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Tribe set for Seven Lakes series By Cody Pastorella The Port Arthur News Port Neches-Groves head coach Jay Stone says he isn't worried about his Indians being off with their first-round bye in the Class 4A baseball playoffs, but he is concerned about Katy Seven Lakes' ability to hit the ball. In preparation for the Indians second-round series with Seven Lakes, Stone said he scouted the Spartans on Saturday where they won back-to-back games over Santa Fe to advance. "They hit the ball extremely well," Stone said. "I was really impressed with their entire lineup. One through nine — they scattered 28 hits in two games." Led by pitcher Eric Harrington, PN-G will meet Seven Lakes tonight at 7 in New Caney. The series continues at New Caney High School on Friday for Game 2 and, if necessary, Game 3. Game 2 is set to start at 5 p.m. In place of the first-round bye, PN-G played a warmup game with Bridge City on Friday. There was nothing at stake in that contest, but the Tribe did beat the No. 5 team in Class 3A by a score of 7-3. "Anytime you give your pitchers an opportunity to throw in live competition and anytime your hitters get to see live pitching, it's a good thing. That's always a plus and we feel there was a lot gained from that game," Stone said about facing BC. Seven Lakes, out of District 24-4A, dropped Game 1 of its first-round game with Santa Fe but rallied on Saturday for two wins. "They really jumped out ahead in both games and never looked back," Stone said, adding that the Spartans No. 1, 3 and 4 hitters were very impressive. "If they get an early lead, they are going to try to continue to put pressure on us. They will sacrifice people over and use hit and runs in various situations. That's the kind of team they are." The Tribe has a handful of capable hurlers but Harrington is the ace and will have the ball to start tonight. The senior is 7-0 this season with two saves and owns a jaw-dropping ERA of 0.67. Stone said his club will certainly need good pitching and great defense in order to prevail over the Spartans this week. "They are a very athletic team who will want to pressure us and will take advantage of any mistakes." Stone added that the teams originally wanted to meet on Thursday and Friday but PN-G's sports banquet takes place Thursday, forcing the Wednesday start. "That's not how we wanted to do it but I kind of like it better this way. It gives us a day in between to regroup and possibly give our pitchers some rest, especially if we end up using two or three guys in the first game." Leading the way offensively for the Tribe are Blake Reyenga and Kane Benoit. Reyenga is batting over .420 for the season while Benoit is sitting at .405. Harrington, meanwhile, is hitting a .368. "Hopefully, we will be the team that jumps out ahead and can apply the pressure on them," Stone said. Directions to New Caney High School: • Take FM 365 to Hwy. 90 • Take Hwy. 90 through Liberty and Dayton, then get on FM 1960 in Dayton • Stay on FM 1960 until you hit Hwy. 59 in Humble • Take Hwy 59 North. • Exit Community Drive • Take Community Drive to the left and cross over Hwy 59. • Stay on the feeder road until you come to Valley Ranch Subdivision. • The school and baseball/softball complexes are inside the subdivision

Sharks Clark needs fast start to get state finish he desires ON TO STATE By Tom Halliburton The Port Arthur News Aaron Clark III likes his chances of finishing what he starts. He just needs to make sure he properly starts what he finishes. The 18-year-old Sabine Pass high school senior completes an outstanding three-sport prep career Saturday afternoon at the 97th annual University Interscholastic League state track and field championships in Austin. It easily could be sizzling hot by 1:15 in Mike Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus when the Class 1A state meet starter yells out "Runners take your mark... set .... (pow goes the pistol)." As far as the available nearby historians know, that entry in the 1A boys 100-meter dash just might constitute the first time in school history for a Sabine Pass trackster to participate at the famous UIL event. "We know it's been more than 20 years, maybe ever," said Ashley Cloud, the former Nederland student who serves as Sabine Pass girls track coach and also bravely fires the starter's pistol at the Sharks football stadium. Cloud has been working with Clark on smoother, stronger takeoffs. She would prefer that he would stay low in those opening 10 meters when the son of Aaron, Jr., and Gzele Clark (a former Lincoln girls trackster) roars from the blocks. A 6-1, 197-pound all-purpose athlete, Clark definitely deserves to be mentioned among the school's finest and most versatile athletes. Aaron earned first-team all-district 24-1A as a football runner, and a basketball post before he competed in the district track meet last month in five events -- the 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump, triple jump and sprint relay. "The main two things I need to do are come out of the blocks better and finish hard at the end," Clark said. An A-B Honor Roll student with a polite spirit about him, Clark plans to major either in business management or real estate management. He's entertaining full academic scholarship offers from Mississippi Valley State and Alabama State University of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, but a real strong outing this weekend might be the ticket to a track and field opportunity at the University of Houston. "It's pretty important to me," he said. "I've got to be able to run a good race. I ran OK at regionals but I know I can run better." Clark knows that his ability to produce a faster time than Hull-Daisetta's Adrian Anderson figures to serve as a fairly accurate barometer of his chances. The Hull-Daisetta sprinter captured gold medals in both the boys 1A sprint events at state last May. Anderson won the 100-meter dash (10.86) and the 200-meter dash (22.30.). While Anderson clocked an 11.28 to edge Clark's 11.37 at the 1A Region IV meet, Clark had defeated Anderson to win the gold at the District 24-1A meet. The difference all boiled down to Clark's takeoff. Thus, the work on a good start has topped the list of concerns for Clark, sprinting coach Cloud and boys track coach Trey Harvey. "I was OK at regionals but I could have run better," Clark said. "My best this year has been 10.7." A ninth- and 10th grade student at Port Arthur Memorial, Clark transferred to Sabine Pass for his last two years. Besides his mom, Clark's brothers and sisters participated in track. His first cousin, Memorial senior Danielle Smith, captured the 21-5A gold medals for the Titans in the discus and the shot put. His coach, Cloud, also has Memorial in her background after working with Sandra Bradford and Debra Arvie in the girls track program.

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State tracksters can size up the competition Van Wade The Orange Leader It’s going to be a busy Friday at the 97th University Interscholastic League State Track & Field Championships for Orange County qualifiers as all of them have medal dreams at the University of Texas. Vidor junior Jared Parker, who claimed bronze in the pole vault in Class 4A, will vault at 6 p.m. Friday. Parker, who has vaulted a season-best of 16 feet, 6 inches, won the 4A Region III Meet with a 15 foot effort in Huntsville a couple weeks ago. Parker should get some tough competition from the other competitors that will include Kaleb Sharder of Gregory-Portland, who went 16-3 1/2 to win his regional. Other participants and their regional vaults include Keller Fossil Ridge’s Jeffrey Rodriguez, Midlothian’s Eric Frawley (15-0), Denton Ryan’s Michael McLeod (15-0), Fredericksburg’s Kevin Weirich (14-6) and Midlothian’s Vince Frawley (14-6). The West Orange-Stark quartet of Josh Gloston, Trey Franks, Seth Thomas and James Haynes will certainly have a busy hour and a half in the 400-meter relay and the 800-meter relay. They will run the 400-meter relay at 6:10 p.m. and will compete in the 800-meter relay at 7:35 p.m. The Mustangs enter the state meet with the fastest regional time in the 800-meter relay (1:27.17) and the third fastest time in the 400-meter relay (42.26). The foursome will face the likes of Waco La Vega (1:27.64), Dallas Madison (1:27.88), Cuero (1:28.23), Atlanta (1:28.45), Sanger (1:29.21), Abilene Wylie (1:29.72) and Lytle (1:30.16) in the 800-meter relay. Waco La Vega has the fastest 400-meter relay time going in at 41.99 followed by Cuero (42.22), WO-S, Atlanta (42.80), Van (42.96), Ingleside (43.00), Argyle (43.01) and Snyder (43.05). Bridge City senior Corey Smith, who is running track for the first time since junior high, will compete in the 800 meters at 6:30 p.m. The Cardinal ran a 1:59.29 at regionals to place second. His competition will nclude the likes of Lorena’s Freddy Navarro (1:58.16), Bandera’s Dylan Stevens (1:59.51), San Diego’s Samuel Rodriguez (1:59.67), Abilene Wylie’s Drew Seale (1:59.95), Argyle’s Connor Hughey (2:00.00), Willis Point’s Keifer Davis (2:00.86) and Canton’s Kyle Vogt (2:01.69). Deweyville junior Joe Dooley will be a busy man on Saturday, running both the 800 and 1,600 meters in the Class 2A Division. Dooley will compete in the 800 meters at 12:30 p.m. and the 1,600 meters at 2:55 p.m. Dooley ran a 2:00.20 in the 800 at regionals and a 4:36.63 in the 1,600 meters. In the 800 meters Dooley will be competing with Weimar’s Clint Anders (1:56.06), Poth’s Jonus Rodriguez (1:56.65), Stanton’s A.J. Lozano (1:56.96), Krum’s Coleby Borchardt (1:57.13), Aubrey’s Steven Cantwell (1:57.20), Idalou’s Tanner Cook (1:58.14) and Hardin’s Daniel Marsh (2:02.84). In the 1,600, Dooley will be battling Paradise’s James Hodges (4:24.79), Anna’s Cody Hughes (4:26.27), Yorktown’s Ethan Wagner (4:28.03), Poth’s Xavier Rodriguez (4:29.41), Wall’s Derek Brest (4:34.68), Idalou’s Randall Guinn (4:35.67) and Riesel’s Colten Dieterich (4:42.27). Southeast Texas will be represented well in the Class 4A ranks. Local 4A athletes that qualified for state and their regional times include Beaumont Ozen Lady Panther triple-threat A’Lexus Brannon in the 100-meter hurdles (14.09), long jump (20-1 1/2) and triple jump (41-0 1/4); the Beaumont Central boys in both the 400-meter relay (41.33) and the 800-meter relay (1:25.81); Central’s Jeffrey Thomas in the 100 meters (10.95), Central’s Charles Thomas in the 200 meters (21.67); Nederland’s Justin Krautz in the 800 meters (1:56.18); Ozen’s Jarrade Lee (171-4) and Lumberton’s Jonathan Ward (159-9) in the discus; Lumberton’s Leslie Beard in the pole vault (10-6); and the Ozen girls in the 1,600-meter relay (3:57.31). Silsbee will be represented well in the 3A ranks as Donovan Harris will compete in both the 110-meter hurdles (14.82) and the high jump (6-6). Lady Tiger Chasity Foster will triple jump (39-8 3/4) and teammate Patrisha Johnson will run the 100 meters (12.50). Local 2A qualifiers include the Newton boys 400-meter relay (42.39); Newton’s Jacoby Ross in the high jump (6-6), Newton’s Dominique Hartsfield in the 300-meter hurdles (39.47); Buna’s Aaron Carr in the pole vault (13-6). On the girls side it will be East Chambers’ Lindsey McDonald in the 300-meter hurdles (46.50) along with the East Chambers’ 1,600-meter relay (4:04.77) and Anahuac’s Ajante Russell in the long jump (17-1 1/2).

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It will pass eventually! No it won't. The costs of travel will be too much. Just another stupid idea that the UIL has come up with no regard to the schools budgets. If the UIL wants an even playing field, then let them counter the travel costs with a state travel fund for poor school districts. I bet that will go over real good with the UIL. : Never say never. Dr. Charles B told me that is was 60/40 last time and will be even closer this time.

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Schools Facing Tourney Bans The list of schools and teams that have posted two consecutive scores of less than 900 on the NCAA's academic progress report. A third consecutive score under 900 next year would ban the teams from postseason competition. (Listed in alphabetical order) • California State-Fresno -- men's basketball • California State-Sacramento -- football • Centenary -- baseball, men's basketball • East Carolina -- men's basketball • Florida International -- baseball • Hampton -- men's basketball • Indiana State -- men's tennis • Jacksonville State -- football • Louisiana-Lafayette -- men's basketball • Montana State-Bozeman -- football • Morgan State -- women's volleyball • Murray State -- football • New Mexico State -- men's basketball • New Orleans -- baseball • Oral Roberts -- baseball • San Jose State -- football, men's cross country, men's soccer • Southern -- football • Temple -- football • Tennessee-Chattanooga -- football, wrestling • Texas-Arlington -- baseball • Texas Southern -- men's tennis • Weber State -- footba

They'll flip flop Central and North Forest.

I agree but the plan is for Schools to play Schools with near are the same enrollment.

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Of course the coaches would want this, evens the playing field, maybe. : But the fact is, the coaches don't set the school district's budget. I am sure you have some coaches out there who don't mind spending the money while taking away from something else. The ole " robbing Peter to pay Paul " bit. I am sure there are many sensible coaches who are against this plan too. There are.

Good luck!!