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Where's all the wrestling talk? Edge & Y2J back and won the belts last night @ The Bash!!!

Former standout RaShanta LeBlanc (LSU) was named assistant coach and will teach within the district.

Rumors swirling he's fighting Rich Franklin @ 103....

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Good luck Coach Huckaby & your new tenure @ OF

Tim is done....when a 48-year-old knocks you out in 10secs, TIME TO GO!!!

Isn't his nickname "Beave"? Huckaby's son is a great athlete.

I played against him in high school. One small detail left out in the article.....Nickname was "Ice"....

LOL...Take these with a grain of salt...Dave has nothing to do with the picks. Carl Padilla of the Padilla Poll ranks High Schools.

New this year are District Offensive/Defensive MVP & Key Game 21-5A Offensive: RB Tracy Woods (NS) Defensive: S Trey Murray (Lee) Key Game: Lee @ Sterling 1. North Shore 2. West Brook 3. PA Memorial 4. Sterling 5. Lee 6. Channelview 19-4A Off MVP: RB DeMartie Allen (Goose Creek) Def MVP: ILB Jordan Baxton (Dayton) Key game: North Forest @ BH 1. Dayton 2. Crosby 3. CE King 4. Barbers Hill 5. North Forest 6. Galena Park 7. Goose Creek 8. Kingwood Park 20-4A Offensive: QB Kirby Bellow (Nederland) Defensive: LB Anthony Beard (Lumberton) Key Game: Vidor @ Nederland 1. Vidor 2. Lumberton 3. PN-G 4. Nederland 5. Central 6. Livingston 7. Ozen 8. LC-M 18-3A Offensive: RB Marcel Johnson (Rusk) Defensive: DL Deshun Williams (Carthage) Key Game: Rusk @ Diboll 1. Carthage 2. Rusk 3. Jasper 4. Diboll 5. Center 6. Huntington 21-3A Offensive: QB Jeremy Johnson (Silsbee) Defensive: DE Steven Cook (WO-S) Key Game: Hardin-Jefferson @ Bridge City 1. WO-S 2. Silsbee 3. Bridge City 4. Hardin-Jeff 5. Orangefield 5. Hamshire-Fannett 22-3A Offensive: QB Chad Allen (Coldspring) Defensive: LB Marcus Mallet (Cleveland) Key Game: Cleveland @ Coldspring 1. Cleveland 2. Coldspring 3. Huffman 4. Splendora 5. Liberty 6. Shepherd 7. Tarkington 22-2A Offensive: QB Halston Flanigan (Newton) Defensive: LB JaMichael Ervine (Kirby) Key Game: Newton @ Kirby 1. Kirby (No. 4) 2. Newton (No. 10) 3. Woodville 4. Hemphill 5. San Augustine 6. Shelbyville 23-2A Offensive: QB Hank Jones (EC) Defensive: DB Justin Albritton (Ana) Key Game: Hardin @ Buna 1. Anahuac 2. Hardin 3. EC 4. Buna 5. Deweyville 6. Ktz 7. Warren 23-1A Offensive: RB Mason Mounkes (HI) Defensive: LB Shelby Stanley (Eva) Key Game: West Hardin @ H-D 1. Evadale 2. H-D 3. WH 4. High Island 5. Chester 6. Colmesneil 7. Sabine Pass 8. Burkeville

No surprise...Texas High had several kids drafted.....

FOX Sports Southwest and FOX Sports Houston will provide live coverage of the UIL Class 5A baseball state championship presented by State Farm from Dell Diamond in Round Rock on Saturday, June 13 at noon CT. A condensed one-hour tape-delayed broadcast of the Class 4A title game also will be shown on Sunday, June 14 at 7:00 PM CT and Tuesday, June 16 at 5:00 PM CT. Joe Taylor (play-by-play) and Perry Watson (analyst) call the 5A game, while Gerald Sanchez (play-by-play) and Lonnie King (analyst) work the 4A telecast. The two announcing teams have called high school sports events in Texas for a number of years on local radio stations and on the internet. The 5A game will feature the winners of Friday’s semifinals. Pearland (30-7-1) meets Lufkin (29-9) in the first semi, while El Paso Socorro (33-4) takes on Austin Westlake (26-12) in the other state semifinal. The 4A game played today matches nationally top-ranked Corpus Christi Moody (36-3) against Texarkana Texas (28-7). In addition to the two game telecasts, FOX Sports Southwest and FOX Sports Houston also will televise a one-hour UIL CHAMPIONSHIP SPOTLIGHT special with highlights of each classification’s state championship. Dates and times will be announced later.

Kevin Angelle (BC) is the 4th Card to be selected, going in the 31st round (977 overall) to Philly....It's Lamar even tho MLB draft board said San Jac....Angelle is a JR and has 1 year left @ LU if he choses to return. Shon Landry went in the 31st round, 934th overall, to Texas.

Time for a change on Cougar Diamond. Rayner Noble was a good Coog but time to go!

James Ewing, former West Brook standout, and Super Regional MVP when his USM Golden Eagles swept La Zeek's UF Gators, was drafted in the 12 round, No. 374 overall to the NY Mets.

Just got the call 'Zeek.....LOL....Told them I was staying at Little Cypress Junior High tho!

Yep...unfortunately, most never make it to double A

Round 18, #541 - Ricky Testa, Colorado Round 20, #596 - James Brandhorst, Baltimore Round 28, #854 - Brian Needham, NY Mets

Umaga has been released, Chris Masters is returning.... Next week's 3-hour Raw: Fatal 4way for WWE Championship: John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. The Big Show vs. Triple H WWE World Title CM Punk (who is turning heel) vs. Edge ECW Title Tommy Dreamer defends vs. Christian

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One of the best shows I've seen! US Title Fatal Four Way: Kofi Kingston vs. MVP vs. Matt Hardy vs. William Regal Result: Kofi Kingston retains the gold Intercontinental Title, No Holds Barred: Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho Result: New Champ-Chris Jericho & he unmasked Rey during the 619!!!! Samoan Strap: Umaga vs. CM Punk ECW Title, Extreme Rules: Christian vs. Tommy Dreamer vs. Jack Swagger Result: New Champ-Tommy Dreamer Miss Wrestlemania Hog Pen: Vickie Guerrero vs. Santina Marella Result: Santina Marella WWE Title, Steel Cage: Randy Orton vs. Batista Result: New Champ-Batista Submission Match: John Cena vs. Big Show Result: John Cena WWE World Title, Ladder Match: Edge vs. Jeff Hardy Result: New Champ-Jeff Hardy......out comes CM Punk, cashes in the brief case & pins Jeff Hardy New Champ-CM Punk

Ray Woodard Announces Texas A&M Transfer Billy Chavis To Play Football At Lamar Beaumont native earned two varsity letters for the Aggies BEAUMONT, Texas – Lamar head football coach Ray Woodard has announced that former Beaumont West Brook standout Billy Chavis has transferred to Lamar and will be a member of the school’s football program beginning this fall. Chavis has spent the last two seasons at Texas A&M where he appeared in 11 games under coaches Dennis Franchione and Mike Sherman. He saw playing time on the defensive side of the ball, logging action at defensive end, linebacker and safety for the Aggies. He collected four tackles as a true freshman in 2007, including three solos and forced a fumble at Miami and one assisted stop against Penn State in the Alamo Bowl. As a sophomore he made three tackles while seeing time against Kansas, Oklahoma and Baylor. “We are getting a good player but a player who wants to come home,†Woodard said. “That’s why we brought football back – to get young men from this area who want to play football.†Chavis was a Class 5A honorable mention all-state selection as a senior in 2006 after recording 98 tackles and five sacks at linebacker for the Bruins. He was also a three-time all-district honoree while playing quarterback, running back and wide receiver. He was a two-time member of the Port Arthur News' Super Team and the Beaumont Enterprise's Super Gold Team Chavis also commented on the excitement of playing for the only Division I football program in Southeast Texas. “It’s great to have a program in Beaumont,†said Chavis, who is listed at 6-foot-5, 250 pounds. “Had they had a program four or five years ago I am sure that myself and quite a few others (in the area) would have considered playing at Lamar to stay closer to home. “And you can already see from the first prep signing class how coach Woodard and his staff have secured some of the best talent this region has to offer.â€

FRISCO, Texas – The Southland Conference concluded its annual Spring Meeting last week with news related to its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, a continued focus on academic improvement and cost containment measures in the struggling national economy. Men’s and women’s basketball coaches, football coaches, athletic directors, faculty representatives, senior woman administrators, presidents and special guests attended the year-end business meetings, which were held May 26-29, at the San Luis Resort and Convention Center in Galveston, Texas. “This was another productive week for coaches and administrators, as we covered a great deal of information and made important decisions for the future of the conference,†Southland commissioner Tom Burnett said. “There is always a great spirit of camaraderie and cooperation among our meeting attendees as they value the conference and the benefits of the continued athletic and academic partnerships.†The presidential Board of Directors voted to conduct the 2010 and 2011 State Farm Southland Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The tournament, which was also played at the Merrell Center in 2008 and 2009, will remain as an eight-team men’s and women’s event with the event winners earning automatic berths into the NCAA tournament. The 2010 tournament will be held March 10-13. “The basketball coaches and administrators are in general agreement that the tournament continues to grow and improve,†Burnett said. The influx of corporate sponsorship revenue, the warm welcome our teams and visitors receive in Katy, the expanded television exposure, and the traditional Division I postseason experience led the presidents to approve the extension.†The Board also approved an Advisory Council recommendation to reduce the number of non-Division I opponents in men’s and women’s basketball in 2010-11 and 2011-12. Men’s and women’s teams will only be permitted to play a maximum of three non-Division I opponents in 2010-11 and two such teams in 2011-12. Basketball teams are currently allowed to play the NCAA maximum of four non-Division I opponents. Administrators reviewed the conference’s updated data from the NCAA Academic Performance Program, acknowledged an improving trend in many sports and continued to mandate further progress to ensure the conference’s institution meet Division I standards. “While we can collectively point to considerable progress in the Academic Performance Program in the last year, the presidents were again very clear that continued improvement remains the number one priority for all institutions in the conference,†Burnett said. The administrative groups also reaffirmed a number of previously approved cost-reduction measures in 2009-10, including the consolidation of administrative meetings, freezes in officiating fees in most sports and the use of conference calls instead of in-person meetings for all coaches’ committees. Further cost-reduction actions include the distribution of championship mementos only to student-athletes and other student personnel, and the requiring the track and field coaches to establish championship qualifying standards or entrant limitations effective in 2009-10. Administrators decided not to reduce the number of teams that currently qualify for conference championships, but will continue to study the implementation of travel squad limitations in future regular-season travel. The conference also approved championship sites for the 2010-11 academic year, including host locations for men’s and women’s cross country (Lamar), women’s soccer (Southeastern Louisiana), volleyball (Sam Houston State), men’s and women’s tennis (UTSA), softball (Sam Houston State) and baseball (Texas State). The conference’s Hall of Honors ceremony was held during the meeting, with former basketball legends Joe Dumars from McNeese State and women’s coach Gary Blair of Stephen F. Austin being inducted. Additionally, the conference’s F.L. McDonald Postgraduate Scholarships were awarded to Jordan Nipp, a baseball student-athlete at Northwestern State, and to Marie Moser, a women’s basketball student-athlete at Texas State. The Steve McCarty Citizenship Awards were presented to Kenrick Cormier, a football student-athlete at McNeese State, and Lyndzee Greene, a women’s basketball student-athlete at Northwestern State.