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JHS coach arrested in three-state dogfighting sting Staff, wire reports A Jacksonville High School assistant football coach is suspected of having ties to an interstate dogfighting ring. Jerry “Scotty†Chism, 34, of Longview, and seven other residents of Gregg and Panola counties were arrested in Wednesday’s dogfighting raids across East Texas by federal agents after being named in a federal grand jury indictment handed down on June 30. Jacksonville school officials were unavailable for comment Friday. More than 30 people from Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas have been arrested and more than 200 dogs seized in the busts carried out Wednesday. “I commend the agents and officers who have worked very hard on this investigation,†U.S. Attorney John M. Bales. “In due time, we look forward to presenting all of the evidence that they have collected in federal court. I also appreciate the significant investigative assistance provided by the Humane Society. “ According to the FBI, agents and officers executed a federal arrest warrant in Panola and Gregg counties. Nine dogs, mostly pit bull terriers, were seized during a search of property in rural Panola County. The indictment resulted from an investigation which began in October 2008, and was launched by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General (USDA-OIG), the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Texas Department of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard L. Moore is prosecuting the case in coordination with U.S. Attorney’s Offices in the Eastern District of Oklahoma and Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri. “As evidenced through this and other recent investigations, animal fighting activities exist throughout the state and the country,†Special Agent-in-Charge James L. Mendenhall stated in a release provided to the Daily Progress. “The OIG will continue to pursue substantive allegations of animal fighting, and is committed to work in concert with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to that end.†This indictment is part of a multi-state investigation that also resulted in 19 additional defendants being charged in separate cases in three other districts. “Dog fighting inflicts serious injuries and death upon dogs that are bred and trained to be dangerously aggressive,†said Matt J. Whitworth, acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. “Like many dog owners, I am appalled that such a cruel and inhumane activity occurs in our state. We will vigorously prosecute those who illegally practice this so-called sport.†Dog fighting is banned throughout the U.S. and is a felony in 48 states. If convicted, each faces up to five years in federal prison and fines of up to $250,000. Nine dogs, mostly pit bull terriers, were seized during a search of property in rural Panola County. A licensed veterinarian was on-site to examine and provide any necessary care to the dogs. Also on-site were representatives of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), who have been consulted during the investigation. The Panola Watchman contributed to this article. (Credit goes to the Jacksonville Daily Progress for this article)

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LC-M's Barry leads six OC players to All-State honors Van Wade The Orange Leader Several Orange County players, led by Little Cypress-Mauriceville’s Tim Barry, landed on the Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sportswriters Association’s All-State Baseball Team. Barry, a senior last season, was a First Team All-State selection in Class 4A. Barry hit a smooth .467 and set a school-record by recording 57 hits. The Blinn signee crushed 10 home runs and drove in 39 runs for long-time head coach Steve Griffith. A Bear teammate joined Barry as well as senior shortstop Stefan Cloeren captured Third Team honors. Cloeren, who signed with the University of Houston, posted a .394 batting average while collecting seven home runs and 39 RBI. Orange County had four players land on the Class 3A list. Orangefield junior outfielder Jace Statum made the Second Team after hitting a whopping .462. He scored 49 runs, swiped 22 bases and had four home runs and 26 RBI. Statum was joined by junior catcher teammate Jacob Felts, who made the Third Team. Felts hit .471, scored 37 runs while hitting six home runs and driving in 38. Bridge City junior pitcher Matt Hicks was on the Third Team as well. Hicks posted a 13-3 mark on the hill with a 1.60 earned run average. The District 21-3A Co-Most Valuable Player struck out 136 batters and walked just 18. Cardinal senior teammate Blake Hubbard claimed Honorable Mention honors at third base after hitting .356 with three home runs and 22 RBI. In Class 4A, Nederland junior Kirby Bellow made Honorable Mention as a pitcher and first baseman. On the mound, Bellow paced the District 20-4A champion Bulldogs by going 10-2 on the hill with a 0.60 ERA. He had 110 strikeouts in 70 innings. At the plate, Bellow hit .378 with 24 RBI. Nederland junior outfielder Nick Cardenas also made Honorable Mention as an outfielder. Cardenas hit .402 with 37 RBI. In 3A, Hamshire-Fannett junior Jake Minaldi made the Third Team after hitting .459 with three home runs and 23 RBI. His Longhorn teammates Logan Johnson and Jeremmy Pinder made Honorable Mention. Pinder, also an outfielder, hit .363 with four home runs and 35 RBI. Johnson, meanwhile, went 10-1 on the hill with a 2.43 ERA with 88 strikeouts in 69 innings. For a complete list of every All-State Team, please see Sportstats on Page 2B.

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Houston Lamar 32 Beaumont West Brook 28 WB Eliminated WB actually looked pretty dang good, losing to Katy Friday after having the lead late. And Lamar is one of the best in 7 on 7.

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Anahuac loses close at state tourney From sports staff reports Baytown Sun Published July 10, 2009 COLLEGE STATION – Anahuac’s 7-on-7 football team pushed one of the state’s top teams to overtime before losing Thursday at the Fox Sports Southwest state tournament. It turned out the 35-34 setback to Brownwood, a semifinalist in this tournament a year ago, was the first of three close losses suffered by the Panthers in pool play Thursday. Anahuac will play Lorena at 8 a.m. today in the start of the 32-team single elimination Small School (Class A-3A) tournament. Brownwood, which won in overtime when it stopped an extra point by Anahuac and made one of its own, went 3-0 to win the pool. Anahuac, making its first appearance in the state tournament at Texas A&M, went 0-3, coming up a total of 11 points short. Those included a 21-14 loss to McGregor and a 26-23 setback to Rice Consolidated. “Everything was close,†said Anahuac coach Michael Broussard. “It was our kids’ first time to play in a tournament like this. We just came out here to play ball.†Zach Smith led the Anahuac offense and Trevante Thomas topped the defense, getting a pair of interceptions. Justin Albritton, Cameron Mitchell, Cody Johnson and Wyatt Raymond caught touchdown passes from quarterback Braxton Mayes and Mitchell also had an interception. “They played hard, but probably our biggest downfield threat was playing quarterback,†Broussard said, alluding to the fact that Mayes, normally a wide receiver was playing quarterback because of a leg injury. In today’s bracket play, a team stays alive as long as it wins. The Anahuac-Lorena winner will play the winner of the game between Bandera and Hardin-Jefferson in the second round. The Small School championship game is set for 1 p.m. today. The Big School (Class 4A-5A) tournament begins with pool play at 1 p.m. today and winds up Saturday afternoon. While District 13-5A is the district with the most representation here with five schools – Klein, Klein Collins, Klein Forest, Spring and Tomball – District 21-5A has only one school competing – West Brook – and District 19-4A has none. GCM 3-1 in local 7-on-7 league Goose Creek Memorial outscored Sterling 20-6 Monday night to improve to 3-1 in a local 7-on-7 league that includes Baytown, Galena Park, La Porte and Pasadena high schools. Keithen Collins scored twice for the Patriots on 10-yard grabs and Joseph St. Julian added a15-yard score, all on passes from Cody Larson. Roy Jimenez had a two-point conversion for the Pats. Larson threw five TD passes a week earlier as GCM downed La Porte 36-27. Pat Wood scored three touchdowns and Price Jacobs and Jared St. Julian had the others. The league wraps up Monday with GCM hosting Pasadena High, Sterling hosting La Porte and Lee playing at Galena Park. Crosby, Sterling lead LC hoops league Both Crosby and Sterling carried 2-0 records into Thursday night’s third week of play in the Lee College summer basketball league. Crosby scored a 50-31 win over Anahuac last week and Sterling was a 51-39 winner over Clear Brook Black. In a Baytown battle, Lee downed Goose Creek Memorial 47-35. Northeast Christian defeated Clear Brook Red 58-50 and the game between Barbers Hill Blue and Barbers Hill White was cancelled because of a player shortage.

UIL steroids testing finds 8 positives out of 16,000 Associated Press AUSTIN — Another 16,000 steroids tests of Texas public high school athletes caught eight cheaters. The University Interscholastic League on Friday released the latest results of the 2-year-old program. They show that about 45,000 total tests have confirmed 19 cases of steroids use. Given so few positive results, state lawmakers have agreed to scale it back over the next two years. The Legislature slashed spending for the program from $6 million to $2 million. Besides the eight confirmed tests disclosed Friday, the UIL says there are another 62 cases deemed “protocol positives.†That happens when an athlete has an unexcused absence on the day they are selected for testing or refuses to provide a urine sample. The latest results were from tests conducted from January through May.

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Celina won the Small School Tourney. Big School starts Today.

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Friday scores....Do or die for HJ and Anahuac Hardin Jefferson 32 Bandera 26 OT Lorena 19 Anahuac 12...Anahuac..Eliminated mcgregor 27 Hardin Jeff 15........HJ Eliminated

39 Days!

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Stark Tigers hosting Texas Sharks Saturday Van Wade The Orange Leader ORANGE — The Stark Tigers will be playing at the old Stark High Football Stadium Saturday as they welcome the Texas Sharks from Houston. Minor League Football is back in Southeast Texas and the Stark Tigers look to bring out some heavy hits and big plays at the West Orange-Stark Middle School Stadium. The Tigers will host the Sharks Saturday and will visit the SAFL Kingaree in New Orleans July 18 before opening Southern American Football League action on the road in Longview July 25 against the East Texas Outlaws. The Tigers played well in their first organzined preseason game back on June 13 at home, falling to the Austin Gamebreakers 24-20. They fell to the Texas Bulldogs in Hutto 31-13 on June 20. The Tigers have been working out now for nearly three months. They’ve been practicing at the Willie Ray Smith Field in Beaumont on Thursdays and at WO-S Middle School Stadium on Tuesdays. Tickets for Saturday’s contest with the Sharks will be $5 for folks 13-and-up and $2 for those under 13. The Tigers will be playing in a SAFL division that will also feature teams from Longview, Abbeville, La.; St. Charles, La.; Lafayette, La.; and Lake Charles, La. They will play each team twice, once on the road and once at home. Here is the roster for the Stark Tigers and the school they attended and played at in high school: Jeremy Bluiett, West Brook; Mike Feacher, Central; James McCray, Central; Jeremic Wilson, Silsbee; Tyler Thibodeaux, WO-S; J. Walker, WO-S; Chris Weldon, Central; Daniel Hayes, Ozen; Josh Turner, WO-S; Quincy Wilson, Silsbee; Mike Warnell, WO-S; Joe Castle, Ozen; Jeremy Hawkins, Central; Desmond Doss, Silsbee; Rasheed Dennis, WO-S; Chad Smith, LC-M; Jeff Steward, LC-M; Josh Chargois, LC-M; Billy Jackson, Kelly, Jimmy Collier, Central; Todd Rigsby, Central; Joe Chapman, Central, Stedman Williams, Ozen; Bryan Nicholas, WO-S; Merrick Brown, Central; Turquoy Riggs, WO-S; Mario Rose, WO-S; Phillip Morris, LC-M; Gerald Robinson, WO-S; Derrick Crozier, Woodville; Carl Nicholas, Central; Marktavin Robinson, Central; Derek Johnson, Central; Earvin Walker, WO-S; Adrian Mims, WO-S; Glenn Williams, Central; Marcus Turner, WO-S; and Sovesta Winston, Central.

Game 1 Finals Brownwood 35, Anahuac 34 - OT Glen Rose 27, Carthage 14 Abilene Wylie 38, Hardin Jefferson 20 Game 2 Finals McGregor 21, Anahuac 14 Navasota 39, Hardin Jefferson 21 Game 3 Finals Rice Consolidated 26, Anahuac 23 Palestine Westwood 28, Hardin Jefferson 18