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How funny that you should mention the Go Dogs comment. I intentionally put it there. Why??? Because it the team's name, decided on by ALL the boys. By the way, I am one of the Groves' boys moms, so your reasoning is laughable. And as far as the scrimmage goes, I said they held their own, which in my opinion means they can and should do pretty good against boys their own age. Now, in looking back at most of your other posts, I have decided that you get on here to rant against Nederland people in general, and knowing that, I am no longer going to waste my time and breathing talking to you about this. Once again, good luck to the 13-year-old babe ruth allstar team (The Dogs)!!

I know a little about the 13 year olds because I was at every game that the Braves played except for 2 since we were out of town. I know we had to sign a waiver stating that we wanted our son considered for allstars and that we were going to be in town and didn't have vacation plans during the allstar season. So, maybe there was a conflict with them, or maybe their coach didn't nominate them, or maybe it was attitude ... I could go on and on with reasons. I know that some (if not most) are pitchers and possibly having to play 5 games in 3 days, you need a lot of pitchers and catchers, as usually they can play other positions as well. As far as the ratio goes, lets think about this for a minute. Out of the 50 or so 13 year olds that played this season, the vast majority was from Nederland. I can only think of about 10-12 that were from Port Neches, Groves, or some other town. Two of those quit during the season because they would never come to practice and got mad when they had to sit the bench. So it stands to reason that most of the team would be from Nederland. The kid that got the award for having the highest batting average was from Groves and he is on the allstar team. The other Groves boy is one of the pitchers from the Express. Having been at most of the practices, I am very impressed with all the boys and think they have a decent shot at winning in Lake Jackson. They are good, getting better, having fun, have great attitudes, etc. They scrimmaged the 14-year-old team last Friday and held their own pretty good against them. I don't know the "score" because I had to leave in the middle and go pick up my boys from out of town because we were a host family for the 17-18 tournament. I am proud of the team that we have and wish them all the best. Go 'Dogs!

Yahtzee, which 2 players are you referring to that were better than some of the ones that made it but didnt? I assume you are saying they didnt make it because they were not from Nederland?

The 13-year-old all stars are: Alex Bass (ned) Chase Balsamo (groves) Jonathon Breuer (groves) Cody Meaux (ned) Trent Shoefstall (ned) DJ Tarver (ned) Brandon Self (ned) Justin Rice (ned) Aaron Sampere (ned) Koby Couron (ned) Vaughan Campbell (ned) Dylan Johnson (ned) Ryan Nelson (ned) Zach Taylor (ned) Bryce Whaley (ned) Coaches are Stewart Shoefstall, Wendell Meaux, and Kevin Couron Their first game is against Wharton on July 12 at 12:00 in Lake Jackson