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Obituary: Raymond Eugene Duckett

Services are pending for Raymond Eugene Duckett, 76, of Log Cabin.

Mr. Duckett was born on June 19, 1936 in Grandview, Texas to the home of Shelby Duckett and Connie Hartis. he passed away on Feb. 25, 2013 in Athens.

Raymond was preceded in death by his parents and nine brothers and sisters.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 46 years, Shirley Duckett; children Trena Davis and Elisha Ann Duckett; grandchildren Tina Taylor, Meagan Gunter, Michael Gunter, Amy Parish, and Randy Davis and other family and friends.

Obituary: Connie Denice Nesbitt

Connie Denice Nesbitt, 42, of Eustace was born on Nov. 2, 1970 in Sulphur, La. to the home of Terry Lee Nesbitt and Shirley Ann Berry. She passed away on Feb. 25, 2013 at her home in Eustace.

Connie graduated from High School at North Caddo, La. Connie (Mom) was a loving and caring mother to her three kids, an overall great person to everyone she knew; truly a good woman.

She is preceded in death by her father.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Christopher Shane Nesbitt, Chase Alan Nesbitt and wife Niki, Morgan Leigh Ann Phillips and fiancée David Stegall; mother Shirley Ann; brothers Terry Wayne Nesbitt, Keith David Nesbitt, and Clinton Wayne Nesbitt and wife Tiffany; grandchildren Conner Stegall and Dakota Nesbitt; and many other family and friends. She will be dearly missed by so many.

Services are pending.

Rest in Peace ~ We love you Mother ~ Shane, Chase and Morgan.

Memorial donations have been set up at First State Bank in Mabank.

Daily Brief: Wednesday, Feb. 27

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY

1. Trinity Valley Community College and the Lady Cardinals are teaming up with faculty member Mandy Weber to raise funds for the East Texas chapter of the Amazing Little Hearts Group (ALHG) tonight.

2. The Athens City Council approved more than $34,000 in funds and in-kind donations to the Spalsh Pad project this week.

3. Friday is the final day to file for local city council and school board elections.

4. We sat down with Athens EDC President Brian Malone to talk about job creation as part of our AMA (Ask Michael Anything) series.

5. High School basketball is over for this season with last night’s losses to Mabank (60-42 against Pleasant Grove) and LaPoynor (49-47 to Kerens) in Regional Quarterfinal action.

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WHAT YOU MISSED

A Eustace Middle School student earned the prestigious Black Lion Award.

I posted a photo album from last night’s Mabank Panthers playoff game.

Cross Roads Little Dribblers will be hosting a tournament March 11-16.

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WHAT OTHERS ARE TALKING ABOUT

Looks like there will be major cuts to the Post Office in LaPoynor. (The Review)

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TVCC Sports Notes: Lady Cards in action tonight

By Benny Rogers, Sports Information

The No. 1-ranked Lady Cardinals go after a 43rd straight Cardinal Gym win today against San Jacinto at 5:30 p.m. The game will be streamed (audio) online at www.youreasttexas.com.

The Lady Cardinals are 27-1 on the year and 14-0 in conference. San Jacinto is 7-18 and 2-12.

Earlier this month, the Lady Cardinals were an 80-46 winner against San Jacinto.

With a win against San Jacinto, the Lady Cardinals will clinch no worse than a share of a 12th straight conference championship.

The Lady Cardinals are scheduled to wrap up the regular season at home Saturday against ninth-ranked Blinn at 4 p.m. A win would give the Lady Cardinals an outright conference title and the No. 1 seed in the regional tournament next week.

SOFTBALL

The Lady Cardinals are scheduled to return to action Friday in the opening day of the three-day Region XIV Cross Over Tournament in Longview. They take a 13-7 record into the event.

Here is the seven-game schedule for the Lady Cardinals:

FRIDAY

2 p.m. – vs. Alvin

6 p.m. – vs. San Jacinto

SATURDAY

9 a.m. – vs. Lamar

3 p.m. – vs. Coastal Bend

7 p.m. – vs. Blinn

SUNDAY

11 a.m. – vs. Galveston

3 p.m. – vs. Angelina

Coach Ashley Johnston is four wins from her 100th career victory.

The Lady Cardinals’ next home game is Wednesday, March 14 against Navarro. Doubleheader action begins at 1 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

The Cardinals head east across the border tonight to take on Bossier Parish in their final road game of the regular season. Game time is 7 p.m.

The Cardinals take an 18-10 season record into the contest. They are 9-8 in conference play. Bossier Parish, which fell 80-69 to the Cardinals earlier this month at Cardinal Gym, is 9-17 and 2-15.

Improving their seeding at next week’s regional tournament will be the top priority for the Cardinals. With two games to go, it appears they will most likely be seeded anywhere from 7-10.

The Cardinals are scheduled to close the regular season at home Saturday against Navarro. Game time is 6 p.m.

ON THE AIR

The Cardinal Sports Network will webcast Saturday’s doubleheader at Cardinal Gym. Pregame programming for the 4 p.m. women’s game starts at 3:50 p.m.

You can watch the games at www.tvcc.edu.

Eustace Middle School athlete earns national recognition

Pictured (from left) are District Attorney Scott McKee, Noah Herring, and Casey Herring. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Special to HCT Now

Noah Herring, a 6th grader at Eustace Middle School and two-way player for the Eustace All Sports Association (EASA) Little League Football team, received the Black Lion award Saturday before a basketball game in Eustace.

The Black Lion Award is presented annually to youth, middle and high school student-athletes across the nation who personify team play in memory of Army Major Don Holleder, a West Point All American football player who gave his life while trying to save his men of the 28th Infantry Regiment “Black Lions” in combat during the Viet Nam War on Oct. 17, 1967. Major Holleder and 57 other Black Lions were killed in action that day. Two are still missing.

Holleder was a stand-out athlete at West Point, leading the Army team as its quarterback during the 1955 football season.

The Black Lion is not an individual award in the same sense as a most valuable player award. It is intended to go to a player who best exemplifies the character of Don Holleder-leadership, courage, devotion to duty, selfless sacrifice, and above all an unselfish concern for the team ahead of himself.

Herring is also a stand-out baseball and basketball player. He was instrumental in his team’s success and its 2012 Little League Tri-County Football Super Bowl victory. The award was presented by District Attorney Scott McKee, a Major in the Army Reserves and assistant coach in the EASA organization.