Mark Garretson is fed up with the ear-piercing horns of trains winding their way through Victoria. “They get louder every year,” he said. “Some of them just sit on it.” more >>
HOUSTON – Family and friends remember her as the smiling grandmother. Family members carried her portrait in front of her casket as Cham Tran, 90, and her daughter Catherine Tran, 59, entered Our Lady of Lourdes Church, or Giao Xu Duc Me Lo Duc, in Houston on Saturday for the last time. The choir sang loudly to welcome back the once church members who lived in Port Lavaca. It would be the pair’s final Mass within the church’s white walls. more >>
VANDERBILT – Ryan Richter has his Thursday dinner plans set for the rest of the football season. He also knows who his date will be for those meals. Richter, a senior linebacker and running back for the Industrial Cobras, and his teammates are starting a new tradition of meeting to eat together before every game this season. He believes having team meals the day before games will strengthen the bond and could translate into more wins for the program. more >>
Three-a-days didn’t sneak up on any of the St. Joseph Flyers football players. “I’ve been working on 7-on-7 all summer so I was in shape coming in,” said senior cornerback Spencer Starkey. “It was important for all of us to come into today in peak condition. It seems like we were all ready.” more >>