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NoW! Mr. Vitale, this is the very best entertainment I have experience while sitting at a PC in some time. You are marrrrrrrrrvelous!!!!

HJ and Nederland really battled the 1st half. Nederland team very smart, and in second half got the job done with three goals happening with our talented goalie completely out of the box. Great game Nederland and we hope you go deep in the playoffs. Lots of Nederland fans and very nice fans I might add. An HJ Soccer Mom

HJ Girls beat Silsbee in the 1st matchup and lost in the second in OT/shootout

This lady hands down defines what a teacher and coach should be. Although my daughter stepped out of playing basketball after playing for Coach Sims for two years, as a parent I can tell you that I cried more tears after her decision MAINLY because of Coach Sims. We had to make a decision that would enable my daughter to scholorship academically and in another sport heading to college. This coach completely supported us and understood. She grieved to loose a player that had been so passionate about the sport, but supported a young lady that had to make a life changing decision for her future. Coach Sims has a heart for the game, a compassion like no other I have ever seen in a leadership role, and loves to win, but also cares and loves her team members when loosing. I have watched coaches for years demean and show little respect to their players. That was not Coach Sims. She single handedly raised self-esteem, encouraged when there was a loss of character and integrity and helped them turn it around, few have left her bench without a super-sized assurance that they can be anything they want to be. This is her Legacy and she should know that this defines all to those of us rich enough to have been a part of her world. Thank you Coach, a very Gratefully Mom

Jasper - 3 HJ - 2 Overtime/shootout

HJ - 7 Vidor - 1

Lady Hawks VS Vidor 7 - 1 ( Hawks victory) Hopefully , Lady Hawks soccer will continue to improve and cultivate their athletes. Several very talented ladies with the heart to be winners. Coaching staff cares about every member on this bench, whether you come to the team a season player or never kicked a ball before. Kudos to a sport that gets little attention in our world. Thanks coaches for caring about my daughter and giving her a sporting family to enjoy!!!!

If I am reading this right you are accusing the HJ basketball coaches of "sweeping things under the rug"?? Absolutely not. You misread or I mistyped. I am saying that if the other sports were ran like the basketball was - we would have to buy a new trophy case. Is that clearer?

:'( Wow, I just finished reading over 200 post. This subject obviously is near and dear to most bloggers. Since I am a country bumpkin and this also is near and dear to an old grandma...I had to jump in this feet first. This young man can and should have a chance at a bright future and it appears that he has talent and has been given carte blanc if he chooses to take the opportunities. I honestly don't read where one blogger wants this young man to fail, be tared and feathered, shut out from his future, etc. We honestly have no idea how the administration plans to carry out in teaching this young man accountability EXCEPT what they have divulged. Every school has their policies that are revised yearly. There are TEA guidelines, there are UIL guidelines. What I do know and agree with is that - like it or not - athletics on a high school campus is an honor. They are first and foremost there to obtain an education to become productive citizens. Sports participation is earned. Passing grades, good behavior etc are a must. A coach does not want the team to be distracted by bad behavior, nor does he and his staff want to babysit a player that may "wander" at an away game and continue his bad behavior while representing thier school. That athletic policy is put into place by administration to protect and enable their coaching staff the tools to enforce and demand good behavior and focus. I personally believe many of the bloggers have spoken out against BISD because of situations in the past that have caused them to mistrust their word. Again, it will be interesting in several months after basketballs are back in the rack for a few months - to see what really was carried out. We can only surmise. I have a son that was raised like the rest of my children. Held accountable for his actions immediately. If he messed up, I as a parent told the coach "He sits". But not everyone has those same values. I still have one left in the high school level and she has played sports since the age of 4. My rules still apply. My son continued to make bad choices, started with "weed" as the hippy pointed out is harmless. That weed immediately changed him from the son I knew into a boy that found bad crowds where he could get it and other stuff, he was not motivated to perform at top level, his very best, he slept for hours - the night became his friend. He kept on spiraling (and during this time I would touch love him, my parents would coddle him, then they would listen to me, so on, so forth). For 10 years he just kept screwing up. He hit rock bottom when he got caught with just enough stuff to be considered distributing. He is married, has a great job now, two babies - but guess what - he still is answering to the law for his screw up. He wasted many years and it will be several more before he is out from under this cloud. And he was a Willie. So does my heart bleed for this kid. OMG yes!!! No matter what the law or TEA sets forth as guidelines, Teachers, administrators etc should always care enough to say "Young man, Young woman, winning a game is great... but not at the expense of your future. I/We will help you grow past this bad situation - but you have to learn that choices bite" Not every parent team would agree with my way - not all parents will be strong and hold their child accountable behind close doors or in public. Thats why we have a police station in every town, thats why Schools have to be a part of keeping that athlete on the straight and narrow. That athlete will be a winner when basketball, football, etc is no longer part of their world. Now, my children graduated from HJ. Yes, there is drugs, alcohol etc in our small area. Its way easier for a small school to "police" it quicker - but I can honestly tell you this and probably will cause some to get angry. IF everyone of our programs held their athletes accountable and not sweep things under the rug like our basketball coaches - we would be winning trophys in those sports as well. Several years ago, we could not brag about this. But leadership has improved with integrity. We have a boy that walks the streets to this day, that was a start 6 - 7 years ago on the basketball team that allow drugs to take over his world. It breaks my heart - he could have gone all the way. Kids believe they are infallable. Thats why adults have to teach, encourage, help them (thru tough love and accountability) that they matter. An added note. The statement said over and over "You SE texan this and that..." Well sir, If SE Texans did not blog and share information, you would have several hours a day to think of something else to do. We have learned a lot from this blog. And big enough to make right. Stop making excuses or feeling like we all want kids that mess up to just fail and go away... You are soooooo very wrong. Obviously our worlds are different. Show me one incident where an athlete was allowed to just negatively act out and no accountability was implemented and he or she are productive today. Your excuses only endear you to that problem kid and the school where he attends. Are you going to assist those parents when they have to continue getting him/her out of trouble until the light comes on? No - you won't. I know this - because there was not one person that had the stamina to stick with my family as my son spiraled. There comes a time when coaches, teachers, adm and do gooders have to move on with their lives.