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57-53 Buna Wins.

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Nederland girls blank Lumberton HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER The Port Arthur News LUMBERTON -- Sloopy conditions could not prevent Nederland from inching closer to the District 20-4A girls soccer lead on Tuesday night as the Lady Bulldogs blanked Lumberton 3-0. Nederland (6-1 and 3-0) remained even in the loss column with leader Port Neches-Groves (7-1 and 4-0). The loss moved Lumberton to 4-2-1 and 2-2. The aggessor through most of the match, Nederland dominated shots on goal 18-7 as Lady Bulldogs goalkeeper Heather Hussey needed only two saves. Logan Matt was instrumental in two of the three Nederland goals. The senior midfielder booted a corner kick which Johnna Wagner followed into the goal for the game's first score about 10 minutes into the game. Another senior Ashley Bombek delivered a pretty unassisted goal in the second half to increase Nederland's advantage to 2-0. The Matt sisters teamed up on Nederland's final game with Logan scoring after taking Lauren's assist. The Lady Bulldogs will entertain Beaumont Central on Friday night in Bulldog Stadium at 5 p.m.

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SOUR LAKE - The Hardin-Jefferson boys basketball team didn't leave much to the imagination Tuesday night. Hardin-Jefferson got the lead early in the first quarter and never gave it up. By the end of the game, the Hawks had a 14-point lead. Class 3A's No. 4-ranked Hardin-Jefferson defeated No. 14 Silsbee 76-62 in their second District 21-3A meeting of the season. Silsbee beat the Hawks 77-58 in the first meeting at the Tigers' gym. "We did a good job tonight," said Hardin-Jefferson coach Todd Sutherland. "We did a better job being patient offensively this time around. We were very physical defensively, and that helped a lot in the game." With the win, Hardin-Jefferson (27-4) is in sole possession of first place in the district at 9-1, while Silsbee falls to second place at 8-2. Jasper beat West Orange-Stark 69-59 to take outright third place in the district at 7-3. WO-S falls to fourth place at 6-4. Before Tuesday's game, Hardin-Jefferson and Silsbee were tied for first place, while WO-S and Jasper were tied for third place. "We've just got to keep winning," Sutherland said. "We can't think it's over because it's not. We've got a huge game against Jasper on Friday. If we slip up and lose the game, we will be tied with Silsbee again." It took Silsbee more than three minutes to score in the third quarter. The Tigers had a turnover and missed four consecutive shots before William Harper made a free throw. The Tigers, which trailed by nine points at the time, didn't score again for another minute of the game. By then, the Hawks had established a 50-30 lead in the period. Led by Trey Burrell's nine points, the Hawks outscored Silsbee 23-14 in the third to end the quarter with a 57-38 lead. The Tigers (19-7) had three turnovers and missed nine shot attempts in the third quarter. The Tigers had a total of 13 turnovers and missed 38 field goal attempts in the game. "We were a lot more aggressive this time around," Sutherland said. "We stayed with them and forced them to make some tough shots." Silsbee's Terrence Lewis scored all of his 12 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Tigers on a 24-19 run. But it wasn't enough to overcome a deficit that reached as many as 22 points in the fourth. The Hawks' pressure defense began to knock Silsbee off rhythm early in the second quarter. Silsbee, which trailed by seven points at the end of the first quarter, had two turnovers and missed four consecutive shots in a two-minute span that allowed the Hawks to take a 10-point lead at halftime. Ryan Donahoe led the Hawks with 22 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Trey Burrell had 20 points. Silsbee's Matt Walters had 15 points. Lewis and Terrence Jones had 12 points each. "This was a big win for us tonight," Sutherland said. "We came out ready to play and we got the job done. It's not over by a long shot, so we have to continue to be ready to play."

NCAA: Baseball season starting later BEAUMONT - His team is almost three weeks into preseason practice, and the opener is a mere 10 days away. Not surprisingly, Lamar baseball coach Jim Gilligan is fired up about the start of the season. As for the start of next season, well, he's less enthusiastic - and it has nothing to do with Lamar's incoming recruits or returning players for 2008. Call it a delay-of-game infraction, courtesy of the NCAA. Starting next year, no college baseball team will be allowed to practice before Feb. 1, and season openers will start on Feb. 22 across the country - an obvious move by the NCAA to help level out the competitive balance between teams from, say, Minnesota, and teams from Texas. "To be honest with you, I think the cold-weather schools have really done a disservice to warm-weather schools, making them pack it up until later," Gilligan said. "I don't care how far they put (the start dates) back. We're still going to have better weather." Officially, the starting date for every future season after 2007 is "the first Friday in February that is 13 weeks before the Sunday immediately before Memorial Day." In simpler terms, next year's regular season will start Feb. 22 - a much later date than in the past. In 2005, for instance, the first college baseball games were Jan. 21, when Cal Poly played at San Diego. Lamar has played nine games before Feb. 22 the last two years, and this season the Cardinals will have six games under their belt by then - all of them happening in the state of Texas. Previously, teams had 22 weeks for games and practices in the fall and spring, and they could start practicing at any time. Many warm-climate programs, including Lamar, begin practice the day their spring semester starts. Not surprisingly, Midwestern and Northeastern schools are the biggest fans of the new rule; they have long claimed that warm-weather programs have held an advantage because they could start practicing outside in January. In places like Iowa and Pennsylvania, they're still digging out of the snow. Gilligan? Not a fan. Because the NCAA will not extend baseball season to compensate for the later Feb. 1 start date, teams will basically have to play their allotted 56 games over a 12-week period until the postseason starts in late May. It creates a problem, Gilligan said, because teams will probably need to schedule two midweek games instead of one (typically, college programs play one game on a Monday or Tuesday, then play a three-game series on the weekends). Because teams will pack their games together, Gilligan said, they'll probably have to carry more pitchers on their rosters, as not to overwork their staffs in a given week. That's to say nothing of the extra classes they'll miss because of midweek travel. "So you might have to start doing doubleheaders on Saturday or Sunday," Gilligan said. "We'll never have it the way we used to have it." So why not extend the season farther into the summer? The NCAA didn't give an explanation, but it's probably a money-saving issue. Schools usually cover athletes' costs of living for every day they're still in a season but not attending classes. In other words, LU and other schools feel obligated to feed and shelter their players after final exams, even though on-campus dorms and cafeterias are closed. The NCAA begins picking up the tab when regionals begin. Gilligan said he didn't expect the new rules to affect scheduling for Lamar, because it's still easier for cold-weather schools to start their season on the road in warm weather. "It's always going to be better for them to come down here because - you have to think about this - January and February are bad, but even into March and April, the weather back east is pretty bad," Gilligan said. "(The) bottom line is, I just wish they would have left this alone."

NCAA: Baseball season starting later BEAUMONT - His team is almost three weeks into preseason practice, and the opener is a mere 10 days away. Not surprisingly, Lamar baseball coach Jim Gilligan is fired up about the start of the season. As for the start of next season, well, he's less enthusiastic - and it has nothing to do with Lamar's incoming recruits or returning players for 2008. Call it a delay-of-game infraction, courtesy of the NCAA. Starting next year, no college baseball team will be allowed to practice before Feb. 1, and season openers will start on Feb. 22 across the country - an obvious move by the NCAA to help level out the competitive balance between teams from, say, Minnesota, and teams from Texas. "To be honest with you, I think the cold-weather schools have really done a disservice to warm-weather schools, making them pack it up until later," Gilligan said. "I don't care how far they put (the start dates) back. We're still going to have better weather." Officially, the starting date for every future season after 2007 is "the first Friday in February that is 13 weeks before the Sunday immediately before Memorial Day." In simpler terms, next year's regular season will start Feb. 22 - a much later date than in the past. In 2005, for instance, the first college baseball games were Jan. 21, when Cal Poly played at San Diego. Lamar has played nine games before Feb. 22 the last two years, and this season the Cardinals will have six games under their belt by then - all of them happening in the state of Texas. Previously, teams had 22 weeks for games and practices in the fall and spring, and they could start practicing at any time. Many warm-climate programs, including Lamar, begin practice the day their spring semester starts. Not surprisingly, Midwestern and Northeastern schools are the biggest fans of the new rule; they have long claimed that warm-weather programs have held an advantage because they could start practicing outside in January. In places like Iowa and Pennsylvania, they're still digging out of the snow. Gilligan? Not a fan. Because the NCAA will not extend baseball season to compensate for the later Feb. 1 start date, teams will basically have to play their allotted 56 games over a 12-week period until the postseason starts in late May. It creates a problem, Gilligan said, because teams will probably need to schedule two midweek games instead of one (typically, college programs play one game on a Monday or Tuesday, then play a three-game series on the weekends). Because teams will pack their games together, Gilligan said, they'll probably have to carry more pitchers on their rosters, as not to overwork their staffs in a given week. That's to say nothing of the extra classes they'll miss because of midweek travel. "So you might have to start doing doubleheaders on Saturday or Sunday," Gilligan said. "We'll never have it the way we used to have it." So why not extend the season farther into the summer? The NCAA didn't give an explanation, but it's probably a money-saving issue. Schools usually cover athletes' costs of living for every day they're still in a season but not attending classes. In other words, LU and other schools feel obligated to feed and shelter their players after final exams, even though on-campus dorms and cafeterias are closed. The NCAA begins picking up the tab when regionals begin. Gilligan said he didn't expect the new rules to affect scheduling for Lamar, because it's still easier for cold-weather schools to start their season on the road in warm weather. "It's always going to be better for them to come down here because - you have to think about this - January and February are bad, but even into March and April, the weather back east is pretty bad," Gilligan said. "(The) bottom line is, I just wish they would have left this alone."

39-33 High Island.

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Judge clears way for Mayo to play; coach claims vengeful ref to blame for situation Updated 1/30/2007 6:28 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Prep basketball star O.J. Mayo, who won a court order Tuesday blocking a two-game suspension, was the victim of a vengeful referee who wanted him to "keep his mouth shut," his coach said in court documents. Mayo and five Huntington High teammates were cleared to play in a high-profile matchup Tuesday night after a judge prohibited state athletic officials from imposing the suspensions. Huntington (15-0), No. 2 in the latest USA TODAY national rankings, was scheduled to play No. 11 Artesia (21-1) of Lakewood, Calif., as part of the HoopHall Classic in Durham, N.C. The tournament also featured two other teams ranked in the top 10: No. 3 Oak Hill Academy of Mouth of Wilson, Va., against No. 6 Mater Dei of Santa Ana, Calif. "We did get a little victory," Mike Woelfel, Mayo's attorney and an assistant coach at Huntington, said Tuesday. "O.J. is relieved and eagerly looks forward to competing." Cabell County Circuit Judge Dan O'Hanlon set a Feb. 9 hearing for Mayo and the other players. Mayo, who signed a letter-of-intent in November to play next season at Southern California, received two technical fouls in the fourth quarter of Friday's game with Capital and was ejected, triggering an automatic two-game suspension. Five teammates, all reserves, also received two-game suspensions for leaving the bench area. According to referee Mike Lazo's account to the Secondary School Activities Commission, he cited Mayo with the first technical foul for taunting an opponent. Instead of going to the scorer's table to report the first technical, Lazo followed a group of players who had gathered at midcourt. After Mayo twice was told to stay away from the same player, Lazo assessed a second technical. Mayo, hoping to plead his case, followed Lazo to the scorer's table and Lazo fell. "As I turned my head towards him he came in contact (with) me, causing me to fall to the floor. While I was on the floor, (Mayo) was using profanity," Lazo said. Under state rules, a student who "in protest lays hands or attempts to lay hands upon an official" can be declared ineligible for up to a year. In his court filing, Woelfel said witness accounts contradicted Lazo. Huntington coach Lloyd McGuffin said in a statement Lazo indicated at the beginning of the game that "Mayo better not talk with him tonight because he is not going to put up with him at all. He said he needs to keep his mouth shut." During the game, Mayo told his teammates during a huddle at the free-throw line to stay out of foul trouble. Lazo interrupted, "telling him he needs to be worried about himself because he is going to toss him out of the game if he doesn't shut up," McGuffin's statement said. McGuffin said after the second technical was called, Mayo and Lazo bumped into one another. "Lazo then gets his feet tangled and takes a couple of steps and flops his arms and fakes a fall," the coach said. Mayo, considered one of the nation's top seniors, transferred to Huntington last fall after leading Cincinnati's North College Hill to two Ohio Division III championships. Huntington has won back-to-back Class AAA titles in West Virginia. "I never wanted to come and (have) this happen," Mayo told WSAZ-TV shortly before leaving for North Carolina. Under SSAC rules, if a student plays under a restraining order that is later reversed, the team could be forced to forfeit any victories in which the student played. Woelfel accused the SSAC of denying due process to suspended players. "The judge wants to look at that issue," Woelfel said. Also, SSAC rules aren't clear whether punishments can be imposed during out-of-state games, he said. SSAC Executive Director Mike Hayden, who met privately with Mayo and his family at Huntington High on Tuesday, didn't immediately return a telephone message.

66-54 Dayton.

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