…..In District 20-5A play last week, Bellaire (25-8, 10-0) defeated Sam Houston (8-14, 3-12) in game #1: 25-1 ?? Ouch…!! I'm afraid to ask how they got their one point!?
….the long awaited District 19-5A battle between Stratford (24-5, 8-0) and Memorial (16-7, 7-1) ended with a sweep by Stratford (25-16, 28-26, 25-21) behind Lauren Williams’ 17 kills?
……out of the first 26 commitments for NCAA colleges in 2008 – there are 16 Middle Blockers already committed? That's approx 62% of commitments for one position!
…..former Magnolia Lady Bulldog star Amber Meeks, who is playing for Texas Lutheran University Lady Bulldogs (9-5, 6-0) has a 2006 total of 129 kills, averaging 2.53 kills/game along with 121 digs = 2.37 digs/game? Amber is 3rd in kills for her team and 2nd in digs!
Amber is also a member of TLU’s women's track and field team...Amber ran anchor leg on Bulldogs' 4x100 relay team, which finished sixth in the NCAA Division III in 2005...Earned All-America honors in women's track and field (2005) ... ASC champion in 100 meters (2005) ...Wow, is she ever busy!?!
and, oh yeah...
…....that Texas Lutheran was in the final Sweet 16 for the 2004 NCAA DIII Volleyball Championship?
…….that pearls melt in vinegar? ( I learned this when I was a kid…my mom never forgave me!)
……The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900 caused by a hurricane in which over 8000 lives were lost on Galveston Island ? That’s 8000 lives…
.....the rankings for the CSTV/AVCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll: (10/02/06) ??
School Pts Prv
1. Nebraska 1473 1
2. Penn State 1450 2
3. UCLA 1391 3
4. USC 1321 5
5. Washington 1234 4
6. Stanford 1210 6
7. Cal 1142 7
8. Florida 1049 10
9. Purdue 953 11
….. former Magnolia Lady Bulldog MB star Melissa (Doris) Craig pounded out 17 kills and added a career-high 9 blocks as her Loyola Ramblers team mates held off Bradley, in a stirring match on Oct 3, 2006 at Robertson Fieldhouse in Peoria, Ill.?
……that former Lady Bulldog star Jessie Dureell: MB for the Trinity University Lady Tigers (15-4, 4-0) led her volleyball team to a 4-0 record last weekend, earning SCAC Player of the Week honors in the process? The senior star helped Trinity move up to eighth in the latest AVCA Division III poll with the four victories, and she finished the weekend with 28 kills and a .490 hitting percentage, committing just four errors in 49 attempts. Jessie has 115 kills this season - averaging 2.05 kills/game with a whopping .335 hitting percentage. Jessie also has a total of 54 solo and assist blocks, averaging close to 1 per game. What a finely tuned volleyball machine!!
……..Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, instead of by annexation? (This allows the Texas flag to fly at the same height as the US flag.) …………. Be proud you’re from TEXAS!!
…….. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America?
…….. these LAWS OF THE NATURAL UNIVERSE…?
Law of Close Encounters: The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.
Law of Probability: The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.
Law of the Alibi: If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire.
MAY THE POWER OF THE DAWG BE WITH YOU!!!
