Coaches: Two-a-Days are Safe, Necessary
from Athletic Business
Two-a-day practices are safe, productive and necessary to be competitive, according to the majority of area high school football coaches who responded to the Ledger-Enquirer’s survey regarding the usefulness of dual sessions. More

Final Quarter for Sam Houston?
from the San Antonio Express-News
Dirt patches dot the Sam Houston High School football field, blemishes on the only green grass left on the East Side campus. The scoreboard still says “Sam Houston Cherokees,” even though the school changed its nickname to the Hurricanes in 2002. But on the first day of practice for the football team, 52 players are on the field with one goal in mind: Save Sam Houston. More

Dallas-area Districts Fail to Follow Heat Guidelines for Athletics
from The Dallas Morning news HS Game Time
Many area school districts aren't following established guidelines for keeping football players safe from the side effects of practicing in the heat, such as muscle cramps, heat stroke and, in rare cases, death, according to a survey conducted by The Dallas Morning News. More

Bellville Preparing for Another Deep Run
from the Houston Chronicle
Bellville quarterback Kyle Mueller returns after leading his team to a 12-2 record and the regional finals last year. The Houston Chronicle ranks Bellville as the top team in 3A Football. More

Grapevine, Dunbar, Wyatt and Others Take the Field
from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The smell of freshly-mowed grass and the shrill sound of a whistle can only mean work has begun for the 2009 high school football season. Dozens of Fort Worth area teams did just that, and the season begins Aug. 27. More

Coronado Lady Mustangs Have Something to Prove
from Lone Star Varsity
The 2008 volleyball season ended about nine months ago, but Chad Jones still hasn’t been able to rinse the bitter taste from his mouth. Now, the Coronado head coach finally has the chance to turn that bitterness into the sweet taste of success. More

Victoria Area Football Teams Return to Practice
from the Victoria Advocate
The Swine Flu scare shut most teams down last spring, but nothing stopped football teams from starting practice. Last spring, El Campo, Memorial and Bay City canceled spring practice when the UIL put a ban on athletics for two weeks because of the Swine Flu. The Sandcrabs conducted its spring practices after the ban was lifted and will not start until next Monday. Only Class 5A and 4A teams have the option of spring practice. More

Legendary Brazoswood Coach Bryan Dies
from the Houston Chronicle
L.Z. Bryan, of Lake Jackson, a legendary Texas high school football coach, died at The Methodist Hospital in Houston after a brief illness. He was 80. Bryan spent most of his 40-year career with the Brazosport Independent School District, where he took the Brazoswood Buccaneers from a new team in 1969 to Class 4A state champions five years later. More