KFDM COOP

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Good luck!

No. They beat WO-S one time.

79-79 OT

Sources: Griffey chooses Mariners The future Hall of Famer informed the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday that he's returning to the city where he carved out a Hall of Fame career as a perennial All-Star in the 1990s. Two baseball sources said that Griffey made his decision after two days of debating between Atlanta, which is close to his home in Orlando, Fla., and Seattle, where he's been a fan favorite since breaking in with the Mariners as a 19-year-old phenom in 1989. The contract is for one year and is believed to be worth $2 million in base salary, plus incentives, The Associated Press reported. As of late last week, it appeared a virtual certainty that Griffey would return to Seattle. But Griffey reached out to the Braves and received a warm reception from manager Bobby Cox and third baseman Chipper Jones, among others. The Braves were hoping to sign Griffey as a platoon partner for Matt Diaz in left field, and Griffey appeared energized by the prospect of playing so close to home and spending spring training in Orlando. But the Griffey-to-Atlanta momentum hit the skids Tuesday afternoon, when the sentimental lure of Seattle apparently began to tug at him. One person close to Griffey said he had an "agonizing'' 24 hours trying to decide between the Braves and Mariners. Griffey is extremely close to Mariners president Chuck Armstrong and chairman Howard Lincoln from his previous tenure with Seattle from 1989 through 2000. He made the All-Star team and won a Gold Glove with the Mariners every year during the 1990s, and received a hero's welcome when he returned to the city with the Cincinnati Reds in 2007. It's believed that the Mariners would like to continue their association with Griffey in some fashion when he retires -- although it's uncertain in what role. Griffey is likely to spend time in left field in Seattle, where Endy Chavez is currently the starter, and could also be a DH for new manager Don Wakamatsu. He turned 39 in November, and underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in the offseason.

Playing better than i thought.

LU down by 3, 3 min left.

I'm sure Crouch would have been the OC.

Baseball

Should be an exciting night.

40-39 LU half.

I'm sure he applied weeks ago when the job came open even before Crouch knew he was leaving for LC-M.

[Hidden Content] Central's Ray Metoyer, Newton's W.T. Johnston and West Brook's Ron Stump are three longtime assistant coaches looking for a football program to call their own. They are not alone as 50 applicants are vying to become the next Jasper head football coach, according to a list released by the Jasper ISD. Other local coaches on the list include Jasper assistant Tracy Adair and West Orange-Stark assistant Toby Foreman. "Hey, I'm getting up there in age, and time is running out," joked the 52-year-old Metoyer. "Really, they have a lot of good athletes up there who are hard-workers, and I think Thomas Brooks is a good man and I feel he would be a good man to work for." Brooks resigned as head coach Jan. 30, but is remaining as the school's athletic director and the district's alternative education center director. Brooks previously said he wanted to fill the vacancy by the first week of March. Jasper finished 7-5 last season under Brooks, who was in his second stint as the school's head coach. Johnston, 43, said Jasper's always been in the position to win, and that was one of the reasons he applied for the job. "I've known a lot of people who've coached over there," said Johnston, a Newton assistant since 1991. "I think their athletes are the same kind we have here at Newton. We're only 12 miles apart, and I feel their players would work just as hard as ours." Stump, 50, joined his brother and head coach Craig Stump at West Brook three years ago as the team's defensive line coach. Before that, he had stops at Hardin-Jefferson and Houston Westbury over nine seasons.

Kountze/Kirbyville Girls play before HJ/Silsbee

He's the OC now at WO-S!

Fri. 6 pm at PN-G

NM

NM

Yup.

He wants to Coach! I believe he was reassigned at Marlin.

Which seed will have the easier route in the Playoffs?

Yep!

Friday 7PM at PN-G according to Coach Williams!!

Deweyville whips EC; OF will face WO-S in Vidor Friday Van Wade The Orange Leader The Deweyville Pirates wrapped up their season with an impressive 74-64 District 23-2A victory over playoff-bound East Chambers Tuesday night at Pirate Gym. In other news, the third-place playoff spot out of District 21-3A will be up for grabs Friday night between the Orangefield Bobcats (19-14, 5-5) and the West Orange-Stark Mustangs (21-11, 5-5). The two will play at 7 p.m. at Vidor High School. In the Deweyville win, senior post Dalton Estes finished with flair for the Pirates (15-17, 5-7), putting together a monstrous double-double with 20 points and 19 rebounds to go along with four blocked shots. COlby Caswell pumped in 19 points for the Pirates. Eric Avila filtered in 12 points. Seth Williams had eight points and five assists. Keeton Addison contributed eight points and seven boards while Garrett Haney had five points and five rebounds. In other action Tuesday, District 20-4A champion Beaumont Ozen (23-5, 13-1) downed the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears 51-38 to close out the regular season. Hunter Gonzales led the Bears (13-18, 5-9) with 10 points. DeCarlos Frank led the Panthers with 16 points while Breon Johnson added 12. In other 20-4A action Tuesday Nederland (22-11, 10-4) downed Lumberton (6-28, 1-13) 82-37; Beaumont Central (18-11, 9-5) toppled Port Neches-Groves (15-16, 6-8) 42-35 and Livingston (22-9, 10-4) dropped Vidor (9-23, 2-12) 66-46. There are two logjams to decide playoff seeding out of District 21-3A. The Bobcats (19-14, 5-5) downed the Mustangs (21-11, 5-5) 35-33 at Mustang Gym. Tuesday. The Mustangs defeated the Bobcats 60-44 in Orangefield earlier in district play. Both Hardin-Jefferson and Silsbee are tied for the district crown after H-J (32-5, 9-1) waltzed into Silsbee (22-7, 9-1) and defeated the Tigers 67-64. Also in 21-3A play, the Bridge City Cardinals (16-19, 1-9) warpped up their season with their first 21-3A win by spanking the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns (11-21, 1-9) 80-56. In District 23-2A play, the Anahuac Panthers (22-7, 11-1) and Kountze Lions (20-10, 11-1) wrapped up the regular season tied for first after the Panthers ran over Hardin (3-24, 2-10) 99-36 and the Lions ripped Buna (7-18, 3-9) 73-41.