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CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE PEP RALLY VIDEO!

Steve Patterson - Moving Pictures

There are 246 4A High Schools in Texas; 16 of them are still playing basketball, and Red Oak is one of them!!!
I have included a playoff bracket so you can trace the path the HAWKS have taken to get to this point.

Click here to view the 4-A Boys UIL Bracket

The Region II Semi Finals are Friday, March 5, at the Garland Special Events Center. Red Oak vs. Pinkston is at 6:00 and Lancaster vs. Kimball is at 7:30, your ticket is good for admission to both games.

Tickets are $6 for students and $8 for adults NO PASSES ARE ACCEPTED. There is a $5 charge to park. You may purchase tickets on line by going to www.garlandisd.net  on the front page you see: 4A Regional Basketball Tournament there you will see a link to buy tickets, click that link and follow the instructions. Please be sure you are purchasing tickets to the Boys Regional Tournament.  Tickets may also be purchased at the game.

Some Special Events Center Rules are:

No outside food or drinks
Signs will NOT be permitted within the S.E.C. – signs will not be permitted in the stands or hanging on the railing.
Official personnel only allowed on the floor before, during and after the game
 
Directions to the Special Events Center!

Thank you again for your support, I look forward to seeing all of you Friday.

WE ARE RED OAK!!!
Mike Burns, CAA
Athletic Director
Red Oak ISD
GO HAWKS!!!

OUR Varsity HAWK Basketball team defeated Waco High in a Region II Bi-District game last night 88-69. OUR next opponent is the Marshall Mavericks. We will play the Region II Area Round game tomorrow, Friday, February 26, at Navarro College in Corsicana, at 7:30 pm.

Ticket prices are $5 for adults and $3 for students. THSCA, TGCA, TABC and District 13 4A and 15 4A passes will be accepted. Faculty passes will not be accepted. Please also join me in wishing Hannah Gnoza the best of luck as she competes in the State Swim Meet this weekend!

WE ARE RED OAK!!!!
Mike Burns, CAA
Athletic Director
Red Oak ISD
GO HAWKS!!!

The Varsitry Boys Basketball warm -up game tomorrow will now be at 5:00 and our opponent will be the  Lorena Leopards the 15th ranked 3A team in the state. This game will be played at Glen Rose High School.
 
I would also like to congratulate OUR HAWK and Lady HAWK Track teams for their performance in last night’s Ritter-Carter Relays. The JV Boys took first; the Varsity Boys took second; the JV Girls took third, and the Varsity Girls took fifth. Thank you to Coach Hollywood, Coach Porter, and all of the coaches and workers who made this meet a success.
 
Soccer has a huge District Match tonight; Varsity is at Corsicana and the JV are here at 5:30 and 7:00.
 
Softball is in the Waxahachie Tournament this weekend.
 
Girls Golf is at Bridlewood GC today, and the Boys will be at Waxahachie CC Monday.
 
Baseball Home Opener is Monday, February 22, at 7:00 against Mesquite Horn.
 
Girls’ Power lifting Regional Meet will be next Saturday, February 27, at Forney.
 
Our next Varsity Tennis match will be March 5, in Ennis.
 
Thank you again for your continued support. Directions to games are posted on the Red Oak ISD website, click the athletics tab.  

WE ARE RED OAK!!!
Mike Burns, CAA
Athletic Director
Red Oak ISD
GO HAWKS!!!

Please join me in congratulating OUR Lady HAWK Basketball team on a fine season. They lost a tough Bi-District game last night to Cleburne, 61-69. This was the first play off appearance for OUR Lady HAWKS in five years. We wish our seniors well in the future and we look forward to an even better year next year.

OUR HAWKS will represent District 15 4A as the number two seed. We will play the Waco High Lions Tuesday, February 23, at 6:00 pm at Navarro College in Corsicana. Tentatively, we will be the first game of a doubleheader, with the second game being West Mesquite vs. Waco University.

Ticket prices are $5 for adults and $3 for students. THSCA, TGCA, TABC, District 15 and 16 passes will be accepted. Faculty passes will not be accepted. Please come out and support OUR HAWKS as begin OUR play off run. OUR HAWKS will also play a warm up game this Saturday at 3:30 at Glen Rose High School. OUR opponent will be perennial 3A power Seminole.

I would also like to congratulate OUR HAWK and Lady HAWK Soccer Teams on an outstanding beginning to the season. Both teams are currently undefeated in District and are in the Area Leaders in Team Offense and Team Defense. 

WE ARE RED OAK!!!
Mike Burns, CAA
Athletic Director
Red Oak ISD
GO HAWKS!!!

OUR Lady HAWK Varsity Basketball team will play the Cleburne Yellow jackets in the Bi-District round of the play offs Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 7:00 pm at Mansfield Timber view High School.

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. District 15 4A, 16 4A, THSCA and TGCA passes will be accepted. Faculty passes will not be accepted. RED OAK is the home team.  Please come out and support OUR Lady HAWKS as we begin our first play off run in five years.

OUR HAWK Varsity Basketball team is guaranteed a play off spot after a convincing 66-36 victory over Mesquite Poteet last Saturday. The HAWKS play their final regular season game Tuesday, at Forney at 7:30.

Congratulations to OUR Swim teams on the best showing in school history at the Regional meet this past weekend. OUR HAWKS finished 5th out of 16 teams and OUR Lady HAWKS finished tied for 6th out of 17 teams. Hunter Gnoza finished second in the 200 IM and third in the 500 freestyle.

Freshman, Hannah Gnoza qualified for the state meet in the 50 free and 100 free. Hannah also set a Regional Meet record in the 100 freestyle with a time of 53:98! Good Luck at the State Meet.

OUR Power lifting teams competed in the Cedar Hill meet last Saturday. OUR Lady HAWKS took 3rd place and Noelle Giron took first in her division and was named Best Overall Lifter of the Meet! Other Place finishers were Amy Prince – 3rd, Naomi Giron – 4th, Brianna Massey – 2nd, Taylor Anderson -3rd, Shaina McDowell – 4th, Blake Mirowitz – 3rd, Eric Ray – 3rd.

We are hosting the Second Annual Ritter-Carter Relays this Thursday. Field events are scheduled to begin at 3:00, the 3200 meter run at 3:30 and all other running events will begin at 5:30. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for students.

Our outdoor sports have been affected by 12.5” of snow. We have tentatively rescheduled the Softball home opener to Wednesday evening. We are working on rescheduling last Friday’s soccer matches with Waxahachie. We will keep you informed.

WE ARE RED OAK!!!
Mike Burns, CAA
Athletic Director - Red Oak ISD

Our Lady HAWK Varsity Basketball team tied Mesquite Poteet for second place in District 154A.  Both teams are the district runner up, but to determine play off seating we will have a (seeding) game against Poteet at Ferris HS Gym this Friday at 7:00 pm. Admission is $4 for Adults and $3 for students.

District 15 4A passes are accepted; faculty passes will not be accepted. Please join me in congratulating Coach Fullmer, her staff and OUR Lady HAWKS on making the play offs for the first time in 5 years!

We also have our final home Boys Basketball game Friday at 8:00, it is senior night and Eastridge Night. OUR HAWKS are also play off bound and this game will go a long way to determining OUR final place in district.

WE ARE RED OAK!!!
Mike Burns, CAA
Athletic Director, Red Oak ISD

The Lady Hawks basketball team defeated Terrell in the last home game in the current gym and in the last home game for 6 seniors by a score of 73-58.  The win wraps up the regular season for the Lady Hawks with an overall record of 19-11 and a district record of 8-4.  The Lady Hawks have secured a playoff spot for the first time in 5 years.  They will be a number 2 seed for bi-district play which will be February 15th or 16th. 

The Lady Hawks have worked extremely hard for their success and the team has come a long way over the past two years.  The Lady Hawks will face a first round opponent from district 16-4A.  The Lady Hawks have a bye on Tuesday, February 9 while everyone finishes up their regular season. 

The post-season location and opponent is to be determined until everyone finishes regular season play tomorrow night. Final Score: Red Oak 73 Vs. Terrell 58 Scoring for Red Oak:  Diamond Lockhart 19, Kiona Robinson 15, Raquel Dent 8, Daphene Ward 6, Symone Jackson 6, Wendy Martinez 5, Kayla Fernandez 4, Danyle Harris 3, Jamie Conkle 3. Raquel Dent also pulled down a team high 12 rebounds for the Lady Hawks. 

For any of you that are basketball fans, the Lady Hawks have made the playoffs for the first time in 5 years.  We defeated Terrell Friday evening 73-58.  Friday night was also senior night for 6 seniors (who have waited a long time to go to post-season). 

The Lady Hawks have secured the number 2 spot for bi-district play.  The first round playoff game will be February 15th or 16th.  If you have any of the varsity girls they are really excited for post-season and they have worked really hard to get the Lady Hawks back in the playoffs.  We hope to see you in the post-season. 

Red Oak Junior High Vs. Forney Brown
8th Grade Girls - The Lady Hawks put up a great fight. The games were tough, but our Hawks never gave up. “B” Team- Lost with great sportsmanship. Final Score 15 to 41. “A” Team- Played with pride, losing 29 to 22.

Red Oak Junior High Vs. Greenville
8th Grade Girls - The Lady Hawks have done it again! The Lady Hawks swept Greenville in their 5th game of the game of the season. “B” Team- The Lady Hawks fought to the finish with a winning score of 26 to 17. Leading scorers were Victoria McCoy - 14 pts, Sidney Henderson - 4 pts. A  Team was unstoppable, defeating Greenville  58- 16.  Leading scorers were Shelby Dixon- 19 pts, Taquisha Larry- 9pts, Britnee Scaife 8-pts.

Red Oak Junior High Vs. Terrell
8th Grade Girls - “B” Team- The Lady Hawks fought to the finish with a winning score of 22 to 17. The ladies have a record of and 5 and 2. Leading scorers were Ashley Sanders - 10 pts, Victoria McCoy- 6 pts, Asia Griffin- 6pts. A  Team was unstoppable, defeating Terrell  40- 21. The ladies have a record of and 6 and 1. Leading scorers were Shelby Dixon- 19 pts, Taquisha Larry- 9pts, Britnee Scaife 8-pts.
Each of the Lady Hawks gave their all on the court. Congratulations to all of the players!