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BC grad Jaques nabs national honor Special to The Leader The Orange Leader Christina Jaques of Bridge City, a sophomore shortstop/utility player for the Lamar State College-Port Arthur women's softball team, has been named to the National Junior College Athletic Association's pre-season All-American third team. Jaques set Lamar State season records in the 2008 season for runs, hits, triples, runs batted in, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, stolen bases and put-outs. She also earned All-Region XIV first team honors after leading the conference in batting average (.506) and triples (Cool, and coming in third in runs scored, fourth in stolen bases and on-base percentage and ninth in hits. Jaques ended the season ranked No. 23 in the nation in stolen bases and No. 27 in batting average, which led the National Fast-Pitch Coaches Association to select her to its All-Midwest Region first team and All-American third team. Lamar State head coach Vance Edwards is glad to have Jaques back for a second season. I'm excited about this season. Our team is much improved, and Christina is one of our team leaders," Edwards said. "I expect her to set more records and score more runs this year because we have some exciting freshman players who really can hit the ball who are behind her in the batting lineup." Lamar State begins its 2009 campaign Thursday with a home doubleheader against Temple College, beginning at 1 p.m. at Martin Field, 1000 Lakeshore Drive on the LSC-PA campus.

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Dang did Lazeek doctor that link sandwich up that bad?

7:30 start

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN, TX- Dr. Charles Breithaupt has been named Executive Director of the University Interscholastic League after a nationwide search conducted by the University of Texas at Austin. Breithaupt previously served as Associate Director and Director of Athletics for the UIL. He was promoted to UIL Associate Director in August 2004 after serving as the State Director of Athletics since March 1, 1995. Breithaupt becomes the seventh Executive Director in the history of the University Interscholastic League. ³I am very excited about this new role and look forward to continuing my work with the schools and students of Texas,² Breithaupt said. ³My experience at the UIL has given me great insight, and I am thrilled that I can carry that knowledge into my new position.² Charles joined the League in June of 1992 after 17 years in coaching. He coached football, basketball, baseball, track and field, and cross- country and taught English and History. He began his coaching career at Buna Junior High School. He coached at Hardin-Jefferson High School for 14 years with a record of 292-57. He coached at Beaumont West Brook High School for 4 years and amassed a record of 100-35. Overall his high school varsity coaching record was 392 wins and only 92 losses for a winning percentage of 81%. His 1984 team finished as State Runner up and his 1991 team won the Conference 3A State Championship with a 37-1 record. He has been named Coach of the year nine times and was named State Coach of the Year by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches in 1991. Breithaupt has served as an Athletic Director, Assistant Principal, High School Principal and as a school board member throughout his career. He was inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Southeast Texas Coaches Hall of Honor in 2001. He was inducted in the Texas High School Coaches Hall of Honor in 2005. Previously, Charles was responsible for the administration of the entire athletic program for the state including the reclassification and realignment process involving over 1,300 member schools. He has served on several national committees including the National Federation of State High School Associations Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Committee and the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee. He has served as liaison to the NCAA Football Rules Committee for the past ten years. Currently, he is a member of the NHFS Board of Directors. A graduate of Buna High School, he received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Lamar University in Beaumont. He completed his Doctorate degree at the University of Texas at Austin in July 1996.

kogt.com will carry it [Hidden Content] There you go Mike.

Kilgore is the closest i see to East Texas.

Dr. B says 6 Man is already doing it and 1A is voting on it now. He said 1A will probably pass as well. 2 more votes on it will occur in June and Oct.

Faircloth will be introduced at 6pm tonight as new HC!

Crouch a superb choice for LC-M Van Wade The Orange Leader Little Cypress-Mauriceville is getting them a good one. After going through 61 applications for the vacant Athletic Director and head football coach position, many of them excellent ones, LC-M Superintendent Dr. Pauline Hargrove has giving a recommendation for long-time West Orange-Stark offensive coordinator Randy Crouch. There is no doubt in my mind that “Randolph,†as I’ve called him all these years, will help lift the spirits of the LC-M community, not only in football but all other sports and events that go on in the community as well. Coach Crouch has seen it all on the gridiron. He played the sport to near perfection on the offensive line for those legendary Sulphur (La.) Tors and those Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. He was a prep All-American in 1971 and a All-American guard for Louisiana Tech in 1974 and part of the Bulldogs’ Division II national title in 1973. Coach Crouch has always been a humble man. He has always gave credit where credit is due and doesn’t worry about receiving a slew of pats on the back. Sounds like a typical offensive lineman, doesn't it? That’s what made it so special in 2001 when I got to do a story on him when he became a member of the All-Century Team at Louisiana Tech in 2001. He coached the college game for over 10 years, soaking in a lot of information. He was the head coach at both DeQuincy and Sulphur high schools. Coach Crouch is the type of person you would like to be a friend of for a lifetime. Unfortunately for this scribe, I didn’t get a chance to know him until he showed up at LC-M in 1994 where he became offensive coordinator. That had a lot to do with long-time LC-M coach David Williams, who always liked Crouch from their hometown days. Both of them are Tors from Sulphur and believe me, they’re proud of it after all the tales I‘ve heard over the years. The Bears had a great deal of success in those days, making the playoffs and making the 4A Region III Finals in 1997. When many folks across Southeast Texas think of Coach Crouch, they think of his days with the Mustangs. Good ones they were. That may be an understatement. Of course, WO-S was winning way before Crouch arrived. However, the Mustangs have been 104-22 since he arrived in 1998. WO-S went undefeated in five of those seasons in rolling to district crowns. Since dropping to the Class 3A level, the Mustangs have yet to drop a district game. Perhaps Crouch’s most shining moment came in the 2000 season when the Mustangs went 15-1 and advanced to the Class 4A state game. Who could forget that great state semifinal game against Corpus Christi Calallen and the plays the offense made down the stretch. I’m not calling him an “old†guy, but Coach Crouch has seen it all in his coaching days. He can run any offense that fits the personnel that is available. Who can forget the success he had at LC-M. The Bears ran the Wishbone and Veer to near perfection with quarterback Khris Omey pulling the trigger and running back Bo Louis running through opposing secondaries. At WO-S, the Mustangs played a lot in the I-formation in the early Crouch years and then switched to a spread in recent years with the likes of Kenneth Beasley, Earl Thomas, Andre Bevil and Ortavious Hypolite. Crouch is a coach that can change with the times. He’s open to innovations. So what will he run at LC-M? That’s yet to be determined, but something tells me it might be a “smash-mouth†type of style. It’s not going to be easy to turn the fortunes around at LC-M overnight. Bear fans, you need to be patient. You have a football program that has not won a game since Sept.14, 2007 when Houston Kashmere rolled into Battlin’ Bear Stadium. LC-M has lost 15 straight games and plays in a highly-competitive District 20-4A. Coach Crouch has plenty of work ethic. So, that means that the LC-M football participants better find some in a hurry. Guys, Coach Crouch isn’t going to pick favorites before he dons a green and gold whistle. He isn’t going to go on who looks good in a uniform and who doesn’t. He’s going to go on blood, sweat and tears. The “country club†practices look like they’re over. Believe me I know, I’ve seen WO-S, Orangefield, Bridge City and Vidor practices. That means when I hit the LC-M track to get in a little exercise this summer, I would love to see some boys in that fine weightroom facility you guys have over there, The last few years, I’ve seen more Lady Bear volleyball and softball players in the weightroom and track than I have football players. You fellas need to get after it in June, July and early August. The mentality has to change. Guys, put down you’re cell phones, your X-boxes and park your Mustangs and other hot rods. If you’re serious about coming together as a program, it’s going to take a 100 percent effort. Coach Crouch is a proven winner and he will push you all to the limit. He’s the type of coach that isn’t afraid to chew on you a bit but he’ll be one of the first ones to pat you on the back for a job well done. He’s an excellent Xs and Os coach but he’s also the type that will teach you just as much about life as well, much like David Williams did for over 30 years in the business. There is already a good staff at LC-M as well. Coach Troy Bolton, who would be a darn good head football coach as well, is there. Mark Parsons and Jonathan Friend are there as well. And who knows who might be aboard later, stay tuned. Then there is Mrs. Dawanna Crouch. Batten down the hatch Dawanna and get ready to enjoy even more film study in the old DVD player. The Bear athletic program is getting a heckuva First Lady as well. Bottom line is Mrs. Hargrove made an excellent recommendation. She’s a quality person and so is Coach Crouch. A shout-out to the LC-M district is much-deserved for keeping the media informed about the whole process, from putting out the coaching list to coming up with the community forum. Now the LC-M Board of Trustees will now need to complete the process with a touchdown in the back of the end zone come Monday night at the board meeting. It might be a touchdown pass that is about four years overdue but it still counts as six.

Coach Thompason is staying at WO-S!

Schedules are at the top.

And maybe the RB coach and that would be it.

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Who cares about numbers? It should be based on the area you are in! Alot of Schools care about Numbers and Depth! Coop, how many teams make the playoffs from each district???? I'm waiting on a call back from Dr. Charles B. then i'll post some more info.

He has always lived near LC-M High School.

Who cares about numbers? It should be based on the area you are in! Alot of Schools care about Numbers and Depth!

Great Line by a Police Officer Read the last paragraph esp. close. A newly released police video shows Mississippi basketball coach Andy Kennedy pleading with an officer before his arrest on an assault charge. "I'm begging you ... this is a major deal, man," Kennedy told police. He added: "This is going to be a national incident, sir." In response to his pleas, an officer said: "You think we've never arrested somebody that's made national media? ... We deal with the Bengals all the time." Kennedy was arrested in downtown Cincinnati on Dec. 18 after a taxi driver said Kennedy hit him and used racial slurs. On the video broadcast by WLWT-TV in Cincinnati, an officer warned Kennedy to do what police say. "You turn on me one more time, I'm going to start making some more charges. Do you understand me?" an unidentified police officer told Kennedy. Kennedy told an officer that he was formerly the University of Cincinnati head coach and was in town to play "Louisville and Rick Pitino" on national television. Kennedy also told police on the video that he had a verbal altercation about how many people could ride in the cab, and that it "makes no sense" to arrest him. In response to his pleas, an officer said: "You think we've never arrested somebody that's made national media? ... We deal with the Bengals all the time."

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Numbers!!!!!!!!!!!! Central would be big School.

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Some School's will have more travel but alot of School's it will remain the same.