Lufkin Panthers Baseball

As you may have already figured out, baseball is my sport of choice. So, I feel obliged to let you know that our hometown high school baseball team is in the finals in Austin, Texas (the capital) - or more specifically, Round Rock. This game is against El Paso Socorro, rated #1 High School team in the Nation by USA Today!

The big deal for me is that it will be broadcast on FSN at noon (central time). I really like that! Generally, games played before players become professional are very exciting!

Our town is very sports-oriented and the Lufkin high school teams are very popular. I wasn't used to such a nice football stadium and the fact that people buy season tickets to watch.

Many people have gone over to Round Rock to watch the game in person and we wish them all a safe trip and a happy time.

Those of you up north may have seen "Friday Night Lights" which is based on Texas football, so you already know how important High School Sports are here. Of course, school sports teach youngsters a lot of skills necessary to cope in life and additionally, they bring the community together!

Good Luck to our Lufkin Panthers today!

Kendall Beard Again . . .

Well, Kendall Beard didn't make the final cut last night on American Idol. Showing her class and grace, she slipped her arm into the arm of blind contestant, Scott MacIntyre who deserved to move on and did. We'll be looking for big things from Scott who is a natural.

All around Lufkin, we have seen signs posted on everybody's billboard encouraging us to vote for Kendall. We were excited!

I had great difficulty find a photo of Kendall who may or may not be approached by someone from Hollywood on the strength of her natural good looks and pleasant charm.

So, today, I have posted her graduation picture and although I am not certain, her degree is probably from University of Texas as she was in Austin (Texas' capital city, for my Canuck readers). As I was clicking on this photo from her MySpace page, I was kind of wondering how many of the other contestants could post a graduation picture.

Kendall will do well in whatever she does because she is just plain and naturally a gentle, fine looking person with smarts to boot!

Good Luck, Kendall . . . sorry your Dad didn't get to do his dance again. What a great experience for you and you have made Lufkin very, very proud!

Tuesday - Watch American Idol and Vote for Kendall Beard

Here is a girl who is pretty, sings country and comes from Texas: Kendall Beard. Kendall's hometown is Lufkin and she currently lives in Austin.

She auditioned for this season of American Idol in Puerto Rico and has only been on camera a short time.

Do check her out tomorrow night and vote for her! American Idol airs at 8:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 PM Central.

You can find more information on Kendall at

http://www.lufkindailynews.com

http://www.ktre.com

http://www.americanidol.com