Old Cardinal
11-14-2004, 03:47 PM
The very young BC Cross Country team last year were nipped out of the State Championship last year by a great Senior laden Elgin team. This year they totally dominated the field winning by 39 points over #2 Yoakum. Now that is an incredible big domination win in Cross Country. If you could have seen how these boys trained this year you would really admire them. They are young and will be back strong this next year! In fact their JV plus two of their fastest girls comprising a whole second team of seven would have been quite competitive in most boys meets!
It's kind of funny, at church this morning I welcomed a new family visiting. The man and I were talking, it seems that his 15 year old stepson is quite a Cross Country star at Navasota. Given a choice as to where to go to school he just this week chose to enroll in Bridge City because of their great CC Coaching and proven team and he too wants to get one of the scholarships that colleges are clammering to give to BCHS youth...A number of the seven Varsity had new career highs at the State Meet at Old Settlers Park.
I sometimes wonder if maybe these kids are right. One youth said "In a lot of sports especially football an ACL or say MCL knee injury with surgery can end a promising college scholarship so easily. In Cross Country, with enough stamina buildup you can get a great college scholarship with less chance of a career ending injury". Maybe he is right.
Cong'ts to Coach Cody Knight who ran right with them on their crueling training and also Coach Miller the Head Coach who is such a great friend and mentor to these hardworking successful youth.
Yes, I am bragging on them! Dizzy Dean says "It ain't braggin if you can do it! LOL" Folks they did it!
To these youth--Keep running up and down that rice canal levee at long angles along West Roundbunch in BC. Also, keep running that rugged course in the spoil-bank area of Pleasure Island east of Port Arthur(watch for those cotton-mouthed moccasins)! Keep running the gator, muskrat and nutria trails through the baygalls of Clairbone Park on upper Cow Bayou. Remember don' t forget your bug repellent!
I kind of look for folks to sit out along West Roundbunch at the various picnic spots next season while you train.
It's kind of funny, at church this morning I welcomed a new family visiting. The man and I were talking, it seems that his 15 year old stepson is quite a Cross Country star at Navasota. Given a choice as to where to go to school he just this week chose to enroll in Bridge City because of their great CC Coaching and proven team and he too wants to get one of the scholarships that colleges are clammering to give to BCHS youth...A number of the seven Varsity had new career highs at the State Meet at Old Settlers Park.
I sometimes wonder if maybe these kids are right. One youth said "In a lot of sports especially football an ACL or say MCL knee injury with surgery can end a promising college scholarship so easily. In Cross Country, with enough stamina buildup you can get a great college scholarship with less chance of a career ending injury". Maybe he is right.
Cong'ts to Coach Cody Knight who ran right with them on their crueling training and also Coach Miller the Head Coach who is such a great friend and mentor to these hardworking successful youth.
Yes, I am bragging on them! Dizzy Dean says "It ain't braggin if you can do it! LOL" Folks they did it!
To these youth--Keep running up and down that rice canal levee at long angles along West Roundbunch in BC. Also, keep running that rugged course in the spoil-bank area of Pleasure Island east of Port Arthur(watch for those cotton-mouthed moccasins)! Keep running the gator, muskrat and nutria trails through the baygalls of Clairbone Park on upper Cow Bayou. Remember don' t forget your bug repellent!
I kind of look for folks to sit out along West Roundbunch at the various picnic spots next season while you train.