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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.

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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!!!

Red Oak Swim Team completes another very successful season.  The team placed high at the District, Region, and State level. 
 
District Info:
Red Oak High School Swim Team – Back to Back District Champions. Both Boys Team and Girls Team won the District Championship for the 2nd year in a row.  The district meet was held in Rockwall on January 30th. Hunter Gnoza and sister Hannah Gnoza were named District 15 – 4A Swimmers of the Year.  Both swimmers won all of their individual events.
 
Region Info:
All members of the Red Oak team qualified for the Regional Swim Meet held in Conroe on February 12 & 13th. All members made it to the finals at the Regional Meet by placing in the top 16 in an individual event or a relay. The Red Oak Team placed 5th overall out of 22 teams in Region 4 – 4A. 
 
State Info:
Freshman, Hannah Gnoza won the 100 freestyle and set a new Regional record with a time of 53.98 seconds.   She qualified for the State meet to be held in Austin on February 26 & 27th.  Hannah will compete in the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle. She is currently seeded 5th in the State. 

Members of the Red Oak Team include:  Rachel Adamcik, Olivia Boone, Katelyn Curry, Annayancy Esparza, Hannah Gnoza, Lindsey Hooper, Emily Savitt, Victoria Strickland, Liana Vallejo, Tesla Walker, Jackson Curry, Jordan Dulworth, Hunter Gnoza, Preston Hancock, Travis Hancock, Eric Roberson, Taylor Shortes, Jason Stowe, and Daniel McGee.

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!!!

Congratulations to OUR HAWKS and Lady HAWKS Swim Teams for each is repeating as District 15 4A Champions! Hunter Gnoza was the Boys’ District MVP, Hannah Gnoza was the Girls’ District MVP, and Coach Gretchen Gnoza was named Girls’ District Coach of the year. The entire team did an outstanding job in defense of the title.

Also, congratulations to OUR Swim team on the best showing in school history at the Regional meet. 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 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

Our New District (154A) for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons is as follows:

Congratulations to OUR HAWKS and Lady HAWKS Swim Teams for each repeating as District 15 4A Champions!!! Hunter Gnoza was the Boys’ District MVP, Hannah Gnoza was the Girls’ District MVP, and Coach Gretchen Gnoza was named Girls’ District Coach of the year.

The entire team did an outstanding job in defense of the title. We can all be proud of the way these teams competed and represented Red Oak all season. OUR Swim Teams will now compete in the Regional Meet, February 12-13, at the Conroe ISD Natatorium.  We wish them well at the Regional meet.

Congratulations are also in order for the following Red Oak Student Athletes who will be signing letters of intent for athletic scholarships this Wednesday, February 3, at 8:30 am in the high school gym foyer:

Courtney Beene – Soccer – Howard Payne
Courtney English – Soccer – Hill College
Amber Franklin – Soccer – McMurray
Devan Guynes – Volleyball – SAGU
Colby Houston – Football – Angelo State
Becky Lamar – Soccer – Howard Payne
Ricky Tellez – Soccer – Bradley University

This is also a big week for OUR HAWK and Lady HAWK Basketball teams. Both teams are in the thick of hotly contested play off races as we near the end of the regular season. Both teams play Mabank Tuesday and Terrell Friday. Our HAWKS are home Tuesday, and it is Red Oak Intermediate Night, OUR Lady HAWKS play their final regular season game at home Friday, evening.

It will be Senior Night and Eastridge Elementary Night. Admission is $4 for Adults and $3 for students. Varsity games begin at 8:00. Please come out and support OUR teams as they work toward securing Play off berths.

OUR Soccer Teams conclude non district action this week with the Girls’ at home against The Colony Tuesday and the Boys’ at home against Rockwall Heath Friday. JV games begin at 5:30 and Varsity games begin at 7:30. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for students. Thank you for your support.

Congratulations to the Red Oak High School boys swim team and girls swim team - District 15-4A Champions!