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  15. New AD Jones takes over HC @ Kirbyville

    in High School Baseball

    Posted

    On ‎2‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 2:11 PM, WOSgrad said:

    I don't think anybody has concluded that Coach Jones didn't have some part in the Wildcat's success.  By the same token, to dismiss the contributions of the man who was the head baseball coach would be equally disingenuous.

    I don't doubt the ability of Coach Jones to lead the Wildcats this season.  His resume is sure to push away any doubts about that.  Heck, I was somewhat giddy that he was primed to lead by beloved Mustangs this year.  But when opportunity knocks, you have to answer and I wish Coach Jones, who was for a short time part of the Mustang family, well in all of his endeavors at Kirbyville.

    I really don't have a problem with Coach Jones replacing Coach Bennett.  I have heard that there were complaints about Coach Bennett in Kirbyville and the lack of outcry from Kirbyville faithful leads me to believe that there is some validity to that claim.  Usually, winning takes care of such complaints, but I guess that is not always the case.  But if there were indeed problems with the baseball program, it is incumbent upon Coach Jones to address those problems in whatever terms he deemed necessary.  It is what athletic directors all over the state do on a regular basis.

    Now, I apologize to Kirbyville folks because what I am about to say is probably gonna get them pretty hot at me, but here goes.  Kirbyville folks have to realize that a coach, regardless of where that coach was, being replaced one game into the baseball season without some obvious evidence of misconduct would raise eyebrows in the SETX community.  The fact that the coach being replaced was one game from having his team in the 3A state tournament the previous season, only to be denied by the eventual state champ, would raise them even higher.  The fact that the accomplished coach being replaced one day into the season was done so in a school district that in the last year has had: 1) the hiring of a Superintendent who is STILL currently suing to quash a freedom of information request for documents which purport to shed light on his departure from his previous school district; 2) the sudden and still unexplained departure of a previous athletic director for an assistant coaching position at a smaller neighboring school; 3) a subsequent hire of an athletic director which dissatisfied everybody, including evidently the newly hired AD who resigned less than a year into his tenure and 4) the suicide of a beloved high school principal when the purpose of the last meeting with the aforementioned superintendent was initially concealed and only revealed after intense media scrutiny, you are gonna face a lot of questions about such a dismissal.

    That being said, I hope the Kirbyville baseball team has another outstanding season. For if any community needs some brightness to come their way, it is certainly Kirbyville.  It was fun covering their run last year and I, for one, look forward to it being repeated.

    But I also wish Jeff Bennett and his family well.  I have not had a whole lot of contact with him, but the little I have indicates that he was a stand up caring guy who will make some school in this area very glad they added him as their head coach.

    It sure appears from the outside that this was the plan all along. I'm just sorry that we (WOS) got caught up in it. I just can't respect that.

  17. Former Mustang (WOS)

    in High School Football

    Posted

    On ‎2‎/‎7‎/‎2018 at 7:55 PM, WOS1986 said:

    Hello everyone,

     

    My name is Terrell Brittain and I am deaf. I want to tell you how I feel and need express my feeling as well. I suppose to graduate with class of 1998. I went to West Orange Stark in 1994-1996 and played football and baseball. You don't have to read this if you don't like to read long message! Haha

     

    You might wonder why my user is WOS1986. Let me explain why. When I was little boy and went first state championship WOS vs. McKinney in 1986 that how I remembered. After that, my dad keep take me to watch WOS every Fridays and I told him that my dream is to play Mustang with silver and blue helmet on me.

     

    I went to Texas School for the Deaf in Austin, TX. I realized that there is Deaf world and impact my life that who I am and reason why I have been success with my career. I am professor at University of Houston to teach American Sign Language for Interpreting program. I am proud what I done and pride deaf myself. I marry to deaf wife and had precious 2 kids who are hearing but they know the sign language that can communicate with us which is amazing. I am happy man and enjoy to continue great journey with many more years later. My wife really love to attend WOS game even she never attend WOS and really enjoy to watch football games. 

     

    Sometime, I feel regret that I left without say goodbye or let them know to my friends, players, teachers, and coaches. I played nose guard in defense. In 1994 freshman year, first practice at football was so amazing and coaches allow me to play since most people think deaf can’t play anything which is not true and I prove coaches that I can play. I ended up play junior varsity team after only 2 or 3 games for freshman team because I play so hard and like animal tackle quick. In 1995 sophomore year, practice on the field somehow coach T call my name to play with varsity group then I suddenly shock and not play well myself that is not who I am then coach put me back to junior varsity team again because I was not ready. When I arrived home and I was so mad and upset myself because I was so close to varsity team. Coach call my name to be part of this team for playoff and I was so thrilled about that and I never forget that game which is against LaMarque  in 1995 and lost 7-18. I was so hurt bad and pissed off after that game because I see Sias, Lock, Feathers, and Bernard that they were hurt and want win so badly. One day, Lock and Bernard came to me and chat that we will win state champion in 1997 with our classmate so I agreed with them and make me so fire up and goal. However, I ended up went to Austin school.

     

    I never forget that game in 1997. My team (Austin school) got out of the playoff before Thanksgiving so that Thanksgiving week I went to home and asked my brother to take me to watch WOS vs. LaMarque in the playoff. When I arrived and saw my boys during warm up and was hurt myself because I suppose to play with them. When LaMarque open drive and ran the wide open hole middle on WOS defense. I was so pissed off and sick about that and wish that I played that. Maybe or maybe not, if I played and it could be a little different game because I will big fire up and animal as monster to hit hard LaMarque.

     

    I will always bleed in silver and blue no matter what! Even I live in northeast of Houston and still attend watch WOS in Orange that take me 1 and half hours to drive but worth and show my loyal to them. When I can't go then I always look this website to see follow up the score. I really enjoy to see my old friends.

     

    Please do not critique my grammar English cause English is my second language while ASL (American Sign Language) is my first language. That is reason why I don’t post much after I saw sometime people post and insult their language or poor in English. Everyone treat same equal and its human.

     

    I want thank WOSgrad and kicker that encourage me to post and express my feeling and tell who I am so now everyone know who I am.

     

    Sorry for LONG message that you had to read. It is worth for me to tell my feeling now I feel better. Please share with anyone who doesn’t have this account.

     

    Go Mustangs!!!

     

    One of the best post I've read. What an inspirational story. Thanks for sharing!

     

    Tony Dallas

  21. West Orange-Stark 34 Silsbee 17/FINAL

    in High School Football

    Posted

    6 hours ago, BMTSoulja1 said:

    I did too...  When your d-1 corner held the fastest kid in the state literally HELD him to prevent from getting ran by and got a penalty.  Great mismatch.

    Same to y'all good luck on the rest of the way.  This young squad will only get better...

    You mean like when the fastest kid in the state held our guy to keep from getting ran by. Everyone gets beat on a play every now and then. Only happened once on both of them that I can remember and it was a good hold on both sides. 

  25. Best Program in SETX? (Golden T)

    in High School Football

    Posted

    14 hours ago, WOSgrad said:

    Numbers for the SETX programs:

    Total Wins

    1.    Groveton - 641

    2.    Jasper - 612

    3.    Port Neches-Groves - 579

    4.    Barbers Hill - 571

    5.    Baytown Lee - 567

    6.    Hull-Daisetta - 548

    7.    Newton - 544

           Nederland - 544

    9.    Dayton - 528

    10.  Silsbee - 504

    11.   Liberty - 495

    12.   Kirbyville - 444

    13.   Crosby - 442

    14.   Corrigan-Camden - 440

            Woodville - 440

    16.   Anahuac - 409

    17.   San Augustine - 393

    18.   Cleveland - 392

    19.   West Orange-Stark - 384

    20.   East Chambers - 382

    21.   Coldspring-Oakhurst - 378

    22.   Hamshire-Fannett - 322

    23.   Orangefield - 315

    24.   Bridge City - 310

    25.   Diboll - 308

    26.   Hemphill - 296

    27.   Hardin-Jefferson - 292

    28.   Little Cypress-Mauriceville - 291

    29.   Buna - 288

    30 - Colmesneil - 285

    31 - Vidor - 261

    32 - Burkeville - 248

    33 - Warren - 243

    34 - West Sabine - 241

           Evadale - 241

    36.   Splendora - 240

    37.   Beaumont West Brook - 237

    38.   Hardin - 233

    39.   Baytown Sterling - 230

            Shepherd - 230

    41.   Huffman Hargrave - 226

    42.   Kountze - 215

    43.   West Hardin - 213

    44.   Deweyville - 198

    45.   Beaumont Central - 183

    46.   Tarkington - 176

    47.    Lumberton - 171

    48.    Port Arthur Memorial - 95

    49.    Beaumont Ozen - 90

    50.   Sabine Pass - 75

    51.   Huntington - 41

    52.   Goose Creek Memorial - 34

    What about since 1978? I mean really, what else do you have to do?

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