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Orangefield drops nailbiter to Lady Longhorns Van Wade The Orange Leader ORANGEFELD — Battling for their playoff lives, the Orangefield Lady Bobcats fought District 21-3A co-champion Hamshire-Fannett in five grueling games but it was the Lady Longhorns that had the final answer. The Lady Longhorns, after winning the first two games, dropped two straight before coming back in the final game to post a 25-23, 25-12, 19-25, 19-25, 15-10 victory at Bobcat Gym. The Lady Bobcats (5-5 in 21-3A play) finished the regular season in a tie for the third-place spot with Bridge City (5-5), which swept Hardin-Jefferson Tuesday night. Orangefield will take on Bridge City at a nuetral site later this week to determine the third-place playoff slot. The Lady Bobcats battled all the way but didn’t have any answer for Lady Longhorn Kendra Wright. Wright notched 21 kills on the night, five in the crucial fifth game that sealed the match for H-F (9-1), which is tied with Silsbee for the district title. The H-F win offset a magnificent performance by Lady Bobcat junior Aimee Scales. Scales burned the H-F defense for a team-high 20 kills. Senior Allie Beach poured out 11 kills to go along with nine service points and six aces. Ashton Wagner had six kills, 12 points and four aces for the Lady Bobcats. Olivia Wagner posted 15 points and two aces. Haley Cole and Morgan Taylor served up four points apiece while Jessica Weldon added three kills. Wright paced a very balanced H-F attack. Roni Piggott notched nine kills while Megan LaDay pumped out eight and Elizabeth Files and Shelby Mason contributed seven apiece. Danielle Johnson was a serving machine for the Lady Longhorns with her 18 points and a whopping seven aces to go along with four kills. Macy Howerton had 11 service points for the Lady Longhorns. The Lady Bobcats let Game One slip away as they led 23-20 only to watch H-F respond with the game’s final five points. The Lady Longhorns dominated Game Two and led by as much as 19-5. Orangefield showed true grit, coming back to take Game Three and Game Four. Once Orangefield grabbed a 6-5 lead in the third game, they never trailed again to take the game by six. The Lady Bobcats stormed out to a 16-7 cushion in Game Four. H-F whittled it to 19-17 before Scales took over late, finishing with three kills in a 6-2 Lady Bobcat run. Files added seven points while LaDay and Wright added six apiece.

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AUSTIN — Boys playing volleyball with girls in Texas? Not anytime soon, ruled the UIL Legislative Council on Sunday during its annual meetings. The athletic committee shot down the notion of allowing boys to play volleyball with girls’ teams, along with a proposal that would have introduced gymnastics as a UIL sport. The committee also voted down measures to allow more athletes to reach the state championships in golf and track and field. "Having new activities or qualifiers in the economic times that we’re in isn’t something that schools typically are interested in," UIL athletic director Charles Breithaupt said. "Sometimes less is more, and the value of going when only an elite few get to go is important." Boys volleyball was an easy decision. "Allowing boys to play volleyball has obvious complications. Boys are physically larger and have advantages that most of our girls don’t possess," Breithaupt said. "Volleyball was a sport that was created before girls were allowed to play football, so to allow boys to take over a sport that had been historically [reserved] for girls is not a good idea." The meetings continue today, when the full council votes on a number of measures, including one to change the wording of the UIL constitution to correct pay discrepancies. "We’re changing the wording to help the pay scale," Breithaupt said. "We made some significant changes in pay last year, and there were some discrepancies where they ended up getting a cut instead of a pay increase. This should fix that." The committee also referred a proposal to lengthen the softball season by a few days to make it equal to baseball. In addition, the council will vote whether to allow golf coaches to assist players during their rounds of competition. Coaches would be allowed to walk with players from the green to the tee box. Currently they are not allowed to assist players in any way once play has started. "It’s more of an emotional thing; sometimes a kid is upset because he made a bad club selection or a three-putt, so it’s really a calming effect," Breithaupt said. "It’s also to talk about a possible rules violation so his score is correct so he won’t be disqualified for turning in an incorrect score."

Rainy World Series reminds Tampa Bay manager of Beaumont By KYLE PEVETO October, 28, 2008 A cold, rainy Monday night in Philadelphia that suspended Game 5 of the World Series apparently reminded Tampa Bay Rays Manager Joe Maddon of the Southeast Texas climate. In a news conference after rain and cold suspended the Series game at a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning, Maddon said one of the inning's final plays was similar to a 1985 game he managed in the minor leagues in Beaumont. With continuous rain drifting into Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park Monday night, Tampa Bay's B.J. Upton ran gingerly from second base to home after Carlos Pena hit a single over the shortstop to the outfield. It tied the game 2-2, and after the final out of the top of the inning, Major League Baseball decided to suspend the game because of bad weather. It was reminiscent of a game Maddon's Midland Angels played the Beaumont Golden Gators at Vincent Beck Stadium in an equally rainy game, he told reporters: "I thought I was back in Beaumont, Texas (in) 1985," Moaddon said in the postgame news conference broadcast on ESPNews. "We played a game like that when I was with the Midland Angels. The last out was made with a rooster tail to the shortstop. ⦠I thought that's how the last out was going to be made."

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Vidor bracing for Bulldog test Van Wade The Orange Leader VIDOR — The crazy world of District 20-4A. With two weeks of action left, the 20-4A title is up for grabs for five of the eight teams in the loop. Three teams are tied with 4-1 district marks (Livingston, Lumberton, and Beaumont Central) while two are just a game back at 3-2 (Vidor and Nederland). Which only means one thing. Every game is critical, especially with four teams making the playoffs this year, which will leave Vidor (5-2) will play host to Nederland (3-3) Friday night at Pirate Stadium for Homecoming with the winner still sitting in a stout position and the loser in a rough spot. “We feel that if we win, we’re in,†said Vidor head coach Jeff Mathews. “A lot of crazy things can happen between now and Nov. 7 but you have to go out and take care of business this Friday, or you can be in trouble. There’s five teams battling for five spots, so you better bring your ‘A’ game.†Vidor still has a road trip to Livingston while Nederland still has to host Lumberton next week. Central will entertain Livingston tonight while Lumberton will host last-place Little Cypress-Mauriceville (0-6, 0-5). Central also still has to visit Port Neches-Groves (3-4, 1-4). The Vidor-Nederland affair should have a little of it all. The Bulldogs check in with a high-prolific offense while the Pirates have a potent defense, which has allowed just 243 yards a game this season including just 86 in a 35-0 win over LC-M last week. “Offense scores you points but defense wins you games,†said Mathews. “Coach (George) Eskue, our defensive coordinator, has forgot about more stuff than I’ve learned over the years. He’s been part of I think eight state titles at Beaumont Kelly and Beaumont West Brook. He does such an amazing job and the kids love him. He can be tough on them at times but the kids respect that. We’ve been excellent on that side of the ball all season long against good offenses.†The Bulldogs have been putting up big numbers on offense throughout the season and they scored 50 points last week against Livingston. However, the Bulldog defense had a rough night, allowing 55 points to the Lions in a loss. Junior quarterback Kirby Bellow spearheads the Bulldog arsenal. Bellow has completed 74-of-141 passes for 1,165 yards and has 13 touchdowns and just three interceptions. Receiver Asa Cardenas, who recently verbally committed to Lamar University, leads the Bulldogs with 22 catches for 373 yards and six TDs. Bellow can also turn to Jude Vidrine (17-296-4), Ryan Brady (8-174-2) and Brent Salenga (15-145-1). Nederland also has some “pop†in the backfield in tailback Wareall Grogan, who has darted for 746 yards and 11 TDs on 102 carries. “Nederland is flat-out scary,†said Mathews. “Watching their offense can make you have some sleepness nights. Throughout the season we’ve seen teams that like to either run it or throw it, Nederland does both and they do it well. Bellow is a great quarterback and that Grogan kid can flat-out go. We’re going to have our hands full.†The Pirates have relied on a potent ground game all season long and have posted solid, balanced numbers. Fullback Theron Reynolds has bulled his way to 637 yards and four TDs on 93 carries. Tailback Shane Pittman has sprinted to 556 yards and three TDs on just 53 totes. Fellow back Jacob Peevey has bolted for 345 yards and three TDs on 50 carries while quarterback Chris Teinert has 174 yards and a whopping nine TDs on 50 carries. “We’re going to stick what we do best,†said Mathews. “Everyone pretty much knows what we’re going to do. If we go out and execute, we’re hard to slow down. We’ve had some great battles with Nederland over the years and our kids are fired up for this one.â€

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Ford Park pursuing Federer, Davis Cup By GARY LANEY October, 27, 2008 If Ford Arena has its way, tennis superstar Roger Federer will be in town competing against the United States in Davis Cup competition next spring. Representatives from Beaumont have contacted the United States Tennis Association about hosting a first-round Davis Cup match between the United States and Federer's native Switzerland on March 6-8, 2009, a USTA official said. Tim Curry, the USTA's Director of Public Relations, said San Antonio, Greenville, S.C., and Birmingham, Ala., also have expressed interest in hosting the event. Beaumont would hold the match at the 14,000-seat Ford Arena. Curry said cities have until Friday to submit notifications of intent to bid on the event; then they have until Nov. 21 to submit a bid. "There are four to eight cities that typically bid on these things," Curry said. "We have four cities so far that have contacted us, but none have submitted their notification of their intention to bid." Curry said there is generally less competition for venues in early spring events like this one. The matches are held indoors, and in early March many venues still have commitments to basketball and hockey teams, he said. The winning city will be announced sometime in mid-December, Curry said. Ford Park officials did not return calls Monday. The arena has hosted indoor tennis events before and is scheduled to be the site of an exhibition featuring Martina Navratilova on Dec. 14. Federer, who won an indoor tournament in his native country over the weekend, has a history of representing his country in international competitions. He competed for Switzerland in both the Olympics and the Davis Cup this year.