Aaron Hunt avoided getting tackled by his opponents but couldn’t get away from his teammates. “I was real happy,” said Hunt as his team celebrated a season-opening win in the Crossroads Youth Football League Pee-Wee Division. more >>
Six Victoria youths advanced to the sectional competition in the NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick competition after competing Friday in the local event hosted by the Victoria Parks and Recreation Department. Morgan Trevino won the girls 10- to 11-year-old division with a total distance of 104 feet, 9 inches, while Anyssa Hernandez claimed the girls 12-13 title with a 127-5. more >>
Victoria boxer Jesus Villarreal will be part of today’s HBO fight card in Houston. Villarreal, who fights out of Garcia’s Boxing Club, will take on Rocky Moreno of Houston in a four-round bout as an undercard to the HBO show at the Toyota Center in Houston. Villarreal’s fight however, will not be shown on HBO. more >>
BASKETBALL Goliad boys: Looking for one varsity team for their varsity tournament on Dec. 18-20. Four game guarantee. E-mail Coach Kelley at djkelley@goliadisd.org. more >>
Mark Kennon and Joe Flores Jr. shot a final round 64 to win the championship flight of the Labor Day Invitational at Riverside Golf Course on Sunday. Kennon and Flores finished the three round tournament with a 191, while Denovan Dekowski and Steve Franz shot a 195. Franz and Dekowski finished with a 68 on Sunday. more >>
A three-way tie atop the championship flight sets up a strong final round today at the Labor Day Invitational at Riverside Golf Course. The teams of Doug Wilson and Jeff Massey, Joe Flores and Mark Kennon, and Denovan Dekowski and Steve Franz have finished the first two round at 127 entering today. more >>
EDNA – The atmosphere at Texana Raceway Park was a little different on Saturday as the American Sprint Car Series prepared to hit the dirt track. Nothing against the regulars, but the ASCS brought a row of cars not normally witnessed at the Edna track for the Labor Day Weekend of Speed. more >>
Jorey Schroeder has a tough time defining confidence but has no problem showing it. That will help this week as the St. Joseph senior is competing in Wales at the 2008 World Field Archery Championships. more >>
Labor Day Tournament Following are Saturday’s first-round results and today’s pairings for the annual Labor Day golf tournament at Riverside golf Course. more >>
All six teams in the championship flight are in contention after the first round of the annual Labor Day Invitational at Riverside Golf Course. The six twosomes are within five shots of each other with Donovan Dekowski and Steve Franz grabbing the early lead with a 61. Doug Wilson and Jeff Massey are a stroke back at 62. more >>
The Lady Texans won the Southern National 14 and Under championship this summer in Gulfport, Miss. Picture are head coach Fernando Sanchez, Bernard Snyder, John Reyes. Team members, middle row, Alyssa Reyes, Darian Sanchez, Marissa Snyder, Sevanah Campos-Reyes, Ali Strong, Kaylee Krawietz, Brooklyn Clark. Front row: Paige Terrell, Aileen Lundquist, Allena Cannady. Team members were from Victoria, Port Lavaca, Seadrift and Kenedy. more >>
Royce Gregory has been named the new director of baseball operations at the Shiner Starplex. Gregory’s baseball experience as a coach and player spans 53 years. He has worked as the high school, college, minor league and amateur league levels, and has been a scot for three major league teams. more >>
FORT WORTH – Victoria’s Casey Morris rode Wilds My Thing to the championship title of the John Deere Division of the 2008 National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular. Morris accumulated 219 points to win the division title at the event held earlier this month. more >>
BACK-TO-SCHOOL LATE SKATE AT SKATEWORLD: Friday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., open to anyone. For information, call Raymond Garza Jr. at 361-578-9725 or Gary Moses at 361-573-2853. VISUALLY HANDICAPPED AND MENTALLY CHALLENGED BOWLING LEAGUE: Saturday’s starting Sept. 6 at 9:30 a.m. at Century Lanes. For information, call Ken Ballard at 361-574-8502 or Gary Moses at 361-573-2853. more >>
Athletes at Patti Welder Middle School will need to hand in their athletic forms Monday and Tuesday from 4:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the school’s gymnasium. Eighth-grade athletes will need to hand in their forms on Monday while seventh-grade athletes must return their forms on Tuesday. more >>
Covey Morrow did his best this summer to make up for lost time. Morrow got to pitch for the first time since last summer and helped lead Kyle Chapman of Houston to the P.O.N.Y. Palomino (ages 17-19) World Series baseball championship in San Jose, Calif. more >>
Mike Osterson slammed the pins for two tremendous games to garner the high weekly score among local league bowlers. Osterson had his strike ball working during Rolling Thunder League play when he rolled two great games of 278 and 244 to close out a 738 series. more >>
