The Carroll Varsity Silver hockey team defeated Grapevine/Colleyville Heritage 5-0 to improve to 11-2-1 on Thursday night at the NYTEX Brahmas Arena.
Carroll outshot Grapevine/Colleyville Heritage 30-22 in the contest.Jeff Rucci got things going for the Dragons at the 6:48 mark of the first period on an assist from Chris McNamara to make it 1-0 Carroll.Connor Beall tacked on a second goal just beyond the 11th minute of the period to make it 2-0 heading into the second for Carroll.Rucci picked up where he left off early in the second quarter with his second goal of the game on an assist from Brett Knudson.Justin Mitchell made it 4-0 in the ninth minute of play on a Rucci assist, and Conner Brady scored on a power-play goal on an assist from Griffin McManus to put the game out of reach.Neither team scored in the third period of play.Christian Westerberg stopped 22 shots on goal in the contest for the Dragons.Hitting facility to be dedicatedThe Grapevine High School baseball program will dedicate its new facility at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 26 at the Mustangs baseball field, and the ceremony will take on a special meaning.Grapevine High School experienced a tragedy in 2007 when baseball player Chris Gavora was struck by a batted ball in a batting cage during pre-game warmups. Gavora died two days later.Five months later, former Texas Ranger Mike Coolbaugh was struck by a line drive while coaching first base for the Tulsa Drillers AA team, killing him instantly.According to a news release, "out of their tragic circumstances, the Gavora and Coolbaugh families have been resilient, sharing a unique bond and expressing a shared desire to use their loved ones' memory to promote safety in the game of baseball. The manifestation of this shared desire became the Grapevine Mustang Hitting Facility, a new covered baseball/softball practice area that will provide the GHS teams with a safe place to practice year-round."The facility will be dedicated to the memory of Gavora and Coolbaugh.Their uniform numbers will be on the building's facade, and plaques explaining how they inspired the facility will be displayed near the building and at the entrance to the fields.Covenant Christian cruises to victory against OvillaThe Colleyville Covenant Christian boys basketball team led Ovilla Christian by 12 points at half time on Friday night and went on to win 68-49.Trent Jackson led the Cougars in scoring with 25 points in the contest, while Donovan Jeanne added 11 points and Tray Jackson scored 10 points.Joseph Goff, Austin Troup, Jack Niles and Ben Goff combined for 22 points in the contest.Have more to add? News tip? Tell us
