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By Evan Mohl
Killeen Daily Herald
COPPERAS COVE – The Lady Dawgs’ magic number to reach the playoffs is down to one.
The Copperas Cove softball team knocked off Waco High School 5-1 on Friday to leapfrog the Lions for third place in the District 16-4A standings. With two games remaining, the Lady Dawgs (13-13, 4-4 16-4A) need just one win or a loss by Waco (3-5 16-4A) to clinch their second consecutive postseason berth.
“This was a huge win for us,” Lady Dawgs coach Jim Lowery said after the game. “This game puts us in the driver’s seat. If we lose this game, it was over, that would have ended our season.”
Shortstop Shaba Brown carried the load offensively for the Cove. The sophomore was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate, including a solo homer over the right-center field wall in the fourth inning.
As she rounded first, Brown gave a hop and skip to go along with a big fist pump. It was her first varsity home run.
“She’s going to be a fun player to watch for a long time here,” Lowery said. “There’s no ceiling to what she could she can achieve.”
Brown added three singles – one to each outfield position – and scored four of the five Lady Dawg runs. The shortstop also had two stolen bases on head-first slides.
On defense, she provided some acrobatics with a full flip when she took the field in the fifth inning after her roundtripper.
“She’s a good one,” Lowery said. “And she was the catalyst tonight.”
Cynthia Roman took the hill for the Lady Dawgs and shut down the Lions offensively with a riser, a fastball and a changeup. Roman went the distance (seven innings) and struck out 13 batters. She gave up just one unearned run on one hit.

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A Fresno student was killed during an officer-involved shooting on the Roosevelt High School campus Wednesday.
According to police, an officer assigned to the school, walked out of his office just before noon and was immediately struck in the head with a baseball bat. The officer fell to the ground compromising his primary firearm, but was able to retrieve his secondary weapon, which he fired at the suspect.
The suspect, who has been described as a 17-year-old sophomore, fell to the ground and was pronounced dead on the scene despite CPR efforts.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer described the situation as “tragic” and reassured parents that no students were ever in danger. The school was on lock down throughout the day after the incident occurred. Acting Superintendent, Ruthie Quinto, attributed the lockdown to the districts policy to ensure the “complete and utter safety of all the students on campus.”
At least five students are said to have witnessed the shooting, along with two probation officers.
The officer involved in the shooting has been identified as 38 year-old Junus Perry of Fresno, who is said to have worked on the campus for three years, and with the department for 10 1/2 years. He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center where he was being treated for a gash to his head.
Roosevelt High School is located at 4250 E Tulare St in Fresno, the crime is said to have occurred on the southeast side of the campus.
KMPH has a crew on the scene and will bring you the latest information as it comes in. You can comment on this story on our Community Correspondent website.
A Fresno student was killed during an officer-involved shooting on the Roosevelt High School campus Wednesday. Click here for more information.

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Greg Monroe was named the 2008 McDonald’s Player of the Year. Monroe, the nation’s No. 1 player according to Scout.com and Rivals.com, leads the West team. The Georgetown commitment is joined by Luke Babbitt (Nevada), Demar DeRozan (USC), Larry Drew (UNC), Michael Dunigan (Oregon), Jrue Holiday (UCLA), Scotty Hopson (undecided), Brandon Jennings (Arizona), Malcolm Lee (UCLA), B.J. Mullens (Ohio State), Iman Shumpert (Georgia Tech), and Willie Warren (Oklahoma).
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The ACC lead for all conferences with eight recruits, followed by the Pac-10 with five. The Big East has four and the Big 10 has two. The SEC, Big 12, and WAC all have one.

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