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Mustangs, Lady Bears take WO-S Powerlifting Meet Van Wade The Orange Leader WEST ORANGE — For the second week in a row both the West Orange-Stark boys and the Little Cypress-Mauriceville girls captured a powerlifting meet. The teams won the WO-S Powerlifting Meet Wednesday after each won at the LC-M Meet the week before. WO-S boys won the meet with 58 points followed by LC-M (39), Orangefield (36), and Silsbee (28). The Lady Bears won with 53 points followed by WO-S (29) and Orangefield (19). On the boys side LC-M’s Julian Edwards claimed the 114-pound weight class finishing with a total of 395 pounds in the bench press, squat and dead-lift. Orangefield’s David Tsan won the 123-pound class with 815 pounds. LC-M’s Austin Lopez captured the 132-pound class with 545 pounds. WO-S’ Wilson Washington won the 148-pound division with 935 pounds followed by LC-M’s Nick Dockens (920 pounds). The 165-pound class was close as WO-S’ Brenson Lindsey won it with 1,170 pounds followed closely by teammates Britten Londsey (1,165 pounds) and Terry Rubin (1,160 pounds). LC-M’s Zac Blanchard captured the 181-pound class with 1,000 pounds followed cvlosely by Orangefield’s Cole Arceneaux (995 pounds) and Donovan Weldon (990 pounds). WO-S’ Donovan Rubin easily won the 198-pound class with 1,015 pounds while teammate Lawrence Gilmore cruised to the 220-pound title with 1,100 pounds. WO-S’ Ian Jenkins claimed the 242-pound division with 1,195 pounds and teammate Stephen Cook was second with 1,115 pounds. Orangefield’s Dylan Davalos won the 275-pound division with 1,110 pounds. WO-S’ Ryan Allen claimed the Super heavyweight division with 1,320 pounds while LC-M’s Josh Trahan (1,275 pounds) was second. On the girls’ side, LC-M’s Maggie Lucia won the 105-pound division with 310 pounds. LC-M’s Chelsie Doyle nabbed the 114-pound class with 400 pounds. Orangefield’s Kendall Kress captured the 123-pound division with 535 pounds. LC-M’s Mallory Burnaman claimed the 132-pound claqss with 430 pounds, just edging teammate Tara McPherson (420 pounds). LC-M’s Courtney Doyle won the 148-pound class with 405 pounds. Orangefield’s Samantha Freeman claimed the 165-pound class with 655 pounds. WO-S’ Allison Haynes won the 181-pound class with 515 pounds. LC-M’s Raven Cole won the 198-pound division with 770 pounds and WO-S’ Caitlin Greer captured the 220-pound division with 605 pounds.

[quote name="tupac7" post="751426" timestamp="1264782612"] [color=black]It came straight from the man himself why they dropped vidor. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FINANCES. The sup. was told by two school board members that they did not want to come to vidor because of the race issue. The sup then caved in and told the head coach to drop vidor. I am very disappointed in the sup. If you look at their website he preaches about diveristy and helping everyone get along, and how they take great pride in including everyone. This guy must not believe what he says or else he is just a puppet. It is very discouraging to see all the work that Coach Mathews and his staff have done thrown away by some who is still living in the past. It personally makes me want to throw up. [/quote] And u may be right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[quote name="JoesBros" post="751360" timestamp="1264777863"] Thats what I already said 3 post ago. The year they play PNG down here Vidor can travel there then vise versa. [/quote] I agree!

Vidor could travel this year and Crosby could come to Vidor next season. NO EXCUSE!

That's not an excuse. Have Vidor travel to Crosby. ::)

Realignment time again: Will Jasper come back? Will Livingston be gone? Van Wade The Orange Leader It’s that time of the year again, and as usual, it will bring about the normal sweat. Athletic directors and coaches from across Southeast Texas will scramble to the Region V Center Monday morning, anticipating the University Interscholastic League’s reclassification and realignment for districts across the state of Texas. And once again, there will probably be changes as coaches scurry around, setting up non-district schedules for the upcoming football season. Last time, District 21-3A as we knew it, had the most shakeup. Kirbyville moved to Class 2A, and of course, has fallen in the last two Class 2A Division I state championship games in football, while Jasper stayed in Class 3A and moved further north, leaving Bridge City, Orangefield, West Orange-Stark, Hardin-Jefferson, Hamshire-Fannett and Silsbee in 21-3A. Word is that Kirbyville will remain in Class 2A. If Kirbyville goes back up, it is likely that both Kirbyville and Jasper could creep back into the 21-3A fray. That would make the district once again much more competitive across the board and would help football coaches as far as scheduling two less non-district games but you could probably take a poll of the six head football coaches in 21-3A right now and five of them would probably like to see things remain just as they are. In our local 20-4A district the last go-around, Dayton moved out while far-away Livingston joined Little Cypress-Mauriceville, Vidor, Port Neches-Groves, Nederland, Beaumont Central, Beaumont Ozen and Lumberton. Many coaches don’t feel like there will be many changes at realignment this year but as we’ve figured out in the past, the years where you don’t think anything will happen big, something always does. That could happen in 4A. Just west of us, both Galveston Ball and Baytown Lee are expected to drop to the 4A ranks according to LC-M coach Randy Crouch, the “guru” of crunching numbers and maps. Then you look towards Humble, where there is likely to be two more 4A schools. So the UIL has a decision whether or not to make districts larger. Right now the perfect scenario would be to keep the seven teams, minus Livingston, and just have a seven-team district, much like the current District 23-2A in which each team gets a bye during district play, which, in football terms, includes a six-game district schedule and a four-game non-district. However, it makes just as much sense to keep it an eight-team loop to keep things on a level playing ground, which means Dayton could return or possibly Barbers Hill. Heck, let Barbers Hill join the fray once. We can rotate Dayton, Livingston and Barbers Hill in every two years, Why not? One other thought! Let’s make all the 5A and 4A district have at least 16 teams in them, much like the Big East Conference in basketball. What’s wrong with that? That still means 25 percent of the teams make the playoffs. Folks, fourth-place teams out of six-team leagues do not deserve to make the playoffs, nor do third-place teams but heck, that’s an argument for another day. In District 23-2A, I’m sure the Deweyville Pirates will remain in Class 2A, once again being the smallest school in the league and competing against the likes of Anahuac, Kountze, East Chambers, Warren, Hardin and Buna. Last time Deweyville (246) had 110 less students then the next smallest school in Warren (356). The cutoffs from each classification in 2008 was Class 5A (2,085 and up); Class 4A (980 to 2,084); Class 3A (430 to 979); and Class 2A (200 to 429). What’s just as fun is to see the school enrollments at the high school level that are announced as well. With the down economy in Southeast Texas, I think Lumberton was the only school to have a major growth spurt in 2008 while everybody else watched their numbers decline. I’m having flashbacks from the 1980s again when my Class 4A league included LC-M, Bridge City, Port Arthur Lincoln, Jasper, Silsbee, Lumberton and yes, those South Park Greenies. Well, Lincoln and South Park are no more while Bridge City, Silsbee and Jasper are in 3A. Remember that old 5A league that consisted of WO-S, Port Arthur Thomas Jefferson, PN-G, Nederland, Vidor, Beaumont French, Beaumont Forest Park and Beaumont Charlton-Pollard. Those were the DAYS. Four of those schools don’t exist while Nederland, Vidor and PN-G are in 4A and the Mustangs have dropped all the way down to a medium 3A. Heck, let’s throw in Stephen F. Austin and Bishop Byrne as well, two other smaller schools that simply don’t exist any more. On Monday, let’s see how the numbers change. Best bet that just about everyone goes down with the exception of Lumberton. Enrollment for local schools in the 2008 realignment looked like this: DISTRICT 20-4A: Beaumont Central 1,537; Nederland 1,512; Vidor 1,430; Port Neches-Groves 1,413; Beaumont Ozen 1,264; Livingston 1,207; Little Cypress-Mauriceville 1,200; and Lumberton 1,065. DISTRICT 21-3A: Silsbee 844; Bridge City 707; West Orange-Stark 691; Hardin-Jefferson 662; Hamshire-Fannett 568; and Orangefield 521. DISTRICT 18-3A: Jasper 813; Carthage 794; Center 649; Rusk 570; Huntington 523; and Diboll 485. DISTRICT 23-2A: Anahuac 412; Kountze 403; Buna 387; East Chambers 368; Hardin 360; Warren 356; and Deweyville 246. It should be very interesting come Monday morning, watching our local coaches sweat just a tad. I don’t expect many changes and neither do they. That just means get ready for plenty. print this story   

Today the State 7 on 7 Board met to discuss setting the 2010 SQT schedule and review any potential rule changes which can enhance the summer game. The biggest news coming from the meeting was the expansion of the small school tournament which for the past three seasons had been just 32 teams. This year however the tournament will expand to 64 teams. There will be an additional 16 SQTs across the state in the small school division as well equaling the total for the big schools. The early word is the North Region SQTs in the small school division will feature 16 team tournaments with the traditional format of the four pool winners advancing to the qualifying round. In the South Region the tournaments will be eight teams with the top teams in each pool advancing to the quaifying round. There will be at least two new locations for tournaments in the North Region of Divison II (big schools). Belton and Fort Bliss in El Paso will host SQTs, as Greater El Paso will now have two SQTs. The early rumor was that Lubbock would host a SQT but that won't happen this year but look for a SQT to come to Lubbock in 2011. A third new SQT location in DFW could be announced when the full schedule is released. The main rule change for SQT play this year will be the addition of a "tackle box" on the offensive side of the ball. Teams will now not be allowed to line receivers up within 3 yards of the center on either side, this rule should allow for more football simulated formations and reduce the number of "junk plays" as some coaches like to call them. For a full list of rules, regulations and tournament registration forms please visit [Hidden Content] The official state 7 on 7 site has not been updated with 2010 information as of yet and we will update you once the site is updated.

Bears nip Ozen in district soccer opener Gary Bonneaux The Orange Leader LITTLE CYPRESS — The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears boys soccer team began district play with a strong 2-1 win over the Ozen Panthers Tuesday night at Battlin' Bears Stadium. Junior Tommy Jones scored the Bears' first goal and led a stingy defense; while Junior Garhett Bonneaux scored the game-winning goal in the second half to lead the Bears to victory. Coach Jeremy Watzlavik was pleased with the Bears performance through out a physical game. "It wasn't our best effort. I feel that we controlled the game, but we missed some scoring opportunities", said Coach Watzlavik. The Ozen Panthers jumped to an early lead with an own-goal in the game's 14th minute. Bears' goalie Christian Diaz attempted to clear a loose ball when his kick defelected off a Bear defender and bounced into the Ozen goal for a 1-0 lead. "The own-goal was an unfortunate bounce", observed Watzlavik. The Bears tied the game at 1-1 approximately three minutes later on Jones' score. Jones initiated the scoring attack with a strong throw-in near the Ozen goal. As Ozen defenders deflected the ball away from their goal, Jones took the rebound and drilled a 15-yard shot through heavy traffic into the goal. Jones proudly said that "the shot was a blur. I saw the deflection and then I kicked the ball. I was hoping the ball would go in the goal, and it did." Coach Watzlavik said that, "Tommy wanted that goal, and he willed it into the goal." The Bears mounted several scoring attacks throughout the remainder of the first half, but neither team was able to score. Coach Watzlavik stated that, "we controlled the first half, but were unable to finish around the goal." The Bears began the second half with a flurry of attacks against a solid Ozen defense. The Bears finally scored at the game's 53rd minute. Senior Scott Karasik initiated the scoring effort for the Bears. "Scott had a real good game with his numerous drives", said Coach Wattzlavik. "Ozen was forced to account for him all night long". When Karasik dribbled the ball inside the penalty box, an Ozen defender fouled him with a tackled him from behind.. Bonneaux boomed the penalty kick past the Ozen goalie into the bottom right side of the net. "Garhett is money", Watzlavik said of his mid-fielder. The goal gave the Bears a lead that lasted until the end of the game. The Bears continued to construct several scoring drives on offense. Their defense seemed to gain momentum as the game progressed. "Our defense showed improvement during the game", said Watzlavik. "We were stabbing at the ball in the first half. At halftime, we discussed it and the team did much better in the second half. Jones had an outstanding defensive game. And, (Junior) Mauricio Benitez plays solid defense in every game." The Bears travel to Port Neches on Friday to face a strong PN-G Indians team. "PN-G is always a favorite to qualify for the playoffs", noted Watzlavik. "It will be a tough test for our team."

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David McNabb TheOldCoach.com Senior Editor Giddings coach Derek Fitzhenry is weighing whether to leave for Pasadena Dobie or stay and hope issues with certain Giddings school board members are resolved. Dobie officials are allowing Fitzhenry for time through the weekend to consider the options, according to Giddings Times and News sports editor Sloan Preuss. The Giddings paper is closely monitoring the situation but doesn't have a website to update. Fitzhenry has been a candidate in several openings around the state since the end of last season. Dobie is a Class 5A school but definitely falls into a "rebuilding" post even if the school district bumps Fitzhenry's pay well about $100,000. Dobie hasn't been to the state playoffs in five years. The last winning district record came in '05. While at Class 3A Giddings, Fitzhenry has had a strong playoff contender. His son Brock Fitzhenry was one of the state's top players in '07. Brock plays receiver at Texas. Derek Fitzhenry has another talented son with RB/WR Spencer, who is a top Class of 2012 college prospects.

Woodville's Hadnot commits to SFA CALIB HADNOT (ATH) WOODVILLE Height/Weight: 5'10 - 170 lbs 40-Time: 4.5 Verbal Commitment: STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Offer(s): SFA

Mustangs, Lady Bears win LC-M Power Meet Van Wade The Orange Leader LITTLE CYPRESS — The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears and the West Orange-Stark Mustangs captured the team titles at the LC-M Powerlifting Meet held at LC-M High School Thursday. The Mustang boys nipped the host Bears to win the title as WO-S had 49 points while LC-M notched 45. Orangefield (31) was third and Silsbee (28) fourth. The Lady Bears dominated their field, placing first with 42 points followed by WO-S (22) and Orangefield (12). Weight class winners on the boys’ side included Silsbee’s Tony Hart in the 123-pound division (695 total pounds in the squat, bench press and dead-lift); LC-M’s Nick Dockens in the 148-pound division (900 pounds); WO-S’ Brenson Lindsey in the 165-pound class (1,100 pounds); LC-M’s Zac Blanchard in the 181-pound division (965 pounds); LC-M’s Jonathan Fontenot in the 198-pound division (1,290 pounds); WO-S’ Lawrence Gilmore in the 220-pound class (1,060 pounds); WO-S’ Ian Jenkins in the 242-pound division (1,155 pounds; Orangefield’s Dylan Davalos in the 275-pound class (1,060 pounds); and WO-S’ Ryan Allen in the super heavyweight division (1,255 pounds). Weight class victors on the girls’ side included LC-M’s Kimmie Vercher in the 97-pound division (295 pounds); LC-M’s Chelsea Doyle in the 114-pound class (370 pounds); Orangefield’s Kendall Kress in the 123-pound division (515 pounds); LC-M’s Maegan Fontenot in the 132-pound division (915 pounds); LC-M’s Maygan Crosslin in the 165-pound class (885 pounds); LC-M’s Raven Cole in the 198-pound division (685 pounds); LC-M’s Katye Harris in the 220-pound division (890 pounds); and WO-SD’ Caitlin Greer in the 220-plus class (565 pounds). WO-S will host a meet at WO-S High School this week. Bridge City won the Nederland Meet earlier last week.

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Hoop wrap: Lady Mustangs sink Silsbee in OT Van Wade The Orange Leader The West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs put together a superb 51-46 overtime victory on the road against the Silsbee Lady Tigers Friday night at Tiger Gym. After the game was tied at 44-44 at the end of regulation, the Lady Mustangs (10-7, 1-2) outscored the Lady Tigers (1-2 in district) 7-2 in the extra session. Lady Mustang guard Demetrius Heard barely missed a triple-double as she amassed 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. WO-S post Ryshaniqua Winbush notched a double-double, tallying 16 points while hauling in 11 rebounds. Jazmyne Magee contributed seven points and three steals in the winning effort. Ryshaniqua Washington had 25 points for the Lady Tigers but it wasn’t quite enough. The Lady Mustangs host Hamshire-Fannett Tuesday.

Officials’ tug of war reaches new level TASO gets restraining order; UIL revises its refs amendment AUSTIN — Less than 24 hours after a temporary restraining order was entered in the ongoing legal battle between the University Interscholastic League and the Texas Association of Sports Officials, the UIL’s Legislative Council again amended its constitution in regard to officials. The council met Thursday to revise and clarify the language of an amendment that mandates all officials calling varsity team sports must be registered with the UIL. The amendment, which passed in October and was approved in November, met opposition from leaders within TASO, the organization governing high school sports officials in the state. TASO has managed high school officiating in Texas for 33 years. TASO sued the UIL in December, claiming the UIL can’t regulate officials because they are independent contractors. Schools get clarifications The temporary restraining order entered Wednesday prevents the UIL from enforcing the passed amendment until a temporary injunction hearing scheduled for Feb. 1. The revisions passed by the council Thursday make an exception for individual sports to use non-UIL registered officials if so desired. UIL-registered officials would be required for all team sports (baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball and volleyball). The UIL also mandated that UIL-registered officials be used for non-varsity contests unless mutually decided otherwise by the participating schools. Finally, the council voted to pass the amendment effective immediately. When originally passed in November, it was set to take effect July 1. Member schools would still be able to use TASO- or UIL-registered officials for the remainder of the school year. “This gives clarification to the schools because there was a lot of confusion out there,” UIL executive director Dr. Charles Breithaupt said. George Coit, the chairman of the TASO board of directors, made his organization’s stance clear. “TASO does not want this fight,” Coit said.“The majority of TASO members are against this proposal. “Most of our officials just want to officiate. All of our officials are independent contractors and not subject to regulations from an organization in which we have no vote or no representation.” San Antonio ISD athletic director Gil Garza, who is the president of the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association, supported the UIL’s stance and said the majority of the THSADA’s constituency does as well. Starkly contrasting views “Most of us are proponents of officials, and we understand their value,” Garza said. “There have been some problems, and more often than not, the problems stem from the leadership of the officials association. It’s not something we like or we want, but it’s a fact. “This initiative may solve those problems. I believe that this is something that is good and that can be good, and our association is supporting it 100 percent.” Coit maintained that if the mandate takes effect, it will not only cripple TASO but high school sports officiating in general by causing a shortage of officials. “If this amendment is passed, it will cause a logistical nightmare for scheduling,” Coit said. “If this is passed, we’ll really be short on officials, because most of the guys won’t officiate this upcoming season.” Though Breithaupt can’t comment on specifics of the legal battle, he expressed some frustrations with what has transpired. “It’s disappointing, but it’s their right (to file a lawsuit),” he said. “It’s been very frustrating for our schools ... but I think our schools have spoken, and they want to bring this under control.” Texas situation unique Texas is unique in its current officiating setup. State high school sports association offices govern all aspects of officiating in 44 states. Four other states require officials to register with the state association but allow officials associations to do their own training. Officials who wish to call games in Texas pay $50 dues annually to TASO. The UIL amendment would require the same fee if it takes effect. The fee would be used to cover things like insurance, rule books, background checks, teaching and administration.

Officials’ tug of war reaches new level TASO gets restraining order; UIL revises its refs amendment AUSTIN — Less than 24 hours after a temporary restraining order was entered in the ongoing legal battle between the University Interscholastic League and the Texas Association of Sports Officials, the UIL’s Legislative Council again amended its constitution in regard to officials. The council met Thursday to revise and clarify the language of an amendment that mandates all officials calling varsity team sports must be registered with the UIL. The amendment, which passed in October and was approved in November, met opposition from leaders within TASO, the organization governing high school sports officials in the state. TASO has managed high school officiating in Texas for 33 years. TASO sued the UIL in December, claiming the UIL can’t regulate officials because they are independent contractors. Schools get clarifications The temporary restraining order entered Wednesday prevents the UIL from enforcing the passed amendment until a temporary injunction hearing scheduled for Feb. 1. The revisions passed by the council Thursday make an exception for individual sports to use non-UIL registered officials if so desired. UIL-registered officials would be required for all team sports (baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball and volleyball). The UIL also mandated that UIL-registered officials be used for non-varsity contests unless mutually decided otherwise by the participating schools. Finally, the council voted to pass the amendment effective immediately. When originally passed in November, it was set to take effect July 1. Member schools would still be able to use TASO- or UIL-registered officials for the remainder of the school year. “This gives clarification to the schools because there was a lot of confusion out there,” UIL executive director Dr. Charles Breithaupt said. George Coit, the chairman of the TASO board of directors, made his organization’s stance clear. “TASO does not want this fight,” Coit said.“The majority of TASO members are against this proposal. “Most of our officials just want to officiate. All of our officials are independent contractors and not subject to regulations from an organization in which we have no vote or no representation.” San Antonio ISD athletic director Gil Garza, who is the president of the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association, supported the UIL’s stance and said the majority of the THSADA’s constituency does as well. Starkly contrasting views “Most of us are proponents of officials, and we understand their value,” Garza said. “There have been some problems, and more often than not, the problems stem from the leadership of the officials association. It’s not something we like or we want, but it’s a fact. “This initiative may solve those problems. I believe that this is something that is good and that can be good, and our association is supporting it 100 percent.” Coit maintained that if the mandate takes effect, it will not only cripple TASO but high school sports officiating in general by causing a shortage of officials. “If this amendment is passed, it will cause a logistical nightmare for scheduling,” Coit said. “If this is passed, we’ll really be short on officials, because most of the guys won’t officiate this upcoming season.” Though Breithaupt can’t comment on specifics of the legal battle, he expressed some frustrations with what has transpired. “It’s disappointing, but it’s their right (to file a lawsuit),” he said. “It’s been very frustrating for our schools ... but I think our schools have spoken, and they want to bring this under control.” Texas situation unique Texas is unique in its current officiating setup. State high school sports association offices govern all aspects of officiating in 44 states. Four other states require officials to register with the state association but allow officials associations to do their own training. Officials who wish to call games in Texas pay $50 dues annually to TASO. The UIL amendment would require the same fee if it takes effect. The fee would be used to cover things like insurance, rule books, background checks, teaching and administration.