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