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Community WON....Congrats ladies and good luck at STATE.......You girls have worked hard all 4 years and it shows.....what a great group of Seniors!!!!!!! 47 to 24

Congrats....Good Luck at State....

[quote name="HillGuy" post="970757" timestamp="1298468223"] I just want to take moment to recognize and give my appreciation to WOSgrad for amazing job he does keeping us fans informed on the season (and not just Girls basketball).  From the schedules, the weekly score updates, playoff pairings etc.  Its a real service you provide for, I assume, just the satisfaction of doing it.  I know you are going to say that you couldn't do it without the help of those giving you the info, but someone has to put it together and get it out...and you do it well.   And in the words of some great radio beer commericals....We salute YOU, Mr. Sports Forum Moderator Guy!  Thanks [/quote] DITTO!!!!!!   And keep mamma happy cause we Junkies enjoy what you do!!!!  Lol

Congrats and Good Luck Ladies!!!!    

Congrats to Burkeville..... ;D

[quote name="HillGuy" post="970706" timestamp="1298439399"] [quote author=mussop2 link=topic=80737.msg970694#msg970694 date=1298438391] Ok Barbers Hill you got your chance. You got what you asked for now what? Are you going to hate us the entire way or are you going to root for the local area teams like we do? And for the rest of the negative comments ENOUGH is ENOUGH. [/quote] Would you care to give some examples of negative comments?  please cite the post...oh thats right, you cant, because there are none.  Did you even read this thread?  Who is "we".  Gimme a break. [/quote] Couldn't have said it better myself..... ;).  Where the heck did that come from....  Congrat to Ozen on the"W".....

Tied up..6 min left..

Good luck ladies.....

What is the official start time for this game....I see 6 and 730...thanks..

Barbers Hill by 8...good luck ladies...sure wish this game was played at a more neutral site, been waiting to see this matchup....

Way to go Cats....

I'm going with Barbers Hill on this one!!  Good luck HillGuy, hope your kid plays one heck of a game tonight!!! 

Looks like the Bulldogs are going to have to fight hard for spots.....Coach has some great talent....Good luck this season, I can see you guys leading the race!!!!!

Barbers Hill is going to be hard to beat....Take it one game at a time and we will see ya'll at STATE.....Good Luck Ladies!!!!!  ;)

Congrat's Quinton, we are so happy for you!!!!  You are a great kid and we have enjoyed watching you grow up, so get out there and get a piece of this big ole world and make us all PROUD!!!!  ;)

Different perspective By AMBER KUEHN, Helena Independent Record John Dishon is a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. If the Helena Brewers outfielder hadn’t fallen asleep behind the wheel as a teenager one fall, he might have went on to a successful career as a college quarterback. If that automobile accident had never happened, he might have decided to go a different route than baseball, might not be one of the hottest hitters in Helena now. But Dishon couldn’t be happier with how his life has turned out. The 21-year-old walked away from a crash that could have killed him, signed a contract with the Milwaukee Brewers after being drafted in the 42nd round, and will marry the love of his life on Jan. 22. He hit his first professional home run on his daughter’s seven-month birthday, with little Parker Leigh in the Kindrick Legion Field stands. “I can’t complain about a thing,” an always-cheery Dishon said last week before batting practice. “I have everything going for me right now.” *** It was the autumn of 2005 and Dishon, a junior, was the star quarterback and a running back at Bridge City High School in Beaumont, Texas. It’s no secret that prep football is bigger in Texas than perhaps anywhere else, and Dishon’s team was preparing for the state semifinals. After practice one day the week before the big game, Dishon was driving back to his mom’s house, which was about 30 minutes away from the school. “I set my car on cruise, just fell asleep and woke up driving on the median,” Dishon recalled. The car rolled five or six times, he said, but he would walk away from the crash with only a hairline fracture in his neck and a few bumps and bruises. “I was very fortunate to walk away from that accident because not many people would,” he said. “At first, my adrenaline was pumping right after the wreck. I would say five or 10 minutes after the wreck happened, the adrenaline stopped and the pain kicked in.” The true pain would really kick in when the injury meant Dishon would have to sit out of the semifinal contest and watch his team lose to the eventual state champions. Universities like Louisiana State, Rice and Texas had been recruiting the three-sport athlete (he also ran track) to play both football and baseball collegiately, and the realization that football might now be out of the question was even more painful at first. “I was always serious about baseball, but thought it was kind of boring,” Dishon admitted. “Football, you’re more involved with the sport, there’s more going on, but at the same time there’s more contact and it’s a lot more physical. “Baseball was a safer route with the wreck and everything. I tried playing football my senior year and I just had too much pain. I didn’t feel it was worth the risk to play both sports in college.” With that, Dishon accepted a baseball scholarship to LSU and played three years for the Tigers. With so much talent on the roster, he never did see as much playing time as he would have liked. That’s why being drafted came as somewhat of a surprise to Dishon. “Fortunately the Brewers took a chance on me,” he said. “With my limited at-bats there, maybe they saw something in me that LSU didn’t.” So far, he’s proven to be the right pick. Through July 21, Dishon was leading the team in bunt base hits with eight, was tied for fourth in the Pioneer League with nine stolen bases (a team high), and was batting .312 for the Brewers. He ranks second on the team among active players with 19 runs scored. “He’s just a very good all-around baseball player, and individual off the field,” Helena manager Joe Ayrault said. “The way he carries himself, he’s a great guy to have in the clubhouse.” A lot of Dishon’s success has come on the base paths, and he credits his speed to his prep career as a sprinter. At the plate he’s been a timely hitter, reading situations perfectly. Take the game on July 9 against Great Falls, when Dishon laid down the perfect bases-loaded suicide squeeze bunt in the bottom of the ninth inning to rally the Brewers to a win. Bunting is something he’s been working on, since coaches at LSU told him it was one of his weaknesses. Typically, Ayrault lets Dishon decide when to bunt, and he’s been practically flawless. “He’s one of those guys who’s got a real knack for reading third basemen,” the Brewers skipper told the Independent Record after the game. “I always joke with him, I can’t roll the ball better than that to third base ... he’s very confident in what he’s doing.” And, even when things aren’t always going his way on the diamond, Dishon keeps a good perspective. “Without a doubt, that wreck definitely gave me a different outlook on life,” he said. “I don’t take life for granted. I live everyday like it’s my last with no regrets.” *** It’s July 16, and Dishon couldn’t be happier. His fiancee, Kristy Lyn Sanders, and daughter are in Helena for the seven-game homestand. Dishon comes from the batting cages with a big smile on his face, and instantly whisks Parker away from her mom. She’s wearing a big, pink bow on her head and a pink shirt with “Daddy’s Little Girl” on the front and “DISHON 56” on the back. “It’s hard missing my daughter grow up,” he says. “She’s starting to crawl, starting to say her first words. But it’s good to have them here now. She’s becoming a baseball fan; she’s going to be a little sports star.” Technology has made it easier for Dishon to keep in touch with his family, even if he can’t be there for all of Parker’s firsts. “I try to keep him updated with pictures, and we do Skype on the Internet, so Johnny gets to see her,” said Sanders, Dishon’s high school sweetheart. “It’s been really tough, but we’re real supportive of him; we know this has been his dream.” There was a time when he dreamed of a career on the gridiron, too. “I do think about (football) sometimes,” Dishon said. “But everything happens for a reason—I got to do my baseball career here, and now I’ve got a beautiful family and beautiful soon-to-be wife.” “Things like that make you stronger,” Ayrault said. “To get through a car crash like that and to see the guy carrying his daughter out there, those are two big things in your life that make you look at life differently.” Photo by Dylan Brown Independent Record Helena Brewers’ John Dishon, his fiancee, Kristy Lyn Sanders, and their daughter Parker Leigh are seen here at Kindrick Legion  Field. The outfielder survived a rollover accident as a teen, but had to switch his emphasis from football to baseball after injuring his neck. Last Edited By: Mass Haas, Brewerfan.net Director of Research, July 24, 2010 4:47 AM. Edited 1 time.

Going with the Mustangs for the big upset....58-51 WOS...

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="951650" timestamp="1295534697"] Some coaches are blessed with talent and their coaching skills or lack thereof aren't detected. Good coaches know how to put their weaker players in situations to blend in with their stronger talent. Good coaches teach the fundamentals of the game and get their players to do it in the game. [/quote] Couldn't agree with you more....

[quote name="Bobcat05" post="951609" timestamp="1295527083"] [quote author=tjcfan08 link=topic=78975.msg951578#msg951578 date=1295500522] Well Bleed you just had to say the word...didn't you...Cant be cause the coach in the past isn't around any more could it....can't be cause the parents wore their kids out with lil dribblers...can't be cause the talent these days just isn't like it was when your daughter played...And it's sure not cause some of the girls want to practice another round ball during YOUR basketball season Bleed...I understand your concern..we have been down this road..but once again it doesn't interfere with the sport in hand...Lack of leadership and talent is what I see has happen to 3a sports...Would you agree? [/quote] I blame parents for filling kids heads with lies about if they play club volleyball they will get scholarships.  I think some parents got worried that their kids "talent" wasn't what it was when they were younger and instead of playing basketball they changed their focus to another sport and tried to get a lot of girls on board and tried to get them NOT to play basketball and just "focus" on one sport.  I mean why in the world would you want to play basketball at Orangefield after the sucess they've had the last 10 years, right?  ::) [/quote] If you play any select sport and play competative Bobcat, your dreams of getting a scholarship might just come true, i mean look at the softball thread, HF has great success in volleyball and softball as well.....I would like to see Orangefield compete in all sports and the only way to do that is stay active, but that is again my opinion....I think you are wrong with why kids aren't playing basketball, as stated in the previous comments above, it seems to be the trend for the past what 10 years....And you are blaming a PARENT for the reason numbers are up in the volleyball program and down in the basketball program....go figure....Once again Bobcat, you are entitled to your own opinion..... ::) ::)

Well Bleed you just had to say the word...didn't you...Cant be cause the coach in the past isn't around any more could it....can't be cause the parents wore their kids out with lil dribblers...can't be cause the talent these days just isn't like it was when your daughter played...And it's sure not cause some of the girls want to practice another round ball during YOUR basketball season Bleed...I understand your concern..we have been down this road..but once again it doesn't interfere with the sport in hand...Lack of leadership and talent is what I see has happen to 3a sports...Would you agree?

[quote name="bleed orange" post="951464" timestamp="1295490603"] I like it, maybe it can be modified to accommidate all the whinning parents.  Back when I played the girls and boys varsity played together. Our parents did not have any problem with it. Who cares if kids don't go to bed before midnight, they don't anyway. You people are never happy. Complain, Complain and Complain. Good grief!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D I think it great and about time they went to this format. [/quote] Great post Bleed...I think it's great playin both Varsitys back to back...The kids deserve the packed Gyms.....And we spoiled parents can just get over it....Geez...How much you want to bet Bleed, Administration was called what, last night or this morning?  ::) ::)

Congrats Vidor...

21-16..of

21-12..of..mid 2nd

You would make my day if you did that and I'd for sure want to call with you!!!!  ;)