Randy Keck/The Community News: Silver Creek United Methodist Church north of Aledo had a full house Sunday Morning as the congregation celebrated the completion of Phase I of its master plan.

The congregation gathered for a grand opening before the service to celebrate completion of a new front entry, expanded childrens ar

James Albritton / The Community News: Emotions ran high as the Aledo Bearcat season came to an end Friday night against the Everman Bulldogs. The Bearcats ended their season with an 11-1 record.

By Tony Eierdam

The state-ranked No. 2 Everman Bulldogs scored 18 unanswered points in the second half to come away with a 24-7 win over the No. 3 Aledo Bearcats Friday night in a Class 4A Division II area championship game at Pennington Field.

James Albritton/The Community News: Aledo senior hitter Allie Bettinger is shown sending down a kill during the Ladycats' win over Mansfield Legacy during the regional quarterfinals. In a vote of league coaches, Bettinger was the unanimous choice for District 6-4A's Most Valuable Player. Bettinger finished the 14-match district slate with a league-high 188 kills. Also earning top district honors were junior Tara Gough (Co-Setter of the Year) and sophomore hitter Jordan Jacobs (Newcomer of the Year). Other Ladycats earning all-district honors were Blaire Fowler, Abby Tomas, Addie Mantooth, Jenna Yeager, Caitlin Cole and Jessica Yeager.

James Albritton / The Community News: Freshman Running Back Jonathan Gray breaks one up the middle in Friday's 31-14 playoff win over the Lake Dallas Falcons. The state-ranked No. 3 Bearcats advance to the area round and will take on No. 2 Everman at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Pennington Field.

Tony Eierdam/The Community News: Aledo senior hitter Blaire Fowler, right, tries to console senior hitter Allie Bettinger moments after the Aledo Ladycats fell to Canyon Randall, 25-22, 25-18, 25-17 Friday night in the Region I semifinals at Angelo State University.

By Tony Eierdam

State-ranked No. 4 Canyon Randall, behind the strength of junior hitters Aubree Piper and Ashley Davis, defeated the No. 11 Aledo Ladycats 25-22, 25-18, 25-17 Friday night in a Region I semifinal at Angelo State University.

James Albritton / The Community News: Seniors Allie Bettinger (R) and Blaire Fowler go up for a block in the Ladycats' playoff win over Mansfield Legacy High School Monday night.

By Tony Eierdam

With a nail-biting victory last week over Stephenville and a convincing win over Mansfield Legacy Monday night in the regional quarterfinals, the state-ranked No. 11 Aledo Ladycats have advanced to the Region I tournament in San Angelo.

It has been a successful weekend for Aledo High School athletics.

The Bearcats won the District 6-4A championship with a 42-7 win over Birdville Friday night to complete a 10-0 season; the Ladycats advanced to the regional quarterfinals in volleyball with a win Thursday night over Stephenville; and on Saturday in Lubbock, Aledo senior runner Ken Wallace posted a time of 15:57 to place ninth at the Region I cross country meet which qualifies Wallace for the state meet at Round Rock.

James Albritton / The Community News: Senior Linebacker Mikey Moore flattens Birdville Quarterback Josh Dorman in Friday night's Bearcat victory over the Hawks.

By Tony Eierdam

Birdville quarterback Josh Dorman has been the talk of District 6-4A in 2008.

The junior came into Friday night's district championship contest at Bearcat Stadium against the state-ranked No. 4 Aledo Bearcats as the league and area top passer with 3,003 passing yards, 30 touchdowns and just four interceptions.

The Aledo Ladycats volleyball team will play Mansfield Legacy in a Class 4A regional quarterfinal match at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at Colleyville Heritage High School.

The winner of the match will advance to the Region I tournament in San Angelo Nov. 14-15. The regional semifinals will be played on Friday, Nov. 14, with the regional final schedule for Saturday, Nov. 15.

By Tony Eierdam

After coming back with consecutive wins to tie their Class 4A area championship volleyball match with the state-ranked No. 11 Aledo Ladycats, the Stephenville Honeybees had control, momentum and a great chance to pull off perhaps the biggest upset in the state.

Aledo had taken the first two games 25-19 and 25-17 at the Granbury High School gym, but the 'Bees were not going to buzz away, and Stephenville came back with consecutive 25-17 wins to tie the best-of-5 match at two games apiece.