BELTON - It was clear from the outset of the two-week civil trial that wrapped up in 146th District Court on Friday that Will Rogerson IV was a small pawn who had been pulled into a big and potentially lucrative legal case. After less than four hours of deliberation, a jury of seven men and five women placed blame for the accident that killed Jenny Singley squarely on the shoulders of Rogerson when it ruled that there was not a design defect in the seat belt of Mrs. Singley´s Saturn L300.

TELEGRAM METRO EDITOR Susan Kelly of Dublin, Ireland, is on a trans-Atlantic mission that could end in Temple.

A 7-year-old boy died Friday afternoon in an ATV accident in Temple. Reynaldo Mata was on private property in the 8700 block of Hogan Road when the accident happened. Temple Fire and Rescue and Temple police were called to the scene at 4:52 p.m. He died at 4:57 p.m., according to fire department paramedics.

HOLLAND - A group of Bell County elected officials said their voices were heard by the Environmental Protection Agency, which they believe gives them an ally in their fight to stop the Trans-Texas Corridor from cutting through their towns. The officials are members of the Eastern Central Texas Sub-Regional Planning Commission. They met this week with EPA representatives to discuss concerns with the Corridor´s Draft Environmental Impact Statement.

WASHINGTON - Money helped winnow the presidential field. It hasn´t determined who each party´s nominee will be. Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton have proven to be mega-fundraisers, operating at near parity in their own stratosphere. Each raised $100 million last year and spent at least $80 million. On Wednesday, they each spent $1.3 million in one day for television ads in Super Tuesday states, setting the trend for the days ahead.

Quick, what has 10 wheels, fins and gills? It´s the tractor-trailer from Dunn´s Fish Farm loaded with catfish, perch and bass parked in the Temple Feed & Supply parking lot Friday.

The expected moaning and groaning amongst athletic directors and coaches wasn´t there, nor were the “woe is me” references. When the University Interscholastic League unveiled its biennial reclassification and realignment for football and basketball Friday morning, about the only surprise was how few surprises there actually were - at least locally.

They claimed revenge wasn´t on their minds. The Temple Wildcats´ first loss of the season to their Bell County boys soccer rival supposedly wasn´t the team´s focus as they faced off with Belton for the second time in less than a week.

BELTON - In the grand scheme of the District 13-5A girls soccer race, this one probably won´t hurt the Temple Tem-Cats. What it did, however, was illustrate the widening gap between the Belton Lady Tigers and rest of the district. In a matchup of rivals and likely playoff contenders, Belton dominated from start to finish in a 6-0 victory over Temple on Friday night at Wilson-Kerzee Field.

After helping lead Temple´s perfect run to its first district football championship in eight years, Wildcats standouts Robert Black, Alex Nasseri and Lache Seastrunk were rewarded with honorable mentions on the Texas Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State Team, released Friday. Temple (7-4), which posted its first perfect district record since 1985, had senior tackle Nasseri and sophomore running back Seastrunk on offense and senior rover Black on defense.

With as youthful of a team as the Temple Wildcats have, they have to find victories wherever they may occur. Those wins aren´t necessarily reflected in the final outcome.