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groves very weak ? they won last night against your prediction fhws Groves defeated FHWS 5-4 in 9 innings.

The main problem with the Groves game was walks. I believe 11 of their runs were directly related to walks. If we keep those under control, we should be okay. The defense was sound when they put the ball in play, but we struggled defending the walks. Kameron will be pitching against Nederland again and hopefully he will be on. If he is, we do have a slight chance against them.

FHWS hit the ball solid again last night. I don't think it was a true testament of how good we are. PN was missing three players and struggled on defense and on the mound. It will be nice to have a shot at revenge on Nederland. They are a very good team and it should be a good game.

FHWS 22 PN 3

PN @ 7:30

Pretty tough? After witnessing them the other night, this team is full of hosses. Not only are they big, they are also agile. They had good pitching and solid defense and the bats were overflowing with power. Pound for pound, the 2nd baseman Ramoin may be the biggest stud on the team. When he walked out for warm ups, you could tell you were looking at a player with talent and confidence. I was very impressed. It will take a Herculean effort to defeat this team.

FHWS 8 Nederland 7

It's not raining now. Rained solid for about 45 minutes. Gave us a good soaker. Radar looks like it is over now.

Yes, he was the pitcher for FHWS. You are right. These kids do swing good bats. The Nederland kid kept them off balance. He did a great job. Hopefully we will hit to our capabilities against Groves.

Pitching and defense were solid for us. However, we never thought offense would be our problem. We are going to have to pick up the sticks if FHWS wants to compete. There are some tough teams out there we are going to have to face.

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In all of my years of being involved with Little League, very rarely do the best 12 make the All Star team. That angers some people when you say that but it is a fact. I have nothing to do with BCLL and have no dog in that fight. So don't let the this upset the people of BC. I am not talking specifically about them. On just about every team in every league, there are kids that the parents, the other players and usually the AllStar coaches know don't deserve to be on the team. It has always been that way and it always will. That is why the teams from the larger cities usually represent at Williamsport. Their weakest player who has to play their one inning is lot stronger than the coach's son who was put on the team through the good-ol-boy network.

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The right to equal opportunity to strive for success. The right to be treated with dignity by all involved. And, the right to have Fun.

The last I heard was she would be coaching volleyball at Vidor. She doesn't want to coach against her daughter who will be a senior at HF. Also, she doesn't want to take another basketball job so she can go watch her play.

Don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel. LOL!

Jeff Keener, who used to coach @ HF, moved over from Hitchcock to coach boys basketball and Kirk hall moved from Barbers Hill to coach softball.

Jordan Landry - Nederland - 3 yr starter @ LB

I don't think there will be much bashing. High school was much more "fun" to watch and participate in. Select is much more intense. We had a girl from our high school team come to one practice. She said she would not be back. It was no fun and we worked way too hard. I believe they both serve their purpose, but their purposes are different. Both are relevant and even though they are, should never be considered in competition with each other.

Has anyone ever thought that maybe it wasn't just bad attitude? I know of a teenager that would fly into rages with the first hint of unorder or tension. They were diagnosed with a chemical embalance and after treating the situation, the kid now has control of their emotions. Just a thought.

Went to the HF Athletic banquet last night. They actually gave out awards for that sport. It was embarrassing.

Looks like 18-3A and 21-3A are definitely the two toughest districts in our region with all three of their playoff teams still in it.

Jeff Keener at Hitchcock went to the new school in Baytown.

This is how I expected the bats to be. With the pitching doing better than anticipated, they may make this year fun to watch.

The latest rumor, and this is only rumor, is that last year's boys varsity coach will be taking over the girls' program.

FIRST - THERE IS NO HIDDEN MEANING TO THIS REPLY, SO DON'T GO THERE Very good post, but in my opinion (with a few exceptions ie Cheater, Champ, BG - this is a NON-inclusive list) it is the HS coaches who don't want to get along - As parents and select coaches, we would do ANYTHING we could to help the girls succeed, and sometimes that means "NOTHING". There are 2 problems, though: Parents can't relinquish control, and let the HS coach do their job (some) HS coaches feel VERY threatened by us, and the evil plague germs we carry, therefore they cannot talk to us, make eye contact with us, discuss games or strategies or skills, opponent talent and tendencies Neither of these lead to healthy relationships between the 2 parties. I have no problem letting go and letting a coach do the job (s)he is paid to do. I have no problem with playing time or position. I have learned to "let go", because HS has ZERO bearing on what I do the other 8 months of the year. I DO have a problem with paid professionals who DO NOT try to "grow" our kids into better people by their actions and words and deeds. Yes, I want HS to win, but in the end, there is no scholarship at the end of the HS season - Only school spirit, a letter jacket and patch. Both very good posts. That is why Champion, Cheater and BG (and I am sure a few left out) are so respected on this board. They understand what the select programs do to improve their programs. For the ladies who play for these type of coaches, be very appreciative of what you have. Believe me, playing for a coach who is anti-select can be very stressful.