Beaumont Enterprise Blogs

HUDDLE: In the Net with Hamshire-Fannett’s Randi Meguess

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 20:30:24 +0000

Hamshire-Fannett senior outside hitter Randi Meguess discusses her family legacy at Texas A&M, her favorite kind of spaghetti and her ideal vacation spot, among other things. Q. If you had to bring one survival item to a deserted island, what would you bring? A. Water. Because you need water to live. You can’t go very

HUDDLE: Week 5 Game Balls

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 20:26:58 +0000

Devwah Whaley, Central Behind Whaley’s 198 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries, Central grabbed its first win of the season with a 35-21 victory over Goose Creek Memorial. Timothy Rhodes, Lumberton Rhodes carried the ball 29 times and rushed for 158 yards and three scores during the Raiders’ 51-29 win over Ozen to move

CARDS: Lamar’s game against Abilene Christian to air on ESPN3

Mon, 28 Sep 2015 21:41:39 +0000

The Southland Conference and its television partners announced the Lamar Cardinals’ home game against Abilene Christian at 7 p.m. Oct. 10 will be broadcasted on ESPN3 and available on the WatchESPN app for both Apple and Android devices. Saturday, Oct. 10 Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist, 2:30 p.m. CDT, American Sports Network Nicholls at Stephen

HOT TOPICS: Bride halts photoshoot to perform CPR

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:51:27 +0000

Nurse gives CPR for drowning man when taking wedding photos on NE #China beach, praised as "most beautiful bride" pic.twitter.com/DWARvwRTge — China Xinhua News (@XHNews) September 22, 2015 Few things can get in the way of a blushing bride and a professional photo shoot. But when nurse/bride Guo Yuanyuan saw a man suffering a heart

HUDDLE: In the Net with Evadale’s Savannah Richardson

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:12:54 +0000

Evadale senior middle blocker Savannah Richardson discusses her love of mystery novels, her ideal vacation spot and her favorite places to eat, among other things. Q. What do you like to do outside of sports? A. I like to hang out with my friends. We go to the movies or out to eat. I like

HUDDLE: Through the Uprights at Lumberton High School

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:05:05 +0000

Like most sports reporters, I spend the majority of my time on the sidelines, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of teams and players across Southeast Texas. But sometimes, good journalism is about getting on the field and walking — or in this case, kicking — in a players’ shoes. With that, I welcome you to this new

HUDDLE: Under the Helmet with Central’s Jirou Zachere

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:05:07 +0000

Central senior left tackle Jirou Zachere discusses his favorite television show, his love of peaches and his thoughts on the presidential race, among other things. Q. If you had to bring one survival item to a deserted island, what would you bring? A. Peaches. I just really love peaches. They are so juicy, and they

HUDDLE: Kelly Catholic’s Caroline Kirschner wins third meet

Tue, 22 Sep 2015 01:06:58 +0000

Kelly sophomore Caroline Kirschner won her third meet of the cross country season Saturday, placing first out of 62 runners in the girls’ 5000-meter run (3.2 miles) at the Bronco Invitational.

CARDS: Want to watch replay of LU’s win over Sam Houston State?

Mon, 21 Sep 2015 22:57:49 +0000

Fans are invited to join members of the Lamar football team at Jerry Nelson’s Wood Fire Grill at 7 p.m. tonight, where there will be a replaying of the Cardinals’ upset victory over Sam Houston State. There will be a number of Cardinals’ players and coaches in attendance.

HOT TOPICS: Woman sends potato through the mail

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 22:40:40 +0000

Potato posted through Royal Mail makes journey across Irish Sea http://t.co/rqvw55vgJQ pic.twitter.com/DBGbfpVNL0 — 1001portails UK (@1001ptsUK) September 17, 2015 Edel and Jason French had a potato-themed wedding in Ireland because, you know, Irish people love potatoes, and they thought it’d be funny. Wedding candles were placed in potatoes, the menus were pinned to potatoes and

HOT TOPICS: Pumpkin thief caught on camera

Thu, 17 Sep 2015 19:31:40 +0000

The delightfully positive Lou Pacello grows his own vegetables in the front yard of his Denver home. For reasons only Pacello knows, he keeps a security camera aimed at his garden, which is how he saw a tow-truck passenger stealing one of his giant pumpkins under the cover of night. Pacello remembers seeing the same

HOT TOPICS: Photo captures amazing moment when seal hitches ride on whale’s back

Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:39:14 +0000

A Woman Somehow Photographed A Seal Riding A Whale And It’s Spectacular http://t.co/oCB82KJEH4 @braddybb @diimex pic.twitter.com/VJx6NhOLxD — BuzzFeed Australia (@BuzzFeedOz) September 17, 2015 An Australian photographer captured the awesome moment when a seal hitched a ride on a whale’s back. Robyn Malcolm was on a whale-watching trip off the coast of New South Wales when

HOT TOPICS: Twitter users go crazy for hot audience member at GOP debate

Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:58:57 +0000

Who won last night’s second GOP debate? Some think an attractive man who was seated behind moderator Jake Tapper was the clear winner. As people across the country were tuned into CNN and Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina were duking it out, Twitter users were going wild for this “mega-hunk” who was quickly dubbed “hot

HOT TOPICS: Naomi Campbell goes topless on Instagram for ‘free the nipple’ campaign

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:50:45 +0000

Supermodel Naomi Campbell dared to bare her breasts in an Instagram photo as part of the “free the nipple” campaign to protest the social networking site’s stance on nudity. Campbell shared the topless photo by Paolo Riversi from her Garage magazine shoot on Tuesday. The image has since been removed from Instagram, but the image

HUDDLE: Talon Tiley named Enterprise Player of the Week

Tue, 15 Sep 2015 23:52:46 +0000

After rushing for 345 yards and five touchdowns in a 41-38 win over Kountze, Hawks junior running back Talon Tilley was named the Enterprise’s Week 3 High School Football Player of the Week.

HUDDLE: Foreman back on his feet

Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:53:03 +0000

Central head coach Toby Foreman gave his team a scare Saturday afternoon, suffering a seizure in the locker room at the Thomas Center just hours before a 7 p.m. kick off against Summer Creek. Foreman was taken to the hospital and missed the first half while he underwent a cat scan and doctors took blood, looking

CARDS: Minden out with hand injury, Miles out for season

Tue, 15 Sep 2015 17:22:04 +0000

There’s no longer a quarterback controversy at Lamar. Senior quarterback Joe Minden broke a bone in his right hand during last Saturday’s game against Baylor and will miss 4-6 weeks, according to head coach Ray Woodard. Woodard said Minden injured his throwing hand trying to break a fall in the second half and played the

CARDS: Lamar’s Begelton receives POW honor

Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:29:21 +0000

Lamar’s senior receiver Reggie Begelton, a West Brook product, has been named College Sports Madness Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week announced publication officials Sunday. It is the first conference weekly honor of Begelton’s career. The school’s all-time leader in receptions, Begelton hauled in 10 passes for 96 yards as the Lamar University football

HUDDLE: Martin, Arnold ink their pledge to Baylor

Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:05:21 +0000

Six months before Kameron Martin or Grayland Arnold can officially sign a National Letter of Intent to play football at Baylor University, the two high school standouts from Memorial and Kountze pledged their allegiance i n darker ink. Showing off a large “BU” tattoo during an August visit to Baylor, Martin was the first to

HOT TOPICS: Fla. man accidentally texts narc about setting up drug deal

Mon, 14 Sep 2015 21:51:03 +0000

William Lamberson, 29, arrested after texting a police captain about an alleged drug deal. Boy, did he have the wrong number. Florida police busted a man who accidentally texted a police narcotics captain while trying to arrange a drug deal. William Lamberson, of Port St. Lucie, sent messages seeking a “hook up” to the captain

HOT TOPICS: Terrifying video shows Lake County resident escaping California’s Valley Fire

Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:37:06 +0000

A YouTube video posted Sunday shows terrifying footage of a Lake County resident escaping Northern California’s Valley Fire and captures the magnitude of the disaster. MulletFive took the clip on Saturday night as he was surrounded by a raging fire on either side of the road while driving away from his home in Anderson Springs to nearby

HOT TOPICS: Julian Edelman fails as a car salesman in hilarious video

Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:42:18 +0000

Julian Edelman might be a pro at scoring game-winning touchdowns but when it comes to selling cars he’s an absolute train wreck. In a hilarious YouTube commercial for a New England car dealership, the Patriots wide receiver says he spent all his Super Bowl money on exotic haircuts and took the job selling cars to make

HOT TOPICS: Photos: Guinness World Records celebrates 60 years

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 07:03:24 +0000

In 1951, members of a shooting party in the Irish countryside were firing at golden plovers, and repeatedly missing. Later that day, a discussion about the failed hunting effort brought up a question over whether the golden plover was Europe’s fastest game bird. If this fact could be proven to be true the unsuccessful expedition

HUDDLE: Bridge City’s Alexus Henry and Little Cypress Mauriceville’s Ethan Allen win big at the state meet [VIDEO]

Mon, 18 May 2015 08:42:15 +0000

Not even a constant drizzle of rain could prevent Alexus Henry from putting an exclamation point on her high school track career. The Bridge City senior high jumper calmly jumped and cleared 5 feet 10 ½ inches to etch her name in the state record book as the highest jumping girl in Class 4A history

HUDDLE: Lumberton’s Jordan Welborn finishes 2nd in 3200 meters at state meet [VIDEO]

Fri, 15 May 2015 07:47:25 +0000

After going without getting a medal in her previous two times at the state track meet, the third time was a charm for Lumberton senior long distance runner Jordan Welborn. The Lumberton standout ran her second best of the season a 10:58 to finish second in the 3200 meters behind Alamo Heights Abby Gray to

HUDDLE: Port Neches – Groves vs. Ridge Point series changed due to weather

Wed, 13 May 2015 23:54:41 +0000

The Port Neches- Groves weekend area round series against Ridge Point has changed due to incoming inclement weather. The Enterprise has the new breakdown of the series as Game 1 will be played Friday instead of Thursday and all games will be at Baytown Sterling High School instead of Baytown Lee High School. Here is the series breakdown below

HUDDLE: Bad weather might force Kelly to play state tournament in El Paso

Tue, 12 May 2015 20:27:11 +0000

Rain has been a problem for baseball and softball playoff games all season and is expected to continue doing the same this weekend. As a result, TAPPS, the governing body of most of the state’s private schools, announced Tuesday it’s moving its baseball and softball state tournaments. Meaning as of right now the Beaumont Kelly

HUDDLE: Friday Night Look Back-Rewind Recaping The Postgame: WO-S 42, Sinton 21

Thu, 07 May 2015 21:30:36 +0000

Since where in the middle of spring football and only teams in Class 6A and 5A can practice to get ready for next season. Here’s a little rewind session for the fans of the small schools in particularly defending Class 4A Division II state-runner up West Orange-Stark as we recap their state semifinal victory over Sinton and the incredible 101-yard punt return by Deionte Thompson

HUDDLE: 2015 SETX high school softball bidistrict round schedule

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 18:28:06 +0000

NOTE: All series are best-of-three unless otherwise noted; all game threes are if necessary Class 5A Vidor vs. Galena Park (one-game series) April 30, 7 p.m., Baytown Goose Creek Memorial Nederland vs. Humble Kingwood Park Game 1 : April 30, 7 p.m., Kingwood Park Game 2: May 1, 5 p.m., Nederland Game 3: May 1,

CARDS: Harmony linked to contract extension

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 20:07:03 +0000

Lamar women’s basketball head coach Robin Harmony has been signed to a three-year extension that will run her contract through the 2017-18 season, Lamar athletic director Jason Henderson confirmed on Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. In her first two seasons, Harmony has won a Southland Conference regular season title, earned a berth in the

CARDS: Napoli earns SLC Pitcher of the Week honors

Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:44:44 +0000

Lamar softball pitcher Laura Napoli was named the Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week for her work in the Cardinals’ five-game stretch last week against Alcorn State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Lamar went 4-1 in the five games. From the Southland Conference web site: “Napoli continues to pound out innings for Lamar as she went

CARDS: Edwards named to SLC All-Academic team

Wed, 08 Apr 2015 22:29:57 +0000

Standout Lamar women’s basketball player JaMeisha Edwards was named to the Southland Conference Women’s Basketball All-Academic team on Wednesday, the conference announced. From the Lamar athletic web site’s press release: “Edwards, who just completed her junior season with the Lady Cardinals, carries a 3.41 GPA in exercise science. This past season, Edwards was named a

CARDS: Edwards named First Team All-Conference

Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:06:16 +0000

Lamar junior guard JaMeisha Edwards has been named First Team All-Southland, while senior forward Dominique Edwards has earned Third Team honors, the league office announced today. Here’s the full release from Lamar: Lamar junior guard JaMeisha Edwards was named to the Southland Conference’s All-Conference women’s basketball team, the league announced today. Edwards, who missed the

CARDS: Two Cards earn All-Southland honors

Mon, 09 Mar 2015 16:57:56 +0000

Lamar senior forward Tyran de Lattibeaudiere had only one season of NCAA eligibility left and he made it count. Monday, the Southland Conference recognized he and senior guard Anthony Holliday with postseason honors: 2014-15 All-Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Teams First Team Thomas Walkup Stephen F. Austin G/F Jr. Pasadena, Texas Jalan West Northwestern State G

CARDS: VIDEO: Postgame from Senior Night/SHS Loss

Fri, 06 Mar 2015 04:55:45 +0000

Seniors Donovan Ross and Anthony Holliday: Coach Tic Price:

WHADDYATHINK?: What’s the most imporant issue for you in the March primary elections?

Wed, 26 Feb 2014 22:47:45 +0000

There’s a lot at stake on this year’s ballot, both locally and statewide — and plenty of scandals. Attorney General Greg Abbott, the main GOP nominee for governor, was criticized for campaigning with shock-rocker Ted Nugent. A few weeks before, his main Democratic opponent, state Sen. Wendy Davis, was criticized for fudging parts of her background

WHADDYATHINK?: Will the Sochi Olympics suffer a terrorist attack?

Fri, 07 Feb 2014 22:15:09 +0000

The games have begun, but many fans are worried that a tragedy could strike at any time. As FoxNews reported, “Just hours before the start of the opening ceremony in the Sochi Winter Olympics, senior Russian government officials insisted security fears are unfounded — practically guaranteeing it has done everything possible to make sure the games

WHADDYATHINK?: Do you support or oppose the decision by CVS drug stores to stop selling tobacco?

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 18:32:12 +0000

You won’t be hearing “Smoke ’em if you got ’em” any more at this national chain of drug stores. As the AP reported, “CVS, the nation’s second-largest drugstore chain, is kicking the habit of selling tobacco products as it continues to shift its focus toward being more of a health-care provider. The company said Wednesday that

WHADDYATHINK?: Should pre-school classes become a new entitlement?

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 23:51:35 +0000

They are in many states, even those with tough-talking politicians who oppose most new spending. As the AP reported, “Republican governors and lawmakers who now control a majority of state capitols have been pushing aggressively to cut spending and shrink government — with one glaring exception. Many are pumping new money into pre-school programs at a

WHADDYATHINK?: Should the FDA ban TV ads for e-cigarettes — or encourage them?

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 23:42:56 +0000

English: Smoking warning on a packet of cigarettes, Australia (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s a new twist on an old issue — are e-cigarettes a healthy alternative to tobacco smoking, or do they lure young people to real cigarettes? The National Center for Public Policy Research says the feds should give ads for e-cigs the

WHADDYATHINK?: Do college athletes need a union?

Wed, 29 Jan 2014 23:53:12 +0000

Some players at Northwestern University want to go that route. As the Chicago Tribune reported, “Ramogi Huma, president of the National College Players Association filed a petition in Chicago on behalf of football players at Northwestern, submitting the form at the regional office of the National Labor Relations Board. At least 30 percent of

WHADDYATHINK?: What is the state of our union — good, bad or somewhere in between?

Mon, 27 Jan 2014 23:06:52 +0000

President Obama will give us his version Tuesday night in an annual event that’s part drama, part politics. As Yahoo News reported on his speech preparations, “President Barack Obama’s 2014 State of the Union speech has been coming together, draft by draft, much of it springing from the mind of a quick-witted 33-year-old with a

WHADDYATHINK?: Do you agree with Gov. Rick Perry about decriminalizing marijuana in Texas?

Fri, 24 Jan 2014 23:07:10 +0000

Rick Perry is known as a hardliner, but he put forth some surprisingly moderate views recently while overseas. As Yahoo News reported, “Well, he isn’t for legalizing the drug but the governor of Texas, in the rather un-Texan setting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, endorsed taking steps towards decriminalizing cannabis possession on Thursday.

WHADDYATHINK?: How should area cities decide on requests for public housing projects?

Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:16:09 +0000

The issue came up in Port Arthur this week, and the City Council said no in an unusual way. As we reported, “Lack of support for tax credits by Port Arthur City Council for a controversial housing development appears to have scuttled the project. Residents filed a lawsuit last year attempting to block a zoning change

WHADDYATHINK?: Do you agree with President Obama that pot is no worse than alcohol?

Mon, 20 Jan 2014 19:19:09 +0000

The president didn’t edorse the drug, but that comment of his did raise some eyebrows. As Yahoo News reported, “ ‘As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes that I smoked as a young person

DIG IT: Rain, blessed rain!

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:08:00 +0000

After weeks and weeks of drought, the sound of rain against the window panes is sheer delight. Everything is thirsty, from the brown grass to the drooping hydrangeas. A friend generously offered us some rose bushes she wants to move from her yard. It’s been weeks and I think she’s getting a tad irritated by

DIG IT: St. Stephen’s Green

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:41:20 +0000

If ever you are in Dublin, Ieland, be sure to take a long walk through St. Stephen’s Green. It’s a lovely 22-acre park (the second largest in Dublin) with lots of color and large green expanses. It’s just across the street from the Shelbourne Dublin Hotel, a beautiful place to stay. It also borders the

DIG IT: Flowers in Dublin Ireland

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:03:01 +0000

When I was in Europe this past spring, I was impressed with the use of flowers in landscaping and as art. In the Shelbourne Dublin at St. Stephen’s Green Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, the lobby was filled with a fantastic arrangement. Since the hotel is across the street from the famous St. Stephen’s Green Park,

DIG IT: August birth flower – gladiolous

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:11:47 +0000

Yes, I know I am a bit behind talking about the birth flower for August. You would think a month planted right in the middle of the hottest time of the year, when the days last so long you think they never will end, would crawl by. Not so this month, at least for me.

DIG IT: Go, Texas!

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:31:01 +0000

Cool Fact of the Day When the grounds-keeping team that manages the grass field used for the World Cup in South Africa needed a fast-growing grass to rescue their soccer field, they chose a turfgrass bred and developed in East Texas. The Panterra turfgrass was developed by Texas AgriLife researcher Dr. Lloyd Nelson, who said