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21 5-A Schools

16 6-A Schools

Dayton Galena Park Humble Kingwood Park Barbers Hill New Caney Porter CE King

Conroe Oak Ridge The Woodlands College Park Atascocita Kingwood Summer Creek

2014-2016 Humble ISD Alignments

Atascocita 16 6-A

Humble 21 5-A

Kingwood 16 6-A

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Kingwood Park 21 5-A

Summer Creek 16 6-A

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2014 Adidas Texas Volleyball Invitational

New Caney High School Lady Eagles

Pearland High School Lady Oilers

The 2014 Adidas Texas Volleyball Invitiational hosted

by Pearland High School welcomed 86 teams to the FRXUWV WKLV \HDU 7KLV VSHFL¿F WRXUQDPHQW LV WKH ODUJHVW high school tournament in the country. Pearland High School has been hosting this annual tournament for 17 years, although it has not always been called the Adidas Texas Volleyball Invitational.

2014 Results 1st place- Southlake Carroll 2nd place- San Antonio O’Conner 3rd place- Pearland 5

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September 12, 2014 New Caney vs. Porter Battle Line On 59

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2014 Battle Line On 59 Champions: New Caney Eagles

The Battle Line On 59 trophy that will reside at New Caney High School for the 5th year in a row. This game has been in existence since 2010.

Jason Cassidy

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Sundance Head

The summer hasn’t just been about vacation for some students.

Kingwood High School’s Whitney Wilson had quite a summer. She traveled all the way to China, however, she wasn’t there for a vacation, she was there representing her country at the youth Olympics.

Whitney was chosen to the United States Rugby team.

Wilson was amazed by the atmosphere of the Olympic Games. “It was a lot of fun. The rugby was awesome. They completely exceeded every expectation I had for it. It was just like you’d imagine the Olympics to be,� Wilson said. Aside from the actual games it was a very easygoing atmosphere for the youth Olympians. “It was really friendly. It didn’t matter what country you were from. Everybody talked to each other and said hi,� Wilson remarked. The team and she even hung out with girls from other countries like Spain and Australia.

During the matches team USA had a subbing rotation going so all of the girls were splitting the playing time to keep everyone fresh. The girls would play the whole game, half the time, 4 minutes to go, or 2 minutes to go. “It’s really fast and really tiring especially at that level,� Wilson admitted, “Everybody played equal playing time.�

During the matches other athletes from other sports were at the game to watch and support the team. It was sold out almost every game.

During the teams stay they took in some of the other events as well.

They watched anything from Handball to Taekwondo. They wanted to see sports that they would not normally see back home while showing support for their fellow countrymen as well.

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They just said you’ll hear back soon,� Wilson said. She was noticed

in Las Vegas at a 7s tournament in January. While she was at a rugby camp at Penn State in Pennsylvania she received an email informing her that she had made the USA youth Olympic rugby team. “I cried!

It was awesome! I was so excited. Since March I had checked my HPDLO HYHU\ VLQJOH GD\ EHFDXVH , ¿JXUHG WKDWœV KRZ WKH\ ZHUH JRLQJ to contact me. It was something that I was always looking forward to,� Wilson said of her reaction to making the team. The committee had emailed her stating that they would know about their status on or before July 2nd. It was simply stated: If you don’t get an email, you don’t make the team. It was around 8:00 PM and she still had not received an email. She had all but prepared her concession speech ZKHQ VKH ¿QDOO\ UHFHLYHG WKH HPDLO VKH ZDV ZDLWLQJ IRU ³, FULHG , was so happy.�

Wilson worked out with a professional trainer to prepare her for the games. She also played in a variety of tournaments over the summer. The team had a camp in San Diego, CA at the Olympic training center that was 5 days long. Unfortunately the team only had about 3-4 actual practices with each other before they were thrown into competition. :KHQ WKH\ ZHUH EDFN RQ WKH ¿HOG WKH IRFXV WXUQHG WR ZLQQLQJ Though they knew it wouldn’t be easy as Australia, Canada, and China were heavily favored to win they weren’t going down withRXW D ¿JKW 8OWLPDWHO\ :LOVRQ DQG KHU WHDP ORVW WR $XVWUDOLD LQ WKH semis and then to China in the 3rd place match ending their Olympic JDPHV 7KH\ ¿QLVKHG WK RYHUDOO Now Wilson can focus on the Kingwood High School season ahead. $IWHU ¿QLVKLQJ QG LQ VWDWH ODVW \HDU WKH JLUOV DUH KRSLQJ WR ZLQ LW DOO this year.

Written by: Mark M. Johnson

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A Youth Olympic Gold Medalist

Myles Marshall can add an accomplishment on to his already impressive year. In May, he and his 1600m relay team won state for Kingwood High School. He also won gold in his individual race, 800m, during the state tournament. Now, he can call himself a Junior Olympic gold medalist as he won the gold in the 800m with a time of 1:49.14 at the Junior Olympics in Nanjing, China.

Myles has been hard at work over the summer to prepare him for this event and other races he had going on leading up to the Youth Olympics. He didn’t have to do it alone as his mother was there every step of the way coaching and encouraging her son. “I did a lot of speed training at a race pace,” Marshall said, “I wasn’t on the track as much as people may think. I went to the track about twice a week but they were good, quality workouts. If I was off the track, I’d be doing something endurance wise like a longer, faster run.”

In April, Marshall had to qualify for the Olympic trials in Florida.

He was the only American in the 800m area trials that competed in his race and he won with a 1:51.5 time. Thus, he was picked to represent the United States of America in China.

His experience in China was “great” as he explored the town and culture of Nanjing. “Part of the games was getting to know different people from different countries so they had all sorts of ways to connect with other athletes.” Marshall said. They had ways to share contact information instantly by sharing tags that connect by wi¿ 7KHUH ZDV DOVR ³FXOWXUH ERRWKV´ WKDW VKRZHG GLIIHUHQW cultures for the athletes to experience. Communication was, luckily, not a problem as most of the Junior Olympians Marshall had contact with spoke English as well. “It was a great atmosphere,” Marshall said. During the 800m race Marshall competed against runners from Switzerland, Ethiopia, Morocco, Spain, and Uganda to name a few.

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They then went to the City Wall of Nanjing which is over 600 years old and is still well preserved. It was the longest city wall in the world and the city enclosed by it remained the world’s largest until the 17th century.

Marshall was welcomed back home by a rising and loud ovation at the halftime of the Kingwood vs Katy football game this past Friday night. Cheers of “USA! USA! USA!” and “MYLES! MYLES! MYLES!” were heard loudly by the crowd even before he was announced over the intercom. “It really showed a lot of respect for the sport and what I did. It was nice to see,” Marshall admitted.

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Fun Facts

Atascocita’s Soccer Youth Olympian

This was the second Summer Youth Olympic Games.

Kelsey Brann is not your typical high school sophomore going thru the motions of every day life. Instead, Kelsey is an extremely motivated student athlete that competes at an elite level around the world. How motivated you may ask‌so motivated that Brann only slept in her own bed eleven nights this summer due to competitions.

Brann is a goalkeeper for Atascocita girl’s soccer and has played on multiple select teams including recreational leagues and club organizations. Recently, Brann was invited to play for Mexico in the 2014 Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China a few weeks ago. Brann, has duel citizenship in the United States and Mexico, so when the U.S. didn’t qualify for the Youth Olympics, the decision was easy for Kelsey to join Mexico’s team. ,Q -XQH %UDQQ ÀHZ WR 0H[LFR IRU D ZHHN WUDLQLQJ ZKLFK LQ WXUQ ZDV EDVLFDOO\ WU\ RXWV DQG OHIW D IHZ GD\V HDUO\ VR VKH FRXOG À\ WR 6HDWWOH DQG SOD\ ZLWK KHU FOXE WHDP LQ WKH 1DWLRQDO 6HPL )LQDOV %UDQQ WKHQ WUDYHOOHG WR 9LUJLQLD WR SOD\ ZLWK KHU FOXE LQ WKH 1DWLRQDO )LQDOV DQG ¿QLVKHG WK RXW RI DOO WKH FOXEV LQ WKH country. From there she got an invite to attend the Puma Corporation Camp at Disney in Orlando, Florida.

In July, Kelsey returned to Mexico to train for 3-weeks before they departed to China. Only 18 girls made it on Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team and travelled to Nanjing. When asked about how the competition in China was, Brann FKXFNOHG DQG DGPLWWHG ÂłH[WUHPHO\ GLIÂżFXOW HVSHFLDOO\ WKH WHDP IURP &KLQD ,W ZDV UHDOO\ IDVW SOD\ DQG LW ZDV FUD]\ ´ 0H[LFR RSHQHG XS WKH <RXWK 2O\PSLFV DJDLQVW &KLQD DQG ÂżQLVKHG DJDLQVW 6ORYDNLD ÂłWKH competition itself was hard, but I think the most thrilling and equally terrifying thing in the game was the DPRXQW RI SHRSOH WKDW ZHUH WKHUH 7KHUH ZHUH DW OHDVW LQ DWWHQGDQFH ´ 7KH ÂżQDO VFRUH RI 0H[LFR versus Slovakia was 3-1, after each team inadvertently scored in their own goal.

Mexico earned bronze in the Youth Olympics behind gold medalists, China, and silver medalists, Venezuela. Slovakia, Papua New Guinea, and Namibia also participated in the Games. These Youth Olympic Games happen every four years, just like the adult Olympics, and according to Kelseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dad, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you would not believe the intricacy that China went through! You would have thought you were at a full blown adult Olympics!â&#x20AC;? Needless to say, the Games did not disappoint and was an amazing experience for Kelsey and her family watching 7,600 miles away. Kelseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most memorable experience: â&#x20AC;&#x153;the medal ceremony. It was an amazing experience to stand up on the podium and have everyone watch you in the stands bend down and have them present you with a medal.â&#x20AC;?

Brann has three more years left at Atascocita High School under the direction of Coach Nichols. Her freshman year she was the starting goalkeeper on varsity and won Goalkeeper of the Year for the district DQG VW 7HDP $OOVWDWH $OWKRXJK VKH VHW WKH VWDQGDUGV UHDOO\ KLJK KHU ÂżUVW \HDU VKH ZRXOG OLNH WR VWULYH IRU these awards every year and make playoff history within the Lady Eagleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer program. As you can imagine, multiple schools are looking at Kelsey to play at the collegiate level, but as of now she is still weighing her options. One thing she does know, she wants to be an Olympian.

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ATASCOCITA HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date

Opponent

Location

Time

Win/Loss

Thursday, August 28

Clear Falls

CC ISD

7:00 pm

W (52-0)

Saturday, September 6

Klein Forest

Turner

7:00 pm

W (26-6)

Saturday, September 13

Klein

Turner

7:00 pm

W (14-10)

Friday, September 19

Aldine Nimitz****

Turner

7:00 pm

Friday, September 26

College Park*

Woodforest

7:30 pm

Saturday, October 4

Woodlands*

Woodforest

6:00 pm

Friday, October 10

Oak Ridge**

Turner

7:30 pm

Friday, October 17

Summer Creek*

Turner

7:30 pm

Friday, October 24

Kingwood***

Turner

7:30 pm

Friday, October 31

Conroe*

Morehead

7:30 pm

***Parents Night

****Faculty Appreciation Night

*District

**Homecoming

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Kingwood High School Varsity Football Schedule Date

Opponent

Location

Time

Win/Loss

Friday, August 29

Katy

Turner

7:30 pm

L (31-0)

Friday, September 5

Klein Collins

Klein Memorial

7:00 pm

L (48-21)

Thursday, September 11

Friendswood***

Turner

7:00 pm

W (31-19)

Thursday, September 18

Eisenhower

Aldine Thorne

7:00 pm

Friday, September 26

Oak Ridge*

Turner

7:30 pm

Friday, October 3

Summer Creek

Turner (visitor)

7:30 pm

OPEN Saturday, October 18

Conroe*

Turner

6:00 pm

Friday, October 24

Atascocita*

Turner (visitor)

7:30 pm

Saturday, November 1

College Park**

Turner

1:00 pm

Saturday, November 8

Woodlands*

Conroe Woodforest

4:00 pm

*District

**Homecoming

***Senior Night

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Ted’s Excellent Adventure The Sequel

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Th Humble Wildcats have found their groove on The WKH ÂżHOG IRU WKH VHDVRQ 2SHQLQJ XS WKH VHDVRQ WK the Wildcats played two 6A teams (Houston Reagan th and Katy Tompkins) which some may think of it as a an disadvantage since Humble is a 5A school, but the boys di handled it well and won both the games. ha Senior quarterback Kahlil Berotte and sophomore Se running back, Terio Brown, were key players in both ru preseason games, with Brown scoring one touchdown pr in the game against Reagan and three touchdowns in the game against Katy Tompkins. With such a huge conga tribution to the team, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a surprise that this is Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tri ÂżUVW \HDU RQ YDUVLW\ HYHQ WKRXJK KH KDV EHHQ SOD\LQJ ÂżU the sport since he was 5 years old. When asked about th what he hopes for the season, Brown states that he will w â&#x20AC;&#x153;try my best and get us to the state playoffs.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;t

The Wildcats Are Off To A Great Start for 2014

Berotte supported Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hopes for the season adding B that he â&#x20AC;&#x153;expects [the Wildcats] to go to the playoffs and th make a [new] name for the school. Then, whenever I m leave, my classmates can carry over the tradition.â&#x20AC;? It le has been years since Humble has made it to the post season, but this year is off to a great start. Berotte is a JUHDW OHDGHU RQ DQG RII WKH ÂżHOG DQG ZKDW LW FRPHV GRZQ to is that he wants to be able to look at his teammates aand say: â&#x20AC;&#x153;we did it together and believed in each other.â&#x20AC;?

Coach West admits, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made our strides but still C hhave a long way to go. The good thing about preseason games is that you can iron out the glitches. Our so NNLGV DUH VWDUWLQJ WR ÂżJXUH RXW ZKDW WKH FRDFKHV ZDQW aand what the coaches expect.â&#x20AC;? The boys really seem to be coming together as a team and complimenting eeach otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athleticism. Brown and Berotte both put their trust in the offensive linemen and claim that they th wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be where they are today in the season without w them (Robert Bustamante, Christopher Flores, Mario th Landa, Randy Joseph, Rodriguez, Ramiro Valesquez, L aand Isaiah Longino).

Best of luck the rest of this season boys. Keep believing B in one another and you will achieve goals!

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Humble High School Varsity Football Schedule Date

Opponent

Location

Time

Win/Loss

Saturday, August 30

Houston Regan

Turner

6:00 pm

W (14-7)

Saturday, Septemer 6

Katy Tompkins

Rhodes Stadium

6:00 pm

W (20-2)

Friday, September 12

Kingwood Park*

Turner (visitor)

7:00 pm

W (23-17)

Thursday, September 18

Crosby*

Turner

7:00 pm

Friday, September 26

Dayton*

Dayton

7:00 pm

Saturday, October 4

New Caney*

Turner

6:00 pm

Saturday, October 11

Porter*

Texan Drive Stadium 4:00 pm

Thursday, October 16

C.E. King**

Turner

7:00 pm

Friday, October 24

Barbers Hill*

Barbers Hill HS

7:00 pm

OPEN Friday, November 7 *District

Galena Park***

Turner

**Homecoming

7:00 pm ***Senior Night

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Kingwood Park vs. Humble 2014

2 Overtimes!

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Final score: 23-17 Humble Wildcats

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Kingwood Park Golf Will Make A Mark On Houston Golf

Kingwoodd Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golff program has nott one one, nott two two, butt three girls currently in the program thatt headd golff coach Angela Chancellor believes will â&#x20AC;&#x153;leave a mark on Houston golf.â&#x20AC;? Senior Lexi â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fuzzyâ&#x20AC;? Brooks, junior Hannah Alberto, and sophomore Ariana Saenz have been competing in tournaments across the nation recently and we got a chance to talk to them about their results and experiences at the tournaments they competed at.

Hannah competed in the AJGA David Toms event in Shreveport, LA in July and tied for 2nd place. While she was there she had a chance to meet with some college coaches, one of them being from McNeese. She played a lot of tournaments leading up to this one and was consistently winning, which earned her â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;starsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, which counted towards AJGA events. Every time she entered an AJGA tournament, it took away 4 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;stars.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; She had earned the rights to play in 4 WRXUQDPHQWV XVLQJ WKH ÂľVWDUVÂś ZKLFK H[HPSWHG KHU WR TXDOLI\ IRU 6KUHYHSRUW Âł7KH\ÂśUH UHDOO\ KDUG WR JHW LQ WR ´ &RDFK &KDQFHOORU VDLG Âł,WÂśV WKDW ÂżUVW VWHS of getting in thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the hardest.â&#x20AC;? In 2013, she was watching the masters with her mom and her mom noticed that there was a drive, chip, and putt event that Hannah could enter in and win a trip to the masters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was likeâ&#x20AC;Śyouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re lying,â&#x20AC;? Hannah said. She signed up and won 2nd place, which earned her a trip to regionals. Only 11 kids in her age level made it out of the whole country. They televised everything at Augusta. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was big push for junior golf,â&#x20AC;? Coach Chancellor said. Perks included meeting Bubba Wilson amongst others for Hannah.

Fuzzy, who got her nickname from her sister, competed in the USGA Girls Junior Championship in Flagstaff, AZ and tied for 33rd. The competition is arguDEO\ WKH EHVW LQ WKH FRXQWU\ DQG HYHQ WKH ZRUOG DW WKLV WRXUQDPHQW Âł,W ZDV GHÂżQLWHO\ WKH EHVW JROI FRXUVH ,ÂśYH HYHU EHHQ WRÂŤEHDXWLIXO ´ )X]]\ DGPLWWHG Âł7KH weather was perfect all the time.â&#x20AC;? The perks were even better. The girls were treated to magic shows, ice cream trucks, and a photo booth. Not to mention all the food you could want. As far as the tournament was concerned, Fuzzy was struggling with a back injury due to bulging disks down her spine and the medics at the tournament couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really help her out. Thus, she got spasms as a result. All things considered she stated â&#x20AC;&#x153;I still think I did really well.â&#x20AC;? Coach &KDQFHOORU VD\V VKHÂśV QHYHU FRDFKHG DQ\RQH ZKR KDG PDGH LW WR WKLV WRXUQDPHQW Âł,WÂśV ÂżUVW FODVV ,WÂśV EHWWHU WKDQ DQ /3*$ WRXUQDPHQW ´ &RDFK &KDQFHOORU said. Fuzzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father got her into golf though she admits that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;way betterâ&#x20AC;? than her father at the sport.

Ariana is looking forward to her tournament the Nature Valley Championship Tour Junior event at the iconic Pebble Beach golf course this month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward to playing with some pros and learning things I need to learn. I heard the course is amazing so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited to play those courses,â&#x20AC;? Arianna FRQIHVVHG 7KH WRXUQDPHQW ZLOO FRQVLVW RI PDLQO\ PDOHV EXW WKHUH ZLOO EH VRPH $-*$ SOD\HUV DV ZHOO 6R WKH FRPSHWLWLRQ ZLOO EH ÂżHUFH 6LQFH $ULDQD KDV EHHQ JRLQJ WR WKH ÂżUVW WHH RI *UHDWHU +RXVWRQ DQG WKH SURFHVV RI TXDOLI\LQJ IRU WKH WRXUQDPHQW LV DQ LQWHUYLHZ $IWHU FHUWDLQ UHTXLUHPHQWV ZHUH PHW WKH judges made their selections, sent out the results to the directors, and only 49 players were selected out of over 100 applicants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was eating at Lubyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and one of my friends texted me and I was on the phone with my grandparents. I was holding a fork and just dropped it on the plate, everyone looks and me and wondered what happened. I was like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I just got accepted, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to Pebble!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; so then I called my dad and he was likeâ&#x20AC;Śshutâ&#x20AC;Ś up!â&#x20AC;? Ariana said of her ÂżQGLQJ RXW ,W ZDV WKH GD\ VKH KDG VKRW LQ D WRXUQDPHQW Âł,W ZDV D SUHWW\ JRRG GD\ ´ Arianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story of how she got into golf is much different than others. At the age of 3 she had open heart surgery due to 2 holes in her heart. The holes became infected so surgery was required. This led to a 4 month stay in the hospital, after which doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ordered her parents to keep her active. Her father bought her a plastic set of gold clubs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would just hit around in the hallways and stuff and it just kind of stuck. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing it ever since then.â&#x20AC;? &RDFK &KDQFHOORU LV VWLOO ÂżJKWLQJ WR PDNH JROI PRUH UHOHYDQW LQ VFKRRO 6KHÂśV KRSLQJ WR RUJDQL]H ZD\V WR JHW NLGV WR SOD\ JROI HYHQ DW WKH PLGGOH VFKRRO OHYHO so that they have the interest to play in high school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want a golf club in their hands when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the 5th grade. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going all the way through middle school without being introduced to golf. When I get them in the 9th grade, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen their grandpaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clubs in the garage, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it.â&#x20AC;? She believes that golf is a great alternative for a kid who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the cut for volleyball or basketball and with only 3 options in middle school in terms of competitive sports; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s belief that golf could have an impact in the middle school system.

Written by: Mark M. Johnson

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Kingwood Park High School Varsity Football Schedule Date

Opponent

Location

Time

Win/Loss

Friday, August 29

Magnolia

Magnolia HS

7:30 pm

W (35-21)

Friday, September 5

Huntsville***

Turner

7:00 pm

L (51-49)

Friday, September 12

Humble*

Turner

7:00 pm

L (23-17)

Thursday, September 18

Galena Park*

Galena Park ISD

7:00 pm

OPEN Thursday, October 2

Crosby*

Turner

7:00 pm

Friday, October 10

Dayton*

Dayton HS

7:00 pm

Friday, October 17

New Caney*

Texan Drive Stadium 7:00 pm

Saturday, October 25

Porter***

Texan Drive Stadium 6:00 pm

Saturday, November 1

C.E. King**

Turner

7:00 pm

Friday, November 7

Barbers Hill*

Barbers Hill HS

7:00 pm

*District

**Homecoming

***Senior Night

****Cancer Night

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K ing woo d Pa rk C h ee r The cheerleaders off Kingwoodd Parkk are ready forr anotherr bbusy year. Led by Amy Hollas, the Panther cheerleaders are beginning their preparations for the road ahead and gave us some details about how things have been going so far.

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With football season underway, the cheerleaders know they need to be ready to go on the VLGHOLQHV IRU WKHLU WHDP Âł)RRWEDOO VHDVRQ LV GHÂżQLWHO\ RQH RI WKH PRVW SUHVVXUHG HYHQWV ZH KDYH Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just very time consuming. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of time to put the routines together,â&#x20AC;? Hollas confessed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a lot to juggle between showing their peers what they look like here and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really excited versus parents and stuff, you have to make them feel like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equally important.â&#x20AC;?

Over the summer the cheerleaders had a cheer clinic. It was kinder-8th grade and a total of 50 girls participated in the clinic in which they were taught cheers, chants, and dances. By the end of the clinic the students performed a show on what they had learned in front of an audience mainly consisting of parents and family members. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were really excited about it. They got a t-shirt from it and were just super excited,â&#x20AC;? Hollas said.

By next year the Panthers will be competing in UIL although the alignment hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite been set. The layouts consist of levels numbered 1-5 with 5 being the most extreme in which they do layouts and double pulls. Then you have level 1 which involves no tumbling. Kingwood Park will have to wait to see which level they will be aligned in to. As far as this season goes, no decision has been made in terms of competition as they weigh their options.

There are 22 girls on the squad this season from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s squad of 20. With a talented sophomore class that came up it gave Kingwood Park some great options. The squad has 3 â&#x20AC;&#x153;fullsâ&#x20AC;? on the team which is a girl capable of performing a layout with a 360 spin and is not a maneuver that comes easy. The Panthers have two captains: Sarah Schneider and Haley Wilkerson. They also have a co-captain: Sadie Canion. Sara Schneider said her and the captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responsibilities include putting together pep rallies, making sure everyone is on time, and knows their stuff.

Schneider also serves as NHS president, Key Club vice-president of service, varsity track, student council, and speech and debate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Actually Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been on a whacky sleep schedule sinceâ&#x20AC;Ś HYHU ´ 6FKQHLGHU ODXJKHG DERXW Âł, ÂżQG WLPH IRU HYHU\WKLQJ , PDQDJH ´ :D\ EDFN ZKHQ VKH ZDV in the 7th grade she admitted that she just wanted to be a mascot on the squad but a friend talked her into being a cheerleader. Now, entering her senior year, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a captain on varsity.

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Kingwood Park Silver Stars Dance Team The Silver ilverr Stars off Kingwoodd Parkk are preparing forr quite a year year. Ledd by the 2012 Texas Dance Educatorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association Directorr off the Year, Cyndi Vaughn, the Silver Stars have several events involving performance and competition as well as the community. Director 9DXJKQ ÂżOOHG XV LQ RQ WKH EXV\ \HDU WKH\ KDYH DKHDG Last school year in March the Silver Stars performed on the USS Missouri at Pearl Harbor over Spring Break and this season they are staying in state to compete in Nationals. They travel out-of-state every other year. A group of seniors will travel to Ireland to perform in the 6W 3DWULFNÂśV 'D\ SDUDGH LQ KRQRU RI WKH WK $QQLYHUVDU\ RI WKH .LOJRUH 5DQJHUHWWHV WKH ÂżUVW HYHU GULOO WHDP ,W ZLOO FRQVLVW RI DQ DOO VWDU squad. In fact, a former Kingwood Park Silver Star, Hannah Marucci, is a member of the Rangerettes as a Lt. Colonel.

There are a total of 35 girls on the Silver Stars and only 5 of them are rookies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a really good seasoned team and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been really nice to be able to just refresh everybody,â&#x20AC;? Vaughn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They take care of business much better with having this many old girls on the team.â&#x20AC;? There are a total of 13 seniors and one of these seniors has a big job to do. Lexi Richardson is the Colonel and her duties are to â&#x20AC;&#x153;cleanâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;polishâ&#x20AC;? the routines with Vaughn and to help with discipline and demerits for the whole team whenever Director Vaughn is not physically there due to meetings and other responsibilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in charge of every practice when Ms. Vaughn isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t here. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very hectic sometimes,â&#x20AC;? Richardson confessed. Richardson has been dancing since she was 3-years-old. Her mother, Lisa, works close as a counselor at Humble HS. Senior Erika Davies is the Lt. Colonel and juniors Logan Lancaster, Bailey Ferguson, and Avery Jones wrap up WKH PLOLWDU\ RIÂżFHUV DV FDSWDLQV 7KH 6LOYHU 6WDUV KDYH EHHQ DFWLYH LQ WKH FRPPXQLW\ DV WKH\ MXVW ÂżQLVKHG XS WKHLU DQQXDO GRJ ZDVK RQ $XJXVW WK ZKHUH WKH\ ZHUH DEOH WR raise around $1,100.00. On October 13th Kingwood Park is holding their second annual golf tournament at Oak Hurst. They also will have a Star Clinic coming up in which young girls come in and learn a routine and dance with the Silver Stars at halftime of a football game.

This event is held October 18th and will be $35 to register.

A historic event will take place this season for two Humble ISD drill teams. The Kingwood Park Silver Stars will perform with the Humble :LOG&DWGHWV Âł7KLV LV WKH ÂżUVW \HDU WR GR D FRPELQDWLRQ URXWLQH WRJHWKHU NHHSLQJ LQ PLQG WKDW ZH ZDQWHG WR SHUIRUP IURP ERWK VLGHV VR Humble fans still got to see them. The routine is very visual,â&#x20AC;? Vaughn said of the performance. The WildCatdets will travel to Kingwood Park HS to practice the routine with the Silver Stars on September 11th with the K-Park Panther band. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping this becomes a tradition and something we do every year,â&#x20AC;? Vaughn said. They plan on switching the practice locations every year. The performance will be held at halftime of the football game between Kingwood Park and Humble on September 12th.

Another fun event the girls are doing is Dancing With Dads. There will be two practices held before the performance on September 5th at halftime of the football game. The theme this year for the Silver Stars is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dance like a beast. Train like a beauty.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about getting ready for nationals in the spring. Thus, the dads will dance to the Village People classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Macho Manâ&#x20AC;? and will dress up in tacky workout gear: sweatbands, gym shorts, etc. Even though it seems to be a humiliating performance for the dads, they are very committed and do their best to be there for the girls. Another funny duty of the dads is to put makeup on their daughters, and if that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bad enough for the girls, the dads will perform this blindfolded! Vaughn admits that it turns out to be a very fun event.

The Silver Stars began their season in August, two weeks before school starts and go through football season into the playoffs. Then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the December show in which they learn Christmas routines on top of their regular routines. In January they start contest season, which JRHV WKURXJK 0DUFK WU\RXWV DUH LQ $SULO DQG D ELJ ÂżQDO VKRZ FRQFOXGHV WKH VHDVRQ LQ 0D\ Written by Mark M. Johnson

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Summer Creek High School Varsity Football Schedule Date

Opponent

Location

Time

Win/Loss

Thursday, August 28

Pasadena Memorial

Turner

7:00 pm

W (62-7)

Thursday, September 4

Dickinson

Turner

7:00 pm

L (35-7)

Saturday, September 13

Beaumont Central

Beaumont ISD

7:30 pm

L (21-10)

Friday, September 19

Spring Branch Memorial

Tully

7:00 pm

OPEN Friday, October 3

Kingwood**

Turner (Home)

7:30 pm

Friday, October 10

Conroe*

Morehead

7:30 pm

Friday, October 17

Atascocita*

Turner (visitor)

7:30 pm

Saturday, October 25

College Park*

Woodforest

6:00 pm

Friday, October 31

Woodlands***

Turner

7:30 pm

Thursday, November 6

Oak Ridge*

Woodforest

7:00 pm

*District

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**Homecoming

***Parents Night

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Pearland’s Quest For Another State Title Pearland football had a magical season this past year. They won district and defeated Cy-Fair 10-3 in the Region III championship game. The Oilers moved on to defeat San Antonio Madison 38 LQ WKH VWDWH VHPL ¿QDOV HDUQLQJ WKHP a chance at the Texas State Title game against the Allen Eagles. Unfortunately for Pearland, it did not end the way they had hoped as their title dreams were put to rest with a 63-28 loss in the ¿QDO JDPH RI WKH VHDVRQ ³<RX FDQ¶W put that whole season into that one loss.

That season got a chance to play for the state championship,” Coach Heath said, “Many teams would have loved that opportunity.” Pearland has experienced the other side before. They won state back in 2010 under Coach Heath.

Though, it doesn’t make it any easier to have taken such a tough loss so close to another state title.

The football program will depend on a couple of guys to help lead the team.

Senior DE Deonte Givens returns for his third season on varsity. He began at WKH DJH RI RQ WKH IRRWEDOO ¿HOG DQG played at AAU, a local select football team. “I just like to hit,” Givens admitted. He’s anticipating another shot at Manvel, the school that handed them their only loss during the regular season last year. “Last year we came out not ready…this year we will be ready,” Givens said. Senior OL Willie Williams also returns for his third season on varsity. He earned an All-State award last year after a stellar defensive season. “I don’t give up sacks,” Williams stated, “I don’t quit on anything.”

Manvel is on his radar as well but he admits that the thought of playing and beating Southlake Carroll would be a great experience based on the reputa-

tion that they have. Both of the boys have garnered interest in colleges but have yet to make a decision. Their main IRFXV LV ¿QLVKLQJ ZKDW WKH\ VWDUWHG ODVW season.

“Did we play our best game? No. Am I worried about it? Not at all because this is a building process.” The Oilers domLQDWHG WKHLU ¿UVW KRPH JDPH GHIHDWLQJ Memorial 34-3.

Pearland lost around 40 players from last year’s team. “If you live in the past you’re going to die in the past. If you live for the future you’ll never get there. You have to live for the present.”

Coach Heath stated. He doesn’t consider himself a numbers man -- more of a generalist. So he doesn’t look ahead to a particular game and anticipate that one team in particular. He tries to make sure his team knows who their opponent is going to be next, focus on them, and just look forward to that game.

Last season Pearland all but dominated district play having only lost one game to Manvel. Other than that the Oilers secured victory rather easily in district.

Coach Heath never wants to say that dominating district is something to expect. “We believe we have the opportunity to win each week, but saying and doing are two different things. We’ve got to go out and produce.” Coach Heath stated.

7KH\ KDG D GLI¿FXOW RSHQLQJ JDPH against College Park. A comment was even left on twitter stating “Toughest opener in a while.” Coach Heath is used to playing tough opening games having played Madison in past openers. “Every week you want to play a tough opponent and learn from that game,” Coach Heath said. The Oilers played well enough to defeat College Park 25-14.

Coach Heath feels blessed at how far Pearland football has come from having to play in an old stadium in which they had to dress in an old gym. “To come from where we were then and where we are now is a blessing.” Coach Heath stated. From a new scoreboard to live streaming games, Pearland football certainly has come a long way and their quest for a state title is their main driving point.

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Now Streaming Pearland High School!

Pearland High School Varsity Football Schedule Date Friday, August 29 Friday, September 5 Thursday, September 11 Friday, September 19 Saturday, September 27 Friday, October 3 Friday, October 10 Friday, October 17 Saturday, October 25

Opponent College Park Memorial Dobie* Pasadena*** South Houston* Dawson**** Alvin* Sam Rayburn** Pasadena Memorial*

Friday, November 7

Manvel*

Location Woodforest Stadium Pearsall Dobie High School The Rig Pasadena Memorial HS The Rig Alvin High School The Rig Pasadena Memorial HS

Time 7:30 pm 7:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 1:00 pm

The Rig

7:00 pm

OPEN

*District

**Homecoming

***Senior Night

****Pink Out

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Now Live Streaming New Caney ISD!

New Caney High School Varsity Football Schedule Date Friday, August 15 Thursday, August 21 Friday, August 29 Friday, September 5 Friday, September 12 Friday, September 19 Friday, September 26 Saturday, October 4 Friday, October 10 Friday, October 17 Friday, October 24 Friday, October 31 *District

Opponent Tomball Memorial (scrimmage) Splendora Diboll Huffman Porter* C.E. King* Barbers Hill* Humble* Galena Park** Kingwood Park* Crosby*** Dayton * **Homecoming

Location Don Ford Stadium Splendora HS Diboll HS Don Ford Stadium Texan Drive Stadium C.E. King HS Texan Drive Stadium Turner Stadium Texan Drive Stadium Texan Drive Stadium Texan Drive Stadium Dayton HS

Time 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm

***Senior Night

Porter High School Varsity Football Schedule Date Friday, August 22 Friday, August 29 Thursday, September 4 Friday, September 12

Opponent Huffman Caney Creek North Forest New Caney*

Thursday, September 25 Friday, October 3 Saturday, October 11 Friday, October 17 Saturday, October 25 Friday, October 31 Friday, November 7

C.E. King** Barbers Hill* Humble* Galena Park* Kingwood Park* Crosby* Dayton ***

*District

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**Homecoming

Location Huffman HS Morehead Stadium North Forest HS Texan Drive Stadium OPEN Texan Drive Stadium Barbers Hill HS Texan Drive Stadium Galena Park HS Turner Stadium Crosby HS Texan Drive Stadium ***Senior Night

Time 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 4:00 pm 7:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm

New Caney Football Making Traditions

Thi year marks This k the h 30th 30 h year that h C Coachh Brady B d P Pennington i of the New Caney Eagles has been coaching. He began his career at Van High School, transferred to Brenham High School after sixteen years, and then returned to Van as the new head coach after two years in BrenKDP 3HQQLQJWRQ VWD\HG DW 9DQ IRU HLJKW \HDUV JRLQJ ZLQQLQJ ÂżYH GLVWULFW FKDPSLRQVKLSV DQG PDNLQJ D UXQ WR WKH VWDWH TXDUWHUÂżnals, before deciding to make the move to the New Caney Eagles football program as head coach. For four years now Coach Pennington has been building a foundation in the Eagleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athletic program that he hopes will become a tradition.

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As you can imagine, with fewer than necessary players on the team, for the last few years multiple players have been playing both sides of the ball to attempt to stay in the competition. This tired the team out to a point where they were unable to compete with district powerhouses like Crosby and Summer Creek; however, this year New Caney has â&#x20AC;&#x153;closed the gapâ&#x20AC;? and will only have 1 or 2 players playing both sides. This will be advantageous for the Eagles considering most, if not all of their opponents, do not have players on both sides. A full and rested offense/defense could change the Eagles entire game! Thanks to the realignment earlier this year, the Eagles will not see Summer Creek in competition but will gain Galena Park as a contender.

Contributing to New Caneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hopeful success this year is Aldin Adamek, Jesse Abauta, Joe Dittman, Jose Rangel, Anthony Ponce, Timmy Ware, Marte Allison, David Harvey, Jarmon Burkhalter, Joseph Edwards, and Tristan Garza. Pennington spoke highly of these young PHQ UDQJLQJ IURP WKHLU OHDGHUVKLS RQ WKH ÂżHOG WR WKHLU VSHHG DQG DJLOLW\ 2I WKHVH \RXQJ PHQ TXDUWHUEDFN 7LPP\ :DUH D WUDQVIHU IURP 6W 3LXV UHFHLYHG WKH PRVW SUDLVH RI KLV DELOLW\ 3HQQLQJWRQ DGPLWV ÂłHYHU\WKLQJ ZH VDZ RI KLP RQ WKH ÂżOP ODVW \HDUÂŤWKH K\SH LV UHDO Plus he is a fantastic kid and he leads by example.â&#x20AC;? Coincidentally his father is Ney Caneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offensive coordinator, so naturally the two communicate effectively and see results. Ware is exactly who the Eagles want as quarterback.

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Porter Spartans p A Year Of Improvement

There has been a lot of new schools opening in the Houston area over recent years and with new schools come new programs. Porter High School is only in their 5th year of existence having opened up in August of 2010, but the football team is ready to come out of the shadows and make a name for them. Head football coach, Reno Moore, is back to lead the Spartans and talked to us about his expectations and goals for the season.

Like every high school football program, the Spartans had a strength and conditioning program this summer. “It was really good. It was probably the most positive summer we’ve had simply because of the senior leadership. They made a point to make sure the younger guys were here every day and on top of that they worked while they were here,” Coach Moore said. UIL only allows 6 weeks to practice the boys over the summer. The coaching staff and coach Moore got together and made the decision to use the last 3 weeks of the summer leading into the school year for practice.

They called it “The Big Push.” They made it a point to use the last 3 weeks because they felt it was the most important.

This season there is only 13 seniors on the roster. Though, Coach Moore believes that they are quality young men and very trustworthy. “They’re the difference in our football team right now.”

Coach Moore stated. There are a total of 6 seniors on the team that are 3 year lettermen and 3 of them started and played quite a bit since their sophomore years. So that leaves them with a young roster which consists of 10 sophomores with 5 of them starting at times on defense and 4 starting on offense consistently.

Porter will depend on a few guys to help carry some of the load and lead the team throughout the season. Senior WR Marlon Lewis, a 3 year starter, has the capability of making a great play every time he touches the football. He also handles much of the special team’s returns. Over his tenure he became the all-time leader in total yards for Porter High School football. “He puts up big numbers when he touches the ball,” Coach Moore said. Porter is anchored by 3 senior offensive linemen. Gavin Lukasik is the RT, a big physical force.

Christian Sanchez and Louis Hickman play LT and LG. “Those

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two have played a lot football beside each other. They almost know what each other is thinking before the other one opens their mouth.

They’re almost like brothers,” Coach Moore admitted.

Porter and New Caney High School will play in the newly built Texan Drive Stadium this season. After they break in the stadium on September 12, 2014 against each other, it will be their permanent KRPH VWDGLXP 7KH ¿UVW ZRUGV WKDW FDPH WR &RDFK 0RRUH¶V PLQG DERXW WKH QHZ IDFLOLW\ ZHUH ³¿UVW FODVV ´ +H WDONHG YHU\ KLJK RI WKH district for making the stadium as nice as possible for not only the players and coaches but for the community as well.

Going into district will be a tough challenge not only with the level of competition but with the high number of teams in the district as well. There are 9 teams (Dayton, Galena Park, Humble, Kingwood Park, Barbers Hill, New Caney, Porter, CE King, and Crosby) in district 21 5-A but only 4 of those teams make it to the playoffs.

“That’s just that many more games you have to win,” Coach Moore claimed. The two toughest games may just come at the end of the year against district favorites Crosby and Dayton. Coach Moore believes it’s a good thing as it will give them an opportunity to see where they are at –competitively — at the end of the year.

Two years ago the Spartans failed to get a victory. Last season they VWUHVVHG DERXW JHWWLQJ WKDW ¿UVW YLFWRU\ DQG WKH\ GLG VR E\ GHIHDWLQJ Sam Rayburn 28-6. They did one better by winning again the next week 26-19 vs Caney Creek starting the season at 2-0. Improving is the most important aspect for the Spartans and this season they plan on carrying over that and making a “Big Push” in district.

Written by Mark M. Johnson

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