Thursday January 10, 2013 - South Belt

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January 10, 2013
PISD election filing date
Filing dates for the 2013 Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees election have been set. Candidate applications
may be filed beginning Jan. 30.
The filing deadline is 5 p.m. on March 1.
The election is set for May 11. Ballot applications must be submitted to the Pasadena ISD
Election Office, 1515 Cherrybrook, Room F6
in Pasadena.
For questions about the election process,
call 713-740-0027.
Sagemont meets Jan. 14
The Sagemont Civic Club will hold its first
monthly meeting of 2013 on Monday, Jan 14,
at 7 p.m. at the new Sagemont Park Recreation
Center at 11507 Hughes Road.
For more information, visit Sagemontcivic
club.org.
Frazier sets ZUMBAthon®
Frazier Elementary will host ZUMBAthon®
Saturday, Jan. 19, from 10 a.m. to noon in the
gym at 10503 Hughes Road. The benefit is set
to raise money to purchase new gym equipment for the students. All ages and fitness
levels are welcome. Cash donations of $10
will be accepted at the door – no checks will
be accepted.
Email: [email protected]
By James Bolen
With the new year comes a changing of the
guard at the Harris County Precinct 2 Constable’s office, as Chris Diaz has taken over the
reins from Gary L. Freeman, who has held the
position since 1988.
“I’m looking forward to working with the
community and providing the best services possible to the taxpayers of Precinct 2,” Diaz said.
“I also look forward to meeting local citizens
and business owners in the future.”
New ranking officers have also now been
hired, as several of Freeman’s former staff retired or resigned along with him.
“We want nothing but the best for the residents of Precinct 2,” Diaz said. “And to do that
we had to put together a great staff.”
Among the new hires are Capt. Jerry Luman,
Chief Ty Norling and Sgt. Mike Kritzler, who
will oversee the local South Belt contract.
The three have all worked extensively together at the Harris County Precinct 5 office.
Luman began his law enforcement career in
1993 working for the Jacinto City Police Department. In 2000, he made the move to Precinct 5.
Before recently being promoted to captain, Luman began at Precinct 2 last year as a reserve
deputy.
A former military man, Norling has more than
20 years of law enforcement experience working
for Precinct 5.
A South Belt resident, Kritzler had worked for
Precinct 5 for roughly eight years.
A meeting was held Monday, Jan. 7, to familiarize the new Precinct 2 staff with representatives of the South Belt community. Attending
the function were representatives from the Clear
Brook City, Kirkmont and Sagemeadow municipal utility districts, the Southeast Volunteer Fire
Department, County Commissioner El Franco
Constable Diaz confers with leaders
The Weber Elementary PTA is seeking vendors for their 10 Year Anniversary Weber AllStar Carnival on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. The fee is $25 per exhibit space.
Vendors must bring their own set-up (table
and chairs), which must fit in the space provided. For information on renting a space,
contact Aurora Ybarra at aurorasbalancebfh@
yahoo.com.
PIP meeting Jan. 15
SBHLL meets Jan. 16
The Sagemont-Beverly Hills Little League
board of directors will host a coaches’ meeting
Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. at the Harris
County Annex located at 10851 Scarsdale
Blvd. Anyone interested in coaching within
the league this spring is invited to attend.
Dobie parent meetings set
Dobie High School will have a parent meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, for parents
whose students will be ninth-graders next
school year (current eighth-graders at Beverly
Hills and Thompson).
At 6:15 p.m., there will be a Pre-AP information session for parents interested in their
student participating in the Pre-AP/AP program.
At 7 p.m., there will be a meeting for parents about the high school registration process
along with information about credits and
graduation requirements. These meetings are
for parents only and will take place in the
Dobie cafeteria.
Sagemont Maintenance meets
The Sagemont Maintenance Committee
annual meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan.
23, at 7 p.m. at Moore Elementary School,
8880 Southbluff Blvd.
PW library events set
The following events are set for the Parker
Williams Library, Jan. 10 through Jan. 16.
Join the library for Movie Madness
Thursday, Jan. 10, at 4 p.m. This familyfriendly film is rated PG. Contact the library
for the exact title.
On Saturday, Jan. 12, Vietnamese storytime
will include Reading Club at 11 a.m., followed by intermediate storytime at 1 p.m.
Free computer classes are now available at
the library. Computer Basics is scheduled for
Monday, Jan. 14, at 3 p.m. On Wednesday,
Jan. 16, Typing Tutorial will be at 3 p.m.
Preschool storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, and toddler storytime is at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday.
Lee’s office and the South Belt-Ellington Leader.
By all accounts, the meeting was a success.
Although he was originally a strong supporter
of Diaz’s Democratic primary opponent Zerick
Guinn, Clear Brook City MUD General Manager
Chris Clark is enthusiastic about the new group.
“I was pleasantly surprised,” Clark said. “The
new constable staff are very professional and
very enthusiastic. They have a great desire to
work with the community and do the best job
possible.”
Clark is also pleased that Kritzler is from the
area.
“When officers live in the community, they
have a stake in the community,” Clark said.
While there was some speculation as to whether or not the local patrol contract would remain
in place after its March renewal, Luman calmed
such concerns.
“We plan to continue as long as the community will allow us to be involved,” Luman said.
According to Clark, Precinct 2 officials have
agreed to continue meeting with the local MUDs
every three months or on an as-needed basis.
Clark is optimistic about the future of the relationship.
“There’s always going to be bumps in the
road,” Clark said. “But they want to help us repair those bumps as we go down that road together.”
See related editorial on Page 2A.
Deputy shoots chase suspect
A chase that began in Deer Park in the early
hours of Friday, Jan. 4, ended on Blackhawk near
Beltway 8 after a Precinct 7 deputy fired multiple shots into the suspect’s vehicle, leaving it
disabled.
Deer Park police attempted to pull over a
BMW on a traffic stop at roughly 2:40 a.m., but
the driver, William Evangeline Akin, refused
to stop, leading to a chase. During the pursuit,
which also involved officers from Precinct 8 and
the Houston Police Department, Akin was witnessed pointing a gun out of his car’s window.
As the chase approached the intersection of
Beltway 8 and Blackhawk, an unnamed Precinct
7 deputy stood in the road armed with a shotgun. Akin allegedly swerved at the deputy, before swerving back into his original lane. Fearing
for his life, the deputy fired at least 10 rounds
into Akin’s vehicle, which came to a stop a few
blocks away.
Akin attempted to flee on foot but was apprehended by Deer Park police. A 14-year-old girl
had been riding with Akin but was unharmed.
Despite rampant rumors, Akin was not killed in
the incident. He, however, did suffer a leg wound
and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Akin, 30, was charged with driving while intoxicated with a child on board, felony evading arrest
and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
A 12-gauge shotgun believed to belong to
Akin was later recovered in the 10800 block of
Beamer.
The incident drew considerable attention from
South Belt residents due to the number of police involved and the amount of time spent at the
crime scene.
Chase ends in shooting, crash
Newly elected Harris County Precinct 2 Constable Chris Diaz (center) met with South
Belt community leaders at a function held Moday, Jan. 7. Shown above with Diaz at the
meeting are, left to right, John Elam (Sagemeadow MUD), Sgt. Mike Kritzler (Pct. 2),
Dean Baier (Southeast Volunteer Fire Department), Capt. Jerry Luman (Pct. 2), Chief Ty
Norling (Pct. 2), Chris Clark (Clear Brook City MUD), Lonnie Piquiet (Kirkmont MUD)
and David Matthews (County Commissioner El Franco Lee’s office).
Photo by Marie Flickinger
Voting begins for special election
Early voting for the special Jan. 26 election to
fill the state Senate District 6 seat formerly held
by the late Mario Gallegos is currently under
way and will continue through Tuesday, Jan. 22.
With eight candidates now running for the position, including Democratic heavyweights state
Rep. Carol Alvarado and former Harris County
Commissioner Sylvia Garcia, there is a good
chance the race will head to a runoff in February.
Also vying for the position are Joaquin Martinez (D), Susan Delgado (D), Dorothy Olmos (R),
R.W. Bray (R), Maria Selva (Green) and Rodolfo
“Rudy” Reyes (I).
While the candidates have filed including party affiliation, they will not appear on the ballot
as such, as no primaries were held for the special
election. District 6 is nearly three-quarters Hispanic and has traditionally been a Democratic
stronghold.
Being a special election, residents should be
aware that the usual early voting sites will not
be in use. Of the seven early voting locations,
the three closest to the South Belt are the HCCS
Southeast College Learning Hub, 6815 Rustic,
Building D; Ripley House, 4410 Navigation; and
the Galena Park Library, 1500 Keene in Galena
Park.
Other early voting locations include the Harris
County Administration Building, 1001 Preston,
first floor; Holy Name Catholic Church, 1912
Marion; Hardy Senior Center, 11901 W. Hardy;
and the Bayton Community Center, 2407 Market
in Baytown.
Early voting hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Jan. 9-11 and Jan. 14 and 15; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
Jan. 16-19; 1 to 6 p.m., Jan. 20; and 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. Jan. 21 and 22.
For more information, visit www.harrisvotes.
org.
Woodmeadow home catches fire
A police chase that began in Deer Park at 2:40 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4, ended near Blackhawk
and Beltway 8 after a Precinct 7 deputy fired several rounds at the suspect’s vehicle. The
crime scene shown above concerned many area residents, as it remained in place for several hours. Despite rumors to the contrary, the driver was not killed in the incident.
Photo by Johnny Gibbs
Fire destroys South Belt home
A Woodmeadow home was destroyed by fire
early Friday, Jan. 4.
The Southeast Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call in the 11400 block of Quincewood at approximately 1 a.m.
Upon their arrival, responding firefighters
witnessed heavy fire from multiple points burning through the home’s roof, according to SVFD
Chief Chuck Tylka, who described the incident
as a total loss.
The blaze appeared to originate in the living
room of the house and was associated with the
home’s fireplace, Tylka said. According to Tylka,
the fire was accidental in nature.
No injuries were reported, as the home’s occupants were able to evacuate before the fire
spread.
The SVFD was assisted by the Pearland and
Forest Bend fire departments in extinguishing
the blaze.
Leader remembers 2012
Sageglen meets Jan. 21
Sageglen Homeowner’s Association will
hold its first meeting of the new year on
Monday, Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the Sageglen
Community Building at 11610 Sageyork.
CCISD board rescheduled
Due to a scheduling conflict, the January
board of trustees meeting for the Clear Creek
Independent School District has been changed
to a new date. The regular board meeting will
be held on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at 6 p.m. at
the Education Support Center, 2425 E. Main
St. in League City.
Vol. 37, No. 48
Community welcomes new Pct. 2 staff
Weber plans for carnival
The Positive Interaction Program will meet
Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, 11800 Astoria, in
the staff meeting room on the first floor. Guest
speaker will be Todd Harris, criminal investigator for the Houston Police Department Burglary and Theft Division.
PIP consists of police and citizens working for safer neighborhoods. For more information, call Officer Randy Derr at 281-2183900.
www.southbeltleader.com
A home in the 11400 block of Quincewood was destroyed by fire early Friday, Jan. 4. The
Southeast Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call at roughly 1 a.m. to find the
home engulfed in flames. The blaze was reportedly sparked by the home’s fireplace. No
one was injured.
Photo by Jessica Host
The year in review is continued from the last
issue. Stories up to June 21 can be found in theDec. 27, 2012, edition of the Leader.
June 28
Greg Smith, superintendent for the Clear
Creek Independent School District, was named
the Superintendent of the Year for Region 4,
which represents 53 school districts. Smith has
been the district’s superintendent since 2008.
Genoa Elementary prekindergarten teacher
Cheryl Helaire won the 13th annual Marian and
Speros Martel Early Childhood Educator Award,
presented by the Children’s Museum of Houston. A 1982 Dobie graduate, Helaire was recognized for her dedication to early childhood development. For her efforts, she received a $1,000
honorarium and a one-year membership to the
museum.
July 5
The Wells Fargo Bank located at 11102 Scarsdale was robbed Saturday, June 30. The FBI
dubbed the suspect the “Abe Lincoln Bandit” because of his distinctive beard. According to police, the man entered the bank at approximately
11:35 a.m. and handed the teller a threatening
note demanding money. He then allegedly lifted
his shirt to display a pistol stuck in his waistband. The man fled the bank on foot after getting
a small amount of cash – less than $100, authorities said. No one was injured. No arrests were
made.
A drug warrant was served the afternoon of
Tuesday, July 3, in the 10100 block of Sagegate.
The incident drew the attention of several area
residents due to the large number of law enforcement officers involved. Participating personnel
included agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, deputies from the Harris County
Precinct 2 Constable’s office and officers from
the Pearland Police Department. According to
DEA spokeswoman Lisa Webb Johnson, suspect Kinh Van Vo was arrested for his alleged
involvement in an marijuana growing operation
at another location. The Sagegate home, which
belongs to Vo’s grandmother, was his last known
address. Vo was wanted on unspecified federal
charges. Local law enforcement agencies were
merely at the location in a supportive role. A vehicle registered to Vo was also confiscated from
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Publisher’s Opinion
Slashed
bandit
signs
Starting a new South Belt year
This will be a combined Publisher’s
Opinion as there are two important issues
we need to cover.
Christmas program wrap up
First, finishing up with business of
2012, this is the first opportunity for us to
thank our readers for the wonderful job
they did supporting our Christmas program since the event ended.
Words are inadequate to express
thanks for the job done by our students.
This was the first time that we had Dobie
contribute food, and believe me, it was a
godsend.
We also appreciate the various adults
who have consistently supported this
project, but I must say, without the students, there would be no program. Thank
you on behalf of so many in need.
New constable
For the second item, we need to
address the issue of security in the
county area. We have a new constable,
who might not have been the first pick of
South Belt residents, but obviously is
determined to work with the community.
This week, newly elected Chris Diaz
met with representatives of our three
municipal utility districts, Chris Clark, of
Clear Brook City MUD, John Elam of
Sagemeadow and Lonnie Piquiet of
Kirkmont. Also in attendance were Dean
Baier of the Southeast Volunteer Fire
Department, David Matthews representing County Commissioner El Franco Lee
and myself.
It was the joint opinion of the group
that the new constable, Chris Diaz, is
headed in the correct direction. For the
position of security in the South Belt
area, none of us could have asked for a
more positive meeting.
Since the election there have been a
number of rumors spread by people who
honestly had no idea of what they were
spreading in regard to reviving the idea
of a muncipal utility district security force.
The fact of the matter is we all have been
waiting for the official meeting with the
new constable.
The meeting has been held, the election is history and we are looking to a
good future partnership!
–Marie Flickinger
Mysterious person
or persons have been
slashing local bandit
signs, leaving them
unreadable. Many
find the illegal signs
an eyesore. Removal
of them, however,
has proved challenging for local municipalities.
I am forwarding what I have received
from my city contact on Shaver street.
Looks like we are about there. I want you to
publish this if you still have room.
We have waited and waited, for way too
many years to see our wish come true, the
rebuild of Shaver street. Looks like 2013
will be the year that construction will finally
begin. I have just received word that TxDot
is going through the final design review
stage and if this all is approved, the project
should go out for bid in February. Construction could then begin about April 2013.
Remember while construction is in process, there will be detours and other related
construction barricades. Find a different
travel route during this construction period.
I feel, even with the inconvenience, you will
have a smile on your face as you remind
yourself, we will have a nice new safe and
smooth roadway.
James E. Muecke
Work hopes to get
decorations returned
My name is Michael Work and I live at
11103 Sagetrail. On the night of December
26th my yard decorations were stolen. They
included a toy train engine and caboose, a
gingerbread house and gingerbread man.
They were all hand painted on plywood by
my son. I would like these yard decorations
returned. If you know of anyone that has
brought these decorations home they were
not a gift, they were stolen. Why anyone
would steal decorations is beyond me
especially after Christmas is over. If you
have any information about these decorations please contact me at 832-338-5156.
Thank you.
Michael Work
Bowers: Who is the
sign slasher?
Happen to know who the sign slasher
might be? Have you noticed all the small
advertising signs that folks stick in the
ground at major intersections have been
cut in such a way that the advertiser’s
phone number or name of company is not
visible? Someone is determined to discourage people from advertising this way plus it
is not very attractive to see these signs all
over the neighborhood.
I applaud whomever is doing it . . . they
should be advertising in the Leader. I’ve
seen signs slashed this way as far away
and Pearland Parkway. The person is also
very determined.
Signs are not up very long before they’re
slashed. Thought you might know something about this . . . kuddos to the sign
slasher.
Judy Bowers
Publisher’s note: I must say, we do not
know. There used to be a couple that was
quite faithful at removing bandit signs and I
have wondered if they switched to the
slashing, but don’t know. (See photo this
page.) We, too, would like to know. Even if
the person(s) prefer to remain anonymous,
I would like to talk with them.
So, if you are reading this, call me. 281481-5656. The majority of signs slashed
are placed illegally, but the municipalities
cannot keep up with them.
–Marie Flickinger
Invitation to Pearland
High School event
South Belt Rep. Pete Olson held the second meeting
for his 2012-2013 Congressional Youth Advisory Committee recently to discuss
the importance of the STEM
disciplines – science, technology, engineering and math
with the students.
Olson said, “These high
achieving students are my
young advisors who help me
Former South Belt resident
Peter Birkholz has recently
written a book about his life
growing up in a wrestling
family. He is the son of former
South Belt resident John Birkholz, who was a professional
wrestler and half-brother of
Paul Boesch, famous TV announcer, sportscaster and
wrestling promoter.
The book, When Wrestling
Was Rasslin’, is a fascinating
recollection of stories about
Houston wrestling matches
that were held and televised
every Friday night many years
ago.
Birkholz began as an assistant to his uncle, Paul Boesch,
at the young age of 11 and during the next 25 years became
an announcer at ringside, a
wrestling promoter, and eventually a partner with Boesch.
For the many old-timers who
attended the matches, those
who were brought there as
children or those who watched
from home, this book recalls
the history of many extraordinary matches: loser was
painted yellow, loser must
ride a donkey, loser must have
his head shaved, loser must
remove his mask, etc. It is a
splendid review of the best in
Texas wrestling.
Wrestling fans may read
excerpts from the book at
www.whenwrestlingwasrass
lin.com, amazon.com, lulu.
com, or kindle, and enjoy fond
memories from years ago.
For 2013 Homeless Count
Volunteers sought
to better represent the great
folks who live in TX-22. I
value their feedback and hope
these council meetings provide them with valuable exposure to the legislative process.
We discussed the importance
of education, especially in the
STEM disciplines. I emphasized why hard work is critical
to a successful future. These
students have great ideas, and
I enjoy hearing their perspective on the political process.”
Two guest speakers – David Brower, founder and president of Astro Technology
Inc., and Daniel Wong, Ph.D.,
P.E, CEO of Tolunay-Wong
Engineers, Inc. – spoke to the
students. They addressed their
careers and the role STEM
education plays in their respective fields.
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Birkholz writes
book about his life
Last February, several residents in the
South Belt Leader area wished they had
learned about Pearland High School’s production of Beauty and the Beast before the
show began rather than after it ended. With
that in mind, I’d like to invite all South Belt
Leader readers to the Tommy Tune Award
winning Pearland High School Choir’s
upcoming production of the Rodgers and
Hammerstein classic, South Pacific.
Stationed at a U.S. Naval base during
World War II, an American nurse falls in
love with an expatriate French plantation
owner, and a U.S. Lieutenant falls for a
young Asian woman. Romance blossoms
amid popular songs like “I’m Gonna Wash
That Man Right Outa My Hair,” “Some
Enchanted Evening”, and “I’m in Love with
a Wonderful Guy.” The musical, based on
the recent Lincoln Center revival, will run
January 17-20 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee
performance at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20.
Peter Birkholz
Performances will be held in the Pearland
High School auditorium, which is located at
3775 South Main in Pearland. All tickets
are reserved seating, and prices range
from $10-15. For more information about
the show or to purchase tickets, please
How many people are place on Tuesday, Jan. 22,
contact the box office at 281-412-1630 or
homeless in Houston and who and Tuesday, Jan. 29, from
[email protected].
Sandy Dickerson makes up this vulnerable 5:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Rep. Olson meets with youth
advisory congressional council
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Rehabilitation and much more.
11902 Resource Parkway
(near Memorial Hermann SE Hospital)
281-922-6802 • Fax: 281-922-6804
Pa. For the past three years,
she lived with her daughter,
Marlene Hutton, of South
Belt.
Krafjack was a devout
Catholic and an active member of Sacred Heart Church in
Duryea, Pa.
Survivors include her
only child, daughter Marlene
Hutton; her grandchildren,
George Hutton and wife Elizabeth, and Kimberley Clouse;
great-grandchildren
Alexzandra, Sarah, Katelynn and
Thomas Clouse; and greatgreat-grandchildren Emma
Kay and Rylee Guilledge.
A funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday, Dec. 21,
2012, at St. Luke the EvangeRobin Kathleen Reznicek, list Catholic Church.
57, died on Sunday, Dec. 23,
2012, at her residence in La
Marque. She was born June
24, 1955, in Texas City, to
Frank J. Reznicek Jr. and
Dorothy Marie Endresen
Reznicek.
She was a lifelong resident
of La Marque and attended
Queen of Peace School and
Church. She was a graduate
of La Marque High School
Class of 1973.
Reznicek worked years
as floral designer at Laurel
Florist and Colonial-Laurel
Flower Shop. She was the
owner, operator and designer at her own shop, A Creation for You Florist, in La
Marque. She was a member
of many organizations, KJT,
KJZT, charter member of
Roger “Tex” Stevens,
ABWA Harmony Chapter, La 69, of Early, Texas, died on
Marque Lioness Club, Ladies Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in
Auxiliary of the VFW of La Brownwood, Texas. He and
Marque and a member of the his family had been longtime
board of directors of the HRA South Belt residents, moving
Independence Village.
to Early approximately seven
Reznicek is preceded in years ago, after a short move
death by her father.
to Phoenix.
Survivors include her
Stevens was born Sept. 13,
mother, Dorothy Reznicek, of 1943, in Brownwood, Texas,
La Marque; two sisters, Janis to Albert and Eunice Rudloff
and husband Jimmy Wright Stevens. He attended school
of South Belt, and Sheri in Early, and graduated in
Reznicek of La Marque; 1963. He met and married
one brother, Michael and Carolyn Sue Moore in Houswife Melba Reznicek of La ton in 1967. He served in the
Marque; and numerous niec- U.S. Marines in the Vietnam
es, nephews, other relatives War. He was proceeded in
and many friends.
death by his father, Albert
Funeral services were held Franklin Stevens.
on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012,
He is survived by his wife,
in the chapel of the James Carolyn Sue Stevens; son
Crowder Funeral Home in La Roger “Kevin” Stevens and
Marque, with Deacon Harold wife Christina of Tiki Island,
Eskew, officiating.
Texas; daughter Kelly JoAnne
Honorary pallbearers were Holt and husband Stephen of
Michael Reznicek Jr., Allen League City; four grandchilReznicek, Aaron Reznicek, dren: Stephen Chase Holt, SaScott Wright, David Barton vannah Kelly Holt, Kristoffer
and Ronnie Pinnola.
Hunter “SharkBoy” Stevens
and Hanna Elizabeth Stevens;
two sisters, Carla Sue Barfknecht and husband Tony of
Eden, Texas, and Betty Lou
Delman and husband Don of
Midlothian, Texas; and his
mother, Eunice Rudloff Stevens of Cross Plains, Texas.
Funeral services were
held Monday, Dec. 31, 2012,
at Heartland Funeral Home
with Pastor Ronnie White officiating. Interment followed
in Cross Plains Cemetery.
Robin Kathleen
Reznicek
Roger “Tex”
Stevens
Readers’ Opinions
Muecke shares So.
Shaver Road update
Deaths
population? How many are
veterans, families and children? Support the efforts of
the Coalition for the Homeless by volunteering for the
2013 Homeless Count.
Each year during the
month of January, the Coalition for the Homeless and
more than 200 of its agency/
stakeholder partners assess
homelessness in the community. Information gathered
from the annual count helps
provide the basis for federal,
state and local funding to address this vital issue.
Houston has been chosen
to participate in a special
federal pilot initiative to determine the extent of youth
homelessness in the region.
The 2013 count will take
For more information on
volunteering, visit http://
houstonhomelesscount.org.
On Tuesday, Jan. 15, from
5:30 to 7 p.m., training will
be available at all 10 locations. To view the training
locations, visit http://www.
homelesshouston.org
and
click under EVENTS. Training will also be available both
nights of the actual count.
For information on how to
participate in the count, contact Gary Grier, director of
Community Engagement, at
[email protected]
or call 713-739-7514.
To learn more about the
Coalition for the Homeless of
Houston/Harris County, visit
http://www.homelesshoust
on.org.
Lottie Krafjack
Alice Perez
Lottie Krafjack, 96, of
South Belt, died on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. She was
born at home in Old Forge,
Pa., on April 8, 1916. She attended Old Forge schools.
She is preceded in death
by her husband of 58 years,
Joseph E. Krafjack; son-inlaw George Marion Hutton;
sister Helen Slagoski; brothers Joseph, Bruno, Paul, Edward and Tony Bastek.
Krafjack and her husband,
Joe, lived in Glen Cove, Long
Alice Perez, 85, of South
Island, N.Y. After retirement, Belt, died on Sunday, Dec.
they moved back to Duryea, 30, 2012. She was born on
Feb. 11, 1927, in Galveston,
Texas, to Bonefelio and Marie Perez.
Perez was preceded in
death by her husband, Israel
Perez.
She worked for 18 years
for the Pasadena Independent
School District.
She took over her husband’s business, Perez Barber
Shop, after his death in 1985.
Perez Barber Shop had been
in business since 1961.
Perez is survived by her
family; sons Israel Perez Jr.
and wife Cristina and Robert D. Perez and wife Patricia; daughters Belinda Leal
and Doris Perez-Blackwell
and husband Tommy; sisters
Juanita Lozano and Beatrice
Casteneda; brothers Frank
Perez and Bonifacio Perez;
grandchildren Robert and
wife Sheri, Daniel, Israel,
Regina and husband Rene,
Miguel and Sarah; greatgrandchildren Russell, Luke,
David, Emmanuel, Eliana,
Joshua, Michael, Elisa, Leah
and Davlin.
The funeral service was
held Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013,
at SouthPark Funeral Home.
as well as college.
“I have met with countless
superintendents and teachers
and heard the concerns voiced
about the new STAAR testing
system. I believe that we need
to relieve students and teachers from over-testing,” said
Patrick. “However, we will
not allow the rigor of our academic institutions to suffer.”
Patrick has supported the
effort to eliminate the 15
percent and cumulative scoring requirements on current
high school students. “My
accountability
legislation
will create more pathways
for students by giving them
additional flexibility, while
ensuring our students graduate fully prepared for higher
education or the workforce,”
said Patrick.
“My legislation will also
provide new choices for students and families to choose
the best school for them,
whether in district or out of
district. It will lift the cap
on charters and tighten standards on our charter schools
to ensure highly effective
schools remain open. It will
also create a tax credit scholarship program, providing
economically disadvantaged
students the opportunity to
choose a private school, or an
after-school or pre-k program
within public schools. We
currently have school choice
in Texas for those wealthy
enough to move,” said Patrick.
“Unfortunately, most Texans
have very limited choices and
can be forced to attend a failing school. Reform is never
finished and success is never
final,” said Patrick.
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Edward
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Edward Pennington, 65,
died on Monday, Dec. 24,
2012, in Houston, the day after celebrating his 44th wedding anniversary to Brenda
Pennington. He was a South
Belt resident for more than 30
years.
He was born on Jan. 15,
1947, in Natchez, Miss., to
Delma and Troy Pennington.
Pennington is survived by
his wife, Brenda; daughter
Christy Wheeler of Seabrook;
son Stephen Pennington of
League City; and grandchildren Benji and Natalie.
He worked for many years
in ministry. He was a campus
minister at the University of
Houston, a chaplain at MD
Anderson, and at the Hospice
at the Texas Medical Center.
Most recently, he worked
with Family Heritage Life.
A memorial service was
held on Jan. 5, at Southwest
Central Church of Christ. In
lieu of flowers, the family
requests donations be made
in his name to Lifeline Chaplaincy or The Point (University of Houston Campus MinJohnny Clyde Dean, 84, istry of Churches of Christ).
died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013,
surrounded by his family.
Dean is preceded in death
by his three brothers, Alphus
Dean, Milton Dean and Ray
Dean; his father, Conley
Dean; and his mother, Aline
Durand Johnson.
He is survived by his wife
of 54 years, Nellie Stemmann
Dean; their four children,
Sandy Ng (Dennis), Carolyn
Dean (Gabriel), Milton Dean
(Lori) and Kenneth Dean
(Andrea); 21 grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; and
extended family and innumerable friends.
Dean was born in Alexandria, La., on June 27, 1928.
After graduating from Oak
Marjorie Ann Schramm,
Hill High School in 1946, he
joined the U.S. Navy where 82, of South Belt, died Jan.
he served on the island of 4, 2013. She was born Sept.
Guam as a Seabee during 19, 1930, in Columbus, Ohio,
to John and Estella Hall. She
World War II.
After his military service, attended West High School in
Dean graduated from South- Columbus, Ohio.
Schramm raised three
western Louisiana Institute
with a Bachelor of Science children and two grandsons.
in chemistry. It was in Lake She was married to Paul SchCharles, La., where he be- ramm for 62 years.
Schramm owned and opgan his employment with
City Service, where he met erated M&T Ceramics for
his wife-to-be, Nellie Stem- 20 years and was active in
mann. They married after the South Belt-Ellington
three-and-a-half months, on Chamber of Commerce’s Fun
April 12, 1958. They moved Bunch, as well as the Houston
to Houston, where he worked Ceramic Society, for many
as an analytical chemist for years. She enjoyed traveling,
Petro-Tex Chemical (Bayer especially “cruising.”
She is survived by her
Chemical) and retired from
Bayer in 1991, with more husband, Paul; daughter Judy
Clifton and husband Wesley;
than 30 years of service.
“Paw-Paw” had a passion sons Lee Schramm and John
for gardening, backyard bar- Schramm; sister Vivian Gray;
becues, fishing and visiting and grandsons Timothy Fox
in his garage with family, and Stephen Fox.
A memorial service was
friends and neighbors, and
he enjoyed assisting with held Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013,
and coaching various youth at Crowder Funeral Home in
sports teams. He loved to Pearland with the Rev. Bill
be outdoors with family and Cole officiating.
Dewhurst, Patrick set education
agenda for new legislation session
On Dec. 19, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Sen. Dan
Patrick held a press conference to discuss education
reform in Texas and changes
they plan to make during the
83rd Legislative Session.
“Education is so vitally
important to the fabric of our
culture here in Texas,” said
Dewhurst. “This session, the
Senate will work on a number
of education reforms including strengthening accountability, increasing the number
of charter schools and implementing school choice. Our
children deserve the best education possible, and we need
to make it easy for parents
to determine the destiny for
their child’s education. School
choice introduces the incentive
to develop new and innovative
techniques to help educate our
state’s most precious resource
– our children.”
Dewhurst and Patrick laid
out their goals for education
that included changes to the
accountability system, expansion of charter schools,
more choices for parents and
teachers and creates more
pathways toward graduation
with an emphasis on career
friends, which allowed him to
reminisce of his childhood.
A visitation will be held
Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, from 6
to 8 p.m., with a rosary/vigil
service at 7 p.m. at NidayFairmont Funeral Home in
Pasadena.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will take place Saturday, Jan.
12, at 11 a.m. at St. Francis
Cabrini Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Forest
Park East Cemetery in Webster.
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Dobie JROTC shines at competition
Cadets from J. Frank Dobie High School’s Air Force
JROTC recently competed at
Sam Rayburn High School in
the annual Battle on the Bayou Drill and PT competition.
The unit competed against
ten Army JROTC units from
the area and brought home
various trophies and medals
in the following events:
• Female Color Guard:
First place. Team members
are C/Lt. Col. Jasmine Castro, C/Capt. Lluvia Loy, C/
TSgt. Elaine Gilbert, C/SrA
Gabriela Caceres. C/TSgt.
Elaine Gilbert also won a
gold medal for outstanding color guard commander.
The girls defended their trophy from the previous year’s
competition.
• Male Color Guard: First
place. Team members are C/
Maj. Ezequiel Ramirez, C/
Capt. Mark Gonzalez, C/
SMSgt. George Molina, C/
SrA Jacob De La Garza. C/
Capt. Mark Gonzalez also
won a gold medal for outstanding color guard commander.
Both teams performed
nearly flawless routines beating the other Army units by a
wide margin.
Physical Fitness events:
• First Place: Ozzy Castillo, gold medal, mile run; Angelo Symeonidis, first place
trophy, male sumo wrestling
• Second Place: Veronika
Alvarez, second place trophy,
female sumo wrestling
• Third Place: Wesley
Dawson, bronze medal,
crunches
Atkinson students donate to Houston Food Bank
Field Events:
• Second Place: Skid/Pontoon Race
• Third Place: A-Frame
Race
Overall a total of 36 cadets
led by squadron commander
C/Lt. Col. Jasmine Castro
participated in the various
events and showed excellent
teamwork, competitiveness
and sportsmanship.
Female Color Guard Team: Left to right C/Lt. Col. Jasmine Castro, C/
TSgt. Elaine Gilbert, C/SrA Gabriela Caceres, C/Capt. Lluvia Loy.
Gold medal, mile run, C/SrA Ozzy Castillo
During the 2012 holiday season, Atkinson Elementary students and staff members were asked to contribute items to the school’s charity food drive. The event
was a huge success as participants combined to provide numerous boxes of unperishables, which were
then donated to the Houston Food Bank. Shown are
several members of Atkinson’s student council and
other representatives, including, left to right, (front
row) Briana Kiem, Celeste Salazar, Nicholas Covarrubias, (middle row) Danielle Bulman, (back row)
Cindy Hyuhn, Brian Nguyen, Jacqueline Arredondo,
Jocelyn Salazar and Ashley Sophia Miranda.
Leader looking back at 2012
Male Color Guard Team: Left to right C/SrA Jacob De La Garza, C/Capt.
Mark Gonzalez, C/Maj. Ezequiel Ramirez, C/SMSgt. George Molina
County ups cost of false alarms
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office dispatches deputies to investigate residential and commercial alarms
about 100,000 times a year.
About 99 percent are found
to be false alarms, wasting
crime-fighting resources in
the unincorporated areas,
where 1.5 million people
live.
Until now, a false alarm
fee was assessed every time
a property generated more
than five false alarms per
calendar year. But now the
fee, $75, will be assessed
every time a property generates more than three false
alarms in a calendar year.
Harris County Commissioners Court approved the
change today along with
other updates to regulations
enforced by the sheriff’s
office on burglary alarms,
panic alarms, and other
types of alarms. Permit re-
Clear Brook presents
traveling exhibit
During the week of Jan.
21-25, the Clear Brook High
School library will host a traveling exhibit for community
members to visit. The library
will be available to visitors
Tuesday through Thursday
from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
With the help of world-renowned curator and photographer Hugh Milstein, founder
of the digital print company,
Digital Fusion, the Dan Eldon
Pop-Up Exhibit, Safari, takes
viewers on a journey through
his short life – a life of art, adventure and activism – and incorporates music, lights, artifacts and activities to provide
a truly interactive experience.
The ultimate goal of the
exhibit is to offer viewers not
only the same sense of joy that
Eldon found in his exploration
of the world and its cultures,
but, through his shocking pictures of war and famine, also
to encourage them to confront
and question the inequalities
and horrors of life.
The unique mix of beauty,
tragedy and irony in Eldon’s
work propels viewers to seek
their own path in finding creative solutions for the difficult
questions and challenges we
face in a complex world.
–––
Dan Eldon was an artist,
adventurer and activist. He
left a legacy and a powerful
humanitarian spirit that continues to inspire people of all
ages all over the world.
To learn more about Eldon
and the exhibit, visit www.
daneldon.org/dan-eldon-popup-exhibit/.
quirements will now apply
to fire alarms as well.
“The changes are designed to reduce the number of false alarms and to
encourage property owners
to obtain permits for their
alarm systems,” Sheriff
Adrian Garcia said.
The initial fee for an
alarm permit is $35. Annual
renewals are $10 each. In
many cases, companies that
provide alarm monitoring
services obtain permits on
behalf of their customers.
There is no fee for permit
holders 65 years of age or
older.
The fee for reinstatement
of a suspended or expired
permit is $50.
All fee payments go into
the county government’s
general operating fund.
Owners of alarm systems
that have no permit may be
issued a misdemeanor citation that could result in fines
up to $500 in justice of the
peace court.
In 2011, the most recent
year for which statistics
are available, the sheriff’s
office issued about 1,300
citations for unregistered
alarms.
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Bronze medal, crunches, C/SrA Wesley Dawson
First place, male sumo wrestling, C/1Lt. Angelo
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the house.
July 12
Houston City Councilmember Mike Sullivan
officially resigned his position Wednesday, July
11, to focus on his campaign for Harris County
Tax Assessor-Collector.
Unanimously
approved
by Council, Sullivan’s
resignation would take effect Jan. 2, 2013. Sullivan
went on to face Democratic challenger Ann Harris
Bennett in the November
general election, at which
time voters also would decide who would replace
him on Council.
July 19
A South Belt resident
was arrested Tuesday, July
17, on a felony charge of
aggravated robbery with
a deadly weapon. Dexter Lee Plump, 26, of the
11400 block of Sagewhite,
was suspected of robbing
an individual on July 6 in
the 11400 block of Sageyork. According to Deputy
Jason Curry of the Harris
County Precinct 2 Constable’s office, a man, alleged
to be Plump, approached
the victim in front of his
residence and asked for
directions. The suspect
then produced a pistol and
reportedly said, “Give me
what you got.” The man
allegedly stole the victim’s phone and wallet.
Curry questioned multiple
neighbors who said Plump
matched the description of
the suspect. Curry made
contact with Plump, but
he denied any involvement in the crime. The
victim, however, was able
to identify Plump from a
photo lineup. Additionally, Plump’s fingerprints
matched those taken from
the scene of the crime, and
on July 12, a warrant was
issued for his arrest. By
that time, however, Plump
had gone into hiding, according to deputies. On
July 17, he was tracked
down on the north side of
town and apprehended.
July 26
A man was charged
with murdering a 69-yearold woman whose badly
burned body was discovered after a fire at her home
in the 10500 block of Sagetree May 3. Brandon Ray
Morgan, 37, was charged
in the death of Jeannie
Waynette Wiebke, who
was confined to a wheelchair. Morgan, the boyfriend of Wiebke’s caregiver, was arrested Friday,
July 20, without incident
and was being held in the
Harris County Jail without
bond. According to police,
Houston firefighters responded to an explosion
and fire at Wiebke’s home
at roughly 1 a.m. but were
initially unable to enter the
residence due to the inten-
sity of the blaze. Wiebke’s
charred body was discovered on a couch once the
flames were extinguished.
An autopsy by the Harris
County Institute of Forensic Sciences determined
Wiebke had been beaten
and strangled prior to the
fire occurring.
Arson investigators determined that the fire was
intentionally set, and the
explosion was caused by
an oxygen bottle. It is suspected that Morgan used
the oxygen to set the house
ablaze in a bid to cover up
the crime.
The Houston Airport
System officially reopened
Hobby Airport’s departure-level roadway/dropoff ramp with a ribboncutting ceremony Friday,
July 20. The endeavor was
part of the airport’s ongoing, multiyear $4.9 million
renovation project.
Aug. 2
The unofficial July 31
primary runoff election
results were released,
with the close race for the
Democratic nomination
for Harris County Precinct
2 constable causing much
controversy. Despite having a significant lead in the
polls on election night, local Precinct 2 Sgt. Zerick
Guinn trailed opponent
Chris Diaz by a mere three
votes when a later vote
count was released the following morning.
Records released by the
Harris County Clerk’s Office at 10:12 p.m. showed
Guinn with a significant
lead with 93 percent of
precincts reporting. Guinn
was shown to have 1,478
election day votes (75.91
percent) to Diaz’s 469
votes (24.09 percent).
Results released at 12:43
a.m., however, show
Guinn’s election day vote
count drop to 827 (58.04
percent), while Diaz’s
increased to 598 (41.96
percent). Diaz had a sig-
nificant advantage in the
number of absentee votes,
which put his campaign
over the top.
Aug. 9
After all votes were
counted in the controversial runoff race for the
Democratic nomination of
Harris County Precinct 2
constable, candidate Chris
Diaz expanded his lead
over Zerick Guinn from
three to 16. The announcement came just one week
after the Harris County
Clerk’s Office marred
the July 31 results, which
originally showed Guinn
to have a significant lead
with nearly all precincts
reporting, prompting party
leaders and others to call
for an inquiry.
Longtime South Belt
resident Cynthia Hendricks died along with her
mother, Dorothy Kissinger,
in a house fire July 30, in
Weston, Texas. Hendricks
was in Weston visiting her
mother at the time of the
fire, which investigators
believe was caused by an
overloaded electrical circuit. A Girl Scouts volunteer for 28 years, Cynthia
Hendricks also devoted
much of her spare time to
helping the volleyball and
soccer programs at Clear
Brook.
Aug. 16
Local Percinct 2 Sgt.
Zerick Guinn filed for a
recount Monday, Aug. 13,
in the controversial July
31 primary runoff that saw
his opponent, Chris Diaz,
winning the Democratic
constable nomination by
16 votes, despite earlier
reports that showed Guinn
to have a substantial lead.
Aug. 23
South Belt Girls Softball Association President
Ruben Garcia was awarded
the Volunteer of the Year
Award from TSS Photography for his dedication to
youth sports in the South
Belt community. Garcia
was selected from 789
submissions statewide.
More than 200 elected officials, community
members, and former and
current San Jacinto College employees joined
Chancellor Dr. Brenda
Hellyer and members of
the Harris County Historical Commission to unveil
an official Texas Historical Marker in honor of the
college’s 50th anniversary,
on Tuesday, Aug. 21.
Aug. 30
An election held at the
Sageglen
Community
Association meeting resulted in both open board
seats going to incumbents.
Sageglen residents David
Cino and Margaret Maddox would both maintain
their current positions on
the board of directors. The
two were being challenged
by Nicole Scott also of
Sageglen.
The mother of a
2-week-old baby died
Thursday, Aug. 23, after
she went back inside her
burning apartment in an
attempt to save her dogs.
Houston Fire Department
officials say the two-alarm
blaze broke out about 1:10
a.m. at the Southpoint
apartments in the 12800
block of Roydon at Featherwood.
Neighbors were able
to help Carrie Jordan, 38,
and her infant son, Nicholas, escape the flames, but
when the woman went
back inside to retrieve her
dogs, she did not return.
Firefighters said they found
her collapsed on the floor.
She was rushed to a hospital in critical condition
and later died. The infant
was not injured, and is reportedly now staying with
his grandmother, who was
also able to escape from
the fire.
Sept. 6
On Tuesday, Sept. 4,
Zerick Guinn filed a civil
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Knights sell spaghetti dinners
Knights of Columbus Council 9201 will sponsor a
charity fundraising spaghetti dinner on Friday, Jan. 25,
from 5 to 7 p.m. in the St. Luke Catholic Church Social
Hall at 11011 Hall Road. Menu includes: All-you-caneat spaghetti covered with KC 9201 Pasta Sauce, two
large handmade Italian meatballs, garden salad with
Italian dressing, French bread, and iced tea or lemonade. Tickets purchased in advance are $6.50 per person.
The cost at the door is $7 eat in or take out. For children
under 12, the cost is $3, eat in only. One advance purchased ticket will win a $35 gift card. Call 281-4811180 for advance purchase of tickets.
CCISD calendar approved
The Clear Creek ISD Board of Trustees approved
the 2013-2014 academic calendar during the regular
December meeting. The calendar design and selection
process began in September. Four calendar options
were presented to the CCISD staff and community for
input, and the options were posted on the district website. The 2013-2014 academic calendar can be viewed
by visiting www.ccisd.net.
PROPHECY CONFERENCE
with Irvin Baxter
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Friday, January 18th @ 7:30 PM
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Saturday, January 19th @ 5:00 PM
Open to all. No registration required.
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NEW YEAR’S BIRTHDAY FOR ZACHARY!
Happy birthday wishes are sent to Zachary
Berlingeri who turned 14 years old on Jan.
1, 2013, from parents Alex and Jenifer Berlingeri, brother Luke, and grandparents Don
and Eileen Scallan. Zachary is an eighthgrader at Thompson Intermediate.
KRISTEN IS A TEENAGER!
Kristen Giles celebrates her 13th birthday
Sunday, Jan. 13. Her parents, Tracy and Jim
Giles, grandparents Bobby and Ken Griffin,
and brothers Aaron and Cody, extend
their best wishes for a wonderful birthday.
Kristen is a seventh-grader at Beverly Hills
Intermediate.
CARL VALIGURA
On Jan. 13, Carl Valigura celebrates a
birthday. His wife, Frances, four children,
13 grandchildren, great-granddaughters and
friends at the Leader wish him well on his
special day. Carl is well-known to merchants
in the area where he delivered the Leader
weekly for many years.
SCHOOL DAZE
The following personnel and staff members of the Pasadena Independent School
District celebrate birthdays Jan. 10 through
Jan. 16.
Burnett Elementary
A birthday greeting is sent to Christina
Mata Jan. 15.
Bush Elementary
The day for a double party for Irma
Henriquez and Tami Metts is Jan. 15. Wishes
for a happy birthday are sent to Kathy Ching
Jan. 16.
Frazier Elementary
Nancy Guerra celebrates a birthday on
Jan. 10. Blow out the birthday candles for
Mary Oakley Jan. 16.
Meador Elementary
Yecenia Mercado is sent a birthday wish
on Jan. 10. The day to celebrate a birthday
for Tara Merida is Jan. 11. The day for a cake
for Melisa Falcon is Jan. 16.
South Belt Elementary
Birthday greetings are sent to Amy
Campos Jan. 10.
Stuchbery Elementary
Tina Jo Flotten is wished a happy birthday Jan. 12.
Melillo Middle School
Jan. 12 is the day for a cake for Aubree
Gencarelli.
Beverly Hills Intermediate
On Jan. 12, Martha Garcia is sent a birthday greeting. The day for a cake for Linda
Raley is Jan. 16.
Dobie High
Sharing a birthday Jan. 11 are Barbara
Keogh and Stacy Thomas. A birthday is
enjoyed by Judith Glasco Jan. 12. On
Jan. 14, a double birthday is celebrated by
Chrystal Carrizal and Constance Ramos.
Three cheers for a happy birthday are sent
to Irene Flores, Jessy George and Dana
Tarter on Jan. 16.
FACEBOOK FRIENDS CELEBRATE
BIRTHDAYS
The Leader sends happy birthday wishes
to its Facebook friends who celebrate a birthday this week:
Thursday, Jan. 10: Jennifer Murillo, Roy
Gunter and Caron Cantu; Friday, Jan. 11:
Kelly Cavazos, Myles Barkman, Amy
Villareal, Kathleen Wenzel, Deirdre Davis
and James Mouton Jr.; Saturday, Jan.
12: Rosalind Vela, Troy Vessel, William
Carpenter, Carol Lonidier, Jose Peña,
Barry Francis and Tammy Overstreet;
Sunday, Jan. 13: Scott Lengefeld, Claire
Mules, Gregden Martin, Betty Shamblin,
Jessica Hynes, Joseph Farrias and Shane
Poynter; Jan. 14: Robert Bebee, Tracy
Oliver, Laurie Lynn, Herlinda Machado,
Tiffany Defreitas and Louis Casas;
Tuesday, Jan. 15: Denise Montano, Patrick
Lesley, Heather White, Cody Fountain
and Barbara Bennett-Northern; and
Wednesday, Jan. 16: Rachel Perez, Heidi
Ferguson, Troy Merkal, Samesia BassHamlett, Kimberly Dann-Mandy, Dana
Willis and Lisa Pennington.
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When a child’s vision
suffers, so does his or her
ability to excel in school.
That’s why San Jacinto
College and the See to
Succeed initiative held a
weeklong event in Pasadena, the region’s second
largest unresolved population for vision care for
children.
More than 1,000 K-12
students from the Pasadena Independent School
District packed the halls
of the college to receive
free exams and eyeglasses
during a recent See to Succeed event. Out of those
identified at their schools
as needing further screenings, 1,060 were fitted for
free glasses, and 280 were
identified as needing additional medical assistance.
“We’ve been waiting to
host this event here – to
bring these services to so
many of the students who
have immediate vision
needs,” said Debra Clarke,
eye care technology program director at San Jacinto College. Last year’s
events were held at the
Good Neighbor Healthcare Center. “It is up to us
to catch these vision problems early on, so that a
child’s literacy improves,
San Jacinto College eye care technology student Edgar
Fernandez (left) gives a South Belt area elementary student, Covan Chavez, a vision exam that measures pupil
distance during the recent See to Succeed event. The San
Jac See to Succeed program was encouraged by City of
Houston Mayor, Annise Parker.
Photo by Jeannie Peng-Armao
18 months to 5 years old
Our program offers low classroom ratios,
age-appropriate curriculums, uniform wear,
weekly visits to the Chapel, computers in
every classroom, plus much more
all in a loving
Roman Catholic environment.
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is designed for students taking the Duke Talent Identification Program test on Jan
26, 2013.
Course fee is $129 per student. Register online at http://
kidsu.uhcl.edu/, select Kids U
SAT.
For more information,
email Joyce Young, School of
Education business assistant,
at [email protected], or call
the Center for Educational
Programs at 281-283-3530.
American Legion 490
hosts Superbowl Party
American Legion Post 490
will host a Superbowl XLVII
Party on Sunday, Feb. 3, from
2 p.m. until the end of the
football game.
Tickets are currently on
sale in the Club Room. $100
tickets - Admits (2) - Two
Squares Included - Only 100
to be sold; $50 tickets - Admits (1) - One Square Includ-
and in result, improves his
or her school and college
education.”
According to the See
to Succeed program, one
in four children have an
uncorrected vision problem. Fifty percent of children who fail school eye
screenings never see an
eye doctor. Children who
can’t read by third grade
are more likely to drop out,
earn 50 percent less annually as adults, and are more
likely to be incarcerated.
Challenges that have faced
many of the PISD students
identified as needing additional vision examinations
have included cost and
availability.
“Vision directly impacts a child academically
and personally,” said Dr.
Kirk Lewis, PISD superintendent. “What See to
Succeed does makes a
huge difference in these
students’ lives. For many,
this event not only helped
to correct their vision, but
served as their first exposure to a college campus.”
See to Succeed is in
its second year in helping
children across the Houston metroplex receive the
vision care they need free
of charge. The initiative is
coordinated by the Houston
Department of Health and
Human Services. Partners
include San Jacinto College, University of Houston College of Optometry,
Essilor Vision Foundation,
WalMart, Berkeley Eye
Center, Luxottica Group
Foundation, and Eye Care
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Robert Gonzalez is master
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Barbecue will be included, along with football party
snacks and food all day. Included are beer, wine, soda,
mixed beverages all day.
Raffles will be held, and door
prizes will be given.
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35 years ago (1978)
Modified restrooms and
open concept schools, specialized coaching for sports
other than football, the trimester system and curriculum structure were all topics
brought up at a school board
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Seventh-graders participating in the Duke Talent Identification Program can prepare
for the Scholastic Aptitude
Test during a one-day workshop offered by the University of Houston-Clear Lake’s
Kids U program on Jan. 19,
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the
university’s Arbor Building,
Suite 1310.09.
Offered in one session that
provides instruction on verbal
and math sections, this course
More than 1,000 PISD children receive
free eyeglasses through See to Succeed
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Residents of Sageglen
and Green Tee Terrace voted
3 to 1 against the annexation
proposal made by San Jacinto College.
30 years ago (1983)
Bobby Fisher was in critical condition after he was
injured in a collision with a
car while riding a friend’s
motorbike. The youth was
thrown over the car and
landed on his head. He was
wearing a helmet, but it apparently was not fastened,
and it was thrown off on impact.
The Dobie girls’ basketball team beat Deer Park,
48-47, to stay undefeated in
district play.
25 years ago (1988)
The Sycamore Valley
Civic Club was trying to
have the subdivision included in the Dobie High School
attendance area.
The local Internal Revenue Service office relocated
from 9809 Rowlett to 8876
Gulf Freeway.
20 years ago (1993)
The Pasadena school
board election generated a
lot of interest in the area.
Twelve candidates ran for
three positions.
Rain delayed the opening
of the South Belt from the
Gulf Freeway to Beamer.
15 years ago (1998)
Approximately 260 students in grades 6-12 started
classes at the new 35,000square-foot Lutheran South
Academy.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced
the Brio Community Assistance Group was awarded a
$50,000 grant for expert assistance for plans and design
for remedy.
10 years ago (2003)
The Arlyne and Alan Weber replacement elementary
school opened.
Dr. John Wilson stepped
down as superintendent of
Clear Creek Independent
School District. Dr. Sandra
Mossman, the former deputy superintendent of CCISD,
replaced Wilson as superintendent.
Gaylynn Naiser was
named the new executive
director of the South BeltEllington Chamber of Commerce.
5 years ago (2008)
The South Belt AARP
chapter installed John Heckler as its new president for
2008. Heckler replaced outgoing president Charlene
Knox. 2008 marked the 20th
anniversary of the group.
A concerned member of
the community notified the
Leader of a scam taking
place in the neighborhood
that dealt with consumer
electronics. The citizen had
been approached twice in
one week in retail parking
lots, once on Scarsdale and
once on Dixie Farm Road,
by individuals claiming to
have accidentally been given
surplus electronics by their
employer that they were
looking to unload quickly at
greatly reduced prices. Suspicious, the tipster looked up
one of the items online and
found there were numerous alerts warning people
to steer clear of these cheap
products, as they are often
used in “white van scams.”
1 year ago (2012)
Longtime South Belt resident Linda Shippey, along
with several area swimmers
and community members,
was on a mission to have the
Pasadena ISD’s new natatorium named in honor of her
late husband and former
Dobie swim coach Dennis
Shippey.
Roughly 200 seniors
from Clear Lake High
School were accused of
cheating on an English final.
CCISD officials said they
became suspicious of the
results on the first day of
testing when students from
the school scored noticeably
higher than students from
the district’s other three high
schools. Their suspicions
were confirmed on the second day of testing when a
significant number of students continued to put down
the same answers on the
musltiple-choice exam after
the questions had been rearranged. The alleged cheating resulted in the school
scrapping the test results for
all students taking the
English IV final.
Deputies from the Harris
County
Precinct
2
Constable’s office were
searching for two suspects
who allegedly robbed the
Shop N Save convenience
store on Scarsdale.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section A, Page 5
Atkinson Elementary lands
$15,000 H-E-B fitness grant
Atkinson Elementary
has been selected as one
of 12 recipients statewide
of an H-E-B Healthy
Campus Grant, part of the
stores’ Excellence in Education Awards program.
Atkinson will receive a
three-year $15,000 grant
to be used to enhance existing health and fitness
programs or start new
ones.
To qualify, Atkinson
administrators presented
a robust plan for actively
promoting H-E-B’s three
pillars of health – food,
body and life. Examples
include a schoolwide
healthy eating challenge,
lunchbox audits and “nutrition interventions” for
students with poor eating
habits.
Other examples include
walk-a-thons and physical
activity zones, and school
vegetable gardens.
For more than a de-
cade, H-E-B has rewarded
teachers, principals, superintendents and campuses
for outstanding leadership
and teaching through Excellence in Education.
Two years ago, H-E-B
added a new category to
recognize campuses interested in improving the
health and wellness of
their school community.
Recipients were selected by a panel of fitness and
nutrition experts from The
Oliver Foundation, ACTIVE Life, the Texas Department of State Health
Services and the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance.
The complete list of
2013 grant recipients:
Hemphill Elementary –
Hays Independent School
District, Kyle; Allison Elementary – Austin Independent School District,
Austin; Glover Elemen-
Martin sworn into council
tary – Fort Bend Independent School District, Missouri City; Edgewood Elementary – Spring Branch
Independent School District, Houston; Atkinson
Elementary – Pasadena Independent School District,
Houston; Robb Elementary – Uvalde Consolidated Independent School
District,
Uvalde;
St.
Mary’s Catholic School –
Brownsville; Lyford High
School – Lyford Consolidated Independent School
District, Lyford; IDEA
Quest – IDEA Public
Schools, McAllen; Tuscany Heights Elementary
– North East Independent School District, San
Antonio; Indian Springs
Elementary – Comal Independent School District, San Antonio; and
James and Margie Marion
Elementary – Allen Independent School District,
Allen.
David Martin of
Kingwood was sworn
into office Jan. 2.
With him were, left
to right, his sons,
Michael and David
Martin; his daughter,
Jennifer Martin; his
wife, Julie; Councilmember David Martin and Mayor Annise
Parker. Martin now
represents the area
previously represented by Mike Sullivan,
who ran for and won
the office of Harris
County tax assessor
and collector. Martin
represents the South
Belt area of Sycamore Valley, Ellington, Genoa and the
Edgebrook areas.
Elams cruise to celebrate 50th anniversary
Free legal clinic for veterans
Veterans who need legal
advice or legal assistance
can visit a free legal clinic in
Montgomery County Sat-urday, Jan. 26, in conjunction
with the Veterans Legal Initiative, a coalition of local
bar associations providing
pro bono legal services to
U.S. veterans in 17 counties
in Southeast Texas.
The clinic will be Jan.
26 at VFW Post 4709, 1303
West Semands in Conroe,
from 9 a.m. until noon. No
appointment is necessary.
The clinic is co-sponsored
with the Montgomery County Bar Association and The
Woodlands Bar Association, in conjunction with the
Houston Bar Foundation’s
Veterans Legal Initiative.
Any veteran, or spouse
of a deceased veteran, can
receive advice and counsel
from a volunteer attorney in
any area of law, including
family, wills and probate,
consumer, real estate and
tax law, as well as disability
and veterans benefits.
Veterans who need ongoing legal representation and
who qualify for legal aid
will be assigned a pro bono
attorney through the Houston Volunteer Lawyers to
handle their case.
The Houston Bar Foundation, the Jefferson County
Bar Foundation, Fort Bend
Lawyers Care, the Austin
Bar Association and Baylor Law School have been
awarded grants from the
Texas Access to Justice
Foundation to recruit and
train attorney volunteers
and to set up Saturday legal clinics where veterans
can get legal advice and, if
eligible, pro bono representation. The Veterans Legal
Initiative serves a veteran
population of nearly 500,000
in Harris and surrounding
counties.
Other bar associations
and legal groups in the 17
counties are partnering with
the grantees to provide volunteers and facilities for the
legal clinics.
The Veterans Legal Initiative expands services
already provided by the
three grantees, including
the weekly Friday afternoon clinics at the Michael
E. DeBakey VA Medical
Center and Saturday clinics
in Jefferson and Fort Bend
counties. A schedule of upcoming Saturday clinics is
posted at www.hba.org.
For more information on
the Veterans Legal Initiative, contact the Houston
Bar Foundation at 713-7591133.
Enjoying a cruise recently to celebrate the 50th
wedding anniversary of longtime South Belt residents John and Mary Ella Elam were, front row,
left to right, Nicklaus Elam, Austin Hryhorchuk,
middle row, Amy Elam, David Elam, Mary Ella
Elam, John Elam Sr., Kimberley Hryhorchuk,
Kate Elam, back row; Brad Elam, Nathan Elam,
John Elam III, Kathleen Elam, Natalie Elam,
Kristin Elam, Lauren Elam, Brittney Hryhorchuk,
Ashley Hryhorchuk and Derrek Hryhorchuk.
Rodeo lineup includes rock legends, pop sensations, country classics
With a recent announcement from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™, 25
performers are set to take thestage at RODEOHOUSTON,
Feb. 25 through March 17
With musical acts ranging
from a 16-year-old heartthrob
to a classic rock band, this
year’s lineup offers entertain-
ment for everyone from teenagers to baby boomers.
Tickets go on sale Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, at 10 a.m.,
at www.rodeohouston.com,
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Ms. Janetʼs is providing pick-up service from WEBER & PASADENA SCHOOLS,
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11590 Hughes Rd. @ BW8
281-464-2366
12490 Scarsdale Blvd.
281-538-5310
3007 Invincible Dr. League City
all Ticketmaster locations
(excluding the Reliant Park
Box office until Jan. 14) and
by phone at 1-800-726-1313.
Star entertainment
Nearly all genres of music
are represented in this vibrant
lineup, and together the 25
different star entertainers have
been honored with numerous
music industry titles, including 24 Grammy Awards, 78
Academy of Country Music
Awards, 73 Country Music Association Awards, 29
American Music Awards, 26
Billboard Music Awards and
nine Teen Choice Awards.
Monday, Feb. 25 – Toby
Keith, presented by Ford
F-Series; Tuesday, Feb. 26
– Gary Allan; Wednesday,
Feb. 27* – Armed Forces Appreciation Day – Alan Jackson; Thursday, Feb. 28 – Zac
Brown Band; Friday, March
1 – Black Heritage Day sponsored by Kroger – Mary J.
Blige; Saturday, March 2
– Brantley Gilbert; Sunday,
March 3 – Demi Lovato, Austin Mahone; Monday, March
4 – Styx; Tuesday, March 5
– Lady Antebellum; Wednesday, March 6* – Dierks
Bentley; Thursday, March 7
– Bruno Mars; Friday, March
8 – Tim McGraw; Saturday,
March 9 – Super Shootout
presented by Crown Royal
– The Band Perry; Sunday,
March 10 – Go Tejano Day
sponsored by State Farm –
Julion Alvarez, Los Invasores
de Nuevo Leon; Monday,
March 11** – Jason Aldean
Tuesday, March 12** – Kenny
Chesney; Wednesday, March
13* ** – Jake Owen; Thursday, March 14** – Pitbull;
Friday, March 15** – Blake
®
Shelton; Saturday, March
16** – RODEOHOUSTON
BP Super Series Championship – Luke Bryan; and
Sunday, March 17** (concert
only) – George Strait, Martina McBride and the Randy
Rogers Band.
*Value Day Wednesdays
include $10 upper level
rodeo tickets, plus values
throughout Reliant Park each
Wednesday of the show.
**During Spring Break
Stampede, March 11–17, enjoy extended hours at the carnival.
Individual rodeo tickets
• Rodeo ticket prices
range from $18 to $21, plus
Ticketmaster
convenience
and handling charges (a few
performances may have a
limited number of tickets
available from $24 to $86).
• Upper level Value Day
Wednesday tickets are $10.
• A limited number of
Chute Seats, located directly
behind the bucking chutes, are
available for $300 and $200,
and include food, drinks, and
the opportunity to watch the
star entertainer from the Reliant Stadium floor.
*Purchase individual rodeo tickets:
• online at rodeohouston.
com or ticketmaster.com/rodeohouston;
• by phone at 1-800726-1313; or in person at all
Ticketmaster locations, including Fiesta, Walmart and
Houston Galleria (excluding
Reliant Park Box Office).
• VISA, MasterCard, Discover (Ticketmaster only)
and American Express cards
will be accepted online, in
person or by phone at 1-800-
726-1313.
• Beginning Monday, Jan.
14, tickets will be available at
the Reliant Park Box Office,
with no service charge.
• A 10-ticket purchase limit is set for 20 performances
through the first day of sales,
Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013.
• A four-ticket purchase
limit is set for the final Sunday, March 17, performance
through the first day of sales,
Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013.
Season and mini-season
tickets still available
• Season ticket options
start as low as $336.
• The Sunday, March 17,
concert-only performance featuring George Strait, Martina
McBride, and Randy Rogers
Band is an optional purchase
with season tickets.
• Mini-season
tickets,
with seats for nine rodeo and
concert performances in each
option, start at $146. Seating
is in the loge and upper levels
of Reliant Stadium.
• Black Heritage Day, Friday, March 1, and Go Tejano
Day, Sunday, March 10, are
available with the purchase
of season tickets, but are not
included in the mini-season
ticket options.
• The Sunday, March 17,
concert-only
performance
is NOT available with miniseason ticket options.
• Season and mini-season
tickets are NOT available at
any other ticket outlet, including Ticketmaster. Call
the rodeo ticket office to purchase season or mini-season
tickets, 832-667-1080.
The 2013 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo runs
Monday, Feb. 25, through
Sunday, March 17. The show
is a Section 501(c)(3) charity
that benefits youth, supports
education, and facilitates
better agricultural practices
through exhibitions and presentation. Since its beginning
in 1932, the show has committed more than $330 million to the youth of Texas. For
tickets and more information,
visit www.rodeohouston.com.
SJC Transportation
Center recognized
for excellence
The Associated General Contractors of America
Houston Chapter recognized
Durotech General Contractors, Inc. for excellence
in construction of the new
Transportation Center at the
San Jacinto College Central
Campus.
The chapter awarded
Durotech an APEX award
for project management in
education, which honors excellence in construction of
facilities that demonstrate
valuable contributions to the
community and commitment
to skill, integrity and responsibility.
“A big feature of the transportation center is the light
transmission, which saves
energy,” said Bryan Jones,
associate vice chancellor
of facilities and construction at San Jacinto College.
“Also, everyone involved did
a wonderful job in preplanning and programming the
building. All the spaces flow
and function exactly as expected.”
The chapter considers
such elements as materials
management, use of natural
light, infrastructure of the
building, efficiency of both
availability and how a structure can be repaired, ease of
expansion, use and flow of
space, and integration of exterior site with interior of the
building.
Funded by a 2008 bond
referendum, the Transportation Center opened in 2011
to provide an updated larger
training space for the automotive technology program.
Morris & Associates served
as the architects, while Durotech served as the center’s
contractors.
The 92,000-square-foot
facility houses a 100-seat
multipurpose
showroom
with video conferencing
capabilities, administrative
suite, conference room, six
multimedia classrooms, two
customized engine repair
laboratories,
customized
transmission lab, electrical
lab; fuel performance lab
and 11 self-contained instructional modules.
Each of the instructional
modules includes a car lift
bay, multimedia-equipped
classroom, faculty offices
and storage areas.
In addition to the credit
programs, the new center
supports two national training centers for General Motors and Chrysler which
provide special training for
in-service technicians. The
credit programs include specific manufacturer’s options
for General Motors, Ford,
Toyota/Lexus, Honda/Acura,
and Chrysler. The college
also offers a credit program
for students not aligned to a
specific manufacturer.
“The modular design of
the instructional labs, integrating the faculty office,
classroom, support space
and the lift bays allows for a
great efficiency in the use of
space, significant independence of operations and ease
of expansion as needed in the
future,” said Dr. James Braswell, dean of administration
at San Jacinto College Central campus. “The entire design and construction of the
building ‘tells the story’ of
the work and learning that is
taking place within the facility.”
The automotive technology department at San Jacinto
College is fully accredited
by the National Automotive
Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) and is ASE,
Level 1, certified. Each fulltime automotive instructor is
also an ASE master-certified
technician.
The transportation facility is registered with the
U.S. Green Building Council as Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design
(LEED) NC-Silver. Industry partners include Snapon Tools, Mac Tools, Matco
Tools, and Hunter Engineering Company.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY
The Catholic Community of
ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST
Rev. James Burkart, Pastor
Rev. Desmond Daniels, Parochial Vicar
11011 Hall Rd. Houston, TX 77089
(between Beamer & Blackhawk)
www.stlukescatholic.com
LITURGY SCHEDULE
Saturday
Vigil 5:30 p.m.
Sunday
7:30, 9:15, 11:15 a.m.
Sunday
1:00 p.m. Misa en Espanol
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9:00 a.m.
Tuesday & Thursday
7:00 p.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated
Thursday 6 to 7 p.m
Saturday 4 to 5 p.m.
Parish Office 281-481-6816 Faith Formation 281-481-4251
Youth Ministry 281-481-4735
St. Luke’s offers ministries for ALL-families, men, women,
youth, children, young adults, single, divorced, separated,
widowed.
This Sunday with Rev. Joni Sutton:
New Covenant
Christian Church
“Jesus’ Ambiguous Illusion”
10603 Blackhawk
281-484-4230
Matthew 3:13-17
Kirkwood South Christian Church
Bill & Cheryl Hines, Pastors
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Church of Your Choice
Traditional Worship
8:30 & 11 a.m.
Sunday School
9:45 a.m.
The Fountain (Contemporary) 5 p.m.
WEEKLY SERVICE TIMES
Sunday
Wednesday
Early Service • 7:45 a.m.
Prayer Meeting • 7:00 p.m.
Sunday School • 9:30 a.m.
Mid-Week Service • 7:45 p.m.
Worship Service • 10:45 a.m.
Nursery Available at all Services
Cokesbury United Methodist Church
281-484-9243 • 10030 Scarsdale Blvd.
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Continued from Page 3A
lawsuit against Chris Diaz,
contesting the runoff election results for the Democratic nomination of Harris
County Precinct 2 constable. Guinn contended that
Diaz’s campaign, which
narrowly defeated Guinn
in the controversial May
29 runoff and subsequent
recount, benefited from illegal voting practices.
A man critically injured
in a traffic accident in the
10900 block of the Gulf
Freeway service road on
Aug. 27 died from his injuries. Lawrence Lemaire,
65, was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital
with head trauma.
Doctors
pronounced
him dead on Monday,
Sept. 3. According to police, the victim was operating a black Kawasaki
motorcycle and leaving
a private driveway on to
the service road when he
was struck by a beige Nissan Sentra traveling north.
The driver of the Nissan
was not injured. Further
investigation determined
Lemaire was at fault in the
accident.
Barbara Legler, wife
of the late state Rep. Ken
Legler, was sworn in to fill
the remainder of her husband’s term. Ken Legler
died June 1 from a heart
attack.
Two area residents trying to save someone’s life
Thursday, Sept. 6, inadvertently also helped arrest a
suspected home burglar.
David Matthews Jr. and
Ryan Baier had stopped at
the Shell gas station in the
10300 block of Blackhawk
to eat breakfast when they
spotted someone pulling
into the parking lot driving
erratically.
Matthews said the driver was bloody from head
to toe and in and out of
consciousness. Although
he could barely speak, the
driver told the pair he had
been in a fight with his
girlfriend and had swung
to hit a wall in anger but
instead hit a window on
accident, slicing his wrist.
The two Good Samaritans
sat the man down, elevated
his arm and wrapped a belt
around it to stop the blood
loss. They then called 911
for help, and paramedics
took the man to Memorial
Hermann Southeast Hospital for treatment. Unbeknownst to Matthews and
Baier, Sgt. Zerick Guinn
of the Harris County Precinct 2 Constable’s office
was conducting his own
investigation into a home
burglary on Sagemark that
had taken place that same
day, where the suspect left
a large puddle of blood at
the scene near a window
that had been broken. After putting the pieces together, Precinct 2 deputies
were able to tie the two
incidents together and arrested the suspect. Sergio
Garcia, 18, was charged
with attempted burglary
of a habitation. At the time
of the incident, Garcia was
reportedly with a 15-yearold female runaway from
Pearland, who was subsequently returned to her
family.
Sept. 13
Sagemont Church celebrated the opening of
its new $30 million worship center and adult
Bible study building with
a community open house
and dedication service
on Sunday, Sept. 9. The
new 2,500-seat worship
center features state-ofthe-art media capabilities
including in-house television and audio recording studios. An expanded
bookstore and library are
open to the community
during the week as is the
new Sagemont Café. The
new 37,000 square feet
of Bible study rooms are
also equipped with media
capabilities.
Construction was part of a six-year
building project that also
included erecting the 170foot cross on the church
grounds.
A group of Hispanic
leaders filed a lawsuit
against the Pasadena Independent School District,
claiming its lack of singlemember voting districts
violates federal laws that
protect minority voters.
Plaintiffs in the case argue
that PISD’s current atlarge voting districts dilute
the voting strength of Hispanic residents, violating
the Voting Rights Act of
1965 and the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendments. According to the
suit, PISD’s total enrollment is 52,919 students.
Of these, 43,370 (82 percent) are Hispanic, with
higher concentrations in
the northern and western
parts of the district.
However, only one Hispanic, Mariselle QuijanoLerma, currently serves on
the school district’s sevenmember board of trustees.
The school district’s
existing regulations only
require board members
to reside within the PISD
boundaries. The suit alleges that this allows for
the possibility that all seven board members could
live on the same street, resulting in disproportionate
representation of the PISD
population.
Critics of the lawsuit
contend that Hispanics
already have a fair say
in the vote because they
make up a large majority
of the district, as a whole.
PISD’s total population is
242,630. Of this, 160,120
(66 percent) are Hispanic,
still giving them an advantage even in at-large
races.
A 76-year old man
was killed early Saturday, Sept. 8, when he was
struck by a vehicle as he
tried to cross the street in
the 10400 block of Hartsook near Frey. Juan Fernandez was pronounced
dead at the scene. According to police, Fernandez
was attempting to cross
the street when he was
struck by a white Chevrolet pickup truck, traveling
east on Hartsook. Further
investigation determined
the driver had the right of
way when the accident occurred. No charges were
filed.
Houston police arrested
a mother who allegedly
left her 3-month-old son
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Belt resident, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Methodist
Hospital from complications of liver disease. Gallegos, 62, represented District 6 in the Texas Senate
since 1994, having served
two terms as a state representative before that. He
had previously served 22
years in the Houston Fire
Department, retiring as a
captain. The first Hispanic
senator elected to represent Harris County, Gallegos received numerous
awards in appreciation for
his work during his legislative tenure including:
Texas Municipal League’s
Distinguished
Legislative Service Award, Sierra
Club’s Legislative Service
Award, Texas Women’s
Political Caucus Good
Guy Award, Legislator of
the Year by the Mexican
American Bar Association
of Texas and the Fiestas
Patrias Distinguished Hispanic of the Year Award.
In 2006, Gallegos began
treatment for alcoholism
and learned he had cirrhosis of the liver.
The following year, he
underwent a liver transplant. Gallegos ran unopposed in the Democratic
primary and faced off
against Republican R.W.
Bray in the November
general election.
Oct. 25
A suspect was arrested
for the murder of Thomas
Williams Jr. Andre Demont Thompson, 24, was
charged with murder in the
178th State District Court.
According to police, Williams, 15, was playing
basketball at the Green
Arbor apartment complex,
located at 10601 Sabo, at
roughly 6:45 p.m. when
he and Thompson got into
an argument. At one point,
Thompson allegedly produced a pistol and shot
Williams several times.
Williams, a sophomore at
Dobie, was pronounced
dead at the scene. Police
say further investigation
and witness statements
identified Thompson as
the suspect in this case. He
was arrested without incident on Wednesday, Oct.
17.
Nov. 1
The South Belt community was plagued by a
string of roughly 20 home
burglaries. Affected subdivisions included Kirkmont,
Kirkwood South, Sagemont and Sagemeadow.
Police said the suspects
first knocked on the victims’ door or rang the bell
to determine if anyone was
home. If no one answered,
they allegedly kicked the
front door in. When a resident did answer the door,
they reportedly asked for
someone by name, then
left, saying they had the
wrong address.
Nov. 8
The Nov. 6 general
election results were tallied with few local surprises. In the race for
Harris County Precinct 2
constable, South Belt resident Chris McDonald (R)
was defeated by Democrat
Chris Diaz. McDonald received 40 percent of the
vote to Diaz’s 60 percent.
Former Houston District
E City Councilmember
Mike Sullivan (R) won
the race for Harris County
tax assessor-collector, narrowly defeating Democrat
Ann Harris Bennett. Sullivan received 50 percent
of the vote to Bennett’s
47 percent. Libertarian
candidate Jesse Hopson
received 2 percent of the
vote. Dave Martin won
the race to fill the District
E seat being vacated by
Sullivan with 54 percent
of the vote. Challengers
Elizabeth Perez and Lonnie Allsbrooks received
39 percent and 7 percent
of the vote, respectively.
Republican Larry Taylor
easily defeated Democratic opponent Jacqueline
Acquistapace in the race
for the District 11 seat being vacated by state Sen.
Mike Jackson, receiving
66 percent of the vote to
her 34 percent. Longtime
Harris County Precinct 1
Commissioner El Franco
Lee (D) maintained his
position, handily defeating Republican challenger
Chuck Maricle. Lee received 78 percent of the
vote to Maricle’s 22 percent. Former state Rep.
Robert Talton (R) lost the
race for Harris County attorney, being narrowly defeated by Democrat Vince
Ryan. Talton received
49 percent of the vote to
Ryan’s 51 percent. South
Belt resident Ruben Guerrero (D) maintained his
bench position on the Harris County 174th Criminal
District Court, narrowly
defeating Republican Robert Summerlin. Guerrero
received 50.39 percent of
the vote to Summerlin’s
49.61 percent. All seven
City of Houston propositions easily passed, as did
METRO’s referendum to
extend its general mobility program, which passed
with 79 percent approval.
The Texas Department of Transportation
reopened the stretch of
FM 1959/ Dixie Farm
Road that crosses the Gulf
Freeway to through traffic. The original overpass
was demolished, and a
new ground-level intersection was constructed in its
place. The Gulf Freeway
main lanes now go over
the FM 1959/ Dixie Farm
Road intersection. The
work is part of an ongoing
construction effort to widen the Gulf Freeway from
Beltway 8 to El Dorado
Boulevard. The project is
approximately five miles
in length, beginning at
Kurland Road, just north
of Beltway 8, and ending
approximately one mile
south of FM 2351 (Clear
Lake City Boulevard). The
freeway will be increased
from three to five lanes
in each direction, and the
frontage roads will be increased from two to three
lanes in each direction.The
entire project is scheduled
to be completed in 2015.
A man was killed Tuesday, Nov. 6, after being
struck on the Beltway 8
service road near Crenshaw by a driver who
police say had a bloodalcohol content nearly
four times the legal limit.
According to police, Alan
Jeffery Mininni, 26, of
Sugar Land, was driving west on the feeder
at roughly 2:30 p.m. in a
white Ford F-250, towing
a trailer and stopped in
the center lane, possibly
stalled. As Mininni exited
his vehicle, the trailer was
struck by a silver Honda
Accord, driven by Pamela
Dixon. Mininni was critically injured in the crash
and transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital,
where he died. Dixon, 44,
was transported to Ben
Taub General Hospital,
where she was treated for
minor injuries. Police say
Dixon smelled of alcohol
and had slurred speech and
bloodshot eyes. She failed
a field sobriety test, and a
blood test indicated that
her blood-alcohol content
at the time of the accident
was more than 0.3. The
state legal limit is 0.08.
Dixon was charged with
intoxication manslaughter.
Nov. 15
A house on Sageview
near Hughes Road was
severely damaged late
Saturday, Nov. 10, when
its garage caught fire. According to Houston Fire
Department Station No.
70 Chief Clennis Tyer, the
blaze erupted around midnight. Three engines and
two ladder trucks, from
Stations 70, 93 and 52,
responded to the incident.
Firefighters were able to
contain the most extensive
damage to the home’s garage. Tyer said, however,
the interior of the house
was also damaged by
smoke.
No injuries were reported, as the home’s occupants were able to exit
the residence safely. Tyer
said the fire appeared to be
accidental.
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died the following day on
Saturday, Sept. 22, after a
battle with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.
Like McDonald, both Lee
and his father, Marlin Lee
II, served as coaches for
the Sagemont Cowboys.
Oct. 4
A South Belt resident
and local Little League
baseball
coach
died
Wednesday, Sept. 26, after he lost control of his
vehicle and crashed in
the 12600 block of North
Featherwood at Fuqua. According to police, Douglas
“Darren” Davis, 52, was
driving a black Toyota
Tundra pickup truck north
on the area street around
5:25 p.m. when he failed
to maintain a single lane
and struck a light pole.
Davis then lost control
of his vehicle and struck
a tree. Davis, a retired
Houston police officer,
was pronounced dead at
the scene.
The Southeast Volunteer Fire Department celebrated its 40th anniversary. Originally called the
Sagemont Volunteer Fire
Department, the group
changed its name in 1974
when the City of Houston
annexed the Sagemont
subdivision. The department is now responsible
for covering the local communities in Harris County
that remain unincorporated.
This includes the municipal utility districts of
Kirkmont, Sagemeadow
and Clear Brook City. The
area covers approximately
five square miles and has
roughly 25,000 residents.
Oct. 11
The lawsuit filed by
Zerick Guinn against
Chris Diaz, challenging
the results from the primary runoff election for the
Democratic nomination
for Harris County Precinct
2 constable was thrown
out Tuesday, Oct. 9, when
a state judge ruled there
was not enough time to
change the ballots before
the November election,
should Guinn be victorious. Guinn had hoped to
prove that Diaz’s 17-vote
win on election night was
the result of illegally cast
mail-in ballots and other
fraudulent practices. Before hearing any testimony
on Guinn’s behalf, however, visiting Judge Suzanne
Stovall said before moving
forward with the trial she
needed to first determine if
there was enough time to
alter the ballots before the
election if Guinn won the
case.
Stovall predicted the
trial would likely last
three days, ending on Oct.
12. If Guinn were declared
the winner, Diaz would
have five business days in
which to appeal.
Diaz’s attorney, Buck
Wood, made it clear he
would wait until the fifth
day to do so, bringing the
earliest date that an appellate court could hear the
case to Oct. 19 – just three
days before early voting.
Both Harris County election administrator John
Gurman and County Clerk
Stan Stanart testified that
it would have been too
risky to make the necessary changes to the ballots
in time.
After hearing Gurman’s
and Stanart’s testimony,
Stovall concluded not
enough time was available
to warrant going forward
to review Guinn’s supporting evidence. Diaz went
on to face South Belt resident Chris McDonald in
the November election.
A 15-year-old male was
fatally shot at the Green
Arbor apartment complex,
located at 10601 Sabo,
Friday, Oct. 5. Thomas
Williams Jr., a sophomore
at Dobie, was pronounced
dead at the scene. According to police, Williams
was playing basketball at
the apartment complex
and got into an argument
with another player. At
one point, the other male
produced a pistol and shot
Williams several times.
Witnesses reported hearing six or seven gunshots.
Oct. 18
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she patronized a bar in
the 11000 block of Fuqua.
Amy Dawn Cooney, 31,
was charged with felony
endangering a child. According to police, Cooney
was at Texas Joe’s Pub at
11045 Fuqua at roughly
3:30 a.m. when she reportedly told another female
customer that she was
there with her 3-monthold son.
When the patron asked
where the baby was,
Cooney told her that he
was in her car.
The patron then asked
to see the child. When
Cooney opened her car
door to show the child to
the woman, the other customer grabbed the infant
and took him to an off-duty Harris County Sheriff’s
deputy who was working
security at the bar. The
deputy then called Houston police, who arrested
the mom. Police say the
baby was unharmed and
released to his grandmother.
Sept. 20
Representatives from
several City of Houston
departments
addressed
community
concerns
Thursday, Sept. 13, at a
town hall meeting hosted
by Councilmember Wanda
Adams. The meeting was
the first of its kind since
Adams’ District D incorporated much of the South
Belt following recent redistricting.
City of Houston work
crews began repairing the
weathered and damaged
stretch of Dixie Farm
Road between Beamer
Road and the Gulf Freeway. In all, 61 panels are
to be replaced on the damaged street. The city plans
to make similar concrete
repairs on Scarsdale, Sabo
and Beamer in the next
year.
Sept. 27
Judge Jo Ann Delgado
was chosen to receive
2012’s Community Service Award from the Tejano Center for Community
Concerns. Delgado, who
has served as justice of the
peace, Precinct 2, Place
1 of Harris County since
January 2001, was selected for the award for her
contributions to her industry and her commitment to
her community. A South
Belt resident, Delgado is
a member of Sagemont
Church, as well as the
Sageglen Community Association and several other
local organizations.
Two individuals with
long-standing ties to the
South Belt community
died. Although the incidents were unrelated, both
eerily had connections to
the Sagemont Cowboys
youth football organization. Gage Alexander
McDonald, 19, died in a
single-vehicle
accident
Friday, Sept. 21, in the
1900 block of Clear Lake
City Boulevard. According to police, McDonald
was driving a blue Dodge
Ram pickup truck east
on the street around 2:25
a.m. when the vehicle he
was driving struck a median curb and then several trees. Police say McDonald was speeding and
not wearing a seat belt. He
was pronounced dead at
the scene. McDonald was
the son of Denny Wranich
Jr., who has a long history of working with the
Sagemont Cowboys and
the Sagemont Beverly
Hills Little League. McDonald’s father has been a
Sagemont Cowboys coach
for 16 years and currently
serves as athletic director
for the Bay Area Football
League. He also currently
serves as the president of
the
Sagemont-Beverly
Hills Little League. McDonald’s
grandfather,
Denny Wranich Sr., is the
former president of the
Sagemont-Beverly Hills
Little League and currently serves as the president
of the Sagemont Cowboys, where he has been
involved for 25 years.
Following in his family’s
footsteps, McDonald also
coached for the Cowboys
for three years, where he
also played for six years
when he was younger.
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start of workouts at the
Dobie High School track.
Those who register will
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Cyprian Hedrick, a 2007 graduate of Clear Brook High School, went on to attend
San Jacinto College and finished his collegiate career at Coastal Carolina. He is currently rehabilitating a leg fracture with hopes of getting back into the game at the
professional level.
Photo by Rob Vanya
Hedrick’s Brook jersey retired
By John Bechtle
Sports Editor
A player who always did
the right thing on the soccer field has seen his former
team do the right thing for
him.
Cyprian Hedrick, a 2007
graduate of Clear Brook
High School and the Wolverine varsity boys’ soccer
program’s all-time leading
scorer, had his No. 12 jersey
retired during a preseason
game this month.
Now a free agent at the
profeesional level, Hedrick
is rehabilitating a leg fracture with hopes of getting
back on track. Regardless
of where the path takes him
from here, Hedrick can be
proud of the journey.
While playing for coach
Rick Sickmiller at Clear
Brook, Hedrick developed
into one of the area’s top
strikers over a three-year
span.
Sickmiller, who retired
as a full-time public school
educator several years ago
and is now the high school
boys’ soccer coach at LuthContinued on Page 6B
Sagemont-Beverly Hills
Little League officials are
finalizing plans to provide
league players with online
registration options.
There will also be two
in-person sign-up dates –
Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 – but the
league’s board is making
a big online push for this
coming season. League fees
are as follows:
Challenger Division – no
fee
This division is for children with physical or developmental disabilities to
have the chance to play the
game in a safe environment.
Players must be 5 to 18
years old.
Junior T-Ball (3 and
4 years old) – $105 online/$105 in person.
Players must be 3 years
of age by Jan. 1, 2013.
All other divisions (5 to
14 years old) – $150 online/$155 in person.
Players must be 5 years
of age by May 1, 2013, and
may not exceed 14 years of
age by May 1, 2013.
Those registering must
submit their original birth
certificate and three proofs
of residency at an in-person
registration date either Jan.
19 or Feb. 2.
If this is not done, the
player in question will not
be assigned to a team.
There will be a $5 sibling
discount (2 or more) offered
to those registering online
in the cart checkout section
of online registration.
Parents must register all
of their children in one session to receive the discount.
The Saturday, Jan. 26,
and Saturday, Feb. 2, in-person registration events will
both be held at the league’s
facility at El Franco Lee
Park.
The times are 9 a.m. to
noon and 1 to 3 p.m. both
days.
To stay updated on the
registration activities, visit
the league website at www.
SBGSA continues sign-up dates
Officials in the South
Belt Girls Softball Association are continuing registration for the spring 2013 season.
Girls ages 4 to 14 by Jan.
1, 2013, are eligible to compete in the league, which
plays its games at El Franco
Lee Park. Those registering
must turn in a copy of their
birth certificate at the signup event.
The league’s regular reg-
istration dates are Saturday,
Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. and Tuesday, Jan. 15,
from 6 to 8 p.m.
Two others will be held
Saturday, Jan. 19, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday,
Jan. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m.
The cost is $80 per player.
There will also be a late
registration date held in
conjunction with league tryouts Saturday, Jan. 26. The
late registration fee is $85.
The registrations will be
held at the league facility at
El Franco Lee Park.
Practices will begin the
week of Feb. 4. Players will
be contacted by the teams
that draft them.
For more information,
call Charlie Salazar at 713204-7075 or Christina Bautista at 713-269-1780.
Parents may also visit
the league website at www.
southbeltgirlssoftball.com.
High school soccer teams open 2013 season
What does the 2013 high
school varsity soccer season
have in store for the respective teams at Clear Brook
and Dobie? It may not take
long to find out.
Each of the teams will
compete in talent-rich tournaments early in the season,
and the results of some of
those matches just may
paint an early picture as to
what’s to come down the
line.
Both the boys’ and girls’
programs at Clear Brook
are looking to make their
way back to the playoffs after missing out in 2012.
The 2012 boys’ team
entered play with big plans
yet saw those plans dashed
as the injury bug hit early
in the season and never relented.
For 2013, the Wolverines
have renewed hopes by the
return of several key players who stepped up in big
roles.
Clear Brook will open
the season at the Klein
Showcase Jan. 10-12, the
same event that produced
an 0-3 start to last season.
“Getting off to a better start will be big for us,”
coach Chris Stromeyer said.
“We’ve had a good preseason, so I think we should
be able to get rolling quickly.”
As for the Lady Wolverines, a strong 24-5A alignAt right, Dobie senior
Gerardo
Martinez
was voted as one of the
Longhorns’ Most Improved Players in 2012,
and he will be taking on
a much larger role as
the team opens the 2013
season. For more news
on the Dobie and Clear
Brook varsity soccer
programs, see Page 6B.
ment kept the team out of
the postseason but a quick
return is expected.
Coach Jeff Brewer will
find out quite a bit about
his team at The Woodlands
High School tournament
Jan. 10-12.
There, Clear Brook will
face St. Agnes and Houston
Reagan in pool play before
shifting to bracket play.
The Dobie High School
varsity boys’ team went undefeated in January a season
ago yet stumbled down the
back stretch and lost in the
area playoff round in 2012.
Due some academic in-
eligibility issues that the
team will have to deal with
early this season, it may be
difficult to get an early read
on the final outcome.
Coach Jesse Saavedra,
no matter the circumstances, will forge ahead.
“Some young players are
going to get a good look
early this season,” he said.
“Who knows? We may find
a hidden gem, a guy who
deserved to be on the varsity team all along.”
Dobie will begin the season Jan. 10-12 at the Pearland/Friendswood tournament. The locals hoisted
the championship trophy in
2012, but this time around
could be different.
“We’ve always played
well there, but this team
has to prove itself all over
again,” Saavedra said.
Dobie’s varsity girls’
team will debut this season
Jan. 17-19 at the Port Neches-Groves tournament. With
a solid group of returners
back, the Lady Longhorns
are ready for a good start.
“I like our team,” coach
Bryan McDonald said. “We
have some talent for sure.”
For more soccer news, see
Page 6B.
eteamz.com/sbhll.
Carnival plans set
Sagemont-Beverly Hills
Little League officials have
begun making plans for the
opening day carnival, set
for Saturday, March 23, at
El Franco Lee Park.
The league is seeking
vendors to provide food,
merchadise, arts and crafts.
Booth spaces will be
leased for $100 per vendor.
Vendors interested in
taking part in the carnival
may direct email to sbhll@
hotmail.com. A league
repesentative will be in
touch thereafter.
season of Challenger baseball in the spring of 2013.
Challenger Baseball was
created to allow youths with
physical or developmental disabilities to have the
chance to play the game in
a safe environment.
Youths ages 4 through 18
Challenger play at SBHLL
The SBHLL Longhorns are eligible to compete in
Continued on Page 3B
are set to begin their second
SB soccer club registers
The South Belt Youth
Soccer Club has started
online registration for the
2013 spring season at www.
southbeltsoccer.org.
Youth ages 4 to 18 as of
July 31, 2012, are eligible
to compete in the league.
The U5 through U8 (ages 4,
5, 6 and 7) fee is $75, while
the U9 and U10 (ages 8 and
9) fee is $85.
The fee for U11 and older
(ages 10 through 18) is $95.
Any player who recruits a
team sponsor will register
for free.
The league will accept
checks, money orders and
credit cards as forms of on-
line payment. No cash will
be accepted.
A late fee of $10 will be
assessed after Feb. 15. All
players must fax a copy of
their birth certificate to 713559-6200.
The fee includes league
play and a uniform (shirt,
shorts and socks). Parents
must provide shin guards,
soccer cleats and a soccer
ball.
Home games and practices will be played at El
Franco Lee Park and Beverly Hills Park.
Practices will begin in
February, and players will
be contacted by a representative of the team that drafts
them prior to the start of
practices. For more details,
visit the website.
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Beverly Hills, Thompson hoops occupy leading roles in PISD standings
Once again, the Thompson and Beverly Hills boys’
and girls’ basketball teams
are occupying leading roles
as the midway point of the
Pasadena ISD intermediate
level season shifts to the
2013 portion.
Thompson and Beverly
Hills went head-to-head
Jan. 9, after press time, in
the annual South Belt area
rivalry. Prior to that, few
programs within the PISD
ranks could figure out a way
to slow down the Lions and
Bears.
In boys’ action, Thompson is ruling play at the
eighth-grade level, while
Beverly Hills is pulling a
similar act in the seventhgrade divisions.
The Lions entered Jan.
9 action with perfect 4-0
records in the eighth-grade
Sports calendar
SWIMMING
Saturday, Jan. 12
Dobie at Tomball New Year’s Day Classic, TBA
Saturday, Jan. 19
Dobie at Alvin invit., Manvel H.S., 8 a.m.
BASKETBALL
Friday, Jan. 11
Brook varsity boys at Clear Creek, 7:00
Dobie varsity boys host Pasadena, 7:00
Brook varsity girls host Clear Creek, 7:00
Dobie varsity girls at Pasadena, 7:00
Dobie JV girls at Pasadena, 5:30
Brook JV girls host Clear Creek, 5:30
Brook JV boys at Clear Creek, 5:30
Dobie JV boys host Pasadena, 5:30
Dobie sophomore boys host Pasadena, 5:30
Brook sophomore boys at Clear Creek, 5:30
Dobie freshman A boys host Pasadena, 4:00
Brook freshman A boys at Clear Creek, 4:00
Brook freshman A girls host Clear Creek, 4:00
Dobie freshman A girls at Pasadena, 4:00
Brook freshman B boys at Clear Creek, 4:00
Dobie freshman B boys host Pasadena, 4:00
Dobie freshman B girls at Pasadena, 5:30
Tuesday, Jan. 15
Dobie varsity boys at Sam Rayburn, 7:00
Dobie varsity girls host Sam Rayburn, 7:00
Dobie JV boys at Sam Rayburn, 5:30
Dobie JV girls host Sam Rayburn, 5:30
Dobie sophomore boys at Sam Rayburn, 5:30
Dobie freshman A boys at Sam Rayburn, 4:00
Dobie freshman A girls host Sam Rayburn, 4:00
Dobie freshman A boys at Sam Rayburn, 4:00
Dobie freshman B girls host Sam Rayburn, 5:30
Wednesday, Jan. 16
Beverly Hills 8th Dark boys at San Jacinto, 5:00
Beverly Hills 7th Dark boys at San Jacinto, 5:00
Beverly Hills 8th Light boys at San Jacinto, 6:15
Beverly Hills 7th Light boys at San Jacinto, 6:15
Thompson 8th Dark boys host Queens, 5:00
Thompson 7th Dark boys host Queens, 5:00
Thompson 8th Light boys host Queens, 6:15
Thompson 7th Light boys host Queens, 6:15
Beverly Hills 8th Dark girls host San Jacinto, 5:00
Beverly Hills 7th Dark girls host San Jacinto, 5:00
Beverly Hills 8th Light girls host San Jacinto, 6:15
Beverly Hills 7th Light girls host San Jacinto, 6:15
Thompson 8th Dark girls at Queens, 5:00
Thompson 7th Dark girls at Queens, 5:00
Thompson 8th Light girls at Queens, 6:15
Thompson 7th Light girls at Queens, 6:15
Friday, Jan. 18
Brook varsity boys hosts Brazoswood, 7:00
Dobie varsity boys host Pearland, 7:00
Brook varsity girls at Brazoswood, 7:00
Dobie varsity girls at Pasadena, 7:00
Dobie JV girls at Pasadena, 5:30
Brook JV girls at Brazoswood, 5:30
Brook JV boys hosts Brazoswood, 5:30
Dobie JV boys host Pearland, 5:30
Dobie sophomore boys host Pearland, 5:30
Brook sophomore boys host Brazoswood, 5:30
Dobie freshman A boys host Pearland, 4:00
Brook freshman A boys host Brazoswood, 4:00
Brook freshman A girls at Brazoswood, 4:00
Dobie freshman A girls at Pasadena, 4:00
Brook freshman B boys host Brazoswood, 4:00
Dobie freshman B boys host Pearland, 4:00
Dobie freshman B girls at Pasadena, 5:30
SOCCER
Thursday, Jan. 10
Brook varsity girls at The Woodlands tourn., 11 a.m.
Brook varsity boys at Klein Showcase, 1:00
Dobie varsity boys at Pearland/Friendswood tourn., TBA
Friday Jan. 11
Brook varsity girls at The Woodlands tourn., 3:00
Brook varsity boys at Klein Showcase, 6:00
Dobie varsity boys at Pearland/Friendswood tourn., TBA
Saturday, Jan. 12
Brook varsity girls at The Woodlands tourn., 3:00
Brook varsity boys at Klein Showcase, 4:00
Dobie varsity boys at Pearland/Friendswood tourn., TBA
Thursday, Jan. 17
Dobie varsity boys at Pasadena ISD tourn., TBA
Brook varsity boys at Pasadena ISD tourn., TBA
Dobie varsity girls at Port Neches-Groves tourn., TBA
Brook varsity girls at I-10 Shootout, Katy ISD, TBA
Friday, Jan. 18
Dobie varsity boys at Pasadena ISD tourn., TBA
Brook varsity boys at Pasadena ISD tourn., TBA
Dobie varsity girls at Port Neches-Groves tourn., TBA
Brook varsity girls at I-10 Shootout, Katy ISD, TBA
Saturday, Jan. 19
Dobie varsity boys at Pasadena ISD tourn., TBA
Brook varsity boys at Pasadena ISD tourn., TBA
Dobie varsity girls at Port Neches-Groves tourn., TBA
Brook varsity girls at I-10 Shootout, Katy ISD, TBA
Light and eighth-grade
Dark divisions. The school
also won top honors at the
San Jacinto Intermediate
areawide tournament, taking the eighth-grade A division title.
In the final action prior
to the holiday break, the
Lions were particularly impressive. As for the eighthgrade Light game, the Lions
pounded Southmore 56-35.
Meanwhile, Thompson’s
eighth-grade Dark team defeated the Bulldogs 38-19.
Thompson’s
seventhgrade boys’ teams have
struggled through the early
portion of the schedule,
posting a combined record
of 1-7.
The Beverly Hills programs played very well
across the board through the
first month of the season.
In the eighth-grade Dark
race, the Bears are tied with
four other teams at 3-1, a
game behind Thompson for
the top spot in the chase.
Beverly Hills’ eighthgrade Light team split four
games in the pre-holiday
schedule.
Beverly Hills has turned
heads in seventh-grade action, going 8-0 to this point.
In the final games prior to
the holidays, the Bears easily defeated Queens.
The seventh-grade Light
outcome was 47-24 in favor of the Bears, while the
seventh-grade Dark team
produced a 51-16 victory.
The respective girls’ basketball races also show a
big dose of Thompson and
Beverly Hills success.
PISD Intermediate Basketball
Week Four Boys’ Standings
The Lady Bears of Beverly Hills are 4-0 in three of
the divisions and 2-2 in another for a 14-2 start to the
season.
In the final set of games
before the break, Beverly Hills went 3-1 against
Queens.
The Lady Bears eighthgrade Light and eighthgrade Dark teams are both
4-0 after beating Queens
50-26 (Light) and 23-17
(Dark).
Beverly Hills’ seventh-
The San Jacinto Museum of History will hold
its second annual San Jacinto Texas Independence
Fun Run/Walk Saturday,
March 9, 2013, on a 5Kcertified course on the
grounds of the San Jacinto Battleground State
Historic Park.
Proceeds from the
event will benefit the San
Jacinto Museum of History’s educational programs.
The historic race will
start at the base of the San
Jacinto Monument, a State
and National Historic Structure that is also the tallest
stone column memorial
structure in the world – 15
feet taller than the Washington Monument.
The course will then
Thompson
Queens
Southmore
Beverly Hills
San Jacinto
Bondy
South Houston
Miller
Park View
Jackson
Beverly Hills
South Houston
Thompson
Bondy
Miller
Queens
Jackson
Southmore
Park View
San Jacinto
Game results
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
Seventh-Grade Light
Teams
W
L
Seventh-Grade Light
Teams
W
L
Beverly Hills
South Houston
San Jacinto
Bondy
Park View
Southmore
Miller
Queens
Thompson
Jackson
Thompson
Queens
Bondy
Beverly Hills
Park View
South Houston
Southmore
Miller
Jackson
San Jacinto
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Game results
4
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Game results
Beverly Hills 47, Queens 24
San Jacinto 45, Miller 17
Southmore 48, Thompson 44 (OT)
Bondy 50, Park View 35
South Houston 57, Jackson 20
Thompson 28, Southmore 6
San Jacinto 17, Miller 14
Queens 22, Beverly Hills 7
Jackson 18, South Houston 16
Bondy 19, Park View 10
Eighth-Grade Dark
Teams
W
L
Eighth-Grade Dark
Teams
W
L
Thompson
Southmore
Queens
Beverly Hills
Bondy
South Houston
Jackson
San Jacinto
Park View
Miller
Bondy
South Houston
Beverly Hills
Miller
Queens
Thompson
Jackson
Park View
San Jacinto
Southmore
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2
3
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4
4
4
4
4
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Game results
Game results
Beverly Hills 40, Jackson 13
Bondy 29, San Jacinto 14
Southmore 19, Miller 18
Queens 49, Park View 31
Thompson 65, South Houston 18
Beverly Hills 23, Queens 17
Bondy 32, Park View 4
Miller 36, San Jacinto 6
Thompson 44, Southmore 15
South Houston 34, Jackson 10
Seventh-Grade Dark
Teams
W
L
Seventh-Grade Dark
Teams
W
L
Bondy
Beverly Hills
South Houston
Park View
Miller
Southmore
Queens
Thompson
San Jacinto
Jackson
Beverly Hills
South Houston
Queens
Thompson
Bondy
Park View
Southmore
Miller
San Jacinto
Jackson
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4
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7:45 a.m.; a children’s 1K
run begins at 7:30 a.m.
Online registration is
available now at www.ac
tive.com at http://www.ac
tive.com/running/la-porte
tx/2nd-annual-san-jacinto
texas-independence-5kfun-run-walk-and-1k-kidsrun-2013
Cost of the fun run is
$20 pre-registration before
January 31; $25 pre-registration before February
29; and $30 through noon,
March 7.
Packet pickup will
be held Friday, March 8
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Saturday, March 9
from 6 a.m. to 7:15 a.m.,
both pickup days at the
San Jacinto Museum and
Monument.
Game results
Thompson 33, Southmore 10
Beverly Hills 50, Queens 26
Bondy 40, Park View 12
Miller 32, San Jacinto 11
South Houston 41, Jackson 19
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
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0
pass the native prairie, tidal
marsh and bottomland forests of the San Jacinto Battleground and its diversity
of native habitats and wildlife, the Battleship Texas,
and the Texian Camp and
Mexican camps.
The run will finally end
at the San Jacinto Monument.
The timed run starts at
0
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3
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Thompson 56, Southmore 35
South Houston 28, Jackson 24
Bondy 61, Park View 15
Queens 39, Beverly Hills 32
San Jacinto 41, Miller 13
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
after the Lady Lions raced
past Southmore 28-6.
In the seventh-grade
Dark division, Thompson
beat Southmore 32-5 to
improve to 3-1 through the
first month of the regular
season.
PISD Intermediate Basketball
Week Four Girls’ Standings
Eighth-Grade Light
Teams
W
L
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
33-10 win over Southmore.
At the eighth-grade Dark
level, Thompson evened its
record at 2-2 after hammering Southmore 44-15.
Thompson and Queens
are tied at 4-0 in the seventh-grade Light division
San Jacinto Monument fun run to be held March 9
Eighth-Grade Light
Teams
W
L
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
grade Dark team is also 4-0
after getting past Queens
24-12.
Thompson’s girls’basketball teams have also stood
out. In the eighth-grade
Light division, the Lady
Lions moved to 3-1 with a
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Game results
Game results
Beverly Hills 51, Queens 16
Bondy 33, Park View 21
Southmore 27, Thompson 21
Miller 18, San Jacinto 17
South Houston 44, Jackson 10
Beverly Hills 24, Queens 12
Bondy 33, Park View 2
Miller 14, San Jacinto 10
South Houston 23, Jackson 6
Thompson 32, Southmore 5
Dobie High School varsity tennis player Kevin Nguyen will embark on the final half
of his playing career as the Longhorns begin the spring portion of their schedule
Jan. 18-19 at the Pearland High School tournament.
Netters to show individual talents
as spring season brings change
The District 22-5A team
tennis championship medals
have been distributed. Now
it’s time to see how some of
the Longhorns’ varsity players perform largely on their
own merit.
The spring portion of
the high school tennis season begins Jan. 18-19 at the
Pearland ISD tournament.
There, Dobie head coach
Manuel Moreno Jr. will
pair his players in boys’
and girls’ singles, boys’ and
girls’ doubles and mixed
doubles matches.
Each of the categories
typically feature No. 1, No.
2 and No. 3 level matches.
The goal is to find the
best matches for singles and
doubles competition and
leave them there for much
of the season. Based on
their performances, players
will vie for seeding at the
District 22-5A tournament.
When choosing who
plays in which categories,
Moreno will have plenty of
options.
Among the boys’ players, Phillip Nugyen, Kevin
Nguyen, Dylan Nguyen,
Austin Tran, Ruben Vargas
and others could play into
singles or doubles.
John Le and Brian Williams are also solid doubles
players for the Longhorns.
Phillip Cao and Cuong
Nguyen also saw quite a bit
of action in the fall.
As for the Lady Longhorns, Osaka Heng, Vanessa Vu, Kelly Vuong, Betram
Nguyen, Ivette Alba, Alexa
Nguyen and others will give
Moreno combinations in
each of the categories.
The Longhorns will play
the majority of the schedule away from Dobie High
School but will host several
dual matches.
The school’s junior varsity and freshman teams
will also be in action during
the spring, which will allow
Moreno to follow the progress of some of the players
expected to play key roles
for the varsity team in 2013
and beyond.
Dobie High School
Varsity tennis schedule
Date
Opponent
Jan. 18-19
at Pearland tournament
TBA
Jan. 24
at Galveston Ball
3 p.m.
Feb. 1-2
at Deer Park Invitational
3:15 p.m.
Feb. 8-9
at Lake Travis Invit.
TBA
Feb. 15-16
at Franklin/Kramer Invit.
TBA
Feb. 22-23
at Corpus Spring Fling
TBA
March 1
at Lamar University invit.
TBA
March 6
St. John’s
3 p.m.
March 22-23 at Beachcomber Classic
Time
TBA
March 28
at Sunseri Classic (Galv.)
TBA
April 5-6
at 22-5A championships
TBA
April 16-17 at Region III champs (DP)
TBA
April 29-30 at state championships
TBA
JV tennis schedule
Date
Opponent
Time
Jan. 10
at Deer Park
3:30 p.m.
Jan. 31
at Clear Brook
3:15 p.m.
Feb. 6
at Stratford
3:45 p.m.
Feb. 12
at Pasadena ISD tourn.
TBA
Feb. 20
at Galveston Ball
3 p.m.
Feb. 26
at Fort Bend tourn.
TBA
March 5
at Katy tourn.
TBA
March 27
at Alief ISD tourn.
TBA
April 11-12 at 22-5A championships
TBA
April 18
3 p.m.
St. John’s
Freshman tennis schedule
Date
Opponent
Time
Jan. 10
at Deer Park
3:30 p.m.
Jan. 31
at Clear Brook
3:15 p.m.
Feb. 5
at Pasadena ISD tourn.
TBA
Feb. 13
Stratford
3:45 p.m.
Feb. 19
at Deer Park tourn.
TBA
Feb. 26
at Baytown tourn.
TBA
March 5
at Katy tourn.
TBA
March 26
at Fort Bend ISD tourn.
TBA
April 11-12 at 22-5A championships
TBA
Thursday, January 10, 2013, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 3
Local high school hoopsters begin playoff positioning within standings
High school basketball
playoff races across the region are heating up, and the
varsity teams from Clear
Brook and Dobie are pushing to stay in the hunt.
There are no sure things
at this point, but the Brook
and Dobie boys’ squads are
sitting in good spots through
the early portion of district
play.
Christian Thompson has
seen his Clear Brook squad
steadily improve throughout
the season. Despite a two-
point loss to Clear Lake, the
Wolverines have won three
of their first four games in
District 24-5A. The 3-1
mark is good enough for the
Wolverines to be sitting in
a three-way tie with Clear
Lake and Clear Springs.
After a solid showing at
the Alvin Lions Club tournament in Alvin, the Wolverines turned their attention to the District 24-5A
race.
In the league opener,
Chase Mason scored 17
District 22-5A Boys’ Hoops
points and Chase Mullen
added 13 as the Wolverines
stopped Clear Springs 5651.
A 32-18 run over the
second and third quarters
was the difference as the
Wolverines went on to win
while holding Springs’ Jeff
Beverley to 17 points.
The Wolverines were
brought back to earth in a
heartbreaker, losing 64-62
to Clear Lake after leading
much of the way.
The Falcons, who finished second to Clear
Brook a season ago, edged
the Wolverines 26-21 in the
fourth quarter to take the
win.
Clear Lake’s Will West
led all scorers with 27 points
in the game, while the Wolverines got 14 from Mullen
and 12 from Prince Albert.
Four players were in
double figures as the Wolverines defeated Clear Falls
75-69 in the first-ever district clash between the two
schools.
Leonard Hill had 15
points for Falls, but it wasn’t
nearly enough as Mason
pumped in 20 points for the
District 24-5A Boys’ Hoops
Through Jan. 9 action
Through Jan. 9 action
Teams
Pearland
Manvel
Memorial
W
4
4
3
L
0
0
1
Dobie
South Houston
Sam Rayburn
Alvin
Pasadena
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
Teams
Clear Lake
Clear Brook
Clear Springs
Clear Creek
W
3
3
3
2
L
1
1
1
1
Clear Falls
Brazoswood
Dickinson
2
0
0
2
3
4
winners.
Albert scored 15 points
and Jovan Yancy added
12. Davon West scored 11
points as Clear Brook went
on to win.
The Wolverines scored
one of their most lopsided
victories of the season Jan.
8, downing Dickinson 7937 to improve to 3-1 to this
point.
Leading by nine points
after a quarter of action, the
Wolverines won the second quarter 24-10 and then
cruised to a bigger edge in
the third period
Up 64-30 with eight minutes remaining, Clear Brook
eased off the throttle. Mullen had 18 points and Albert 14 for the Wolverines.
Yancy chipped in with 13
points as the locals jumped
over the .500 mark at 10-9
overall.
At Dobie, the varsity
boys’ team is holding its
own at 2-2 through four
games.
After beating South
Houston to begin league
play before the holiday
break, the Longhorns returned to action, losing to
Memorial 59-46 after a
slow start.
The Longhorns fell behind in the game and simply could not catch up as the
Mavs got 19 points from big
man Anthony Christ in the
win. Dobie was paced by
Daryl Edwards, who had 18
points. Scott Marsala added
10 points.
Going up against one of
the best teams in the region,
Dobie fell to 1-2 after a 7159 loss at Manvel. Traylin
Farris led the way for Manvel with a game-high 25
points.
Dobie had Jackie Parker
with 15 points while Marsala tallied 14. Joseph Cooper
had 11 in the action.
The Longhorns got back
to even in the standings after trouncing winless Alvin
Jan. 8, by a 70-42 score.
Up 23-6 after eight minutes of play, the Longhorns
pushed the lead out to 41-10
at halftime in the rout.
Parker continued to play
well of late, scoring 20
points in the win. Jonathan
Jones added 14 for Dobie.
At 2-2, the Longhorns
trail three other teams in
the standings. Pearland and
Manvel are both unbeaten at
4-0, and Memorial has won
three of four games to open
the 22-5A season.
In the respective girls’
races, the results have been
mixed for the Clear Brook
and Dobie varsity teams.
Clear Brook, looking
to jump into the mix for a
playoff spot in 24-5A after
missing out a season ago, is
standing at 3-2.
The Lady Wolverines
were defeated Jan. 4 at
home against Clear Falls
by a 62-48 count as Chelsea
Ngo scored 20 points for
the Lady Wolverines.
Needing a big win at
Dickinson to stay close to
the leaders Jan. 8, the Lady
Wolverines got the job
done, bouncing Dickinson
68-65 in a tight battle all the
way.
Barring a complete turnaround, the Lady Longhorns
of Dobie are going to be on
the outside of the playoff
chase looking in.
The team was defeated
70-32 at home against
Manvel to fall to 1-4. Then
came a 42-32 loss to Alvin
at home as the Lady Longhorns dropped to 1-5.
The respective girls’ races are reaching the halfway
point with the teams looking to make a move down
the stretch.
In 22-5A, Manvel and
Pearland have played very
well. Dobie will close out
District 24-5A Girls’ Hoops
Through Jan. 9 action
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Clear Falls
Clear Brook
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With a win over Pasadena, the Lady Longhorns
can gain some momentum
for the second half.
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the program.
However, teams will be
created based on an individual youth’s mental and
physical capabilities rather
than age.
As per Challenger division guidelines, each participant is guaranteed to receive one at bat offensively
and will also be allowed to
play at least one inning in
the field per game.
Typical Challenger division games complete three
innings and last about one
hour.
Potential players or their
families may contact league
director Damon Schwerdtfeger via e-mail at sbhllchal
[email protected], or
call him at 832-389-3186.
Dobie legends Bryan, Guy among PISD athletic HOF 2013 class
John Bryan, who coached
Dobie High’s boys’ cross
country and track teams to
state championships three
decades ago, and Gawain
Guy, the running machine
behind those Longhorn titles, have been selected for
induction in the Pasadena
ISD Athletics Hall of Fame
along with six other former
athletes from football, basketball and baseball.
The high-school careers
of the eight inductees blanket a half-century – from
Pasadena High football star
Mickey Spencer, a 1947
graduate, to Amanda Buffalo, a Pasadena High cross
country and track standout
who graduated in 1985.
Three other football
greats were selected: Randall Kerbow, quarterback
of the Pasadena High team
that reached the 1958 state
championship game; Bob
Allen, an all-state halfback
for South Houston High in
1964; and Jimmy Johnson,
a 1976 Sam Rayburn High
graduate who went on to
play in the same backfield
with Earl Campbell at the
University of Texas.
Fritz Connally, who
played baseball with Johnson on the 1973 Pasadena
All-Star team that won the
Colt World Series title, was
also picked for induction.
Bryan coached Dobie to
the state cross country title
in 1980 and to a state track
championship in 1981.
Guy, who went on to a
standout career at Rice, won
three state titles under Bryan’s tutelage, one in cross
country and two in track.
A 1976 Pasadena High
graduate, Connally excelled
in both baseball and basketball in high school.
He went on to shatter
several hitting records at
Baylor before ascending to
the major leagues with the
Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles.
Connally is one of two
new inductees to play professional sports. Kerbow,
after quarterbacking the
Rice Owls in two bowl
games, went on to play for
the Houston Oilers and then
the Edmonton Eskimos
of the Canadian Football
League.
Half of the eight inductees earned football letters
with four different Southwest Conference teams.
In addition to Kerbow at
Rice and Johnson at Texas,
Spencer earned two letters as a lineman for Texas
A&M.
Allen played college ball
at Texas Tech, where he led
the Red Raiders in receiving his senior year.
Spencer, who died in
2010, is expected to be represented at the banquet by
his wife, Milly.
The other seven inductees have indicated they plan
to attend.
The eight inductees will
be honored at a gala banquet April 13 at PISD’s Memorial High School.
Last year’s inaugural
banquet, held at Phillips
Field House, honored the
Hall of Fame’s first 12 inductees.
The banquet will be relocated this year to Memorial
High to accommodate construction at Phillips.
Included in those construction plans is a 3,600
square-foot Hall of Fame
facility to be built on the
north side of the basketball
arena.
Organizers hope to move
the banquet back to the field
house in 2014 as part of a
permanent, on-site ceremony.
All 360 tickets for last
year’s induction banquet
were sold within 48 hours.
A ticket sales plan for
this year’s banquet is expected to be announced
later this month.
Organizers also announced that the Hall of
Fame will continue to accept founding donor contributions through the end of
August.
Contribution levels remain at $2,500, $1,000,
$500 and $250. New founding donors will receive an
allotment of tickets for this
year’s banquet and the option to buy tickets for future
banquets.
The four donation levels
are good for 10, six, four
and two tickets, respectively.
Moreover, all founding donors will receive an
inscription on a glass wall
to be placed on permanent
display when the completed
exhibit opens in 2014.
For additional information on founding donor
memberships, contact Herman Williams, treasurer for
the Hall of Fame organizing committee, at 713-9071190.
Last year’s funding drive
drew 42 founding donors.
The inaugural banquet was
televised on a delay basis by
the City of Pasadena’s cable
channel.
John Bryan
Coach / Dobie High School
Track / Cross Country
History teachers aren’t
necessarily supposed to
make history.
Such isn’t the case with
John Bryan, whose coaching achievements qualify
him as one of the great track
and field generals in Texas
over the past two generations.
An acclaimed American
history teacher for much of
his 38-year career in education, Bryan helped put
Dobie on the Texas athletic
map by guiding the Longhorns to the state championship in cross country in
1980 and to the state track
championship the following
spring.
A member of Dobie’s
first coaching staff in 1968,
Bryan left the Pasadena ISD
after the 1980-81 school
year for La Porte and then
Clear Lake, where he continued to produce cross
country and track standouts
over the next 16 years.
A Pasadena native, Bryan played football and ran
track for Pasadena High,
graduating in 1959.
He contributed to the
Eagles’ march to the state
championship game in football in 1958, the longest
post-season run by any Pasadena ISD football squad.
After coaching stints at
Queens Intermediate and
Pasadena High, he joined
Sam Sailor’s Dobie staff
and methodically groomed
outstanding track and cross
country programs.
In 1980, he produced
two state track champions:
John Robinson, who set a
state record in the 1,600
meters; and Gawain Guy,
who won the 800 meters.
That fall, Guy won the state
cross country title, carrying
his Longhorn team to top
honors.
In 1981, buoyed by
Guy’s dash to glory and by
two national pace-setting
relay teams, Bryan’s Longhorns won the coveted state
track championship.
Guy captured the state
title in the 1,600 meters.
The Dobie senior posted
the nation’s top time in the
1,600 meters that year – as
did Bryan’s 3,200-meter
relay team and his distance
medley squad.
Bryan went on to produce state champions in the
1,600-meter relay and the
high jump at Clear Lake.
For his career, he coached
141 regional meet qualifiers
and 24 state meet qualifiers
in addition to his five state
champions.
He collected 12 district
and four regional titles in
cross country in addition to
his state championship with
the Longhorns.
Bryan produced 15 regional meet and eight state
meet qualifiers in cross
country.
In 1988, he was selected
as recipient of the Texas
High School Coaches Association’s
Outstanding
Achievement Award.
In 1997, he was named
Boys Cross Country Coach
of the Year for Section 6
of the National Federation
Interscholastic Coaches Association. He was inducted
into the Gulf Coast Track
Coaches Hall of Honor in
2001.
GAWAIN GUY
Dobie HS/Class of 1981
Track/Cross Country
In the two decades that
followed Bert Coan’s domination of the state meet in
1957, Pasadena ISD track
teams remained as strong as
any in the region.
But no individual over
that period came close to
rivaling Coan’s record for
seemingly
superhuman
track achievements at Pasadena High.
Until Dobie’s Gawain
Guy dashed onto the scene
in the late 1970s.
A native of Jamaica, Guy
won two state track championships – in separate years
and in separate events – and
as a senior captured the state
cross country title.
He went on to break records and earn All-America
honors at Rice University.
And he realized his
dream of competing in the
Olympics when he ran for
Jamaica in the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Guy first appeared on the
radar of area runners when
he finished third at the state
cross country meet in the
fall of his sophomore year.
He finished fifth as a junior before leading the pack
his senior year.
As a junior, he won the
800 meters at the state track
meet.
As a senior, he doubled
the distance, established
himself as one of the premier milers in the nation
and led Dobie to the 1981
state track title.
Coached by fellow Hall
of Fame inductee John
Bryan, Guy won the state
1,600-meter run and followed that with championships at two of the nation’s
most prestigious meets: the
Golden West High School
Invitational in Sacramento,
Calif., and the International
Prep Invitational in Naperville, Ill.
He clocked the fastest
mile in the nation in 1981 –
a 4:07.25 – and was ranked
as the No. 1 miler in the
land by Track and Field
News. He anchored Dobie’s 4x800-meter relay
team, which produced the
best time in the nation in
1981.
And he ran on a Dobie
distance medley relay squad
that also posted the nation’s
top time.
Guy’s career at Rice
was equally rewarding in
both indoor and outdoor
competition. He earned AllAmerica honors indoors by
winning the NCAA title in
the 1,000 meter event.
After taking a year off to
compete in the Olympics,
he repeated his 1,000-meter
championship in 1986.
Outdoors, he won the
Southwest Conference 880
title in 1985.
Guy set Rice records
in four different races, including the mile. His best
effort in the mile came at
the nation’s premier meet
– the Penn Relays. There,
as a sophomore in 1983, he
posted a time of 3:58.2.
One of Guy’s greatest
thrills came in 1984 when
he became a U.S. citizen. In
1998, he was inducted into
the Rice Athletics Hall of
Honor.
Biographical information on the other inductees
for this Pasadena ISD athletics hall of fame class will
appear in the Jan. 17 issue
of the Leader.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday
at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-4878787 for information, or just drop in.
9:30 a.m.
NASA Aglow Community Lighthouse – meets the second
Thursday of the month at 9:30 a.m. at the Lighthouse Fellowship
of Friends, 144 Park Avenue in League City. The public is welcome
and encouraged to bring others to the interdenominational meeting.
11:30 a.m.
ABWA - Southeast Express Network – American Business
Women’s Association-South meets on the second Thursday of
each month at MiMi’s Cafe in the Pearland Town Center, 11200
Broadway Street, #1600. Lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost
is $20 and includes networking with professional business women,
lunch and guest speaker. Women of all ages and occupations are
invited. Bring plenty of business cards. Reservations are appreciated. Contact Monica Perez at [email protected] for
reservations, or visit the Web site at www.seen-abwa.org.
Noon
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free water exercise from
noon to 1 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E.
Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a
complete list of services offered.
6:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30
p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway,
Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
8:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are
held Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Sundays and Tuesdays
from 8 to 9 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta
Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday
at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-4878787 for information, or just drop in.
10 a.m.
AARP-South Belt Chapter – The American Association of Retired
Persons meets the second Friday of each month at the community
center at El Franco Lee Park on Hall Road.
Noon
Moving Forward Women’s Adult Children Anonymous – The
ACA group meets Fridays at noon at the Up The Street Club in
Webster, 508 Nasa Parkway, in room 4. ACA is a 12-step program
of hope, healing and recovery for people who grew up in alcoholic
or dysfunctional homes. For more information, call 281-286-1431.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides
support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church,
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-487-8787,
or just drop in.
6:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30
p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway,
Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12
7:30 a.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Saturday at 7:30 a.m. at First United
Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell
Conference Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
9 a.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides
support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Saturday at
9 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont
Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
11 a.m.
Al-Anon Meeting (Women Only, English) – For persons whose
lives are affected by someone who is addicted. Each Saturday
morning at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena,
1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-4878787, or just drop in.
6 p.m.
Frontier Squares – Meets to square dance at the Westminster
Academy at 670 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Refreshments
provided. For more information, contact Gina Sherman at 281-5545675 or visit www.frontiersquares.com.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 13
2 p.m.
Grief Support Group – For any adult who has lost a loved one.
Meets every Sunday, except Mother’s Day, Easter and Christmas
from 2 to 3:15 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Pasadena,
1062 Fairmont Parkway. For more information, call 281-487-8787.
5:30 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery – A faith-based 12-Step Program meets
every Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Educational
Building at Life Church in Houston at 9900 Almeda Genoa. Call
713-419-2635 for more information or to RSVP for child care.
6:30 p.m.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) – For persons who are trying to overcome drug addiction. Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist
Church, Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Cornell Conference
Room. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30
p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway,
Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are
held Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from
8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta
Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.
MONDAY, JANUARY 14
9 a.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech
therapy from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital,
655 E. Medical Center Blvd., Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for
a complete list of services offered.
6 p.m.
Scrabble Club #511 – Meets every Monday at IHOP at 11222
Fuqua at 6 p.m. Come and improve crossword game playing skills.
Call 281-488-2923 for more information.
6:30 p.m.
New Directions Singles Club – New Directions Singles support
meetings for ages 55 and up are held each Monday at 6:30 p.m. at
Webster Presbyterian Church, 201 W. NASA Parkway in Webster.
For further information, call Linda at 409-392-6886 or Carolynn at
281-340-2354.
Civil Air Patrol Meeting – Weekly at Ellington Field in the Civil Air
Patrol Building. Call 281-484-1352 and leave a message for more
information.
7 p.m.
Sagemont Civic Club – Meetings are held the second Monday of
every month at 7 p.m. at Kirkwood South Christian Church, 10811
Kirkfair Dr.
Grief Support Group – “Friends Helping Friends” meets every
Monday from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at Kindred Rehabilitation Hospital, 655
E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Those who have lost a spouse
or other loved one are invited to participate. For information, call
Betty Flynn at 281-474-3430 or Diana Kawalec at 281-334-1033.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 15
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday
at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-4878787 for information, or just drop in.
11 a.m.
The Bay Area Military Officers’ Wives – hold monthly luncheon
meetings on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held
at Bay Oaks Country Club from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Active duty or
retired officers’ wives are eligible. For information, call Patt Simon
at 832-221-2696 or Wendy Peters at 281-333-3115.
1 p.m.
Pasadena Heritage Park and Museum – Exhibits include dioramas, an old-time kitchen and a turn-of-the-century doctor’s office.
Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. 204 S. Main, Pasadena.
For information, call 713-472-0565.
1:30 p.m.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – TOPS #1530 meets at the
Sagemont Park Community Center, 11507 Hughes Road, at 1:30
p.m. For information, call Jeanette Sumrall at 713-946-3713.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise and speech
therapy from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Bayshore Sports Medicine and
Rehabilitation Center, 4021 Brookhaven, Pasadena. Visit www.
hapsonline.org for a complete list of services offered.
2 p.m.
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees – NARFE
Chapter 941 meets the third Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. at
the El Franco Lee Park Community Center, 9500 Hall Road, in
Houston. Visitors are welcome. For additional information, call Roy
at 713-734-1461.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides
support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church,
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-4878787, or just drop in.
6:30 p.m.
Breast Cancer Support Group – Meets the third Tuesday of
every month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the lobby of the Clear Lake
Regional Breast Diagnostic Center, 200 Medical Center Blvd.,
Suite 106, in Webster. For more information call 281-526-6840.
Clear Lake Toastmasters Club – Meets at the Clear Lake
Church of Christ, 938 El Dorado Blvd. Call Jerry Tate at 281-4815417 for information.
Pearland Area Republican Women’s Club – meets the third
Tuesday of the month at the Pearland Church of Christ Annex,
2217 N. Grand Blvd. in Pearland. For more information, call 281485-4140 or 281-485-1431.
7 p.m.
Positive Interaction Program – meets the third Tuesday of
each month at 7 p.m. at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital,
11800 Astoria, in the staff meeting room 1st floor. Bring a friend
or neighbor and work together to make PIP the best in the city.
PIP consists of police and citizens working together to help make
neighborhoods safer. For more information, call Officer Randy
Derr at 281-218-3900.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Weekly
sexual assault support group offers a confidential self-help support group for victim/survivors of rape and sexual abuse. To attend
or for more information, call 281-286-2525.
8 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings are
held Tuesday and Sunday from 8 to 9 p.m. and Thursdays from
8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2217 Theta
Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday
at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-4878787 for information, or just drop in.
10 a.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides
support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Wednesday
at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pasadena, 1062
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Harris County Master Gardeners at Precinct 2 – Free monthly
gardening educational programs meet on the third Wednesday of
each month. The programs are at 10 a.m. at Clear Lake Park in
the meeting room located at 5001 Nasa Parkway, Seabrook (on
the south side of the lake). The programs are free and open to the
public. For information, call 281-991-8437 or visit the Web site at
www.hcmgap2.tamu.edu.
11:30 a.m.
Houston Hobby Airport Lions Club – meets at 11:30 a.m. on
the first and third Wednesday of the month. Meetings are held
at the Golden Corral, 12500 Gulf Freeway (Fuqua and I-45). For
information, call Monica Montoya at 281-794-5531.
4 p.m.
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free exercise held from
4 to 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Pearland, 3005 Pearland
Parkway, Pearland. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a complete list
of services offered.
6 p.m.
Un Dia a la Vez Alanon Group (Spanish speaking) – Provides
support for family and friends of alcoholics or addicts. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church,
Pasadena, 1062 Fairmont Parkway, Room 232. Call 281-4878787, or just drop in.
6:30 p.m.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Domestic
violence support group for male survivors meets each Wednesday
at 210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway. Call 281-338-7600 for
information. Participants may join at any time as this is an open
group.
7 p.m.
DivorceCare Group - CT Church – DivorceCare Group meetings are held at CT Church, 9701 Almeda Genoa Road, every
Wednesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Room #1201. The support group is for separated and divorced individuals. Child care is
provided. For more information, call 713-944-4815, email [email protected], or visit http://ctchurch.tv/ministries.html#17.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group – The Southeast Houston
group meets the first and third Wednesday of each month. The
group offers support and coping skills in a non-threatening environment to adult individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide.
For information on registration or to obtain a physical address for
a location, call 713-533-4500 or visit www.crisishotline.org.
Bay Area Turning Point Crisis Intervention Center – Confidential
domestic violence support group for women meets every week.
For information, call 281-338-7600 or visit www.bayareaturningpoint.com. BATP is located at 210 S. Walnut off NASA Parkway
between Interstate 45 South and Highway 3. The 24-hour crisis
hotline is 281-286-2525.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
7 a.m.
AA Meeting – “Breakfast With Bill” each Tuesday through Friday
at 7 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 1062
Fairmont Parkway, in the Cornell Conference Room. Call 281-4878787 for information, or just drop in.
Noon
Houston Area Parkinson Society – Free water exercise from
noon to 1 p.m. at Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital, 655 E.
Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. Visit www.hapsonline.org for a
complete list of services offered.
5:30 p.m.
Texas German Society, South Belt (Southeast) Chapter – A
social group interested in the culture, music, heritage and language of the immigrants in early German settlements in Texas.
Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m.
in the Fellowship Hall of Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 10310
Scarsdale Blvd. Visitors are welcome. Call 281-481-1238 for more
information.
6:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30
p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont Parkway,
Pasadena, Fellowship Hall 4. Call 281-487-8787, or just drop in.
8:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Alcohol problems? AA meetings
are held Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Sundays and
Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church,
2217 Theta Street. For information, call 713-204-2481.
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JFD boys open with caution
With two trips to the
regional tournament in
three years followed by
an area round playoff appearance a season ago, the
Dobie varsity boys’ soccer
program is in the midst of
the best run of success in
program history.
In 2013, however, the
Longhorns will enter the
season with caution after
learning a few lessons just
eight months ago.
Dobie went undefeated
through the first month
of the season, collecting
tournament titles and a
national ranking along the
way.
Yet by the time it was
time to walk the walk in
district play, the Longhorns struggled, losing a
pair of games to eventual
District champion Deer
Park and closing the season with three losses in
four games.
Heading into 2013,
coach Jesse Saavedra
knows the road to redemption will be much
bumpier for a variety of
reasons.
The team’s vast talent
pool has tapered just a
bit, and several projected
starters will be missed in
January due to academic
ineligibility.
While Saavedra sees
the absence of the proven
players as a mere chance
for other young players to
develop, he sees the potential consequences.
“I believe we have lost
one game in January in
three years, yet we don’t
have a state title, and last
year we ended on a tough
note,” he said.
“This season is going
to be a big test for us, especially early on. We’ve
had some horses over the
past several years who
could really get it done
for us, and as we open
this season we’re missing
some of that.”
The Longhorns could
answer a big question of
need quickly if the goalkeeper spot is solidified.
Senior Kevin Roque is in
the running for the position and will get a chance to
prove himself there.
Roque will be helped by
the defensive support coming from players such as
Adrian Trancozo and Kevin
Padilla – both returning
starters – along with David
Jaimes.
In the midfield, the Longhorns also have solid experience with Gerardo Martinez
and Marvin Solis returning.
Dobie may also be able to
get some help from transfer
student Edgar Gomez along
the way.
Up front, Dobie returns
scoring threat Jonathan Palma as well as Raul Bustos.
Martinez will also be asked
to slide up from his midfield
position to provide added
scoring potential.
Perhaps with the exception of the midfield, Saavedra said he will be interested to see how things come
together.
“You always want experience at the goalkeeper
spot, and we just don’t have
that,” Saavedra said. “That’s
not anybody’s fault, it’s just
a fact.
“At forward, a guy like
Jonathan Palma can be a
guy that carries you. He’s
been there for four years
and knows what he can do
and what we need from
him. He should be plenty
good enough to lead the
way up there until we get
some other players back.”
Other players such as
Julian Bautista, Shelby
Nunez and Josue Villalta
will also get a chance to
show their skills at the
varsity level.
“It’s going to be an interesting start to the season,” Saavedra said.
“We’re used to starting
fast, but that isn’t likely
going to be the case. But
we have started fast before and not finished well.
I still think in the end we
will be right there in the
mix for the 22-5A title.
“Right now, we just
want to get out and play
and see what we have. We
have talent, and it just has
to come together.”
Adrian Trancozo (7) had a fine season for Dobie in 2012 as a junior and will
again be counted on for big things this season as the Longhorns will eventually
look to recapture the 22-5A championship.
Pearland ISD Varsity Soccer Invitational, Jan. 10-12
Jan. 10 games
Jan. 11 games
Jan. 12 games
Jan. 12 games
The Rig, Pearland
The Rig, Pearland
(No rain schedule)
The Rig, Pearland
(Rainout schedule)
The Rig, Pearland
10 a.m. – Pas. Memorial vs. Sharpstown
Noon – Clear Creek vs.
Dulles
2 p.m. – Dawson vs.
Dickinson
4 p.m. – Pearland vs.
Columbia
10 a.m. – Pas. Memorial
vs. Dickinson
Noon – Columbia vs.
Dulles
2 p.m. – Pearland vs.
Clear Creek
4 p.m. – Dawson vs.
Sharpstown
9 a.m. – Bellaire vs. Angleton
11 a.m. – Pearland vs.
Dulles
1 p.m. – Clear Creek vs.
Columbia
Friendswood H.S.
8 a.m. – Bellaire vs. Angleton
9:30 a.m. – Dawson vs.
Pas. Memorial
11 a.m. – Pearland vs.
Dulles
12:30 p.m. – Clear Creek
vs. Columbia
9 a.m. – Galveston Ball
vs. Dobie
11 a.m. – Friendswood vs.
10 a.m. – Galveston 10 a.m. – Dobie vs. Angle- Hightower
Ball vs. Angleton
ton
1 p.m. – Sam Houston vs.
Noon – Dobie vs. Bel- Noon – Galveston Ball vs. Lamar Cons.
laire
Bellaire
Dawson H.S.
2 p.m. – Sam Houston 2 p.m. – Lamar Cons.
10 a.m. – Sharpstown vs.
vs. Hightower
vs. Hightower
Dickinson
4 p.m. – Friendswood 4 p.m. – Friendswood vs. Noon – Dawson vs. Pas.
vs. Lamar Cons.
Sam Houston
Memorial
Friendswood H.S.
Friendswood H.S.
Friendswood H.S.
8 a.m. – Galveston Ball
vs. Dobie
9:30 a.m. – Dickinson
vs. Sharpstown
11 a.m. – Friendswood
vs. Hightower
12:30 p.m. – Sam Houston vs. Lamar Cons.
Wolverine boys expect plenty
Hopes are very high this
season for a Clear Brook
varsity boys’ soccer team
that, despite battling a season-long injury bug, never
gave in a season ago.
It’s that same competitive spirit and effort that
head coach Chris Stromeyer is counting on as the
Wolverines prepare to open
the 2013 campaign.
“We have a lot of talent
on this team,” Stromeyer
said, adding that many of
last year’s seniors were injured, leading to increased
playing time for this bunch.
“I was piecing together
some lineups last season using all of the healthy bodies
we had.
“Still, we gave it our all
in every game and played
well at times. A few breaks
here and there and things
could have been different.”
Which leads to this season. Surely the Wolverines
are due to catch their share
of good breaks this season.
And if so, Clear Brook
could be headed back to the
postseason after missing out
in 2012.
“We’re going to be very
competitive,”
Stromeyer
promised. “I had a lot of
coaches comment to me
about how hard we played
and the fact that we didn’t
give in.
“My team will put forth
the effort and battle out
there, and that’s always a
good place to start.”
The Wolverines will use
a “forward by committee”
approach up front as Stromeyer looks to find the right
combination up front.
Much is expected of Saul
Cuervo, who was promoted
to the varsity level a season
ago as injuries took their toll
on other players. Cuervo, in
turn, played exceptionally
well.
Other candidates up front
include Anthony Ciancone,
who scored the team’s goal
in a 2-1 scrimmage loss
to Cy-Woods, and Yannis
Routsas, one of the area’s
finest place-kickers on the
football field.
“We’ll take a look at
those guys there,” Stromeyer said. “Saul did a great
job when he came up to the
varsity level.
“Anthony and Yannis
have the ability up top, and
we just have to find ways to
score goals. I like the options we have.”
Stromeyer will also ask
his midfielders to slide up
on scoring runs and provide
added offensive support.
The midfield group includes
three seniors early on and
possibly a fourth later down
the line.
At the moment, Justin
Escobar, a two-year varsity
performer and team co-captain, will be joined by Kevin
Larios and Miguel Torres.
Defensively, the Wolverines also figure to be strong.
That unit is led by co-captain Kieran Cupples, senior
David Montalvo, junior
Brian Sokol and Anthony
Ciancone, a sophomore.
The team’s goalkeeper is
Carlos Campos, who started
and stood out as a freshman
a season ago.
“It’s interesting that we
are 6’1” or taller on defense,
and Campos, our keeper, is
5’6”. But Carlos is a bundle
of energy back there and really gives us a lift. There are
just a lot of reasons to like
this group.”
Stromeyer points to the
senior leadership as a plus
but also says, “The kids just
want it more this year.”
The task will not be
simple. District champion
Clear Springs will be strong
again. Brazoswood and
Clear Creek also made last
year’s playoffs out of 245A.
Clear Falls, which made
the playoffs in Class 4A, is
now in the mix, and perennial power Clear Lake could
be in for a bounce-back
season after missing out in
2012.
“I always want to play a
tough nondistrict schedule
to help get us ready,” said
Stromeyer, who will take
his team to the Klein Showcase a week before playing
in the 32-team Pasadena
ISD Cup.
“The first thing is to have
better results and get some
momentum at the Klein
Showcase,” Stromeyer said.
“We went 0-3 last season,
but we were competitive in
every match. Two and one
this season would be good
and 3-0 even better.
“That Pasadena ISD
tournament is also going to
be tough with a lot of top
teams in it.
“We’re going to be challenged very early, and we’ll
find out where we are for
sure. I know the guys are
ready to go.”
Klein Showcase
Jan. 10-12
Jan. 10: Brook vs. Klein Oak, 1:00
Jan. 11: Brook vs. Lufin, 6:00
Jan. 12: Brook vs. College Park, 4:00
Clear Brook alum Hedrick
sees his jersey No. 12 retired
Continued from Page 1B
eran South Academy, remembers Hedrick’s time at
Clear Brook well.
“He came up to the varsity team sometime during district play during his
sophomore year,” Sickmiller said.
“Cyp was our stopper on
the junior varsity team, but
I already had one of those
at the varsity level. Lucky
enough for me, I could spot
talent and athletic ability.
“He was fast but he just
had a great ability to score.
During his sophomore year,
he teamed with Brandon
Yelovich at forward and
we set the school record for
scoring in a season. Cyprian
has to be the school’s alltime leading scorer.
“During my time as head
coach there, we had some
good, solid scorers. Cyprian
was a great one.”
Despite his great success,
Hedrick was not heavily recruited. There’s simply not
a big collegiate market for
high school players from
Texas.
U.S. Soccer Federation
Technical Advisor David
Santesteban, who is currently on leave of absence
from San Jacinto College
as the men’s soccer coach,
saw enough from Hedrick
in the fall of 2007 to give
the player a better look.
Hedrick accepted an offer to walk-on at San Jacinto
College, and spent the 2007
season as a red-shirt player,
practicing and training with
the team but unable to play
in games.
“He tried out as a forward
that first year, and we had
plenty of those,” Santesteban said.
“I liked him as a young
man and a guy who had so
much potential as a player.
To his credit, he kept his
nose to the grindstone and
stuck with it.”
Santesteban said Hedrick
played the 2008 season as a
defender/holding midfielder, a role he excelled in. He
was part of a Coyote team
that went to the national
tournament, finishing 18-22 as national runner-up.
After that 2008 season,
Hedrick took his talents to
Coastal Carolina University,
where other former San Jacinto players had previously
excelled. Hedrick proved to
be a great one.
In 2011, he was named
the Big South Conference
Player of the Year, honored as a 2011 NSCAA
Men’s Collegiate Scholar
All-American first team
selection, named to the Big
South All-Academic team,
and selected to the First
Team All-Big South.
In the 2012 major league
soccer draft, Hedrick was
selected 30th overall, in the
second round, before suffering a broken fibula early
on in workouts. He also suffered significant ligament
damage.
Roughly a month away
from being cleared to return to the field, Hedrick
understands he’s back at
square one, much like his
sophomore season at Clear
Brook in 2005, then at San
Jacinto College and finally
at Coastal Carolina.
“The one MLS team that
wanted me drafted me, and
I never got a chance to play
with the first team so I have
basically been seen by no
one,” Hedrick said.
“Right now I feel like
that (MLS) door is shut, but
that doesn’t mean it can’t
open again.
“The first step is getting
back out there and proving
I can play again, then most
likely joining a lower division team as I rebuild my
resume.
“I know I have to start
all over again, but I’ve done
that before. In any competitive sport you have to earn
your spot and your reputation on the team. Nothing
is given to you. I believe in
myself. I can do it.”
Looking back on it now,
Hedrick says he knew little
about Coastal Carolina University or even where the
place was located when he
first left the Houston area.
What he did know was
that he needed an education. He has that now, having earned a marketing degree. But he kept fighting
the fight and knows he can
do it again.
As for the jersey retirement ceremony at Clear
Brook, honoring him as the
program’s first player to
have a jersey retired, Hedrick remains largely at a
loss for words.
“It’s such an incredible
feeling,” he said. “I played
with plenty of guys who
had more ability than me.
To be the first player to have
this honor is special, but it
also tells other young players they can reach similar
levels.”
Looking ahead, Hedrick
made no mention of anyone seeing the last of him
in pro soccer. “My options
are wide open, and I’m going to have to have someone extend me a chance, but
I’ll be ready when the time
comes.
“I’m a mystery to teams
right now because I have to
show what I can do. I know
I’ll get that chance and will
do something with it.”
At right, Cyprian Hedrick signs his No. 12
Clear Brook jersey,
which will be retired at
the end of the 2013 season. Below, Hedrick is
shown during his time at
San Jacinto College.
Dobie girls excited about 2013 hopes
Last season’s overtime
loss to Baytown Sterling
in the bidistrict playoffs is
in the rear view mirror, and
the Dobie Lady Longhorns
are looking for much more
under the direction of second-year head coach Bryan
McDonald.
A switch to a 4-3-3 set,
done so to take advantage
of several capable scorers
up top, has gone smoothly
in the preseason.
Now, McDonald is ready
to see how things transition
to live game action.
“We are much farther
along at this point of the
year now than we were last
season,” McDonald said.
“We’re still a young soccer team on paper, but we do
have a lot more experience.
We’re not big physically,
but we have a lot of athleticism, and and we will play
the numbers game in many
situations.
“I feel like we have three
ball winners in the midfield,
so we are going to try to be
aggressive and take the action to the other teams.”
McDonald knows he
can rely on a lengthy list
of returning all-district performers from a season ago
to lead the way, and he has
again added a couple of impressive newcomers.
Goalkeeper
Jackie
Baade, a first-team selection
last season in 22-5A, is one
of the team’s leaders along
with another first-team selection, Brittany Hernandez.
Malyn Nunez, who
scored the lone goal in the
playoff loss to Baytown
Sterling, is back after being
named the district’s Defensive Player of the Year.
Also returning is Mariah
Escobar, the 22-5A Newcomer of the Year in 2012
as a freshman.
Three other players who
made the 22-5A second
team, forward Alyssa Williams, midfielder Erica
Romero and defender Sharon Sanmiguel, also return.
The team’s top newcomers include Deanna Martinez, a junior varsity player
a season ago, and freshman
Summer Nasser.
Scoring will need to
come primarily from a
group of four players, including sophomore Williams, Nunez, junior Kayla
Dokhani and Monica Ploucha, a senior.
Williams got off to a
solid start in 2012 and ended the season as one of the
Lady Longhorns’ top scorers. Dokhani later earned a
team award as Dobie’s Most
Improved Player.
“It’s not so much that we
don’t have the one dominant scorer but we do have
a group of solid scorers who
can get the job done for us,”
McDonald said.
“We have some versatility up front, and we plan to
use that to our advantage.
We’ll possess the ball and
use a lot of one-touch passing to move the ball to our
scorers.
“In a lot of games, an
extra goal is the big difference. We have a real chance
to make that happen this
season with the players
there, and the strength of
our midfield allows us to be
a little more flexible.”
That midfield group will
include Hernandez, Escobar, Romero and Maggie
Silva. Defensively, Baade
will be protected in the nets
by starters Kara Snyder,
Nassir, Sanmiguel and Martinez.
“Those players on the
defensive end are good,”
McDonald said. “They also
allow us to be able to make
some of the changes we
have.
“Jackie’s play in goal
speaks for itself. Kara is a
great player, and Sharon
Sanmiguel is back after
a good season. Summer
Nasser is fast and athletic,
so we feel good there, too.”
It’s difficult to get an
early idea of how things
will eventually shake out
in 2013 within the 22-5A
ranks.
Last season’s league
champion, Deer Park, has
moved on to 21-5A. Among
the newcomers to 22-5A,
Pearland was a first-round
loser to Clements.
Alvin missed the playoffs and Manvel, a Class 4A
member a season ago, also
missed out.
Dobie, which was second, third-place Memorial and fourth-place Sam
Rayburn all lost first round
playoff games.
Memorial
possesses
one of the Houston area’s
top scorers in senior Itzel
Guajardo (33 goals, 71 total points in 2012), but the
Lady Longhorns were able
to match up well with Guajardo in 2012.
Dobie will open the
season at the Port Neches
Groves ISD tournament Jan.
17-19 before taking part in
the Georgetown ISD event a
week later.
By the time the Lady
Longhorns reach Georgetown, McDonald hopes the
group is at full speed.
“I like the makeup of
this team,” McDonald said.
“Going into the offseason
we knew what our strengths
were based on some of the
players we had returning.
“We’ve made some
changes to take advantage
of those strengths. If need
be, we can shift back to our
4-2-2 if the matchups dictate that. Overall, we have a
lot of talent back.
“We’ll see some good
matchups at Port Neches
(Dobie won the event in
2012).
I’m not taking anything
away from that tournament, but we really need to
be playing well by the time
we get to Georgetown or it
could be rough.
“That (tournament) will
give us a good idea of where
we are and where we need
to be for the start of district
action.”
Dobie alumni softball game Feb. 2
Dobie High School varsity softball coach Robin Rackley and her current team
will host the school’s first annual alumni game Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Lady
Longhorns’ practice facility at the school. The game, set for 10 a.m., will pit
current Lady Longhorn players against any former varsity players throughout
the history of the program. Rackley, a member of Dobie’s 1993 state championship team, said she hopes to annually match state championship and district
title-winning players of the past against up-and-coming players in her program.
The Lady Longhorns developed the state’s most successful program of the ’90s,
winning state titles in 1993, 1995 and 1997. To RSVP for the alumni game, direct
email to Rackley at [email protected]. Above, junior center fielder Emily Wolfe (12) will play for the current Lady Longhorns along with senior left
fielder Emily Espinosa (center) and senior right fielder Jordan Hinojosa.