It was a great evening of burning rubber, twisting metal, dollar hotdogs, and dollar beers at Houston Motorsports Park this past Saturday. Those onhand witnessed some excellent racing in a family-friendly environment.
Coming up out at HMS is
March 29th
TRUCKS DRIVE AMERICA “FREE NIGHT”
Free General Admission
ASA Pro Late Models, Pro Modifieds, Pro Stocks,
Allison Legacy Cars, Thunder Roadsters, Legends and Bandoleros
By Chris Doelle
Katy, Texas - The 2008 Southland Conference Basketball Tournament is in full swing out West at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. Whether you’re interested in great women’s basketball or men’s, the tournament which started yesterday for the women and today for the men is sure to please.
The winner of the brackets will get an automatic bid to the upcoming NCAA Tournament featuring the top 64 teams in the nation. As sports values go, the ticket ($10-12) is well worth it for all the great roundball action.
Nick Shaw (#12) and Houstonian (Cy Creek) Matt Kingsley (#44) defend against Houstonian (Cy Falls) Devin Gibson in Stephen F. Austin’s 71-60 victory over UTSA.
Photo - J. Ronald Oswalt. Newstreamz.com
Football in the Houston area was full of "ups" and "downs" this weekend. The highest "up" had to be the Rosenberg Lamar ConsolidatedMustangs winning the 4A Division I Championship 20-14 over Copperas Cove. Jacquizz Rodgers is the undisputed King of Rosenberg Football as he led the Mustangs to a title by rushing for 240 yrds and scoring all 3 TD’s. In addition Rodgers recorded 6 tackles, caused a fumble, recovered a fumble and blocked a kick. The Mustang defense also played a great game by holding Cove to 289 yards of total offense and stopping Copperas at the 2 yard line as they went for it on 4th and goal.
One of the "lows" came when the Dayton Broncos fell to the Austin Lake Travis Cavaliers 49-13. This looked like a wild one after the 1st quarter with Lake Travis leading 14-13 with over 270 yards of combined offense. The Cavalier defense then played as well as their offense holding Dayton to 68 total yards in the 2nd & 3rd quarters while Junior QB Garrett Gilbert (one of LSG’s top three in the state) passed for amazing numbers. At one point Gilbert had 23 straight completions and finished the night with over 480 passing yards. Click below to hear the show.
Another "low" for the Houston area came when the Galena Park North Shore Mustangs lost to the Converse Judson Rockets 28-7 at Rice Stadium. Turnovers were the name of the game. The Rockets converted all four Mustang turnovers into touchdowns enroute to the win. Click below to hear the show.
Another big "up" came when Lone Star Gridiron’s preseason #1 Katy Tigers (LSG was the ONLY one in the state to rank them #1) earned a spot this week to compete for their 5th State Championship due to their 66-21 victory over San Antonio Madison. The game was tied 14-14 midway through the 2nd quarter and then Katy broke it open and scored the games next 52 points. The Katy offense rolled up 477 yards of total offense. Katy will take on a tough Pfugerville Panthers squad in the title game at the Alamodome this weekend.
PLAYOFF TIME IN TEXAS BABY!!!
The Houston area had some great games this past weekend as teams fight to be the regional representative in the championships. These are the games I saw this weekend along with links to the audio created with my cohosts, Mike Wright and Ronald Oswalt of Lone Star Gridiron.
First off, Rice stadium was packed with more fans than attend a Rice game when the Katy Tigers took on the Strake Jesuit Crusaders. The fight was a lot closer than the 51-18 score suggests. The wheels fell of the Strake Jesuit wagon with 8 minutes left in the game. Click to hear coverage
Next up was a trip over the Robert Traylor Stadium to catch the La Marque Cougars versus the El Campo Ricebirds. La Marque, behind a big receiving day by Desmond Haynes (5 catches 157yds) wins over El Campo as EC was in the red zone 4 times and only came away with 6 points. Click to hear coverage
Our third game of the weekend was a thunderstorm - literally! The Mayde Creek Rams and the Cy Falls Eagles met up at Rhodes Stadium in Katy, Texas to decide who would move forward and the game was delayed at halftime for an hour and a half when lightning and rain halted play. Mayde Creek put up a valiant effort, but the passing game of Cy Falls (Kolby Gray had 6 TD passes with 4 of them going to Darius Bolden) was waaay too much as they ran away with it 50-7.
The fireworks in H-Town have just started though. Here are some of the key games this upcoming week:
Cy-Fair (7-4) vs. Lamar (10-1) )
Galena Park North Shore (11-0) vs. Pearland (10-1)
Port Neches Groves (8-3) vs. Lamar Consolidated (9-2)
Cy-Falls (9-2) vs. Stratford (8-3)
Beaumont WestBrook (10-1) vs. Fort Bend Clements (11-0)
#1 Katy (11-0) vs. Madison (7-4)
Dayton (8-3) vs. Texas City (10-1)
Waller (8-3) vs. Yates (10-0)
Lumberton (10-1) vs. La Marque (9-2)
West Orange Stark (10-1) vs. Giddings (11-0)
PLAYOFF TIME IN TEXAS BABY!!!
I will readily admit that I know very little about sports… especially baseball. So it should come as no surprise that I was a little more than clueless when I showed up for the game this afternoon and was handed a small pin announcing Jeff Bagwell’s retirement.
While I know zip about baseball, I can tell when something is up.
I noticed that more people that usual were wearing number five jersey’s and that everything around me (except for the hot dog I ate) had the number five stamped on it somewhere. There was also this photo montage and enormous sign that spelled out (using real baseballs) the number of hits Jeff Bagwell had made during his career.
Jeff’s two daughters threw the first pitch of the game, which was quite touching. I took a couple of extra photos during the game (including my scrumdeliescious hot dog) and posted them to the HouMetBlog Flickr page.
Picture originally uploaded by boregasmic
7′6″ Rockets center Yao Ming married long-time girlfriend, Ye Li, in Shanghai on Monday. Ye Li is 6′2″ and plays for the Chinese national team…geez, can you imagine how super-tall their babies will be?? More pictures of the wedding can be found at JustJared.
The Texas Copperheads wrap up their inaugural arena football season with a home game against the top-ranked Rio Grand Valley Dorados, Saturday, July 28 at 7PM. The Copperheads play their home games at the amazing Berry Center in Cypress (Northwest Houston.)
It has been a rough opening season as the expansion team has had trouble stringing together anything resembling a win streak, but that doesn’t stop them from putting on one heck of a great show. For the final game, Lone Star Gridiron and the Texas Copperheads are teaming up to give away FREE tickets to the first 25 to email lonestargridiron@gmail.com. Simply include your name as it appears on your identification and if you are one of the first 25, the tickets will be waiting at the Will Call window.
I have personally attended all of their home games and several road games as I do their podcast, and I can assure you there is no better sports value in town (even if you do have to pay for your own tickets.)
In addition to the free tickets from Lone Star Gridiron, season ticket holders will be able to exchange any unused ‘07 season tickets for a complimentary seat at the team’s final game of the 2007 campaign.
Originally uploaded by B&M Photography.
I’ve never been much into baseball but with my recent bouts of disinterest with the Rockets, I may be in the market for a new sport…
Craig Biggio secured career hits 2,998, 2,999 and 3,000 Thursday night at Minute Maid Park. And for good measure he also knocked hits 3,001 and 3,002 including an 11th inning single that started a rally that saw the Astros win the game 8-5 after Carlos Lee slammed a walk-off grand slam - with Biggio at third - to cap a magical night at the Juice Box.
Read entire article here.
The Jeff Van Gundy era of the Houston Rockets has come to an end. The first round loss to the Utah Jazz, despite an early lead in the series, appeared to be the final straw. Van Gundy was offered another job (consulting) with the team, but reportedly turned that down.
The one thing that seemed to be missing during his tenure as head coach was the “clutch” that made Clutch City famous - a 44-44 (7-12 with Rockets) postseason record just doesn’t get the job done. Despite having some excellent players at his disposal over the past few years, they just never seemed to put it all together under Van Gundy. Critics have pointed to his work ethic in practice causing more problems than they addressed, as injuries were seemingly a larger part of his teams that any of the previous Rockets’ regimes.
The only name being mentioned as the next coach for the franchise is former San Diego Rockets player and current Portland Trailblazers head coach, Rick Adelman.
What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with football and flowers? What mom wouldn’t be absolutely thrilled to see gridiron monsters slamming into the walls in what has been called the “50 yard indoor war?” We are talking about Arena Football!
This Sunday at 3 PM the Texas Copperheads franchise of the Arena Football League’s af2 division will be playing host to the 0-5 Laredo Lobos at the gorgeous Berry Center in Northwest Houston. As a bargaining chip to entice Mom out on her special day, the team is offering FREE admission to all mothers, plus FREE flowers to the first 300.
If you have never been to one of these games, let me say that it is the absolute best professional sports value available. Not only are you up-close and personal with the players on the field, but you even get to go out on the field after every game to meet the players and coaches. You can take pictures, get autographs, and just hang out with the team. Plus, any footballs that land in the stands during the game (and there are a LOT of them) are your’s to keep. You may have to out-scramble the kids to grab it, but it makes one heck of a great souvenir.
Be prepared to clear a few dates on your calendar this summer because after your first arena game, you will definitely be back for more. When you come out, look for me and say “Hi.” I’ll be the one at midfield at the top of the first level wearing a headset and cheering myself hoarse for the Copperheads.
