Evacuation Backs Up High School Sports Schedule
from Beaumont Enterprise
 Once players safely return home from Hurricane Gustav evacuations, the main concern for Southeast Texas high school football coaches is when practices can resume. More
Alamo Heights Volleyball on Big Stage
from San Antonio Express-News HS Game Time
When Courtney Patton was hired during the off-season in 2006 to be the volleyball coach at Alamo Heights, it wasn't as if she was taking over a program that had hit rock bottom. The Mules, after all, had won district championships and made deep playoff runs before, so a track record of success had been established. More
State’s Most-Recognized Reference Book Gets Produced in Canutillo
from El Paso Times
When Canutillo resident Len Lo Presto bought the Texas Sports Guide 10 years ago, his hope was to provide a link from college coaches to the high schools they recruit, with the bonus of making expensive scouting services less relevant. That his comprehensive tome listing phone numbers and coaches at every school in Texas with an athletic program, known simply as "the Orange Book," is so remarkably useful to everyone from high school coaches and administrators to journalists makes his job even more fulfilling. More
More than Muscles: Students Need Proper Nutrition
from Abilene Reporter-News
In addition to new classes, textbooks and homework, the new academic year also signals the return of after-school sports. The long hours away from home for practices and games can create a nutritional challenge for young athletes who need to be fueled and hydrated to perform their best. More
Realignment Brings Travel Concerns in Class 5A
from Houston Chronicle
Reliant Stadium is just 24 miles from Cypress Ridge High School. The drive is a mere half-hour if no traffic is encountered along the way. To get to Reliant Stadium this December, the Rams may have to do a lot more than take U.S. 290 to Interstate 610. Like the rest of the teams with state championship aspirations in districts 13-5A, 14-5A and 15-5A, they’ll have to log hundreds of miles around the state just to return home for a chance to play for a title. More
Carter Coach Allen Wilson Named to USA Football Staff
from Dallas Morning News HS Game Time
USA Football has announced the coaching staff of the United States' first junior national team in football and Carter coach Allen Wilson is part of the staff. Wilson, who owns a career head coaching mark of 222-78-4 (.737) entering 2008, led Tyler, Texas' John Tyler High School to the state's Class 5A State Championship in 1994 and directed Paris (Texas) H.S. to the 4A State Championship in 1988. The Associated Press named Wilson Texas' High School Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1995. He also earned his district's Coach of the Year honors 17 times in his 31 years as a high school head coach in the Lone Star State. More
Texas’ Friday Night Lights Attract Teams From Far and Wide
from Dallas Morning News HS Game Time
Books, movies and television have tried to capture the fervor of Friday nights in Texas. Now more than ever, teams from other states are experiencing Texas high school football firsthand. Texas teams have always played games against opponents from border states such as Oklahoma and Louisiana. The new trend is pitting Texas teams against opponents from as far away as Georgia, Ohio and California. More
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