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There are 3 Gyms there on that campus. Has to be at one of them i would think.

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Don Gibbons Tournment..LC-M Thursday 2:00 Hardin-Jefferson vs Hamshire-Fannett 4:30 Kelly vs Crosby 7:00 LC-M vs Kelly Friday 11:30 Crosby vs Hamshire-Fannett 2:00 LC-M vs Hamshire-Fannett 4:30 Crosby vs Hardin-Jefferson 7:00 LC-M vs Hardin-Jefferson Saturday 11:30 Hamshire-Fannett vs Kelly 2:00 Kelly vs Hamshire-Fannett 4:30 LC-M vs Crosby

Tournaments This Weekend Warren, Memorial, Ozen, Sabine Pass at Warren Tournament West Brook, Barbers Hill at Houston Christian Tournament Huffman at The Woodlands Tournament Dayton, Lumberton, Nederland at Oak Ridge Tournament LC-M, Hamshire-Fannett, Hardin-Jefferson at LC-M Tournament PN-G at La Porte Tournament Vidor, Bridge City, Jasper, Silsbee at Lufkin Hudson Tournament Kountze, Orangefield, Newton, Anahuac, Buna, Hardin, High Island at Kountze Tournament Woodville at Crockett Tournament East Chambers at Splendora Tournament

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Their taking applications until March 1st with the hiring about a week after that.

I love Cool Ranch!!

I winder if that is the real reason?? How about Billy?

I think Warren has 3 good Baseball players still in basketball.

It's possible. That's all i know at this time.

Top 10 useless sports traditions There are a number of rules, customs or traditions that exist in sports that, at one point, may have been logical, but today they no longer make sense. These types of enigmatic practices range from the mundane, such as the "foul pole" that marks fair territory in baseball, to the more serious, such as the tolerance to fighting in the NHL versus the zero tolerance in the other major sports. Those useless habits don't make much sense and here are 10 others: 10. Eye black or antiglare stickers To reduce glare from the sun or stadium lights, athletes often apply grease known as eye black under their eyes. While it does have a minimal value to subdue the shine, it has become more of a fashion statement than anything else. From the rest-in-peace memo worn by Rutgers running back Ray Rice to Reggie Bush displaying his area code 619, the under-eyes have become the chic place to display a message. This grease is the modern day reincarnation of face paint and the usage to diminish blinding light is merely a side effect. Solution: Sunglasses or a visor work just fine to fight the brightness. Athletes should save the cute messages and shout-outs for MySpace. 9. NFL overtime rules Most sports use the "equal opportunity" model when it comes to overtime rules — most sports except the NFL, that is. The NFL rules give an advantage to the team that wins the coin toss. The team that wins the toss and receives the first possession in sudden-death overtime gets a leg up, even if they fail to score. While the statistics don't indicate an enormous edge in winning percentage to the team that earns the first possession, it still creates an uneven playing field at the beginning of overtime. It may be rare, but the system is always scrutinized when the uncommon case of a team with the first possession scores and wins. Solution: Like college football, both teams should have at least one possession in overtime. If the team that wins the toss scores on its opening possession, the opposing team should be given a drive with the football to equal the score. If the team that earned the first possession of overtime fails to score, sudden-death rules fall in place. 8. NBA Draft Lottery In sports, the team that finishes with the worst record in the regular season is typically awarded the best pick of the litter when the new batch of prospects comes around in the draft. Not so in the NBA. In the NBA, the non-playoff teams make up a lottery of ping-pong balls, with the worst team receiving no better than a 25 percent chance to net the top pick. But since every nonplayoff team is in the lottery, they all have a shot — no matter how small — at garnering the top pick. This backward system typically gives the shaft to at least one franchise per season and allows another team a much higher selection than deserved. Solution: Instead of using this system of chance, the NBA should employ the fair system that is used by the other three major leagues. If you finish with the worst record, you get the first selection overall; if you finish with the second-worst record, you earn the second selection overall; and so on. Team representatives sit and wait and hope that the ball will bounce in their favor in the NBA Draft Lottery. 7. Soccer penalty shootouts Soccer is a game of skill that tests endurance, finesse and teamwork, and shootouts are a cheap way to come to a decision. In games that need to crown a winner, the shoot-out system is used if added time hasn't settled the match. This is simply a system of chance. With such a wide net, goalkeepers have only two prayers to stop a penalty kick: guess the right direction or hope that the ball misses the net completely. Furthermore, the shoot-out format eliminates defensive play, passing and coaching — all of which are key elements of the game. Solution: The first step is to remove the silver goal method and return to the golden goal system, which means the first team to score in overtime wins. Next, each team will remove two players from the field, creating more space and therefore more goal-scoring opportunities. Lastly, grant each team two substitutions; fresh players are likely to create an offensive spark. Lou Piniella is famous for his discussions with the umpires. 6. Arguing with MLB umpires Peanuts, crackerjacks and the seventh-inning stretch are as much of a part of baseball as seeing a clash between a manager and an umpire. The problem, though, is that the latter custom serves no purpose. Managers such as Lou Piniella have thrown plenty of fits, but regardless of whether they are arguing balls, strikes or a close call on the base paths, their appeal is rarely upheld. Umpires almost never overturn a call and managers never cease to try. Solution: Frustration mounts among fans and players when a speculative judgment is made. Engaging in heated shouting matches is not only a bad example for young onlookers, it doesn't solve the problem. Baseball should get with the times and implement an instant replay system that will allow managers to make a formal challenge. 5. NCAA basketball play-in game The March Madness play-in game is as irrelevant as Vince Young's Wonderlic score, yet somehow it has become an annual event. The men's tournament includes a game between two mopes that battle for the right to earn a bid as a No. 16 seed and to play the No. 1 seed. In the history of the tournament, no No. 16 seed has ever defeated a No. 1 seed, thus making the game meaningless. Solution: The NCAA awards a bid to each conference winner and an extra entry was created when the Mountain West Conference split from the Western Athletic Conference in 2001. The solution is to eliminate an at-large bid and the play-in game; this is the route the women's tournament decided to follow when they were faced with the same dilemma. 4. Diving in soccer With the incessant diving, faking and pleading to referees, soccer has earned the reputation as a poor-sportsman sport. Only in soccer can the slightest shin-to-shin contact turn into somersaults, wincing and a stretcher — only to see the player return to the field within minutes. Coaches preach exaggeration to their players and the leagues never penalize or fine the actors after the fact. Solution: Instant replay would catch the culprits on the spot, but it is the league officials who should take responsibility. They must start reviewing game film and doling out suspensions if they want to change this pattern of behavior. 3. NHL overtime losses Can you imagine a team earning half of a win in the NBA if a game is tied after regulation? How about in baseball, awarding teams half of a victory if a game goes into extra innings? Sounds far-fetched, but that is what happens in hockey. The NHL awards a point to each team that makes it to overtime, which is a carryover of a rule that was implemented when the league experienced an inordinate amount of ties. It was installed to encourage offensive play in the extra frame in order to avoid neutral outcomes. Now that the shoot-out is in place and ties are not a possible result, this rule essentially awards free points and just clutters the standings picture. Solution: When a game requires overtime, neither team has accomplished anything in terms of a win or a loss. The NHL should ditch this rule. 2. BCS rankings It's said that sports are decided on the field and not on paper, but in college football it is the other way around. With an unreliable system that depends on a speculative computer formula to produce National Championship candidates, it leaves fans with nothing but questions and very few answers. The bogus debates about rankings and bowl matchups are incessant and the conversation has been dumbed-down to the point that the following expressions are frequently heard: "Team A has a better loss than Team B." "Team A hasn't garnered as many style points in their wins as Team B." "Team A has more quality victories than Team B." Sports allow teams to answer for themselves, but that is not the case in the NCAA football playoffs. Solution: The simple solution that most fans and coaches are begging for is some sort of a playoff format. For starters, place the 10 teams that play for the five BCS bowls into a tournament. This will allow the fans to see more of the best teams, since the eventual champion will play three playoff games, and will allow the top 10 contenders a chance to decide who deserves the No. 1 spot. 1. Referee discretion Have you ever heard a commentator say, "The referees are letting the players play" or "The referees have put their whistles away," and wondered what that really meant? Essentially, the commentators are referring to the biggest enigma in sports, which is inconsistent officiating. In some hockey games, a play that is deemed a penalty in the first period is not viewed the same way in the waning minutes of the third period. Similarly, a basketball referee has a different definition of what constitutes a foul, and it often depends on who is the victim. If it's Dwayne Wade, he's going to the free throw line and if it's Tyronn Lue, the show goes on. In baseball, some umpires have small strike zones, while others have large ones. From period to period and game to game, the only thing consistent about officiating is that it is in fact inconsistent. Solution: Nobody is perfect and nobody is demanding perfection from referees, but while professional sports spend billions of dollars to perfect marketing, stadiums and talent, investing more money to teach officials consistency would help. A better usage of technology, such as instant replay, would also make the system more reliable. __________________

Be nice now. 8) Coach Hooker 1st year coach at HI will do a great job.

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Dayton beat Caney Creek 3-2 and Travis smesny went 4-5 with a game tieng double in the 7th and D.J. massey went 3-4 with the game winning double in the 9th. Andy Dewey and Frank Smesny pitched well.

Young Bears rip past 'Stangs, 18-0 Gabriel Pruett The Orange Leader LITTLE CYPRESS — Being as it was the first varsity game for many of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Battlin’ Bears, Coach Steve Griffith was pretty pleased with what he saw Tuesday night at Don Gibbens Field. The Bears stroked out 18 runs against the West Orange-Stark Mustangs and the Bear pitchers hurled a shutout in a 18-0 five-inning victory. LC-M (1-0) did most of its damage in the second inning when 13 batters went up to the plate. Jon Gunn laced a two-run homer to center in the second while Tim Barry later pounded a three-run triple to right field plating Chad Richard and Adam Leggett, who started on the mound for LC-M and went two innings giving up three hits and no runs. Leggett struck out three batters in his time on the hill. The Mustangs’ (0-1) started Terry Veitch but the starter could not contain the LC-M bats as the Bears scored three runs in the first off a three-run bomb from Jake Rowell. Rowell, who is headed to McNeese State University next season, took a 1-1 pitch to deep right field for his first homer of the season. The home run plated Ben Jones who walked and Chris Hearn who reached on an error. The LC-M catcher finished 2-for-3 in the game with a walk and a double. The Mustang bats were silent in their first game under first-year coach Derek Rivers collecting just six hits and leaving 11 runners on base. LC-M pitchers struck out 11 WO-S batters. Jacoby Franks got three of the Mustang six hits and also stole a base in the third inning. “We put the ball in play with some hard hits and I am proud of our kids,†Griffith said. “Our pitchers came out and threw strikes and that is what you hope for early in the season. We keep doing that, we will have a chance.†Barry made it 4-0 in the second when he scored on a sacrifice fly by Gunn. After Jones’ homer, Hearn ripped a double to left field and would later make it 7-0 when he scored as Cloeren reached on an error. After Barry’s three-run triple, Leggett kit a RBI double to center making it 11-0 Bears. Gunn plated Leggett on a RBI double giving LC-M a 12-0 lead after the second inning. LC-M did not let up in the third as Josh Garza plated Aaron Milligan on a RBI single to left and with the bases floated Dallas Brown stepped up to the plate. Brown took the third pitch he saw over the center field fence for a grand slam making it 17-0 Bears after three innings. Rowell collected his fourth RBI of the game in the bottom of the fourth with a double to right which scored Milligan who reached on a fielder’s choice. “You never expect to score that many runs,†Griffith said. “They (WO-S) have a lot of kids still playing basketball so they are still going to be a good baseball team down the road when they get those guys back. Coach Rivers is a good baseball coach who will bring in some good things. With us graduating 11 kids last year, we will take any win we can get.â€

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Lumberton girls' next postseason test - Crosby The Raiders realize there is no way around it if they want to play in the Class 4A, Region III tournament this weekend. Lumberton is set to play Crosby at 7:30 p.m. today in the regional quarterfinals of the playoffs at Dayton High School. "It's going to take a tremendous defensive effort if we want to win," said Lumberton coach Charles Wilson. "The Crosby coach does a good job with them. It's going to be kind of exciting to see how things turn out." Lumberton, which had a first-round bye, is coming off of a 68-47 victory over La Marque in the second round of the playoffs last Friday. The Raiders outscored the Cougars 40-17 in the first half to secure the victory. Courtney Wilson led all scorers with 27 points. Hayden Furlow had 12 points, and Chelsea Pickering had 11. "When you get a talented group like La Marque you have to play defense," said Wilson, whose team went undefeated in District 22-4A. "I think defensively we gave ourselves a lot of opportunities to score, and that allowed us to get the win." Crosby beat Lamar Consolidated 43-38 in the second round to advance. The Cougars went on an 11-9 run in the fourth quarter to hold onto the victory. CreShun White led the Cougars with 19 points. Crosby came away with a 64-48 victory over Ozen in the first round of the playoffs. "I thought we would play Crosby in the playoffs last year, but we didn't," said Wilson, whose team is ranked No. 18 in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 4A poll. "I got to watch them on and off at the Barbers Hill tournament so I know how talented they are. But that's just what the playoffs are about. There are a lot of strong teams playing in the playoffs. We've got to step it up like we did last week if we want to continue to stay in the race." The Silsbee girls look to continue their winning streak in the playoffs. Silsbee plays West Orange-Stark at 7 p.m. today in the regional quarterfinal round of the Class 3A playoffs at Evadale High School. This will be the fourth meeting between the schools this season. The Tigers beat WO-S in the previous games. "It's hard to beat a good team twice and we are hoping for win No. 4," said Silsbee coach Bob Killam. "But on the other side of it, we know we can beat them because we have done it three times before." Silsbee and WO-S are no strangers to meeting in the playoffs. WO-S beat Silsbee in the same round last year, while Silsbee beat WO-S in 2005. Silsbee, which is ranked No. 9 on the TABC poll, is coming off of a 69-51 victory over Wharton in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs last Friday. The Tigers, who had a first-round bye, outscored Wharton 32-24 in the second half. Brandi Fowler led all scorers with 20 points. Ang Green had 14 points, and Shequila Brydson had 10. WO-S beat No. 5 Navasota 46-41 last Friday to advance. Brittney Scott led the Mustangs with 25 points. "It's going to be a tough game," said Killam. "Both teams want to win so we will have to be ready to play."

Xavier Hernandez taking new route to major leagues The Port Arthur News If Xavier Hernandez — X man to his friends in Port Arthur — has anything to say about it, and he apparently does, pitchers in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization are going to become increasingly aggressive about taking home plate back from hitters. “Throwing inside is a dying art in the game,†said Hernandez, via cell phone last week on his way to the Devil Rays spring training base in St. Petersburg, Fla. “It’s something we as an industry have to stress. The pendulum has swung way too far in the favor of hitters.†Hernandez, who seems to be on the fast track to becoming a major league pitching coach, lasted 10 years in the bigs, partly because he didn’t mind playing a little chin music when the occasion demanded. Exhibit A was the night in Cincinnati he sent former Astros teammate Jeff Bagwell sprawling, triggering a bench-clearing brawl. Bagwell, as a professional hitter, didn’t take it personal. The two exchanged pleasantries the next day. When X was a free agent the year, Bags and his buddy, Craig Biggio, successfully lobbied Houston management to bring him back. The method to their madness was to infuse Astros pitchers with a more nasty attitude. That’s exactly what Hernandez has been doing with Tampa Bay’s young pitchers, since joining the D-Rays organization in 2002. He spent three years as pitching coach with the Class A Charleston River Dogs and the last two seasons with the AA Montgomery Biscuits. When the pitching coach post with the AAA Durham Bulls — think Bull Durham, Luke Laloosh and Crash Davis — came open last winter, management didn’t hesitate to promote him. The pitching coach job at Tampa Bay was also open, but it went to Jim Hickey, who was fired from a similar position with the Astros last season. “I was never contacted about the major league opening,†Hernandez said. “Hopefully, I’ll get an opportunity to move on up at some point. Everybody wants to get to the top level. I think I’ve had a fairly rapid rise.†One baseball lifer who thinks Hernandez should already be coaching in the bigs is Lamar’s Jim Gilligan. “I wish the Astros had considered him,†Gilligan said, “but I have no doubt he’ll be up there somewhere. He’s got a great disposition for coaching and he’ll command respect from major league pitchers because he’s been there. “He had a really good career, he lasted 10 years and his sinker was tough to hit. Wherever he coaches, the pitchers are going to benefit from his tips on making the ball move down.†X, who pitched TJ to the 1983 state championship, made major league stops with Toronto (1989), Houston (1990-93, 1996), the New York Yankees (1994), Cincinnati (1995-96) and Texas (1997-98). He pitched in 463 games, mostly out of the bullpen, compiling a 40-35 record, 35 saves and a 3.90 ERA. Despite all the pitching coaches he was exposed to, Hernandez credits Brad Kelly, his college coach at Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette), for having the most influence on developing an aggressive philosophy on the mound. “Brad was the first guy who introduced me to the importance of pitching inside and trying to intimidate hitters,†he said. “It was something they encouraged and nurtured in the Toronto organization and I never got away from it.†MLB, on the other hand, has gone the other direction. Desperately needing more offense to spice up its game, the Lords of baseball shrunk the strike zone and the size of ball parks, allowed hitters to come to the plate wearing protective armor and became increasingly tough on those who pitch high and tight.

Silsbee 7, Kelly 5 (8) BEAUMONT – Two walks and a two-run throwing error let Silsbee High escape with an extra-inning win over Beaumont Kelly Tuesday night. Anthony Fazio was 4 for 5 for Kelly and teammate Landon Steinhagen was 2 for 3 with a home run. Kelly batters had a total of 11 hits, but the Bulldogs four errors and seven bases on balls allowed Silsbee to win with just five hits.

Port Neches-Groves girls 2, Silsbee 0 SILSBEE -- Senior goalkeeper Marquis Horn often has found herself just a bit out of Brittney Fruge's spotlight, but not lately when Aimee Bates has examined her contribution for Port Neches-Groves. Horn led the way, delivering any superb performance in the net and guiding PN-G to a 2-0 shutout win at Silsbee. Horn stood tall as Bates watched her team improve to 11-2 and 8-1. When Horn finished contributing three saves in goal, her coach paid tribute to her outing. "Marquis is a true leader," the PN-G coach said. "She's one of our captains. She's always willing to do whatever this team needs. She gave us another real good game tonight."

Titans win baseball opener Catcher Cullen Griffin, pitcher Josh Landry and right fielder Brent Newcost were each 2 for 3 at the plate Tuesday afternoon as Port Arthur Memorial scored a 7-6 win over Beaumont Central in their baseball season opener. Griffin had a double and a triple, as did centerfielder Brice Christian, who knocked in a pair of runs. Memorial scored two runs in the bottom of the second to take a 2-1 lead, then boosted that lead to 4-1 the next inning. Central closed to within 4-3 in the top of the fourth and tied it at 5-5 an inning later before the Titans scored twice more in the bottom of the fifth. “I’m proud of our kids,†Titans coach Wayne McKeller said. “They could have folded when Central came back and tied us, but instead we go ahead and score some more.†Landry started and pitched into the fifth inning. Christian Rodriguez relieved him and picked up the win. Kenny Allison, pitching in relief of Central starter Cameron Alexander, was the losing pitcher. Memorial will play in the Warren tournament Friday and Saturday. The Titans have forfeited their opening-day game Thursday because of TAKS testing and will begin play in the consolation bracket.

Confidence-building win for Lady Dogs, 3-2 HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER The Port Arthur News KLEIN -- Julie Johnson may have entered this game with the idea that Klein Forest offered a confidence-tester for her Nederland girls. When Nederland battled back from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to claim a victory over the Golden Eagles, the Lady Bulldogs coach could feel as if the night turned into a confidence builder after the 3-2 victory. "That was a confidence-builder for us against a solid 5A team," Johnson said after her team improved to 12-1 and 8-0. "It was a very good game for us." The outstanding NHS mentor paid tribute to stout-hearted performance of senior sweeper Evan Austin. A goalkeeper as a freshman and a forward through the middle of her high school career, Austin was crucial as Nederland was able to lead in shots on goal, 10-6. "All three of our goals were beautiful but my sweeper did an excellent job of quarterbacking the game," Johnson said. "Evan is very versatile." The confidence derived from the win stemmed from the fact that Nederland never led for the first 65 or 70 minutes of this 80-minute game. Stephanie Karam's unassisted goal placed the Lady Bulldogs ahead for the first time with 11 minutes to play. Klein Forest (7-6-3 and 2-3-1) led at half, 1-0. NHS senior midfielder Logan Matt tied the game at 1-1 with 15 minutes gone in the second half. To Nederland's frustration, Klein Forest recaptured the lead (2-1) a minute later off a corner kick. NHS needed 10 more minutes to tie the game at 2-2 when Ashley Bombek's header followed Taylor Havard's direct free kick. The 22-4A district leaders, the Lady Bulldogs will travel to Silsbee on Friday night at 7 p.m.

No butts about it, cheeky goalie ejected NORTH LOGAN, Utah (AP) -- A University of Southern California hockey goalie put on a show, but it had nothing to do with stopping shots. Mickey Meyer rode his stick like a horse, dropped his bulky pants, mooned the crowd and slapped his buttocks during a game against Brigham Young University, police said. He was ejected and ticketed for lewdness, a misdemeanor, after an officer who was working security at the rink said he witnessed the scene Saturday. "I had my fill of these refs," Meyer said on an Internet broadcast of the game, according to The Herald-Journal of Logan. It will be up to prosecutors whether to pursue a case against him. "This is a small town," North Park police Sgt. John Italasano said. "This was a college team playing and hockey's a wild game. Sometimes things get out of hand." Meyer's antics occurred while play was stopped and referees were trying to sort out penalties in the third period of a consolation game in the ACHA West Regional tournament at Eccles Ice Center. The junior from Clinton, N.Y., was "riding his hockey stick like a horse and slapping his butt," North Park Officer Mike Stauffer said in a report. After pulling down his pants, Meyer slapped his bare bottom several times, Stauffer said. Rink manager Floyd Naegle was unhappy. "We don't treat this as a funny incident," he said Tuesday. "We're a family oriented business. It's a one-time incident and we try to do what we can to protect ourselves." The Trojans lost the game against BYU, 6-4. The night before, they'd lost 3-1 to Utah State. USC volunteer hockey coach Mark Wilbur said the incident highlights the frustration that can come with playing tournament consolation rounds early in the morning after a loss far from home. "All you're doing is asking for seniors to do stupid stuff," he said. If the season's over, he'd just like to pack up the team gear and go home, he said. Wilbur said he had no specific policy for dealing with publicly bared bottoms. "I sure as hell don't condone it on any level," Wilbur said. Prosecutor Scott Wyatt laughed when told about the incident Tuesday at the state Capitol, where he is a member of the Utah House. He declined to say whether he would press charges. The maximum penalty is six months in jail. "Well, that's my call, but I haven't seen anything" from police, Wyatt said.