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18-17 Woodville Half

8 pm start

Livingston 7 Coldspring 5

Kountze 9 H.I. 2

OF 5 Livingston 1

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Colmesneil 6 Onalaska 0

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Plenty of slugging goin on at Gibbens Tournament Van Wade The Orange Leader LITTLE CYPRESS — Balls were flying out of Don Gibbens’ Field on a routine basis Thursday in the first day of action at the Gibbens Tournament at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School. There were 98 runs scored in the five games and 21 home runs hit. The host Bears (2-1) dispatched Hardin-Jefferson 9-4 in their first game and fell to Hamshire-Fannett 10-9 in their second matchup. In the win over H-J, the Bears piled up 13 hits against four Hawks pitchers. They also picked up two home runs, one from Stefan Leger and one from Wade Estes. Kody Smith got the win on the hill for the Bears as he worked four innings, scattering four hits while striking out three and walking three. Josh Veillon hurled the last two frames, allowing two hits and just one earned run as the Hawks scored three runs thanks to four Bear errors in the top of the sixth. Against H-J, the Bears struck for a run in the bottom of the first when Matt Johnson, who went 3-for-4, brought home Estes on a deep double to left-centerfield. LC-M tacked on another in the second on another double, as Tim Barry, who went 3-for-3, laced one to left to bring home Brandon Landry to make it 2-0. LC-M poured out three runs in the third. After Stefan Cloeren reached on a third-strike passed ball, Leger uncorked a two-run bomb over the rightfield wall, making it 4-0. Johnson then got an infield hit, went to second on a passed ball, to third on a Dallas Brown flyout and scored on a wild pitch. In the fourth, Hunter Gonzales and Tim Barry led off with singles and Wade Estes took a tour around the basepaths after belting a three-run home run over the rightfield wall, making it 8-0. The Hawks got on the board in the fifth after B.K. Hatcher roped a double to left and scored on a Logan Ferguson RBI single to right. LC-M made it 9-1 in the bottom of the frame as Gonzales was hit by a pitch and swiped second. After a Barry single, Estes ripped a single to right, driving in his fourth run by scoring Gonzales. The Hawks took advantage of three LC-M errors to score three in the sixth with their only hit coming on a Derrick Gatreau single. Against Hamshire, the Bears struck in a fast fashion, tallying seven runs in the bottom of the first and sending 13 batters to the plate. Barry took the first pitch of the game for a deep moon shot over the leftfield fence for a solo homer. After Brandon Landry reached after being hit by a pitch, Cloeren singled to left and with one out Johnson cracked a RBI single up the middle that plated Landry. Dallas Brown drew a bases-loaded walk and starting pitcher Taylor Thompson made the Longhorns pay, crushing a pitch for a line-drive grand slam homer over the leftfield wall, making it 6-0, Shane Waddell followed with a double and Barry walked. Waddell scored on a bases-loaded walk to Cloeren, upping the margin to 7-0. The Longhorns scraped in a run in the second after Derek Lalonde singled to left and eventually scored on a bases-loaded walk to Jeremy Pinder. H-F tacked on two runs in the third. A Blake Rose double to center scored Lalonde, who had reached on a fielder’s choice and Rose later scored off an error after a hard grounder hit by Cory Adams. The Bears tacked on a run in the third after Barry sliced a double to left-center and darted home off a RBI single by Leger, making it 8-3. Thompson pitched three innings and left the bases loaded in the fourth with Longhorns as Barry took the mound. Thompson allowed four hits while striking out six and walking five. The Longhorns would score three runs in the top half of the fourth on just one hit. Jake Minaldi walked and Jeremy Pinder singled to right nd Taylor Eaves was hit by a Thompson pitch. With one out, Kyle Markam plated Minaldi with a sac fly to right off Berry to make it 8-4. Lalonde then reached on an error after a sharp grounder to short as both Pinder and Eaves scored, cutting the Bear lead to 8-6. The Bears made it 9-6 in the bottom of the fourth as Brown laced a double to center. Estes followed with a bunt single that got courtesy runner Veillon all the way home. H-F got even quick in the top of the fifth. Eric Ding and Minaldi led off with singles and Pinder cranked out a three-run home run over the left-centerfield wall. After Eaves had an infield hit, Hagen Daigle reached on an error and Markam singled, the Longhorns went up 10-9 on a bases-loaded walk to Rose. In other action at the tourney, Crosby picked up a pair of wins, downing Lufkin Hudson 12-7 and Hamshire-Fannett 15-5. Lufkin Hudson rebounded by downing H-J 16-11. Today’s action will pit H-F vs. H-J (9 a.m.); Lufkin Hudson vs. H-F (11:30 a.m.); Crosby vs. H-J (2 p.m.); LC-M vs. Crosby (4:30 p.m.); and LC-M vs. Lufkin Hudson (7 p.m.).

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Harrison the top Titan By David Ball The Port Arthur News PORT ARTHUR — When the trustees of the Port Arthur Independent School District went searching for a new head football coach for Memorial High School, they need look no further than their own backyard. Offensive coordinator Kenny Harrison was selected to head up the football program Thursday night at the regular meeting of the PAISD board of trustees. Several football players present in the audience gave a resounding yes vote for Harrison’s hiring before the trustees could approve the appointment. “I give honor to God because I wouldn’t be here without Him. My goal is for Port Arthur Independent School District to be the top school district academically and athletically,†Harrison said. He thanked the board and administration for the opportunity, and said he looked forward to working with them and others. The Thomas Jefferson High School graduate attended the University of Texas from 1992 to 1997. After UT, he returned home to Port Arthur and began his coaching career with TJ, where he spent his first year as an assistant coach of the freshman team. The following year, he coached at the junior varsity level. In 2001, he was promoted to varsity as offensive coordinator. “I’ll put an emphasis on education, being a good citizen and building great character,†he said. “I’m looking forward to everything.†As far as football strategy goes, Harrison said they’ll be a spread-offense team, but use variations with two backs and one tight end. He added he’s been part of wide-open offenses and also ball-control offenses. At first, he said he’ll be evaluating players and coaches on what direction they need to head. Johnny Brown, PAISD superintendent, said there were good candidates that came forward for the position with interest from around the nation for the job, but Brown felt Harrison was the best for the job because of his hard work with teachers, parents, coaches and students. “We chose him for several reasons,†Brown said. “His commitment to the school district for several years of service. He’s well respected and admired by faculty, staff, principals, parents, and especially students. “The timeliness of this is he can hit the ground running, make improvements and bring it to another level. He has a passion and knowledge of football as a player and a coach. He’s interested in the children.†Brown called Harrison an outstanding candidate and he’s pleased with the board’s decision.

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[Hidden Content] Harrison to be Memorial football coach By THE ENTERPRISE February, 26, 2009 Kenny Harrison is the next football coach at Memorial High School. The Port Arthur ISD school board approved Harrison's promotion from assistant coach by a 7-0 vote at a board meeting Thursday night. Harrison, 35, was chosen among 32 applicants for a job vacated by Ronnie Thompson, who resigned Dec. 18 but retained an athletic director's title. Harrison has served as a Memorial assistant since the school opened in 2002. He is a Thomas Jefferson graduate who played wide receiver at the University of Texas. Harrison is the third head coach in Memorial history. Dean Colbert coached the Titans for four seasons. Thompson, a TJ graduate who coached TJ to the 1980 state title game, coached the last three seasons. Harrison served as offensive coordinator under Thompson. Memorial went 3-6 last season. The school competes in District 21-5A with West Brook. Memorial is one of four Southeast Texas high schools to have hired a new head coach.

Kelly is rolling this year!