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They have their own Stadium at their School.

Not sure on that.

They did get new College type Goal posts i saw yesterday.

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Durant will pay larger dividends than Oden Van Wade The Orange Leader In the Great Northwest, there is a lot of fingers being crossed that Greg Oden is the “The Man.†The Portland Trail Blazers are counting on the 19 year-old youngster from Ohio State University to bring them back to the playoffs and return respectability to a franchise that has been on the police blotter more often then being at the top of the sports headlines. Oden is gifted for his age, especially on the defensive end. However, the 7-footer has a long way to go on the offensive end. The Trail Blazers hope will become an Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing and Tim Duncan-type player. Don’t bet on it. Oden will certainly hold his own blocking shots and shutting some guys down but he will never become a dominant post player. He also has been somewhat injury-proned going back to high school. I have to say this, it brings back flashbacks of that infamous 1984 NBA Draft. Which, by the way, was arguably the most talented draft to date. The Houston Rockets drafted Hakeem Olajuwon as the No. 1 pick. There isn’t much to argue about that, after all, “The Dream†certainly had a Hall of Fame career and brought two NBA Championships to “Clutch City.†However, at No. 2, the Trail Blazers selected Kentucky center Sam Bowie. Bowie was saddled with injuries in his prep and college days. He was a decent fundamental player and he played a little defense. Unfortunately, Bowie and his bad knees and feet, didn’t last long. Then comes the No. 3 pick. The Chicago Bulls drafted some “dude†named Michael “Jeffrey†Jordan. Who gets the last laugh on this one. I’m leaning towards the Bulls after they claimed six NBA crowns and Jordan became simply the best player the NBA has ever seen. Could you have imagined Jordan teaming up with another Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler in Portland for nine or 10 years. Both would have been together in their prime for a long time. Jordan had to settle for Scottie Pippen, who wasn’t a slouch himself. The 1984 draft was far from done after the top three picks. Sam Perkins, who played in the league for 14 years, was the No. 4 pick and was an All-Star while playing for the Dallas Mavericks. Charles Barkley checked in at No. 5 with the Philadelphia 76ers. We all know what he went on to accomplish. Ditto out of the No. 16 pick when the Utah Jazz selected some “little cat†by the name of John Stockton, who is the all-time assist leader for the NBA. Another little tidbit about that draft was at No. 22 as the 76ers picked Lamar University’s Tom Sewell. I can still see that guy filling it up at the old Beaumont Civic Center. To make a long story short, the best player in this year’s draft is without question the University of Texas’ Kevin Durant and I’m not trying to be a “homer†either. Durant, of course, went No. 2 to the Seattle Supersonics. I watched the kid burn a University of Kansas for 25 first-half points off 10-of-14 shooting and was 5-of-5 from three-point range. I watched Texas Tech coach Bobby Knight sit on the bench scratching his head when Durant lit up his Red Raiders for 37 points and 23 rebounds. At the Big 12 Tournament, Durant averaged 30.7 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.2 blocks and 2.7 steals a contest. I’m not saying Durant will become the next Jordan but he’s going to be pretty darn good. The kid can hit fallaways. He can drive and dunk with the best of them. He can nail pull-up, mid-range jumpers and can drain quick step-back, NBA-range three-pointers. He is a player that can do whatever he wants to do and can still play defense and make excellent passes. I just think Durant is at least a 25-point, 10-rebound performer in the NBA and could be a 10-time All-Star kind of player. Oden, I may be wrong, won’t bb near those numbers. Then there is that “injury bug†thing. Durant is a player that can energize a city, Oden, probably not. Durant has that flair about him, Oden does not. Big guys, though, are hard to resist. I bet every “Recruiting for Dummies†books tells you that you have to take a center. Well, that’s not necessarily true. Oden will likely become a superstar in his own right. He’ll certainly be better than other No. 1s that went before him like the 2001 disaster when the Washington Wizards took Kwame Brown and when the Los Angeles Clippers took Michael Olowokandi. Oden will likely become a player like the Bulls’ Ben Wallace, a big-time rebounder and shot blocker. Durant, I would put him with the likes of Minnesota’s Kevin Garnett except that he‘ll shoot the ball from the outside much better than Garnett. With everything said and done, both Portland and Seattle got a boost. It could be much worse, they could be in the shoes of the Boston Celtics or the Atlanta Hawks.

Orangefield will have one last chance as well next Saturday in Huntsville to try and Qualify for the State Tounrey.

Congrats to West Brook. They will advance to the State Tournment in College Station July 12-14th. They defeated Ft. bend Marshall in the Semi finals. West Brook will join Memorial and WOS in the State Tourney.

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You bet!!! Nice one. Waterspout when it's over water, Tornado if it touches land.

Nice PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those occur on days like this when there's not much wind and alot of moisture is avaiable. May happen again next few days.

Thanks! Once a week.

No but there were several reports of one...

West Brook defeated St. Pius to win their pool. They will play in the semi final at 12:45.

West Brook 33 Klein 12

Just kidding, no word yet.

Me and the ROC..

Qualifying Tourney at Madison.. Game 1 West Brook 33 HOU Chavez 28

Any more word on this job?

Jeff Earnhardt may race in Busch Series next season LOUDON, N.H. -- Jeffrey Earnhardt, the 18-year-old grandson of the late Dale Earnhardt and son of Kerry, could be in a Busch car next season for a limited number of races. Earnhardt currently is competing in the Busch East series that ran on Friday at New Hampshire International Speedway and will do so again next season. John Story, vice president and general manager of Dale Earnhardt Inc., said the company plans to run him in seven NASCAR Busch series races in 2008. "That way we maintain his rookie status," Story said. Story said that if Earnhardt continues to progress DEI expects to back him for a full Busch season in 2009. Chaffin qualifies for New Hampshire Brian Vickers thought he'd made Sunday's Nextel Cup race at New Hampshire International Speedway and Chad Chaffin thought he hadn't. Then came post-qualifying inspection. Vickers' car that qualified 28th was sent home after officials ruled the left front end too low, allowing Chaffin to make the 43-car field for the first time this season. David Newton covers motorsports for ESPN.com.

Vidor Swim Team makes strides in 4th year Van Wade The Orange Leader VIDOR — An early work in progress has turned into quite a feat for kids in Vidor that love the sport of swimming. In its fourth year of existence, the size of the Vidor Swim Team has more than doubled and long-time coach Bertie Loken is very proud. “In it’s inception, we had about 30 kids, now it’s grown to more than 60,†said Loken. “I was so excited when we had 30, but now it’s even more wonderful. We have a tremendous group of kids.†The sport of swimming is a lot more demanding than a lot of people think too. “We’ve had kids come in, thinking it was all about fun,†said Loken. “Don’t get me wrong, it’s fun, but there is a lot of hard work involved. It takes a great amount of stamina to swim and swim well.†Kids spend countless hours in the pool during the week. “Our practices usually last about an hour and a half each day and believe, it’s all swimming during that time,†Loken said. “The kids take a lot of pride in what they’re trying to accomplish.†Coach Loken wasn’t a big-time swimmer growing up but she learned to love the sport by watching her children Katy, Jennifer and Chris perform with amazing results. All three were ranked in the top three in the state in their classification during their high school days. “I swam a little in college, especially when I was working with the Red Cross,†said Loken. “I never really did it competitively. My kids really got me more involved in it and I’ve loved it ever since. I love being around kids and watching them succeed.†Loken likes the way the sport has progressed around the Golden Triangle in recent years but also feels it has a long way to go still. “The area has made strides, but we’d love to have more kids come out,†Loken said. “We’re still a long way away from being like the Houston area. Swimming is respected much more in that area than it is here. A lot of those great University of Texas swimmers that have had so much success in the Olympics have usually came from the Houston area. Most people here are still more concerned about the foot and the ball and that’s the way it’s always been. We’ve had some pretty good swimmers in this area and one day, we just might have an Olympian. That would just be great.†The Vidor Team will compete at a meet hosted by Pinewood today. The Vidor Swim Team competed at the West End YMCA Swim Meet last week. For the Vidor team in the girls 9-10 100 intermediate Carly Bessire placed fourth with a time of 1:54.76. In the girls 11-12 100 intermediate Vidor’s Meredith Chilton was third with a 1:37.47 followed by teammates Loren Mahana (1:43.81) and Bailey Rogers (1:46.17). In the girls 13-14 100 intermediate Ashley Mann nabbed sixth with a 1:35.65. In the boys 11-12 100 intermediate Christopher Montoya claimed eighth with a 2:29.03. In the girls 6-and-under 25-meter freestyle, Vidor’s Gabrielle Leglue nabbed third place with a 27.87. A slew of Vidor teammates swam the girls 7-8 25-meter freestyle. Vidor’s Macy Chilton earned first-place with a sizzling time of 19.25 and she was followed by teammates Zoe Bahl (6th, 23.25), Kasey Leglue (8th, 26.27), Lauren Stout (10th, 26.34), Emily Christman (13th, 27.64), Britlyn Sanders (16th, 29.55), Tia Lafordge (19th, 32.59), Cheyenne Schiesler (21st, 37.03), Harley Schiesler (22nd, 38.43) and Josey Cade (24th, 47.87). In the girls 9-10 25-freestyle Vidor’s Madison Chilton was fourth with a 17.32 followed by teammates Ariel Stevenson (8th, 19.85), Cameron Mayo (11th, 22.46), Kaitlyn Lea (13th, 23.20), Breana Bailey (19th, 25.48), Korbyn Lee (20th, 26.04) and Morgan Mayo (26th, 35.28). In the girls 11-12 50-freestyle Vidor’s Meredith Chilton claimed a solid second with a time of 35.97. She was followed by teammates Loren Mahana (5th, 38.24), Kayla Lee (8th, 42.57) and Kathryn Bost (12th, 48.76). In the girls 13-14 50-freestyle, Vidor’s Stephani Dyess was 10th with a 50.42. In the boys 6-and-under 25-meter freestyle, Vidor’s Garrett Healy captured the top spot by swimming a 21.88. Teammate Timothy Bahl notched 11th with a 48.64. In the 7-8 25-freestyle, Vidor’s Lawson Flores was third with a 23.77 and teammate Joel Schiesler was fifth with a 30.04. In the 9-10 25-freestyle Vidor’s James Conner, Jr. was fifth with a 21.46 and teammate Taylor Roark was 10th with a 24.47. In the 11-12 50-freestyle, Vidor’s Tyler Thompson was fourth with a 37.59 followed by Lucas Wolfe (8th, 41.29), Damian Mann (16th, 55.13) and Drake Bruty (17th, 1:02.24). In the 13-14 50-freestyle, Vidor’s Timothy Brown notched fourth with a 44.82. In the girls 6-and-under 25-butterfly, Vidor’s Gabrielle Leglue was second with a 36.82. In the 7-8 25-butterfly, Vidor’s Macy Chilton was first with a 22.93 followed by Zoe Bahl (3rd, 29.27) and Kasey Leglue (5th, 41.60). In the 9-10 25-butterfly Vidor’s Madison Chilton was fifth with a 23.17 followed by Cameron Mayo (6th, 24.61). In the 11-12 50-butterfly, Meredith Chilton was third with a 44.71. In the 13-14 50-butterfly, Ashley Mann nabbed the fifth spot with a 43.30. In the boys 6-and-under 25-butterfly, Vidor’s Healy claimed first again, winning with a 26.67. In the girls 6-and-under 25-backstroke, Vidor’s Gabrielle Leglue was third with a 37.86. In the 7-8 25-backstroke, Vidor’s Macy Chilton captured another first-place finish with a time of 25.10. She edged teammate Emily Christman, who was second with a 26.53 followed by teammates Zoe Bahl (7th, 28.95), Lauren Stout (11th, 33.15), Tia Laforge (15th, 34.05), Cheyenne Schiesler (20th, 37.70), Britlyn Sanders (21st, 38.81), Harley Schiesler (23rd, 41.40) and Josey Cade (25th, 46.61). In the 9-10 25-backstroke, Vidor’s Chilton won again with a time of 21.11 followed by teammates Carly Bessire (4th, 23.86), Ariel Stevenson (10th, 26.69), Cameron Mayo (15th, 29.57), Breana Bailey (17th, 30.81), Morgan Mayo (20th, 34.25),Kaitlyn Lea (23rd, 36.75), and Korbyn Lee (25th, 38.05). In the 11-12 50-backstroke Vidor’s Bailey Rogers was fourth with a 49.85 followed by Kayla Lee (7th, 53.84) and Kathryn Bost (9th, 58.46). In the 13-14 50-backstroke, Vidor’s Ashley Mann was sixth with a 43.03 followed by Stephani Dyess (11th, 1:05.18). In the boys 6-and-under 25-backstroke, Vidor’s Healy won yet again, dominating with a time of 28.63. Timothy Ball was fifth with a 45.82. In the 7-8 25-backstroke, Vidor’s Eddie Dyess claimed first with a 22.90 followed by teammates Lawson Flores (4th, 32.61) and Joel Schiesler (5th, 33.07). In the 9-10 25-backstroke Vidor’s James Conner, Jr. was 11th with a 30.32 followed by Taylor Roark (13th, 31.82). In the 11-12 50-backstroke, Vidor’s Tyler Thompson was sixth with a 49.11 followed by Lucas Wolfe (7th, 49.62), Christopher Montoya (11th, 1:00.55) and Damian Mann (13th, 1:01.11). In the 13-14 50-backstroke, Timothy Brown was sixth with a 49.77. In the girls 7-8 25-breaststroke, Vidor’s Lauren Stout was fourth with a 42.37. In the 9-10 25-breaststroke, Carly Bessire nabbed third with a 23.82. In the 11-12 50-backstroke, Bailey Rogers was second with a 47.14 and Kayla Lee was fifth with a 56.92. In the boys 7-8 25-breaststroke, Vidor’s Eddie Dyess captured first place with a time of 28.18. In the 13-14 50-breaststroke, Timothy Brown was fourth with a 1:08.42. The Vidor ‘A’ Team mixed 8-and-under 100 freestyle relay captured first-place honors with a 1:25.44. The Vidor ‘B’ squad was fourth with a 1:49.69 and the Vidor ‘C’ squad placed sixth with a 2:06.32. In the mixed 10-and-under freestyle relay, the Vidor ‘A’ squad was second with a 1:21.72 and the ‘B’ unit was a solid fourth with a 1:36.71. In the 12-and-under mixed 100 freestyle relay Vidor was second with a 1:13.65 and the ‘B’ unit was fourth with a 1:36.44. In the mixed 14-and-under 100 freestyle relay Vidor was third with a 1:10.08 and the ‘B’ unit was fifth with a 1:44.38. In the mixed 10-and-under 100-lagniappe relay, Vidor placed second with a 2:02.65.

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