The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Page: 14 of 31
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Roadside rattlesnake roundup shakes up the Club
Returning from the Porta Potty at the
Rattlesnake Roundup, I found the
Hunting Club members gathered around
Woodrow’s elderly Suburban. No one
paid any attention to my arrival until I
made what I thought was a funny rat-
tlesnake sound.
After hunting snakes all day at the
west Texas competition, all four of the
Club members levitated to appreciable
levels, each falling back to earth at the
same time and every one of them utter-
ing the same, unprintable four-letter
exclamation.
“You scared the pee-waddlin’ out of
us,” Doc complained, rubbing his chest
to see if it still contained a workable
heart.
“I can’t believe you’re at a snake hunt
in the first place,” I answered defensive-
ly. “Besides, it was funny.”
“No rattling sound is funny after
looking for snakes all day,” Wrong Willie
said. He then resumed staring at the
Suburban.
“What are you guys doing?” I asked.
“I thought we were leaving.”
“We were,” Woodrow said. “But when
we got here this guy was getting out of
the Suburban. He realized he was in the
wrong one about the time we walked
up.”
Shocked that another Suburban
could be so similarly faded and worn
out, I stared at the vehicle for a moment,
then looked around for a twin. “So?” I
prodded.
“I’m nearsighed,” the stranger said.
“And ... ” I urged, pulled back into the
conversation.
Doc cleared his throat. “Well, he
opened the back door and got his sack
of snakes out of the back seat and we
talked a minute. Then...”
“...then he offered to let us see the
snakes he caught,” Willie continued,
because he was sure Doc was going to
pass out. Jerry Wayne took Doc’s arm to
steady him.
The stranger kind of shook his can-
vas sack and finally joined the conversa-
tion. “This guy wanted to look,” he
pointed at Willie. “But when I opened
the top, I realized I was a snake short.”
“We think it’s in Woodrow’s
Suburban,” Willie finished.
We all stared forlornly at the
Suburban sitting there with all four
doors open. “That’s our only way home,”
I said.
“We’re already thought of that,” Doc
said.
“And I thought that spider in my shoe
this morning was terrifying,” Woodrow
said.
“What are we
going to do?” I
asked.
“Burn
the
truck?” Willie sug-
gested.
“Somebody
poke it with a
stick,” Jerry Wayne
offered.
“What good will
that do?” I asked.
“At least it’s
something.”
“Maybe you
REAVIS
WORTHAM
Outdoor Humor
miscounted your
snakes,” Doc told Stranger. “You know,
they’re probably all twisted up in there
and I doubt you can tell one from the
other.” He started to swoon, and caught
himself.
Stranger open the sack and peered
inside. “Nope, there’s only five.”
By then, several other snake hunters
joined us in staring at the Suburban.
“What’s up guys? Truck won’t start?” one
asked.
We explained the situation and he let
out a joyous noise. Minutes later, half a
dozen snake hunters descended on the
Suburban with tools in hand. We
watched as they removed all of our lug-
gage and gear, the seats, the carpet, the
door panels and anything else that could
possibly hide a tube of Mobile Fright.
Two hours later, the Suburban looked
as if it had been parked on the side of a
California highway. Unfortunately, there
was no sign of a snake.
Thinking mightily, I sucked a little air
through my teeth. Once again the sound
was remarkably reminiscent of a snake
hiss and everyone, including the veteran
snake hunters, rose to notable heights,
all exclaiming the same four-letter word
we were already familiar with.
“Jeeze!” Stranger yelled. “Don’t ever
do that when a man is missing a snake. It
makes us nervous.”
“Makes you nervous?” I almost shout-
ed. “Our ride is torn to pieces and there’s
still no sign of any rattlesnakes and
we’re gonna have to put that thing back
together and ride all the way back to
north Texas, wondering if we’re gonna
die somewhere around Ranger Hill, and
you’re nervous?
“What times does the bus leave?” Doc
idly wondered aloud.
Looking over, I saw Stranger once
again peering into his bag of snakes. “I
can’t remember now,” he said.
“What?”
“Did I have four or five snakes in
here? I just can’t remember.”
“I thought you said you had six, and
were missing one?” I said.
“Did I?”
“Look,” Doc sighed. “Dump them out
and count the stinkin’ tliings.”
Before we could back far enough
away, Stranger dumped his bag of
snakes on the sand and the other han-
dlers helped him separate the buzzing
reptiles for a quick count.
“Seven here,” one of the men
announced.
“Seven?”
“Well, I told you guys I was near-
sighed,” Stranger said and despite his ;
affliction, quickly recaptured the snakes
and returned them to his bag. “Well, bye
guys.”
The crowd quickly departed leaving
us beside the dismantled Suburban.
“Now what?” I asked.
“He can’t see, he can’t remember, and
he can’t count,” Woodrow said. “I hated
that truck anyway. Let’s go.”
As far as I know, the Suburban is still;
there, if you’re brave enough to put it ■
back together and drive it home.
We aren’t.
Reavis Wortham is a Frisco-
based freelance columnist.
Don’t Just
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Baseball
Continued from Page 1B
Michael Murray, Lake Dallas;
Matt Lipka, McKinney
Defensive Player of the Year
— Caleb Spengler, McKinney
Newcomer of the Year — Zac
Lee, McKinney
Coach of the Year — Jeremy
Price, McKinney
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All-Star Players
1. Trent Appleby, McK. North
2. Landry Davis, Frisco
3. Chase Baine, Lake Dallas
First Team
Pitchers — Matt Lackie,
McKinney North; Landry Davis;
Frisco; Brian Kinard, McKinney
Boyd; Alex Baker, McKinney
Infielders — Tyler Sibley,
Frisco; Trey Sorrells, McKinney
North; Dillon McDonald, Frisco;
Ryan Mossakowski, Frisco
Centennial; Tanner Moore,
McKinney; Ethan Francis, Frisco
Outfielders' — Chase Baine,
Lake Dallas; Eric Ross,
McKinney North; Cruz Garcia,
McKinney North; Michael Liba,
Frisco Centennial
Catcher — Andrew Smith,
McKinney North; Ryan Judd,
Frisco Centennial
DH — Mitchell Rhame,
McKinney Boyd
Utility — Brandon Marris,
The Colony
Second Team
Pitchers — Adam Boydston,»
Lake Dallas; Darien Alves,:
McKinney Boyd; Jordan;
Badarack, Frisco Centennial;:
Landon Kozeny, Frisco 1
Centennial
Infielders — Garrett Yates, ’
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Frisco; Nathan Price, The
Colony
Outfielders — John Peterson,
McKinney; Parker Boleneus, '
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Frisco; Chase Melton, Little Elm
Catcher — Andy Lalumandier,
McKinney; Brett Ward, The
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Sophomore running back Phillip
Benning runs through a gaping
hole provided by the linemen
during Friday’s spring game.
Benning is expected to be one of
four backs to field time at what
acting head coach Rudy Rangel
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“We’ll have to have a good
turnout in our summer program,”
Rangel said. “I think we’ll get
that.”
Rangel, who acted as the
assistant head coach last season,
has enjoyed the progress he has
seen over the past three weeks
during spring practice, which
culminated Friday with the annu-
al Black and Gold spring game.
As the odds-on favorite to be
named to the top spot when the
decision is announced today or
Thursday following a Lewisville
ISD board meeting, Rangel
knows the task at hand is alti-
tudinous, but not one that hard
work and commitment can’t
bring down to his stratosphere.
“I feel like we may be a little
young in some places, but we’ve
got kids we’re very comfortable
with,” he said. “We have some
guys we really feel like can step
up.”
The biggest gray area may be
the offense, though it is the unit
that also has the most upside.
Soon-to-be junior Bryce Perkins
will likely be the starter under
center, though Austin Kaehn will
push for the starting job. Perkins
came on at the end of last season
as the heir apparent to senior
Nick Jones. Now that Dane Burk
is also out of the equation,
Perkins will have to step up as
the offensive leader and direct
movement like an experienced
traffic cop.
“I think he can do a great job
for us,” Rangel said. “He has a lot
of positive varsity experience. I
think that is going to help.”
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Jones, throwing for 183 yards'
and one touchdown in 24,
attempts. It will be his job to han- •
die the potentially explosive,
offense like a seasoned pro if,
The Colony is to make any noise
in a tough District 9-4A. Though.
the team will be without the help:
of last season’s leading passer,:
top two rushers and two of its
top four receivers, the Cougars
have plenty of pieces in place to
put up points. The strength of the
offensive attack may he in the
backfield, where the Cougars
boast a talented quartet of capa-
ble rushers. Sophomore Tony
Peoples averaged 5.6 yards per
carry last season and junior
Tasheem Dickson went for near-
ly four yards per touch. That duo
will look to make up for the
departed Burk and Brandon
Roberson, who combined to tally:
792 yards and six touchdowns on:
the ground. Sophomores Phillip:
Benning and Evans Perez have:
both had solid springs and are:
also expected to shoulder some:
of the workload.
“That’s a very strong position •
for us,” Rangel said. “I feel really:
good about things we can do’
with our personnel to put people:
in binds. We will find ways to set:
up matchups to our favor.”
Doing so will require some:
creativity, especially at receiver. ‘
Five returning players caught:
multiple passes last season, led’
by Jimmy Chafin, who hauled in-
27 catches for 380 yards.
“We are going to alter the’
offense to suit our kids,” Rangel ’
said. “We’ve implemented some’
new stuff offensively. We’ll get:
some different packages on the’
field to take advantage of our
strengths.”
Aside from personnel, Rangel:
said the defensive philosophy-
will remain largely the same. He:
hopes to get solid pressure on
the quarterback with the front,
four to alleviate some of the .
strain on the secondary. Jeremy
Wiseman, Larry Haynie, Travis
Briggs and James Pivarnik will-
be called on to be fixtures in the,
opposing backfield.
Understanding that the team-
would suffer a deep roster gash,:
The Colony began preparing late.
last season to get some sopho-
mores and juniors adequate play-
ing time knowing it would pay
dividends down the line.
“We anticipated this,” Rangel;
said. “We have a lot of young kids,
that will be key for us.”
The Colony wrapped up the*
spring season with a highly-com-
petitive game Friday, which the-
Black team won 20-14. The first*
day of conditioning for teams;
that engaged in spring training is
Aug. 13, as dictated by the
University Interscholastic
League. Teams can then begin
contact on Aug. 17 and can
scrimmage for the first time Aug.:
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