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Kudos to the WOS coaching staff

WOSgrad replied to stevenash's topic in SETXsports Archived Threads

We are extremely happy that Coach Wilkins is in charge of the basketball program. He has in a short time exhibited the ability to build a solid program and last night's final margin notwithstanding (although to at least one alum, a margin that was anticipated) has made great progress toward a program that could be considered a candidate for a spot in Huntsville or Austin. But after this season with come the hard part and, quite frankly, a task which the WOCCISD has failed miserably at in the past. That is convincing Coach Wilkins that his future is in building such a program at WO-S and not moving on elsewhere. For one reason or another, a number of talented basketball coaches have been allowed to escape (Quinn, McCarter and even a kid named Sutherland). I am somewhat optimistic that Coach Thompson will be more successful in that regard than Coach Hooks was, but you never know.

January 21, 2012
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HARDIN-JEFFERSON at WEST ORANGE-STARK UPDATES/HJ WINS 77-45!

WOSgrad replied to Lazeek's topic in SETXsports Archived Threads

[quote name="jettyman" post="1163888" timestamp="1327154509"] I know I may get scoulded for being off task but having to endure a game as a fan in the WO-S gym is tortuous. First of all, no aisles to walk up in the bleachers, I thought OSHA outlawed those types of seating arrangements in the 70's. Secondly, I firmly believe that Dance Teams and Bands play a huge part in high school athletics, kuddos to those kids. On the other hand, when 2/3rds of your musical instruments are drums being pounded on relentlessly in a gym (echo chamber), to say the least, "OVERKILL." Now I know why the CIA uses the technique of non stop - loud music as a torture device. I assure you if I would have had any pertinent information to pass along in order to allow the 2 flute players an opportunity to be heard , spill the beans would have become my new name. For a school that has to endure the smells, pollution, traffic and etc you think the refineries would pitch in and purchase some new stadium seating. Well, off to take another regimen of Tylenol. As Chris Carter would say " Come on Man!" [/quote] On behalf of my alma mater, let me extend my DEEPEST of apologies to the visiting royalty of Sour Lake that they had to suffer such dank and dire conditions in visiting our humble little gymnasium. I am sure that if Coach Thompson would have known that act of walking up bleachers would have would have offended the overlords of basketball, he would have scurried to make arrangements to correct that problem! And as to the noise factor, I sincerely apologize that the home team had THE AUDACITY to make noise in its own gymasium! I am quite sure that if the poor band director has known that SILENCE was demanded when the visiting royalty from Sour Lake was in town, he would have scurried to comply. Believe me I will make sure to pass these greivances on to the athletic department at West Orange-Stark.