Thursday April 18, 2013 - South Belt

Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976
April 18, 2013
Meningitis shots available
J. Frank Dobie will host a meningitis camp
Friday, April 19, from 9 to 11 a.m. to vaccinate
high school seniors and juniors who will attend college. There will be a $14 charge for the
vaccine. A consent form must be completed
prior to the immunization. Consent forms can
be picked up at the school and charges paid for
before April 19. Call Carol deClercq, R.N., at
713-740-0370 for more information.
Hats For Hope at Frazier
Frazier Elementary will host its fifth Hats For
Hope project benefiting M.D. Anderson Cancer Hospital. The school will collect new hats
with tags still attached or monetary donations
through May 10. Since cancer patients have
weakened immune systems, only hats with the
tags attached will be accepted. Help with the
making or knitting of hats will be appreciated.
Contact Rhonda Jacobs for information at 713740-0560 or [email protected].
Email: [email protected]
By James Bolen
Local homebuilder and Republican campaign
donor Bob Perry died in his sleep Saturday, April
13, at 80 years old.
Perry played a major role in the development of the South Belt community, as his company, Perry Homes, was responsible for building
houses in several area subdivisions, including
Sagemont, Sagemont Park, Sagemeadow and
Sageglen, as well as several local apartment
complexes and townhouses.
Born in a one-room house in rural Bosque
County, northwest of Waco, Perry attended Bay-
lor University, where he earned a master’s degree
in history in 1954.
Following in his father’s footsteps, he then
went on to teach and coach football at high
schools in Waco and San Angelo from 1956 to
1964. From 1954 to 1956, Perry served in the
U.S. Marine Corps.
Perry entered the housing market in 1964
when he became the sales manager for Hennessey Homes, where he would remain through
1967, before starting Perry Homes in 1968.
While Perry wasn’t the first builder in the Sagemont area, he went on to be the largest, building
Perry visits with Burge
The Dobie Air Force JROTC unit will host
a car wash April 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
Snowie’s, Beamer and Scarsdale. Funds are
being raised for the military ball and to help
cadets with costs of attending JROTC Leadership School in June. Donations will be accepted the day of the car wash for a minimum of
$5 per vehicle. Tickets will also be pre-sold by
cadets. No rain checks for pre-sold tickets.
St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church,
11011 Hall Road, will hold its annual Stewardship Fair Celebration Saturday, April 20,
and Sunday, April 21, after each Mass. Learn
about the many service and programs to get involved in the parish and community. Mass celebrations are Saturday at 5:30 p.m., and Sunday at 7:30, 9:15 and 11:15 a.m., and 1 p.m.
(Spanish). For information, call 281-481-6816
or email [email protected].
Dobie Band hosts car show
The women at Cokesbury United Methodist Church will hold their Junk in their Trunks
sale Saturday, April 20, from 8 a.m. to noon
at10030 Scarsdale Blvd. Proceeds will benefit
Cokesbury’s outreach to women and children
survivors of domestic and sexual abuse.
CCFA support group meets
The Crohn & Colitis Foundation of America
Bay Area Support Group will meet April 23
from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the State Farm Insurance
office, 12941 Gulf Freeway, Suite 101. Meetings are free. Patients and caregivers are invited.
Lariaette spring show set
The J. Frank Dobie Lariaettes will hold
their annual spring show April 25, 26 and 27
in the school auditorium. The show begins at
7 p.m. each night. Tickets are $10 and can be
purchased from any Lariaette or at the door.
Knights hold fish fry
The Knights of Columbus will serve fish
dinners Friday, April 26, at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church. The dinner will consist
of a breaded catfish fillet, french fries, hush
puppies, cole slaw, corn-on-the-cob and iced
tea. Soft drinks and desserts will also be available for sale. Baked fish will also be available
in limited quantities. One-piece dinners will
be $9 and two-piece dinners are $12, dine in
or take out. Dinners will be served from 5 to 7
p.m. at 11011 Hall Road.
All money raised will be used for scholarships and other local community charitable
projects. All are invited and all are welcome.
For more information, call 832-444-4958.
Cokesbury seeks vendors
Cokesbury United Methodist Church is
seeking crafters and vendors to participate in
its upcoming Spring Fling Craft Fair May 3
and 4. This event will feature vendors, free
classes in art and craft media. Vendors interested in booth or teaching should email events
@cumchouston.org for more details. A nominal booth fee of $25 per vendor will apply.
Kindergarten Roundup set
Frazier Elementary will hold its 2013-2014
Kindergarten Roundup on Wednesday, May 1,
from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. for those entering kindergarten in the fall. Parents will have the
opportunity to meet the kindergarten teachers
and learn about the school and the kindergarten
program. Children can visit the kindergarten
classrooms for story time and an activity. For
information, call the school at 713-740-0560.
his first home in 1975. According to former business partner Billy Burge III of Ayrshire Corporation, Perry built his first home in Sagemont.
Burge’s father, Billy Burge II, along with David Hannah Jr., initially created the Sagemont
area in 1965, later selling plots of land to Perry
and others to develop.
Outside of the South Belt, Perry and Ayrshire
are also responsible for developing the South
Shore Harbour, The Meadows, First Colony and
Cinco Ranch communities.
Perry entered the political field in 1986 when
he served as campaign treasurer for the successful gubernatorial run of Bill Clements. See related photo on Page 2A.
He is probably best known, however, for his
role in financing the Swift Boat Veterans for
Truth ads, aimed at discrediting Democratic candidate John Kerry’s military service, during the
2004 presidential election.
During the last presidential election, Perry
donated $23.5 million to support Mitt Romney’s
campaign.
While the vast majority of his campaign contributions went to Republican candidates, Perry
had friends on both sides of the aisle.
“Bob Perry was a true friend to the Latino
community,” said local state Rep. Carol Alvarado. “Never seeking publicity, he used his resources to make a difference in the lives of many
young Latino students in Houston. Although we
may have been on opposite sides of the political
spectrum, he was my friend.”
Despite Perry’s massive wealth, Burge described him as a selfless individual.
“The Bob Perry I knew for over 40 + years
was a man whose life was not about him but
about family and the country he loved,” Burge
said.
Perry is survived by his wife Doylene, a former professor at San Jacinto College South, and
four grown children.
Pct. 2 seizes suspected drug money
St. Luke’s Ministry Fair
Cokesbury women hold sale
Vol. 38, No. 11
Area home builder Bob Perry dies at 80
Dobie JROTC car wash set
The Dobie Longhorn Band will hold its
third annual car show on Saturday, April 20,
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Beverly Hills Intermediate, 11111 Beamer. Registration to enter
the car show is from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Cars/motorcycles entry fee is $25. The first
50 entrants will receive a goodie bag and
T-shirt. Vendor slots are also available for $25.
Visit [email protected] for information. Register and pay online at dobielong
hornband.com. The community is asked to
attend and support the Dobie band.
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Local homebuilder Bob Perry (right) died Saturday, April 13, at 80 years old. He is shown
above with Billy Burge II of Ayshire Corporation. The pair are responsible for developing
much of the South Belt community. See related photo on Page 2A. Photo submitted
Inyangumia murder remembered
Publisher’s note:
This story continues the series in
which the Leader
will re-examine unsolved area crimes,
particularly homicides. It is hoped
by bringing light to
these incidents, new
information may be
gained to help solve
Uduak “Judy” Inyangumia
them.
By Barbara Gibson
One of the most disturbing unsolved murders
to occur in the South Belt area came to light on
July 9, 1998, when the Houston Police Department received a call about a foul odor originating
from a home located in the 10,000 block of Kirkglen. Ekerete and Comfort Inyangumia (pronounced ENYA-num-ee-a) had owned the property since 1994 and lived there with two teenage
daughters, Uduak and Nnete, and son Edward,
12, but neighbors hadn’t seen them in weeks.
When no one answered the door, officer Alan
Brown forced entry into the single-story, ranchstyle home and was immediately overpowered
by the stench of death. Within minutes, Brown
discovered a severely decomposed body lying
facedown on a bed in the master bedroom covered by a sheet with fruit and vegetables placed
around it. He called for homicide detectives.
Homicide Sgt. J.R. Swaim initially believed
the body belonged to the mother, Comfort Inyangumia, then 43, but after locating the Inyangumia family 1,400 miles away in a hotel room
in Arlington, Va., Swaim learned the victim was
actually their 18-year-old daughter, Uduak. The
case took a peculiar turn when the father, Ekerete Inyangumia, then 44, admitted to detectives
in a tape-recorded interview that he was present
when she died, and in fact, the entire family was
there.
Continued on Page 5A
Deputies from the local Harris County
Precinct 2 Constable patrol have confiscated
nearly $5,000 cash and a vehicle from suspected
drug dealers this past month.
The seizures are part of Precinct 2 Constable
Chris Diaz’s zero tolerance stance on area crime.
Diaz, who recently took control of the department following Gary Freeman’s resignation,
feels a strong police presence in the area will
deter criminal activity in the community.
The first confiscation took place during a traffic stop in the 11300 block of Beamer Sunday,
Feb. 24. A deputy initially stopped a driver
around 11 p.m. for making an illegal right turn.
Upon approaching the vehicle, the deputy
noticed a strong marijuana odor.
A subsequent search of the vehicle confirmed
his suspicions, as 1.4 pounds of marijuana along
with a scale were found in the car. The driver,
who is reportedly unemployed, also had $1,209
in cash in his possession.
Kenneth Wysinger, 23, was arrested for possession of marijuana, and the money was seized.
On Saturday, March 16, a deputy stopped a
vehicle in the 13100 block of Scarsdale for a
traffic violation at roughly 4:15 a.m. Again, a
strong marijuana odor was detected as the deputy approached the vehicle.
While a search of the car did not produce any
drugs, the deputy discovered a hidden compartment in the vehicle’s center console that was
controlled by an electronic piston.
When unable to open the compartment electronically, the deputy was forced to pry it open,
revealing nearly $2,500 in cash.
According to Precinct 2 Sgt. Mike Kritzler,
such hidden nonfactory compartments are prohibited by state law, allowing the department to
seize the vehicle, a 2008 Dodge Charger, along
with the money.
The driver, Allen Lancelin, 31, was addition-
ally charged with driving with an invalid license.
Kritzler said Lancelin had multiple prior drug
arrests.
On Friday, March 22, a deputy made another
traffic stop in the 12100 block of Pompton
around 3:20 a.m. Once again, the deputy noticed
a strong marijuana odor coming from the vehicle, prompting him to search it.
A K-9 unit from the Precinct 8 Constable’s
office was called to the scene for assistance.
According to Kritzler, the dog repeatedly hit on
the vehicle’s gas tank.
A tow truck was then called to the scene to
jack the vehicle up so the deputy could see
underneath it. Once lifted off the ground, the
deputy found a metal box attached with magnets
to the inside wall of the car.
The box reportedly contained 15 grams of
Continued on Page 3A
Drugs and cash confiscated by Precinct 2
PISD honors athletes
Residents collect for Meador playground
South Belt residents Ray and Nicky Coronado
are trying to raise funds to build a playground at
Meador Elementary School.
While the couple don’t even have a child who
attends the school, they find it unfair that children attending other schools in the area have
access to such equipment, while Meador students don’t.
According to Ray Coronado, whose niece
formerly attended the school, Meador has been
without a playground for the past eight years.
The Coronados, who manage the Fuqua Sabo
Self Storage across the street from the school,
have found an ally in Keith Davis, area manager
of EZPAWN. The three have already come up
with a third of the roughly $60,000 needed. The
school has also already come up with a third,
leaving approximately $20,000 left that is needed.
Volunteers are also needed to help construct
the playground. For more information, contact
the school at 713-740-0648.
Local schools placed on lockdown
Two area schools were placed on lockdown
Friday, April 12, after an unidentified man unlawfully entered the campus of Stuchbery Elementary.
According to Pasadena Independent School
12-year-old girl
cited for assault
A dispute between two juvenile girls Monday,
April 15, ended with them getting sprayed by a
water hose and one getting cited for assault.
According to deputies from the Harris County
Precinct 2 office, a 14-year-old female was leaving a convenience store at the corner of Hall
Road and Beamer around 3:30 p.m. when a
12-year-old who was at the car wash next door
confronted her asking for money.
The conversation escalated into an altercation,
prompting the 12-year-old’s uncle to spray the
two with a high-pressure water hose from the car
wash in an effort to break up the fight.
The 12-year-old was subsequently given a citation for a Class C assault.
District spokeswoman Renea Ivy-Sims, the man
was spotted shortly before dismissal by a teacher
who was outside with her class.
The man was reportedly acting strangely and
attempting to open a locked entry to the school,
prompting the teacher to gather her students and
bring them inside. Upon doing so, the man followed them into the school.
When confronted by Stuchbery staff, the man
said he just wanted a drink of water. He was subsequently escorted off campus and began to walk
toward Frazier Elementary, as administrators
called the police.
As a precautionary measure, both Stuchbery
and Frazier were placed under what PISD refers
to as a Level 2 perimeter lockdown.
Shortly after leaving the campus, the man was
taken into custody by the Houston Police Department.
Ivy-Sims said the man currently resides at a
local rehabilitation center but is allowed to regularly take walks.
No charges were filed on the man, and he was
returned to the center by police.
PISD officials sent automated phone calls to
parents from both schools notifying them of the
incident.
The Pasadena Independent School District held a banquet Saturday, April 13, to honor its
second class of inductees to its Athletics Hall of Fame. Shown above at the event are, left
to right, former Dobie track members Greg Ehrlich and Sammy Shimfessel, Hall of Fame
inductees Gawain Guy and John Bryan and Guy’s brother and former track member
Halstead Guy. See related story on Page 2A and photo on Page 3B.
Photo by Marie Flickinger
Annual South Belt cookoff heats up
Activities are starting to shape up for the 17th
annual South Belt Spectacular Cookoff, set to
take place Thursday, May 2, to Saturday, May 4,
at El Franco Lee Park, 9400 Hall Road.
A rock climb, obstacle course and moonwalks
will be provided by Awesome Events; Gabby the
Clown will make balloon animals; cosmetology
students from San Jacinto College South will be
face painting and doing hair coloring/braiding;
dance performances will be done by the Kennedy Dance Theatre; and EJC Farms will provide a
petting zoo and pony rides. With the exception of
the face painting, all activities are free with a $5
admission fee.
Country radio station 93Q FM will be on site
Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by a
musical performance by Kenny James from noon
to 2 p.m.
No outside food or alcohol will be allowed but
will be available for purchase.
There are still a few cooking spots left. For
information, call Linda Arnone at 281-484-4325.
Page 2 Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, April 18, 2013
Readers’ Opinions
Muecke: What about
Frey Road?
enough people speak up. We’re talking
about your tax dollars and your safety.
James E. Muecke
At the District E CIP meeting held on
Wednesday March 27,2007 I asked why
the streets in Gulfway Terrace were again
being overlaid since they had an overlay
done just 6 years ago, January 2007. At
previous CIP meetings we were told to get
a city street rebuilt, it would be 18 years.
The response to my question was that
the streets needed the rework. We were
then told that only the side streets would be
rebuilt but the main thoroughfare, Frey
road, would not be rebuilt. This just does
not make any sense. The side streets
could use the removal of the old asphalt
and then the re topping, but the streets
were not really that bad. Just ask the people that live there. Frey road, especially
from Hinds to Hartsook, is the worst and
will NOT be reworked. That is a busy
street, much traffic including school buses,
no side walks, just a marked pedestrian
lane. This street has many pot holes that
have been patched repeatedly and is still in
poor condition. A side note, an extension
that was added East of Hartsook by Gil
Ramirez Home builders, which I understand is not a city street, is receiving new
asphalt. Why?
I went by to visit a friend that lives on the
corner of Frey road and told him this. He
spends a lot of time sitting in the front carport area. He could not believe I was telling
him this, he thought I was joking. He
pointed to his intersection and pointed out
a pot hole which has been patched. He
said you can tell the people who live out
here slow down, those that don’t live here
hit it hard.
I have asked many people to call our
councilman, and they have done so. With
this letter, I ask that everyone that travels
this road or lives in the area to please contact District E Council member David
Martin’s office @ Districte@Houstontx.
gov or 832-393-3008 and urge him to ask
Public Works to include this roadway for
rework. Remember politicians do listen if
Notice to all Kirkwood
South homeowners
In an effort to encourage
citizens to stay focused on
the road, the Houston Fire
Department and State Farm
Insurance have joined forces
again in a joint safety campaign about the dangers of
distracted driving.
To help promote the safety
message Texting Distracts –
Watch the Road!, on April 15,
kiosks started going up in
several area malls in three
different languages: Plaza
Americas (English, Spanish
and Vietnamese), Almeda
Mall (English, Spanish and
Vietnamese), and La Marque
(English and Spanish).
Every year, the Houston
Fire Department responds to
more than 30,000 vehicle
related accidents, transporting more than 5,000 individuals to the hospital and
reporting more than 20 individuals dead on arrival.
According to State Farm,
drivers who text and drive are
six times more likely to get
into an accident than drivers
who refrain from texting
while driving.
The State Farm Insurance
2013 Good Neighbor Citizen Grant Award for $30,000
is funding the public service
announcements.
Holy Ghosts spring theater
production opens at San Jac
The San Jacinto College
South Campus Theatre
Department will present its
Spring production, Holy
Ghosts, by Romulus Linney,
opening April 18.
Seeking to retrieve his runaway wife (and the possessions she has taken with her),
Coleman Shedman arrives at
the rural meetinghouse of a
Southern Pentecostal sect
with a lawyer in tow. But his
wife, Nancy, is unwilling to
forsake the love and protection of her new “husband,” the
Rev. Obediah Buckhorn, and
return to the brutal, harddrinking Coleman. When the
strapping Buckhorn arrives, it
is quickly evident that
Coleman will not be able to
take her back by force.
Rich with atmosphere and
Local homebuilder Bob Perry (center) is shown above with former Texas
Gov. Bill Clements (left) and Billy Burge II of Ayrshire Corporation. Perry
and Burge were responsible for developing much of the South Belt community. Perry served as Clements’ campaign treasurer in 1986. It was his introduction into the world of politics, as he went on to become a major Republican
donor. See related story and photo on Page 1A.
Photo submitted
Guest Editorial
Council District D update
By Councilmember Wanda Adams
slime and dry ice.
The San Jacinto College
Happy spring! I hope that everyone
Free food will also be Central campus is located at
enjoyed the holiday weekend and is
available.
8060 Spencer Highway.
HFD, State Farm
join forces for safety
the feel of Southern rural life,
Holy Ghosts blends humor and
poignancy as it probes into the
circumstances and stories of
the various cult members –
culminating in a gripping
snake-handling scene.
Note to audience: No real
snakes (or fake snakes) will be
used in this production.
“We strive to create a form
of theater that allows the
audience to be in the world of
the play, as opposed to producing shows that the audience observes passively,”
said Kevin Holden, San
Jacinto College theater professor and show director. “The standard rules of
audience etiquette are
void. When they come to
Holy Ghosts, they can expect
to be a part of the church’s
congregation, and be right in
the midst of all of the action
of the show.”
Holy Ghosts opens on
Thursday, April 18, at 8 p.m.,
in the Black Box Theatre
inside the Marie Spence
Flickinger Fine Arts Center,
located on the San Jacinto
College South campus at
13735 Beamer Road.
Additional showings are
April 19, 20, and 25-27 at 8
p.m. All performances will
be held in the Black Box
Theatre. Admission is $10 or
free for students with a San
Jacinto College student ID.
This show is R-rated for language and content.
For more information
about the San Jacinto College
theater and film program,
visit www.arts.sanjac.edu.
rial gifts to the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund
for Children’s Ministry or the
Annual Recreation Workshop
(ARW), 1192 Out of Bounds
Drive, Summerville, S.C.
29485.
John Logan
Engvall Sr.
CBC manager on tax
rate for local MUDs
On the front page of the April 11, 2013
issue, the South Belt-Ellington Leader compared the three local MUD’s tax rates. The
article is correct in identifying Sagemeadow’s
net tax rate at 49 cents per $100 valuation
and Kirkmont’s net tax rate of 54 cents per
$100 valuation.
This is their net rate since they do not
offer a Homestead Exemption. Clear Brook
City offers a 20% Homestead Exemption
which results in a 53 cents per $100 valuation. Clear Brook City averages between
85% to 90% home ownership. Chris Clark
Manager, Clear Brook City M.U.D.
Deaths
Mary Alma
Gray Swan
Crest Management, the managing agent
for The Kirkwood South Committee, has
sent final notices to residents for the 2013
Assessment Fees. 2013 Assessment Fees
were due and payable in January and
became delinquent on February 1st. Past
due resident accounts are now considered
seriously delinquent and will be released to
legal counsel for collection measures this
month. Once the account is in the office of
legal counsel, all communication with the
directors or agent with Crest Management
ceases, and owners must communicate
with the attorney in order to resolve their
account. Any and all applicable legal fees
and expenses associated with the delinquent account must be paid by the respective owners; no fees will be considered for
write-off. A Lien Claim Affidavit will be
immediately recorded and placed on the
residential property and will not be released
until all fees are paid in full.
Estella Davis, President
The Kirkwood South Committee
Shakespeare festival at SJC
San Jacinto College invites members of the community to dust off their
cloaks and partake in activities from the era of William
Shakespeare during the Get
Lit with Shakespeare festival
on Wednesday, April 24.
This event, scheduled from
10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Central campus, will feature
displays of Shakespeare’s
Globe Theatre, his influence,
and live interactive experiences of the plays Hamlet, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Macbeth, Othello, and Merchant of Venice.
Activities and entertainment will include games like
jousting and barley break,
dancing, readings, face painting, a castle slide, and theatrical technique demonstrations.
Participants will also have
the chance to compete in a
Renaissance costume contest
and make witches’ brew with
Perry with Clements, Burge
looking forward to this spring season!
A hot topic that has come up in the
Housing and Sustainable Growth
Committee meeting is the amendment
to Chapter 42 of the Code of
Ordinances. Chapter 42 is a technical
ordinance that regulates how property
is subdivided within Houston and its
extraterritorial jurisdiction.
This proposed amendment will not
affect neighborhoods that have deed
restrictions that restrict land use to
single-family residential, establish set-
backs, prevent subdivision of lots, and
include minimum lot size.
If your neighborhood’s deed restrictions do not address those requirements or if your neighborhood doesn’t
have deed restrictions, then the property owners can apply for Special
Minimum Lot Size and Building Line
protections.
If you need more information on
how you can protect the character of
your neighborhood, contact the City of
Houston’s planning department by
email at [email protected]
or by phone 713-837-7701.
Support group at Cokesbury
Those who are the husband, wife or partner of a chronically ill/disabled person
may join a new support group, Sickness and Health, the last Thursday of each month
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 10030 Scarsdale.
Free child care will be provided.
For more information, contact Jennifer Miller at sicknesshealthhouston@gmail.
com or 713-724-2360, or visit the Well Spouse Association at http://www.wellspouse.org.le.
Care Partners Ministry meets
Interfaith Care Partners Ministry group at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church,
10727 Hartsook, a gathering for persons with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s,
strokes and similar disabilities and their caretakers, is provided on the third Friday
of each month from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Gatherings consist of a continental breakfast, arts and crafts, exercises, entertainment, a singalong, a devotional break, lunch, and ends with a bingo game.
Those who have a family member or know of someone with these challenges, are
welcome to attend.
The next gathering will be held in the Mother Cabrini Center at the church on
Friday, April 19.
For more information, call the church at 713-946-5768, Interfaith Care Partners at
713-682-5995, or visit the Interfaith Care Partners website at interfaithcarepartners.
org.
PW Library events set
Mary Alma Gray Swan,
64, died Thursday, April 11,
2013. She was born on Oct.
21, 1948.
Swan had dedicated her
life to the church and was the
director of Christian Education for children and their
families at the First Presbyterian Church of Pasadena.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas, a longtime
PISD employee; sons David
and Charles; daughter-in-law
Cortney; and new grandson
Caden.
A memorial service for
Mary Swan will be held on
Thursday, April 18, 2013, at
4 p.m. at First Presbyterian
Church, 4647 Preston in Pasadena (corner of Preston and
Crenshaw).
In lieu of flowers, the family requests children’s books
for the First Presbyterian
Church Library, and memo-
John Logan Engvall Sr.,
74, died Saturday morning,
April 13, 2013. He was born
Oct. 9, 1938.
In 1957, Engvall graduated from Georgetown High
School where he played quarterback on the football team
and also played baseball and
ran track. He graduated from
the University of Texas with a
B.S. degree in mathmatics in
1962, and later obtained his
Master of Science and Ph.D.
from the University of Houston in 1968 and 1972, respectively.
Engvall worked at NASA
and later for aerospace contractor companies from 1963
through 2001, during the de-
velopment and expansion of
the manned space program.
As a child, he was an avid
fisherman and hunter around
Georgetown; as a father, he
was an avid quail, dove and
deer hunter in South Texas.
Last year, Engvall celebrated his 50th anniversary
with his wife, Marty. The
couple had lived in the same
house in the South Belt area
since 1964. For the last 15
years of his life, he and his
wife led classes at Sagemont
Church that prepared engaged couples for marriage.
He was also an active member of the church in other capacities, including the youth
group for nearly 30 years.
He coached Little League
for several years and enjoyed
photography, reading, competitive dancing with his wife,
and making jewelry with rare
gems.
He was known for and will
be missed for, among other
qualities, his quick wit and
ability to speak openly and
directly about topics, serious
and humorous alike.
Engvall is survived by his
wife, Marty; daughter Ginny
Brown and husband Jeff; son
John Jr. and wife Christy; and
his four grandsons, Logan
and Barrett Brown and John
III “Trey” and Seth Engvall.
Services were held Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at Sagemont Church. A family visitation preceded the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to
the Living Proof Project at
Sagemont Church.
Leader Obituary policy
Obituaries submitted to the Leader are published free of charge.
They are edited to conform to
the Leader style.
Pastorini appearance, Guy’s
tribute highlight Hall of Fame
Pasadena Independent
School District athletes
from the past, present –
and perhaps future – converged on Memorial High
last Saturday night for the
opportunity to share their
dreams and relive tales of
dreams come true.
Seven former district
athletes, along with a state
championship coach, were
inducted into the Pasadena ISD’s Athletics Hall
of Fame, raising to 20 the
number of former district
sports standouts to enter
the hall during its first two
years.
About 450 guests were
joined by nearly 200 current athletes, cheerleaders
and dance team members
from all five Pasadena ISD
high schools.
Sharing the spotlight
with the inductees was
former Houston Oilers
quarterback Dan Pastorini,
who served as master of
ceremonies.
Inducted were Pasadena
High’s Mickey Spencer
(Class of 1947), Randall
Kerbow (1959), Fritz Connally (1976) and Amanda
Buffalo (1985); South
Houston High’s Bob Allen (1965); Sam Rayburn
High’s Jimmy Johnson
(1976); and Dobie’s Gawain Guy (1981).
Former Dobie track and
cross country coach John
Bryan was also inducted.
Bryan coached the Longhorns to state titles in cross
country and track during
the 1980-81 school year.
Spencer was represented by his widow, Milly
Spencer, also a member of
the Pasadena High Class
of 1947.
Speaking on behalf of
the inductees, Guy paid
tribute to the honorees
and gave special praise to
Bryan, his coach while at
Dobie.
In keeping with one of
its original goals, the Hall
of Fame presented $1,500
scholarships to two district
seniors: Sam Rayburn’s
Samantha Lang and Dobie’s Tyler Wolfe.
Pastorini joined the inductees after the banquet
for an autograph session.
Last year’s inaugural
Hall of Fame banquet attracted a sellout of 360.
The banquet was moved
to Memorial High this
year to allow for construction of the permanent Hall
of Fame facility on the
north end of Phillips Field
House. That facility is
scheduled to open in 2014.
John Bryan honored
The following events are set for the Parker Williams Library, April 18 through
April 24. A book discussion will be held on Thursday, April 18, at 2 p.m. Adults who
love to read and enjoy talking about what they have read will gather for informal
conversation.
Preschool storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, and toddler storytime is at 10:30
a.m. Thursday. On Thursday, April 25, at 2 p.m., the library will present Reducing
Stress Through Meditation. Join retired Army Lt. Col. William Smith as he discusses the extraordinary effect of meditation to reduce stress-related responses,
improve concentration, enhance clarity of thought and mental equilibrium. He will
also present a simple, yet powerful meditation technique that can enrich one’s life
personally, professionally and spiritually.
Perfect attendees sought
Seniors at Dobie High who have not missed any days of school since starting first
grade should contact Nancy Carlton at 713-740-0370. The attendance must be
Gulf Meadows Church, 8012 Fuqua, will hold its spring festival on Saturday, May documented.
18, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fun for the entire family will include live music, children’s activities, moonwalks,
games, food, fun, and a white elephant sale.
The public is invited to this free event. For information, call 713-991-5683 or visit
Facebook.com/gulfmeadows.
Gulf Meadows sets festival
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Former Dobie track coach John Bryan was honored Saturday, April 13, by
the Pasadena Independent School District as one of eight inductees to the
district’s Athletics Hall of Fame. Bryan led the area high school to multiple
state championships during the 1980s. The former coach was presented a
framed photo of himself during his tenure at Dobie and a plaque. Bryan is
shown above with his wife, Sandra. Also honored at the banquet was track
standout Gawain Guy. See related photos Page 1A and 3B.
Photo by Marie Flickinger
Thursday, April 18, 2013, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section A, Page 3
CCISD addresses misinformation on bond Dobie JROTC - Air Force beats Marines
As a school district that
encompasses over 100 square
miles, serves 13 municipalities, two counties, 40,000
children and 5,000 employees, the Clear Creek Independent School District makes
every effort to earn the public’s trust through transparency, timely communication
and accurate information.
The Office of Communications has been notified of
misinformation on an unaffiliated website regarding
the 2013 CCISD bond election. To that end, the Office
of Communications offers
the following facts to clarify
any public misunderstanding
that may have been caused
by erroneous information
published online recently by
third parties.
Proposed second stadium
The Citizens Facility Advisory Committee, a group of
CCISD taxpayers, reviewed
two options relating to stadiums on Nov. 10, 2012.
Option 1 involved bringing Veterans Memorial Stadium up to current building
codes, which would require
additional parking, restrooms
and other upgrades. The cost
would be $15.7 million. Option 1 does not address five
comprehensive high schools
sharing one stadium, Thursday evening home games,
Clear Creek High School
or Clear Creek Intermediate events, or the growth and
congestion around the “Five
Corners” in League City.
Option 2 involved building
a second stadium on property
behind Burlington Coat Factory on West NASA Parkway.
The district sought and received voter authorization in
2004 to purchase the land for
a future stadium. Option 2,
which would be $39 million,
would eliminate Thursday
evening home games, defer
the $15.7 million in updates
to Veterans Memorial Stadium and reduce the number
of events occurring around
the “Five Corners” of League
City. Under Option 2, both
the proposed stadium and
Veterans Memorial Stadium
would be used for student
events.
The committee of taxpayers decided to include Option
2 in the 2013 bond proposal.
The proposed second athletic
facility would be used for
other programs. The $2 million proposed on the 2013
bond for Veterans Memorial
Stadium is to repair bleachers, add guardrails and replace turf and lighting that
are at the end of their life
cycle.
CCISD has been falsely
accused of withholding Option 1 from the public. This
is not true. The documents
outlining Option 1 and Option 2 were discussed on Nov.
10, 2012, with the committee. The information from
this meeting and all meetings of the Citizens Facility
Advisory Committee were
publicized on the district’s
website. The stadium options the committee reviewed
have been publicly accessible
since Nov. 10, 2012, and
discussed openly during the
committee review process.
The information was also
part of the public presentation the citizen chairman of
the Citizens Facility Advisory Committee gave to the
CCISD Board of Trustees in
open session Jan. 14. The information has been part of the
district’s bond website under
Stadium Facts since Feb. 27,
2013.
CCISD voting locations
The standard early voting
locations remain the same
at Clear Creek Intermediate,
Clear Brook High School
and the Clear Lake 9th Grade
Center. These locations have
been standard CCISD early
voting locations for the past
decade. Registered voters can
vote at any one of these standard voting locations from
April 29 thru May 7 from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m. There will be
no voting on Sunday, May 5,
2013.
The district is also conducting what is commonly
known as “branch voting,”
where a set number of voting
machines are brought into a
neighborhood for voter convenience. Due to the limitation of available voting machines, the district has established set times and dates for
each neighborhood. CCISD
has held branch voting in
the past. This information is
on the website, available in
handouts, and will be included in a mailed pamphlet to all
CCISD residents.
Truth about tablets
If approved by voters,
the $17.5 million for tablet
computers would be paid in
five years, not 20 to 25 years
as alleged on an unaffiliated
website. The district made
this statement in a press release and during all community presentations.
The district spoke with its
financial advisors to follow
up on the claims of higher
interest costs as a result of financing the tablet portion of
the technology recommendation over five years.
The financial advisors
explained that the district
would not see an increase in
interest costs by financing the
tablet portion of the technology proposal with short term
bonds. If approved by voters,
the district will sell bonds
that mature each year of the
financing program. Regardless of whether or not technology is included, the district would still have bonds
maturing over the first five
years at a rate of about $50
million. Additionally, the district would finance buildings
with a 40- to 50-year life span
with 25-year bonds, which
will lead to savings in interest
costs.
The tablet is not an iPad,
but is rather the Dell Latitude
10 tablet computer which
operates on a Microsoft system. The Microsoft system
is the standard software currently in use by teachers. The
district received proposals
from seven vendors through
a Request for Proposal. After a transparent process, the
district selected the Dell Latitude 10.
If approved by voters, the
Dell Latitude 10 would replace the six-to-10-year-old
laptop computers that are
currently in schools.
If approved by voters, the
tablets would also increase
the availability of computers from one device for more
than three students to one
device per student in grades
four through 12.
The CCISD board action
to award the tablet vendor
contract to Dell Computers
was not on the consent agenda. The discussion and vote
was the sixth action item of
the March 25, 2013, school
board agenda. The board approved the vendor contract
but did not spend any public
funds for tablets. The purchase of Dell Latitude 10 tablets is contingent on voter authorization of the 2013 bond
on May 11, 2013, and was so
stated on all subsequent announcements.
Bond background
The Clear Creek Indepen-
dent School District believes
education is a joint partnership with parents and the
community.
In September 2012, the
board of trustees called for a
special purpose committee of
educators, parents, and community members to prioritize
the district’s capital needs for
the next three to five years.
The committee started with a
list of $600 million worth of
needs assessments. The citizens committee utilized community input, facility assessment documents, tours and
questionnaires to develop the
final list of priority projects.
The committee’s recommendation is to rebuild/improve school facilities that
are 40 years or older, address
student safety and enrollment
growth, increase technology
for 21st century learning and
construct or expand facilities
to support growth in extracurricular and co-curricular
programs.
The committee brought its
preliminary recommendation
to the public for a series of
public meetings in January.
The district also conducted
a phone survey on the committee’s preliminary recommendations. Based on public
input and feedback from the
administration, the committee reduced its preliminary
recommendation by $20 million.
The board of trustees
unanimously approved the
committee’s recommendation for a $367 million bond
to be considered by registered voters on May 11, 2013.
Citizens are encouraged to
visit the district’s bond website
at www.ccisd.net/2013bond,
call 281-284-0020, or email
[email protected] with
any questions or to receive additional information.
Presents
17th Annual
South Belt Cookoff
El Franco Lee Park
Friday, May 3 &
Saturday, May 4, 2013
$5 Admission at the gate
Free admission for ages 12 & under
Awesome Events presents moon bounce, rock climb & obstacle course
Kenny James will Perform from NOON - 2 PM
93Q will be there from 10 AM - NOON
Proceeds fund South Belt Fireworks
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free* Games & Rides for Kids
*There will be a $2 charge for face painting
Family Attractions – Great Food & Good Fun
• EJC Farms will provide Free Petting Zoo & Pony Rides
• Gabby the Clown will be making Animal Balloons
• Kennedy Dance Theatre will perform Dances
• San Jacinto College Cosmetology Dept. South Campus
will do Face Painting & Hair Color/Braiding
Sponsorship opportunities include Banners, Golf Carts, Kids
Activities and Snow Cones. For information call 281-481-5656
or email [email protected]
Dobie High’s Air Force JROTC marksmanship
team recently hosted a meet against Pasadena
High’s Marine JROTC team. Both teams shot for
more than 75 minutes in 10 meter, 3 position category using pellet air rifles. The Air Force cadets
won the match against the tough Marines. Pictured
are, left to right, (front row) cadets Daisy Martinez
(PHS), Laura Galar (PHS), Mohamad Mohamad
(DHS), George Molina (DHS), Jorge Gomez (DHS),
Constables . . .
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cocaine, 3.8 grams of marijuana and .01 grams of
Ecstasy.
The driver, Jeffery
McCall, 31, was also
in possession of nearly
$1,300 in cash that was
seized.
McCall, who also
has multiple prior drug
arrests, was charged with
manufacturing/delivering
a controlled substance.
In addition to deterring
other would-be criminals, the seizures help the
department financially, as
it gets to keep 70 percent
of the cash if the defendants are found guilty.
The remaining 30 percent
of the revenue goes into
the Harris County general
fund.
If another police depart-
ment helps with the bust,
such as in the McCall
case, it would receive 14
percent of Precinct 2’s 70
percent.
Kritzler said in order to
confiscate cash and vehicles from suspects, several criteria must be met
and approved by a county
asset forfeiture district
attorney.
For instance, a vehicle
must be worth more than
what is owed on it. The
sergeant said Wysinger’s
and Lancelin’s cars could
have also been legally
seized, but it wouldn’t
have been financially feasible to do so.
If the suspects are convicted, the constable’s
office has the choice of
selling the vehicles at auction or keeping them.
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(back row) Juan Chavez (PHS), Lesly Banuelas
(PHS), Emily Rivera (PHS), Luis Castillo (PHS),
James Quijas (DHS), Luis Coreas (DHS) and Mark
Gonzalez (DHS). Both teams prepared well for the
match that would result in bragging rights for the
year. Marksmanship is a fairly new sport at Dobie,
and the majority of the equipment used has been
obtained through a grant provided by the National
Rifle Association (NRA).
Photo submitted
Donkeys found
On Thursday, April 11, South Belt resident Laura
Yandell found these donkeys at the retention pond
behind the Yandells’ barn. The donkeys spent the
night at her barn, but now they are with animal
control which is trying to find the owners.
Photo by Laura Yandell
Page 4, Section A, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Thursday, April 18, 2013
SANDRA ENJOYS A BIRTHDAY
Sandra Williams enjoys a birthday
Thursday, April 18. Best wishes for a wonderful day are sent to Sandra from her coworkers at Central Ace Hardware, family,
friends and the Leader staff.
27 YEARS FOR ANGELA & DAVID
Congratulations are sent from Houston
area friends and family to Angela and David
Griffin who celebrate their 27th wedding
anniversary on April 19. Both are Dobie
graduates currently living in Plain City, Utah,
with their sons, Robert and Kenneth.
HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY, AARON!
Happy birthday greetings are sent to
Aaron Giles who turns 19 Saturday, April
20, from grandparents Ken and Bobby
Griffin, parents Jim and Tracy Giles, sister
Kristen and brother Cody. Aaron is a 2012
Dobie graduate and a freshman at Grand
View University in Iowa.
ANN CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY
Sageglen resident Ann Brannen celebrates her birthday Saturday, April 20. Best
wishes are sent from the staff at the Leader.
RELAX & ENJOY, KENNETH
Happy birthday wishes are extended
to Kenneth Griffin on his special day
Wednesday, April 24. His wife, Bobby, family and friends wish him a very relaxing and
wonderful birthday.
SCHOOL DAZE
The following personnel and staff members of the Pasadena Independent School
District celebrate birthdays April 18 through
April 24.
Burnett Elementary
Blow out the birthday candles for Imelda
Martinez on April 19. Enjoying a birthday
April 22 is Jhanet Diehl.
Frazier Elementary
Petty Officer 3rd Class Emerson Bradley,
currently deployed overseas at United
States Navy Base Bahrain, celebrated his
22nd birthday on Tuesday, April 9. Bradley is a South Belt-Ellington native and a
2009 graduate of Dobie High School. He
is the son of Tiana Rogers.
SJCC one-act
plays April 22-23
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On April 23, Jordin Williams celebrates a
birthday.
Moore Elementary
The day for a party for Thom Sewell is
April 21.
South Belt Elementary
A birthday greeting is sent to Grace
Garcia April 21. The day for a cake for
Robin Sanders is April 22. On April 24, a
birthday wish is sent to Audrey Early.
Stuchbery Elementary
Graciela Aguirre enjoys a birthday April
19. Charyl Lyons is wished a happy birthday April 23.
Melillo Middle School
On April 19, Patty Gordon is sent a
birthday greeting. The day for a party for
Courtney Tekell is April 23.
Beverly Hills Intermediate
Marking a birthday April 21 is Bill Anders.
Blow out the birthday candles for Cecilia
Diaz April 23. The day for a double party for
Criselda Bocanegra and Maria Gomez is
April 24.
Thompson Intermediate
On April 23, Bianca Hunter is wished a
happy birthday.
Dobie High
Christine Kerr is sent a birthday greeting on April 18. Carey Sink celebrates a
birthday April 19. April 21 is the day for a
double party for Sam Flippin and Lorena
Villalobos. Blow out the birthday candles
for Kieu-Loan Nguyen April 23. Double
birthday wishes are sent to Lynn Capell and
Anita Lopez on April 24.
FACEBOOK FRIENDS’ BIRTHDAYS
The Leader sends happy birthday wishes
to its Facebook friends who celebrate a
birthday this week:
Thursday, April 18: Deadra Lozano, Carla
Rackley, Lydia Sonier, Allison Rogers
and Tchad Taormina; Friday, April 19:
Greg Bartlett, Imeanda Martinez, Tiffany
LeCompte, Tre McCrummen, Marisa
Ramirez and Kristen Brockman; Saturday,
April 20: Ann Brannen, Sandra Teng, Andy
Crawford and Shelly Nalls; Sunday, April
21: Michael Barlow and Carol Talbot;
Monday, April 22: Barbara Eikenburg,
Sandy Young, Jhanet Wood, Jenny
Nguyen and Dawne Goforth; Tuesday,
April 23: Lewis Reyna, Mandy Lewis and
Ashley Coppens; and Wednesday, April
24: Dakota Golightly, Charles Chassay,
Theresa Flower, Jessica Poltorak, Lisa
Castellano, April Broussard-Hobartsch
and Claudia Espinoza.
HOME RUN CORNER
On Saturday, April 13, Alex Hernandez
of the SBHLL Major Dodgers bombed a tworun home run to straight away left field. After
Aaron Nguyen got on base with a single
and stole second base, Hernandez came up
and smoked the one ball, two strike count
all the way to the parking lot. The Dodgers
would go on to win 13-5 and continue their
undefeated season.
Matthew Benitez of the SBHLL Major
Dodgers, ripped a two-run home run over
the right center field fence against the
Braves on Saturday, April 13. With Nick
Rincon on second base and a one-and-one
count, Benitez knocked a fast ball out of the
park and made the score 5-2. The Dodgers
would go on to win 13-5.
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congratulations, etc., to mynews@south
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Chinese chemistry teachers visit Dobie
A delegation of Chinese
chemistry teachers and science industry professionals
visited Dobie High School
on Tuesday, April 9.
The group, composed
mostly of science educators and led by Yue Kwok
To of Vernier Laboratories
– a scientific equipment
manufacturer – came to experience the American education system and observe
San Jacinto College Cen- Cory Mundy.
tral Department of Theatre
Act Two - four short films how Dobie students use the
and Film will present stu- (20 minutes total):
vernier probe.
dent-produced one-act plays
and films on April 22 and 23
at 7:30 p.m.
Act One - three one-act
plays (one hour total):
Rajiv Joseph’s drama,
Gruesome Playground Injuries, directed by Kourtney
Pepper (Rated R for language); Snowglobe, an original script written and directed
by Ryan Gaskin; and Sam
Shepard’s Action, directed by
Atkinson names
3rd 9-weeks rolls
Over The Back Fence
Bradley celebrates
22nd birthday
The probe, in use in Louis Parlangeli’s AP and PreAP Chemistry classes, takes
measurements and readings
from external sources and
converts them into malleable data on the classroom’s
computers.
Members of the delegation noted that they were
impressed not only with
how adept the students were
in using the machines, but
also with their ability to
manipulate, analyze and
interpret the data being produced.
No one from the group
had ever been to the United
States, and the experience
was certainly alien. Schools
in China have populations
up to 7,000 with class sizes
ranging up to 55 students
per class.
To noted that there are
aspects of the American
education system he wished
his country would adopt,
such as students moving be-
tween classrooms and more
interactive, lab-based science courses.
Before coming to Dobie,
the group visited several
schools in the San Francisco area.
After their stops in
Houston, the delegation
planned to move on to the
National Science Teachers
of America conference in
San Antonio before returning to Hong Kong.
Lightless Movie Trailer,
Cydonia Syndrome, Charlie
and Poker Face.
Tickets are $5 each – free
for SJCD employees.
No reservations are needed. Performances are in the
Powell Arena Theatre located
at San Jacinto College Central, 8060 Spencer Highway
in Pasadena. For more information, call the box office at
281-542-2039.
Atkinson Elementary recently listed its honor, merit
and principal’s rolls for the
third nine-weeks grading period of 2012-2013. Students
earning status are:
Honor roll
First grade
Sebastian Aguilar, Jazmine
Arriaga, Anya Botello, Karissa
Campos, Christian Covarrubias,
Dylan Dao, Betsaida DeArcos,
Maximiliano Delgado, Jose
Flores, Marco Garcia, Victor
Garcia, Stephanie Gonzalez,
James Gordon, Emily Hamlett, Vincent Holcomb, Cianna
Huerta and Thanh Lam Le.
Ryan Le, Ashley Lovejoy,
Jovan Lozano, Nhut Ly,
Matison Mitchell, Carlos
Morales, Eliud Moreno, Duyen
Nguyen, Henry Nguyen, Man
Nguyen, Rene Nunez, Joseph
Ontiveros, Alexander Ordonez, Hailey Orozco, Diego
Orta, Angel Osaghae, Eddie
Perez and Joseph Perez.
Linda Pham, Kim Pham,
Christina Prouse, Chyanne
Reed, Aylin Reyes, Emily
Reyes, Hector Rios, Jaretsy
Rodriguez, Geovanny Rodriguez, Luis Saucedo, Edwin
Tercero, Michael Tran, Lilly
Tran, Andrew Velasquez,
Thomas Vu, Daysha Ward and
Zoey Zaragoza.
Second grade
Elih Acevedo, Janet Armenta, Alexis Cline, Evan
Fraustro, Trisha Hoang, Christopher Johnson, Brandon Le,
Hayden Marshall, Iliana Mealey, Jesse Nguyen, Katelin
Nguyen, Kelly Nguyen, Jordan Peralez, Natalie Tran,
Tiffany Tran, Carol Tran, Alan
Vargas and Samantha Wilkerson.
Third grade
Stephanie Covarrubias,
Sydnye Forde-Richins, Evan
Fuentes, Isaac Abel Gonzalez,
Genevieve Herrera, Andrew
Huynh, Tina Huynh, Thu
Nguyen, Amy Pham, Kristyn
Pham, Haley Salinas, Carisma
Spears and Angelina Tomlinson.
Fourth grade
Danielle Bulman, Celeste
Salazar and Sergio Valdez.
Merit roll
First grade
Erik Banda, Houston Banda,
Angel Barrera, David Castillo,
Cody Cruz, Logan Davis,
Enai Delgado, Samantha
Flores, Jessica Garza, Juan
Gutierrez, Juan Huizar, Steven
Huynh, Isaac Martinez, Angel
Najera and Brandon Nanez.
Lena Nguyen, Ozarka
Nguyen, Alexajdra Rodriguez,
Angel Rodriguez, Maximo
Tapia, Zuzet Tovar, Jaclyn
Vandiver, Michael Waters and
Karis Williams.
Second grade
Olivia Batres, Anastasia
Dominguez, Alfred Estrada,
Kevin Garcia, Isabella Lara,
Nathaniel Montemayor, Joshua Perez, Marisa Perla, Leyla
Salazar and Yarah Tovar.
Third grade
Angelica Acac, Dylan
Harris, Marcus Lind, Xavier
Martinez, Jonathan Penate,
Victoria Ramirez and Oziel
Reyes.
Fourth grade
Alberto Campa, Nicholas
Covarrubias, Matthew Dominguez, Anthony Ho, Faaizah
Maleehah, Huy Nguyen and
Abdiel Sanchez.
Principal's Roll
Kindergarten
Tanya Arredondo, Kaily
Chavira, Ethan Dang, Julio
Guerrero, Flor Magallon,
Diego Montelongo, Isaac
Munoz, Shazia Mustapha,
Diego Nunez, Samuel Tomlinson, Macie Valentine and
Lilliana Vega.
First grade
Jose Flores, Jessica Garza,
Viridiana Guzman, Jovan
Lozano, Isaac Martinez, Anh
Nguyen, Emily Parrish, Angel
Rodriguez, Edwin Tercero,
Zuzet Tovar, Lilly Tran and
Han Vo.
Second grade
Lizeth Aguirre, Carolina
Elizalde, Roberto Flores, Jade
Gallegos, Leila Henry, Erik
Hernandez, Brandon Lewis,
Iliana Mealey, Katelin Nguyen, Theorin Randle, Karina
Serrano, Allan Solache, Jorge
Soria and Alan Vargas.
Third grade
Pablo Arrango, Valery
Baez, Melanie Galvan, Michael
Garcia, Leslie Gonzalez, Taylor Ha, Ayana Lee, Marcus
Lind, Xavier Martinez and
Jesus Mendoza.
Fourth grade
Jacob Acevedo, Maliha
Ahkter, Bryan Albarran, Aija
Benjamin, Topanga Franks,
Patricia Medina, Eduardo
Moreno, Neriah Nanez, Lizbeth Ojeda, Stefin Sunny,
Dylan Ta and Maria Zavala.
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Dobie chemistry teacher Louis Parlangeli shares notes
Left to right, Dan Nguyen and Amanda Tran demonstrate the vernier probe for mem- on the class’ lab for Professor Ma of Nanjing Normal
University in Jiangsu, China.
bers of the delegation from Hong Kong.
Remember When
35 years ago (1978)
Boys from Scout Troop
3 completed a merit badge
project, Citizenship in the
Community, by painting all
53 fireplugs in the Sagemeadow subdivision.
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Kirkfalls and Kirkmeadow,
Kirkholm and Kirkdale.
30 years ago (1983)
Several cars in the parking lot of Sagemont Baptist
Church were vandalized.
George A. Thompson celebrated his 76th birthday at
the school which bears his
name. Principal E.J. Ritchey
presented Thompson with
student artwork and a gold
lion.
25 years ago (1988)
Galena Park police Sgt.
Gary Freeman upset incumbent Paul McClure in the
Democratic runoff for the
constable seat in Precinct 2.
The San Jacinto College
South campus student center
was to be named in honor of
college district trustee J.D.
Bruce.
20 years ago (1993)
The Thompson Intermediate School Academic
Games team won both district and state championships
and won the right to advance
to nationals against Baltimore via a satellite hookup in May. The team was
coached by Carolyn Carmichael, Nancy Gruber, Rick
Flores and Sarah Young.
New tenants pushed Almeda Mall toward 100 percent
occupancy.
The interim superintendent of Pasadena schools,
Rick Schneider, outlined a
retirement incentive program to the board. Under the
proposal, eligible employees
would need to meet qualifications for the Teacher Retirement System standard
benefit. The program was
designed to provide cost sav-
ings to the district through
a reduction in total payroll
costs, according to Schneider. Two different options
were offered.
15 years ago (1998)
Thompson’s Academic
team won the right to compete in the national finals of
the Academic League tournament by defeating Crosby
Middle School from Jefferson County, Ky. 46-45.
Dobie students Stephanie
Willis, Tina Le Blanc, Alfred
Sanchez and Scott Sexton
were awarded scholarships
from the Atkinson Elementary PTO.
10 years ago (2003)
The South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce
broke ground for the building which would become
the organization’s permanent
home.
Approximately
15,000
eggs were gathered in less
that 90 seconds at the annual
Easter egg hunt sponsored
by County Commissioner El
Franco Lee, Constable Gary
Freeman and Justice of the
Peace Jo Ann Delgado.
Krystal Marie McCarty,
18, her brother, a juvenile,
and Freeman Jason Taylor,
19, had all charges dropped
in the aggravated robbery of
Po Man’s fireworks stand.
5 years ago (2008)
An early morning shooting in the 11900 block of
Kirkway led to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on a house the following evening. Numerous
residents on the street, located in the Sagemont Park subdivision, called 911 around
4:30 a.m. after hearing sev-
eral gunshots. One Houston
police officer responded to
find a man shot in the leg.
The victim, who had fled to a
neighboring home after being
shot, said he was one of about
20 illegal immigrants who
had just arrived from Mexico
at a house on the block when
multiple cars drove by and
opened fire. Witnesses said
three to five cars were involved in the incident.
An elderly Kirkmont resident narrowly escaped injury
when he lost control of his
vehicle while westbound on
the Beltway 8 feeder road
at Beamer. The man’s truck
leveled a Shell gasoline price
sign, nearly struck a gas
pump and clipped another
truck before slamming into
an unoccupied parked car.
South Belt resident Adrienne Ingalls was awarded a
Texas Society of CPA Accounting Education Foundation scholarship. Ingalls was
a student at the University of
Houston-Clear Lake.
Melanie Calverley of
Riverstone Ranch competed
in the U.S. Adult National
Figure Skating Championships held in Lake Placid,
N.Y. She received a silver
medal for second place in
the final round of the Silver
Ladies Class II level free
skate, earning her the title of
the 2008 U.S. Silver Ladies
II silver medalist.
1 year ago (2012)
Roughly 500 volunteers
from Sagemont Church took
part in a massive renovation
and beautification project to
improve Thompson and
Beverly Hills intermediate
schools. Titled Project
77089, the endeavor was
considered a missionary
project by church officials.
Improvements at Thompson
included painting, power
washing, replacing weight
room equipment, adding a
sound system to the school
gymnasium, decorating the
teachers’ lounge, cleaning
storage space and landscaping. Renovations for Beverly
Hills included an overhaul of
the school’s atrium, planting
trees, refinishing bleachers
and doors, providing new
bulletin boards and refurbishing the tennis courts and
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Leader remembers 1998 Inyangumia murder Pattersons celebrate 30th
Continued from Page 1A
Uduak, affectionately
known to friends as Judy,
was a freshman at the University of Houston, having
graduated in 1997 from
Dobie High School with a
GPA of higher than a 4.0.
Judy, who stood over 5 feet
10 inches, was known as
a formidable force on the
basketball court and pursued her athletic skills running track at UH. She was
a member of Sagemont
Church where she participated in the youth ministry
and played in the orchestra.
Her talent for playing the
violin was also carried over
to the university.
On the surface it appeared Judy was living the
perfect life with a sparkling
future ahead, but behind
closed doors in the month of
May, signs of trouble were
beginning to brew. Authorities were summoned to the
home when a large fire was
reported in the backyard
and then again for a second
fire inside the home, both
allegedly set by Ekerete.
Ekerete was also reportedly having disputes with
neighbors, and on May 22,
the day of Nnete’s graduation from Dobie, he was
arrested in League City for
criminal trespass, but the
charge was later dismissed.
Prior to May of 1998,
Ekerete’s only involvement
with law enforcement was
in relation to a series of car
accidents he was in since
the early ’80s and subsequent personal injury lawsuits in which he claimed
back injuries and mental
anguish from the pain.
The family had moved
to Houston from Ogden,
Utah, in 1981 and married
Thelma Secrease in Fort
Bend County. The couple
divorced in March 1983
with no children resulting
from the marriage, and by
June 1983, Ekerete was
married to Comfort. Judy
was born in 1979, but it’s
unclear as to which person
is her biological parent.
Investigators wanted to
know why a parent would
watch a child die, not call
for help and abandon the
child’s body to decay in
the house. Swaim believed
he had the answer to these
questions when the autopsy
report provided by the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office, performed by
Paul Wayne Shrode, M.D.,
stated that Judy’s cause of
death was homicide.
According to the autopsy report, the victim had
died of an incised wound
caused by a sharp force injury to the heart. The fatal
injury was a 3.5 centimeter
wound to the right side of
the heart, which involved
the right atrium. Even
though police indicated
that the death occurred on
or about May 27, 44 days
prior to the body being
discovered, Shrode was
able to determine that the
wound appeared to be a
clean wound which would
rule out other possible
causes of death such as a
congenital heart defect that
might have ruptured or a
puncture wound caused by
vigorous CPR.
Charges filed, dropped
Based on the autopsy
report and Ekerete’s statement that he was present
when Judy died, a charge
of murder was filed on July
11 by HPD. Ekerete was
extradited from Virginia
and placed in the Harris
County jail on July 31 under a $50,000 bond. The
bond was later reduced to
$20,000, and Ekerete was
released on Aug. 6. Neighbors voiced concern that
an alleged killer was back
on the streets, and within
days Ekerete’s bond was
revoked, and he was back
in jail on Aug. 18, apparently stemming from the
criminal trespass charge in
League City.
Between attorney and
bond fees and finding a
new place to live, the Ekerete family was financially
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pressed while Judy’s body
remained unclaimed in the
county morgue.
Officials stated that the
family didn’t want the body
despite an offer by Sagemont Church to claim her
body and give her a proper
burial in a plot it owned at
Forest Lawn Cemetery on
Almeda-Genoa.
In addition to being
stabbed in the heart, the
autopsy report indicated
that Judy’s hair had been
shaved to an eighth of an
inch; a disclosure that,
when combined with the
knowledge that her body
had been found surrounded
by an assortment of fruits
and vegetables, a dollar bill
and an undetermined type
of liquid in a glass nearby,
caused some to speculate
that she may have been
killed as part of a La Santeria ritual.
Although officials described the scene as bizarre, they denied La
Santeria was involved and
wouldn’t state why they
believed family members,
besides the father, took part
in placing the fruit around
the dead girl’s body.
With a seemingly openand-shut case, the Harris
County District Attorney’s
Office stunned the community when it dropped all
charges against Ekerete on
Sept. 30, 1998, citing insufficient evidence, and didn’t
pursue a lesser charge of
criminally negligent homicide.
By the end of 1998, reports of improprieties taking place in the medical
examiner’s office began
to emerge when disturbing photographs, taken by
a staff member, were provided to the media. The
photographs, dated Memorial Day weekend and Aug.
3, 1998, the same time
period Judy’s body was in
the morgue, depicted body
stacking.
The medical examiner’s
office, then led by Dr. Joye
Carter, was already being
rocked by whistle-blower
lawsuits after she was appointed to office in July of
1996. Carter denied that
body stacking had occurred
and claimed the photographs were staged even
though the same allegation
was made while she was
the medical examiner in
Washington, D.C. It’s unknown if Judy’s body was
in the photos.
Further questions have
emerged involving the credentials and competence
of Shrode, the assistant
medical examiner who performed Judy’s autopsy.
Shrode was hired by
Harris County at the end
of 1997 after he completed a yearlong fellowship
program to study forensic
pathology in the coroner’s
office in Hamilton County,
Ohio. He came under fire
by a government watchdog in 2003 for not being
board certified in forensic
pathology. After Shrode
took and failed the test in
October 2003, he moved
on to a professor position
in Lubbock before landing
the chief medical examiner
job in El Paso in 2005.
In 2010, Shrode was
fired as the chief medical
examiner of El Paso County, due to a combination
of issues involving falsification of his resume, lack
of certification in forensic
pathology and flawed testimony in a capital murder
case.
In the resume he submitted to El Paso, Shrode
claimed along with his
medical expertise, that he
had a graduate law degree
from Southwest Texas
State University, a claim
that was challenged during a criminal trial in 2007
by a defense attorney who
remembered the university
had no law school. After an
intense cross-examination
while under oath, Shrode
finally admitted he didn’t
possess a law degree.
Despite finding other
falsified statements in
Shrode’s resume, El Paso
commissioners didn’t believe it posed a credibility
issue until 2010 when his
testimony in the December
1997 capital murder case
in Cincinnati, Ohio, was
deemed unsupported by
scientific evidence according to the Death Penalty
Clemency Report prepared
by the State of Ohio Adult
Parole Authority which
recommended clemency.
Gov. Ted Strickland commuted the death sentence
of Richard Nields, granting clemency within days
of his scheduled execution.
El Paso subsequently dismissed Shrode, who now
works as a physician for
a prison unit in Tennessee
Colony, Texas.
Sister defends father
Judy’s younger sister,
Nnete, had contended from
the beginning that her father was innocent. In an
articulate letter to the South
Belt Leader in 1998, she
wrote, “My father is not a
murderer. He did not kill
my sister. It hurts to know
some people are glad to see
someone else’s downfall.
That is really disturbing.
To set the record straight, I
was not abused and neither
was either of my siblings.
Do not make us out to be
victims to be felt sorry for.
I cannot change anyone’s
beliefs or opinions about
my family or me and that is
fine by me.”
Nnete, then 18, made
no attempt to explain what
happened to Judy or why
the family abandoned her
body in the house, but she
does touch on the sorrow
of losing a sister by posing
questions to the community “Do you know how it
feels to pack up your sibling’s bedroom? Do you
know how it feels to touch
every item they owned and
remember what it meant to
them?”
She also expressed the
disappointment she felt
with her friends by stating,
“I just hope nothing this
horrible has to happen to
any of you to find out who
your friends are. You will
be as shocked as I was.”
In regard to the release
of her father, Nnete stated,
“I am glad our founding
fathers knew a judicial system based on the opinions
of the ignorant, narrow
minded and biased would
destroy the nation. I would
not dare to think of how society would have turned out
without the Bill of Rights.
For all of those who have
forgotten that, innocent until proven guilty applies to
all citizens, including black
Nigerian immigrants.”
If the proof of guilt
relied on the opinion of
Shrode, whose inept testimony sent a man to death
row seven months before
performing Judy’s autopsy,
who knows where Ekerete
would be today.
Perhaps Judy’s case
deserves a second examination by an actual boardcertified forensic pathologist who doesn’t have a
falsified resume, to confirm
accurately what happened
to Judy.
Brett and Denise Patterson will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary
on April 30, 2013. They were married April 30, 1983, at St. Luke’s Catholic
Church. Brett and Denise both graduated from Dobie High School and
remained South Belt residents until just last year when they moved to
League City. The couple will celebrate their anniversary by renewing their
wedding vows in a small ceremony while surrounded by close friends and
family. They are also leaving for a Caribbean cruise together to celebrate
the special anniversary following the ceremony. Brett and Denise have two
children, Holly and Christopher, who also attended Dobie High School.
All 35 PISD elementary schools
earn USDA Challenge Awards
All 35 elementary schools
in the Pasadena Independent
School District recently received Healthier U.S. School
Challenge Awards from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
The award is a voluntary
certification initiative established in 2004. It recognizes
schools that create and maintain healthier school environments that go above and beyond federal requirements.
The program assesses
such areas as nutrition education, nutritious food and
beverage choices, physical
education and opportunities
for physical activity.
Of the approximately
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Singles dance April 20
7 to 10:30 p.m. at the VFW Lodge, Post 6378, at 5204 Highway 3 (1 block north of
Dickinson Bayou) in Dickinson.
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meeting set
try, fewer than 5,150 are
HUSSC award winners.
“Our elementary schools
earned this accomplishment
through a team effort from
the school principal, classroom teachers, physical education teachers and the child
nutrition department,” said
Mary Harryman, Pasadena
ISD’s director of Child Nutrition Services.
The following PISD elementary schools earned the
HUSSC Silver level: Bailey,
Burnett, Freeman, Gardens,
Garfield, Genoa, Golden Acres,
Jensen, Jessup, Kruse, L.F.
Smith, Mae Smythe, McMasters, Meador, Richey, South
Belt, South Shaver, Turner
and Young.
The following PISD elementary schools earned the
HUSSC Bronze level: Atkinson, Bush, Fisher, Frazier,
Matthys, Moore, Morales,
Parks, Pearl Hall, Pomeroy, Red Bluff, Stuchbery,
Teague, South Houston,
Sparks and Williams.
Schools will be receiving
awards banners, plaques and
medallions from the USDA
to highlight their healthy accomplishments.
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HCFCD offers flood tips Dobie, Pasadena students spend spring break at Sea World
Harris County Flood Control District officials have developed a series
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Preparing for a flooding emergency in
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and useful tools.
• Prepare and share an emergency
contact card with important phone and
account numbers.
For more information about how to
prepare for a flooding emergency, visit
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this amazing opportunity
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the best way possible. They
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SECTION B
SPORTS & CLASSIFIED
Dobie softball wins, Despite loss, JFD baseball in mix Horns’ tracksters to RIIIs
faces Pearland next
Looking to use the momentum of a thrilling 4-3
win over Sam Rayburn
moving forward, the Dobie
varsity softball team will
close the regular season
against first-place Pearland April 19 at Lady Oiler
Field.
Emily Wolfe tripled,
scored a run and drove in
another as Dobie held off
Sam Rayburn with a run in
the bottom of the seventh
inning.
Dobie, now 8-5 in dis-
trict play, led 3-0 against
the Texans before seeing
the game tied at 3-3 entering the final half inning.
The Lady Longhorns,
currently in fourth place,
are looking to keep Pearland from winning the outright 22-5A title.
Manvel, Alvin and Dobie
have also reached the postseason along with Pearland.
The
Dobie/Pearland
matchup will begin at 6:30
p.m. in Pearland. The Oilers
won 5-3 in the first round.
Brook’s softball run
earns playoff chance
Stuck at 2-4 following
the first half of District 245A action, Clear Brook’s
varsity girls softball team
appeared to be playing itself
out of playoff contention.
No so fast. With four
wins in five games during
a much-needed second-half
push, the Lady Wolverines
are on the brink of the playoffs.
Junior pitcher Laura Napoli struck out 13 to lead
Clear Brook to a 6-3 win
over Dickinson April 16 as
part of senior night at Lady
Wolverines’ Field.
Taylor Nickell, playing her final regular-season home game, had three
hits. Fellow senior Alex
Anzaldua left her mark with
a home run among her two
hits.
Alyssa Chavez, Napoli
and Kennedy Torres all had
two hits apiece as the Lady
Wolverines improved to 6-5
in 24-5A action after that
2-4 start.
With a road game remaining April 19 at Clear
Creek, a Clear Brook win
will leave the Lady WolverContinued on Page 3B
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It may not be the way
the plan was drawn up,
but the Dobie varsity
baseball team is nearing
yet another playoff berth.
Despite a 7-3 loss to
Alvin April 16 at Dobie,
the Longhorns are sitting
at 6-5 in District 22-5A
play with three regular
season contests remaining.
Memorial and Sam
Rayburn, currently tied
for fifth place at 4-7, could
still catch the Longhorns.
However, that would take
some doing.
The Longhorns managed to stay two games
ahead of the rest of the
field by surprising Manvel
9-5 April 12.
Aaron Gonzalez got
the win and Tyler Wolfe
went the final three innings for the save as the
locals earned what is now
a huge win.
Alvin and Pearland,
now tied for the District
22-5A lead at 10-1, have
made the playoffs. So has
third-place Manvel, now
7-4.
Dobie, which closes
with games against Pasadena and Sam Rayburn
at Maguire Field in Pasa-
dena before finishing with its three remaining games. Miguel Torres said.
“The key for us is con- “That’s the first thing I
Pearland at home, will earn
no worse than a fourth- sistency in all phases of the talked about when I took
Continued on Page 3B
place tie with wins in any of game,” Dobie head coach
The here and now as well
as the future was on display
as the Dobie boys’ and girls’
track and field teams competed at the District 22-5A
championships at Pearland
High School.
Dobie’s varsity girls’
team finished third in the
final standings, while the
boys were fifth overall.
Along the way, both veteran
members as well as newcomers to the respective
teams stood out.
Devaughn
Pennamon
and Justice Henderson,
who ruled the competition
at the Pasadena ISD championships for Beverly Hills
Intermediate at this time a
year ago, have already won
district titles.
Pennamon
was
the
champion of the triple
jump, clearing 44 feet, 8 1/2
inches while claiming the
gold medal.
Henderson’s gold medal
came in the long jump as
she made her way to the
17’9 1/2” mark for the win.
Both athletes also helped
their units excel at relays in
the meet as well.
Henderson qualified in
four different events at regionals. At the 22-5A meet,
she also finished third in the
100-meter dash with a time
of 12.37 seconds and was
on a pair of regional-qualifying sprint relay groups.
Distance runner Brianna
Guevara qualified for both
the 1,600-meter and the
3,200-meter runs.
Continued on Page 3B
Dobie FB plans spring fun
The Dobie football program and its booster club
are planning an afternoon
of fun Tuesday, May, 28, as
spring workouts conclude
with scrimmage games.
Vendor booths will be
available for $25 per space.
The activities will begin
at 2:30 p.m. Junior varsity
play is at 4 p.m., followed
by the varsity game at 5
p.m.
Those wishing to take
part may call Anna Flores
281-221-5602 or Caron
Cantu at 832-434-9770.
Email may also be directed
to dfboosterclub@gmail.
com.
Club members will also
be selling barbecue plates
for $5 each. The community
is invited to attend.
Brook athletes take next step
Dobie senior pitcher Tyler Wolfe throws a pitch after entering the game in relief
against Alvin April 16 at Dobie. Alvin led 3-2 entering the bottom of the sixth before pulling away for a 7-3 win. Wolfe earned the save as the Longhorns defeated
Manvel April 12.
Photo by Gary Williams
The Clear Lake boys
won the 24-5A varsity team
title while Clear Springs
claimed the girls’ top honor, but that didn’t keep the
Clear Brook Wolverines
from making their presence
felt at the track and field
championships.
Twins Raygen and Maygen Smith combined for
four gold medals and will
take part in five overall
events at the Region III
meet, slated for Humble’s
Turner Stadium later this
month.
The Clear Brook boys
will also send several qualifiers to the big meet.
Continued on Page 2B
Locals drop Region III semifinal
Elsik, red card sink Dobie soccer
For a precious few minutes, Dobie senior striker
Carlos Ibarra played the role
of hero in the Longhorns’
Region III varsity boys’
soccer semifinal against Elsik April 12 at Deer Park’s
Abshier Stadium.
Just a few minutes later,
though, Ibarra was out of
the Region III tournament
via red card violation. Later, his Longhorn teammates
were also out after the Rams
came back from a 1-0 deficit to win the game 2-1.
Elsik, formerly the
state’s No. 1 team, eventually advanced to state after
beating Deer Park 1-0 in the
Region III final April 13.
Dobie, meanwhile, saw
its third trip to the Region
III in the past five years
again end bitterly.
Days later, the disappointment could still be
heard in the voice of Longhorns’ head coach Jesse
Saavedra.
His teams lost in the
semifinals in 2009 and in
the title game in 2011. This
one, again coming just two
wins away from state, stung
perhaps more.
Ibarra, one of the state’s
most dynamic scorers in the
high school game, gave his
team a 1-0 second-half lead
with a highlight-reel leftfooter from about 23 yards
out.
The goal, which came
with 35 minutes and some
change to play, gave Dobie the lift it needed in
the game. Minutes later,
though, the game changed.
Ibarra, whistled for a
yellow card after a simple
rule book violation, subsequently cursed the call
and was handed a red card
and automatic ejection per
University Interscholastic
League guidelines.
“It’s all in the rule book,”
Saavedra admitted. “It was
a regional semifinal game
and it was a big momentum
swing, but the official made
the call he had to make.
“It was in the heat of the
moment but it hurt. We’re
up 1-0 but all of the sudden
we’re playing 10 against 11
without our top scorer. Elsik is way too good for that
to be the case.”
Ibarra is far from solely
to blame for the defeat, but
the impact the red card had
was huge.
In just six district games,
the striker scored 11 goals.
He was also the team’s leading scorer in the playoffs
and had teamed well with
forward Jonathan Palma.
The red card would have
also prevented Ibarra from
playing in the Region III
final had the team beaten
Elsik.
Without Ibarra, Dobie
held strong until the tying
goal came midway through
the second half. With just
over 13 minutes to play, Elsik took the lead for good.
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Dobie tennis comes up empty at regional tourney
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Brook tracksters headed to regionals
Continued from Page 1B
Smith duo leads CB girls
The Smiths, twins Raygen and Maygen, combined
to qualify for regionals in
a total of five events as the
Lady Wolverines wrapped
up competition in the 24-5A
finals.
Raygen Smith was a
gold medalist in three different events, winning the
100-meter and 300-meter
hurdles as well as the long
jump.
Maygen Smith, meanwhile, sprinted her way to
the win in the 100-meter
dash and was second in the
400-meter dash.
In the 100-meter hurdles,
Raygen Smith won at 14.40
seconds. She also claimed
the 300-meter hurdles at
44.31.
Raygen Smith earlier
won a gold medal in the
field events, taking the long
jump with a leap of 18 feet,
8 1/2 inches.
At 12-16, Maygen Smith
was the 100-meter dash
champion. At the 400-meter
distance, she wound up second with a time of 44.31.
The Lady Wolverines
came up with a handful of
third-place finishes at district to reach the regional
level.
Constance Jacob delivered a time of 2 minutes,
25.38 seconds for third
place in the 800-meter run.
Hannah Schillaci cleared
9’6” for third place in the
pole vault, and Furqani Alamin’s throw of 37’9” gave
her third place.
A pair of Clear Brook
relay teams will also be at
regionals after placing third
in the 24-5A meet.
The 4x100-meter group,
including Breanna Byrd, Tiarra Castille, Imani Saulter
and Kalia Hendrix, posted
a third-best time of 49.14 in
the event.
In the 4x200-meter relay, Byrd, Saulter and Castille were joined by Kelsey
Balque for third place at
1:46.11.
CB boys move on
Kieran Cupples and Julian Gay qualified for regionals in a pair of events to
lead the way for the Wolverines.
Cupples, a three-sport
star who also stood out in
football and soccer during
his career at Clear Brook,
was the champion of the
100-meter hurdles. He was
also third en route to regionals in the triple jump.
The senior paced a fast
field in the 100-meter event,
winning at 15.04. Moving
on to the triple jump, Cupples made his way to the
41’11” mark for the win.
As for Gay, he won the
shot put with an effort of
55’10 1/2”, and his throw of
142’5” was third-best in the
discus. Both throws earned
him a trip to the regional
Davis HR leads baseball title push
meet.
Clear Brook athletes also
scored a pair of victories
on the track and in the field
during the meet.
Chase Cyprien was
quickest to the finish line in
the 100-meter dash, posting
a time of 11.12.
In the 400-meter dash,
Jemarco Stephen came in at
49.63 for first place in that
event.
Jared Roberson represented Clear Brook in the
pole vault, clearing 12’0”
for second place to also
earn a spot at regionals.
Lady Longhorns’ Lee headed to Dallas U. softball
Dobie High School
varsity softball player
Katie Lee (seated center) will continue her
education and playing career at the University of Dallas after
signing a letter of intent. Those with her at
the signing included,
left to right, (seated)
Lillian Lee (mother),
Kevin Lee (father),
(standing) Franklin
Moses (Dobie principal), Chris Swinnen
(Dobie varsity softball
assistant coach), Carmela Swinnen (Dobie
junior varsity softball
head coach), Brett Petterson (Lee’s pitching
coach), Michael Loy
(Lee’s former pitching coach) and Robin
Rackley (Dobie varsity
softball head coach).
The photo on the table
is of Tim Timmons,
Lee’s former pitching
coach who is now deceased.
Dobie powerlifter Peace off to UH-Downtown campus this fall
At right, Dobie High
School
powerlifter
Sean Peace (seated
second from left) will
continue his education and athletics career at the University
of Houston-Downtown
after signing a letter
of intent to compete in
the university’s powerlifting program. Those
with him at the signing
included, left to right,
(seated) John Hudson
(UH-D
powerlifting
coach), Ruth Fischer
(mother), Robert Boone
(stepfather), (standing)
Franklin Moses (Dobie
principal) and Kenneth
Foster (Dobie powerlifting coach). Several
Dobie High School 2012
graduates joined the
UH-D program last fall,
so Peace should feel
right at home upon his
arrival.
South Belt resident Camryn Davis helped his Pearland Legends Elite 12-under select baseball team win the Nations USA Baseball tournament title after
slamming a three-run homer in the championship game. Davis, a Thompson
Intermediate student, was joined on the team by fellow South Belt resident
Alex Hernandez, a student a Melillo Middle School.
Local sports news, activities, sign-ups
Lions’ Powder Puff/Football Frenzy
The Thompson Intermediate athletics booster club has finalized plans for the
school’s annual Powder Puff/Football Frenzy, coming Saturday, April 27, from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Current Thompson students, faculty members and parents are
invited to participate, and the public is invited to attend. Booster club members
will sell tickets for $2 each Tuesday, April 23, through Friday, April 26, during the
Thompson lunch session. There will also be a $1 raffle for various gift cards.
Lajaunie tennis coming April 27-28
The Darren Lajaunie Tennis Scholarship Fund along with the Bay Area Racquet Club in Houston will host the second annual Darren Lajaunie Memorial Tennis Tournament Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28. The Bay Area Racquet Club is
located on Kings Park Lane, off NASA Road 1.
Board members and volunteers are busy seeking sponsors for the tournament,
which will award members of the Bay Area Racquet Club junior tennis players
camp and college scholarships. This year, college scholarships will be awarded to
two tennis-playing seniors (one boy and one girl) at J. Frank Dobie High School.
Lajaunie began his tennis career playing tennis at Dobie High School and graduated as the co-valedictorian in 1984. The Lajaunie family have been members of
BARC since 2009. Lajaunie lost his battle with melanoma on May 3, 2011.
This scholarship fund and tournament is a way to honor his memory by helping
junior tennis players enjoy tennis and assist with their education in college. Last
year, 115 tennis players braved the heat to participate in the tournament as more
than $12,000 was raised to help support the scholarship fund.
Again this year, players will receive a tournament T-shirt and goodie bag and
enjoy refreshments and lunch. Tournament organizers have thus far put together
an exciting assortment of silent auction items, including a one-week stay at the
John Newcombe Tennis Ranch in New Braunfels, a Craig Biggio autographed
baseball, a USTA Rafael Nadal prize pack and a variety of gift cards and gift
baskets.
The awards dinner will include musical entertainment, and the silent auction
winners in addition to the camp, and scholarship winners from BARC will be announced. The winners of the Dobie college scholarships will be awarded in May
at Dobie High School.
The Darren Lajaunie Tennis Scholarship Fund set up a website at www.DLten
nisscholarships.com with pictures from last year’s tournament and information
on sponsorships, scholarships and this year’s tournament.
Donations and sponsors are welcome. The fund is a nonprofit corporation, and
all donations are tax deductible. Donors may send a check or money order to:
Darren Lajaunie Tennis Scholarship Fund, 3106 Mossy Elm Court, Houston, TX
77059 or contact Camille Lajaunie, committee chairperson, at cjlajaunie@gmail.
com with any questions about the events.
Dobie Longhorn Golf Tournament
The Dobie High School Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, May 11, at
Country Place Golf Club in Pearland. The four-person scramble will tee off at 1
p.m. and will include dinner, giveaways and a silent auction following play.
Individuals may register for $75 per player, and there is a $275 early bird special available for four-person teams registering by April 26. Payments made on
the day of the tournament may only be done so via cash.
For more information or payment arrangement, direct email to JFD golf coach
Chris Ferguson at [email protected].
San Jac’s Lee an NJCAA all-America hoopster
Dobie’s Hernandez chooses St. Edwards soccer
Dobie High School varsity girls’ soccer player Brittany Hernandez (third included, from left, Bryan McDonald (Dobie varsity girls’ soccer head coach),
from left) will continue her education and playing career at St. Edwards Uni- Tony Hernandez (father) and Tanya Hernandez (mother). Hernandez was
versity in Austin after signing a letter of intent. Those with her at the signing part of Dobie’s 22-5A championship team this season.
At right, San Jacinto
College sophomore Mohammad Lee (10) has
been named a 2012-2013
National Junior College
Athletic Association allAmerican. Lee, a 6-foot3-inch guard from New
York City, was named to
the NJCAA all-America
second team. He was also
the Region XIV Most
Valuable Player. The
sophomore averaged 19
points per game, a mark
that led the team and
ranked 25th in the nation. He posted a teambest 7.8 rebounds per
game this season. “I’m
extremely happy for Mo
and glad that he was
recognized for all of his
hard work on the court,”
said interim head coach
Scott R. Gernander. “He
was the final addition to
our roster last summer,
and we knew we were
getting a good player but
didn’t realize how great
he was going to be for us.
He is a good leader and
a fierce competitor and
helped our team in so
many ways.”
Thursday, April 18, 2013, South Belt-Ellington Leader, Section B, Page 3
Dobie legends relish hall of fame induction
Below, Dobie High School cross country and track and field legends coach John Bryan and Guwain Guy meet again after entering the
Pasadena ISD’s athletics hall of fame together at the induction banquet April 13 at Pasadena Memorial High School. Bryan led state championship cross country (fall, 1980) and track and field teams (spring, 1981) at Dobie, with Guy playing a key role. In the spring of 1980,
Guy won the 800-meter run at the state meet while teammate John Robinson set a state record in winning the 1,600-meter event. Later
that fall, Guy was victorious in the state cross country meet to lead the Longhorns to the team crown. Dobie then went on to win the state
track and field team title in 1981 with Guy winning the gold medal in the 1,600-meter event and taking part in two winning relays for his
team. For more on the induction, see Page 1A.
Photo by Marie Flickinger
Now at 6-5 in district,
Dobie nines are fourth
Twenty-three Dobie High School underclassman tennis
players walked away with medals at the District 22-5A
freshman and junior varsity tennis tournament, held
at Harry Taylor Memorial Tennis Center in Pasadena
April 12. The Longhorns, led by fall and spring season
District 22-5A Coach of the Year Manuel Moreno Jr.,
also won team championships for the freshman boys
and girls, and junior varsity boys while sweeping all
five of the freshman individual titles. Players from Do-
bie included, left to right, (front row) Luis Cabreja,
Flavio Castillo, (second row) Kyle Gee, Terell Soudine,
Hai Ho, Jenny Le, Andrea Tran, Garett Armstrong,
(third row) Trang Bui, Julie Nguyen, Elizabeth Tran,
Kim Tran, Dennis Le, Triny Tran, Aimee Perez, Albert
Luu, (back row) Karen Neira, Elton Nguyen, Tommy
Le, Peter Bui, Brian Williams, Michael Duron and
John Alvarez.
Horns’ JV/freshman teams win district
Giving the Dobie High
School tennis program
plenty of hope for the future, more than 20 freshman
and junior varsity players
dominated the competition
at the District 22-5A championships.
Playing at the Harry
Taylor Memorial Tennis
Center April 12 at Pasadena’s Strawberry Park, the
Longhorns won both boys’
and girls’ team titles in the
freshman division as well as
the junior varsity boys’ division.
Dobie’s Manuel Moreno
Jr., the Coach of the Year in
22-5A during both the fall
team tennis and spring seasons, watched as many of
his future varsity performers grabbed top honors.
The Longhorns wound
up sweeping each of the five
division titles in the freshman division.
In girls’ singles, Karen
Neira was the champion
with Ashley Deveza fourth.
The Lady Longhorns’
doubles duo of Hai Ho and
Jenny Le placed first.
During boys’ singles action, Luis Cabreja was the
champion, with teammate
David Ho fourth.
Dobie’s Tommy Le and
Albert Luu won the boys’
doubles
crown,
while
Brandon Chung and Thanh
Nguyenvo were fourth.
Also in the freshman division, it was an all Dobie
final in the mixed doubles
as Elizabeth Tran teamed
with Terell Soudine for the
title, beating teammates
Kim Tran and Elton Nguyen.
Dobie also played well in
the junior varsity division.
Brian Williams won a
district championship for
Dobie, taking the top spot
in boys’ singles. Teammate
Continued from Page 1B
over three years ago. The
first two years, we did a
pretty good job of being
consistent and doing the
little things right. This year,
those things haven’t been as
easy to come by.”
Once again, Travarus Ansley gave the Longhorns a
pitching effort that perhaps
should have led to a win.
But it wasn’t to be. Alvin
managed one hit through
the first four innings. Reliever Tyler Wolfe coaxed a
double-play ground out in
the fifth, but the Longhorns
played from behind from
the second inning on.
“Travarus has unfortunately been the bearer of
some tough losses for us,”
Torres said.
“He’s been getting it
done for the most part all
season. But when we have
gotten the good pitching,
we’ve lacked the big hit.
Against Alvin, we had trouble with handling the sacrifice bunt defensively. The
little things lead to a big inning.”
Still, the Longhorns are
in the mix to make the playoffs and, barring a complete
collapse, will likely meet
Deer Park in a first round
battle. That scenario isn’t
something Torres is even
thinking about.
“It all starts with Pasadena,” he said. “We want to
win the next three straight
and go into the playoffs
with plenty of momentum,
but we just have to take care
of business one step at a
time.”
Kyle Gee was third.
Dobie was also victorious in mixed doubles as
Andrea Tran teamed with
Michael Duron for the win.
Teammates Trang Bui and
Flavio Castillo also made
the final, taking second.
Girls’ singles player
Aimee Perez placed third
in her bracket, while the
girls’ doubles team of Julie
Nguyen and Triny Tran also
placed third.
In boys’ doubles, the
pairing of John Alvarez and
Garett Armstrong was second, with Dobie’s Peter Bui
and Dennis Le third.
Brook softball gets hot at right time
Continued from Page 1B
ines and Creek in a tie for
third place in the district.
Napoli beats Falls
Anzaldua doubled and
singled while driving in a
pair of runs to pave the way
in the Lady Wolverines’ 5-2
win over Clear Falls April
12.
Napoli allowed just one
earned run, fanning four
along the way.
Certainly Clear Brook
head coach Shelly Bol-
Regionals rough on Dobie varsity group
All of the fun had to end
sometime.
It was a rough day for the
Dobie varsity tennis team at
the Region III tournament
April 16 at Deer Park High
School.
In all, the Longhorns
came away winless in four
different divisions, bringing
an end to what has been a
success-driven 2012-2013
season.
Dobie head coach Manuel Moreno Jr. admitted prior
to the tournament that the
luck of the draw would likely play a role in his team’s
results.
In the end, the overall
strength of the Region III
ranks proved to be too much
for the locals to handle.
The results involving
Dobie players included the
following:
Boys’ Singles – Ruben
Vargas (Dobie) lost to No.
4 Tanner Pearson (Clear
Brook), 6-1, 6-0.
Boys’ Doubles – Dylan
Nguyen/Austin Tran (Dobie) lost to No. 2 Jou/Reichmann (Spring Branch Memorial), 6-1, 6-0.
Girls’ Doubles – Ivette
Alba/Vanessa Vu (Dobie)
lost to Herrera/Smith (Cypress Ranch), 6-0, 6-2.
Mixed Doubles – Osaka
Heng/Phillip Nguyen (Dobie) lost to Liu/Prado (Clements), 7-5, 6-1; Kim Dinh/
John Le (Dobie) lost to
Borne/Vinsik
(Langham
Creek), 6-4, 6-3.
The tournament concluded April 17, with the top two
individuals/teams in each of
the categories advancing to
the state tournament.
The Longhorns will have
a bit of a break in the schedule before preparing to take
part in the annual studentteacher tournament next
month.
they have really stepped up
to the challenge.
“I am extremely proud
of the way they have responded. This is a group
that has grown to believe
in each other and feels like
they have a chance to beat
anyone.
“As a coach, you can’t
ask for much more than
that.”
Well, yes she can. A win
over Clear Creek would be
great.
JFD track and field finishes 22-5As,
regional competition coming next
Dobie senior second baseman Jose Cabreja fires over to
first base after making a play early in the game against
Alvin April 16 at Dobie. Cabreja and his teammates
are currently fourth in the 22-5A standings with three
games to play.
Photo by Gary Williams
District 22-5A Standings
Varsity Baseball
At right, the Dobie varsity boys’ doubles team
of Dylan Nguyen (left)
and Austin Tran ended
their long and successful
run as tennis partners
following a first-round
loss at the Region III
tournament April 16 at
Deer Park High School.
The Dobie pair lost 6-1,
6-0 to Houston Memorial’s Grant Reichmann
and William Jou.
Photo by John Bechtle
lin has been no less than
thrilled with the way her
group has responded in several must-win scenarios.
“Our team is very different from the one I coached
in the first round of district
and, quite honestly, most of
the season,” Bollin said.
“They have really come
together and are playing
very unselfishly. Ironically,
we have had some injuries
that have forced some major position changes, and
Teams
(As of April 17)
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Alvin
Pearland
Manvel
Dobie
Sam Rayburn
Memorial
Pasadena
South Houston
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6
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4
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4
5
7
7
9
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At the 1,600-meter distance, Guevara’s time of
5 minutes, 33.63 seconds
was third-best in the district. She was second in the
3,200-meter run with a time
of 12:15.18.
Girls’ shot put competitor Stella Somdah’s best
throw of 33’2 1/2” was
good for a bronze medal
within 22-5A, and she is
headed to regionals.
The Lady Longhorns’
two spring relay teams
involved Henderson and
fellow freshman Mikaila
Singleton, junior Jayla Joulevette and senior Essence
Gilbert.
Dobie was second in the
4x200-meter relay with a
time of 1:46.10, which was
preceded by a time of 49.97
for third place in the 4x100meter relay.
Elsewhere for the Dobie
boys, senior Kennedy Igbowke was second in a pair
of events to make his way
to regionals. In all, Igbowke
qualified in three events.
Igbowke’s long jump effort of 22’7 1/2” won a silver medal, as did his time
of 22.43 in the 200-meter
dash.
The senior was also part
of the Longhorns’ 4x100meter relay squad that was
third at 43.36.
In that sprint relay event,
Igbowke was joined by Pennamon, senior Andre Timmons and junior Jacurry
Shelvin to give the Longhorns a regional berth.
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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.
FRIDAY, APRIL 19
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.
Interfaith Care Partners – Interfaith Care Partners ministry has
been established at Saint Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, 10727
Hartsook Street in Houston, near Almeda Mall. The gathering is for
persons with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, strokes and similar disabilities and their caretakers is provided on the third Friday
of each month from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The gathering consists of
a continental-type breakfast, arts and crafts, exercises, entertainment, a sing-a-long, devotional break, lunch, and ends with a bingo
game. Those who have a family member or know of someone with
these challenges are welcome to attend. For additional information,
call the church office at 713-946-5768; Claudia Rojas, Interfaith
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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, APRIL 20
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.
7 p.m.
Bay Area Bluegrass Association – Produces a bluegrass music
show and jam session the third Saturday of each month, May and
December are exceptions. The stage show begins at 7 p.m., but
pickers are welcome to bring their instruments and come earlier.
Admission is free. The show is held at the Johnny Arolfo Civic
Center, 300 Walker in League City. For more information, visit
http://www.bayareabluegrass.org.
7:30 p.m.
Pearland Overeaters Anonymous HOW Meeting – Saturdays
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Open discussion. Memorial Hermann Prevention
and Recovery PARC, 2245 N. Main St., Suite 2, Pearland 77581.
(Located on Hwy 35, just north of Broadway). The group’s primary
purpose is to abstain from compulsive overeating and to carry the
message of recovery to those who still suffer. Call 713 865-1611
for information, or just drop in.
SUNDAY, APRIL 21
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, APRIL 22
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.
10 a.m.
Al-Anon Deer Park – Mondays 10 to 11 a.m. Literature Study. In
His Presence Fellowship Church, 1202 East P Street, Deer Park.
Enter through Fellowship Hall in back of church. Call 409 454-5720
for information, or just drop in.
11:30 a.m.
Overeaters Anonymous Deer Park – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Literature Study. In His Presence Fellowship Church, 1202 East P
Street, Deer Park. Enter through Fellowship Hall in back of church.
Call 409 454-5720 for information, or just drop in.
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Brook earns 24-5A boys’ soccer honors Dobie’s deep playoff run ends in soccer semis
A memorable season on Clear Brook varsity boys’
the soccer field has resulted team.
The Wolverines led the
in some outstanding honors
for several members of the District 24-5A race through
the first half of league play
and wound up third after
Clear Lake and Brazoswood leap-frogged them
down the stretch.
Still, the Wolverines
placed third before topping Fort Bend Austin in
the bidistrict playoff round,
2-1.
The Wolverines’ season
ended with a 3-0 loss to Dobie in the area round game.
Brook senior defender
David Montalvo captured
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al honors after being named
the Defensive Player of the
Year.
Montalvo was joined on
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Justin Escobar.
Carlos Campos, a sophomore and two-year starter in
the nets for the Wolverines,
was also named to the first
team.
Three other Wolverines,
including scoring leader
Quinton Bridges, were
named to the second team.
Clear Brook senior defender David Montalvo (14)
was named the Defensive Player of the Year in the
District 24-5A ranks this season. Photo by Jan Sokol
Varsity Boys’ Soccer
All-District 24-5A Selections
Offensive Player/ Year
Continued from Page 1B
Saavedra said he felt
as though Ibarra’s goal
would not only change the
momentum of the game
but also the way Elsik
went about things.
Instead, Ibarra’s red
card and subsequent ejection left Dobie behind the
proverbial eight ball.
The Longhorns had
matched up very well
against the state’s former
No. 1 ranked team but
now had to play a man
short.
“Our best 11 against
their best 11 was getting
it done,” Saavedra said.
“When you have to go 10
on 11 all of the sudden, it
gets tougher in any situation.”
Still, the Longhorns
held their own in the ensuing several minutes after
Ibarra exited. But a defensive breakdown in the box
allowed the equalizer.
Saavedra had been
pleading with his defenders all game long to merely clear the ball out when
the Rams got deep in scoring territory.
On the tying goal, three
defenders went up to try to
head the ball out, but the
ball instead went off a Dobie player’s shoulder.
Elsik was able to nudge
it just over the goal line
before Dobie keeper Rigoberto Fuentes could dive
onto it.
Despite pleas from
Fuentes that he had made
the save, the game was
tied at 1-1. Later, the Rams
scored on a breakaway and
went on to win the game.
“Our guys gave it everything they had,” Saavedra
said, noting Elsik’s eventual
1-0 win over Deer Park to
claim the Region III crown.
“Obviously Elsik is very
good. They are going to
represent our region at state.
Still, we know we were
right there.”
Historic run
Saavedra is hopeful this
does not mark the end of
a tremendously successful
run his program has shown
during his seven-year tenure.
The program was struggling when he grabbed the
reins and has now reached
the Region III final four
three times in five years.
Only Dobie’s varsity soft-
ball program, with state titles in 1993, 1995 and 1997,
has matched that feat.
But with 16 seniors exiting the program and just six
players returning from the
playoff roster, the chance
to advance this deep again
may fade away.
“It’s always hard to see
any season end, but to be so
close and to know the guys
gave it what they did makes
it tougher,” Saavedra said.
At left, Dobie head
coach Jesse Saavedra
has posted a 148-6231 record over seven
seasons as the varsity boys’ soccer head
coach. His teams have
reached the Region III
final four three times
in five years, something matched by a
Dobie team sport only
once in school history.
The 2013 team went
19-4-3, which included the District 22-5A
championship and a
run to the Region III
semifinals.
Andrew Robbins, Brazoswood, Sr.
At left, Dobie senior
forward Carlos Ibarra went to the ground
after a scoring try
early in his team’s
2-1 regional semifinal
loss to the Alief Elsik
Rams April 12 at Deer
Park’s Abshier Stadium. Ibarra scored
with 35 minutes left
in the game for a 1-0
Dobie lead but was
then assessed a red
card and an automatic
ejection. From there,
the Rams eventually
tied the game and
then went ahead. Elsik went on to defeat
host Deer Park for the
Region III championship. Also involved in
the play were Elsik’s
Ibrihim Alabi (5) and
goalkeeper
Gabriel
Valdez.
Defensive Player/Year
David Montalvo, Brook, Sr.
Goalkeeper/Year
Alex Capuzzi, Clear Falls, Sr.
“At the same time, as a
coach you also know that
you have to have some
luck along the way.
“Talent isn’t always
enough. We’ve been very
fortunate to be able to
have the success we’ve
had. There are a lot of
great programs out there
who haven’t done what
we have. All you can do is
come out every year and
make a run at it.”
Kieran Cupples (12), a three-year varsity player for
Clear Brook, made his way to the first team as a forward. Here, he goes against Dobie’s Edgar Gomez.
Photo by Gary Williams
Coach of the Year
Jered Shriver, Clear Lake
First Team – Lake
Jason Weed, defender, Jr.
Ruadhri Kenny, forward, Jr.
Brandon Guhl, midfield, soph.
Jack Curtis, goalkeeper, Jr.
Blake Bontz, midfield, Jr.
Photos by John Bechtle
First Team – Brazoswood
Andrew Robbins, forward, Sr.
Julio Mar, midfield, Sr.
Josh Kaus, midfield, Sr.
Garrett Cross, midfield, Sr.
Gabe Dawson, defender, Sr.
G A LV E S TO N
HISTORIC AL
F O U N D AT I O N
First Team – Clear Brook
David Montalvo, defender, Sr.
Kieran Cupples, forward, Sr.
Justin Escobar, midfield, Sr.
Clear Brook midfielder Justin Escobar (8) ended his
career with the Wolverines by being named to the
24-5A first team.
Photo by Jan Sokol
Carlos Campos, goalkeeper, soph.
First Team – Clear Falls
Alez Capuzzi, goalkeeper, Sr.
Oscar Carrillo, forward, Sr.
Brennan May, midfield, Jr.
Carson Muskat, midfield, Sr.
make history.
First Team – Dickinson
Juanito Flores, midfield, Jr.
Gilberto Flores, midfield, Sr.
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Jordan Burke, midfield, Jr.
Colin Sizelove, defender, Jr.
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Matthew Tilley, midfield, Sr.
Second Team – Clear Brook
Kevin Larios, midfield, Sr.
Alfredo Ramos, midfield, soph.
Quinton Bridges, forward, Jr.
Carlos Campos (right) gives the Wolverines plenty
of reasons to be excited about the future. The sophomore goalkeeeper was a first-team, 24-5A pick.
Photo by Jan Sokol
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