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Sports Shorts: Former Ozen standout garners national honor

John Comeaux, a freshman guard at Lamar State College Port Arthur

John Comeaux, a freshman guard at Lamar State College Port Arthur, was named the NJCAA Division I Player of the Week on Jan. 11.

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Weisbrod earns conference honors

Lamar University junior forward Colton Weisbrod

Lamar University junior forward Colton Weisbrod has been named Southland Conference Player of the Week for Jan. 16. It is the first time in his career that Weisbrod has received the honor, and the second time this season that a Cardinal has earned the award (Joey Frenchwood).

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Sports Shorts 01-12-17

K.J. Miller earns preseason status

Fresh off winning a state championship with West Orange-Stark football, senior K.J. Miller was chosen as an Under Armour Preseason All-American baseball player after performing in front of scouts at the Pirate City Christmas Camp in Florida.

Miller will next attend a camp Jan. 13 in Arizona at the Chicago Cubs Spring Training Facility.

As an infielder, Miller hit .500 last year for the Mustang baseball team.

Local football referee goes viral

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Junior Colton Weisbrod netted a career-high 34 points

Junior Colton Weisbrod netted a career-high 34 points to lead Lamar to a 74-54 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Jan. 7 at the Montagne Center. The Cardinals (10-6/2-1 Southland) trailed for a grand total of 13 seconds on their way to a rout of the Lions.

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Duck hunting is a special kind of misery

Duck hunting is definitely not everybody’s cup of tea.

Whatever it is that makes people want to go duck hunting is beyond the wildest imagination of most folks with a sane mind. Here’s how it works on the average hunt. The alarm goes off at 4 a.m. or earlier, and you get up, put on camouflaged clothing and head out the door. By the time you actually get to where you’ll be hunting, it’s cold, dark and wet. So what do we do? Pull on a pair of waders and head out into boot-sucking mud, toss out several dozen decoys, load the gun and hope the birds show up.

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