Coach Hays honored

Coach Hays, former baseball coach of both Texas Tech and Lubbock Christian University, was honored Monday evening prior to the baseball game between the two teams. His jersey #27 was retired from both schools. - - Texas Tech won the game 4-3. Visit THIS LINK for an article and video regarding this event.

Families displaced in apartment fire

LUBBOCK - A fire damaged five homes Tuesday in an apartment complex near the Marsha Sharp Freeway and Quaker Avenue, injuring one firefighter and displacing several families.

The fire broke out just after 6 p.m. at the Raleigh Place Condos in the 4400 block of 21st Street, where it burned the outside of the building as well as attic space.

No residents were injured, but one firefighter was treated by EMS after a piece of sheetrock fell on his head. Fire officials said the injury was not serious.

Chris Angerer, deputy chief with the Lubbock Fire Department, said investigators have yet to determine the cause of the blaze...(Continue reading Josh Hull's story: Fire damages Raleigh Place Condos, displaces families)

That pitcher shot

Roosevelt's comeback victory 5-4 was a great way to start my 2009 high school baseball coverage. I've seen a few renditions of a pitcher photograph where the ball is in focus and the pitcher is out of focus in the background. I attempted that photo during today's game - the hardest part was composing the pitcher in the background after getting the focus. Nice win Roosevelt!

Holi in Texas

Shallow victory & defeat

Texas Class 2A regional semi-final Shallowater vs Wall.


Texas Class 2A regional championship Shallowater vs Bowie.

Shallowater's girls basketball team competed in the Texas class 2A regional semi-finals and championship this past weekend in Midland. From my perspective, they played 7 great quarters and 1 lousy one. Unfortunately for them, their lousy quarter came at the beginning of the championship game against Bowie. In the fourth quarter they cut their 22 point half-time deficit to 10, but in the end they didn't have enough in the tank to pull off the comeback.