THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANGE IN THE HEAD COACHING RANKS AMONG LOCAL TEAMS. HUNTSVILLE HORNET HEAD BOYS BASKETBALL COACH LARRY CARLSON HAS STEPPED DOWN AFTER 6 SEASONS AT THE HELM OF THE HORNET PROGRAM, MISSING THE STATE PLAYOFFS THIS SEASON, THE ONLY TIME THAT HAPPENED IN HIS TENURE AT H-H-S. THE SEARCH FOR A NEW COACH TO REPLACE CARLSON WILL BEGIN SOON.
SHSU WILL HOST A BIG SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE BASKETBALL DOUBLHEADER TODAY AT JOHNSON COLISEUM AS THE SAM HOUSTON MEN & WOMEN HOST THEIR COUNTERPARTS FROM NORTHWESTERN STATE; THE WOMEN’S GAME GETS UNDER WAY AT 5:30PM AND CAN BE HEARD LIVE ON 1049 THE HITS.
FOR THE MEN, THEIR GAME WILL BEGIN 30 MINUTES FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE WOMEN’S GAME WITH THE BEARKATS & DEMONS COMING IN ON HOT STREAKS. THE BEARKAT MEN HAVE WON 4 GAMES IN A ROW AND 10 OF THEIR LAST 12, WHILE NORTHWESTERN’S MEN HAVE WON 6 CONSECUTIVE GAMES. TODAY’S MEN’S GAME WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON 101.7 KSAM.
IN SOFTBALL, THE SHSU BEARKAT WOMEN OPENED THEIR SEASON AT HOME ON WEDNESDAY WITH AN 8-3 LOSS TO NATIONAL-POWER TEXAS A&M. NEXT ACTION FOR THE SAM SOFTBALL TEAM IS SET FOR FRIDAY IN A TOURNAMENT IN HOUSTON.
THE HUNTSVILLE LADY HORNETS SOFTBALL TEAM WILL HIT THE FIELD TODAY IN A TOURNAMENT IN BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION.
IN SOCCER ACTION ON WEDNESDAY, THE HUNTSVILLE HORNETS SHUT OUT NEW CANEY 4-0. THE HORNET BOYS WILL HOST WILLIS ON FRIDAY.