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Haven't heard that??

Tough one... :scratch

Tough one...

Colbert says quitting not his idea Dean Colbert said it wasn't his idea to step down as the only athletic director and head football coach in the history of Memorial High. The coach, who had a four-year record of 22-18 at Memorial and a 6-4 mark in one year at Thomas Jefferson, also took issue with the reported timing of his decision to quit. Superintendent Willis Mackey said when Colbert handed in his letter of resignation Jan. 6 that Colbert had told him of his intention to step down "a few days" after the Nov. 11 end of a 2-5 football season. "That wasn't true. There was no mention of me resigning until right before the Christmas holidays," Colbert said Monday. Port Arthur school board trustees say at their Dec. 15 meeting they were told by Mackey that Colbert had agreed to resign by Jan. 6. But Colbert said he didn't decide to quit for sure until a Christmas visit with his family in Pittsburgh, Pa. "From the end of the season on, I had to submit an evaluation of the athletic department," Colbert said. "I had two meetings (with the superintendent). The resignation wasn't discussed until the week before the holidays. "It wasn't my own decision (to resign). It was put to me like "Probably the best thing for me to do was resign. "And then I started thinking the same thing -- when I talked to my mom and my family over the holidays -- that it probably would be in my best interest to resign." Colbert was hired Jan. 10 as head football coach at Humble's new Atascocita High.

If you guys can get the rest of the area School's schedules please post them under the Schedule thread..Thanks.

:ROFL :gui

:cheers

:thr This has some PTA folks sick..The situation that is.

SFA85..Keep us updated on PTA.

Coach Stone is a good one!

LOL

How's Kelly going to be this year?

Sports review for Mackey's ears only Nearly a year ago, Port Arthur schools superintendent Willis Mackey told The News that he and athletic director Dean Colbert were working on a thorough evaluation of the district's athletic program. He said last February, "as soon as the season is over," presumably the school year ending last spring, "I'm going to get an evaluation of all the programs and the coaches ... We (Mackey and Colbert) will sit down and talk about the future of athletics in this district." The News, in a Texas Public Information Act request in December, sought "a copy of paperwork generated by the superintendent's 2005 review of the district's athletic program under coach Colbert." In late December, Mackey reported that he was waiting for Colbert to assemble all the information he needed. This week, Mackey informed The News there was no paper report or paperwork for the newspaper to review. He said Colbert delivered his report to the superintendent orally. "That's with coach Colbert," Mackey said. "He kept all his information. He just verbally shared it with me. We don't have the stuff you're asking for." That was just one of many non-revelations in a 30-minute Tuesday interview with the city's top educator that yielded little to educate this newspaper's readers on specific plans to improve what everyone agrees is an under-achieving athletic program. A man who earns $208,575 a year from PAISD taxpayers (counting allowances and other benefits), Mackey did offer up a few non-specific opinions. He was asked his opinion of Memorial High's boys' and girls' basketball teams. Both teams currently stand in the middle of the District 22-5A pack, facing an uphill battle to make the playoffs: "I feel like they're working hard," he said. "The kids have been aggressive. I think they're going to continue to improve." Asked his overall opinion of the district's athletic program, Mackey again was positive but non-specific. "I think we stand great. We have great kids. We have some good coaches. And we're going to work towards next year," he said. The superintendent started the tape-recorded interview by bringing out his own tape recorder. And his tape will show what The News' does: that he consistently failed to offer specific answers to questions but peppered his comments with educational buzzwords that mean little to the general public. He also passed the buck, telling the interviewer that he should seek answers from the various campus principals, from the district's information director and even from Colbert, who is mostly calling in sick at Memorial while waiting to start work in his new job at Humble next month. Here is a partial transcript of the interview: The News: Where do we stand on the athletic program? Mackey: I think we stand great. We have great kids. We have some good coaches. And we're going to work towards next year. The News: What about athletic periods? That was something the coaches have brought up that have not been consistently scheduled and don't have at the middle schools. Mackey: I don't know about that. They haven't shared it with me. The News: Would (assistant superintendent for administrative services) Mrs. Gatson be able to answer that question about athletics? Mackey: No. I can. The answer hasn't been shared with me. The News: Who has the answers? You say it hasn't been shared with you. Do you mean there are no answers coming out of the Port Arthur school district to that question? And probably some others I'll ask too? Mackey: I feel like our principals are doing an adequate job on their campuses taking care of their campus for their course requirements and periods that need to be taken care of. The principals take care of their own campus. They set their own schedules. The News: So if coach Fonteneaux (girls' basketball coach Joe Fonteneaux), for instance, said for instance he doesn't have an athletic period in the ninth grade, you're not concerned about that? Mackey: I'm concerned about all of our kids, all of our programs. I think if the coach has a concern, he needs to visit with that principal on that campus. The News: Do you see there's a difficulty putting the desire for better academics together with a strong athletic program? Mackey: I think we can have both, strong academics and strong athletic programs. I think that's what we're going to work and strive for. The News: Do you foresee any particular changes to it (the status quo), the way it's coming about? Mackey: Well, we're looking forward to it, to making the necessary changes. The commitment we started 2 1/2 years ago in helping and encouraging a strong academic and a strong athletic program. The News: Can you cite anything that's happened in 2 1/2 years to make it better? Mackey: Yes. We're working on it. We're working on our curriculum in all our programs. The News: Can you cite some specifics? Mackey: Curriculum in all our programs. Staff development. Workshops. And things of that sort. The News: Can you explain that to my readers, who don't understand (educator jargon)? Mackey: Strong curriculum program, that's what I would tell them that we're building on, a strong curriculum program. The News: That's going to help athletics how? Mackey: That sure will. The News: How will it help athletics? Mackey: There's a number of ways. It'll help athletics. The News: Can you explain them to me? Mackey: A strong curriculum program helps athletics. The News: I don't know if you think I have an agenda or what. Maybe it's not me .... I'm just trying to find somebody in the school district that I can talk to for straight answers. Mackey: Well, you're talking to the superintendent. I'm as straight as I can be. The News: You're just dancing around answers ... Mackey: No, I'm not dancing. I'm answering your questions and I said what I wanted to say: A strong academic program, building up curriculum and staff development, that's how we build a program, that's where we start.

Let's hear it?? Vidor? LCM?

2006 NEDERLAND BULLDOG SCHEDULE 21-VIDOR-AWAY-7:00 P.M. 22- LUMBERTON-HOME-2:00 P.M.-SENIOR NIGHT 25-PNG-AWAY-7:00 P.M. 28- BYE

It's just about time for HS Baseball and setxsports is going to hit it hard. Let's hear everyone's though's on which team may go the deepest in the Playoffs this year!!

Remember folks to post HS Baseball schedules if you have them under the Schedule thread!

Your right, Feb. 2nd will be interesting...

Folks can hear Jdawg on KOLE Wednesday nights between 7-9 pm..This can be heard on our Broadcast section of the webpage.

BC's Broc Haymon set a school record with nine 3-pointers in their win over HF.

Can't get here soon enough...

The Cards keep winning..

The Hornets played well..

REGISTER FOLKS!!!

72-39 Bucs!