John Hornberg, the "White Witch"
Thursday afternoon, I sat on the ground inside a softball dugout speaking with a few girls from the Industrial softball team. The Cobras have a big playoff series against Hallettsville this weekend and I wanted to find out what makes the District 26-2A champions tick. They appear to be a ...
The unwritten and unsaid words in sports journalism
Every morning after a high school football game I would open up my hometown newspaper to see what they wrote about us. Through the preseason jamboree and two regular season contests we allowed just six points, so the reports were mostly positive. I was the placekicker, so I knew better ...
What do you want to ask Roland Gonzalez?
Victoria East prepares for its third football season next week. A new coach means a new philosophy when it comes to spring practice. Roland Gonzalez was hired away from Houston Cypress Springs in mid-January. At that meeting he expressed an interest in holding spring practice, something his predecessor Mickey Finely ...
Speaking of Spanish
A few people have commented on our April 11 story recapping Victoria East’s loss to Pharr Valley View in the soccer playoffs. The topic at hand was the English-speaking capability of Valley View head coach Damian Magallan, because he was quoted through an interpreter. Let’s first throw out the facts: ...
Titans soccer travels to San Antonio for sectional round
San Antonio Harlandale will host Victoria East Thursday night in a Class 4A sectional playoff game. The Indians defeated Alice 6-1 Tuesday night to set up the contest with the District 59-4A champion Titans. Kickoff will be at Harlandale High School at 7 p.m. The Indians (21-3-2) have won 14 ...
Hope Springs Eternal
This spring was the first time in years I never bothered to make a Grapefruit League game. Then again, 2012 is the first time I have ever lived outside of my native Florida. My relative homesickness aside, when the hoodies, jackets and sweaters are retired it’s a clear sign baseball ...
Cursing and its consequences
Let’s be honest, if any of us cursed at a child while working chances are we would be looking for new employment within 24 hours — if not sooner. Then again, if we are honest, most of us are not silly enough to be caught using such coarse language. And ...
The case of the missing vuvuzela
Victoria West was so desperate to find the tying goal that someone encouraged the goalkeeper to get forward on the Warriors final assault on goal. The seconds were ticking away, and the Victoria East fans were all too happy to make that point to the Warriors players during Tuesday’s soccer ...
Further proof sex sells and soccer doesn’t
A month ago a funny little story started making the rounds on soccer websites and sports pages that shamelessly sought eyeballs. Ghanaian soccer player Kevin Prince-Boateng’s girlfriend told a magazine that the then-injured midfielder remains hurt because the two sleep with each other too frequently. The girlfriend, model Melissa Satta, ...
Calling out for football accountability
The first weekend after football season is usually a morbid one. It’s a week where women break out that honey-do list that has collected dust and many men longingly look toward the fall. My friends and I are not exceptions to this. The second weekend in February is when the ...
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