Bulldogs lose to VA

Colton Thurman prepares to shoot a foul shot. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise.

The Howe Bulldogs dropped to 02 in district play on Tuesday night and 6-11 overall on the season with a 78-34 loss to rival Van Alstyne.

The Panthers, equipped with a team chock full of quick scrappy players outran Howe to a quick lead and a 23-7 first period advantage. final stanza, 14-13.

Other scorers for Howe were Colton Thurman (5), Kolby Taylor (4), Ethan Lopez (3), Eli Wilson (2), Jake Fabacher (2), Ayden Norton (2), and Luke Lopez (2).

Howe will play at Leonard Tuesday night.

The Panthers’ Samuel Tormos was too much for Howe to handle as he ripped through the perimeter for numerous layups on his way to 23 points.

Howe was led by freshman Austin Haley and senior Caiden Harmon who each contributed seven points.

The Panthers continued their way with Howe in the second en route to a 47-16 halftime lead in Howe.

The Bulldogs managed only five points in the third period while allowing 19 to VA.

With the foot off the gas in the fourth period, Howe took the

Eli Wilson (32) defends for Howe. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise.

Paetyn Ford at the line Tuesday against Van Alstyne. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise.

The 20th state-ranked Howe Lady Bulldogs got back on track Tuesday night with a dominating 61-33 win over Van Alstyne. Howe (17-6, 3-1), had their senior defensive leader Jenna Honore back on the court after having to miss the Bells game due to a family situation. With the starters back in position, the Lady Bulldogs stormed out of the gate to make a 20-3 statement after the first period.

Honore was one of three Howe girls to score in double-digits as she knocked down 13 points on the night. Sierra Copeland led Howe with 15 while Ally Harvey totaled 10 points. Harvey and Copeland combined for 17 rebounds with Harvey leading the team with nine.

Howe continued their dominance and took a 31-8 lead into the locker room at the half.

The second half was set on coast as Howe only outscored the Lady Panthers, 30-25 to close out the team’s third district win in four attempts.

The Howe girls were off on Friday and will play at Leonard (13-11, 3-1) on Tuesday night.

Bells is currently the district leader at 3-0. The Lady Panthers are ranked 19th in the state, one ahead of Howe.

In The Lady Bulldogs showed up at a recent practice for the Howe 3rd and 4th grade Lady Bulldogs to coach them. One mom of a player said that the Lady Bulldogs made the younger players feel like rock stars.

Howe’s Ally Harvey puts up a shot against Van Alstyne. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise.

Howe Youth Baseball Commissioner Mike Portman discusses objectives for the upcoming 2020 season.

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Jan. 25—signups at HMS Cafeteria 11 am—2pm. Feb. 1—signups at HMS Cafeteria 11 am—2 pm. Feb. 1—Board Member selections (open to the public) 6:30 pm at the EDC/Chamber office. Feb. 15—Field cleanup day 10 am—complete. Feb. 22—First day of practice.

The City of Howe will be upgrading the looks of Bicentennial Park by means of placing green mesh netting around the outfield fences of Hash and North Fields. They’ll also place gold poly-cap around the top of the outfield fences. The cost to play each sport is $90 for the first child and $70 per additional child in the same sport.

HYSA is also seeking board members for Howe Youth Football.

deceased to enter the 2020 class. The nominations will be released in February and voting will begin then at howechamber.com.

The chamber will also be compiling a magazine consisting of a business director, city street map, city information, school information, youth sports, and more. Ads in the magazine will offset the printing cost and the publication will be free to the public. Cannaday says the chamber budgeted for 1,000 copies to be printed.

With Jeremy Roberts challenging County Commissioner Jeff Whitmire, the chamber board has reached out to both candidates to seek interest and a date for a debate to be held before the Feb. 18 early voting date.

Dates were set for the following events:

Howe Hall of Honor and Awards Night, Friday, May 1—6:30 pm. Founders Day Festival, Saturday, May 2—2 pm—8 pm.

Hotter ‘N Howe Summer Bash, Saturday, July 25– 3 pm-dark.

Blue Bell Ice Cream Social (sponsored by Cavender Home Theater), Thursday, August 6, 6:30 pm—8 pm.

Murder Mystery Dinner, Saturday, Oct. 3, 7 pm—9 pm.

Downtown Howe-lloween Festival, Saturday, Oct. 24, 6 pm—9 pm.

Christmas Parade, Saturday, Dec. 14, 4:30 pm.

In addition to the calendar, the chamber is working on a firstquarter members evening networking gathering at a local restaurant.

Chamber board members are Robert Cannaday—president, Sarah Whitt—treasurer, Tom Defrange– secretary, Sergio Garcia, Susan Garcia, Sheryl Bentley, and Monte Walker.