Coaches, Athletic Directors, Friends of Athletics, We Need Your Help
from THSCA
 A decision to put athletics on equal footing with regard to state credits for electives by the SBOE will take place at the Jan. 22 & 23 meeting. It is very important for coaches , athletic directors and friends of athletics to express your feelings towards the issue of amending the approval list of elective credits for graduation, to include athletics. It is important that you contact your SBOE Representative prior to the January meeting to voice your support. More
Bill Proposes to Move State Basketball Tourneys Away from Austin
from Austin American-Statesman
Cathy Self-Morgan has attended the state high school basketball tournament in Austin as a fan, a player and a coach for 43 years — a tradition she does not plan to break anytime soon. "The tradition of state basketball is in Austin, and at the Drum," said Self-Morgan, the head coach of tradition-rich Duncanville. "As players, your goal is always to get to Austin. It was the same when we were players." But while the city has been the mecca of high school basketball in Texas since 1921, the cry of "Austin or Bust" might be silenced if Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., D-Brownsville, is successful in getting the state tournament moved out of town. More
Togetherness Leading Newman Smith to New Heights
from The Dallas Morning News
A Saturday morning practice paints the picture of the boys basketball team's close relationship at Carrollton Newman Smith. Players cheer each other on during pre-practice sessions in the weight room. Players high-five as they finish dribbling and shooting drills. And if a turnover or error is made, there isn't a lot of finger-pointing.
"We're a family," senior guard Blaken Zamudio said, "and we're doing all we can to get better." Newman Smith has parlayed its positive attitude and blue-collar mentality into state recognition. The Trojans (20-2, 4-0 in District 10-4A) are No. 1 in SportsDay's Class 4A area rankings and No. 2 in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches/TexPreps Basketball magazine 4A state poll.
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Former Kirbyville Star to be in Texas HS Football Hall of Fame
from Beaumont Enterprise
Kirbyville running back Ernest "Bubba" Bean will be inducted to the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame at a banquet May 2 in Waco. Bean played at Texas A&M and spent three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons in the 1970s. Other inductees are "T" Jones of Childress, Johnny Roland of Corpus Christi Roy, Bob Goodrich of Dallas Woodrow Wilson, Kenneth Davis of Temple, Shaud Williams of Andrews and coach Pat Shannon of San Antonio Jefferson. Also inducted will be Newt Hasson as a special contributor to Texas high school football. More
Madison Football Coach Seals Worthy of His Award
from Houston Chronicle
In 44 years of coaching, Ray Seals has seen it all. Segregation. Integration. Good teams, bad teams. Players who have gone on to great college and NFL careers, and players who have needed help just to stay on the football field. As Madison’s football coach, Seals seems to have learned more about life than anything else — and he has used football as a platform from which to teach life’s lessons. His players work hard for him, his former players admire him and, in a way, he’s a father figure to them.
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Steroids Tests Advocate Disagrees with Perry
from The Dallas Morning News
Gov. Rick Perry said last week that steroids don't appear to be a serious problem among Texas teens, citing the low number of positive results so far in the state's high school testing program. Perry suggested that the program could possibly be scaled back.
Yet those results may prove the program's worth, said Don Hooton, the Plano man who became an anti-steroids crusader after his son committed suicide in 2003.
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Alice's Davis to Coach Central High School Football
from San Angelo Standard Times
Alice head coach Brent Davis is set to be announced as the new head coach of the Central football team, the Standard-Times has confirmed. He comes to San Angelo after a remarkably successful 2008 season at Class 4A Alice, where he led the Coyotes to 12 consecutive victories to start the season before losing 55-23 to eventual state champion Lake Travis in the third round of the playoffs. It was the closest any team played Lake Travis in the playoffs.
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Athletes Not Spared From Health Risks of Metabolic Syndrome
from Science Daily
College-age football players who gain weight to add power to their blocks and tackles might also be setting themselves up for diabetes and heart disease later in life, a new study suggests. More
Former Sam Houston Coach Finalist for NFL Award with Help from Ravens’ Clayton
from Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Ken Ozee still has a hard time believing he’s one of five finalists for the NFL High School Football Coach of the Year Award considering he hasn’t been a head coach in some time. But Ozee’s contributions as coach at Arlington Sam Houston have not been forgotten, notably by Baltimore Ravens wide receiver and Sam Houston alum Mark Clayton, who nominated Ozee. More
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