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Sports Editor @galvnews . Formerly @kerrville & @Castroville_NB . Texas Tech guy, Alvin native, not a scout. Game updates, mostly.
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Galveston has a long list of NFL alumni; the latest two to enter the league are now a unique part of its history & took some time to talk to the local paper about it:
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Santa Fe and Kingwood Park players meet on the field before tonight’s playoff game for a moment of silence and unity
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It’s
@MikeEvans13_
Day in Galveston, and his parade is about to begin. Read all about it later at
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After a “1, 2, 3, Santa Fe!” chant, Clear Springs releases balloons in honor of today’s shooting victims. Sportsmanship at its finest
#playforsantafe
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.
@DickinsonFB
coach gave 1 of most heartfelt interviews I've ever been a part of. Last 2 graphs especially moving
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I kinda dig the helmets
@theweeknd
’s choir was sporting at the start of the
#SuperBowl
halftime show. Looked like a bunch of Ultrons
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Program record-setting
@AggieFootball
TE
@jalenwydermyer
met & signed items for fans this afternoon in his hometown of Dickinson, TX on
#NationalTightEndsDay
@DickinsonFB
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One of the Santa Fe baseball players injured today. Just last night, he pitched a great game. Then this happens. Madness
I’m so greatful and blessed that god spared me life today. Today I was shot in the back of the head but i am completely okay and stable.
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Hey check it out,
@GalvSports
& the multi-talented
@Donovangreen23
made it to page A2 of today’s
@HoustonChron
@DickinsonFB
@gators_bb
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Got a really nice industry award this morning from the Texas Press Association. Happy, proud, bittersweet only begins to describe the feelings. The real MVP is the Galveston County community that has so many great stories to tell.
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And the big reveal (which should be no big surprise), the Galveston County football player of the 2019 season is
@DickinsonFB
's
@welchris_
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Feels like 1997 in Houston: Rockets just reached West Finals, Astros have a shot at playoffs after long drought, & there is no NFL team
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Football: Clear Springs 35, Dickinson 28 (FINAL); An absolutely stunning comeback win by the Chargers!!
#GalvGameTime
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Earlier today,
@gators_bb
’s Tramon Mark (4th from left) & Jason Wilson (3rd from right) were surprised by the
@HABCA_
w/ their respective player of the year and coach of the year awards. A
@GalvSports
story will be forthcoming
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Take a bow, Galveston County sports community & my small army of freelancers. This doesn't happen w/o all y'all.
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.
@FwoodVolleyball
had some tough losses along the way, but now they’re at state. Read a little bit about their journey here:
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I ❤️ U all thank you so much for these last 3 years they’ve been amazing and I’m grateful and truly honored to be apart of the Aggie family
#85
signing out🤴🏾
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The best of the best of the 2023 season's Galveston County football players was Hitchcock QB &
@TexasTechFB
commit
@Chubjones2025
, the all-county football player of the year:
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.
@CreekWildcats
Kunefke coaching duo made it on the TV during the 9th inning of the Astros broadcast
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And a standing ovation as Santa Fe takes the field for warmups
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.
@DickinsonFB
alum making some history before returning home for an event tomorrow
𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑.
@jalenwydermyer
is now the all-time leader in receiving yards by a tight end in A&M history!
#GigEm
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And now the big reveal:
@FwoodVolleyball
's
@ashhhbashhh05
is the Galveston County volleyball player of the year. The county is loaded w/ volleyball talent, so a big-time honor.
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Congrats to
@sfhssball
's
@ShelbiSunseri
@emilyevans2017
@kayyla_lyynn
&
@StephMichelle89
on making your D1 signings official
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.
@FwoodVolleyball
, here is your
@GalvSports
front page; you earned it! Available on newsstands now
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I guess I did a good job of covering girls sports this year since I had this in my email today
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.
@FwoodFootball
players get ready for practice hours after helping community cleanup efforts
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Shooting the cover of the
@GalvSports
#txhsfb
preview magazine w/
@DickinsonFB
’s
@Donovangreen2
,
@getmoneypj
&
#TwitterlessStuart
. Season is getting close!
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Colton Johnson showing off the "b-onion" -- a baseball that grew into an onion & Santa Fe's good luck charm
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Former Clear Creek track coach Ruben Jordan, who was killed in the Harvey flood, honored by
#Texans
as their coach of the week
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Breaking
#txhsfb
news: Friendswood ISD school board votes to hire Denton Guyer offensive coordinator Jordan Johnson as its new athletic director/head coach
#GalvGameTime
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All-county football teams are out. Congrats to all, & major congrats to player of the year
@deuceisloose_2
& defensive player of the year
@jake_yurachek
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Big thanks to
@bayleekling
&
@UWSoftball
for taking a few minutes to chat w/ the hometown paper, & congrats on a great season
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Texas City's Armanti Foreman gives Texas the lead!
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THSCA coaches regional poll. 5 teams in top 9 (including No. 1) are in District 10-5A-I & a 6th (Hightower) received a vote. So, yeah, I guess you could say that’s going to be a tough district.
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The win also made
@DickinsonFB
's John Snelson the winningest HFC in program history. Not included in that tally, though, are wins over cancer, Harvey & now guiding the team through a pandemic. Congrats on making history & overcoming some big obstacles, coach!
The Dickinson Gators were rested and chomping at the bit to play football, as they blew by the Brazoswood Buccaneers 59-0 in their District 24-6A opener Saturday afternoon at Sam Vitanza Stadium.
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🚨Galveston County boys 🏀 area playoff info🚨
6A
Dickinson vs North Shore, 7pm Friday @ Pasadena Memorial HS
5A
Texas City vs Madison, 7pm Thursday @ Pearland Dawson HS
4A
La Marque vs Lumberton, 6:30pm Friday @ East Chambers HS
3A
Hitchcock vs Diboll, 7pm Friday @ New Caney HS
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Football: Clear Falls 35, Texas City 28 (FINAL); Incredible finish! Knights win it on 72yd screen pass from Gavin Esquivel to Brandon Woodson w/ only 8 seconds left!
#GalvGameTime
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Just flipping through the Dave Campbell's magazine, and there's none other than former Dickinson Gator
@5for6
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They may have lost, but
@FriendswoodVB
had one of the best turnouts for a high school volleyball match I've ever seen
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Only in Houston sports is the coach with a world championship fired today, while the one who just coached a team to the greatest meltdown in its franchise history has epic job security
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A great misconception about local sportswriters is that our busiest time of the year is
#txhsfb
season. Nope, it’s this lovely stretch from mid-Feb to early-March where 🏀⚽️🤼♂️🏊♂️🏃♂️⚾️🥎 all converge for a perfect storm of sports. I’m in the middle of it now; Lord, beer me strength.
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It’s Signing Day in Galveston County! Stay tuned for a story on today’s signings
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The bond developed between these two Galveston County teams has been so heartening to see during the most difficult of times
Clear Springs continues postseason run, playing for Santa Fe
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I've never been an athlete before. I'm not now, but I've never been one before either. But, I did run my 1st 5K this morning
#PressRun
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Clear Springs alum
@Mojomdj
gave a great interview talking about his faith, his football journey, his struggle to make an NFL roster & being on a Super Bowl champion team
#GalvGameTime
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Football: Clear Springs 35, Dickinson 28 (2:23 4thQ); Todd Hudson 39yd TD run after a Kirk Collins INT!! If this holds, most incredible comeback I've ever witnessed!!
#GalvGameTime
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GCounty 🏀 appreciation post:
UIL boys region quarterfinalists:
@CSpringsbball
, GBall,
@FwoodBoysBball
,
@LM_coogshoops
,
@HitchcockBball
UIL girls region semifinalists:
@HitchcockLady
TAPPS state semifinalists:
@ocpbuccaneers
boys,
@BacsAthletics
girls
#Hoopers
#BuiltDifferent
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Former Clear Falls multi-sport star
@Shlynn23
now achieving the rare feat doing the same on the Division I college level
🏐➡️🏀
Welcome,
@Shlynn23
! Dunbar joins the OUWBB roster after leading OUVB to the NCAA tournament in 2019.
As a basketball player, Dunbar was a three-time 1st Team All-District and two-time First Team All-County honoree at Clear Falls HS in Texas.
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5 days into the popular vote & Ball High's Leyha Williams leads Creek's
@BurrowayCaitlyn
& Dickinson's
@bayleekling
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The Galveston ISD board of trustees tonight voted to hire North Shore assistant head coach Sheldon Bennight to be the next Ball High head football coach
#GalvGameTime
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Congrats to DHS's
@htownmallory
for making the 2016 Texans cheerleading squad. ICYMI, last week's story on her:
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.
@gators_bb
represent!!
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Per UIL,
@gators_bb
faces Wylie in the 6A state semifinals 8:30pm Friday at the Alamodome
The
#UILState
final four pairings are set! Visit us online for the UIL Boys Basketball State Championships schedule & ticket information. See you in San Antonio!
🏀
📍
@Alamodome
🎟
🖥
@NFHSNetwork
📺 6A Final:
@FOXSportsSW
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Santa Fe ISD unanimously votes to hire Texas City DC Blake Ryder as new AD/head football coach
#GalvGameTime
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Santa Fe’s playoff baseball game tonight against Kingwood Park has been canceled. Obviously, the kids would’ve been in no mental condition to play, such a sad situation
Due to the tragic events of this morning there will be no game tonight - stay tuned for schedule for tomorrow - Please pray for Santa Fe HS!
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Football: Year No. 9 for me covering
#txhsfb
as a full-time sports writer begins tonight w/ Texas City vs Clear Brook. Check for updates
#GalvGameTime
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Once again, we've got many tremendous athletes represented on the All-Galveston County football teams for the 2023 season:
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Never been this disappointed after covering a game. Refs took it from a great
@ClearSpringsHS
hoops team
#GalvGameTime
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Volleyball 6A state semifinal: Clear Creek def. SA Reagan (25-23, 25-14, 25-21). Faces Hebron in final 630pm tomorrow
#GalvGameTime
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Volleyball: Friendswood def. Clear Creek (25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 25-18), snaps Creek's 4+yr, 44-match district win streak
#GalvGameTime
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Friendswood drives to Dickinson 40, but DJ Small gets game-sealing INT for Gators!
#GalvGameTime
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Santa Fe is playing some of its best volleyball in years right now, and that continued tonight with a sweep of a quality Dickinson team. Read about it here:
Santa Fe continues strong start with sweep of Dickinson
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Not exactly a sellout for the
#Texans
today 😂
They did win the coin toss, which will probably be their only win today
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.
@BurrowayCaitlyn
is now all-county 1st team in both basketball & volleyball. Go hit some softballs, & girls athlete of the year is a lock
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Congrats to
@DickinsonFB
alum
@jalenwydermyer
for being named preseason 2nd team All-American TE! Big-time honor!
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State 7on7 reports (Division I, consolation bracket): Dickinson def. Georgetown 27-26
#GalvGameTime
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Volleyball: (Region III-5A semifinal): Career milestone alert-
@FwoodVolleyball
's
@ashhhbashhh05
surpassed 1,000 career kills in tonight's match. Congrats on a great HS career, & best of luck in college!
#GalvGameTime
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It’s so shiny! Proud of my photographers, copy editors/page designers, freelancers, colleagues & awesome G-County teams that made this happen.
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In a community in need of some winning,
@SantaFeHSVB
delivered in their regular season opener tonight
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The calm before the storm. The biggest home game in
@UHCougarMBK
history w/ a GCounty alum in the mix? You bet I’m checking in here.
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There won't be a sports section in my paper tomorrow, and I'm legit sad about it. Being a sports journalist brings me great joy, but I know there are much bigger problems in the world right now. So, I'll refuse to hang my head. Let's get through this together while we stay apart!
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How about League City carrying the GCounty flag in round 2 of the
#txhsfb
playoffs?
@GalvSports
will have these covered Friday
Congratulations
@CreekWildcats
,
@CFHS_Knights
, and
@ClearSpringsHS
on their wins Friday night! On to the Area Championships this Friday!!!
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Volleyball score reports (Region III-5A bi-district playoffs):
@FwoodVolleyball
def. Port Neches-Groves (25-9, 25-11, 25-16)
@TCHSVolleyball1
def. Barbers Hill (23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-17)
#GalvGameTime
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Happy to report yours truly got an honorable mention in the Texas APME’s sportswriter of the year category (category 34) 😬
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Just finished proofing our
@GalvSports
football magazine. Next stop: the printer & then the newsstands Aug. 27
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Congrats to
@ClearFallsBB
's
@Braydon_F11
drafted in the 4th round (No. 134 overall) of the
@MLBDraft
by the
@Dodgers
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One of the best all-around & natural athletes,
@Shlynn23
, I’ve covered in my short time at the helm of
@GalvSports
is now doing the multi-sport thing on the D1 college level. Read about that here:
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