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I have seen two. different times for tomorrow. Is it 2pm or 4pm?

I have followed local vball for a long time. Coach holbrooks is the best coach orangefield has ever had. I watched them play like a strong 5a team at times last year. The collapse last year was terrible. it doesnot matter how good of a coach you are, the outside drama can kill a team. I hope she sticks around for a long time.

as far as the BC OF game refs. i will say that it was not that great, but i will say they were consistent. as a coach that is the biggest thing you can hope for. when you get out of this region you see that we actually have it pretty good, at least by comparison. Good game ladies.

just a thought. is it more difficult to build a program from nothing over almost 40 years, or to inherit a winning program and keep it on top and always in the hunt for the district title? the current png coach started in 1972 and they won the state title that year..... they have continuedto be successful every year since then too. like i said.... just something to think about.

hey rizon, i wasn't sure what you meant so i looked back at all my postings. i couldn't find anything about HF in the last year or so. sorry if it seemed like i was downing them. HF over the last 5-7 years that i can remember has been turning out great athletes and great teams. they have been coached well and the one thing about those girls is they...if it's the same as it used to be.... they hate losing!!! they were always motivated to win. when i asked "what the problem was".... i was expecting there to be a list of reasons that contributed to their loss.

okay.... i will say it..."domination?" seriously though what was the problem?

were they unaware of the schedule at the beginning of the year? was something changed last minute?

the orangefield girls are young. i got to watch them play against buna. their form was good. they are generally hitting the ball better than ever, passing, actually playing a defenese that can work, and their passing. i don't mean they are all great, but as a team their form in each of these areas is on a higher level... at least i think it is. they definately get into moments where they freeze up and make "rookie" mistakes. and playing LCM.... they are really good. good teams make you look like you dont have a clue sometimes. anyway, it is going to be a good season for the OF lady bobcats. program is getting stronger. can't wait til my daughter gets to be a part of the program

i have watched these awards become mroe and more meaningless over the last few years. i have been to the meetings and have heard it said that they wanted to give out as many awards as possible so the girls could feel good about themselves. this is one reason there has been over the past several year so many co mvps, co defensive and offensive players etc. then one year they added a "utilitie player" for someone who came off the bench.... it was also concluded one year that the coaches could pick their own honorable mentions....i personally feel like the smaller the number the greater the award. if you have 6 on the first team and you make it, you should feel really good about yourself. awards like that should be tough to get. ..... but that is just my own ramblings. you know this isn't T ball where everyone has to get something at the end of the season.

i have been around the picking of all district in the past. the 4a district is as consistent as they come. the 3a group give out too many awards.... they now have the "fighting heart" coaches award, or something like that. so many of them get awards that it waters down the award. but in 4a even if you make second team that means you were a very good player. these coaches aren't as petty as we might assume they are. they do care about the players and understand that all district picks are to honor the best players.

i am going with bobcat on this.... usually the hf girls are great athletes. but just as it was a couple of years ago, in basketball, when they made their playoff shirts and then didn't make the playoffs.... that is a case of getting the big head. let's see if it happens in volleyball this year.

that's definitely a bold statement to make.... let's see how things play out for them. i doubt they take first, but i think this is going to be one of their best years ever. their coach is a good coach and will have them playing like they are supposed to. i have watched them in the past and they did everything in very unorthodox manner. they are going to have that staightened out and give everyone a run for their money.

this is just a thought.... coming from an ex coach/teacher. if you took the hours a teacher works and the amount of money they are paid(on average) it comes out to between $22-$30 and hour. when you do the same for coaches it comes out to about $5-$12 per hour. and the coaches day doesn't include hours they work in the summer. not a commentary either way just a thought about teacher pay.

don't take this the wrong way, but how long is west brook going to keep playing in these smaller tournaments? they have been the step child of their district for at least the last 6 or 7 years. do they have any hope on the horizon?

i would bet at least 15 years.