State Titles Raise Expectations for DFW Area 5A Powers
from The Dallas Morning News HS Game Time
You have to look pretty hard to see any changes around Allen since winning the Class 5A Division I state championship last December. No billboards, no new uniforms. Not even a new pickup truck for the coach. What has changed for Allen, as it has for other programs that win state titles, are perceptions and expectations. More

Katy-North Shore Matchup Generating Plenty of Buzz
from the Houston Chronicle
Katy owns the last two Class 5A Division II state football titles. North Shore holds the state record for consecutive regular-season wins with 78. Little else needs to be said to show that when these two meet at 7 p.m. Saturday at Rhodes Stadium, it will be the game to watch. For the second straight year, Katy and North Shore will open their seasons against one another. It is a match made in football fan heaven. Last season, North Shore won 10-6, but Katy won the state title. More

After Playing Through Pain, Trimble Ready for Even Better Senior Season
from the Lufkin Daily News
As a junior Lufkin's Quinn Trimble showed that he had what it takes to be a game changer as he put together one of the best individual seasons by a wide receiver in Panthers' history. More

Sonora: Blueprint for Success
from the San Angelo Standard Times
Between 1966 and 1971, the Sonora High School football team established itself as one of the elite programs in Texas. Along the way, the Broncos showed what it takes to be champions, leaving a blueprint for future teams to follow. More

Benjamin Mustangs Coach Learning on the Job
from the Abilene Reporter News
A year ago, Doug McCollough was working in the oilfield for a chemical company. Now, the 29-year-old social studies teacher is ready to take his first job as a head football coach — coaching six-man football for the first time, too. More

St. Michael's Lineman Morse Likes Working in Trenches
from the Austin American-Statesman
When Kevin Morse first heard his son's name announced among the St. Michael's Academy starters, he was a little surprised. Sure, Morse and his wife, Katherine, knew about their son Mitch's move to the offensive line, but the tight-lipped sophomore hadn't given them many updates about the transition. So when Morse made his first start at left tackle during the 2007 football season, many Crusader fans -- including Morse's parents -- didn't know what to think. More

Socorro High School Baseball Coach Chris Forbes Retires After 25 Years
from the El Paso Times
Standing to the right of the pitcher's mound at the field that bears his name, Socorro High School baseball coach Chris Forbes retired as a winner. In 25 years, Forbes molded the Bulldogs into El Paso's top high school baseball program -- a program that has made the state playoffs 20 times and won 16 district titles under his watch. This past June, Socorro delivered El Paso County's first state championship in 60 years. More

Young Athletes At Risk For Heat Illness As Fall Sports Begin
from Medical News Today
As the start of another school year looms and practices for fall sports begin, young athletes - and not just football players - are challenged by the hot weather and face significant heat injury and illness risks, say experts from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). More