Lions Pride 2021

Good luck WOS.

Nederland is doing the right thing for their kids this year. They're young. Next year I'm sure they step up a little bit. But that's not to say the teams they're playing are push overs. They're at or a few notches above the teams they have to beat to make the playoffs. Playing PA Ozen and Central twice will get them ready for the playoffs.

Splendora is nice too. I was out there last week. Have not been to Navasota. But the point is Bridge City has no business stadium shaming anyone. Bear Stadium will always hold a special place in my heart. I do wish Livingston would flip the stadium around and give the visitors the home side which has been renovated with new bathrooms and concessions (top notch actually) and build a new home side where the visitors is now. But we've been blowing money on new schools.

Now you're trying to spend my tax dollars on a new football stadium. I'm paying enough with all the high schools we built. I've been to Larry Ward plenty of times. Its not the greatest thing in the world. Battlin' Bear and Huffman are the best in the district by far. Look forward to beating you these next two seasons!

It may not be AT&T stadium but the seat selection at NRG is rock solid. Its designed for watching football unlike that building up North. Been to AT&T 10 times and never paid attention to the action on the field. Can't say that about NRG and that is a compliment of the highest regards.

The state championship is the only weekend a year is football played at that monstrosity! All jokes aside DFW doesn't travel well and that hurt Houston. The Triangle, H-Town and Super CenTex all hit the road and DFW gets credit. That's B.S. Its a tremendous advantage for those teams to play at home. For that reason alone it should rotate. Houston and San Antonio need to fight harder to host this major event.

They should rotate the state championship. NRG did a good job. DFW didn't travel. They shouldn't be rewarded for that. Also put San Antonio back in the mix. I wouldn't mind it being held at UT or AM. It's an outdoor sport!

That sucks for the kid. The old school should have done the right thing and checked the other box instead of athletic purposes. This shows the parents made a good decision. As for Nederland, maybe they'll be a little more sympathetic next time a vote comes up for this issue. Terrible for the kid. At least he has JV ball.

This year's freshmen finally figured things out in the the last few weeks of the season and has carried over into basketball. They will be stars next year. Most of them will be on varsity. This group has routinely beat the proposed district opponents from pre wee league up. I'm not calling for district championship in 18 but I wouldn't be surprised if it happened in 19.

I have mixed feelings about dropping down (keeping fingers crossed there's no more enrollment shenanigans). It ought to be interesting but the Carthage cross district will probably sweep the playoff participants next season. Go ahead and crayola Lumberton and Livingston for the playoffs. How the rest shakes out will be interesting

You're really going out of the way taking 99 let alone needing a chunk of change to get through. There are no toll booths in the area so you're gonna get a nasty letter in the mail if you don't have ez tag. Just car poll and be beyond downtown before 430 and you'll be ok.

again I'm not confused. Renters don't get to deduct property taxes like homeowners so that's an additional burden. Cry me a river. You don't want to acknowledge that people who rent have a valid say in how taxes are spent. And that's B.S.

I pay taxes. I'm not confused. If you rent you are paying property tax through rent. I jumped cardinalbacker because he wants to make it seem like renters don't have skin in the game. They do. If you live in the community you are supporting the community in various ways through taxation.

Yea that's a pretty terrible problem. These things are intertwined. I know the good people on the ground trying to knock sense in these knuckleheads. Its an on going process.

Rent goes up every year so that is a burden. Part of the reason rent goes up is property taxes go up. So they pay taxes. As for subsidized housing that is a minority of the available housing in the area. They don't live there for free. They are tax payers. They buy items in the community. They have just as much say in how the community educates the children as home owners. Please put down your dog whistle. White people also live in public housing. As far as businesses are concerned if they paid a little more tax and paid a little more of the profits to their employees instead of the CEO the community would be in better shape. Because businesses fight valuation tooth and nail homeowner are now paying more than they have in history as a percentage. Be a man of the people, don't fight for the man.

People who rent pay taxes. The landlord passes the property tax increases as rent increases every year. Lets end the myth that only homeowners have skin in the game and they are a special class of citizens that deserve extra credit.

We'll just have to agree to disagree. I asked friends and family that still live in Orange and they say nothing's changed. It may be worse thanks to social media. And by the way a confederate memorial on MLK is a big problem. Its a middle finger to the black community. There's no explaining that one away. Or the poll that showed a lot of support for that despicable POS.

Winner of this game is going to Arlington. Good luck Memorial.

I didn't call anyone a racist in my previous post. I stated that just because a commenter didn't see the problem doesn't mean its not there. And if you're not willing to acknowledge that there may be a problem you're being naive or just wilfully ignorant and you might want to open your eyes a bit. But since you wanna come out in the open... I've seen your posts on this site. You dog whistle with the best. So I don't think you're the best person to say that there's not a problem with racism in the golden triangle. If you notice on this site and on ESPN most of the people who said that racism was a problem in Orange and the article had a point are persons of color. All those upset about how Orange was portrayed are white. You don't find that strange? (Rhetorical question of course the comments were going to come out that way) I'm pretty sure you can find a token friend who may agree with your point. However the subject of the article agrees with mine point of view and stated so in the article. I'm from Orange and love it because I'm from Orange but that doesn't mean I'm defending it when its wrong. Only white people can end systemic racism. If it bothers you so much to hear that there's racism in the place you live, then condemn and correct your friends neighbors coworkers etc that espouse or enforce such a system. And remember just because you don't wear a hood, say the n-word, have a black friend, or date a black person doesn't mean you aren't racially biased. Have a nice evening.

You are exactly why the the article was written. Thanks for validating the article.

I know you think you mean well but you miss the point. Your response shows you haven't started to look within yourself.

While that's a nice post its not the real story. It may have been that way for you but it's not that way for about half of the people who live in town or grew up there like me. There are problems that remain unsolved and are only put aside for 4 hours a few Fridays in the fall. While you may see the confederate monument as an aberration, others see it as an affirmation of what we already know and even more a slap in the face since it was built on MLK. That garbage pile wasn't the start it just the icing on the cake. The one thing I'm grateful for is learning how to navigate in a racist society. I don't have very fond memories of school due to the discrimination by teachers and students. Had a few classmates that were proud to be klansmen for what its worth. The article may be harsh but what ET3 said was harsh too. Maybe instead of being so defensive it might be time for soul searching. BTW this story could have been written about the whole area.

Good luck Memorial. I hope y'all get the revenge you seek next week!

It wasn't the most nuanced article but its not far off the mark. But then again you could take Beaumont and Port Arthur and say similar things, except the racist comments come from those that live just outside the city limits. Just because you don't like the messenger doesn't mean he wrong. You can find evidence that the article bears truth by reading some of the comments on this site. Take the Central Ozen thread regarding the possible merger of the schools. I can tell who's white and who's black just by the comments. No one says such vile things about PNG Nederland Lumberton, etc. Yet its open season. On Ozen central and memorial. The only reason why WOS gets a pass because none of the usual suspects can beat them. That's a sad state of affairs. If I never left the area I'd probably be more defensive about it. But the years away have opened my eyes a bit. Still love home, I'll always claim it but I'll never move back.

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