KFDM COOP Posted August 12, 2006 Report Posted August 12, 2006 http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17046474&BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=512556&rfi=6 Lamar concludes first week of volleyball practice BEAUMONT - The Lamar University volleyball team, picked to finish second in the Southland Conference East Division finished its first week of practice on Friday. "It's been a good first week," Lamar coach Justin Gibert said. "We are way ahead of where we were at this point last year. Last year we didn't really put the team together for the first two weeks because we were working more on fundamentals." A year ago, Lamar brought in five freshmen. This year, there are six freshmen on the roster. LU returns eight players from the 2005 squad, led by all-conference performer Buchi Okoh. Also returning are juniors Molli Abel and Courtney Mitchell and sophomores Ashley Todd, Meagan Adams, Lauren Rush, Andrea Hamilton and LaKreshia Harmon. The freshman class of Kaci Brewer, Alex Brink, Ariel Drake, Lauren Holdorff, Adrianne Meengs and Dayna Norwood has pleased Gibert so far. "Some of the freshmen have been surprises," he said. "Some of them have come in and exceeded our expectations, while several others are going to take a little more time to develop." The Cardinals are coming off an 8-21 season in 2005. They were 6-10 in SLC play. This year, the SLC features a West and East Division and an eight-team tournament to conclude the year. Teams participating in the West Division are Texas-Arlington, Texas-San Antonio, Texas State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Stephen F. Austin. The East Division consists of Central Arkansas, Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State and Southeastern Louisiana. The two divisions will remain in this format for two years. At the conclusion of the 2007 season, Stephen F. Austin and Lamar will flip-flop. South Lake Charles, La. defeats, D'Iberville, Miss. 1-0 WACO - South Lake Charles Little League completed its undefeated run through the Southwest Regional Tournament with a 1-0 win over D'Iberville, Miss., on Friday night before a live television audience on ESPN. With the victory, South Lake Charles advances to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., Aug. 18-27. Groves National Little League was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the tournament, falling to Lubbock Western 6-4 in seven innings on Wednesday. D'Iberville handed Groves its only loss in pool play, a 6-2 defeat on Tuesday. Groves didn't face South Lake Charles, which outscored its opponents 45-8 during the regional.
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