2wedge

And you should be! By all accounts you have a great son and I don't mean just athletically. He seems like a well rounded kid.

Well dang... I guess there are some parents that acted like blind sheep.  Just followed suit and piggybacked off of what that one parent stated.  Funny, I thought he was well liked in the community.  I guess you can't please them all.  Imo, this was a bad move.  Basketball was one thing I do know for a fact that Ozen was serious about.  And now even that is in jeopardy....

He is and his brother is as well.  I've been impressed by the athletic achievements like everyone else.  But I am more impressed by things I am privy to that have nothing to do with sport. 

I'm good with it. 

I could be wrong but I think these two faced each other this year in tournament play.

If Dad has no problem with it, then neither do I.

Actually 2 sons. Chad is something special also!!! He's a junior though, so I'm sure he'll get accolades next season. I hope this wasn't against the rules to use his name by the way.

First off, I need to apologize. I was WRONG when I predicted that the Cards would win in three. 
 
I hope that you all can forgive me. 

Ok... I'll jump in here. If you go back and read the initial Silsbee vs. BC thread, I said that I picked BC to win in three because our bats had recently gotten hot. Period. 
That was closely followed by a proud Silsbee fan/dad popping back that we haven't faced pitching yet... it escalated into board managers trying to bet me $500 on the series, etc...
i was the ONLY person picking BC to win the series, and I was right. I'm a big guy.... I can take it, and I can dish it out.  In fact, I enjoy it. If you don't like trash talk, don't start it. It's that easy. 
But you can't say "you haven't seen pitching (because you haven't faced MY boy) yet" and then gripe about "class" when it doesn't work out like you'd hoped. 
You can't challenge people to bets and then be mad because you lose and the other guy is taking a victory lap. 
But I agree. That did kinda get outta hand.  Sorry for some of that.  
 
 

I agree 100% Rake.  When we stoop so far as to start minimizing other sports (one of which was by a fan of a school who has made a tremendous leap forward in that sport due to a great hire and dedication of its kids), we really need to evaluate why we post.  Kids do read this board and I'm sure they love to hear their accomplishments are unimportant.  Is that what is meant?  Of course not.  Is that the message that is sent?  Absolutely. 
I'm by no means a baseball guy anymore than I'm a soccer guy.  Both are too slow paced for my liking.  But I'm proud of all the kids from this area who have worked hard at their craft and are enjoying the fruits of their work.  Silsbee and BC included, both of whom had playoff seasons in all 3 of the major sports among others. 
I agree with WOSgrad about the feasibility of a "smack talk" board.  And who would want to moderate that.  As far as AAW, this board is not possible without all the time he devotes to it and who among us has not thoroughly enjoyed at least one of his many broadcasts, not only for the Tigers but also other schools.  And I don't know that I've ever seen him start one of these "detours"; I have seen him respond to some...he probably struggles like I do to jump in when someone posts something he believes is a bit ridiculous.  And as humans, we are never always correct in our beliefs and assumptions. 
Soooo, my suggestion for those who do enjoy some ribbing and smack talk - venture over to the college or pro sports board and fire away.  PhatMack, UTfanatic, BandwagonRanger, baddog, BSWildcats, teamfirst, king, myself, and others enjoy plenty of that over there.  And unlike with our HS kids, these subjects involve guys who are either paid a lot of money to play or coach, or are getting a high priced education to do so.  They aren't reading this board and if they do, they are adults who can take it.  My 2 cents. 
Thanks again for the thread Rake.  We don't always agree but I do ALWAYS enjoy your contributions to this board  

To all the SETX members,
It's time to take the board back and make it into the place we all enjoy. For quite some time this place has gone downhill for a variety of reasons. If you want a prime example read the BC vs Silsbee baseball game 2 thread starting on page 2, it's just over the top nonsense by both folks just trolling and moderators doing the same thing. There have been some really cool people who posted great information that just quit contributing due to all the trash that gets stirred up. Some of those folks completely left and that's a shame because they made this board a great place for people to get caught up on local high school athletics as well as college sports to some degree. I would like to humbly offer up a suggestion and that's to create a totally separate forum for those folks who just want to antagonize each other and let the trash talk flow. Let all those folks who constantly derail topics have at one another to their hearts content and stay out of topics where they disrupt everybody else. Hopefully this alternate forum can be created and the sports forums can go back to being about sports, the real reason most of us got here in the first place.
To the Moderators,
I personally appreciate the time you guys put in to keep this place going, I know that's a huge undertaking and thankless job. Hopefully you can "police" the site in the future and discourage all the "foolishness" by sending those unwanted comments to that "alternate forum". One more public appeal to "AAW" , you are an ultra knowledgeable guy who has done a fantastic job promoting local high school sports and I thank you for that. You were always super nice to my son while he was playing and you have been a stand up guy on other issues as well. I would encourage you to promote a little more positive responses to topics by yourself and others going forward because this board is the lifeline to local sports for people all over our area and beyond.
With respect to all,
Rake1
 
 
 

Very proud Dad!

Okay you young whipper snapper, here's a few results for the boys.  A junior from El Paso Coronado won the Javelin.  Sr from Westinghouse HS in Pa won the hammer throw.  Deweyville won the weightboys relay.  And Evadale ran 7 & 9 (I think) in the 800m.  Seems like Dallas South Oak Cliff won the 4x65 relay.  Callen won the 4x1600 intermediate hurdles.  And big upset, Dallas Highland Park, was heavily favored in the Slalom, but was crushed by Spurger.  That's all I remember.
Now let my pride show.  The Evadale Rebel team won one major event.  All teams raced to the concession stand.  Evadale won easily lol.  

I don't think there's been a lot of meets at 2A schools.  The meets we've been in this year have all been at bigger schools.  Last Thursday, Hull-Daisetta had their meet.  I was told there were 16 teams, 3A and below.  I think the 100 & 200M dashes had 5 heats.  I sit up in the stands so long my behind had carpal tunnel syndrome.  Running events were sch to start at 2:30, but got moved back to 3.  We got there at 2:25, and didn't leave until about 7, and Kudos to HD for handling the large numbers as well as possible.  Thankfully we where in the shade of the pressbox and a nice breeze was blowing.  My G'son runs the 800m, usually the first event, and the 4x400m which is last.  Had 1 kid missing so he ran the 4x200m also.  So all that time sitting there to watch him 4 min lol.  But I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

Congrats to Nederland PG Darrell Jones on committing to John Brown University. With Zach English graduating this year, JBU signs another Nederland Grad!!

I believe J'Covan Brown (Kelly/Memorial) is still playing overseas.  Turkey last I heard. 

Congrats to Nick King on offer to Kilgore JC. Keeping working

Zane made his commitment to Hardin Simmons yesterday and will sign soon.  Congrats to Zane!

There is a huge difference between being accused and actually arrested or charged. I can accuse anyone of anything with no proof at all. An arrest implies probable cause at the very least which is around a 50% or greater appearance of being true  
What a discussion that case was. I got blistered for saying that she had no grounds for a valid lawsuit. I even got angry private messages. 
The courts agreed with me (since I rendered a decision first ). 
I had no opinion on the assault case but only on the school's authority to remove her from the team. 

I thought that was the goal!  I wouldnt be happy if I  didnt hear that at least once a week.
Forums and sports boards are not for the kind hearted.  So if you came here looking for love, friends or any justification then you set yourself up for failure lol
 

I understand that.  However, most coaches look at losing teams like girlfriends look at bad boyfriends.  They are convinced that they are the ones that can change things.  While the Panthers were not in the dire shape that the Ganders are now, they were not exactly blowing the doors off when he took over, yet under his tutelage they were just a couple of red zone fumbles away from competing for a regional championship.  That probably gives him the confidence to believe that he can achieve like results at Lee.

Threats? That's insane.

Well.  That's...um...AGAINST THE LAW.  So..
If I were him, I'd be praying to get nonrenewed because of skin color.  If that's the case retirement may come early.  He may continue getting paychecks courtesy of Desoto High School for a long time.

We have an opening at REL.

From what I saw of the meeting last night, I am not sure that the voting electorate of the De Soto ISD would agree with you.  Three speakers from the public (all that the board allowed to speak) spoke in support of Peterman all to loud applause from the overflow crowd there.  Also, previous to the meeting, the superintendent of De Soto ISD recommended his renewal as well as the principal of De Soto High. 
So De Soto "U" is all about winning, scholarships and getting to the league, huh?  Todd Peterman did 2 out of those 3 (and we may learn in 4 years that he did all 3) and where has that gotten him? Possibly out of a job.  Given that, why would a coach of a top program say to his bosses, "Ya know, I love this program, the kids, the community support, the school board support and winning, but I am leaving to go to De Soto." 
Really?  Let's look at this.   Had Matt Steppe not tweeted what he tweeted yesterday afternoon and had folks from not only from DFW but all over the state tuned in to this meeting, the De Soto ISD board of trustees would have voted not to renew the contract of the ONLY coach in school history to lead De Soto High to a state championship (not Claude Mathis nor any other coach), less than 6 months after the trophy was raised, by a vote of 4-3 (which is strangely also the ratio of black board members to white board members).  Further, if those that want Peterman gone think that the state championship credit belongs solely to Shawn Robinson, who has now graduated, what does that say to a new coach about his chances of doing anything with a Robinson-less team? 
They will get a coach, and probably a decent coach as the lure of coaching a defending state champion will be too much for some to ignore.  But if you think that there are coaches who will completely ignore the sorry manner in which this has been handled and decide to venture into the belly of the beast, well............
And with a 6A State Championship to his resume, Todd Peterman will go where ever he wants.  It may not be the equivalent to De Soto. Of course, after yesterday, I am not sure that he wants the equivalent to De Soto.