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Thursday @ Tarkington Friday @ Hamshire Saturday Neutral Site

3 to 3 top of the 4th when game stopped due to rain and lightning. The game will finish after Liberty completes their game with Shepherd that did not finish on 4/24 due to weather. Game could be as early as Saturday or Monday. Liberty could have Thursday Shepherd Friday Coldspring Saturday Tarkington

He is a senior and has signed with Univ. Texas for Track.

Fortune @ Tarkington best throws to date: Shot Put 57' 0 3/4" Discus 173' 03" Best Thrower in the State 3 Whitesboro Shot Put 72' Discus 203'

Congrats to all the athletes that will advance to Regionals. There are some that have a very good chance to advance to state.

John is going to University of Houston. He is also going to compete with the Cougar Track Team.

Facilities at the stadium are not complete for the meet. Also, John Fortune from Tarkington is your leader in the Shot Put and Discus. Shot Put 57' 3/4" Discus 173' 03"

I have no problem with your last statement. But, if the coaches have a problem, then they should have selected a new regional director. The regional meet will be in Palacious again for the next 2 years.

As I stated previously by the rule, the "V" of the hip is below the knee cap. I also noticed how many kids go with an extremely wide base with their feet. The wider you go, the harder it is to get deep for your squat. The mechanics of the hip joint will not allow it. A statement was made that they go to a personal trainer. In the "old" handbook, it stated that the the athletes could only work out at the school. I went back to look to see if it was still in there since you mentioned it and I have yet to find it. I have been coaching this sport for 19 years. The best thing I have ever seen that has helped this sport is the use of the Power Squat rack. Kids today do not have to be afraid of crashing all the way to the floor. The old single jack standards were scary and dangerous. I have been in the coaches meetings and there is a push to go away from the suits or to designate one type of suit or bench shirt. This sport is about the strength of the individual, not the suit they wear. The rage, phenom and f6 can all add an additional 40 to 70 pounds to a bench. I have witnessed kids who cannot "touch and go" in a weightroom with 275 be able to pause bench in a meet with 350 and make it look easy. To me, that is the shirt doing the lifting. The great Marcus Henry from Silsbee never competed in a suit and he did perfectly fine. From thspa.us D. All competitors must be sponsored and coached by a full time staff member of his school. Training for competition is to be done using school facilities and under the direction of the above-mentioned coach. Competitors who use private clubs or gyms as their primary training site may be declared ineligible for competition by the T.H.S.P.A. Executive Committee.

Boys Discus John Fortune Tarkington 173' 03" Shot Put John Fortune Tarkington 52' 11" Both throws at the Liberty Track Meet

The judging was not as bad as people state. The ones that are disgruntled are the ones that did not get the calls they thought they should have. I witnessed the lifts and have seen many of the lifters attempt squats that were not deep enough. The rule states that where the "v" is formed at the hip at the bottom of the squat must go below the top of the kneecap. Before you start talking about the judging, how come the coaching did not put them where they were supposed to be. And yes, I had two lifters there, they got their lifts but did not medal. Teams have gotten away with high squats all year due to judges at invitational meets that do not strictly enforce the rules. Then when you go to regionals and state, they want to complain that the judging is too tough. Today at the boys meet, the same thing happened. In the 220 class, only 3 lifters were still in the meet at the end. There were kids that bombed out as well as disqualified for dumping the bar and cursing.

Fortune from Tarkington had another good weekend in the throws.

John Fortune from Tarkington won both the shot and discus with big throws. Discus 173' 03" Shot 52' 11" Chris Lanier from Tarkington won the 800m and 1600m 800m time was a 2:04

Was Central's List of HC applicants ever posted?

Run the veer (inside / outside ) and the rocket sweeps. Look at Georgia Tech and Navy. A small offensive line can be effective in this offense.

Has anyone seen how the Southland Conference Football Teams rated with their 2009 Signings?

Congrats to the District 22 AAA Representatives all 3 Honorable Mention John Fortune Offensive Guard / Tarkington Aaron Chandler Defensive Line / Huffman Marcus Mallett Linebacker / Cleveland

I am a coach, but not at PNG. Reading the article by Sgt. Evans made me even more proud to be in the profession in which we are in. The previous reply about being successful is related to total number of wins. Let me bring up 3 people in our history that was successful with only win after the hundreds and thousands of failures. These men are President Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, and Louis Pasteur. Each of have heard of their history and the failures they had in their lives. But 1 successful event made them some of the most important people in history. Imagine what it would be like today if they were to "give-up" after some failures. These are the men coaches relate life changing stories to young men and women on how to overcome failures. When you talk about winning to an extent of all costs, little things get overlooked and leave holes in the process. I will leave it to the rest of you to continue this discussion.

Some big throws already by High School Boys that have competed in an indoor meet. May be a good year for throwers. Who are going to be some good throwers in the area? 69-7½i, Stephen Saenz, Rio Grande City 56-3i, Brandon Haynes, Dallas Jesuit 55-6i, Alejandro Garza, Rio Grande City 55-0½i, Casey Strong, Round Rock McNeil

John Fortune of Tarkington (AAA) 2nd Team

Many have stated they are worried about the scaring that happens to helmets. Many colleges and some HS that can afford it have practice helmets. I know when Rutgers played Kansas State in the Texas Bowl a couple of years back, both schools had practice helmets and then broke out the game helmets. A good equipment manager and student assistants will keep helmets clean up. It is not that hard of a job to keep a helmet clean. The white helmet is pretty sharp.

You guys are ridiculous! The glass is either half full or half empty. You can't just be excited that LU has football again, but you want to "nic-pic" what the helmet looks like.

Where did you find the list?

That is the one that was passed around Saturday night to the recruits prior to the Tech Basketball Game. They said that is the helmet they will be using.

In addition to Garrison and San Augstine, Garrison had to beat Timpson (also from their district) in week 4 of the playoffs. So 3 teams from the same district made it to week 4 or better.