FOOTBALL

A&M receives two pledges: The Texas A&M football team received oral commitments from Beaumont West Brook running back Christine Michael and Clear Lake offensive lineman Stephen Barrera following its Junior Day last weekend.

The 5-foot-11, 195-pound Michael, who is a four-star recruit by Scout.com, surprised some recruiting experts by committing early.

Michael told The Dallas Morning News on Sunday night that he felt very comfortable with new A&M coach Mike Sherman.

"He'll take care of me," Michael said. "And I should get a chance to play early as a freshman."

Barrera (6-5, 275) already had a scholarship offer from LSU.

A&M now has four known commitments. Killeen offensive tackle Rhontae Scales (6-5, 299) and Klein Oak offensive tackle Clint Naron (6-6, 290) also have committed to A&M.

Verbal pledges are nonbinding. Signing day for the Class of 2009 is Feb. 4, 2009.

BASKETBALL

Fan luncheon for Aggie women Tuesday: Texas A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair and select players will be on hand for the team's next fan luncheon Tuesday at Reed Arena.

The final women's basketball fan luncheon is scheduled for March 4. Luncheons are held on the third floor of Reed Arena in Room 301 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $10 per person (cash or check only) and includes a meal, video highlights of games, player interviews and commentary by Blair. Parking is available in front of Reed Arena or in the West Campus Parking Garage.

For more information or to RSVP, call (979) 458-0644 or e-mail djohnson@athletics.tamu.edu.

Girls

St. Joseph beats Austin Waldorf in bi-district: Maria Morrell scored 24 points, pulled down 20 rebounds and tallied three steals as No. 7 St. Joseph beat Austin Waldorf 59-35 in a bi-district game at Temple.

Jeanee Thompson added 15 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and five assists for the Lady Eagles, while Zadous Pollard had 13 points and five boards. Ambria Brand had five rebounds and five steals.

The Lady Eagles face Hallettsville Sacred Heart at 5 p.m. Saturday in a regional matchup in San Antonio.

St. Joseph 59, Austin Waldorf 35

Bi-district at Temple

ST. JOSEPH -- Maria Morrell 24, Zadous Pollard 13, Jodi Simmons 6, Jeanee Thompson 15, Ambria Brand 1.

WALDORF -- Grogan 2, Rubottom 12, Vache 3, O'Shanganessy 6, Newsome 10, Wagner 2.

ST.J 17 12 18 12 -- 59

WALDORF 15 7 6 7 -- 35

Next: Regional, St. Joseph vs. Hallettsville Sacred Heart, 5 p.m. Saturday in San Antonio

Calvert girls advance: CENTERVILLE -- The Calvert girls basketball team advanced to the regional semifinal round of the Class A Division II playoffs with a 55-39 win over Apple Springs on Monday.

The second-ranked Lady Trojans, who are seeking their second consecutive trip to the state tournament, improved to 30-2 on the season. Calvert will play in the regional semifinals Friday in Austin.

Conettra Kinney led the Lady Trojans with 29 points, and Latrevia Grimes scored 12.

Calvert 55, Apple Springs 39

CALVERT (30-2) -- Daronishea Wallace 4, Latrevia Grimes 12, Roshia Pride 2, C.L. Kinney 6, Detranique Green 2, C.D. Kinney 29.

APPLE SPRINGS -- U. White 4, Stewart 6, Bryant 9, P. White 20.

Calvert 20 9 16 10 -- 55

Apple Springs 8 17 8 6 -- 39

SOCCER

Bryan girls shut out Killeen Ellison: Laura Briner scored a first half goal, giving Bryan goalkeeper Sydney Porritt all the support she needed as the Lady Vikings beat Killeen Ellison 1-0 on Monday at Viking Stadium.

Gloria Aldama assisted on Briner's goal, which helped Bryan (7-8, 3-2 District 13-5A) move ahead of Temple for third place in the district. The Lady Vikings play at Temple on Wednesday.

Porritt recorded five saves, as Bryan outshot Ellison 14-5. Each of the Lady Vikings' victories this season have come via shutout.

Consol girls blank Temple: The A&M Consolidated girls soccer team beat Temple 3-0 at Veterans Park on Monday night.

The match was scheduled for Friday, but was postponed because of lightning and rain. The Lady Tigers (10-4-2, 4-1) will visit Killeen Shoemaker on Tuesday night to finish the first round of District 13-5A play.

Consol got another strong effort from its defense to post its ninth shutout of the season. Ashley Jett and Casey Wilhelm shared goal keeper duties for the Lady Tigers.

Kate Gougler delivered a goal and an assist to lead the Consol attack. Gougler set up the first goal just 4 minutes into the match with a crossing pass that was headed in by Emily Bass. Midway though the first half, Gougler scored off a nice pass from Lara Kreuter.

Taylor Pounds scored the final goal, blasting a high shot from about 15 yards out as Jessica Brown got an assist.

BASEBALL

Milano 12, North Zulch 1

Milano 102 312 3 -- 12 7 1

North Zulch 000 100 0 -- 1 3 7

Kyle Pohorelsky, Nick Lowery (3) and Justin Hair. Lazrine, Sanders (6) and Graham. W -- Lazrine. L -- Pohorelsky. Next: North Zulch will play in the Teague tournament on Friday.

Kyle Lehman 2, Caldwell 1

Caldwell 000 100 0 -- 1 4 3

Lehman 010 000 1 -- 2 5 0

Colton Eubanks, Cory Ochs (4), Scott Ofczarzak (7) and Justin Martin. Andrade, Benavides (4) and Miles. W -- Benavides. L -- Ofczarzak, 0-1. Leading Caldwell hitters: Ochs 2-3, HR; Eubanks 1-3, Jacob Vasquez 1-2. Next: Caldwell will play in the Rockdale Tournament on Friday.

Subvarsity

Magnolia West JV 8, Navasota 1: Navasota's Eli Whitmire went 2-3 in the Rattlers' loss to Magnolia West on Monday.

Jared Pohl took the loss.

The Rattlers face Waco Robinson in a doubleheader Saturday in Waco.

SOFTBALL

SOFTBALL

A&M's Gibson drafted by professional league: ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The Philadelphia Force of National Pro Fastpitch selected A&M pitcher/first baseman Megan Gibson with their second pick of the draft Monday.

Gibson, a senior, is 6-0 this season for the Aggies.

Gibson started in all 60 games last season for the A&M, with 25 of them in the circle. She compiled a 17-4 record with a 1.54 ERA as a pitcher, including 14 complete games and eight shutouts. She struck out 157 batters in 155 innings of work.

Gibson posted a .388 batting average and slammed 13 home runs, both team highs. She was second on the team in runs scored with 50, and led the team with a .741 slugging percentage.

Gibson is the Texas A&M record-holder in walks (118), and home runs (43).

Blinn sweeps Temple: Blinn took a pair of games from Temple College on Monday, winning 5-4 and 2-1.

Caitlin Boyle had two RBI and Alison Hinton added a sacrifice fly in the first game for Blinn (8-3). Britney Benidict picked up the win in the circle.

In the second game, Elane Crabtree pitched Blinn to the victory with Missy Siegel and Tiffany Gallertti collecting RBI for the Lady Bucs.

Stratta homer lifts Lady Vikes: HUNTSVILLE -- Michelle Stratta hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to carry the Bryan softball team to a 5-2 victory over Huntsville on Monday.

Stratta went 3 for 4 and scored two runs for Bryan, which improved to 3-2.

Reliever Courtney Ford got the victory, improving to 2-1.

The Lady Vikings will host Livingston on Friday.

Bryan 5, Huntsville 2

Bryan 000 020 3 -- 5 10 4

Huntsville 011 000 0 -- 2 2 2

Jennifer Kasper, Courtney Ford (5) and Calli Wood. Shelby Smith, Heather Coburn (5) and Nina Gibson. W -- Ford, 2-1. L -- Coburn. Records: Bryan 3-2. Leading hitters: Bryan: Michelle Stratta 3-4, 2 runs, 4 RBI, 3-run HR, Jennifer Saxby 1-2, RBI, Taylor Dohnalik 1-2, 2 runs.

Next: Bryan will host Livingston at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Iola 4, Elkhart Slocum 0

Iola 100 120 0 -- 4 2 0

Slocum 000 000 0 -- 0 0 5

Kelseigh Braaton and Hannah Pointer. Salmon and Ray, Swan (3). W -- Braaton, 1-0. L -- Salmon. Records: Iola, 1-0. Highlights: Braaton struck out 12 and pitched a perfect game for the Lady Bulldogs. Leading hitter: Erin Compian 2-4, 2 runs. Next: Iola will host the Iola Tournament on Thursday through Saturday.

EQUESTRIAN

ieSmartSystems donates $25,000 for new equestrian facility: Kim Colvin of ieSmartSystems, an audio/visual, building automation, cabling infrastructure and security company in Houston, presented a check for $25,000 to go toward building a new equestrian facility on Monday at the Brazos County Expo Center grounds, where the Aggies' new equestrian facility will be built.

Colvin was a member of the equestrian team from 2001-04.

The Aggies hope to move into the new barn during the summer and are on track to begin competing at the Expo Center in the fall.

A&M continues its season at 9 a.m. Saturday against Kansas State at Freeman Arena. Admission is free.

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