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Vidor Swim Team finishes up strong Van Wade The Orange Leader BEAUMONT — It was a great way to finish up a spectacular season for the Vidor Swim Team recently as members claimed several top-notch medals at the Golden Traingle Swimming Association Swim Meet held at L.L. Melton YMCA. The Vidor swimmers placed third overall in the meet with 227 points. The always powerful West End YMCA team won the team trophy with 648 points. Spindletop Swimming was second with 340 points and the Pinewood Swim Team placed fourth with 180 points. In the boys 8-and-under 100 intermediate Eddie Dyess captured first place with a winning time of 2:00.14 and he also nailed down first-place in the 25 breaststroke in 29.69. Dyess was also second in the 25 backstroke with a time of 23.88. In the girls 9-10 100 yard intermediate,Carly Bessire claimed second place with a clocking of 1:40.65. In the girls 11-12 100 intermediate Meredith Chilton nabbed third with a time of 1:34.03. In the girls 6-and-under 25 freestyle, Gabrielle Leglue was third in 26.04 seconds, Leglue also captured third in the 6-and-under 25 butterfly and third in the 6-and-under 25 backstroke in 35.14. Garrett Healy was victorious in the boys 6-and-under 25 freestyle, winning with a 21.62 and also won the 25 butterfly in 27.51 and the 25 backstroke in 25.41. Teammate Timothy Ball placed third in the 25 backstroke in 39.11. Macy Chilton continued the winning way for Vidor by winning the girls 7-8 25 freestyle in 17.88 seconds. In the boys 7-8 25 freestyle, Lawson Flores claimed third in 24.11. In the girls 7-8 25 butterfly, Zoe Bahl finished second in 28.03 and teammate Gabriella Duke was third in 28.57. Vidor went 1-2 in the girls 25 backstroke as Emily Christman won the event in 23 seconds while teammate Macy Chilton was hot on her heels in second place with a 23.03. The team went that wxtra yard in the girls 9-10 25 backstroke as both Madison Chilton and Carly Bessire tied for first-place by swwimming the distance in 20.71. In the boys 9-10 25 backstroke James Conner, Jr. placed third with a 23.40. Vidor went 2-3 in the girls 11-12 50 backstroke with Meredith Chilton claiming second in 41.53 and Loren Mahana nabbing third in 43.65. In the boys 11-12 50 backstroke Seth Rice captured second in 41.71. In the girls 11-12 50 breaststroke Bailey Rogers was second with a time of 48.52 and Kayla Lee placed third with a 58.28. In the relays, Vidor racked up. The Vidor ‘A’ Team in the mixed 10-and-under 100 freestyle relay claimed first in 1:13.72 and the mixed 8-and-under ‘A’ Team also won with a sparkling finish of 1:19.41, winning by nearly 10 seconds. The mixed 12-and-under 100 freestyle relay nabbed second in 1:08.35. The Vidor team had several more outstanding kids that participated in the big meet, including Cameron Mayo, Lucas Wolfe, Ashley Mann, Timothy Brown,, Mallory Chilton, Judah Rice, Bailey Bunch, Tia Laforge, Kasey Leglue, Lauren Stout, Joel Schiesler, Korbyn Lee, Carly Bunch, Morgan Mayo, Kaitlyn Lea, Breana Bailey, Jaron Morton, Hunter Heidleberg, Taylor Roark, Kathryn Bost, Damian Mann, Christopher Montoya, Chase Bunch Stephani Dyess, and Tyler Thompson.

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How Pacman Jones will spend his suspension ESPN radio is reporting that Pacman has signed a contract with a Nashville based Wrestling Federation, the same one ex-titan Wychek wrestled in last weekend.

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Alabama football power Hoover being investigated Hoover (Ala.), which began 2006 as the No. 1 football team in USA TODAY's Super 25 rankings and was featured on MTV's Two-A-Days, is facing a rush of negative publicity. After several Hoover teachers claimed in June that grades were changed for two senior athletes by employees who were not teachers, the school board launched an investigation. Since then, the probe has widened, according to The Birmingham News, to include problems in the "management and control of the Hoover football program." Last week, the management of the school took a turn. The board voted not to renew the contract of principal Richard Bishop. That dismissal set off the new round of fireworks. The Birmingham News reported that Bishop's lawyers said in a letter to school officials that Bishop was directed "to turn a blind eye" to reports of alleged indiscretions by the football coach Rush Propst that could be damaging to the coach and the football program. The lawyers state in the letter that school superintendent Andy Craig told Bishop to ignore allegations that Propst had a "secret family and a completely separate life." The letter also claims that Bishop received reports contending that Propst had had affairs with two school employees. FIND MORE STORIES IN: Alabama | Hoover | Birmingham News Propst has referred questions to his attorney, who called the allegations concerning his life hearsay. "It's unfortunate that someone would inject such personal accusations into a public forum based on nothing more than rumors," Propst's attorney, Russ Campbell, told The Birmingham News. The newspaper also reported that the letter says that the former high school principal, Sandra Spivey, had warned Bishop that Propst "was untouchable" and that Spivey had knowledge of emails documenting an affair Propst had with a school official. Propst started holding practices for the season last week. He became head coach in 1999. The 2004 season was the first 15-0 season for the Bucs. Hoover, which has won five of the last seven 6A state championships, has been a tremendous source of community pride up to this point. According to The Birmingham News, there's a groundswell in the community that wants to see the investigation finished before the season starts. Fundraising is a challenge this year for boosters. "Hoover is becoming a laughingstock," Hoover parent Bob Plummer told the newspaper. Sam C. Pointer, a former federal judge heading up the Hoover investigation, expects the probe to continue into the school year. He outlined the areas of the investigation to newspaper on July 20. •Grade changes by employees who are not teachers. •Possible pressure on teachers to influence or change grades. •Possible inappropriate preferential treatment of athletes. •Possible problem areas in management and control of the Hoover football program. Pointer also said in the July 20 report that the lawyers working on the case have conducted 20 interviews, but had not interviewed Propst. Bill Veitch, a school board member, told the newspaper he thinks the investigation will clear the school. "I don't think anybody has done anything wrong," Veitch said.

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Southeast Texas basketball standouts in all star game FORT WORTH - Just so you know, the program has it wrong. At 7:30 p.m. today in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum at TCU, former West Hardin standout Brandon Letsinger will play in the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Basketball Game, along with two other Southeast Texas stars. In the game program, Letsinger is listed as attending Stephen F. Austin State University this fall. Sure, Letsinger said, he had looked into going to Nacogdoches. He had talked to the coaches a little bit. Then track season began. The coaches at West Hardin asked Letsinger, the team MVP in football and basketball, to take a stab at track - the high jump, specifically, since Letsinger could dunk a basketball with ease (he will enter the All-Star slam-dunk contest at halftime tonight). "I never did it before," Letsinger said. "I mean, I ran on relay teams in junior high, but nothing past that." All Letsinger did was win the Class A state championship, clearing the bar at 6 feet, 9 inches. It was around then that Jim VanHootegem, assistant track coach at Texas A&M, gave Letsinger a call. How, VanHootegem asked, would you like to become an Aggie? Of course, Letsinger said yes. So in all likelihood, tonight will mark the last time Letsinger plays a high-level organized basketball game. "We had one practice (Saturday). We'll have two more (Sunday) and then a walkthrough on Monday," Letsinger said. "We've really done some basic things in practice. The main thing is, the coaches just want us to score - you know, put on a show. It's an all-star game." Letsinger will play on the South squad along with Kountze's Cameron Powell and West Orange-Stark's Richard Netherly. It is believed to be the first time three Southeast Texass area players have taken part in the basketball game in the same year. It should thrill Letsinger to no end, since basketball was his first love. His full-time participation in sports is a testament to opportunity at smaller schools in Texas. The son of a coach and a teacher at West Hardin, Letsinger routinely rushed for 100 yards (or more) per game. He stood out in basketball too, to the tune of 24.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game. "Football makes you stronger. Basketball teaches you about quickness," Letsinger said. "Track is just kind of showing off your skills." Netherly, a late addition to the game, will attend Navarro College after an explosive tenure with the Mustangs, who reached the state tournament for the first time in school history in 2006. Powell, meanwhile, is headed to Jacksonville College after a wildly successful prep career at Kountze, whose teams became a fixture in Austin at the UIL State Championships. Powell said he's the first person in his immediate family to attend a college - and, perhaps not surprisingly, Aug. 19, will be the first time Powell moves away from home. Before that, though, there's one more high school game. "I mean, it's a big honor," Powell said. "They have a couple of hundred people who got nominated, and now to play in this, it's special. I like how in this game, you play against some great players - but players from every classification, 1A to 5A."

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