CUERO – Cuero made its third semifinal appearance in four years last season, but defensive back Jennings Boothe can’t forget what kept the Gobblers from advancing to the state final for the second time in four years.Cuero made three critical mistakes in the secondary that resulted in three touchdowns in its 37-14 Class 3A, Division II semifinal loss to China Spring. more >>
HALLETTSVILLE – Haley Leopold had 16 digs and Kelly Hairell 13 kills as Hallettsville swept Memorial 26-24, 25-22, 26-24 on Tuesday. Tabby Zella picked up 13 assists, while Aubrey Flores had 12 digs for the Lady Vipers who even their record at 5-5 with the loss. Shaylyn Drozd added four aces, and six digs for Memorial, while Brooke Leopold led the Lady Brahmas with 14 kills. more >>
Lou Barefield signed to play basketball at Beeville’s Coastal Bend Community College on Tuesday. Barefield, who averaged 11.2 points per game and 8.1 rebounds in his senior season at Memorial, reports to campus in a week. more >>
Memorial’s Jennifer King will continue her golf career at the University of Texas-Tyler. King was the Lady Vipers’ number one player this past season helping guide Memorial to the regional tournament. more >>
PALACIOS – Eric Rojas didn’t have to earn all-state honors to realize how special last season was for Palacios. The Sharks snapped a playoff drought dating back to 1964 and advanced to the Class 3A, Division II quarterfinals. more >>
Season tickets for the Memorial Vipers football team are on sale through Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Memorial athletic office for the general public. Season tickets for the Vipers, which is five home games, is $30 per book. A limited number of reserved parking passes is $5, while student tickets for Memorial High is $3. more >>
GOLIAD - After back-to-back 2-8 seasons, the Goliad Tigers feel they are in position to compete for a playoff berth this season. “We feel very good about this team and where we are at right now,” Tigers coach Greg Althof said. “It’s a situation where a system is in place and we feel we have a core nucleus of kids that have been under us a couple of years now and understand what we are trying to do and the concepts behind our program.” more >>
Cuero sophomore Kelsey Washington may have had an omen Saturday before the championship game of the St. Joseph Lady Flyers volleyball tournament and not realized it. Washington, who usually just plays front row for the Lady Gobblers, found out she would have to serve with the absence of one of her teammates. more >>
ROUND ROCK - After going 3-3 in pool play Thursday and Friday, the Memorial Lady Vipers find themselves in the bronze bracket at the Round Rock Westwood volleyball tournament. The Lady Vipers (5-3) will face Hays consolidated today at 10:30 a.m. at Round Rock McNeil High School in the single-elimination bracket play portion of the tournament. more >>
St. Joseph nearly took an early exit from its own tournament Thursday. After reaching last year’s final, the Lady Flyers dropped their opening match to Cuero 21-25, 25-19, 15-7 and then had to battle tough to down Shiner St. Paul 25-22, 25-17 to reach the consolation semifinals where they defeated Gonzales later in the day. more >>
REFUGIO – Dylan Klare has high expectations for Refugio’s offensive and defensive lines. “We could be the best in the state,” Klare said. “We have the experience and the want to, to do it. That’s what it is.” more >>
BLOOMINGTON – With two tires lifted above his head, senior running back Ricky Reyes ran laps after practice on Tuesday. Reyes, with a number of his teammates, was paying the price for missing a practice. The punishment, also known as “black haloes”, is not being looked at as a negative for the Bobcats, and isn’t above even a four-year varsity player. Instead, it’s a commitment builder and something new head coach Lonnie Goad thinks will bring the players together. more >>
Rome McNary has been hired as head softball coach and Tim Eaton will return as the boys head soccer coach at Memorial, according to Victoria school district athletic director Mickey Finley. McNary has been coaching softball at Western Texas College in Snyder the last five seasons, including the last two as head coach. He had an overall record of 59-54-1 and his teams finished third in the conference and qualified for the regional tournaments both years. more >>
Last year’s championship match up will not materialize in this year’s final at the annual St. Joseph Lady Flyers volleyball tournament. Both finalist, Shiner and St. Joseph, could still meet as they are situated in the same side of the bracket as action gets under way today at the St. Joseph gym. more >>
VANDERBILT – Ryan Richter has his Thursday dinner plans set for the rest of the football season. He also knows who his date will be for those meals. Richter, a senior linebacker and running back for the Industrial Cobras, and his teammates are starting a new tradition of meeting to eat together before every game this season. He believes having team meals the day before games will strengthen the bond and could translate into more wins for the program. more >>
Memorial found the right combinations when it needed them Tuesday and opened the 2008 volleyball season with wins over Corpus Christi Moody and El Campo. The Lady Vipers opened with a 25-17, 19-25, 25-23, 25-11 win over Moody and then held off El Campo 17-25, 25-20, 25-17, 26-24. more >>
With O.J. Hughes at the controls of the offense, Memorial opened practice Monday looking to perfect a new scheme. Hughes, who played running back last season for the Vipers, is now the starting quarterback and in charge of a fast-paced system. more >>
HALLETTSVILLE – He’s no Billy Joel on the piano, but Hallettsville’s Colby Schindler has been honing his skills on the ivories all summer. Schindler, who has started at quarterback the past two seasons for the Brahmas, isn’t getting ready to go on tour or practicing for a school recital though. more >>
Memorial Stadium’s turf was replaced this summer, but the foundation of the Vipers season is being set today. The Vipers open football practice for the first time at 8 a.m. on the Memorial campus and will wrap up at noon. Practices the rest of the week will be from 4-8 p.m. more >>
