Just a reminder that new Corsicana Lady Tigers girls basketball coach Arthur Prevost will be on my "Sports Talk of the Town" radio show on KAND 1340-AM today at 12:30 p.m. for the full 30 minutes.
Prevost is going to resurrect Lady Tigers hoops. I am sure of that. Listen to how he's going to do it. Here's my column I wrote on him last month.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Former UCLA All-American Kristee Porter hired to coach Navarro volleyball
This has to go down as one of the biggest splashes ever when it comes to hirings at Navarro College.
Kristee Porter, the all-time kills leader at UCLA, has been hired as volleyball coach at Navarro College, athletic director Roark Montgomery said Tuesday.
Porter, a native of Tyler who lettered for four years at John Tyler High School, will be a head coach for the first time. She has been playing professionally the last eight years after finishing her All-American career for the Bruins.
Porter is in Los Angeles currently finishing a class at UCLA. She is expected to arrive at Navarro at the end of the month.
Porter played volleyball, basketball and ran track at UCLA.
She was state champion in the triple jump at John Tyler and the Volleyball Player of the Year her senior season for the Lions.
Kristee Porter, the all-time kills leader at UCLA, has been hired as volleyball coach at Navarro College, athletic director Roark Montgomery said Tuesday.
Porter, a native of Tyler who lettered for four years at John Tyler High School, will be a head coach for the first time. She has been playing professionally the last eight years after finishing her All-American career for the Bruins.
Porter is in Los Angeles currently finishing a class at UCLA. She is expected to arrive at Navarro at the end of the month.
Porter played volleyball, basketball and ran track at UCLA.
She was state champion in the triple jump at John Tyler and the Volleyball Player of the Year her senior season for the Lions.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Corsicana Blue Pony All-Stars win regional title
ROWLETT — The Corsicana Blue Pony All-Stars rolled to the West Region championship with a 15-0 pasting of Denison in Rowlett.
Holden Grounds hit two home runs and pitched two perfect innings in the five-inning victory. Dominic Kelly also had a home run.
Matt Burns pitched three innings to complete the shutout victory.
The 14-and-under All-Stars advance to the South Region Tournament starting July 31 in Burleson. The winner of that tournament goes to national championship tournaments in Washington, Penn.
Holden Grounds hit two home runs and pitched two perfect innings in the five-inning victory. Dominic Kelly also had a home run.
Matt Burns pitched three innings to complete the shutout victory.
The 14-and-under All-Stars advance to the South Region Tournament starting July 31 in Burleson. The winner of that tournament goes to national championship tournaments in Washington, Penn.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Harrell to the CFL?
Hard to believe that Graham Harrell will play in the CFL.
It's really difficult to come up with a good reason why Harrell isn't headed for an NFL training camp later this month.
I had The Dallas Morning News' Brandon George, who covered Harrell during his college career at Tech, on my radio show on KAND last month and we spent several minutes trying to come up with reasons for the NFL's snubbing of Harrell. It of course comes down to this notion he's a "system" quarterback. Try telling that to the Texas defensive backs that saw him drop that pass into Michael Crabtree's hands last fall in Lubbock.
Certainly someone would have invited Harrell to an NFL camp later this month. It will be interesting to hear from Harrell in the next few days. It could be that he sees Saskatchewan as an opportunity to play.
It's really difficult to come up with a good reason why Harrell isn't headed for an NFL training camp later this month.
I had The Dallas Morning News' Brandon George, who covered Harrell during his college career at Tech, on my radio show on KAND last month and we spent several minutes trying to come up with reasons for the NFL's snubbing of Harrell. It of course comes down to this notion he's a "system" quarterback. Try telling that to the Texas defensive backs that saw him drop that pass into Michael Crabtree's hands last fall in Lubbock.
Certainly someone would have invited Harrell to an NFL camp later this month. It will be interesting to hear from Harrell in the next few days. It could be that he sees Saskatchewan as an opportunity to play.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Corsicana Blue Pony All-Stars win again, 15-3
Heath Donica pitched five strong innings as the Corsicana Blue 14-and-under All-Stars moved into the championship game of the West Region Pony Tournament with a 15-3 victory over Irving Blue on Wednesday night in Rowlett.
Donica had nine strikeouts while allowing five hits and one earned run.
The Blue had 18 hits, nine for extra base hits. Leading hitters were: Karsen Minniear, 2-for-3, three runs, two doubles, one RBI; Zane Otten, 2-for-4, 2 runs, one RBI; Heath Donica, 3-for-3, four runs, two double, three RBIs; Holden Grounds, 3-for-3, three doubles, four RBIs; and Donovan Fields, 3-for-4, one run, one home run and four RBIs.
The Blue will play in the championship game at 6:30 p.m. Friday night for the right to play in the South Zone Pony Tournament in Burleson later this month. The Blue will play the winner of the Irving Blue-Denison game tonight.
Donica had nine strikeouts while allowing five hits and one earned run.
The Blue had 18 hits, nine for extra base hits. Leading hitters were: Karsen Minniear, 2-for-3, three runs, two doubles, one RBI; Zane Otten, 2-for-4, 2 runs, one RBI; Heath Donica, 3-for-3, four runs, two double, three RBIs; Holden Grounds, 3-for-3, three doubles, four RBIs; and Donovan Fields, 3-for-4, one run, one home run and four RBIs.
The Blue will play in the championship game at 6:30 p.m. Friday night for the right to play in the South Zone Pony Tournament in Burleson later this month. The Blue will play the winner of the Irving Blue-Denison game tonight.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Corsicana Blue All-Stars win, 14-0
Holden Grounds allowed one hit and had seven strikeouts in three innings, setting the tone as the Corsicana Blue Pony League All-Stars beat Denison, 14-0, in five innings in an opening round game of the West Region Pony League Tournament.
The 14-and-under Blue All-Stars will play Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m. in Rowlett against Irving Blue, which demolished Rowlett, 27-2. The winner will advance to the championship game on Friday, while the loser will have to play an elimination game Thursday.
Hard-throwing Donovan Fields pitched the final two innings, striking out four while not allowing a hit.
The leading hitters for the Blue All-Stars were: Karsen Minniear, 4-for-4 with four runs; Zane Otten, 3-for-4 with two runs; Heath Donica, 2-for-2 with three runs and Holden Grounds, 2-for-3 with a run.
The 14-and-under Blue All-Stars will play Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m. in Rowlett against Irving Blue, which demolished Rowlett, 27-2. The winner will advance to the championship game on Friday, while the loser will have to play an elimination game Thursday.
Hard-throwing Donovan Fields pitched the final two innings, striking out four while not allowing a hit.
The leading hitters for the Blue All-Stars were: Karsen Minniear, 4-for-4 with four runs; Zane Otten, 3-for-4 with two runs; Heath Donica, 2-for-2 with three runs and Holden Grounds, 2-for-3 with a run.
Corsicana Blue All-Stars open West Regionals tonight
The Corsicana Blue Pony League All-Stars will open up the West Pony Region Tournament at 8:30 p.m. tonight against Denison in Rowlett. This is a confident 14-and-under team as I wrote about today.
This would be a huge grudge match if ex-Daily Sun sports writer Shawn Edwards was still here at the paper. Edwards hails from Denison.
Anyway, Holden Grounds is the likely starter tonight, which would set up Heath Donica to pitch Wednesday night, hopefully in a winner's bracket game against the Rowlett-Irving Blue winner also at 8:30 in Rowlett.
Check in later tonight for an update on how the Blue-All Stars did. Tonight's result will not make Wednesday's print edition.
This would be a huge grudge match if ex-Daily Sun sports writer Shawn Edwards was still here at the paper. Edwards hails from Denison.
Anyway, Holden Grounds is the likely starter tonight, which would set up Heath Donica to pitch Wednesday night, hopefully in a winner's bracket game against the Rowlett-Irving Blue winner also at 8:30 in Rowlett.
Check in later tonight for an update on how the Blue-All Stars did. Tonight's result will not make Wednesday's print edition.
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