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Lady Bulldogs lose two this week
Lady Bulldogs against Van Alstyne last week. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise.
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Howe Lady Bulldogs lost to Bonham last Friday night The scores were 22-25, 15-25, 28-26, 25-19, 9-15 Ally Harvey put away 16 kills Jenna Honore had six kills and 15 digs Cassidy Anderson had five kills, 16 assists, and nine digs Kylie Hopper had eight assists and six digs Kaylin Bouse added five kills Chloe Loftice had three kills and Molly Wilson added two kills and six digs
The Lady Bulldogs entered last week 2-4 in district and 8-21 for the season
The girls also lost to Van Alstyne on Tuesday in three sets despite a strong third set
Leonard beat Howe, 26-24, 25-14, 25-19, in district action on Friday
Howe's JV football team lost to Rains 48-6 Colton Meyer scored on a 2-yard run It followed a Luis Gonzales 65-yard run
Howe's eighth grade won 22-20 over Rains as Carson Daniels scored on a run and Ryan Hough caught a touchdown pass from
Austin Haley Coach Bruce Elvington said the offensive line was outstanding opening holes
The seventh grade suffered their first loss on the season, 20-6 Jacob Campbell scored Howe's touchdown on a 2-yard run
Youth football roundup
On Saturday, the Bulldogs fifth and sixth grade team traveled to Tom Bean to play their last regular season game against the Leonard Tigers
The Bulldogs held the Tigers to no first downs in the entire game
The offensive scoring was led by multiple players including Gavin Rodgers, Braden Ulmer, Garren Lankford and Eli Stoner Extra points were converted by Anthony Lowder, and Parker Daniels
The Dog defense played lights out according to the coaching staff Brevin Mayo recoved a fumble and Beau Stephens blocked punt The Bulldogs (6-1) will play Leonard again next week in Bells at noon to open the first round of playoffs The Bulldogs enter the playoffs as the the number three seeded team behind Collinsville (7-0) and Tom Bean (6-1)
The Howe 3rd and 4th grade lost to Collinsville 13-6 The end the regular season with a record of 33 They will face Leonard next week in Howe at 1:30 for round one of the playoffs
The Howe kindergarten through second grade team lost to Blue Ridge, 19-0 They finished the regular season with a 1-5 record They will open the playoffs next week with a first round matchup with Blue Ridge at 10:30 am in Blue Ridge
However, Texas weather had a different effect on the finals performance With lightning meters and all weather apps showing storms 40-50 miles away and not due to hit Aubrey for quite a while, the band headed off to warmup About 5-10 minutes into the warmup contest administrators notified directors that all timing schedules were being done away with and bands were being asked to line up at the stadium with "first come, first served" being the schedule from then on out (Bands normally have 10 minutes travel to warmup areas, 30 minutes of warmup, 10 minutes transition from warmup to the field, five minutes of set up time, eight minutes to perform and two minutes to clear the field. All are held to a very strict clock ) With that new information, the band
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made the hike back to the stadium and prepared to take the field
"We've never had anything like that happen," said Liss "We've had delays and cancellations but never hurry up and go It was chaos at its finest and certainly had our hearts and the music tempos beating very fast But we got in that second run and it was much better than our prelims performance. That is our ultimate goal of every contest "
As the Pride of Howe was clearing the field, contest administrators had to clear the stadium and suspend the contest due to lightning The contest was never resumed Howe's finals performance however was one that saw their overall score from the judges increase by a substantial amount and had them in first place up to that point with only three bands remaining
Howe will compete next weekend at the new McKinney ISD stadium Saturday morning before traveling to Ponder for the Ponder Marching Invitational Saturday afternoon. Performance times are 10:00 am and 2:15 pm
Sometimes life is so difficult that we can barely keep it together All of us have faced serious trials and for those who are Christians, we have appreciated the comfort and peace of God’s presence As wonderful as this is, we are still often left with unanswered questions and painful wounds that live in the secret depths of our soul Yes, we have friends and family members who try to encourage us and we listen to suggestions that try to explain why things happen, but in the back of our mind we are reminded that we actually understand very little How many times have we heard that listening to God is not easy and how difficult it is to differentiate between what he is saying and our own thoughts I find it interesting when our life is rolling along without any problems, we do not seem to be concerned with his advice or suggestions But when we are facing a serious crisis and desperately crying out for answers, we are begging for him to intervene Even though the Bible is filled with scriptures that encourage us to listen for his voice, we discover he is not like a radio where we can just turn the knob and hear him explain why this is happening So, why are we still in the dark about certain events? It could be that we are forgetting some important principals within the context of our natural and spiritual reality
Jeremiah 29:13 says, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all of your heart.”
To many people, this brings up an uncertainty about how to seek God and if we are we doing it correctly? Rest assured dear brother and sister, it’s normal to feel perplexed and fainthearted when we are knocked off our feet We are made of flesh and blood and most of our considerations are based on our emotions. Humans have amazing mental capabilities but are also very vulnerable when
A time to ask and a time to listen
it comes to being led by their feelings which is usually not a help in our time of need. In order for any of us to comprehend what God is saying, we are reminded in the first chapter of Romans that as a part of our born-again experience, our mind must also be renewed and transformed into his way of knowing and understanding We no longer depend on our reasoning but learn to trust his plans for us
As followers of Christ, many of us will spend the rest of our lives trying to listen and discern the will of God for our life and for situations all around us The extent of our success will depend on how serious we are about it Whatever the level of interest, we can agree that if we desire to hear from the Lord it would be wise to place this subject up at the top of our priority list I keep prayer journals and believe we can simply ask God to reveal what he wants us to do in order that we might know his will Of course, there is more to hearing God’s voice than just asking him to make it happen and by the way, miracles do not always happen automatically It’s each individual’s responsibility to pray and ask forgiveness every day so that we can live holy before him, and then we must have patience as we wait for him to respond The Lord promises in Jeremiah chapter 33, “Call unto Me, and I will answer thee and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not” but it will take perseverance, desire and determination to develop this level of self-discipline and spiritual awareness
When we are troubled about something we should not be intimidated or afraid to ask for clarification There are times when we might need to fast and spend some time away from everyone so that we can hear Him more clearly It’s good to also remember that God has infinite power and we should not limit his abilities Yes, he is compassionate about a failing air-conditioner but He is more concerned about molding us into his image and for us demonstrating his character Prayer is not just a one-sided conversation where we do all the asking but rather a beautiful part of our intimate relationship where God freely speaks and intervenes.“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them,
