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Anahuac The Panthers, coming off an 8-3 season, will practice from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the morning and from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the evening next week. Coach Darrell Barbay expects to hold two weeks of two-a-day drills as he looks for answers at the quarterback and running back positions. The Panthers used four different players at quarterback this summer in advancing to the state 7-on-7 tournament. “We think we have some answers at running back,†Barbay said, mentioning Dewan Childress, “but we have to find a quarterback. We’re not too concerned about our line, because we have kids coming.†The Panthers will scrimmage against Hamshire-Fannett and Tarkington. Barbers Hill The Eagles expect about 140 players when drills start at 8 a.m. Monday. Coach Don Price will have his varsity practice twice between 8 a.m. and noon with an hour break between 90-minute workouts. Freshmen practice from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. “We’ll try to go Monday through Saturday the first week, with a short workout on Saturday,†Price said. “I hope we can go two-a-days through Wednesday of the next week, but it depends on how much the principals will allow us to do (around teacher in-service).†Coming off a 3-6 finish last fall, Price is optimistic. “I don’t know if I have any major concerns,†he said. “We’ve got to find a quarterback. We’ve got some good candidates, so I know we’ll get one who can play. We have some holes in the offensive line to fill and areas in defensive secondary, but we have good candidates. “We just have to shake out to see who the starters will be.†The Eagles will scrimmage Cleveland Aug. 15 and Pasadena Memorial Aug. 21 at home. Baytown Christian The Bulldogs will be play six-man football this season, mostly. Coach Donald Houser has a couple of 11-man games set, too. Practice begins Monday with a team meeting at 6:30 a.m. and a 90-minute workout is set to begin at 7:20 a.m. A second workout is set for noon. Focus will be on conditioning the first week, with contact drills not beginning until Aug. 10. The coach expects about a dozen players out this week but hopes for more. “We’re taking bets from the coaching staff,†he said. “The over-under on the number of players is at 14.5.†Because they’re moving to on-campus games this season, the Bulldog home games will be on Saturday afternoons. The first scrimmage is Aug. 15, at First Baptist Pasadena, and the second one will be at Pine Drive. Robert E. Lee The Ganders will practice from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and again from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. this week. Coach Marvin Sedberry isn’t sure how many players to expect. “According to our roll sheets, we should have 188 kids,†he said. “But we’ve only been able to contact 101. We’ve found out a lot of the kids who signed up for our freshman class are zoned somewhere else.†Goose varsity will practice this week from 7 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., then from 10:15 a.m. to noon and the freshmen will work out from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. each day.

Anahuac The Panthers, coming off an 8-3 season, will practice from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the morning and from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the evening next week. Coach Darrell Barbay expects to hold two weeks of two-a-day drills as he looks for answers at the quarterback and running back positions. The Panthers used four different players at quarterback this summer in advancing to the state 7-on-7 tournament. “We think we have some answers at running back,†Barbay said, mentioning Dewan Childress, “but we have to find a quarterback. We’re not too concerned about our line, because we have kids coming.†The Panthers will scrimmage against Hamshire-Fannett and Tarkington. Barbers Hill The Eagles expect about 140 players when drills start at 8 a.m. Monday. Coach Don Price will have his varsity practice twice between 8 a.m. and noon with an hour break between 90-minute workouts. Freshmen practice from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. “We’ll try to go Monday through Saturday the first week, with a short workout on Saturday,†Price said. “I hope we can go two-a-days through Wednesday of the next week, but it depends on how much the principals will allow us to do (around teacher in-service).†Coming off a 3-6 finish last fall, Price is optimistic. “I don’t know if I have any major concerns,†he said. “We’ve got to find a quarterback. We’ve got some good candidates, so I know we’ll get one who can play. We have some holes in the offensive line to fill and areas in defensive secondary, but we have good candidates. “We just have to shake out to see who the starters will be.†The Eagles will scrimmage Cleveland Aug. 15 and Pasadena Memorial Aug. 21 at home. Baytown Christian The Bulldogs will be play six-man football this season, mostly. Coach Donald Houser has a couple of 11-man games set, too. Practice begins Monday with a team meeting at 6:30 a.m. and a 90-minute workout is set to begin at 7:20 a.m. A second workout is set for noon. Focus will be on conditioning the first week, with contact drills not beginning until Aug. 10. The coach expects about a dozen players out this week but hopes for more. “We’re taking bets from the coaching staff,†he said. “The over-under on the number of players is at 14.5.†Because they’re moving to on-campus games this season, the Bulldog home games will be on Saturday afternoons. The first scrimmage is Aug. 15, at First Baptist Pasadena, and the second one will be at Pine Drive. Robert E. Lee The Ganders will practice from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and again from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. this week. Coach Marvin Sedberry isn’t sure how many players to expect. “According to our roll sheets, we should have 188 kids,†he said. “But we’ve only been able to contact 101. We’ve found out a lot of the kids who signed up for our freshman class are zoned somewhere else.†Goose varsity will practice this week from 7 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., then from 10:15 a.m. to noon and the freshmen will work out from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. each day.

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AREA PRESEASON FOOTBALL CAPSULES The Port Arthur News School name: Port Arthur Memorial (21-5A) * Head coach: Kenny Harrison (1st) * 2008 record: 3-6 (2-3) * Expected total number in grades 9-12: 185-200 * First day of school: Aug. 24 * Conditioning: (Aug. 10: TBA) * First practice with full pads (Aug. 14: TBA) * Scrimmages: Aug. 22, PN-G, at the Reservation, 7 p.m. * Season opener: Aug. 28, vs Central at Babe Zaharius, 7:30 p.m. School name: Port Neches-Groves (20-4A) * Head coach: Brandon Faircloth (1st) * 2008 record: 3-6 (1-3) * Expected total numbe in grades 9-12: 220 * First day of school: Aug. 24 * Conditioning: Aug. 10, 9-10:30 a.m.; 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. * First practice with full pads: Aug. 14, 9-10:30 a.m.; 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. * Scrimmages: Aug. 21, Memorial at PN-G, 7 p.m. * Season opener: Aug. 28, Barbers Hill at PN-G, 7:30 p.m. School name: Nederland (20-4A) * Head coach: Larry Neumann (16th) * 2008 record: 5-5 (4-3) * Expected total number in grades 9-12: 160-170 * First day of school: Aug. 24 * Conditioning: Aug. 10, 7-9:30 a.m.; 10-11:30 a.m. * First practice with full pads: Aug. 14, 7-9:30 a.m.; 10-11:30 a.m. * Scrimmages: Aug. 21 at Jasper, 7 p.m. * Season opener: Aug. 28 at WO-S, 7:30 p.m. School name: West Orange-Stark (21-3A) * Head coach: Dan Hooks (29th) * 2008 record: 11-1 (5-0) * Expected total number in grades 9-12: 85-95 * First day of school: Aug. 24 * Conditioning: Aug. 3, 8-9:30 a.m.; 4-5:30 p.m. * First practice with full pads: Aug. 7, 4-5:30 p.m.; 6-7:30 p.m. * Scrimmages: Aug. 15 vs Dayton at WO-S, 7 p.m.; Aug. 21 at Vidor, 7 p.m. * Season opener: Aug. 28 vs Nederland at WO-S, 7:30 p.m. School name: Bridge City (21-3A) * Head coach: Cris Stump (3rd) * 2008 record: 4-4 (2-3) * Expected total number in grades 9-12: 100-105 * First day of school: Aug. 24 * Conditioning: Aug. 3, 8-9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. * First practice with full pads: Aug. 7, 8-9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. * Scrimmages: Aug. 15, at Lumberton, 6 p.m.; Aug. 21 at Shepherd, TBA * Season opener: Aug. 28, Liberty at BC, 7:30 p.m. School name: Orangefield (21-3A) * Head coach: Brian Huckabay (1st) * 2008 record: 1-7 (0-5) * Expected total number in grades 9-12: 95-105 * First day of school: Aug. 24 * Conditioning: Aug. 3, 7-8:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. * First practice with full pads: Aug. 7, 7-8:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. * Scrimmages: Aug. 15, Vidor at OF, TBA; Aug. 20, at Huffman, TBA * Season opener: Aug. 28, at East Chambers, 7:30 p.m. School name: Hamshire-Fannett (21-3A) * Head coach: Walt Mangan (3rd) * 2008 record: 3-6 (1-4) * Expected total number in grades 9-12: 80-90 * First day of school: Aug. 24 * Conditioning: Aug. 3, 10-11:30 a.m. - 12:30-2 p.m. * First practice with full pads: Aug. 7, 10-11:30 a.m. - 12:30-2 p.m. * Scrimmages: Aug. 15, Anahuac at HF, 11 a.m.; Aug. 20, Kirbyville at HF, 6 p.m. * Season opener: Aug. 28, at Lumberton, 7:30 p.m. School name: West Brook (21-5A) * Head coach: Craig Stump (5th) * 2008 record: 8-2 (4-1) * Expected total number in grades 9-12: 170-180 * First day of school: Aug. 24 * Conditioning: Aug. 10, 7:15-8:45 a.m., 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. * First practice with full pads: Aug. 14, 7:15-8:45 a.m., 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. * Scrimmages: Aug. 22, at Lufkin, 12 p.m.. * Season opener: Aug. 29, Ozen at Babe Zaharius, 7 p.m. School name: Central (20-4A) * Head coach: Andrew Washington (1st) * 2008 record: 9-4 * Expected total number in grades 9-12: 120-130 * First day of school: Aug. 24 * Conditioning: Aug. 10, 5-8 p.m. * First practice with full pads: Aug. 14, 5-8 p.m. * Scrimmages: Aug. 21, at Lamarque, 7 p.m. * Season opener: Aug. 28, Memorial at Babe Zaharius, 7 p.m. School name: East Chambers (23-2A) * Head coach: Tony Valastro (5th) * 2008 record: 5-4 (4-2) * Expected total number in grades 9-12: 70-80 * First day of school: Aug. 24 * Conditioning: Aug. 3, 8-9:30 a.m., afternoon * First practice with full pads: Aug. 7, 8-9:30 a.m., afternoon * Scrimmages: Aug. 15, Shepherd at EC, 12 p.m.; Aug. 21, Fort Bend Baptist at EC, 5 p.m. * Season opener: Aug. 28, Orangefield at EC, 7:30 p.m.

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Ancelot-Lundvick Resigns as LU Basketball Assistant Comments 0 | Recommend 0 Former player and coach to pursue career in administration and coaching in Alaska July 31, 2009 4:41 PM Mike Friedman BEAUMONT - Sondra Ancelot-Lundvick will add another line to her name when referencing her time at Lamar University, now adding former assistant coach to the former player tag she has had in the past. The former Lady Cardinals three point specialist officially resigned as associate head coach on Friday, July 31. She has accepted a position as athletics director and girl’s basketball coach in Alaska. “I would like to thank the president, athletic administration and the student athletes at Lamar University for making the women’s basketball program first class,†Ancelot-Lundvick said. “I would especially like to thank coach Tidwell for the opportunity to coach at Lamar for the last two seasons. They were definitely two of the best years of my career.†During her time as a Lady Cardinals assistant coach, LU produced 39 wins, 20 of which came this past season. The 2008-09 Lady Cards are just the seventh team in school history to win 20 or more games, and the first since the 1991-92 season which Ancelot-Lundvick was also a member of as a player. “When I hired Sondra, we both had the strong desire and passion to revive the Lady Cardinals basketball program,†said head coach Larry Tidwell. “With the 24-seven-365 attitude, we feel that we have accomplished that in a short two years. She has been instrumental in the success of many, many areas of our program that included academics, recruiting, scouting, and on court play. Sondra has a deep rooted love and appreciation for Lamar University and she brought that desire with her to work every day and make no mistake about it, she will be missed. “On another note, we’re very happy for Sondra and her husband Jay as they take on an adventure of a lifetime. The entire coaching staff and players wish them the very best and look forward to staying in touch in her new career.â€

Local gridders hit the ground running Monday Van Wade The Orange Leader Let the action begin for Little Cypress-Mauriceville, West Orange-Stark, Bridge City, Orangefield, Vidor and Deweyville. The dog days of summer have arrived and on Monday, local athletes in football, volleyball and cross country will be officially preparing for their respective University Interscholastic League sports. Though most athletes are staying in top-notch condition throughout the heat of the summer, it’s going to be scorcher. On Monday, Aug. 3 both volleyball and football players will get to grab their equipment and participate in workouts. On Aug. 3, high school football programs that did not have spring training, will get their equipment and will begin conditioning with just helmets without the full contact equipment. Volleyball season always gets the jump on football season. Volleyball squads can actually have their first scrimmages Aug. 7 and will start competing in real matches Aug. 10. On Aug. 7, football teams, which did not have spring practice, will be allowed to have their first contact drills. On Aug. 10, teams that participated in spring practice can pick up equipment and have non-contact drills. Those teams will go into full contact Aug. 14. On Saturday Aug. 15 scrimmages can begin for teams that did not have spring training followed by the ones that had spring training on Aug. 22. Little Cypress-Mauriceville will look to turn the corner this season under the direction of first-year head coach Randy Crouch. The Battlin’ Bears will pick up equipment at 8 a.m. Monday and will start practice at 4 p.m. The Bears will continue to start their practices at 4 .m. the rest of the week. The Bears will scrimmage Texas City Aug. 15 at Crosby High School with the freshmen starting at 5 p.m. followed by the JV (6 p.m.) and varsity (7 p.m.) LC-M will host Silsbee in a scrimmage Aug. 21 with the freshmen starting at 5 p.m. followed by the JV (6 p.m.) and the varsity (7 p.m.). The Bears open their 2009 campaign at home Sept. 4 against West Orange-Stark. WO-S will be on a quest to capture its sixth straight District 21-3A title. The Mustangs have yet to drop a game since dropping to the Class 3A classification five years ago. Coach Dan Hooks’ Mustangs will pick up equipment at 8 a .m. Monday and will start testing at 9 a.m. before hitting the field until noon on the first day. The Mustangs will scrimmage Dayton at home Aug. 15 starting with the freshmen at 5 p.m. followed by the JV (6 p.m.) and the varsity (7 p.m.). They will also go to Vidor for a scrimmage Aug. 21 to face the Pirates with the times also being 5 p.m. for the freshmen followed by the JV (6 p.m.) and varsity (7 p.m.). The Mustangs open the 2009 campaign at home Aug. 28 against the Nederland Bulldogs. Over at Bridge City, the Cardinals and coach Cris Stump look to improve on last year’s 4-4 mark. The Cardinals will get equipment Monday at 8 a.m. and work to 9:20 a.m. and will hit the field again at 11 a.m. The Cardinals will scrimmage at Lumberton Aug. 15 starting at 6 p.m. and will also scrimmage at Shepherd Aug. 20 with a time yet to be determined. Bridge City opens the season at home Aug. 28 against Liberty. First-year Orangefield head coach Brian Huckabay will lead the Bobcats on the field Monday at 7 a.m. and will work to about 9:30 a.m. The Bobcats will go back later and work from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Orangefield will scrimmage Vidor at home Aug. 15 with the freshmen and JV starting at 9 a.m. followed by the varsity at 10 a.m. The Bobcats open the season on the road Aug. 28 in Winnie when they face East Chambers. The Vidor Pirates return more starters, 18, than any other squad in District 20-4A this season as they look to make the postseason for the first time since 2000. Coach Jeff Mathews’ Pirates will pick up equipment at 7 a.m. and will immediately go to work. Vidor will scrimmage at Orangefield Aug. 15 with the freshmen and JV starting at 9 a.m. followed by the varsity at 10 a.m. The Pirates will host WO-S in a scrimmage Aug. 21 with the freshmen starting at 5 p.m. followed by the JV (6 p.m.) and the varsity (7 p.m.). The Pirates open their season on the road at Beaumont Kelly Aug. 28. The Deweyville Pirates look to improve on their 4-5 season under second-year coach Russell McDaniel. The Pirates will hit the field Monday at 8:30 a.m. and will practice to 2 p.m. with a break in the middle. The Pirates will visit Kirbyville Aug. 15 for their first scrimmage and will travel to Hull-Daisetta in their second one Aug. 20. Deweyville will open its season at home against Sabine Pass.

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Franks, Reed shine at Junior Olympics Van Wade The Orange Leader West Orange-Stark senior Trey Franks qualified in the Young Men’s 100-meter Finals at the Junior Olympics at North Carolina A&T University. Franks, the state Class 3A champion in Texas, turned in a time of 10.50 seconds in his heat to advance to the Finals. Franks barely missed qualifying in the 200 meters, running a 21.86. Little Cypress-Mauriceville sophomore Hayden Reed placed a solid fifth out of 40 participants in the shot put in the intermediate class by tossing the shot 51 feet and 3/4 inches. He also placed a strong seventh in the discus by tossing it 147 feet.

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