sale of mid-level ethanol blends beyond the current 10 percent
(E10) up to the 15 percent level (E15).
In a Nov. 30, 2009, response, the EPA advised Growth Energy Although all of the
studies have not been completed, our engineering assessment to date indicates that the
robust fuel, engine and emissions control systems on newer vehicles (likely 2001 and newer
model years) will likely be able to accommodate higher ethanol blends, such as E15.
However, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS), whose mission is to support
an informed national legislature, reports in a Jan. 28 Report for Congress
that the EPAs November response letter Made no comment on the status of
testing for older vehicles or for non-road engines.
The CRS report also says, Currently, no automaker warranties its vehicles to use
gasoline higher than 10 percent ethanol, and small engine manufacturers
similarly limit the allowable level of ethanol.
The CRS report also says its unclear if the current fuel distribution systems
the pumps, tanks, delivery vehicles and underground gas lines can tolerate blends
higher than E10.
Even if the fuel is approved by EPA for use in motor vehicles, presumably fuel
suppliers could be unwilling to sell the fuel unless they are confident that it will not
damage their existing systems or lead to liability issues in the future, the CRS
reports.
The report adds a comment by the independent certification and testing company
Underwriters Laboratories saying, Under normal business conditions, E10 at the
dispenser (fuel pump) can vary from about 7 percent to 13 percent ethanol. Assuming a
similar variance would exist for E15, it likely under normal conditions ethanol
concentrations would exceed the 15 percent limit.
We recognize that alternative fuels must be brought to market in the US,
Podlich said. However, there is also a growing awareness among consumers that
corn-based ethanol is not the environmental panacea it was thought to be several years
ago.
Increased food costs, changes in land use, and the energy required to produce
ethanol are now giving many Americans second thoughts, she added.
BoatUS is part of followthescience.org , a coalition of 46 motor sports, environmental,
food and citizen advocate groups asking for science first before the EPA
allows a new fuel on the market.
BoatU.S. is also a member of AllSAFE, the Alliance for a Safe Alternative Fuels
Environment. The Association urges anyone who is concerned about a higher percentage of
ethanol in gasoline and the lack of testing to contact their members of Congress.
Upcoming
games |
Track April
14-15
14-3A District meet @ Eustace
April 22
Regional qualifiers meet @ Eustace
May 7-8
Region II meet @ Commerce |
Semi-Pro Football
April 17
Xtreme vs WC Gladiators April 24
Xtreme vs Shport Storm
May 1
Xtreme vs ET Outlawz |
Softball April
13
MHS vs Mesquite Poteet*
KHS vs EHS*
April 16
MHS vs Forney*
April 20
MHS vs Lancaster*
KHS @ Mineola*
EHS vs Wills Point*
(end regular season)
April 23
MHS @ West Mesquite*
(end regular season)
(*District contest) |
Baseball April
13
MHS vs Red Oak* at EHS
KHS vs EHS*
April 16
MHS vs Poteet* @ EHS
KHS, EHS idle
April 17
EHS @ Athens (noon)
April 20
MHS @ Forney*
KHS @ Mineola*
EHS vs Wills Point*
April 23
MHS vs Lancaster* @ EHS
KHS vs Canton*
EHS @ Van*
(end regular season)
April 30
MHS vs W.Meste* @ EHS
(end regular season)
(*District contest) |
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