Houston Keeps on Shining as Source for NFL Talent
from Houston Chronicle
 Some have Super Bowl rings. Some are rookies. Some are longtime veterans. Some are stars with large contracts. Some are journeymen who have been on multiple teams.
But almost anywhere you look, you’re bound to find some Houston flavor on an NFL roster. A recent study released by USA Football, the sport’s national governing body on youth and amateur levels, showed that Houston had the second-highest number of NFL players on active opening-day 2008 rosters with 27. Only Miami, with 34, had more.
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Pearsall Coach Heading to Iraq
from San Antonio Express News HS Game Time
There was a time not too long ago when the war in Iraq seemed far away and abstract to the girls on the Pearsall High School volleyball team. While they understood their coach could be deployed any time, the Lady Mavericks allowed themselves to believe it wouldn’t happen. More
Mansfield Legacy Celebrates First-Ever Varsity Win
from Fort Worth Star-Telegram
As soon as the final seconds ticked off the clock, Mansfield Legacy players poured onto the field and commenced a fist-bumping, shoulder-slapping celebration. Their cause for elation was a 21-14 victory against Joshua in a District 8-4A game Friday night that marked the Broncos’ first victory as a varsity program. More
Garland Football Team Enjoying Playing, Eating Together
from Dallas Morning News HS Game Time
At the heart of the Garland football team is a group of guys who have been winning for a long time. "We grew up together, we were friends," says center Matt Moffatt. "We played at Hillside, then we moved to Austin Academy and from then until the beginning of high school we never lost a game." What sets this group apart is that they eat real well. "We got 38 New York strips," says Moffatt's dad, Todd. Every week, the night before the game, the Moffatts invite players to their home for dinner. It began with just the offensive line and just kept growing. More
Sprains, Stingers, Cord Neurapraxia Among Cervical Spine Injuries in Young Athletes
from Orthopedics Today
Researcher highlights a lack of data on prevention and systematic guidelines for return to sports. The overall incidence of cervical spinal cord injuries in children younger than 16 years is about 13 percent and roughly 25 percent of those are due to sports participation. At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting, Laurel C. Blakemore, MD, discussed the epidemiology and patterns of cervical spine injuries in young athletes. More
More Schools Means More Opportunities in Athletics
from RGVS
More students can take part in extracurricular activities now that the La Joya school district has expanded from one four-year high school to three, according to officials with the district and its Juarez-Lincoln High School in La Joya. More
No More Mojo for Leander after Stadium’s Final Season
from Austin American-Statesman
When cozy A.C. Bible Jr. Memorial Stadium is torn down after the season, the facility's mojo will vanish, too. That's not just fancy football rhetoric for the Leander stadium shared by three schools: Cedar Park, Vista Ridge and Leander High. There is real mojo magic in the 12,000-seat stadium, with roots that can be traced all the way to Odessa.
The story begins in 1981, the year Odessa Permian said adios to Barrett Stadium and hello to Ratliff Stadium, a state-of-the-art structure with a seating capacity of 19,300.
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