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Football: Crawford takes over Bulldogs Lionell Crawford is not quite sure how the North Forest Independent School District decided who would be the new high school's head football coach, but he is glad he was the man picked for the job. "The athletic director (Jenkins Mason) made the decisions on who was going to be where (as far as the head coaches at the new school)," Crawford said. "I was obviously happy with the decision. We will let the other chips fall where they lay." Former Forest Brook head football coach Marshall Lawson was reassigned within the district, Crawford said. "At some point at the end of the season, they elected not to bring him back," Crawford said of the Forest Brook coach. "He went through reassignment and was placed somewhere else." But Crawford, who guided Smiley to an 8-3 record and co-District 19-4A title a year ago, said he does have five former Forest Brook assistant coaches on his football staff. He also said he was able to keep all of his assistant coaches from Smiley. James Norman, who was Smiley's head basketball coach, also is North Forest's new head boys' basketball coach, while Louise Madison, who was Forest Brook's girls' basketball coach, is North Forest's new girls' hoop coach. "I think 90-95 percent of our (head) coaches are from in-house (either Forest Brook or Smiley)," said Crawford, who also will serve as the campus coordinator. "I didn't have anything to do with the naming of the new head coaches. But I should have more say in the hiring of the assistant coaches." Crawford said he was named the new school's head coach in time to have spring practice. North Forest High School, which is now the combination of Forest Brook and Smiley high schools, will be housed at Forest Brook High School. "Spring practice was great," Crawford said. "We had the opportunity to meet a bunch of the kids and what talent we had coming over and the numbers we could expect." Crawford doesn't expect North Forest to be elevated to Class 5A anytime in the near future. "I don't know how many kids we have lost throughout the district due to some of the turmoil (of being a low-performing academic school)," he said. "I don't know how many of them would be willing to come back and how many in the middle school programs are going to remain with the program. "It is kind of a toss-up question," he added. "If the kids in the area stay in the district, we could go to 5A down the road. On the flip side, if some continue to leave, I am sure we won't." Crawford said he completed spring football with 92 players. "That was next year's 10th through 12th graders," he said. "What has helped me at Smiley the last couple years was that the kids got to know me and know what to expect. Plus, we were fortunate to have a successful season. "But, now, it really starts over," he said. "Now, we have to train the kids at Forest Brook about the same expectations. The kids at Smiley know what to expect. They can help those kids out." The North Forest Bulldogs will open fall practice on Aug. 11. They will scrimmage Washington on Aug. 23 and open the season against Episcopal on Aug. 30 at Cowart Stadium. North Forest also will host Worthing in non-district play on Sept. 6 before having a bye before the start of district play. "What happened when we merged schools is that removed one school out of the district and created a bye week for everybody," said Crawford, who played college football at Wisconsin and had a brief NFL stint with the Green Bay Packers. "We are still looking for a game (during the bye week). It depends on what they are going to do with Sam Houston. If they don't play a varsity schedule, we could possibly play Spring Woods in the third game." Crawford said the goal this season is to make the playoffs. "Obviously, for the kids who play football, that would be something they remember for the rest of their lives," he said. "It all depends on how our senior class reacts to the merge. They are the ones who are starting all this. They will be the doormat for the remainder of the classes to come through. There are a lot of incentives to play for and a lot of pressures to play for." Smiley and Forest Brook were housed at the same school for the first semester of the 2007-2008 school year. "These kids go to elementary and middle school together, then separate in high school," Crawford said. "The only time there is a rivalry is when they play against each other. "The two schools were housed on the same campus for football season (last year)," he added. "We were having a great football season and Forest Brook was not. But it got to the point in the season where the Forest Brook students were rooting for Smiley and the Smiley students were rooting for Forest Brook. "This spring has been nothing but joy," he added. "If we can get the kids to jell and play together on Friday nights, we have an opportunity to be successful."

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Vidor Swim team racks up medals Van Wade The Orange Leader BEAUMONT — The Vidor Swim team stormed to second place at the L.L. Melton YMCA recently. A slew of Vidor swimmers walked away with medals as well. On the boys’ side, Eddie Dyess captured first place in the 9-10 age group in the 100-yard intermediate, finishing with a time of 1:49.22. Timothy Brown placed fifth in the 13-14 100-yard intermediate with a time of 1:28.41. Timothy Bahl won the 6-and-under 25-yard freestyle in 28.87 and also captured the 25-yard butterfly in 30.69 and the 25-yard backstroke in 30.96. In the 7-8 25-yard freestyle Garrett Healy was second with a 18.28 followed by teammates Bridger Quirante (third, 20.95) and Joel Schiesler (sixth, 25.96). In the 9-10 25-yard freestyle Maverick Quirante won with a sparkling time of 17.22 followed by teammates Hunter Heidleberg (sixth, 20.86); Garrett Warwick (ninth, 21.46); Lawson Flores (11th, 23.07); Nathan Smith (14th, 25.35); Jaron Morton (15th, 25.58); and Jonathan Brown (19th, 38.46). In the 11-12 50-yard freestyle James Conner Jr. was seventh with a 43.93 and Taylor Roark was 10th with a 48.21. In the 13-14 50-yard freestyle Damian Mann nabbed sixth with a 38.45 followed by teammates Christophor Montoya (seventh, 42.90) and Jason Kibodeaux (eighth, 1:03.14). In the 7-8 25-yard butterfly Garrett Healy stormed to a first-place time of 25.52. In the 9-10 25-yard butterfly Eddie Dyess was second with a 22.85 and Hunter Heidleberg was fourth with a 25.08. In the 13-14 50-yard butterfly Timothy Brown nabbed third with a 41.77 while Damian Mann was fifth (1:09.67) and Christophor Montoya sixth (1:14.20). In the 7-8 25-yard backstroke Garrett Healy tied for first with a 22.51 followed by teammates and Joel Schiesler (third, 25.51) and Bridger Quirante (fourth, 29.13). In the 9-10 25-yard backstroke Garrett Warwick was fourth with a 25.88 followed by teammates Maverick Quirante (fifth, 27.21); Hunter Heidleberg (sixth, 27.79); Lawson Flores (seventh, 28.45); Jaron Morton (15th, 38.96); Nathan Smith (16th, 39.31); and Jonathan Brown (17th, 59.70). In the 11-12 50-yard backstroke James Conner Jr. was second with a 52.40 and Taylor Roark was fourth with a 58.05. In the 13-14 50-yard backstroke Timothy Brown won it with a 41.99 followed by teammates Damian Mann (second, 1:01.28) and Jason Kibodeaux (third, 1:02.46). In the 9-10 25-yard breaststroke Eddie Dyess was second with a 24.21. In the 11-12 50-yard breaststroke Taylor Roark was sixth with a 1:09.10. In the 13-14 50-yard breaststroke Christophor Montoya was fourth with a 52.94 and Damian Mann was fifth with a 1:00.74. On the girls’ side of the ledger, Bailey Rogers nabbed second in the 11-12 100-yard intermediate, finishing in 1:31.96 while teammate Cameron Mayo was sixth with a 2:00.99. Ala Duke claimed first in the 17-19 100-yard intermediate with a 1:42.41. She was second in the 50-yard freestyle with a 36.70. In the 6-and-under 25-yard freestyle Haleigh Warwick nabbed first with a time of 29.58 and teammate Camille Christman claimed fourth with a 53.93. In the 7-8 25-yard freestyle Zoe Bahl was second with a 20.31 followed by teammates Paityn Warwick (sixth, 24.85); Chelsie Stevenson (11th, 29.89); Desiree LaForge (12th, 32.88); Skylar Armstrong (13th, 35.88) and Naomi Odom (15th, 40.28). In the 9-10 25-yard freestyle Ariel Stevenson was seventh with a 17.82 followed by teammates Katelyn Vincent (ninth; 20.27); Hannah Odom (11th, 20.36); Breana Bailey (12th, 20.45); Gabriella Duke (13th, 20.85); Kasey Leglue (16th, 21.25); Tia LaForge (18th, 21.88); Emily Christman (20th, 22.62); Josie Roark (23rd, 23.88); Echo Dillon (26th, 25.84); Morgan Mayo (27th, 27.02); Dagan Carter (30th, 30.24); and Josie Cade (31st, 36.00). In the 9-10 25-yard freestyle Carly Bessire was second with a 16.29 finish. In the 11-12 50-yard freestyle Alexandra Johnson was 15th with a 56.38. In the 13-14 50-yard freestyle Julia Long nabbed fourth with a time of 39.24 and Stephani Dyess placed sixth with a 1:13.27. In the 7-8 25-yard butterfly Zoe Bahl claimed second again with a 26.63. In the 9-10 25-yard butterfly Carly Bessire was third with a 18.76 followed by teammates Kasey Leglue (sixth, 26.46); Emily Christman (seventh, 26.89); Morgan Mayo (10th, 39.93) and Josie Cade (11th, 1:05.31). In the 13-14 50-yard butterfly Kayla Lee was second with a 46.27. In the 6-and-under 25-yard backstroke Haleigh Warwick nabbed first with a 36.79 and Camille Christman was fourth with a 45.94. In the 7-8 25-yard backstroke Paityn Warwick was third with a 27.79 followed by teammates Skylar Armstrong (11th, 38.60) and Desiree LaForge (12th, 38.68). In the 9-10 25-yard backstroke Katelyn Vincent was third with a 22.57 followed by teammates Hannah Odom (fourth, 23.61); Emily Christman (sixth, 24.23); Ariel Stevenson (eighth, 25.05); Echo Dillon (ninth, 25.31); Tia LaForge (11th, 26.42); Breana Bailey (13th, 26.71); Gabriella Duke (16th, 28.62); Josie Roark (21st, 34.13); Dagan Carter (22nd, 35.37); Morgan Mayo (25th, 38.43); Josie Cade (26th, 49.35). In the 11-12 50-yard backstroke Bailey Rogers was third with a time of 47.20 followed by teammates Cameron Mayo (11th, 58.50) and Alexandra Johnson (13th, 1:13.21). In the 13-14 50-yard backstroke Julia Long won it with a 45.16 and Stephani Dyess was sixth with a 1:08.65. In the 7-8 25-yard breaststroke Zoe Bahl was second with a 38.24. In the 9-10 25-yard breaststroke Carly Bessire was second with a 23.02 followed by teammates Ariel Stevenson (eight, 28.95); Breana Bailey (ninth, 29.72); Kasey Leglue (10th, 30.51); and Gabriella Duke (13th, 39.18). In the 11-12 50-yard breaststroke Baliey Rogers nabbed third with a 44.39. In the 13-14 50-yard breaststroke Kayla Lee claimed second with a 52.19. Vidor won the mixed 8-and-under 100-yard freestyle relay in 1:24.70. They dominated the mixed 10-and-under 100-yard freestyle relay as the ‘A’ Team won with a 1:12.65. The ‘B’ Team was third with a 1:28.10 followed by the ‘D’ Team (fourth) 1:30.88; the ‘C’ Team (fifth) 1:35.64 and the ‘E’ Team (ninth), 2:23.44. In the Mixed 12-and-under 100-yard freestyle relay, Vidor’s ‘A’ Team was fifth with a 1:16.45 and the ‘B’ squad was sixth with a 1:27.25. In the Mixed 14-and-under freestyle relay, Vidor’s ‘A’ squad was third with a 1:12.53 and its ‘B’ Team was fourth with a 1:23.67. The mixed 8-and-under 100-yard medley relay team won with a 1:57.53. The mixed 10-and-under 100-yard medley relay was fourth with a 1:57.11. The mixed 12-and-under 100-yard medley relay was third with a 1:33.37. The mixed 19-and-under 200-yard medley relay unit was fifth with a 3:00.94. The West End YMCA dominated the event while Vidor was second and Spindletop Swimming was third and the Pinewood Swim Team nabbed fourth. The teams will compete again this weekend at the L.L. Melton YMCA.

Shly....The last i heard PN-G will play their home games at Nederland on Saturday's until the new stadium is ready, have you heard different?

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Now Released! Astros request waivers for Chacon's unconditional release HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros have released Shawn Chacon, opting to cut the right-hander a day after he reportedly grabbed general manager Ed Wade by the neck and threw him to the ground. The team requested waivers on Chacon on Thursday for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release. If he isn't claimed by another major league team by Monday, waivers will expire and his contract will be terminated without pay.

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I had heard that he has his on Business and wanted to focus on that.

Ex-Eagle coach is sold on Lamar By Dave Rogers Published June 26, 2008 If he has his way, a former Barbers Hill football coach could become a regular presence in the Baytown area once again. Craig McGallion, the Eagles’ head coach between from 1995-97, is the newest assistant football coach at Lamar University and he expects to be recruiting for the Cardinals as soon as this fall. “We’re going to hit Houston, we’re going to hit Baytown hard,†he said. “We know guys from that area and we’re going to pull from that area. “We’re limited in our scholarships, but we’re going to work on our walk-on program, too, and we’re going to pull from that area.†Never mind that Lamar’s next football game won’t come until the fall of 2010. The Beaumont university dropped its Division I-AA football program after the 1989 season, citing heavy financial losses. But some big-pocket donors and the school’s students have pledged to support a new program that will return to a renovated Cardinal Stadium to compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) by 2010. To get the ball rolling, the school hired Navarro College head coach Ray Woodard to be its head coach and Woodard hired McGallion and Will Richard as his first two assistants. They will soon be joined by other assistant coaches who will go to work this fall laying the groundwork for the program’s return. “We’re going to bring our first recruiting class in this year,†McGallion said, “and those kids are going to redshirt and work out in ’09. Then we’ll recruit again and play.†Championship Subdivision programs can award as many as 30 scholarships a year, but can only have 63 players at a time on scholarship, so deciding to divide those scholarships is a primary concern. “We’re able to split scholarships in the Championship Subdivision, so we’re in the process of deciding how many JC (junior college) kids we’re going to put on scholarships, how many partials were going to offer and how many full scholarships,†McGallion said. “It’s going to be a baby steps process the first two or three years.†Putting together a successful walk-on program will be a key, he said. “At Navarro, they had 170 kids in their walk-on program and we’re trying to do something like that. In that group that was in the kinesiology classes they created, they took 30 or 40 of those and brought them out on the field.†McGallion comes from a coaching family in Silsbee with deep ties to the University of Houston. His late father, Raymond “Stud†McGallion was head coach and/or athletic director at Silsbee for more than three decades. Craig McGallion, like his older brothers Deryl Ray and Bobby, played for Bill Yeoman at UH. After helping Silsbee High to the state semifinals in 1977, McGallion played in the 1979 coaches’ all-star game in Fort Worth. One of his teammates, Sealy’s Eric Dickerson, helped the South team to a 7-6 win. Another all-star teammate was Bret Boyd, the new head coach at Goose Creek Memorial. Boyd’s dad, Bob Boyd, hired McGallion for his first coaching job at Fort Bend Clements. That was after McGallion completed a playing career at UH that saw him start two years at nose guard and play in the Cotton, Sun and Garden State Bowls. McGallion also coached as a graduate assistant at UH and Texas A&M, as well as an assistant at Silsbee, Cy-Creek and Cy-Fair. He was head coach at Woodville for two years before he moved to Barbers Hill. He has spent the past 10 years as his brother Bobby’s defensive coordinator at Silsbee, but has special memories from Barbers Hill. “Probably the most impressive thing at Barbers Hill was the tremendous work ethic the kids had,†McGallion said. “They were a bunch of hard-nosed kids that played hard and when the lights came on, they were ready to play.†McGallion followed Kenneth Skidmore and inherited a staff of assistants that included current Eagles coach Don Price. He said he got a lot of support, too, from coach-administrators Al Dennis and Richard Bethel, who had moved to Barbers Hill from Baytown Sterling. “They were super people and great administrators,†McGallion said. “The staff I had there, they were top notch. A good staff and good kids, it made for a great three years.†And McGallion can’t wait to come calling for his new team.

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I'm glad their getting it rolling!

Let's stay on topic or we'll have to lock the thread!

That will be a good game!

Good read!

Central's QB is looking good!

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Going to be a long rest of the season!! No Pitching anyway.

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Maybe West Brook will be playing that day! 8)