Sports

 AGGIE INTENTIONS
Hutto High School senior Nehemiah Hicks signed a letter of intent Wednesday to play football for Texas A&M University, a Division I, Big 12 school. Pictured with Hicks are front row, left to right, his grandfather James Collins and his mother Rochelle Collins. Back row, left to right, is Eddie Wolski, Hicks' mentor, Lynnshae Hicks, sister, Ruby Collins, grandmother, Rick Luttrall, Rochelle Collins' fiance, and Magic Chambers, brother-in-law.
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 Penland leaving HISD for McNeil
Jan. 26, Hutto head football coach and athletic director Lee Penland, announced to his team and school that he’d be taking the same position at Round Rock McNeil. Penland, who was coach at Hutto for 12 years, took the Hippos from a small Class 2A school to a competitive Class 4A program.
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New alignment for Hutto
The 2010 district schedule will look different for the Hippos. Gone are state champion Lake Travis along with Dripping Springs, Marble Falls and Lampasas.
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Lady Hippos clinch playoff spot
Tuesday night the Lady Hippos faced Lampasas, beginning the second round of district play. The match-up featured numerous fouls, frequent comebacks and four minutes of adrenaline fueled overtime which ended in a 63-52 Hutto victory.
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Hutto boys fourth in district
The Hutto’s boys basketball team hosted Marble Falls Friday night. For both teams a win would put them at fourth place in the district standings, before beginning the second round of district. The game remained close all night before Hutto pulled away with a 55-52 win and fourth place in district.
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