THSCA Regional Meeting information and upcoming deadlines
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Just a reminder, the Texas High School Coaches Association will be holding our Regional Meetings on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. We strongly encourage our member coaches to attend these meetings. These meetings are very important to our association and to the high school coaching profession in Texas. More

Azle coach back at work, relaxed
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
In his upstairs office overlooking the basketball court, Azle coach Eddy Prather is at ease, watching film of his upcoming opponent, Saginaw Boswell. Prather talks about his team's successes, how the Hornets are the 18th-ranked team in the latest Class 4A state poll and how he believes this team is in position for a school-record third consecutive district title. This is clearly Prather's comfort zone, which is why he came back as soon as he could. On Jan. 13, Prather had prostate cancer surgery. Fortunately, the doctors caught it early enough that Prather didn't require follow-up chemotherapy or radiation treatment.More

NFL Players Association All-Star Game moving to San Antonio...Find out how coaches can get complimentary tickets
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The NFL Players Association Game is a collegiate senior all-star football game that features top seniors with ties to the state of Texas taking on top seniors from across the Nation. The five-year-old all-star game is making its debut in San Antonio, Texas, in 2011 after playing previous games in the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.More

A fitting farewell
San Marcos Daily Record
There's a saying in the Village of Wimberley that has held true for the past 15 years. Almost every young girl in Wimberley grows up with aspirations of playing volleyball for the Wimberley Lady Texans. Considering the program's success during that span, it's quite understandable. With six Class 3A state titles, nine state tournament appearances and 14 district championships, WHS head volleyball head coach Lee Grisham has put this small town in Central Hays County on the state volleyball map. More

Liberty Hill's Boren wins 500th game
Austin American-Statesman
Aaron Russo scored 15 points while Sam Beans added 13 points in Liberty Hill's 85-50 victory over Llano on Friday. The conquest gave Liberty Hill coach Barry Boren his 500th career win. The milestone victory comes a week after Pflugerville boys basketball coach Mike Murphy got his 500th win and over two months after Jerry English, the girls basketball coach at Marble Falls Faith, captured his 1,000th career win. More

Bushland football coach Flowers takes Perryton job
Amarillo Globe-News
David Flowers is going home. Flowers said the Perryton Independent School District board approved him as the new head football coach at Perryton High School. The 56-year-old Flowers is a native of Perryton and leaves Bushland after five successful years with the Falcons. Flowers started the Bushland program in 2006 and compiled a 45-10 record, including a 15-1 mark in 2009 when the Falcons reached the state final. More

Heart condition forces late start for Americas High School player
El Paso Times
Tevin Caldwell lives, breathes and dreams basketball. The sport has meant so much to the Americas High School player, but in August it was almost taken away for good. Caldwell missed the first 15 games of the season due to a heart condition, which was thickening of the heart walls, according to Caldwell and Americas coach Mike Brooks. But after a second opinion, Caldwell was cleared to play in early December and, since, he has made a huge impact for the Trailblazers. More

Perry and Rhoades among finalists for Temple job
Austin American-Statesman
Bastrop and Cameron Yoe will both be looking for new quarterbacks next season. One of those schools may also be looking for a new coach. According to a report in the Temple Daily Telegram, Bastrop coach Gerald Perry and Cameron Yoe coach Rick Rhoades are among four finalists for the coaching job at Temple. The two coaches are vying to replace Bryce Monsen, who resigned after he went 1-9 in his sixth season with the Wildcats. More

Standouts return at the right time
San Antonio Express-News
Shana Holmes never heard "the pop" when her knee buckled after grabbing a rebound. Destiny Amezquita did after getting her leg tangled with a defender. The results were the same: a torn ACL. But thanks to modern science and dedication to rehabilitation, both Holmes, a senior guard at Southwest, and Amezquita, the Express-News Area Newcomer of the Year in 2010, have returned, despite suffering their injuries in the summer. And they couldn’t have done it at a better time. More

Pregnant coach's timing is perfect
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Port Aransas girls basketball coach Stephanie Cowen picked the perfect time to have her first baby—after the season. The pregnant Cowen is expected to deliver in mid-June, well after the Class A basketball playoffs. That doesn't mean Cowen is totally out of the woods concerning her upcoming schedule, however. More