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Man accused of murder in death at Heights home By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com
A man has been arrested and charged with murder after allegedly beating another man to death with a brick last week at a home in the Heights, according to Harris County court records. The victim, Erasto Ven-
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DeMya Walker-Wheatfall is a mom, a coach and a former WNBA All-Star and champion. St. Pius X High School’s girls basketball coach said her daughter, Zachara Perkins, has the potential to go even further in the sport and wants the public to recognize Perkins for her exploits. Perkins has been the engine for the Lady Panthers for much of the last two seasons and is following up an all-state season last year with an even better campaign this season. The 6-foot-3 Perkins is averaging 23.7 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.9 blocked shots per game for SPX. She is also tied for the national lead in double-doubles this season with 26 of them, according to MaxPreps.com. “(Zachara) has earned it, and I want to scream that from the mountaintops,” her mom said. “… There are so many ways she will separate herself from me that she earns because she works for it. Not everybody gives her full credit for what she has accomplished, which is unfair to her.” Perkins echoed her mother in wanting to make her own name on her own merits. “Yes, my mom helped me – because your mom is always supposed to help you wherever you’re trying to go,” she said. “But I’m getting where I am from what I know and what I’ve learned from her.” Perkins’ path to athletic stardom did not begin on the court, but rather in the pool. Walker- Wheatfall said her daughter was a swimmer in the early years of her life and envisioned a future in which she was an Olympian. But Perkins made an about face around 5th grade – and has taken off since starting playing AAU basketball around age 11. The now 15-year-old sophomore was a first-team TAPPS All-State selection last year after a freshman season in which she averaged 19 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.1 blocks for the Lady Panthers. And she has elevated her game to another level this season despite being consistently doubleand triple-teamed by opposing de-
where they found Ventura lying on the floor at the residence. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to HPD. Police say an investigation identified Quintanilla-Duran as a suspect in the death, and he was arrested and charged Monday. Follow Adam Zuvanich on Twitter @AZuvanich
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Contributed photo Zachara Perkins, a 6-foot-3 sophomore for St. Pius X High School, dribbles the basketball up the court during a game.
Contributed photo St. Pius X High School basketball coach DeMya Walker-Wheatfall roams the sideline during a game. The former WNBA all-star is the mother of sophomore standout Zachara Perkins.
A large-scale effort to provide housing for the homeless population in Houston and Harris County is set to receive a massive influx of funding. Officials from the City of Houston, Harris County and the nonprofit Coalition for the Homeless on Jan. 26 announced a combined pledge of $100 million that will be used for the second phase of the Community COVID Housing Program (CCHP). The program is a housingfocused reTurner sponse to the pandemic for people experiencing homelessness, offering them housing and supportive services while attempting to decommission homeless enHidalgo campments around the region. The city and county each intends to invest $35 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in Phase 2 of the project, according to a news release from the Coalition for the Homeless. The city has also secured an additional $26 million from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), the release said, while the Coalition will raise additional funding from private philanthropy. “By pulling together in the same direction, Harris County and Houston are showing the rest of America how to get within striking distance of solving an intractable issue like homelessness,” Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said. As part of the program, the city, county and Coalition for the Homeless have partnered to decommission numerous homeless encampments throughout the region in an effort to reduce homelessness and its strain on government services. The process involves offering housing to people living in encampments, cleaning up the sites and clearing them of structures and personal belongings. Among the encampments that have been decommissioned since the proSee Funding P. 4A
More changes made to plan for 11th Street Bikeway By Adam Zuvanich
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Salvador, according to court documents, which show he has been living in the Washington Avenue area. He remained in jail as of Tuesday morning on a $200,000 bond, according to court records. The Houston Police Department said its officers were called to the home at 725 Allston St. shortly before 2 p.m. last Tuesday, Jan. 25,
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tura, 65, died of blunt force trauma to the head, according to the Harris County medical examiner, which determined the death to be a homicide. Court records show that Franklin Quintanilla-Duran, 31, has been charged with murder in connection to Ventura’s death. Quintanilla is a foreign national from El
File photo by Adam Zuvanich A woman pushes a stroller across 11th Street at its intersection with Nicholson Street in the Heights.
The plan for the 11th Street Bikeway has undergone multiple iterations since it first was unveiled to Heights-area residents nearly three years ago. More changes have been made to the design for the transformative transportation project since the last community engagement meeting in November, after which more than 100 impacted residents provided feedback to the City of Houston, according to project coleader Lauren Grove, a senior staff analyst for Houston Public Works.
A detailed update will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, during a virtual meeting of the Houston Heights Association’s Land Use Committee, with the meeting link available at https://www.letstalkhouston.org/11th-street-bikeway. Among the most significant changes to the plan, according to Grove, was eliminating the idea for a continuous concrete median on 11th between North Shepherd Drive and Yale Street to the east, and scrapping the plan to allow left turns at only two intersections along that stretch. Grove said the design now calls for allowing left turns at roughly half of the inter-
sections between Shepherd and Yale, and placing concrete medians at selected spots where traffic data shows that crash rates are highest. Grove said the changes are in response to concerns expressed by community members about limited direct access to their homes as well as the potential for increased cutthrough traffic on some streets. “We heard a lot, and we heard it loud and clear,” Grove said. “So the (Planning & Development Department) and public works decided to go back and take a look at traffic data and crash data to see how we might redesign that section.” See Bikeway P. 4A
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t took nearly a century, but Kenneth Thompson finally became world famous. The 95-year-old Shady Acres resident and World War II veteran has had his name and image all over the internet in recent weeks, having been a focal point of news stories posted to the websites of People, Newsweek and The Guardian, which is based in Great Britain. According to his daughter, Shepherd Forest resident Delinda Holland, Thompson also has been contacted by the U.S. Department of Justice, and former Georgia state legislator and voting rights activist Stacey Abrams has talked about Thompson. Thompson became an especially hot commodity, Holland said, after Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke tweeted about him on Jan. 27. O’Rourke shared a story aired by Houston television station KPRC that highlighted the difficulties Thompson was having in requesting a mail-in ballot for the March 1 primary election. “I didn’t have no idea it would be all over,” Thompson told me earlier this week. “I’m going to have to get out there on the corner and start selling autographs.” All Thompson really wants to sign is his absentee ballot, something he had done for years without much difficulty or fanfare. But this year, in the wake of new voting laws passed by the Texas Legislature, with the stated intention of protecting the integrity of elections, Thompson and his daughter found a flaw in the system that could prevent thousands of senior citizens like him from casting
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ballots by mail and ultimately discourage them from voting at all. To be eligible to vote by mail in Texas, a voter must be age 65 or older, sick or disabled, out of the country on Election Day and during early voting, expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day, or confined to jail but otherwise eligible. And under the new law, Senate Bill 1, applicants for mail-in ballots must provide a driver’s license number, state-issued identification number or the last four digits of their social security number that matches what is on their existing voter record. Holland said her father’s first two mail-ballot applications were rejected by Harris County Elections, even though each application contained one of the required ID numbers, because none of those numbers was included on his voter record. That’s because Thompson, who registered to vote in the 1940s at age 21, said providing those numbers was not part of the registration process at the time. After consulting with the county elections office and the Texas Secretary of State’s office, which oversees elections in the state, Holland said
she was told her dad would need to mail in a new voter registration form that included one of the required ID numbers, so it could be added to his voter record. He did that, and then re-submitted his application for a ballot by mail, but was still waiting to receive one as of late Tuesday afternoon. Leah Shah, a spokesperson for the county elections office, confirmed that the required ID numbers have been included in Thompson’s voter record since Jan. 24. She said she could not comment on the status of any of his mail-in ballot applications. “(On Monday) they said they had received it, the information was added to his voter registration and he will be mailed a ballot by mail,” Holland said, citing a conversation she had with a county elections official. “Until we get that mail-in ballot … we won’t know for sure.” Of greater concern to Holland and Thompson – who pledges to vote in person if he cannot by mail – is how navigating the requirements of the new elections law will impact other voters who are eligible to submit absentee ballots and might need that option in order to vote. Holland said she is especially worried about senior citizens who live in nursing homes, have physical disabilities that prevent them from going to a polling place or do not have an advocate, much like she has been for her father. Shah said Tuesday she did not know how many Harris County voters do not have either of the required ID numbers on their record, but that a total of 600 mail-in ballot applicants had been rejected because
The ballot is not in the mail THE MAIL BOX – It hasn’t come yet and may never. Oh, Lynn it was promised. “A better way to protect our most sacred Ashby right,” they told me. “This will prevent fraud and corruption.” Columnist I’m referring to my ballot application. As we all know, Texas is leading the other 49 states in protecting us from stuffing the ballot boxes, dead man voting and, of course, voting for rial number. Then it asks for Democrats. Even before the my VUID. Quick now, what’s transparent voting prevention your VUID? Indeed, what is a laws were passed in the last VUID? I had to shuffle through session of the Texas Legisla- my desk past the 2001 Playboy ture, a study compiled by politi- calendar, angry letters from the cal scientists determined it was bank – something about being harder to vote in Texas than in overdrawn and underfunded – and a forgotten ham sandwich, any other state. On Election Day in 2020 to find my Voter Registration there were 29.8 million Texans. Certificate. In small print it listed my10Of these, 21.6 million were of voting age, and almost 17 mil- diget secret password. What lion were registered voters, voting precinct do you reside or 78 percent. But millions of in? I had no idea but I had to these eligible voters stayed get out my Voter Registration home, or couldn’t find their Certificate again (and toss the county’s single ballot box. Only ham sandwich) to find it. Then a little more than half (52.39 I needed to give my driver’s lipercent) of those who were of cense number or the last four voting age actually cast a bal- digits of my Social Security lot. Texas’s voter turnout has al- ID. Next question: “Annual Apways been dismal. In 2016, for plication.” Do we have to do example, Florida, which has 4 this every year? It seems once million fewer voting age people I registered I stayed registered. than Texas, 1-million more Flo- Incidentally, our secretary of state oversees Texas’ elections. ridians voted than Texans. Now, in light of these new That’s John Scott, who briefly laws passed, and gleefully represented Trump in a lawsuit signed into law by Gov. Greg challenging the 2020 election Abbott, voting in Texas is hard- results in Pennsylvania. All these new hoops a waner than ever. No more 24-hour voting, no drive-by ballot cast- nabe voter has to jump through ing and voting by mail is as hard causes me wonder: Is the Texas as the lawmakers could make it state government trying to this side of guessing how many make it as difficult as possible jelly beans were in a jar. That to vote? No, not the Legislature, actually happened. My wife Gov. Abbott and Lite Guv. Dan and I had been voting by mail Patrick. Next Box: “Why Are for years, and that was easy. (In You Applying to Vote by Mail?” the first election when I could There are five choices: Over 65, vote, my candidate lost CCXXI Have a Disability, Expected to give birth within three weeks, to CCVII). Like many other Texans, this Incarcerated or Outside the year I looked around for an ap- County. There should be space plication to vote in the party for comments and/or explanaprimaries. I heard about vote. tions: “I’m 165. My disability org. It sounded like a county, is that I’m a wounded veteran state or even national govern- from the Texas Revolution. I ment operation to get-out-the- expect to give birth because vote. So I went on-line, applied you closed my Planned Parentfor a ballot application, and hood branch. I’m incarcerated was sent a form asking for the for 40 years because I mistakusual info, plus my phone num- enly voted in the 25th hour of ber, sex and race. That seemed a 24-hour ballot drop-off. I’m odd. Anyway, I mailed this form outside the county because I to the Harris County Elections visited Matamoros and can’t Administration. Long story get through the Texas National short. Vote.org is a company Guard minefields.” Perhaps I out of Oakland, Calif. which could comment: “I would like then proceeded to ask for a do- to vote by mail because I don’t want to stand in line in the rain nation. As former Texas lieutenant between people coughing and governor Bill Hobby (oh, for sneezing who wear a MAGA the days when he held that of- cap or a buffalo headdress with fice), this vote.org didn’t pass horns.” If all of this gobbledygook the smell test. So my wife, bless her, called the Texas League sounds confusing, it is – to of Women Voters, one of my thousands of Texans and even favorite organizations even if voting officials. Whoever draftI can’t join, and she got a real- ed these rules must be the same live person on the phone. The people who ran our evacuation nice lady said she would email from Kabul. At last report, Harus application forms, which ar- ris County had received 4,061 rived shortly. Have you seen mail-in ballot applications, and this Application for a Mail-In each day between 15 to 35 perballot? OK, the first part is cent of them are being rejected the usual name, rank and se- -- a rate many times higher than
in previous years. Travis County officials rejected roughly half of the about 700 applications. A main reason for voter applications being rejected is because an applicant’s driver’s license or SSN doesn’t match the state’s number. Maybe they could check the number you wear on your orange overalls -- the one issued by the Texas Department of Corrections. Here’s my problem: I sent the county election office that questionable form from vote. org. Then, upon receiving a real application courtesy of the Texas League of Women Voters, I sent it in, too. That makes two applications. Voter fraud! Our trial-avoiding attorney general, Ken Paxton, who has already spent millions of our taxpayer dollars seeking non-existent fraudulent voters, will probably put my wanted picture on post office bulletin boards. Maybe Paxton and I will be cell mates. Ashby votes at ashby2@comcast.net
they either had no numbers on file or provided mismatched numbers on their applications. As of Dec. 20, about 100,000 registered voters in Texas were like Thompson in that they did not have a state-issued ID number or social security number on their voter record, according to Sam Taylor, a spokesperson for the Texas Secretary of State. He said he has not yet been able to determine when providing that information became part of the registration process. “This is a confusing process for voters as we’re seeing in this example,” Shah said. “The concern is, how many voters are willing or able to continue jumping over the hurdles? Or at what point do they say, ‘I don’t understand, this is too restrictive, I don’t have the time,’ and they stop trying and then not vote as a result?” The good news for voters like Thompson, who are eligible to vote by mail but have not had the required ID numbers on their voter record, is there is still time to rectify the matter and cast an absentee ballot in the upcoming primaries. Even though the voter registration deadline was Monday, Taylor said voters who already are registered still can update their record to include their driver’s license number, state-issued ID number or social security number – and then subsequently use those numbers to apply for a ballot by mail before the Feb. 18 application deadline. Such voters can fill out a voter registration form at votetexas.gov, print it out and mail it to their county registrar or elections office, and the
information can be updated in an online database as soon as it’s received, Taylor said. Shah said the form also is available on the voter registration page at harrisvotes.com. Additionally, Shah said registered Harris County voters can update the information on their record simply by writing or typing a request to do so on a piece of paper that includes their full name and signature. Such letters can be faxed to 713-368-2309 or photocopied and attached to an email addressed to voters@harrisvotes.com, she said. Taylor said Thompson and his daughter “did the exact right thing” in following up with the county elections office after each of his mail-in ballot applications was submitted, to inquire about whether it would be accepted, and ultimately submitting a new voter registration form with the required information. Holland said she wishes the need to do that, or some other mechanism to fulfill the requirements of the new law pertaining to mail-in ballots, would have been spelled out in the legislation or publicized by state and county elections officials. She had to figure it out for herself on behalf of her father, who has voted in every election since he turned 21 and considers doing so to be a civic duty. It’s a right Thompson fought to preserve while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, she said. And he’s still willing to fight for it, even at age 95. “As long as my daddy is breathing, he will be voting in this election, I can promise you,” Holland said. “It’s important to him.”
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Bee pollination garden set up at St. Rose an initiative started by the zoo. Saladino said fifth-grade students at St. Rose of LIma, along with students from St. Pius X, will be responsible for maintaining and monitoring the garden, with responsibilities including planting, watering, removing invasive plant species along with dead limbs or plants and recording the pollinator population. Saladino said the objectives of Pollinator Playground project are as follows: To increase the native
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Students at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Community and St. Pius X High School teamed up with the Houston Zoo to create a bee pollination garden Tuesday on the St. Rose of Lima campus, 3600 Brinkman St. in Garden Oaks. According to Jennifer Saladino at St. Rose of Lima, it was one of two Catholic schools in the Houston area to be selected to have a “Pollinator Playground,”
plant and pollinator population in the Houston area To educate the public about the importance of natural and native planting To promote a love of nature and God in the students and their families “By maintaining these gardens and the pollinators they will attract, students will observe the huge impact of the tiniest creatures on this Earth and what a huge impact they, as children, can also have on this Earth,” Saladino wrote in an email.
Funding, from P. 1A gram began in 2018 include local encampments underneath U.S. 290 between Loop 610 and Pinemont Drive. According to a news release from Coalition for the Homeless, the $100 million in funding will be able to help house an additional 7,000 people. That’s in addition to the 7,000 already
housed through the program since October 2020, according to the release. “In Phase 1, we not only met our goal, but we also beat it and did so in record time,” Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said. “We are not resting on our laurels. Together, we will do more, and we must keep the momentum going.”
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Contributed photo Students from St. Rose of Lima Catholic Community and St. Pius X High School collaborated with the Houston Zoo to create a bee pollination garden on Tuesday at the St. Rose of Lima campus in Garden Oaks.
Donovan Park reopens after one-week closure By Adam Zuvanich
Grove said Tuesday she wanted to wait until next week’s public engagement meeting before discussing more details about the new proposed design for the stretch of 11th between Shepherd and Yale. The entire project area covers a 1.5-mile stretch of 11th between Shepherd to the west and Michaux Street to the east, with related multimodal features also planned for Michaux between 11th to the north and Stude Park to the south. The goal of the 11th Street Bikeway, which is being funded by the city council-approved Houston Bike Plan, is to make the Heights thoroughfare more accessible for cyclists and pedestrians while making it safer for walkers, bike riders and drivers of cars and trucks. The plan also calls for adding protected bike lanes on both sides of 11th throughout the project area, along with reducing the number of vehicular lanes from two going in each direction to one in each direction, with a center, left-turn lane between
Heights Boulevard and Studewood Street. A pedestrian refuge island will be installed at the intersection of 11th and Nicholson Street – a particularly dangerous intersection where the Heights Hike-and-Bike Trail crosses 11th – and a similar pedestriancyclist crossing island is planned for the intersection of Michaux and White Oak Drive. Grove said another new feature of the project design is the potential for a pedestrian refuge island at the intersection of 11th and Norhill Street, near Hogg Middle School. She also said removing the continuous concrete median from the design, between Shepherd and Yale, has given the project team the opportunity to provide more of a physical barrier between the vehicular and bike lanes along that stretch. Instead of using a series of raised bumps called armadillos, Grove said the plan now calls for using concrete curb stops, similar to what are used in parking lots.
“Now that we won’t have that median in most places, that allows us to do more protections of the bikeway,” she said. “Now it really makes it a high-comfort bikeway. ... That little bit of space makes a big difference in that stretch.” The design phase of the project remains 60 percent complete, like it was in November. If the community supports the latest changes to the plan, Grove said the design could be 90 percent complete within a month or so, which would put the start of construction on track for this summer. But more community feedback could lead to more modifications of the plan, she said. “We’re just being careful and cautious,” Grove said, “because we really do want to make sure the community still knows that if we present this design and we hear some significant pieces of new information, there’s still room for it to change.”
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Donovan Park, the popular playground in the Heights, reopened last Sunday after being closed for nearly a week. The 25-year-old park, located at the northeast corner of Heights Boulevard and 7th Street, is owned and operated by the Houston Heights Association (HHA) and closed Jan. 24 for repairs as one of the cars on the wooden train
in front of the park was damaged. Emily Guyre, the executive director of the HHA, said the top portion of the train car had to be removed, because it was unstable and had become a hazard to children who play on it. “It was to a point where it was no longer fixable,” she said. “There’s a flat-bed car on the train now.” The 37,505-square foot park, which features swings
and wooden playground equipment, was closed from March 2020 until March 2021 to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. It reopened after nearly $9,000 in improvements and upgrades were made, such as laying new mulch throughout the playground, replacing the swings and the trash cans and improving the park’s drainage system by cleaning out its inlets.
Photo by Adam Zuvanich Abigail Taylor, left, and Elle Goldsmith play on the wooden train last year at Donovan Park.
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fenders. “It’s about continuously working out, working on my skills and making sure I stay consistent in everything that I do,” Perkins said of what has helped her improve this season. “It’s making sure I have every skill factor I need to make sure I stay versatile.” Side-by-side Perkins and WalkerWheatfall are taking the basketball journey together, both as mother/daughter and player/coach, and serve as each other’s sounding board and partner. That relationship, both said, has been vital to the success of both Perkins individually and to the Lady Panthers as a whole. SPX had a 17-10 overall record and 4-4 mark in TAPPS district competition entering play this week, thanks in large part to the play of its sophomore star. “From a mom’s side, I get to share it with her, and be there when I know she’s frustrated or not feeling her best. I get to pour in and pick her up. And it doesn’t hurt that she’s good,” Walker-
Wheatfall said. “Sometimes I fail at the line between mom and coach, but she is just different. She’s good at telling me when it’s mom/daughter time and when it’s player/ coach time.” Oftentimes, a parent is relegated to watching their child grow from the sidelines. But not this mother-daughter pairing. “She has a way of following in my footsteps, but still creating her own path,” Walker-Wheatfall said. “I think that’s what makes her special, and what makes this special.” Her own road Though she has inherited a lot of natural ability and knowledge from her mother, who was a 2005 WNBA AllStar and champion with the Sacramento Monarchs, Perkins is out to prove that her prowess is hers alone – not because of her bloodlines. Perkins has dreams of playing Division I college basketball as well as aspirations of playing professionally and potentially surpassing her mother’s accomplishments. And she wants people
to recognize her for her skills instead of her name. “I took a lot of the things she taught me, but there were also things she taught me that she didn’t use sometimes – things she saw from other players and brought it here,” Perkins said. “So there’s definitely that line between where she taught me what she knows and what she got from other people.” Walker-Wheatfall echoed her daughter. “Zachara is Zachara, and she’s running her own race,” she said. “There are a lot of similarities between our races, but hers is different – because she’s going to elevate it and go further than me.” Walker-Wheatfall said Perkins already is “light years” ahead of where she was at the same age. “I’ve always been an aggressive player, but skill-set wise, I developed that over time,” Walker-Wheatfall said. “Right now, she is maybe where I was my freshman year of college, which is crazy to me.” At the end of the day, Perkins has done more than
Contributed photo St. Pius X’s Zachara Perkins, left, is following the path of her mother, DeMya Walker-Wheatfall.
enough to make a name for herself on the stat sheet. All that’s left is for the rest of the Houston area to become familiar with her ability, which could come sooner rather than later if her current level
of play keeps up. And her biggest motivator is right there alongside her, helping her carve her own path one game at a time. “My mom is my biggest motivator, knowing that a lot
of people will say I only get this because of my mom or because she was at the higher level,” Perkins said. “I feel like one of my biggest motivators is people knowing that I did this for me.”
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Art Valet: Fresh Arts announces Carranza as new executive director Mitch Cohen Art Columnist
With Over a Decade of Experience at Fresh Arts, Angela Carranza Will Lead the Nonprofit and Continue its Mission of Serving Houston’s Vibrant Local Arts Community. Organizations are nothing without people and arts organizations especially, being very people centric, even more so. Fresh Arts, a 501(C)3 nonprofit corporation is marking its 20th anniversary this year. In this column, I have mentioned and written about Fresh Arts, their programming that helps artists through grants, education and workshops to the many fun art events that welcomes all. Beyond a quote, I don’t always mention the people that work at Fresh Arts. It is those people that are instrumental in fulfilling the nonprofit’s mission. In part the Fresh Arts’ mission is creating programs that help advance the careers of local artists by complementing their artistic practices through
carefully cultivated communities that facilitate shared resources, knowledge, experiences and audiences. It was announced in a press release that Fresh Arts very own Angela Carranza, effective February 1, is the new Executive Director of the organization. Outgoing Executive Director, Marci Dallas, called me just before the announcement and we certainly made Carranza’s ears itch. Good things, all. Dallas told me Carranza started as an intern in 2011, then called Spacetaker, and worked her way through every position. I believe I met Carranza when she started her internship too. “Even before I began working with Fresh Arts, I recognized the need for an organization like this,” said Carranza. “I had spent years living with self-doubt as an artist and generally unsure of where my career path would take me. Then nearly 11 years ago, I walked through the office doors for the first time and felt an immediate connection with the organization. I felt understood and accepted. Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to connect with hundreds of artists and feel embraced by the community that Fresh Arts works
Contributed photo Fresh Arts announces Angela Carranza as the new Executive Director.
to support.” “In 2022, Fresh Arts is celebrating its 20th anniversary,” Carranza continued. “This milestone is a time to reflect on Fresh Arts’ past impact while also dreaming about how the organization can continue championing Houston artists in the next 20 years. I look forward to leading Fresh Arts and continuing to serve Houston’s vibrant community of artists.” Fresh Arts’ outgoing Executive Director, Marci Dallas, has been with the organization since 2016. Dallas will oversee the executive director transition with Fresh Arts’ board of
Contributed photo Painted flowers can be found at First Saturday Arts market by Kerry Hastings Hogan.
directors to ensure a seamless transition. “I am so proud to have served as Executive Director for Fresh Arts. A core value of Fresh Arts is to never stop learning, listening and responding to the world around us,” said Dallas. “I have taken this value to heart as I embark on a Ph.D. program focused
on the impact of artist communities and cultural districts on cities. In my time at Fresh Arts, I have seen Angela’s dedication to those that we serve and her commitment to the organization. I have full confidence in her ability to lead the organization into the future. I look forward to continuing to work with Angela to ensure a
smooth executive transition while completing the projects that we have planned for Arts District Houston this year.” I’ve worked with both Carranza and Dallas with projects they initiated through Fresh Arts. Carranza has always been at the forefront of activity and has the vision to continue. Dallas has made a huge impact in the Houston arts community during her time as Executive Director. I’m excited that through her Ph.D. program, we’ll still see her in the arts community. For more information, visit www.fresharts.org. Fun side note, Saturday begins the eighteenth year for First Saturday Arts Market. The market was originally named Yale Street Arts & Flower Market after the nearby Yale St., and the nonexistent flower vendors I had hoped to have at the event. To be honest, I’m glad it worked out the way it did. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., at 540 W. 19th St. Cohen is an artist and founder of the First Saturday Arts Market and The Market at Sawyer Yards. Find him at ArtValet.com for additional highlights and artist’s stories.
Review: Brother’s Pizzeria serves up tasty, cheap New York-style slices Stefan Modrich
While pizza was once synonymous with delivery, there was a time in my life when after cross country practice or marching band rehearsal that my friends and I would walk several blocks for a pipinghot, large triangular slice that dwarfed the paper plates they were served on, as cheese oozed onto the red plastic trays we carried back to our booths. This was the mental image that came flooding back to me as I stepped inside the Garden Oaks Brother’s Pizzeria location, walked past several rows of tables and chairs and made
my way to the counter. When I placed my order — a Brother’s special slice and a spinach, garlic, and feta slice — my heart began to sink as I half-expected the employee behind the counter to grab two of the slices that had been sitting underneath the warming light. Once I saw someone get to work assembling them and tossed them in the oven, I breathed a sigh of relief. While the slices from Brother’s may not be as large as some of the gargantuan cuts you can get from some East Coast pizza parlors, they are still quite wide. The thin crust is generously proportioned, if not perfectly symmetrical in the way it provides about a two-inch barrier between the edge of the crunchy exterior and the beginning of the nexus between the sauce, cheese
Photo by Stefan Modrich The Brother’s special from Brother’s Pizzeria in Garden Oaks has pepperoni, mushroom, onion, black olive, hamburger meat, Canadian bacon, green pepper and extra cheese.
Nibbles & Sips: Casual bar and grill concept coming to Washington Avenue By Stefan Modrich
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Photo from Facebook Mico’s Hot Chicken, 1603 N. Durham Drive, will roll out a fleet of five food trucks starting in March.
Photo from Facebook Thai Spice,460 W. 19th Street, will be remodeled later this year and reopen as Zapvor by Thai Spice.
Heights Thai Spice preps for rebrand A local restaurant chain is making some significant changes to one of its longstanding area locations. Thai Spice owner Narong Ratanaarporn confirmed Tuesday in a phone interview with The Leader that the existing location at 460 W. 19th Street will be remodeled later this year. The restaurant filed permits with the City of Houston to renovate the 2,560 square foot space. Ratanaarporn said the new restaurant will be rebranded as Zapvor by Thai Spice, a “more authentic” version of the restaurant chain he and his wife have managed for decades. He added that a new website and logo would be unveiled in the coming weeks. “In the Thai (language), zapvor means ‘wow, delicious,’” he said. “When Thai people have the first taste of food in their mouth and it tastes good to them — spicy, strong, and to their liking — that’s called zapvor.” Ratanaarporn said Zapvor will be a new and upscale version of his existing restaurants that highlights traditional staples from across Thailand.
and toppings. Brother’s is beautifully simple and old-school, with humble furnishings, a chalkboard menu, and charmingly cheesy decor featuring the Statue of Liberty, the Manhattan skyline, and a bird’s eye view of taxicabs on a busy street. The spinach and garlic slice and crumbled feta made for a buttery, mouthwatering combination. And there’s so much going on with the Brother’s special and its array of toppings that it requires some extra time to stop and savor the pepperoni, mushroom, onion, black olive, hamburger meat, Canadian bacon and green pepper.scattered atop this perfectly crispy crust. While it’s difficult to capture exactly what more than 40 years of operating in Houston
has meant to those who have been coming to Brother’s Pizzeria regularly, perhaps the fact that a newcomer like me could walk in on any given night and feel right at home is a good indication of the quality people have come to expect here. Brother’s Pizzeria Address: 3820 N. Shepherd Drive Dining Options: Dine-in, takeout, delivery Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday Entree prices: $4-$23.50 Kid-friendly: Yes Senior discount: No Alcohol: Yes Healthy options: Veggie sub ($7) Star of the show: Brother’s special Rating: 5 out of 5 bites
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Local commissioner aiding Crime Stoppers efforts By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
A local county commissioner recently made an effort to help the efforts of one of Houston’s prominent crime-prevention entities. On Monday Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle donated $25,000 to the Crime Stoppers of Houston Safe Community Program while helping
launch a new Victim Service and Support Center in northern Harris County according to a news release from Cagle’s office. “We are beyond thankful for this funding from the office of Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle that will directly support educating citizens regarding crime prevention across the community,” Crime Stoppers CEO Rania
Propane tanks stolen from area business By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
Local authorities say they are searching for the suspects responsible for stealing propane tanks in the Heights earlier this week. The Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s office said officers responded to the 3000 block of Yale Street in the Heights just before 11 a.m. Monday in response to a theft at a local business. According to Precinct 1, the owner noticed the lock
cut on the propane cage and six industrial tanks of propane stolen just before 7 a.m. The owner told investigators that the propane tanks were last seen the previous night around 9 a.m. However, authorities said there is currently no suspect description available due to there being no security cameras in the area. Precinct 1 has referred the case to the Houston Police Department for a follow-up investigation, according to the department.
Man reported missing from Washington Avenue area By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com
A 35-year-old man last seen near Washington Avenue last week has been reported missing, according to the Houston Police Department. Daniel Deshawn Brown was last seen Jan. 25 near the 5000 block of Washington Avenue, according to police, who said he was wearing a green track suit at the time. Brown is described by HPD as Black or Hispanic and is 5-foot-10 and 220 pounds, with black hair, a dark complexion and tattoos.
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Equipment failure causes Timbergrove apartment fire By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
Fire authorities have determined that a heating unit was the origin point of a fire that occurred at a Timbergrove apartment complex late last month, according to the Houston Fire Department. Nobody was hurt in the incident, according to HFD, which caused an estimated $45,000 in damage to the apartment. Crews responded to the Oaks of Timbergrove at 1700
Anyone with information about Brown or his whereabouts is encouraged to call HPD at 713-884-3131 or 832394-1840.
Seaspray Ct. just before 3 a.m. on Jan. 22 to find smoke coming from one of the complex’s apartment units. HFD said crews found a small fire in the ceiling of a bathroom inside the apartment, which had extended to the wall voids of the apartment above it before being put out. HFD said the apartment’s tenant had reported issues with the heating unit in the bathroom prior to the fire, and investigators determined it to be the fire’s starting point.
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Local resident offers event planning services By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com
April Roberts needed a fun place to host a picnic and enough pumpkin pies to feed 200 people, and she had less than a month to make it happen. So she called on her friend, Sara Heald, an Oak Forest resident with a long history of planning and coordinating events. Heald had recently orchestrated a cocktail party at Roberts’ River Oaksarea home, where 10 women enjoyed small bites, custom cocktails and pistachio-flavored chocolates that were specially made for the event and the new Heald company Roberts was launching. The November picnic at George Ranch Historical Park in Richmond was on a much larger scale and tailored for clients of Roberts Wealth Management, the Sugar Land-based firm for which Roberts is the CEO. It ended up being a hit as well, with the clients and their families playing a lasso game, listening to entertaining stories from a man on a chuck wagon and eating catered barbecue and lots of pumpkin pie. “We kind of brought her in to save our event,” Roberts said of Heald. “She really came through with the venue and the pies. I think we would have failed miserably without her help.” Roberts was one of the first clients of Sara in the City, a custom event-planning company that Heald launched last fall from her home. The wife, mother of two and former board member for the Oak Forest Homeowners Associa-
Contributed photo Among the events planned by Oak Forest resident Sara Heald, who last fall started a company called Sara in the City, was a 2019 launch party on Richmond Avenue for a company that supports professional home contractors.
tion started her own business after working as an event coordinator for 17 years in Houston, Colorado and New Orleans, putting on events in those places as well as Europe and Australia. Heald, who said she coordinated the Earth Day Houston festival at Discovery Green for four years, specializes in gatherings for businesses and nonprofits along with social events
for adults. Within those parameters, she said she’s open to putting on just about any type of event, with the exception of weddings and children’s birthday parties. Custom event packages start at $750, Heald said, and she also offers consulting services at a rate of $85 per hour. She charges the same rate for operating an event that already has been
planned. “If it’s legal, I’ll do it,” she said. “I’ve been doing events for a really long time and would love to help neighbors.” Local resident Katie Scott, the president of a nonprofit called CarePartners, hired Heald to host a wine-tasting fundraiser in early NovemSee Heald P. 2B
Business Briefs: Local bars hosting annual Heights singing contest By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
It’s the time of the year for the annual Idol of the Heights competition, and preliminary rounds will take place each of the next three weekends at local bars in the Heights. The first preliminary was scheduled for 6-10 p.m. Friday at the Wakefield Crowbar (954 Wakefield Dr.), with subsequent preliminary rounds to be held at Neon Boots (11410 Hempstead Rd.) on Feb. 11 and McIntyre’s in the Heights (1230 W. 20th St.) on Feb. 18. Winners of the preliminaries will go to the semifinals at the New Magnolia Brewing Co., 1616 Bevis St., and the top six finalists will perform at the Heights Crawfish Festival on March 5 for prizes of $1,500,
$700 and $300. For more information about the competition and to register, interested participants can visit the Heights Chamber of Commerce’s event page at heightschamber.org/event/ idol-of-the-heights-preliminary-round-1-wakefield-crowbar/. Heights-based media studio launches new app IVOX Media, 512 E. 11th St. Suite 7004, has launched a new app that will serve as a new streaming network and home for independent films, according to a Jan. 20 news release. Coined IVOX+, the app will give subscribers access to watch independent movies, short films and original series, alongside thousands of movie classics and old-school TV shows, including several Hous-
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Death and real estate: What’s better, a life estate deed or a transfer on death deed? For The Leader The real estate someone owns is often one of the main reasons the probate process is required when someone passes away. Because the owner is no longer here to sign their name on a deed to sell the house, the court will have to authorize someone (usually the Executor in a Will) to sign on their behalf. With some advanced planning, however, there are ways to avoid this hassle for your family. The life estate, aka “Lady Bird deed,” and the Transfer on Death deed both allow a homeowner to designate to whom certain real estate should pass without requiring a Court to authorize that transfer. Below are some of the similarities and differences between the two. Both deeds are recognized by Texas law. The Lady Bird deed has been around a long time and is used to convey property to someone else while retaining a life estate in the property. Indeed, it first got its nickname when President Lyndon B. Johnson used it to transfer property to his wife, Lady Bird Johnson. Since then, a large body of Texas case law has developed around it. By contrast, the Transfer on Death Deed (TODD) did not come about until 2015, but it was created by statute. Although the TODD is newer, the law often regards statutes with more authority. Another difference is that, with the Lady Bird deed, the
“It’s here to showcase talent that’s not seen in the mainstream, and really support independent media,” IVOX director of photography Gracie Henley said in the release. Urban South hires new Houston general manager A local craft brewery is making a change at the top. Urban South Brewery announced Tuesday that it has named Anna Jensen as the new general manager of its Houston brewery and taproom at 1201 OIiver St., Suite 10 in Sawyer Yards. According to a news release from the New Orleans-based company, Jensen has 15 years of experience in the hospitality business and has spent the last eight years working in the craft beer industry. She had been Ur-
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owner is giving up part of their property interest when the deed is created. With a TODD, the owner is not conveying a present interest, but instead is designating a beneficiary upon their death. If the owner subsequently sells the property, it is as if the Transfer on Death Deed was never created. Who can sign for the deed may also tip the scales. A Lady Bird Deed can sometimes be executed by a legal guardian or the agent under a Power of Attorney, whereas a Transfer on Death Deed can only be executed by the property owner. It is worth noting that there is another option for designating to whom your real estate should pass. The revocable living trust is also
a great tool to avoid probate. But unlike the Lady Bird deed and the TODD which affect only a single piece of property, the revocable living trust can hold multiple pieces of real estate and other non-real estate assets too. With all these options in mind, what is better for you depends upon your circumstances and goals. In the end, whichever you choose will have the benefit of providing your family with clarity and direction. And having A plan is better than NO plan at all. The information in this column, which was sponsored by Solak Legal as part of The Leader Expert Series, is intended to provide a general understanding of the law and not legal advice. Readers with legal questions should consult attorneys for advice on their particular circumstances. Jennifer Solak provides legal advice for families and businesses and may be contacted at jennifer@solaklegal.com or-713588-5744.
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Making it safer to get health care in the new normal Memorial Hermann Health System For The Leader
Amid a global pandemic, signs of a “new normal” are everywhere: face masks, hand sanitizer stations, 6-foot markers, acrylic partitions—sights that would have looked totally out of place 6 months ago in any grocery store, shopping mall or restaurant. Even hospitals and medical facilities, where rigorous antiseptic procedures have always been part of the daily routine, are taking heightened precautions to avert the spread of COVID-19. To meet this unprecedented challenge, Memorial Hermann Health System has initiated dozens of changes and innovations to protect patients, staff, and the community. Helping to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 Safe Wait™ is the protocol used throughout the Memorial Hermann system that reinforces social distancing in waiting areas and other safety measures. Safe Wait also minimizes the time patients wait for individual exam rooms and staggers appointment
times. And anyone who enters a medical facility is screened and provided with a surgical mask. At Memorial Hermann Emergency Centers, clear plastic sneeze guards at triage stations separate medical personnel from incoming patients. The hospital system has also adopted a modified visitor policy that limits one adult visitor per patient, with a few exemptions, to help reduce disease transmission. Virus protection has even taken to the air. To safeguard trauma patients and staff, a Memorial Hermann Life Flight® helicopter designated for COVID-19 transport has been specially outfitted with the same high-level disinfectant process used in operating rooms to avoid contamination. The system combines sanitizing spray with UV light technology to render viruses incapable of reproducing. Changes at Your Doctor’s Office Memorial Hermann-affiliated medical practices also have implemented a set of Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) practice standards. All patients and visitors—in addition to employ-
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ees, employee contractors, vendors, and physician partners—are required to clear a health screening and wear the surgical mask provided upon entry while in the facility. All patients, physicians and staff members wear masks when they are within 6 feet of each other. Physicians and staff wear N95 masks and face shields during any procedure with a high risk of airborne transmission. Expanding Care Delivery
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Heald, from P. 1B ber at The Heights Villa, an event venue at 3600 Michaux St. Pop-A-Cork was the organization’s first in-person fundraiser since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Scott said she has enlisted Heald again to put on a Kentucky Derby party in May. “We were thrilled with Sara’s work,” Scott said of the winetasting event. “She navigated the event beautifully, coordinating all aspects of the event from securing auction items to the run of the show. I can say without a doubt, our event would not have been nearly as successful if she hadn’t been involved.” Heald, a native of Louisiana, said she initially set out to be an attorney. But while attending college she worked at Emeril’s, the flagship New Orleans restaurant of celebrity
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cians, access health records, view lab and imaging results, send and receive secure messages with your healthcare team and more—all via computer, tablet, or smartphone. Doing Your Part to Stop COVID-19 Memorial Hermann encourages all eligible people to get the COVID-19 vaccines and booster. Memorial Hermann offers free COVID-19 vaccination walk-in clinics to community members across Greater Houston. Additionally, we encourage everyone to maintain social distancing, wear masks in public (age 2+), perform frequent handwashing and stay home when you are sick. As the pandemic continues, one of the biggest lessons being learned is that making an effort to stay healthy is one of the most important things you can do for yourself and your family. At Memorial Hermann, we are committed to ensuring the safety of the community we serve, as well as those on the front lines of health care.
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A GIFT FOR YOUR chef Emeril Lagasse, which inspired her to embark on a career in the hospitality industry. She said she next landed a job with a New Orleans event firm, planning a parade down Bourbon Street and boat rides on the Mississippi River, which further cemented her career choice. “I guess I just want to be the life of the party,” Heald said. Early in her career she learned a lesson about confirming plans and paying close attention to details, when she took a small bus full of people to the wrong location for a swamp tour in the “middle of nowhere in Louisiana,” Heald said. She also has put on some unique events and granted unusual requests, such as helping the CEO of a financial services company give a speech from 30 feet up in the air while
standing in a hot air balloon that was tethered in front of the Rocky Mountains. Heald said she has orchestrated rodeo-style, team-building events at dude ranches and once put on a World War II-themed party for a pharmaceutical company that was held in an old airplane hangar outside of Orlando, Florida. There also was a “turn-ofthe-century, opulent red light district event, complete with a drag queen singing on a piano in the French Quarter.” “It was really cool that they let us do that,” she added. Roberts said Heald is easy to work with and understands the needs and hectic schedule of a small business owner, describing her as accommodating, creative, prepared and resourceful. Heald also is collabora-
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Oaks Dads Club cook off fundraiser fosters tradition of service By Stefan Modrich smodrich@mcelvypartners.com
Since 1954, the Oaks Dads Club has played a key role in securing and maintaining facilities for youth sports leagues and helping foster a sense of community for members and their families. Its annual barbecue cook off and cornhole tournament returned last Friday and Saturday after a year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The cook off featured competitions across several categories, including brisket, chicken, chili, ribs, drinks and chef’s choice and kid’s choice awards. The Oak Forest Outlaws, led by Jimmie Ware, were voted the overall winner for the cook off. Danielle Soria-Orozco, president of the ODC board, said the $13,000 in proceeds from last weekend’s event will help the organization expand its reach to benefit more local families, like those living near Bingle Road in Northwest Houston. “We can build more fields, so we can take more kids,” Soria-Orozco said. “So we don’t have to limit our numbers. We typically have about 800 kids annually signed up for baseball, softball and soccer.”
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North, Wakefield Crowbar and Saint Arnold Brewing Company were also sponsors of the event. Steven Ruffino, a longtime board member and Oak Forest native, said his children grew up playing football and softball for ODC-affiliated leagues. With an influx of new families with younger children moving to the neighborhood, Ruffino said the cook off is a great way to make newcomers feel welcome. “It’s a good way to bring everybody together,” Ruffino said. Daniel Neal told me he grew up five minutes away from the ODC Field at 3410 E. T C Jester Blvd., but never played on the fields where we stood as a child. But he’s excited for Brooks, his six-year-old son who will be playing soccer with ODC for the first time this year. “It’s a very relaxed environment,” Neal said. “Your neighbors are all around, and it’s very family-friendly. We love it.”
Contributed photo / Erica Soria From left to right: Oaks Dads Club board member Andy Moore, president Danielle Soria-Orozco, and Oak Forest Outlaws team leader Jimmie Ware and son Stoney Ware. The Outlaws won the overall award Saturday at the ODC BBQ Cook Off.
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High school athletes sign letters of intent By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
It was a banner Wednesday for several of the area’s high school athletes as they made the pledge to continue their careers at the college level. There were 11 local players to sign with colleges on Wednesday, with Booker T. Washington leading the way with three signees. St. Pius X, St. Thomas, Lutheran High North and Waltrip had two signees apiece. Perhaps the most notable signee was SPX linebacker Carson Hintz, who signed with Arkansas State after verbally committing earlier in the week.
Hintz was a first-team TAPPS all-state selection this year following a senior season in which he racked up a team-leading 122 tackles and 14 tackles for loss, according to MaxPreps. com. Hintz finished his high school career as the school’s alltime leading tackler. Fellow Panther Alex Gutierrez committed to Sam Houston State to play rugby, which is not a sport sanctioned by the NCAA. St. Thomas quarterback Jake Wright will play at Pittsburg State next fall after a prolific senior season. His 3,750 passing yards led TAPPS and ranked 10th in the state – regardless of classification – according to MaxPreps, while his 43 touch-
Photo from Twitter St. Thomas High School quarterback Jake Wright signed Wednesday with Pittsburg State.
down passes was tied for the sixth-best mark in the state. Eagles offensive lineman
Wyatt Green will play at the University of Chicago. Lutheran High North saw two girls basketball players sign on the dotted line as Lauren Vela and Aaliyah Macias will play at the University of St. Thomas. Booker T. Washington saw three football players sign Wednesday. Thomas Teague, Jaaden Matthews, and Kenyarie Evans all signed to play at Sierra College, a junior college in California. Waltrip running back Kahlen Sam signed with Division II East Central University in Oklahoma, while swimmer Miranda Noonan will continue her career at Western Colorado University.
Eagles’ forwards named to Guy V. Lewis watch list By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
Two of the area’s brightest high school hoops stars have been named as players to watch for one of the Houston region’s most prestigious individual boys basketball honors. Last week, Booker T. Washington’s Kenneth Lewis and Chris McDermott were among 30 players named to the 2022 Guy V. Lewis Award watch list. The award, named after the late former coach of the University of Houston, is given annually to the Greater Houston Boys Hoops Player of the Year. Finalists will be
Photo from Twitter Chris McDermott goes up for a dunk during a basketball game.
announced March 1, and the winner will be announced on March 29. Coming off a season in which he was the District 234A Most Valuable Player and scoring leader at 27 points per game, Lewis has continued to shine this year. He is averaging 26 points and 6.1 rebounds per game so far for the Eagles, who are 20-4 overall and have risen to third in the most recent Class 4A state rankings compiled by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. The junior forward is sixth in the state in scoring- regardless of classification - according to MaxPreps.com, and has
college offers from Texas A&M, Georgetown, Lamar, TCU and Prairie View A&M, according to 247sports.com. McDermott, a sophomore, has burst onto the scene this season alongside the established Lewis. The 6-foot-8, 210-pound McDermott is scoring 21.9 points per game and grabbing 16.6 rebounds per contest, along with averaging 2.3 steals and 2.6 blocks in his first season as a varsity starter. He is second in the state in rebounding, according to MaxPreps, and has college offers from Georgetown and Texas A&M.
Basketball Roundup
Lady Eagles hitting stride down stretch By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
Much of the focus around Booker T. Washington High School’s basketball program may be centered on the stateranked boys team, but its girls team is starting to heat up as the regular season comes down its home stretch. The Lady Eagles had two big wins last week over Kashmere and Worthing to improve to 1312 overall and 10-1 in District 23-4A. Washington has won seven straight games and will look to keep the winning streak intact when it faces Yates on Monday. Kemya Reece was the star of the night for the Lady Eagles in a 95-18 victory over Kashmere on Jan. 25, pouring in a seasonhigh 41 points to go along with four rebounds and three steals, according to MaxPreps.com. Dakiah Yates added 25 points and five steals – her fourth straight game with at least 20
points – while Kourtni Collier grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds. Reece followed up that performance with 31 points in a 79-66 win over Worthing on Saturday, while Yates had 21 points and nine rebounds. Collier (16 rebounds) and Shanaiece Powell (12 rebounds) were strong on the glass against Worthing. Other girls action The Heights Lady Bulldogs won their second consecutive game with a 59-31 victory over Chavez on Jan. 24. Jazmyne Gilbert paced Heights with 17 points, while Tatianna Brown had 10 points, six rebounds and a season-high eight steals. Waltrip’s Lady Rams dropped a 52-6 decision to Madison on Jan. 24 before losing 23-10 against Milby on Jan. 29, dropping them to 5-13 overall and 2-9 in district competition. On the private school side, Lutheran High North’s Lady Li-
ons took down Tomball Rosehill Christian 67-56 on Jan. 29 to run their winning streak to five games. Jade Miller scored 27 points to lead LHN (14-8, 6-2), while Dalanna Carter had 20 points and nine rebounds to go along with five steals. Aaliyah Macias also grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds. St. Pius X dropped to 17-10 overall and 4-4 in district play with a 56-40 loss to The Village School on Jan. 28, despite the best efforts of star Zachara Perkins. Perkins scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while adding four assists and five blocked shots. Boys Jake Pike paced the St. Thomas Eagles in a 64-42 win over rival St. Pius X on Jan. 25, pouring in 22 points and grabbing eight rebounds while dishing out four assists. He also added five steals and five blocked shots, while Ty Beston had 12 points and five rebounds to go along with five
assists. Lutheran High North has won six straight games after a pair of big victories last week. The Lions (20-3, 7-1) defeated Legacy Christian Academy 93-69 on Jan. 25 before taking down Tomball Rosehill Christian 81-56 on Jan. 28. On the public school side, McKeytrick Irving scored 13 points for the Scarborough Spartans in a Jan. 25 loss to Yates. The Spartans also lost to Mickey Leland College Prep on Jan. 28, dropping to 0-16 on the season. The Waltrip Rams are 6-13 overall and 3-5 in district play following a 56-50 loss to Northside on Jan. 26. Heights (12-12, 3-2) will be back in action Wednesday against Chavez, while the Booker T. Washington Eagles (20-4, 11-0) were scheduled to return to the court Tuesday night against Worthing.
Scarborough soccer blasts by Kashmere By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
Fresh off its first district championship since 2015 last year, the Scarborough High School boys soccer team has kicked off its quest for a repeat with two huge district wins. The Spartans scored early and often in their only game last week, defeating Kashmere 13-0 to move to 6-0-1 overall and 2-0 in District 23-4A competition. It was the second straight game with at least 10 goals for Scarborough, which is averaging better than six goals per match so far this season. Chris Meza was the star of the game for the Spartans against Kashmere in scoring five times, while Jesus Gamez had a hat trick of his own and Diego Argueta scored twice. Meza has scored eight goals through two district contests, while Gamez has tallied seven goals. Argueta had his second-straight mult-goal outing against Kashmere and leads the team with 11 goals this season.
Elsewhere in public school action, Waltrip picked up its first win of the season last week. The Rams (1-6-1) defeated Houston Austin 2-0 on Saturday after losing to Madison in penalty kicks on Jan. 26. The Heights Bulldogs split two matches last week, losing 2-1 to Bellaire on Jan. 26 before defeating Houston Math, Science, and Tech in penalty kicks on Jan. 29. Booker T. Washington dropped its season opener to Mickey Leland College Prep on Friday. On the private school side, the Lutheran High North Lions have won four straight matches following a pair of wins last week. Cole Jao had a hat trick along with one assist for the Lions (7-2, 7-0) in a 6-0 win over Brazos Christian on Jan. 25, while Austin Mattern had a hat trick of his own in a 4-0 victory over Allen Academy on Jan. 27. Stephen Eifert also found the back of the net in both matches. St. Thomas has run its unbeaten streak to 10 matches after coming away with an
undefeated week of its own. Five different players scored for the Eagles (17-3-3, 4-0) in a 7-0 win against Katy St. John XXIII on Jan. 28, with Santiago Labarthe tallying a hat trick. Labarthe, Mambo Tello and Ruben Vara all scored in a 3-2 win over the Village School on Jan. 25. St. Pius X split two matches last week, dropping a 2-1 decision to Beaumont Kelly on Jan. 26 before bouncing back with a 4-0 victory over Concordia Lutheran on Jan. 28. The Panthers were 6-7-1 on the season heading into Tuesday’s matchup against the Village School. Girls The St. Pius X Lady Panthers are 8-2 on the season after emerging victorious in all three of their matches last week. SPX defeated Beaumont Kelly 5-1 on Jan. 25, then took down Katy St. John XXIII 4-1 on Jan. 27 before winning 3-0 over Concordia Lutheran on Jan. 28. The Panthers had won three straight matches entering Tuesday’s tilt against Incarnate Word Academy.
In public school action, the Heights Lady Bulldogs dropped their only match last week, a 5-1 decision to Bellaire in the District 18-6A opener on Jan. 26, to fall to 2-3-1 on the season. Waltrip (3-2-2) was idle last week and scheduled to return to action Wednesday night in its District 23-5A opener against Sharpstown.
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