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This has been a weird season for the Houston Astros as far as personal and team statistics are concerned. The Astros are near the bottom of the major leagues as far as their team... — Updated 9/20/2022

Games This Weekend SILSBEE over WEST ORANGE-STARK—The defense that spurred the Mustangs on to win 18 straight district championships and has been one of the top models in the... — Updated 9/20/2022

Games This Weekend NEWTON over WEST ORANGE-STARK-We may be witnessing the end of a long, wonderful era that happens whenever the administration gets involved with the athletic... — Updated 9/13/2022

There was plenty of excitement in area college football games and even the two NFL franchises in Texas, but in the end of those games no football fans left their respective... — Updated 9/13/2022

While driving home from the grocery store in the rain Sunday after the handicapped and elderly customers like myself had to march back from the store into the parking lot in the... — Updated 9/6/2022

Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over PORT NECHES-GROVES—The Mustangs had a real “gut check” last week against the LCM Bears with many of their fans believing they were... — Updated 9/6/2022

It's been a long time since the Los Angeles Rams won the Super Bowl, but tomorrow marks the start of "real games" in the National Football League. Nine teams will be starting new... — Updated 8/30/2022

Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE—Both the Mustangs and the Battlin’ Bears are coming off impressive opening season wins last week and are... — Updated 8/30/2022

I’ve been following high school football for a newspaper since my days of wearing a crew cut at McNeese State in Lake Charles. And that’s a LONG time ago. But the start of anoth... — Updated 8/23/2022

Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over NEDERLAND—I missed this pick last year when I didn’t figure in the monsoon that canceled the game in the second half with the Mustangs... — Updated 8/23/2022

This is the time of the year that I dislike the most. First of all, the middle of August has always been referred to as “The Dog Days of Summer.” But more importantly, this is... — Updated 8/16/2022

The Houston Astros and New York Yankees have had the best win-loss percentage in major league baseball since April, especially in the American League, where they both made trades... — Updated 8/9/2022

The month of August has sneaked in amid a nationwide heat wave which will test all football players from the high school level, colleges and the National Football League to work... — Updated 8/2/2022

The Houston Astros appear to be a lead-pipe cinch to make the post-season playoffs and win the American League West Division championship with their 13-game lead in the standings... — Updated 7/26/2022

One thing National Football League players may or may not be aware of is the fact the team has a huge investment in every player and sees to it that they do everything above board.... — Updated 7/19/2022

The idea of football teams leaving the conference they have played football in for decades to join the two main "super-conferences" like the Southeastern Conference or the Big Ten... — Updated 7/12/2022

I really don't like writing about the same subject two columns in a row, but the Houston Astros left me no choice because of a couple of records they set in the last two weeks and t... — Updated 7/5/2022

When two great major league baseball teams face each other, one leading the majors in pitching and the other MLB's best hitting outfit, I always pick the team with the best... — Updated 6/28/2022

When I was playing college baseball for McNeese State back in the early 1960's, after the season ended and final exams were over, I would head home to Schenectady, New York and... — Updated 6/14/2022

The Houston Astros have been to three World Series in the last five years, mainly because they had the right players for the job on their rosters. During the entire 2021 season they... — Updated 6/7/2022

Anybody that thinks pitching isn’t 75 per cent of the game of baseball, needs to re-think their position on the subject—or take a gander at the American League West Division... — Updated 5/31/2022

Rabid college football fans in the Lone Star State and Alabama are already looking forward to October 8 when Alabama hosts Texas A&M in a Southeastern Conference grudge match at... — Updated 5/24/2022

I’m not talking about major league baseball, NFL football, the NBA or NHL playoffs, but there are two events coming up this week that are very significant in their respective... — Updated 5/17/2022

Before Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, the sport of horse racing was virtually on oxygen getting ready to perhaps sing its Swan Song. The sport was under intense scrutiny after the... — Updated 5/10/2022

More than half of the 30 major league baseball teams would be very happy with a .524 winning percentage for the month of April, but not our Houston Astros who finished the... — Updated 5/3/2022