SPORTS UPDATE #5

Tuesday — July 31,2007

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• MHS spikers to begin workouts on Aug. 6

• Fairfield standout to play in hoops all-star game Fairfield’s Jarrett Manning has long dreamed of playing college basketball.

•  Coaching staff gets ready for football season
  Football practice for the Uvalde Coyotes will get under way on Aug. 13

• Former 49er head coach Bill Walsh dies

  Coaches meet their match at convention There’s a lot to learn at coaching school, and a dream job may be waiting.

  Hughes enjoys highest honor  Dunbar’s coaching legend says nothing tops his induction into the Prairie View Interscholastic League Hall of Honor.

  Area players ready for cultural experience  Teams will not only play ball, but will participate in local customs.

  Former Dunbar standout among 10 coaching hires

  Springtown athletics reaches all new level

  Duncanville player wins MVP award

  Seven days left in countdown

  Hendley, Edwards fall in final THSCA game

  Skyrocketing numbers of kids are prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs.

  THSCA coaching school notebook

  Like grandfather, like grandson

  THSCA: Singletary caps high school career with MVP

  Last year’s finish still haunts Needville

  The Woodlands’ Skaufel stars in reality show

  Area’s best put their talent to test in all-star game  John Schoepf was part of a graduating class of 23 last spring at Lorenzo

  Tatum’s Hartt helps South to victory Harrison Hartt did not participate in the three-point contest

  Net gains 

  McDaniel, Horton make commitments 

  Football: Ryan’s Williams commits to Nebraska

  Texas Tech recruit shines for South

  Job search is made easier for coaches 

  UIL: Steroid testing will happen this fall

  Ex Ranger Pfister ends career in THSCA game
  SV standout Matt Pfister will play his final prep football game as a member of the South team in the THSCA all-star game.

  Edwards, Other ETexans In All-Star Football Game

  Radical Football Changes Could Be Upcoming

  Alto Favored To Dominate Class A Football Again

  Football officials meeting Monday 

  It’s official: Gilmer to play Tatum in Classic

Daily Update #5

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• Eula standout ends hoops career as an all-star From the time he was 5 until now, Eula’s Sloan Hendley has had two passions: basketball and rodeo. And for most of his life, he’s excelled at both

• Faith and Football

• Sports makes front page for wrong reason 

• Cy-Fair RB McGuffie chooses Michigan—Sam McGuffie will trade in Cy-Fair maroon and white for the maize and blue of Michigan in 2008.

• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TOUR: Brahmas taste playoff run

• DYNAMO NOTES: High school players practice with pros

• THSCA Convention Notebook

• UIL still looking for steroid-testing lab

• Kickoff rule changes game
  Alex Trlica’s the last guy someone might expect to endorse a college football rule change regarding kickoffs.

• Class 2A lineman ready to pledge to Red Raiders
  Texas Tech was on the verge of picking up its ninth oral commitment for the 2008 football recruiting class Saturday

• Former Kentucky coach named assistant at Texas

• SMHS Facilities Taking Shape…These are the kinds of growing pains that San Marcos High School athletic director and head football coach Steve Van Nest doesn’t really mind enduring.

  Plano West, HP top All-Sports list

  NBA NOTES: Ref’s bookies were high school friends

  Looking forward: Football The Aggie football team had ups and downs in 2006, but could run over teams with a talented core of running backs in 2007

  Southeast Texas basketball standouts in all star game

  Football: Fouts home to many wins, memories

  Track and field: Argyle freshman aiming for Olympics

  Assistant to join Shipley in Coppell
   

  Lawnmower racing on the cutting edge — Three simple words: Ready, set, mow! That was all it took to start the first set of races in the Palestine lawnmower races held at the Anderson County Youth Livestock Expo Center Saturday afternoon.….more>>

   

   

SPORTS UPDATE #4

 Sunday: July 29, 2007

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• Cooper baseball’s legendary legacy  Ask anyone who saw them play and you will almost assuredly hear the same thing, again and again.

• Wylie coach goes to AHS  David Rodriguez is moving to a new school. His moving expenses should be minimal.

• West girls all-stars win 73-53

• Itasca could challenge Zebras for 11-2A title For the past two years, the Grandview Zebras

• NHS hires three new coaches Nacogdoches HS

• CHS Connection: Conroe standouts excelling at next level  The Conroe High School baseball program has produced many fine players over the years, including . . .

• HS FOOTBALL TOUR: Panthers poised to repeat— There’s little that fazes Billy Noonan these days. There isn’t a defensive scheme that scares him or situation that concerns him 

  Silsbee poised to contend for title Injury sidelines key offensive player In his 10 years as head football coach at Silsbee, Bobby McGallion has led the Tigers into being a perennial playoff contender

  Lane looking for monster season 

  Breazeale new Rams head basketball coach  The Mineral Wells Rams have a new head basketball coach in the person of David Breazeale.

  Volleyball: Camping time UTPB was the site of a volleyball camp from Monday through Friday…

  High school football: Permian-Trinity game moves for national TV  Permian head football coach Darren Allman announced a pair of changes to the Panthers’ 2007 football schedule, one of which will have the team playing on national television….

  Breakfast with the Champions

  Wright tackles questions about ‘Lights’  Texas State first-year head coach Brad Wright went through his initial Southland Conference Media Days

  Basketball: Future of former Denton star in doubt

  GOLF: Shuster leaves Aledo program, Nelson to take over David Shuster became the fourth person at Aledo High School to leave his coaching duties behind

  FOOTBALL: Aledo ranked No. 10, according to Dave Campbell’s mag

  Bowden to lecture at coaches convention

  ‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ shot for Poteet grad

  Prestonwood’s Swagerty chooses Arizona State

  Crowley lineman commits to OSU

  UIL, coaches to discuss two critical topics
  Steroids testing and realignment will be two topics discussed at teh Texas High School Coaches Association’s annual convention.

  Arnst signs with Houston Baptist
  MARION — Kolby Arnst had fortune on his side at the 11th hour.

• Texas Football ranks Coyotes sixth in District 29-4A race 

• Coaching School Foreshadows Football Season

• Yoakum grad to coach girls basketball team in Australia

• Football officials meeting Monday 

• SFA honoring Bosqueville coach 

• The numbers of American-born black players continues to dwindle in baseball and some are wondering what can be done to change the course.

• Inaugural East Texas Passing Academy to be held at Buckeye Stadium

• Bourquin adds two assistant football coaches  Mineral Wells High School head football coach David Bourquin has added two assistant coaches to his staff and is looking for two more.

NEWS ROUNDUP #3

NEWS UPDATES: Saturday July 28, 2007

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• Area coaches, athletes honored— Several of Houston’s former standout coaches and athletes, as well as a few current ones,

• Finding ways to pass the time Football season is still a few weeks away, but the Sam Houston State . . .

  Hudson’s Stewart named 3A Coach of the Year

  A few bad apples 

  Bonds one homer away from tying Aaron 

  Valley football coaching lineup set just in time

  ’Cats to face 5A powerhouse They’ve won 5A state high school football titles in four of the past five years.

  Rivalries renewed

  McCoy proved himself in debut

  Bowling: Local teen makes national squad

  Former Mesquite standout signs with Oklahoma . . .Recent Mesquite graduate Casey Johnson, one of the top hitters in Texas this past season

  McGowen’s last stand
  LEWISVILLE – When the McKinney North boys basketball was defeated by Dallas Spruce, 54-52, in the regional semifinal round in March it was Kenny McGowen’s . . .

  MJPC workouts focus on better preparing athletes for upcoming football two-a-days The Michael Johnson Performance Center

  T.O. healthy, happy  Guess what Terrell Owens is up to now?
  

  Former Exporter remembered for toughness
  From all indications, Danny Boyiet Rhodes played football the way he . . .

  UIL, coaches to discuss two critical topics Steroids testing and realignment will be two topics discussed at the Texas High School Coaches Association’s annual convention.

  Pawelek looks for improvement from Baylor  Former Smithson Valley Ranger and current Baylor Bear Joe Pawelek hopes the Bears . . .

  Peterson Signs Endorsement Deal

  Division pride on the line in Saturday’s Six-man All-Star game in Garden City

  Wylie adds new coach With former boys soccer coach David Rodriguez heading across town to take over Abilene High’s program, Wylie wasted little time finding his replacement

• Mata returns as Lady Jackets head softball coach Bulletin Staff Report

• Denver Stone leaves EHS After nine years at Eustace High School, where he built the school’s cross country program into a powerhouse, Denver Stone . . .

•  Greenhaw memorialized at Sunset High School The late Ivan Greenhaw, a longtime teacher at Kemp High School, has been honored in a big way.

• Lessons passed out at camp – Jacksonville

• New Socorro coach plans turnaround The Socorro High School volleyball team hasn’t had much success . . .

• High School football is a snap away For three years the Lufkin Panthers have owned District 15-5A when it comes to high school football

NEWS ROUNDUP

NEWS UPDATES: Friday, July 27, 2007

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• July 28, 2007: Garden City hoops stars in Small School Shootout

• From Snyder to Wolfforth: Coaches change again

• Rogers standout tries to stand out nationally  Rogers basketball standout Brent Reynolds is trying to get noticed. And that isn’t an easy thing for a small-town athlete.

• Texas hits snag with steroid tests

•  St. Joseph hires new head coach

• New school’s players get hands-on training LEAGUE CITY — Many of Clear Springs’ incoming football players participated at the new school’s four-day camp with coaching

• JT Grad Ross Reaches Deal With Giants . . . John Tyler   

• Coaches search continues for ‘Cats’ Tunstall  Palestine athletic director and head football coach Glen Tunstall continues his search to fill out his 2007 coaching staff . . .

• Anderson takes over reigns of Westwood football The next time the Westwood football team emerges onto the field, the Panthers will have a new, yet familiar face.

• Gee announces THS Tigers’ practice schedule Terrell football coach Pete Gee wants to get the word out about the practice schedule for the Tigers in preparation for the 2007 season.

• Coaches think steroid testing should wait  AUSTIN — Some El Paso-area football coaches said Wednesday the state should hold off on testing high school students for steroids until . . .

• Oak Ridge trains for upcoming football season There’s not much of an offseason for Oak Ridge High School football team’s linemen. 

• It’s California again in mythical track meet

• Diop lends a lifting hand Plano’s Schimelpfenig Middle School was filled with hundreds of people Wednesday morning, including several Allen residents; but one stood out above the rest.

• Durrett named Athens ISD AD

• Former Jacksonville star on Frankston staff  Henry Lee Canady is back with the Indians. . . not the Jacksonville Indians

• Rebuilding the Tradition: Cleburne enters second season under Young’s guidance With 10 starters returning for the 2007 campaign, the Cleburne Yellow Jackets, under the guidance of second-year head coach Phil Young,

• Corsicana ISD adds three more coaches Monday’s school board meeting, Corsicana High School and Collins Middle School coaching staffs are complete.

• Houston district keeping baseball stats private from parent The Houston Independent School District has denied a parent’s request . . .

• Gallegos takes over Tigers softball program Marina Gallegos is taking over as head softball coach at Carroll following the recent departure of Cay Torres.

• CCISD names two new coaches  Corpus Christi ISD filled two head coaching vacancies late Tuesday . . .

• LISD ahead of the curve on steroid testing   Lufkin

• Building On Success . . . NEW WAVERLY — A year ago, a group of New Waverly football players decided to get together and spend the summer playing 7-on-7 to pass the time before the fall season rolled around.

• Football: Dodge getting Sun Belt’s attention

• Parents: Bellaire baseball pressures for money

TEXAS SPORTS UPDATES:

NEWS OF THE DAY: Thursday: July 24, 2007

• Lawmaker says steroids test may not be ready for football season

• GOLF: Shuster leaves Aledo program, Nelson to take over

• Moore named head coach  EUSTACE —The Eustace Independent School District decided to promote from within in naming its new girls basketball coach to replace Brad Robinson, who resigned after last season.

• Itasca could challenge Zebras for 11-2A title For the past two years, the Grandview Zebras have been the class of the District 11-2A football scene.
  But 2007 could bring about a change as several teams are looking to dethrone the Zebras.

• Ganders seek title in Mascot Bowl Now that the Ganders have been named the most popular mascot in Class 5A, they have the opportunity to take the overall state title

• Most Azle ISD coaching positions filled; one left Student-athletes will see plenty of new faces on Azle campuses this fall.Full Story

• Nothing’s impossible–Texas A&M athletics will be outfitted by adidas for the next seven years.

• Brazoswood basketball camp goes hi-tech CLUTE — Players at this week’s Future Stars Basketball Camp have Noah to help them with their arc.

• Surovik named football coach at Columbia   — Having waited patiently for his opportunity, Columbia’s Leland Surovik finally will get his chance

• Hawks finally hire football coach Former Bay City coach Alan Cherry awarded job  

• Persistence pays as Moore heads to OBU For recent Allen graduate Kris Moore, getting to play college basketball wasn’t about his size, speed or ball-handling abilities; it came down to his determination

• Sterling hires boys’ track coach
  As a coach in the Beaumont Independent School District, Calvin Cooper developed an appreciation for Sterling track.

• Looking towards the upcoming season
  Amid the stormy weather that has besieged the area lies a bright light on the horizon, the beginning of the 2007 football season.

• ACHS football loses coach  One of the most successful six-man coaches the Big Country has seen over the last decade is moving on.

• Looking towards the upcoming season
  Amid the stormy weather that has besieged the area lies a bright light on the horizon, the beginning of the 2007 football season.

• Lee College hires new athletic director
  Lee College’s search for an athletic director came to an end when the Board of Regents picked Charles ‘Chuck’ Lawrence to fill the position