SPORTS UPDATE #142

WELCOME

*** FRIDAY – JANUARY 25, 2008 ***

• AD resigns at Bay City
  Blackcat athletic director and head football coach Dan Edelman accepted a job with Arlington ISD.

• Some questions and answers on Texas high school steroid testing By JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press  AUSTIN (AP) – Texas’ massive high school steroids testing program is about to start. No doubt, many students and parents have questions about who gets tested and how….More of this story 

• Texas state title decided two years later   –  DALLAS-A Dallas high school will forfeit its 2005-2006 boys basketball state title after an internal investigation showed a player’s failing grade was changed. Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Michael Hinojosa announced Wednesday results of the review of the South Oak …

• Bear attack  –  Tuesday night’s boys basketball showdown featured one of the best teams in the state going up against the leading scorer in the state. No. 5 West Oso won this battle hands down, as the Bears held one of the leading …

• JHS powerlifters compete in Brownsboro   –  BROWNSBORO — The Jacksonville boys and girls competed in the recent Brownsboro Bears powerlifting meet.

• NHS Athletic teams in action tonight  (Nacogdoches)

• Dragons get back on right track, 71-56  (Nacogdoches)

• Class 4A district favorites hope history repeats itself  –   El Paso fans might see a carbon copy of last year’s high school Class 4A district swimming championships, as each reigning champion is poised to repeat

• Pirates punch Lions
  Hunter Skelton delivered the first punch. Pine Tree dealt the knockout blow. (Henderson)

• Lions’ soccer team destroys Diboll
  Henderson’s shutout streak is over. It’s win streak continues.

• BOYS’ BASKETBALL –  Johnston senior eyes his final game, seventh surgery

• Another Del Valle basketball player heading to Baylor

• Deer Park downs Mavs for 6th straight victory

• Tiebreaker gives Katy girls wrestling win over Waller

• Deer Park football team honored for sportsmanship

• Wrestling: Reagan on the rise on the mat

• Shame on those who cheated SOC out of its title

• DISD wants to ensure standards are being met

• Lancaster senior guards have a close connection

• Mesquite Horn going above & beyond

• Despite lofty record, Plano West wants more

• Mansfield goalie Staab excels while dealing with diabetes

• Area High School Notebook: Hornets looking like champs again   –  The Hornets sure look like district champs again. Holding a two-game lead with five games to play — and winning the first seven district games by an average of 29 points — the Huntsville boys are on pace to repeat as champions of 18-4A.

• Double OT loss brings Taylor boys back to the pack
  Taylor High School boys’ basketball coach Doug McCarter loved the overflow crowd that showed up to cheer on his squad on ‘Pack the Place Pink’ night Friday against Elsik.

• StalemateUnited-Martin ends in draw   –  The United Longhorns and the Martin Tigers braved the cold Wednesday night at the Student Activity Complex, but neither team found the back of the net and settled for a scoreless 0-0 tie  Full Story

• Panthers looking to surge into first-place tie  –  Lufkin traveling to Conroe to take on district-leading Tigers tonight

• Rams fly past Owls in overtime win at MWHS   –   The Mineral Wells Rams avenged two early season losses and stayed a live in the District 8-4A basketball race on Tuesday with a 66-57 win over the Joshua Owls in overtime.

• HIGH SCHOOL BEAT
  Pride of the East Side: Sam Houston’s girls

• Swimming: OHS girls have better outlook for 3-5A meet

• Basketball: Boys / Girls Polls

• Football: Permian made progress in 2007 season

• Crochett, Watson learning under fire for Mustangs  –  Going into the 2007-08 basketball season, West Orange-Stark basketball fans knew their young team would be a work in progress.

SPORTS UPDATE #141

WELCOME

*** WEDNESDAY – JANUARY 23, 2008 ***

• Wylie girls win defensive struggle

• UIL selects testing lab; steroid tests to start soon   AUSTIN — The company that conducts drug testing for the NCAA, minor league baseball and other sports leagues has been chosen to run Texas’ massive high school steroids testing program.  

• Report: South Oak Cliff must forfeit basketball title

• Huntsville wakes up, beats Bulldogs   WALLER — The Hornets certainly didn’t have a cakewalk Tuesday night, but because they buckled down defensively and started hitting shots, they didn’t wear egg on their faces back to Huntsville.

• Mavs, Rams show big improvement  In a district where Taylor, Cinco Ranch and Katy have state-wide prowess in girls soccer, two young teams are looking to join that mix.

• Lufkin routs Magnolia 

• Strong second half lifts Hudson past Huntington 

• Diboll wins in 2 OTs 

• Pack soccer shuts out Bryan to move to 8-0-1 on season 

• Indians roast Mavericks  (J’Ville – Marshall)

• Lady Mavs get season sweep over Jacksonville with 44-40 win 

• Santo whips Tolar  –  TOLAR — The state-ranked Santo Lady Wildcats basketball team is riding high.….more>>

• State-ranked Strawn bombs Moran in 86-7 district win   –  STRAWN — If this had been a sixman football game instead of a girls basketball game, it would have been over at halftime via the 45-point rule.

• District showdowns  –  Parkland wins, takes over 2-4A girls race  Parkland’s girls basketball team was a hurricane, trapping and whirling its opponent into 27 turnovers in a rematch Tuesday at Del Valle High School

• Third quarter key to White Oak win

• Shooting fails Lobos late in loss  (Longview)

• Boys basketball: OHS pulls away to beat Permian

• Boys basketball: Panthers get chance for payback vs. Bronchos (Permian – Oldessa)

• Jasper nips Lady Cards in double OT thriller  –  A full game was not enough for the Bridge City Lady Cardinals and Jasper Lady Bulldogs Tuesday night in Cardinals Gym.….more>>

• LC-M swimmers do well in Alvin  –  The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Swim Team wrapped up the 2007-08

• FREER SPEARED  –  SANTA ROSA — He looked like Ruben Vela III. He wore the No. 14 jersey for the Santa Rosa Warriors… (full story)

• Jan. 22 area basketball scores (San Angelo area)

• Girls basketball: Guyer moves into third in 5-4A with win

• Boys basketball: Wildcats sweep rival Denton

• Denton notebook: Lady Broncos look for big rebound

• Another player learns ins and outs of recruiting

• High schools: Ryan falls to Wichita Falls

• Boys basketball roundup
  Plano Senior head coach Tom Inman said he won’t give up on his team’s playoff hopes until the final whistle is blown at the end of the Wildcats’ 14th district game. –

• Plano East district streak snapped
  Until Tuesday night, no team in District 9-5A had proved themselves better on the basketball court than Plano East.

• Coppell basketball wrap up

• ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Coll. Heritage boys sink Richland Tuesday, January 22   Brandon Shaw points the Panthers to an 8-0 record in District 5-5A.

• Granbury taps Highland Park assistant as head coach

• Summit boys coach back on the job

• Mansfield job goes to Fort Bend Clements coach

• Wildcats run out of gas in fourth quarter as A&M Consolidated prevails 87-67

• Tem-Cats suffer another heartbreaker as late free throws give A&M Consol 47-46 win

• Early struggles hold back Belton girls in 52-30 home loss to Shoemaker
  BELTON – It would stand to reason that the Belton Lady Tigers were due for a breakthrough coming off of a pair of good-quality performances in losses.

• Poor shooting dooms Rangers in loss
  If it’s not one thing for the Sterling boys’ basketball team then it’s another.

• Eighth-graders set for new high school
  Gentry coach awaits orders for split feeder

• Central girls take advantage of speed in rout of Lumberton

• Nederland moves forward after two tough district losses

• Ships get 5th win in a row
  MANVEL — At one point, the Brazosport Exporters were 1-2 in the District 23-4A basketball race. But Tuesday night the Ships picked up their fifth consecutive district win with a 78-66 victory over Manvel to keep them more than just in the thick of things.

• Lights go out on the Lady Exporters
  FREEPORT — After a rather lethargic first half in which his team trailed by a 3-0 count to visiting Santa Fe, Brazosport girls soccer coach Steve Slater was hoping his Lady Exporters would come out in the second half and play lights out.

• Area roundup: Angleton falls to La Marque
  Jimmy Wooten scored a team-high 17 points as La Marque beat visiting Angleton 67-63 on Tuesday in District 23-4A play.

• Danbury point guard excels
  DANBURY — Since the seventh grade, Bianca Chambless had been targeted to lead the Danbury Lady Panthers at the point.

• Akins bests Seguin
  SEGUIN — The Seguin girls basketball team might be a program on the rise, but Akins still has a say in things.

• La Vernia slips past Marion in OT
  MARION — It was deja vu all over again when the Marion and La Vernia girls basketball teams met Friday night, with two notable exceptions.

• Canyon’s win earns tie for third
  Area basketball: Cougars edge back into contention with win over Steele; NB falls at Clemens

• Cougarettes, Unicorns score shutouts
  Area soccer: Goals galore for teams in big wins on Tuesday

• Basketball an addiction for Neches’ Todd –  NECHES — For Neches’ Justin Todd, basketball started out as an activity based on peer pressure more than anything else.  But it soon turned into an addiction.  “I like everything about basketball, it’s as simple as that,” the Neches senior said.….more>>

• Hodges leads Vipers to 70-64 victory  (Victoria)

• Jan. 23 High school basketball scores  (Waco area)

• HS Notebook: Legendary Judson coach keynote speaker 

• Tors storm past previously undefeated Falcons
  HOUSTON — Mike Littleton helped the Ball High Tors whip the Clear Lake Falcons, the No. 8-ranked in the state coaches poll

• Girls basketball: OHS faces Permian with eye on playoffs

• Parkland wins, takes over 2-4A girls race  –  Parkland’s girls basketball team was a hurricane, trapping and whirling its opponent into 27 turnovers in a rematch Tuesday at Del Valle High School.

• Chapin holds off Austin to keep hold of second place   –   Johnny Davis scored a game-high 28 points as the Chapin High School basketball team did just enough to hold off Austin 78-77 on Tuesday night.

• Tigers stay unbeaten in 15-5A  –  OAK RIDGE NORTH – Taking sole possession of the District 15-5A basketball race was hard enough. The Conroe High Tigers found out Tuesday night just how hard it will be to remain in that top spot.

• Hightower beats Dulles to keep district title hopes alive — Hightower coach David Green made it quite clear to his players that if they wanted any chance at a piece of the District 23-5A championship, the Hurricanes’ game against Dulles on Tuesday night was a must-win.

• Girls: Langham Creek tops Cy Springs

• HS WRESTLING NOTES: Episcopal adds four wins at tourney 

• Texas chooses vendor; school steroid testing set to begin 

• Sizable victory gives Jesuit a share of first 

• Duo helps Mesquite Horn put away rival

• Tuesday’s high school basketball replay (DFW)

• Cold weather forces area soccer teams to cancel games

• Wylie boys shut down Clyde in post and perimeter

• Steroid testing for students to begin soon

• Lady Eagles hold off big Cooper comeback

• Carroll, Deckard come up big for AHS boys (Abilene)

• Davis doesn’t mind increase in playoff teams

• Metro Basketball Today (Amarillo)

• High School Basketball Linescores  (Amarillo)

• High School Wrestling Results

• Ladycats eyeing district title, Austin
  The Ladycats are just a game away from finishing the first round with a perfect record. (Bay City)

• Boerne shuts out Tivy, 3-0

• High School Basketball District Standings  (College Station)

• St. Joseph girls finding a way to win together 

• Cleburne falls in rematch with Everman, 56-47   Cleburne earned a win the first time the team met Everman in December, but couldn’t pull out a win on the road Tuesday as the Lady Jackets lost their second consecutive game, 56-47.

• Jackets take win over Bulldogs Cleburne held the Bulldogs to 10 points in each of the first three quarters and escaped Everman with a 54-37 win Tuesday.….more>>

• Crowley downs Alvarado, 64-14   –  The Crowley Lady Eagles ran their record to 25-4 and 9-1 in District 8-4A play with a 64-14 win over Alvarado on Tuesday night

• Eagles soar past Indians, 75-45    Crowley remained unbeaten in District 8-4A play after a 75-45 win over Alvarado on Tuesday night.

• No Williams, no worries for Port A    PORT ARANSAS — State-ranked Port Aransas is finding that there is life after Whitney Williams. The No. 17 Marlins girls basketball team hasn’t lost a step this season, even though it is now playing without Williams, the all-state post who …

• Soaring to new heights: Lady Tigers top ’Hachie 46-40 for 20th win   It was a night where nothing went right for the Lady Tigers. That is with the exception of the end result. The Lady Tigers defeated Waxahachie 46-40 Tuesday at Tiger Gymnasium to pick up their 20th win on the season.

• Indians fend off pesky Tigers, 50-44   The Tigers (1-7 in District 15-4A) came into the game as cold as the weather outside George W. Solis Gymnasium. The Tigers fell to the Indians 50-44 Tuesday night in Waxhachie.

• BHS perfect through first half of district play (Boerne)

SPORTS UPDATE #128

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

*** MONDAY – DECEMBER 24, 2007 ***

• Gilbert gets Lake View post   –   Sterlin Gilbert is going home. Full story »

• Hail Mary helps Katy to title

• Canadian chills Elysian Fields

• Celina surpasses Brownwood with eighth state title

• Elysian Fields comes up short 

• UIL state football finals round up 

• WAGSTAFF HOLIDAY CLASSIC

• Euless Trinity takes Class 5A, Division I state titleSAN ANTONIO – Samir Baker rushed for 229 yards and Denarius McGhee accounted for both Euless Trinity touchdowns in a 13-10 victory against Converse Judson in the Class 5A Division I championship game Saturday. Trinity (15-1) beat Judson (11-5) in the final for the second time in three seasons while denying the Rockets their seventh state title. The Trojans did it in what amounted to a road game at the Alamodome, less than 20 miles from the Judson campus. more >>

• Late interception denies China Spring in title game, 21-14 

• Four nab volleyball all-state honors  –  Four Coastal Bend area volleyball players earned all-state honors this season. Two from Calallen High and two from Sinton made the Texas Sports Writers Association all-state volleyball team. Sinton senior Valerie "Mimi" May was a TSWA Class 3A first team … Read

• Caller-Times All-South Texas Football Team   –   PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jerry Bell, Ray, sr. The District 27-5A MVP also earned second-team all-state honors. Bell went 287 of 414 (69.3 percent) for 4,021 yards and 40 TDs with only seven INTs. He threw for more than 300 …

• Bishop girls fly to new heights   –  BISHOP — The Bishop High School girls basketball team had the time of its life in Florida last week. Some of the Badgers players had a little too much excitement for their liking while traveling, however. Bishop girls basketball coach …

• Caller-Times All-District Football Teams

  DISTRICT 27-5A Offensive MVP x-Jerry Bell, Ray, sr. Offensive Newcomer of the Year x-Chris Johnson, S.A. East Central, so. Defensive MVP x-Tyler Fields, S.A. S’West, sr. Defensive Newcomer of the Year Thomas Gray, East Central, so. FIRST TEAM — OFFENSE … Read

• Coaches new and old, looking forward to Kiwanis Tournament   –  Kerens coach Don Enis has seen it all before. Enis is in his first year as the Bobcats’ coach, but the Kiwanis Classic is nothing new to him.

• Maidens take 45-41 win in Whitehouse (Jacksonville)

• No. 8 WIldcats clip Indians, 53-48 (Jacksonville – Whitehouse)

• Nac boys, girls defeat Kilgore 

• Alto’s state season top story of 2007 

• Lake Travis 36, Highland Park 34

• A pair of football legacies at Lake Travis

• Recruiting: Friendswood’s Ebner opts for Mizzou — Will Ebner expected to play football at UH where he had initially committed, but a chance visit from Missouri led to a change of heart. READ STORY

• Top players: Houston 110

• Top players: Texas 100

• More football: A look back at Katy’s title

• Playoff star Dean keeps Katy in spotlight

• Boys basketball: Northbrook trying to right ship fast

• Katy tops Pflugerville for 5th football title

• Euless Trinity wins 5A Div. I title, 13-10

• Boys holiday tournament previews  –  DISD, Whataburger and Plano tournaments, Thursday-Saturday

• Girls holiday tournament previews  –   DISD, Mansfield and Duncanville tournaments, Thursday-Saturday

• Bremond falls short in Class A final

• Austin Westlake rules at Doc Hess Wrestling Classic

• Defensive lapses haunt Tigers  (Bremond)

• Memorial beats LaGrange 57-52….more>>

• MEET THE VMS FOOTBALL FAB FOUR
  HARLINGEN — Mishak Rivas didn’t even dare share his goal during the preseason…. (full story)

• Santa Rosa’s Joshua Gonzalez named VMS Coach of the YearHARLINGEN — How’s this for juxtaposition?… Full Story… 

• Edcouch-Elsa’s Galvan named VMS Defensive Player of the YearHARLINGEN — On a team with so much youth on the offensive side of the ball, Edcouch-Elsa defensive end… Full Story… 

• La Villa QB Cisneros named VMS Offensive Player of the YearHARLINGEN — They say Eskimos have hundreds of words to describe snow…. Full Story…

• Lady Rebels score 45-14 win over Lehman   –   Jeers came from the crowd, asking if it was a hockey game. After the first quarter, the score was tied at five. It looked as if Donny McDonald’s team would need to slug it out for his 600th win.

• Hays boys too much for Lehman –   The Hays Rebels continued their hard-court domination of rival Lehman Friday night, handing the Lobos a 91-60 loss at Oran Bales Gymnasium.

• Celina wins record eighth state championship  –   IRVING – The greatest team in Texas high school football history wears orange.

• Moore putting broken leg behind him  –  Just three months after a broken leg ended his football season, Lee High senior running back Jarvis Moore is already jogging.

• Chapel Hill varsity teams fall to Clarksville  –    The Clarksville Tigers struggled from the charity stripe Friday night, but they made them count with five free shots in the final 19 seconds to bury the Chapel Hill Red Devils, 56-49, in a battle of undefeated teams in District 15-2A at Clarence Nix Gym. “It was a big win playing short-handed (their second-leading scoring did not play due to disciplinary reasons),” said Clarksville head coach Jimmy Wallace. “The kids fought and never gave up.”

• Tigers get road win  –  Coach Jonathan Hopkins and the Mount Pleasant Tigers will enjoy Christmas little bit more next week. They ended their two game road skid Friday night with a 68-63 win at Denison. The Tigers withstood a 30 point performance by the Yellowjackets’ T. J. Taylor.

• New Gator stadium became a source of pride
  The Gators’ new stadium shared top billing with the team’s great season.

• Thomas, Ebner exceeded expectations in 2007   –  After having standout seasons on the gridiron, Johnny Thomas and Will Ebner have been named The Daily News’ players of the year.

• Finn earns coach of the year honors
  TEXAS CITY — Coach Tim Finn led the Stings to its first district title since 2004 in what was supposed to be a “rebuilding” year.

• La Marque wrestling showing improvement   –  Under the direction of Daniel Johnson, the Coogs wrestling program is in its second season.

• Allison leads Cayuga to an unforgettable season BETHEL — When Tommy Allison became the head football coach at Cayuga, he was not sure what to expect for the 2007 season.

• Neches basketball sweeps Cross Roads NECHES — On homecoming night, the Neches’ boys and girls teams defeated Cross Roads.

• Cayuga heads into break perfect (basketball roundup)