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Regional Final High School Playoff Games This Week FORT BEND MARSHALL (12-1) over PORT NECHES-GROVES (11-2) 7 p.m. Friday at Galena Park ISD Stadium. SILSBEE (13-0) over CUERO... — Updated 11/29/2022

Besides getting stuffed with turkey last week, we also had to tolerate some “major moves” in the world of football as college and the National Football League made changes eit... — Updated 11/29/2022

As the Dallas Cowboys surge and the NFC East Division-leading Philadelphia Eagles win by the skin of their teeth, it appears that a Christmas Eve showdown between the two teams at... — Updated 11/22/2022

Regional Semifinal High School Playoff Games This Week Area Playoff Games of Interest to Southeast Texas—Silsbee (12-0) over Madisonville (8-4), Cuero (11-1) over H... — Updated 11/22/2022

High School Playoff Games This Weekend ORANGEFIELD (9-2) over CAMERON YOE (8-3)—7 p.m. Friday at Freedom Field in Alvin--This looks like a pretty-even match-up. I don’t know muc... — Updated 11/15/2022

A few of the playoff-bound teams hit a mental stumbling block in last weekend's games while others are showing signs of dramatic improvement during the first half of the 2022... — Updated 11/15/2022

High School Bi-District Playoff Games This Week BELLVILLE (10-0) over WEST ORANGE-STARK (5-5)—7:30 p.m. Friday at Splendora—In a normal year these won-loss records would be reversed... — Updated 11/8/2022

I have to apologize to the Philadelphia Phillies team for picking the Houston Astros to win the 2022 World Series in four games. I was unaware Houston could blow a 5-0 lead in Game... — Updated 11/8/2022

Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over HARDIN-JEFFERSON—It’s always good when you start district play with the area’s strongest team and end it with the district’s weakest team,... — Updated 11/1/2022

The first two games of the 2022 World Series went the opposite way of what was supposed to happen in a two-game series. Ordinarily, it is the visiting team that hopes to leave town... — Updated 11/1/2022

Yordan Alvarez carried the Houston Astros on his back for the three-game sweep over the pesky Seattle Mariners in the ALDS last week. Or did he??? No one will deny that the two mamm... — Updated 10/18/2022

Games This Weekend JASPER over WEST ORANGE-STARK—The Bulldogs have an unblemished record in District 9-4A while the Mustangs are struggling just to have a possible shot at the s... — Updated 10/18/2022

Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over BRIDGE CITY—Hopefully this game won’t be a battle for the District 9-4A cellar, but at this time in the season in previous decades, the... — Updated 10/11/2022

The answer to the question of how the five days off affected the No. 1-seeded Houston Astros was learned last night. It shouldn’t have made much difference to the pitching staff, w... — Updated 10/11/2022

Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over HAMSHIRE-FANNETT—The Mustangs finally got that first district victory with hopefully many more to come. This very well could be the s... — Updated 10/4/2022

The grueling 162-game major league baseball season ends today with six teams having only one day off before swinging into the very important Wild Card Playoffs on Friday in a... — Updated 10/4/2022

Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over LIBERTY—I don’t EVER remember the Mustangs losing four games in a row and I’ve been following them since Day One back in 1977. It’s also be... — Updated 9/27/2022

It doesn't matter whether it's high school, college or pro football, basic long-range trends can be observed after the first three games of the season. High school and college teams... — Updated 9/27/2022

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 S... — 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 very... — Updated 9/6/2022

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 cho... — Updated 8/30/2022