The Pride of Malakoff Marching Band earned straight 1st Division ratings at the UIL Regional Marching Contest Wednesday. The band’s performance qualifies it for the Area Marching Contest at Denton Collins Stadium on Oct. 24.
This marks the second straight year the band has advanced to the Area round and is the latest in an outstanding year for the Pride of Malakoff.
Coach Jamie Driskell talks about Malakoff’s big district win over Palestine Westwood and looks ahead to Friday night’s homecoming matchup against Elkhart.
True to the resolve I expressed here last week, I am still happily hanging out with family. I helped celebrate Hunter Norwood’s 22nd birthday, embarrassed Sonny on the Internet while he cooked me pork chops, went to granddaughter Taegan’s choir concert, (she was the best one there, of course) and went with Liz to a huge baby shower at a huge and wonderful home. I think along the way Liz and I went and bought something else, but maybe I lost count.
In the meantime, I have found a great side benefit of staying at Liz’s house. (I’m still there, by the way, haven’t moved on to the next kid’s place yet—this vacation of mine may take a while.) That benefit is that I pass by real close to my niece Margaret O’Brien’s house when I leave Liz’s house and head to town. So the last two Sunday mornings I’ve called and asked if she had some coffee to share. Both times I ended up getting breakfast, and a great visit out of the deal. Margaret and I are a little bit closer in age than her mother and I are. We have always been good friends, though we haven’t always visited as much as we mean to.
Don’t miss out on the Malakoff Exes Reunion this homecoming weekend!
Saturday, Oct. 17, will start with the 6th Annual Golf Tournament at Indian Oaks Golf Course. Check in starts at 8 a.m. with tee off at 9 a.m. Cost is $60 per player and includes Association dues, cart, lunch, cash prizes and gift bag. There is also $10,000 on the line for a hole-in-one plus a $100 marshmallow putting contest. There will be cash prizes for the top two teams. Continue reading “Malakoff Exes ready for big banquet”
