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Kelly's Schedule Nov 5th Lake Charles Barbe Nov 6th St Louis Nov 13th @ Episcopal High Nov 16 @St Thomas Tournament Nov 17 @St Thomas Tournament Nov 26 @Houston Kinkaid Nov 30 @St Johns Dec 4 Sulphur Dec 7 *St Thomas Dec 11 @St Louis Dec 14 @St Louis Tournament Dec 15 @St Louis Tournament Alumni game sometime after Christmas Jan 3 @Vidor Jan 4 Port Neches Groves Jan 8 * @ St Pius Jan 10 Klein Showcase Tournament Austin Westlake @630 Jan 11 Klein Showcase Tournament Ft bend Clemens @330 Jan 12 Klein Showcase Tournament San Antonio Lee @900 Jan 14 *St Pius Jan 15 @Nederland Jan 17 *@St Thomas Jan 22 *@ St Pius Jan 25 *St Thomas Jan 29 Pt Arthur Memorial Feb 1 Conroe Feb 9 Bi District .. home after winning district that is. Feb 16 Regionals Feb 23 State tournament

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Lord who knows. Keeping you clowns in line i guess.

Good news is that's the Upper Low you see spinning. As long as it remains there that will keep the surface low from forming.

I'm trying to keep it away!!

Lamar golf team honored after big win in Minnesota This selection came on the heels of coach Brian White's Cardinals winning the University of Minnesota's Gopher Invitational in their first outing of the fall season. They did so by a whopping 22-stroke margin over a respectable field, and they shattered the previous tournament record by 14 strokes. This was, indeed, eyebrow-raising material for a team that lost three of its top players after finishing in a third-place tie in the 2007 NCAA Championships. Not even the always-confident White expected such an impressive start. "I was extremely surprised and pleased," said White. "I would've been happy to have come home with a fifth-place finish. "Obviously, my expectations were tempered going into the tournament. Any time you lose three All-Americans (Dawie Van Der Walt, Dusty Smith and Oliver Bekker) from a five-man team, you figure it's going to be a little difficult the next season." Receiving steady play from veteran Casey Clendenon, who tied for medalist honors, newcomer Hugues Joannes and Russell Helson, the Cardinals simply made things difficult on the rest of the field by matching par of 576 over Saturday's first two rounds and then methodically pulling away over Sunday's final 18 holes. "Casey continued the great play we've seen from him over the past two years, and Hugues Joannes, who came to us from Abilene Christian College, showed he's ready for play at this level by finishing in a fourth-place tie," said White. "Russell Helson is a fifth-year senior, who hasn't gotten to play much the last couple of years because we've had so many good players ahead of him, but he has stayed the course and he played surprisingly well this weekend. "We were so good last season that we could play average and still win a tournament. This season, we're going to have to get strong contributions from all five guys to stay in the hunt, and that's what happened. Now, I feel we're going to be a lot better than I felt we were going to be at this time last week." The question today, of course, is whether White will feel that same way this time next week. That's because his Cardinals are facing a humongous challenge Saturday and Sunday when they'll play in the PING/Golfweek Preview hosted by Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. It will bring together the top 15 finishers from the 2007 NCAA Championships, and it'll afford them the opportunity to play the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex that will host the 2008 Championships next spring. Reigning national champion Stanford will be there as will Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Nevada-Las Vegas, Southern California, Florida State and Arizona State - all among the nation's golfing elite. "The course we played last week was unbelievably tough, but obviously, we played it well," said White. "The University of Purdue's course is 7,400 yards - extremely long - so everyone is going to be put to the test. "Joannes and Helson, the guys who basically have replaced Dawie and Oliver in our lineup, are about 30 yards shorter than Dawie and Oliver off the tees, and their irons are shorter, too. They kept the ball in the fairways, though, and they consistently scored well. That's what counts. "I can't stress enough that everyone is going to have to contribute. Last season, our fourth and fifth players were the best fourth and fifth players in the country. Depth is important, and maybe we're going to have more depth than even I thought would be possible this season."

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OF gets big District 21-3A victory Gabriel Pruett The Orange Leader ORANGEFIELD — If the Orangefield Lady Bobcats find themselves in the thick of the playoff race down the road, Tuesday night will certainly have played a huge role. The Lady Bobcats took down the Kirbyville Lady Wildcats in four games with a 25-15, 20-25, 25-19 and 25-20. Orangefield (9-12, 2-2) got a steady contribution from a number of players highlighted by seniors Kaylin “KK†Little who dished out a match-high 21 assists and Laura Riddick who finished with 13 kills. Riddick also came up with 15 digs while Little finished with 16 digs. Aimee Scales and Olivia Wagner each had eight digs. Kirbyville’s (2-2) Andi Rawls had a match-high 14 kills. In the end it was Orangefield’s night to shine as Allie Beach really put the match away in the fourth with six straight service points, including three aces. Beach came up to serve with the Lady Wildcats leading 15-11. By the time Beach was done the Lady Bobcats had taken the lead at 16-15 before Kirbyville got Beach off the serve. “Allie can really step up in big situations for us,†Orangefield Coach Linda Riddick said. “This was a very important win for our team. This has got to give us a big boost of confidence after our loss to Hamshire-Fannett.†Jessica Maass was able to serve the game and match out after taking serve with the game tied at 20. Maass, who had four kills, served up an ace and the final two Orangefield points came off Kirbyville errors as the Lady Bobcats won Game 4, 25-20. It was Beach who got the Lady Bobcats off to a hot start in the first game as Orangefield jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead. Beach hit two aces in the run. Kirbyville never took a lead in the first game and Wagner, who had four kills, hit for the last four service points giving Orangefield the 25-15 victory. The Lady Bobcats seemed out of sink in the second game as Kirbyville capitalized on Orangefield errors. Orangefield committed 12 errors in the third game and fell behind at one point 19-11. The Lady Bobcats did battle back to trim the lead to 20-16 behind Little’s three straight service points but could never get over the hump as Kirbyville won 25-20. The third game was tight throughout as neither team could pull away until Little came up to serve again. With Orangefield up 17-14, Little hit three straight points giving the Lady Bobcats a 20-14 lead. Kirbyville battled to within 20-18 but the next Lady Wildcats shot went out. Orangefield won 25-19 as Little set Riddick on a nice set and kill. “The kids have to realize they can play with anyone in this district,†Linda Riddick said. “It has been an overall team effort all year. We have a ton of kids stepping up and improving each day.†Orangefield returns to action Saturday when they play host to West Orange-Stark.

Scypion, Bonton make Titans defensive By Cody Pastorella The Port Arthur News There are two ends to every line. A geometry teacher might argue that point; but when it comes to football and the Memorial Titans defense, there is Radermon Scypion on one end and Coby Bonton on the other. Bonton, a 5’11, 185-pound senior, plays the weak side defensive end while Scypion, a 6’4, 230-pound junior plays the strong side defensive end, or as the Titans call it, the “Blood.†“Those two guys are the cornerstone of the defense,†defensive coordinator Curtis Viola said. “Bonton is the smart one. He goes 100 mph every play and there is no quit in him. Scypion is a beast. We try to move him around as much as we can to confuse offenses. We slant him and slide him.†Viola said Scypion is becoming an elite player at his position. “He is figuring things out and understands how to use his big body,†Viola said. “Last year he was just a sophomore and he played like a sophomore, but this year he has become a great ball player.†Viola said both players had tremendous summers that helped them both mature into the type of leaders they have to be for the Titans to succeed. Just two games into the season, Bonton has recorded five tackles, 10 assists, including three tackles for losses, has caused one fumble, recovered a fumble, has two sacks and four quarterback hurries. His counterpart, meanwhile, has eight tackles, 13 assists, one tackle for a loss and four quarterback hurries. Scypion said the two have a friendly competition to see who gets more tackles, but their competition is mostly there to help both of them play better for the team. “We believe in each other,†Scypion said. “If he doesn’t do his job, then the team suffers. If I don’t do my job, then the team suffers.†Bonton said the type of defense Memorial plays, a 3-3-5, calls for every single player to be on top of his game at all times. “There is a lot of blitzing and slanting,†Bonton said. “If everybody does their job, if we read our keys and make our checks, then the defense will hold. If one person messes up, then it’s a touchdown for the other team.†In two games, Memorial has given up 25 points. All four touchdowns have come off big plays. Against Ozen, Memorial surrendered an 84-yard touchdown pass, and a 71-yard touchdown run. Against Nimitz, in last week’s 13-10 loss, Memorial gave up an 86-yard rushing touchdown and a 53-yard touchdown pass. In all, the Titans have given up eight plays that went for more than 25 yards, three running plays and five passing plays. As a team, Memorial’s defense has allowed 589 yards of total offense. Take away those eight plays, and the Titans have only given up 119 yards of total offense and zero touchdowns.

Lady Bears dump Lady Dogs By Cody Pastorella The Port Arthur News NEDERLAND — Thirteen was the lucky number for the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears in Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over the Nederland Lady Dogs in a District 22-4A matchup. In games three and four, with the match tied at 1-1, the Lady Bears trailed by as much as six points. In Game 3, LC-M was down 9-3 and in Game 4, LC-M trailed 6-0 before the Lady Bears snapped too. In those final two games, the Lady Bears caught the Lady Dogs at 13-13 and went on to win 25-20 and 25-22 respectively. Once the Lady Bears caught Nederland in Game 3, they never looked back. In Game 4, however, the lead changed hands four times once the game was tied at 13-13. Each team led twice, but LC-M scored seven of the final nine points to claim the victory. “We were sharp in game one, almost flawless,†LC-M coach Vicki Castino said whose team won 25-14. “Nederland stepped up in those last games and we stopped playing as hard. We stopped moving. We stopped playing defense. But in both of those games we finally got in going and fought off Nederland for some tough wins. They are a very tough team.†LC-M’s most productive player was sophomore Christine Sticktich who led the Lady Bears with 10 kills, 12 digs, one block and one ace, but Castino said senior Olivia Hinds was the difference in the win. “In those games where we had to come from behind, Olivia came in and really got us going.†Hinds served her way to eight points in the final two games. Nederland won Game 2, 25-22 and received great play from Kaitlyne Sneed who led the Lady Dogs with nine kills, 10 digs and four blocks on the night. Elizabeth Havard and Holly Pryor also played well for the Dogs. Havard finished the night with seven kills and nine digs, while Pryor had 29 assists, seven points and three digs. “We’ve had plenty of opportunities this season but we beat ourselves,†Nederland coach Toni Leach said whose club fell to 13-11 overall and 1-4 in District 22-4A. “We had opportunities tonight but we gave away too many points that cost us the match. In those last two games, we kept making errors when we had big leads. We let them back in the game. As much as we struggled though, we never quit tonight and I am proud of my girls for that.†With the win, the Lady Bears improve to 13-12 overall and 3-2 in district play. Along with Sticktich, Morgan Blohm recorded 10 kills, five blocks and two aces for the night. Other standouts include Jordan Davis who had nine kills, Kristi Trahan who had five kills and one block and Shayla Sheppard led the Lady Bears with 23 digs. In other volleyball action, Port Neches-Groves defeated Vidor 3-1 in Vidor with scores of 25-18, 22-25, 25-9 and 25-13. With the win, the Lady Indians move to 5-0 in District 22-4A. PN-G’s leading server, Sami Jo Williams had 22 points in the match. Other standouts were Chelsea Horn with nine kills and Kayla Prasnicki with nine digs. Courtney Benoit and Paige Miller added three blocks each, and Brandi Guidry finished the night with 12 assists. PN-G is in action again on Friday when the Lady Indians play host to the Central Jaguars. Nederland will also be in action Friday when they square off with the Lady Broncos of Dayton in the Dog Dome.

Offensive Players Of The Week Jacob Hanna, Lumberton 2 carries 109 yards. 2 Rushing TD's. One kick return for 75 yards. Tramain Thomas, EC 15 Carries for 177 yards, 5 TD's. 85 yards passing as well. Defensive Players Of The week Dante Winters, Liberty 8 solo tackles. 11 assists. Dravannti Johnson, Nederland 8 Tackles, 2 sacks, forced fumble rocovery for a TD. Honorbale Mention The Ozen and New Defenses.

Good find!!!!!

Boy have those times changed.

The upper air pattern. Normally a high would be over us and a trough over the east, not the case the last few years though.

I'm trying!

It's possible!

OF 3 Kirbyville 1

Mr. Jerry.

Oh by the way Monday is the 2 year Anniversary of Rita.

Lamar is good, can put up some points in a hurry.

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