Gabe

I believe the other starters and pitchers are near 12-5

Well then in that email im sending you about a dynasty, I will write up why San Antonio cannot be part of Texas since they are home to the Spurs

Man you and Van have serious man-crushes on Tim Duncan and the Spurs.

I think the concern is a little true. The Indians should be OK and move on but its fair to say the offense could have done better. Even Coach Stone said that in the article

21-3A should be in the state tournament yet again, just a matter of who

One of the best I'll give ya that. Best I like Karl Malone over Duncan

St. Pierre embarassed Hughes and I loved it...Friend had to buy the drinks all night after that fight

[Hidden Content] By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports One of the classic symptoms of an aged, or aging, fighter is seeing openings and being unable to take advantage of them. It’s no different than a running back who once could burst through a hole for a 15-yard gain when he ran a 4.4 40, but who now runs a 4.65 and can’t hit it quick enough to get more than three yards before the pile collapses upon him. And what Matt Hughes was describing as a problem in his loss to Georges St. Pierre in December sounded suspiciously like a man losing the battle with time. But the two-time former UFC welterweight champion, who saved the UFC yet again when he agreed on short notice to fight Thiago Alves in the main event of UFC 85 in London on June 7, insists he’s far from through. He’s lost two of three and was dominated in the defeat to St. Pierre at UFC 79 on Dec. 29, but he is undaunted. Hughes plans to make a point with his performance against the fast-rising Alves, who is coming off an impressive stoppage of Karo Parisyan. Hughes, 34, has been one of the sport’s most active stars. He’s awaiting a grudge match against long-time rival Matt Serra and didn’t need to fight in London. But when the card in England was in danger of falling apart because of injuries, Hughes answered the call. “I’m a fighter and that’s what I’m supposed to do, fight,†said Hughes, who is remarkably free of the ego and demanding persona that define superstars in most sports. “They called me and needed me to fight. This is what I do, so of course I said yes.†UFC president Dana White had long wanted to make UFC 85 a blockbuster card. And with the original main event of Chuck Liddell vs. Shogun Rua, it would have been regardless of what other fights were added. It lost a little bit of its luster when Rua was injured, but Liddell is a big enough star that the replacement main event with Rashad Evans would not have impacted sales much, if at all. But when Liddell suffered a badly torn hamstring last month, what had been a Liddell-Rua main event suddenly looked as if it might become an Evans-James Irvin main. And that was nobody’s idea of a bout that could carry a card. That prompted White to get on the phone and plead with Hughes to save him again. And, just like he did a few days after Thanksgiving, Hughes saved the UFC again. When Serra injured his back in November, Hughes quickly agreed to face St. Pierre instead, saving the card. And now, with the Liddell-Rua bout off and the UFC 85 card in jeopardy, Hughes agreed to take the bout with Alves with the stipulation that he get Serra later in the year, win or lose against Alves. It didn’t hurt, though, that Hughes perceives the fight as one he can win. Alves hasn’t lost since being stopped by Jon Fitch at Ultimate Fight Night 5 nearly two years ago and has quality wins since over Parisyan, Chris Lytle and John Alessio. But Hughes, whose only losses in the last seven years are to St. Pierre twice and to B.J. Penn, sees this as a fight he can win impressively. “To be honest, I like the matchup,†Hughes said. “He’s a stand-up guy. On the ground, he’s not nearly as dangerous. I’ll be stronger, I believe I’ll be the better wrestler and I like the fact he’s kind of a slow starter. I think I can wear him out before he gets going.†It was Hughes, though, who never got going in the main event at UFC 79. St. Pierre dominated from the opening punch in a bout that many have seen, not without some justification, as a changing of the guard in the UFC’s pecking order. Hughes had difficulty explaining what happened other than he couldn’t take advantage of openings he saw. “I got into a couple of positions I wanted to be in and I didn’t pull the trigger,†Hughes said. “Walking away from the octagon that night, I said to myself, ‘That wasn’t me.’ “Obviously, Georges is a tremendous fighter, but I had a real bad night at the same time he had a real good night. When that happens, you saw what the result can be. But I did get into some good positions and I saw some things, but I couldn’t do what I knew I needed to do.†Hughes said he’s doing more drilling in his training. He’s trying to avoid getting too relaxed and is working on technique at a very basic level. He points out he’s much younger than other high-level fighters like Liddell and erstwhile UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture, so he doesn’t think age or time has caught up with him yet. “They can still do it, so there’s no reason why I can’t,†Hughes said. “I’ve pulled out some of the old Matt Hughes tapes and I’m trying to get back to being that fighter.†And while he wouldn’t flat say it, don’t be surprised if Hughes pushes for a fourth fight with St. Pierre if he’s successful in his bouts against Alves and Serra. The competitor in Hughes won’t let him believe he’s fallen that far behind St. Pierre, who is No. 2 in the Yahoo! Sports rankings. But he’s got too much business in front of him to think that far down the road. Hughes needs to defeat the rising Alves to make the point that he’s still a factor in one of the UFC’s most stacked divisions. “I feel like I have a lot of good fights still left and I’m excited about it,†Hughes said. “I’m thankful this opportunity came along with Thiago, because Serra’s not going to be ready to fight for a while after his fight with Georges and I’m anxious to get back. Nobody should write me off just yet.â€

And I just found my new best friend on the board. This is a very smart person

Just cleaned out all the name calling... Try to stay on topic about a game that is a week old.. Good luck to all

Harrington is just solid. Only word I could think of. The Indians are in good shape.

Gotta show some love to my boy Sweetenham with the RBI. Worked for his day for years at the Pompano Club. Good people right there.

:D That was good

All-District 21-3A Baseball Team Leader Sports The Orange Leader MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Taylor Monse, Hardin-Jefferson OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Malcolm Bronson, Jasper CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Jacob Felts, Orangefield; Dylan Lundy, Hardin-Jefferson NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Ty Parker, Jasper COACH OF THE YEAR: Billy Bryant, Bridge City FIRST TEAM Pitchers: Jace Statum, Orangefield; Matt Hicks, Bridge City; Jaden Dillon, Bridge City; Kevin McDonald, Silsbee Catcher: Casey Jackson, Bridge City Infielders: Joe Robertson, Bridge City; Blake Moss, Silsbee; Randall Courville, Hamshire-Fannett; Travis Moore, Hamshire-Fannett; Tyler Ernest, Jasper Outfielders: Jason Clark, Bridge City; Kevin Roebuck, Hardin-Jefferson; Randy Musgrove, Kirbyville; Ryan Hargrove, Silsbee; Hagan Daigle, Hamshire-Fannett Designated Hitter: Josh Rodgers, Hardin-Jefferson Utility Player: Blake Hubbard, Bridge City SECOND TEAM Pitchers: Brandon Wolcott, Silsbee; Brett Koenig, Hamshire-Fannett; Justin Parsons, Jasper; Matt McClelland, Kirbyville Catcher: Kyle Markum, Hamshire-Fannett Infielders: Blake Snyder, Bridge City; Logan Ferguson, Hardin-Jefferson; Josh Skinner, Silsbee; Parker Phillips, Jasper Outfielders: Chase Adams, WO-S; Garrett Minaldi, Hamshire-Fannett; Taylor Hart, Jasper; Jacob Ricossa, Hardin-Jefferson Designated Hitter: Aaron Stephenson, Jasper Utility Player: Jordan Darnall, WO-S

As per another moderator this topic will be locked. It is done to start a new thread on the selections and to only congratulate the players selected. I have personally talked to someone within HJ's team and hopefully resolved the issue between the only people who matter. Congratulations to everyone and wish them well on the new thread.

Whats your email again? Ill forward it to you when I write it up later ;D

Coop delete all that you want on this but for five minutes at least I want it out that I didnt get on this site for almost a week. I had no internet at my house and couldnt get on. That is the reason its on Page 4 and why it took so long. So there are the facts you obviously did not know yourself.

EliteXC recently decided that Affliction will no longer be an approved sponsor for its fighters, and a company executive said its simply a matter of the clothing company getting involved in the fight-promotion business. EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the Affliction ban went into effect as soon as Affliction began organizing its first MMA show, but he says the company otherwise doesn’t really interfere with fighter sponsorships. “We don’t really bar anyone,†Shaw said. “We don’t want to interfere with the fighters… but this isn’t a clothing company anymore. They’re competition, and it just doesn’t make much sense to help promote the competition.†EliteXC’s Affliction ban was first reported by fiveouncesofpain.com over the weekend. Affliction’s first show is expected to take place May 19 with a main event between Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia. The high-end MMA clothing company has sponsored numerous fighters over the past year, specifically in the UFC. However, the UFC also barred Affliction as a sponsor beginning in late 2007 when it was learned the company would begin promoting fights. Shaw said the only other stipulations that EliteXC fighters may encounter are from CBS, which will broadcast the organization’s network-television debut on July 31. “As with any major network event, all sponsors will have to be pre-approved to assure they don’t conflict with presenting sponsors for the event,†Shaw said. Shaw said that CBS and EliteXC have landed some “major sponsors.†They’re expected to be revealed within the next week or two. The only other time EliteXC’s fighter sponsorships came under scrutiny was when heavyweight Kevin “Kimbo Slice†Ferguson, a former bouncer for a pornography company, was sponsored by one such business. “It’s adult entertainment,†Shaw said. “We had a lot of discussions about it, and in the end, we decided it was OK. We have no problem with Reality Kings.â€

By Dave Meltzer, Yahoo! Sports Mixed martial arts is a business in which people throw around superlatives like they are nothing. There seems to be a steady stream of “biggest†this and “most important†that. But the next few months will be pivotal for the sport, with shows – offering plenty of interesting match-ups – that will determine the industry’s long-term landscape. From a business standpoint, the May 31 Elite XC show from Newark, N.J., because it airs as a prime-time live CBS special, could be the most important show of the year. Its success or failure will have huge effects on the industry as a whole. A successful show would instantly make Elite XC significant competition for UFC and, from a business standpoint, cause last year’s $27 million in losses to be viewed simply as expected startup losses. A failure would make survival a significant issue while leaving a black mark on the sport as viable network prime-time programming. From a pure sport standpoint, the highest profile featherweight and bantamweight fights in U.S. history both take place the next day, on a WEC show in Sacramento. And what have to be considered the two biggest MMA promotions in the world, UFC and the Japanese-based Dream promotion, have high-profile events over the next few weeks. In addition, Fedor Emelianenko, the best heavyweight in the sport’s history, will face his first truly significant competition in quite some time this summer, against former two-time UFC champion Tim Sylvia. A look at some of the more intriguing upcoming matches and their potential ramifications: May 11 – Dream lightweight tournament: Dream, the MMA division of the Japanese powerhouse Fighting Entertainment Groups (FEG), has its third show on Sunday. It’s the first that airs live in the U.S., on HDNet at 3 a.m. Eastern late Saturday/early Sunday from Saitama, Japan. A replay will air at 4 p.m. ET Monday. The lightweight tournament that began March 15 has three quarterfinal matches scheduled: Caol Uno (24-10-4) vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida (16-3-1), Eddie Alvarez (13-1) vs. Joachim Hansen (17-6-1) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (21-4-2) vs. Luiz “Buscape†Firmino (12-3). The fourth, Shinya Aoki (15-2) vs. Katsuhiko Nagata (4-2), has been moved to June 15 to give Aoki recovery time from injuries sustained in his April 29 win over tournament favorite Gesias Calvancanti. The lone American, Philadelphia’s Alvarez, looks to be a significant force with his strong punching power. Stylistically, Alvarez vs. Hansen has the potential for fireworks. May 24 – B.J. Penn (12-4-1) vs. Sean Sherk (36-2-1): The main event for UFC 84 in Las Vegas is the UFC’s biggest lightweight title match in years, if not ever. The Hawaiian-born and bred Penn, who won the title on Jan. 19 with a one-sided squash of Joe Stevenson, is considered to have all-around skills equal to virtually anyone in the sport. Sherk had been champion, but was stripped after testing positive for the steroid Nandrolone in his July 7 win over Hermes Franca. Sherk has argued his innocence. Penn has been openly skeptical, adding a grudge element to the fight. The key to look out for is Penn always comes out looking unbeatable early, but historically becomes more human as time goes on. Sherk’s best weapon is his conditioning, which is more important in a five-round title fight. May 24 – Keith Jardine (13-4-1) vs. Wanderlei Silva (31-8-1): On paper, this looks like a crowd-pleasing fight with two guys who are going to aggressively try to match stand-up skills in a key light heavyweight division fight. Silva, 31, is a legitimate legend of the sport, as his five-plus-year reign as Pride 205-lb. champion is the longest major title run in history. But he’s coming off three straight losses, to Mirko Cro Cop, Dan Henderson and Chuck Liddell. Jardine, with wins over both Liddell and Forrest Griffin, will answer the question of whether Silva’s best days are behind him. The winner has a good shot of facing the injured Liddell in his next match. May 24 – Tito Ortiz (15-5-1) vs. Lyoto Machida (12-0): While the biggest match of Machida’s career, it’s almost secondary to the probable final act in the Ortiz vs. UFC president Dana White feud. Ortiz has made it clear he’s leaving UFC after this match, and Machida’s role is to send him out a loser. Can Ortiz foil his boss on his last night, and if he does, what will he say in his final UFC interview? Can Machida win over the U.S. public with a win over one of the most famous fighters in the game and put himself in line for a title shot? May 31 – Kevin “Kimbo Slice†Ferguson (2-0) vs. James Thompson (16-8): It’s historical because there can only be one first live prime-time major network card in history, and this is the show’s main event. CBS and Elite XC are hoping Slice’s street brawler charisma will mean ratings and mainstream stardom. Slice can punch, but his ground game is untested. Thompson doesn’t take a punch well, and doesn’t figure to test Slice’s ground game either. The fight was made to be short and explosive. May 31 – Gina Carano (5-0) vs. Kaitlin Young (4-1): The highest-profile match in women’s MMA history. Last year, Carano and Julie Kedzie legitimized women’s MMA to the Showtime audience by stealing the show on the first MMA event on a premium cable network. This fight is here with the hope lightning strikes twice, with 15 or 20 times as many viewers, and thus has more potential impact. Carano, aka Crush on “American Gladiators,†has a unique likeability, in that she appeals strongly to both male and female fans. But it won’t work unless they put on a great fight. June 1 – Urijah Faber (20-1) vs. Jens Pulver (22-8-1): The WEC featherweight title match in Sacramento’s Arco Arena is both the biggest fight in WEC history and the biggest featherweight fight ever in the U.S. The division, largely put on the map by Faber in the last year plus, sees the champ, one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world, facing UFC’s first-ever lightweight champion. Pulver, who has spent most of his career fighting bigger men, has an 8-0 record at 145 pounds. It’s Faber’s all-around game against Pulver’s sprawl-and-brawl. June 1 – Miguel Torres (33-1) vs. Yoshiro Maeda (23-4-2): This is the highest-profile bantamweight fight ever in the U.S. Torres put on a ground clinic winning the title from Chase Beebe on Feb. 13 in Albuquerque, taking him from unknown to a pound-for-pound top ten ranking. As far as international reputation goes, Maeda is by far the toughest test Torres has faced. July 5 – Quinton Jackson (28-6) vs Forrest Griffin (15-4): The combination of the light heavyweight title in UFC being the marquee championship of the sport, and weekly buildup as opposing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter, makes this the biggest mainstream match of the next few months. Jackson will go in as the strong betting favorite to retain, but Griffin will likely be the crowd favorite in Las Vegas. July 19 – Fedor Emelianenko (27-1, 1 no contest) vs. Tim Sylvia (26-4): It’s the debut show of the new Affliction promotion, backed by the popular T-shirt brand. It’s one of the biggest money fights in history with Emelianenko rumored to be getting in the $2 million range, and Sylvia believed to be getting $800,000 to show and a $200,000 win bonus. How they expect to recoup those costs is a huge mystery, since as great as Emelianenko is, he’s never proven to have any drawing power in North America. Affliction is trying to challenge UFC with a strategy of bidding high to get a roster of top heavyweights. It’s been almost three years since Emelianenko has faced a true top heavyweight. Sylvia, a two-time UFC champ who was battering current UFC champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira their entire fight until a quick submission on the ground, will at least test where the Russians stands. Is Fedor still “The Man†in this sport? And more importantly, will Affliction survive early losses and stay in the game? Or will they be this year’s Bodog Fight, the rich owner who spends money and talks a long-term game, and quickly loses so much he’s out of business?

Talk about an off night for LeBron. One thing though, if James does play better it could be great for Cavs. Celtics barely won with Bron Bron taking the night off.

Pfft Soulja...who needs a 25 and 10 guy.

Its a great game!

Look nobody has been more critical on these picks than me and now I even say it is time to move on. Congratulations to EVERYONE selected on every team. There are no better players in the state of Texas in the 3A level than we have in 21-3A. My apologies to those I have offended. I certainly respect each and every team and player in 21-3A and am proud of the guys we get to see week in, week out.

Certainly my prayers are with Gage and Griffs family. Nothing like seeing Gage run around the park at a Bears game.

show starting and mixon up first!