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Ozen 65, PN-G 48 PORT NECHES — The Port Neches-Groves Indians could not pull off the upset. Even with Ozen's Willie Jefferson, a 6-7 senior forward, suspended, the Tribe could not muster enough defensive energy in the second half to claim a much needed victory. Holding onto a seven point lead going into the second half, Ozen outscored the Tribe 26-14 in the final 11 minutes of the contest. PN-G had the Panthers lead trimmed to four points with about three minutes left in the third. But that's when the wheels came off, according to head coach Pat Abel whose team fell out of the playoff race with the loss, as they dropped to 15-15 overall and 6-7 in District 20-4A. At 6-7, the Tribe trails 8-5 Central by two games with one game remaining, making it mathamatically impossible for PN-G to crack the postseason.

Dogs hold off Pirates PREP BASKETBALL The Port Arthur News NEDERLAND – A motivated and scrappy Vidor club tried as hard as it could to spoil Nederland's senior night, but the Bulldogs outscored the Pirates 10-5 in the final minutes of the fourth quarter to claim a 55-50 victory on Friday in the Dog Dome. Twice the Bulldogs tried to deliver knockout blows to Vidor but the relentless Pirates continued to plug away, recovering from two, eight point deficits in the second half and actually tied the game at 45 midway through the fourth. In the end, there was just too much of Nederland's Dionte Forney, Josh Dean and Chris Hammond, as Forney had 16 points and 15 rebounds, Dean had 14 and Hammond had 11. Also for Nederland, which improved to 21-11 overall and 9-4 in District 20-4A, Francis Torres had nine points. The Dogs hit eight 3-pointers for the game but went 10-for-20 at the line, which allowed the Pirates to keep things close. For Vidor, which fell to 2-11 in league play, Jared Williamson had 14 points and brother Jacob had 13. After Friday's results, in which Livingston beat Central, Nederland and Livingston are tied for second place at 9-4 while Central fell to 8-5. Each team has one district game remaining. Nederland will travel to 1-12 Lumberton, Livingston will travel to Vidor and Central will host PN-G. All three teams have clinched playoff spots along with Ozen, who won the district with a 12-1 record. In the event of a tie for either second or third place, the tied teams will decide to play an extra game or flip a coin to determine which team is seeded where.

Galena Park North Shore boys 5, PA Memorial 1 PREP SOCCER The Port Arthur News GALENA PARK -- Port Arthur Memorial stepped up in class Friday night and found Galena Park North Shore owned way too much speed. The Mustangs (8-5-2, 1-0) dominated shots on goal and basically offered the Titans a different level of competition that the Port Arthurans had faced so far.

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Bear lifters dominate in Anahuac Van Wade The Orange Leader ANAHUAC — The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Powerlifting Team captured six gold medals Thusday at the Anahuac Powerlifting Meet. The Lady Bears’ trio of Meghan Fontenot, Maygon Crosslin and Katye Harris all captured gold medals. Fontenot easaily won the 123-pound division with 885 total pounds. She bench pressed 190 pounds, squatted 365 and dead-lifted 330. Crosslin nabbed the 165-pound class with 780 pounds. She squatted 315 pounds, benched 170 and dead-lifted 295. Harris stormed to the 220-pound title, totaling 830 pounds as she squatted 340 pounds, benched 185 and dead-lifted 305 pounds. The boys had three winners as well. Tyler Wright won the 114-pound division with 650 pounds, squatting 250, benching 135 and dead-lifting 265. Troy Davenport claimed the 165-pound division with 1,130 pounds, squatting 375 pounds, benching 375 and dead-lifting 380. Frank Snoddy continued his dominance in the 242-pound class with 1,310 pounds. He squatted 550 pounds, benched 310 and dead-lifted 450. Brandon Dockens was fifth in the 148-pound class (805 pounds). Spencer Udell was 10th in the 148-pound class (635 pounds). Ian Case placed fifth in the 165-pound division (800 pounds), and Traylon Vincent was second in the 181-pound class (995 pounds)

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The hiring will be in early March, i hope to have the list by early next week.

Vidor/OF scrimmage is up in the air. A decision will be made before Noon. Scrimmage may be moved to OF if played at all.

NEDERLAND – Paris Collins and her potential may be catching up to each other before long. The 18-year-old Port Arthur Memorial senior has aspired to greatness in the hurdles ever since when she watched Jamaal Charles master the event for the Titans. That’s about the time when LeRoy Leopold and Ora Smith retired and Port Arthur adapted to a rebuilding mode in track and field. The PAISD had to be patient while a new quarter-million dollar synthetic track surface finally opened last April. When the 45th Nederland Bulldog Relays unveiled the area season under ideal weather conditions Friday, Collins served notice that 2009 had to be her year…. Guess what? It just might be, too. Call Paris a work in progress. Call Memorial’s boys and girls a work in progress as well. Yet there’s ample reason for an optimistic track outlook in Port Arthur again… after a lean stretch of recent years. It’s a bit different progression in Port Arthur, Mid-County and Beaumont than it is for Vidor pole vaulter Jared Parker. Clearing 15-9 last May to win the 4A boys gold medal at the 97th UIL state track and field championships, Parker made a most auspicious debut in Friday afternoon's sunlight by clearing 15-6 and winning the competition by a full four feet. Parker climbs a much different mountain than most area tracksters, but he wants to excel the same way that Paris Collins does. And Paris wants it bad. Collins swept to gold medals in the hurdles, covering the 100-meter hurdles in 16.99 and the 300-meter hurdles in 49.22. She did not get pushed that strongly in her heats, yet she dipped under 17 seconds in the sprint race and under 50 in the longer event. There’s no doubt that the new all-weather surface has helped Paris to be closer to tip-top shape in mid-February. “It’s made a positive change, that’s for sure,†Collins said. “We can practice longer, and get our warm-ups in better. Now that I’m a senior, I have to work harder to get my scholarship… I have to work harder to reach my goals. I have to be more serious about everything I do.†It’s great to see Port Arthur nudging its way back onto the area map. That dedication looked obvious when Paris emerged strong out of her blocks in the 300-meter hurdles. She said she had pushed herself harder, yet this young lady has more progress that she can make in the next 10 weeks. Namely, Paris has an excellent change to get physically stronger in the coming weeks. “I’m about the same when it comes to strength,†she said. “But I’m working harder. I know that I can be way better than I am now.†Memorial coach Sandra Bradford has coached some good ones, too. She has noticed a more dedicated version of Paris Collins. “This is her year,†Bradford said. “It’s now or never.†Bradford’s team won eight events against a good caliber Nederland field. The best of the Golden Triangle arrived, plus the addition of Barbers Hill and Pasadena South Houston toughened the challenge. While Vidor’s pole vaulter owned the head of the class, several other excellent area numbers filled the boys division. Some of last year’s premier area performers showed signs of being ready. They included Deweyville’s Joe Dooley in the 800 and 1,600, Ozen’s Jarrade Lee in the shot and discus, and a PA quarter-miler Michael Johnson opened the season with a first-place time of 51.06. Most of the area schools will run next Friday at Little Cypress-Mauriceville. Port Arthur Memorial will travel to Humble and compete in the Zoe Simpson Invitational next Saturday at Kingwood. Nederland Bulldog Relays NEDERLAND – Here are Friday’s final results from the 45th annual Nederland Bulldog Relays at Bulldog Stadium. GIRLS DIVISION Discus – 1. Akayla Chambers, Bmt Kelly, 95-3; 2. Kristina Landry, Bmt West Brook, 92-0; 3. Kaitlyn King, Barbers Hill, 91-2. Shot put – 1. Alyssa Remo, PAM, 37-2.25; 2. Shaquirra Malveaux, Nederland, 34-11; 3. Crystal Blue, Bmt Ozen, 33-9.75. High jump – 1. Kaitlynn Henson, Orangefield, 4-11; 2. Chantelle Hamilton, PAM, 4-8; 3. Alicia Thevis, Nederland, 4-8. Long jump – 1. Hayley English, PN-Groves, 16-6; 2. Reagan Jones, PAM, 15-11.5; 3. Jameka Fontenot, Bmt Ozen, 15-9. Triple jump – 1. Destyni Jubert, Bmt Central, 33-0; 2. Madison Trevino, Nederland, 32-11; 3. Savanah Desmarais, Nederland, 32-6.75. Pole vault – 1. Jessica Griffin, Barbers Hill, 9-0.5; 2. Hannah Lancaster, PN-Groves, 9-0; 3. Tyler Block, Orangefield, 8-0. Distance medley relay – 1. Pasadena So Houston 14:07.07; 2. Barbers Hill 14:39.78; 3. Nederland 14:49.20. 3,200-meter run – 1. Anna Hunter, PN-Groves, 13:06.89; 2. Abby McManus, Barbers Hill, 13:24.09; 3. Elizabeth Vega, So. Htn, 13:27.26. 400-meter relay – 1. PA Memorial (Kierra Roy, Paris Collins, Raven Jones, Reagan Jones) 49.67; 2. Central 50.94; 3. Ozen 50.98. 800-meter run – 1. Larissa Rios, Barbers Hill, 2:26.08; 2. Jhirikkia Keller, PAM, 2:26.24; 3. Casonya Palmer, So Htn, 2:36.06. 100-meter hurdles – 1. Paris Collins, PAM, 16.99; 2. Destyni Jubert, Bmt Central, 17.92; 3. Natasha Harrison, PAM, 18.15. 100-meter dash – 1. Jameka Fontenot, Bmt Ozen, 13.50; 2. Miracle Jernigan, So Htn, 13.52; 3. Candice Booker, Bmt Central, 13.73. 800-meter relay – 1. PA Memorial (Kierra Roy, Raven Jones, De’Ontra Kinlaw, Reagan Jones) 1:45.97; 2. Bmt Central 1:48.47; 3. Bmt Ozen 1:49.85. 400-meter dash – 1. Jhirikkia Keller, PAM, 61.31; 2. Ashley Wright, Bmt West Brook, 61.73; 3. Mereby Green, PAM, 63.72. 300-meter hurdles – 1. Paris Collins, PAM, 49.22; 2. Melody Morrison, Bmt West Brook, 50.80; 3. Destyni Jubert, Bmt Central, 50.87. 200-meter dash – 1. Raven Jones, PAM, 26.66; 2. Miracle Jernigan, So Htn, 27.24; 3. Kierria Williams, Bmt Ozen, 27.38. 1,600-meter run – 1. Elizabeth Vega, So Htn, 5:51.91; 2. Martina Vega, So Htn, 5:55.96; 3. Amber Watson, Barbers Hill, 6:00.98. 1,600-meter relay – 1. PA Memorial (De’Ontra Kinlaw, Mereby Green, Kierra Roy, Jhirikkia Keller) 4:10.38; 2. Bmt Central 4:16.66; 3. Barbers Hill 4:20.33. Point standings – 1. PA Memorial 158; 2. Barbers Hill 84; 3. Bmt Central 80; 4. Bmt Ozen 73; 5. Pasadena South Houston 70; 6. Nederland 66; 7. Bmt West Brook 53.5; 8. Port Neches-Groves 49.5; 9. Orangefield 23; 10. Bmt Kelly 10; 11. West Orange-Stark and Bridge City 6 (tie); 13. Orange Community Christian 2; 14. Dayton 1. BOYS DIVISION Discus – 1. Jarrade Lee, Bmt Ozen, 155-9; 2. Marquise Moore, Bmt Ozen, 140-4; 3. Stefan Huber, Nederland, 136-5. Shot put – 1. Jarrade Lee, Bmt Ozen, 48-6; 2. Dallas Davis, PN-Groves, 48-3.25; 3. Taylor Meighan, Bmt Kelly, 46.8.5. High jump – 1. Jeffery Thomas, Bmt Central, 6-4; 2. Jared Williamson, Vidor, 6-2; 3. Dylan Richards, PN-Groves, 6-2. Long jump – 1. Jakari Delosboer, Dayton, 21-2.25; 2. James Haynes, WO-S, 21-1.75; 3. Cameron LaCour, Dayton, 20-8. Triple jump – 1. Reginald Begelton, Bmt West Brook, 40-9; 2. James Haynes, WO-S, 40-1.75; 3. Jerry Landry, BC, 40-0.5. Pole vault – 1. Jared Parker, Vidor, 15-6; 2. Jordan Begnaud, PN-Groves, 11-6; 3. Kyle Fontenot, Orangefield, 11-0. Distance medley relay – 1. Barbers Hill 11:42.38; 2. South Houston 11:49.18; 3. Nederland 12:10.12. 3,200-meter run – 1. Timothy Cude, BC, 10:10.08; 2. Carlos Escobedo, So Houston, 11:02.01; 3. Tyler Walters, Bmt West Brook, 11:05.25. 400-meter relay – 1. Bmt Central (Quintin Cantue, Jeffery Thomas, Brandon Thomas, Charles Thomas) 42.34; 2. WO-S 43.09; 3. Dayton 43.42. 800-meter run – 1. Joe Dooley, Deweyville, 2:01.30; 2. Aaron Lavergne, Bmt West Brook, 2:08.14; 3. Kevin Molina, Nederland, 2:09.05. 110-meter hurdles – 1. Cameron LaCour, Dayton, 15.01; 2. KJ Barton, Dayton, 15.90; 3. Adam Scales, Orangefield, 16.67. 100-meter dash – 1. Jerry Landry, Bridge City, 11.70; 2. Nathan Holmes, PAM, 11.78; 3. Che’Ron Martin, Bmt Ozen, 11.80. 800-meter relay – 1. Bmt Central (Brandon Thomas, Charles Thomas, Jeffery Thomas, Quintin Cantue) 1:29.49; 2. WO-S 1:30.33; 3. Bmt Ozen 1:31.49. 400-meter dash – 1. Michael Johnson, PAM, 51.06; 2. Nathan Davis, PAM, 52.18; 3. Ramsey Christian, Bmt Ozen, 53.73. 300-meter hurdles – 1. Phillip Jones, WO-S, 41.86; 2. KJ Barton, Dayton, 42.21; 3. Erick Seals, PAM, 42.24. 200-meter dash – 1. Anthony Lee, Bmt Ozen, 22.50; 2. Cameron LaCour, Dayton, 22.52; 3. George Carter, PAM, 23.52. 1,600-meter run – 1. Joe Dooley, Deweyville, 4:39.76; 2. Timothy Cude, Bridge City, 4:41.73; 3. Kirby Shepherd, Bridge City, 4:51.18. 1,600-meter relay – 1. PA Memorial (Nathan Davis, Michael Johnson, Brent Johnson, Desmond Gardiner) 3:27.83; 2. Bmt Ozen 3:31.18; 3. Dayton 3:34.86. Point standings – 1. Beaumont Ozen 92; 2. Dayton 88; 3. PA Memorial and West Orange-Stark 80 (tie); 5. Beaumont Central 58; 6. Bridge City 57; 7. Bmt West Brook 38; 8. Port Neches-Groves 36; 9. Nederland 35; 10. Orangefield and Pasadena South Houston 25 (tie); 12. Deweyville and Barbers Hill 20 (tie); 14. Vidor 18; 15. Bmt Kelly 6; 16. Little Cypress-Mauriceville 4.

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Angelle, Bobcats bury Bridge City Van Wade The Orange Leader ORANGEFIELD — Orangefield senior Tyler Angelle turned Senior Night at Bobcat Gym into his own shooting exhibition. Angelle, known for his markmanship, lit up Bridge City for 24 points. He hit six three-pointers on the night, including five in the second half to lead the Bobcats to a convincing 60-37 victory over the Cardinals to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Bobcats (18-14, 4-5) will visit West Orange-Stark to face the Mustangs (21-10, 5-4) Tuesday night. Orangefield has to win that game to force a third-place playoff game for the final postseason spot out of District 21-3A. It was the same story for the Cardinals (15-18, 0-9). They fought the Bobcats hard for three quarters then fell off the pace in the final eight minutes. In the two schools’ three matchups this year, Orangefield has outscored the Cardinals 66-23 in the fourth period, including 22-7 Friday night. Leading 19-16 in at halftime, the Bobcats stretched their lead to 38-30 at the end of the third as Angelle busted loose for three three-pointers, all coming from the left side or left corner. Bobcat junior Zach Hayes scored six of his 12 points in the period. Hayes finished with a double-double, adding a game-high 11 rebounds as well. The Bobcats scored the first eight points of the fourth period as Angelle ripped two more treys and Logan Moss scored a nice move inside, pushing the lead to 46-30 and the Bobcats never looked back. Post Tanner Girouard led the Cardinals, scoring 10 points and tearing down a team-high seven rebounds. Will Veillon had one of his better games in a Cardinal uniform, tallying nine points while grabbing six rebounds. Justin Pittman scored six points for the Cardinals, who were outrebounded 35-28. Post Stefan Addison had eight points and five boards for the Bobcats while Casey Sparks pulled down six rebounds. The Cardinals finished with 21 turnovers while the Bobcats had 18 miscues. Orangefield drained 18-of-28 from the free-throw line while Bridge City was just 4-of-12. The Cardinals look to close the season on a high note when they welcome Hamshire-Fannett to Cardinal Gym Tuesday for Senior Night.

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