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Leesburg puts together busy schedule for the holidays
By Joe Williams
Sentinel Staff
Orlando Sentinel
April 5, 2012
Leesburg’s girls basketball team isn’t used to posting losing records.
But, after going 11-15 last year — the Yellow Jackets first losing record in nine seasons under head coach Mark Oates — they are still going to be a center of attention during the holidays. In the 2012-13 schedule sent out by Oates Thursday, Leesburg will play in three tournaments.
“Surprisingly, I thought people would forget about us after this past season,” Oates said. “But I think a lot of people like playing us because of our style of play. In the playoffs you play a lot of up-tempo teams and that is the type ball we play.”
In addition to playing at the Crown Jewel Classic at Leesburg from Dec. 17-19, they will play at the Queen of Palms in Fort Myers, Dec. 27-29, and at the Martin Luther King Tournament at Fort Myers Dunbar Jan. 4-5. Leesburg also will participate in the Turkey Shootout in Vero Beach on Nov. 17. Leesburg also was invited back to the Savannah (Ga.) Holiday Invitational, but Oates said he declined in favor of the Crown Jewel Tournament.
Leesburg Girls Basketball Head Coach Mark Oates will make his third
appearance on the Lake County Sports Show in 2012. Listen live at 1:00
p.m.
Mark Oates On The Lake County Sports Show
But, after going 11-15 last year — the Yellow Jackets first losing record in nine seasons under head coach Mark Oates — they are still going to be a center of attention during the holidays. In the 2012-13 schedule sent out by Oates Thursday, Leesburg will play in three tournaments.
“Surprisingly, I thought people would forget about us after this past season,” Oates said. “But I think a lot of people like playing us because of our style of play. In the playoffs you play a lot of up-tempo teams and that is the type ball we play.”
In addition to playing at the Crown Jewel Classic at Leesburg from Dec. 17-19, they will play at the Queen of Palms in Fort Myers, Dec. 27-29, and at the Martin Luther King Tournament at Fort Myers Dunbar Jan. 4-5. Leesburg also will participate in the Turkey Shootout in Vero Beach on Nov. 17. Leesburg also was invited back to the Savannah (Ga.) Holiday Invitational, but Oates said he declined in favor of the Crown Jewel Tournament.
Listen live on my790am or www.my790am.com Saturday April 7 2012.
Oates, Pearl Johnson (Former Leesburg High School Girls Basketball,
Chipola College, and University of Alabama-Birmingham Womens Basketball
Standout), and Angela Felton (former Leesburg High School Girls
Basketball, Gulf Coast Community College, and current Louisiana Tech
University Womens Basketball Standout) will be the featured guests along
with the show host Billy Matthews (The Voice Of The Leesburg Yellow
Jackets), Sonny Bronson (Belton Bail Bonds Scoreboard Show Host),
Allison Crawford (Belton Bail Bonds Scoreboard Show Co-host) and Gerald
Lacey (Carver Heights Quarterback Club Staff Writer).
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| Gerald Lacey (Carver Heights Quarterback Club Staff Writer), Allison Crawford (Belton Bail Bonds Scoreboard Show Co-host), Sonny Bronson (Belton Bail Bonds Scoreboard Show Host), Lake County Sports Show Host Billy Matthews (The Voice Of The Leesburg Yellow Jackets). |
Mark Oates On The Lake County Sports Show
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Joe Williams
Sentinel Staff Writer
Orlando Sentinel
February 5, 2012
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