Heartbreaker: Sharyland Pioneer eliminated after extra innings loss against Georgetown
JOURDANTON — Sharyland Pioneer lost a 10-inning thriller 2-1 against Georgetown on Friday night in Game 2 of their Region IV-5A final best-of-three series at Jourdanton High School. The Eagles, who were victorious in Game 1 on Thursday 4-0, win the fifth-round playoff series 2-0. Georgetown loaded the bases during the bottom of the 10th inning, and Andon Petty drove in the game-winner with a blooper to right field. Those guys are freshmen and sophomores right there, so big things to come for those guys. Sharyland Pioneer’s seniors finish their careers with nine playoff series wins in three postseasons.
myrgv.comSharyland Pioneer drops Game 1 against Georgetown
JOURDANTON — Sharyland Pioneer finds itself in a place it hasn’t been so far this postseason — facing a do-or-die scenario after losing Game 1 of a playoff series. The Diamondbacks dropped Game 1 of their best-of-three Region IV-5A final against Georgetown 4-0 on Thursday at Jourdanton High School. Game 2 is scheduled for 7 tonight at Jourdanton High School. Game 3, if necessary, is slated for 1 p.m. Saturday at Jourdanton High School. Pioneer (32-9) committed three errors during the first four innings, leading to a three-run second for Georgetown and one more score during the fourth.
myrgv.comNot enough: Sharyland Pioneer falls in regional final against Georgetown
JOURDANTON — Sharyland Pioneer lost a 10-inning thriller 2-1 against Georgetown on Friday night in Game 2 of their Region IV-5A final best-of-three series. The Eagles, who won Game 1 on Thursday 4-0, took the fifth-round playoff series 2-0. Georgetown loaded the bases during the bottom of the 10th inning, and Andon Petty drove in the game-winner with a blooper to center field. Nene (Rene Vela) pitched really well, Ruben (Lopez) pitched really well. Sharyland Pioneer’s seniors finish their careers with nine playoff series wins in three postseasons.
myrgv.comSharyland Pioneer drops Game 1 of regional final against Georgetown
Sharyland Pioneer drops Game 1 against GeorgetownBy BRYAN RAMOSStaff WriterJOURDANTON — Sharyland Pioneer finds itself in a place it hasn’t been so far this postseason — facing a do-or-die scenario after losing Game 1 of a playoff series. The Diamondbacks dropped Game 1 of their best-of-three Region IV-5A final against Georgetown 4-0 on Thursday at Jourdanton High School. Game 2 is scheduled for 7 tonight at Jourdanton High School. Game 3, if necessary, is slated for 1 p.m. Saturday at Jourdanton High School. Pioneer (32-9) committed three errors during the first four innings, leading to a three-run second for Georgetown and one more score during the fourth.
myrgv.comElite Company: Sharyland Pioneer prepared for regional final against Georgetown
The Diamondbacks own two of those Elite 8 appearances, Sharyland High made it to Round 5 in 2019, and Los Fresnos qualified for the regional final a year ago. “Over the years, Valley baseball has been overlooked, but now it’s starting to take a big step against all competition. Pioneer faced Georgetown during its 2019 trip to the state semifinals, falling 8-2. Georgetown went on to drop the state championship game against Colleyville Heritage 14-2. Sharyland Pioneer interim head coach Shawn Moes, who was an assistant on the 2019 Pioneer team that faced Georgetown, said the key to the series is simple.
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The Diamondbacks own two of those Elite 8 appearances, and Los Fresnos qualified for the regional final a year ago. “Over the years, Valley baseball has been overlooked, but now it’s starting to take a big step against all competition. Sharyland Pioneer interim head coach Shawn Moes, who was an assistant on the 2019 Pioneer team that faced Georgetown, said the key to the series is simple. You have to do all the little things right to get here, and that’s what we’ve been doing as a team,” senior third baseman and UTRGV signee Oscar Serna said. All that stands in the way is three Elite Eight games against Georgetown.
myrgv.comShe Vanished on Spring Break in 2009. Cops Say They Found Her Body—and Her Killer
Georgetown SheriffThe body of a 17-year-old New York girl who vanished during a 2009 trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has been found and identified—and a registered sex offender who was an early person of interest in the case is charged with kidnapping, raping, and strangling her.At a news conference Monday, the family of Brittanee Drexel listened as a parade of law enforcement officials discussed the “bittersweet” turn in the cold case but provided no details about how they were able to cr
news.yahoo.comUConn women’s basketball team opens the postseason with something to prove in the Big East Tournament
The prelude is past, the postseason is here. The UConn women’s basketball team may not be in its familiar position, poised for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and considered the team to beat, but the Huskies are embracing their position as dangerous underdogs. “We’re a different team [than earlier in the season],” UConn senior Christyn Williams said. “I feel like a lot of teams are ...
news.yahoo.comRare eagle seen in Maine, wowing birders, might stay a bit
A rare species of eagle that has thrilled bird lovers and baffled scientists since arriving in Maine last month might not be in a hurry to leave. It has stuck to Maine's middle coast, eating fish and ducks and attracting hundreds of birdwatchers from all over the world. The bird is far off course, and it's still unclear why it came here at all, said Doug Hitchcox, staff naturalist at Maine Audubon.
news.yahoo.comVTX1 buys Georgetown internet provider
Wireless provider VTX1 Companies has acquired an internet service provider based in Georgetown, Texas, as the Raymondville-based firm continues to expand its footprint in the state. VTX1 announced it has purchased SOS Communications, which has been operating in central Texas since 2007. The SOS acquisition is the fourth in under five years for VTX1, which provides residential and commercial internet service, and expands the internet provider’s customer base to more than 37,000 clients. VTX1 currently occupies over 8,000 route miles of network facilities statewide, along with 279 fixed wireless towers. The SOS acquisition will expand VTX1’s service territory to approximately 46,500 square miles and grow their fixed wireless inventory by 18 percent, company officials said.
myrgv.com‘Don’t you dare take that': Simu Liu begged 'Shang-Chi' producers to let him keep Shaun's rare Air Jordan 4s
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” star Simu Liu begged the film production team to allow him to keep the rare Air Jordan 4s worn as a part of his character Shaun’s wardrobe, purportedly leading security to follow him around the set to make sure he did not steal the sneakers. Liu wore a pair of the rare “Georgetown” colorways of Nike's Air Jordan 4 shoes in scenes nearing the end of the 2021 Marvel film “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”
news.yahoo.comPamela Sue (Speck) Huber
Pamela Sue (Speck) Huber, 73, of Georgetown, TX, and formerly of Austin, TX, passed away December 21, 2021, after a long illness. She was born in San Antonio, TX, on September 26, 1948.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Obituary San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comSome Georgetown businesses want change inside the nonprofit that runs its business improvement district
Small businesses push to reform the powerful nonprofit organization that runs Georgetown business improvement district (BID). Critics say the BID has operated for too long without transparency and accountability and has offered a questionable return on the taxes members must pay into it.
washingtonpost.com150 volunteers help Rotary pack 15,000 meals on World Food Day
Over 150 volunteers came from areas across Central Texas, including San Antonio and Georgetown, to help the Rotary Club of San Marcos pack 15,000 meals on World Food Day.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comGuyana again rejects Venezuelan claims to its territory
Venezuela's socialist government and its opposition have agreed on at least one thing: Both claim that most of the neighboring nation of Guyana should be part of Venezuela. Guyana's government on Wednesday formally denounced the accord signed this week by Venezuelan negotiators who are trying to find a way out of their nation's political impasse. It called the agreement “an overt threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Guyana.”
news.yahoo.comBoerne boys soccer preparing for UIL Class 4A State Championship game
On Thursday afternoon, the Boerne Greyhounds held their final practice prior to competing in Saturday's UIL Class 4A State Championship Game against Fort Worth Diamond Hill Jarvis. The match is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at Birkelbach Field in Georgetown.
Hoyas history; Colorado uses 3s to dismiss Georgetown 96-73
It was a 96-73 thumping of Georgetown, the program Ewing starred for in the 1980s and now coaches. “We didn't bring our ‘A’ game,” Ewing said. He was called for a flagrant-one foul when he took down Georgetown big man Timothy Ighoefe by the neck while Ighoefe was going up for what looked like an easy bucket. Walker became the 16th player in tournament history to shoot at least five 3s and make them all. By making the surprise trip to the tournament, Ewing alleviated some of the heat he was starting to feel back home.
The Latest: Every seed except 16 has a team in second round
In 2016, 2013 and 1991, seed lines 1-15 all had a team reach the second round. UMBC in 2018 is still the only 16 seed to make the round of 32, but no 15 seed won that year. Ad___8:00 p.m.Don’t expect a track meet when Villanova and North Texas play in the second round of the South Region on Sunday. The matchup between the fifth-seeded Wildcats and 13th-seeded Mean Green features two of the most deliberately paced teams in the NCAA Tournament. UNC Wilmington’s John Goldsberry holds the record for most 3-point attempts without a miss in an NCAA Tournament game.
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FILE - New York Knicks' Patrick Ewing encourages fans to cheer in the final seconds of their playoff game against the Charlotte Hornets in New York, in this Saturday, April 26, 1997, file photo. Patrick Ewing and Georgetown are back in the NCAA Tournament. (AP Photo/Adam Nadel, File)The Latest on the first round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):___The second full day of the NCAA Tournament is underway and Georgetown started it by kneeling down. The Hoyas locked arms and took a knee during the national anthem ahead of their game against Colorado. Coached by its former star, Patrick Ewing, Georgetown is a 12 seed after making March Madness with a four-win-in-four-day streak through the Big East Tournament.
Ewing, Georgetown take Big East, NCAA bid with stunning rout
Georgetown is the Big East champion again, with the greatest Hoya of them all leading the way. Now he is the first person in Big East history to be the most outstanding player on a Big East Tournament champion and coach a team to a Big East Tournament title. 8 seed to win the Big East Tournament and the lowest seed since Connecticut did it as a No. That seems unlikely for these Hoyas, who entered the Big East Tournament with a losing record. UP NEXTThe Hoyas likely give the Big East four teams in the NCAA Tournament along with Creighton, Villanova and UConn.
Bubble watch: Boise St loses again; Syracuse, MSU also fall
The Spartans are seeking their 23rd straight NCAA Tournament appearance. In the Mountain West, Colorado State and Utah State succeeded where Boise State failed. Those two teams advanced to the semifinals of that tournament and have a chance to keep padding their resumes at a time when several other bubble teams can't. GAME TO WATCHColorado State faces Utah State in a Mountain West semifinal. On Thursday, Colorado State was one of the last at-large teams projected to make the field at bracketmatrix.com, and Utah State was one of the first teams out.
Georgetown upsets Big East top seed Villanova 72-71 at MSG
The Hoyas are back in the Big East Tournament semifinals for the first time in six years, with the former Georgetown and Knicks star leading the way. Georgetown last reached the Big East semifinals in 2015. “We played against the Cadillac, the Bentley, whatever you want to call them, of the Big East — the class of the Big East. The quarterfinal day at the Garden is often the best of the Big East Tournament. They had not won even a single Big East Tournament game since 2016 before beating Marquette in the first round Wednesday.
WATCH LIVE: President Biden to sign order for govt to buy more US goods
BALTIMORE – President Joe Biden plans to sign on Monday an executive order that aims to boost government purchases from U.S. manufacturers, according to administration officials. The United States has shed roughly 540,000 factory jobs since last February as the coronavirus pandemic hurled the world's largest economy into recession. Biden's order would modify the rules for the Buy American program, making it harder for contractors to qualify for a waiver and sell foreign-made goods to federal agencies. The government helped save the automotive sector after the 2008 financial crisis, but the number of factory jobs has been steadily shrinking over the course of four decades. The number of U.S. manufacturing jobs peaked in 1979 at 19.5 million and now totals 12.3 million, according to the Labor Department.
Biden to reinstate COVID travel rules, add South Africa
President Joe Biden departs after attending mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington. Biden is reversing an order from President Donald Trump in his final days in office that called for the relaxation of the travel restrictions as of Tuesday. The decision to reverse the order is not surprising, but the addition of South Africa to the restricted travel list highlights the new administration’s concern about mutations in the virus. The South Africa variant has not been discovered in the United States, but another variant — originating in the United Kingdom — has been detected in several states. Reuters was first to report Biden’s decision to add South Africa to the list.
The Latest: Wizards-Bucks game postponed
That can mean a positive COVID-19 test, an inconclusive test or potential exposure to someone who tested positive. He was pulled at halftime of Memphis’ game against Brooklyn on Jan. 8 but played the Grizzlies’ next game Jan. 11 against Cleveland. ___The Atlantic Coast Conference announced that Saturday's Pittsburgh-Boston College men’s basketball game has been postponed. The conference also said Pittsburgh's men's game at Wake Forest scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 7, will move to this Saturday evening. ___Georgetown’s men’s basketball game at Xavier scheduled for next week has been postponed because of a coronavirus-related issue in the Hoyas’ program.
The Latest: South Carolina coach Martin to miss game at LSU
FILE - Villanova head coach Jay Wright gestures during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgetown in Washington, in this Saturday, March 7, 2020, file photo. South Carolina, 3-2 this season, has had seven scheduled games called off because of COVID-19. ___Xavier's scheduled men's basketball game Saturday at Seton Hall has been postponed because of COVID-19 related issues within the Xavier program. ___The Atlantic Coast Conference says Saturday’s men’s basketball game between Georgia Tech and North Carolina State has been postponed. ___Michigan State is postponing a second straight men's basketball game due to a COVID-19 outbreak within its basketball program.
Video shows chaotic display after Texas fireworks stand goes up in flames
It wasn’t New Year’s Eve, but one Central Texas town had quite the fireworks display. A fireworks stand in Georgetown, north of Austin, caught fire on Monday, shooting fireworks through flames and smoke. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office shared footage of the chaos on Twitter just before 3 p.m. Where to party in San Antonio for New Year’s Eve, including family-friendly eventsNo one was injured in the fire, according to WCSO. Some Twitter users compared the incident to a premature New Year’s Eve display, while others related it to the Snakes and Sparklers scene from “Joe Dirt.”
Georgetown player leaves team amid harassment complaint
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)WASHINGTON, DC – A Georgetown men’s basketball player who is now off the team was among three Hoyas who were the subject of complaints accusing them of burglary and harassment. Georgetown athletic director Lee Reed said Tuesday that LeBlanc is seeking a transfer. Gardner and Alexander were still listed on the Hoyas’ roster Tuesday night on Georgetown’s website, while LeBlanc and Akinjo have been removed. The university issued a statement Monday saying: “Georgetown takes student conduct issues very seriously and ensures that they are investigated thoroughly. According to the documents, a female Georgetown student accused the trio of “threats against my personal safety.” Temporary restraining orders filed by a different student against LeBlanc and Alexander were granted days later.
Ewing wins big again at MSG, Hoyas knock off No. 22 Texas
Patrick Ewing!”Maybe this win wasn’t as big for Ewing as beating the Pacers or the Bulls in playoff games. The Hoyas (4-1) used a 12-0 run early in the second half that rallied the crowd and had "Let's go Hoyas!" Wahab had a thunderous dunk for a 54-52 lead and the active Hoyas defensive forced another turnover under Texas' basket. The Knicks tweeted a photo montage of Ewing with the Hoyas and Knicks and wrote, "Pat comes full circle." BIG PICTUREGeorgetown: Former Hoyas star Alonzo Mourning was at the game to watch them knock off a ranked team for the third time under Ewing.