The Mule Fan

Howdy Mule Fans!!!!!! HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS HERE!!!!

First this important news:

FALL KICK-OFF PICNIC

Date: Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Place: High School/Harry B. Orem Stadium
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM Football and Volleyball Practice
5:00-7:00 PM Bar-B-Q Dinner/Enjoy a Performance of our H.S. Band & Introductions

Kick-off the 2007 Season! Come out and support the players, meet the coaches, leaders and families of this year's sports teams, band and spirit groups. Let's build community spirit for the upcoming season!

Bar-B-Q Dinner Plates are $6.00 per plate and tickets can be purchased at the picnic. Dinner plate proceeds go towards the direct cost of the event.

SPONSORS ARE NEEDED AND WILL RECEIVE BANNER RECOGNITION AT ALL HOME FOOTBALL GAMES. If you would like to become a sponsor please send a check for $200.00 (or More) PAYABLE to: "The Mule Team" and return to: Brent Marshall @ 505 Terrell Road, San Antonio, Texas 78209. Names on banner will be the name printed on the check unless otherwise noted. Should a sponsor choose to designate their contribution to a particular team or school organization please note that team or organization on the check. Any undesignated contributions will go into the athletic fund and used at the discretion of the athletic director. Checks need to be received by August 24th for banner recognition. Non-Sponsorship donations are appreciated and welcomed.

To help the event organizers to plan for enough food, please indicate to your coaches or group leaders before August 27th, 2007, via written communication how many family members will be attending. A flier is in distribution, but if you do not see a flier turn up very soon, please feel free to communicate with your most logical contact point as to your head count.

PRE-SEASON WEEK ONE REPORT

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaallll righty gang... here is "da plan" for reporting this year. I am going to make every effort to have a report ready each week this season by Monday evening (could be very late Monday evening) for posting on the previous week's football endeavors. So, herewith is Alamo Heights Mule Football Pre-Season Week One Report.

This week started with equipment issue on Monday and practice to follow. Players practiced in helmets, T-shirts and shorts from Monday through Thursday for "Two-a-day-practices" from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Friday, was "HIT-DAY" as our beloved Mules donned pads for the first time this season... and there was some serious up-close-and-personal-hitting going down on that football field, aahuh aahuh, as yours truly (with some other Mule-Dad misfits) could not help ourselves to stray from our work desks into the stands.

For those that might be checking up on Mule Football without an active player in your close-in midst, as is the tradition here at Alamo Heights, the Varsity and J.V. practiced together, as they do all season long. This is a WONDERFUL tradition, as it sets a tone of continuity as players progress in skill from J.V. to Varsity, and keeps the more experienced players in position to help younger players along. It REALLY WORKS!

As a matter of fact, this reporter asked our Defensive Coordinator, Coach Bobby Newton, for a quotable quote at the end of the 1st week of practice, which was provided as follows:

"I think we have gotten off to a terrific start thanks to our more experienced players stepping in to provide the leadership needed to help our less experienced players quickly begin to adjust to the demands of their respective skill positions. I look forward to this kind of team work throughout the season, it is one of the attributes that makes Alamo Heights Football so special... our older players truly trying to HELP the upcoming athletes."
Coach Bobby Newton, Defensive Coordinator

I think the general consensus of the football dads that watched the first week of practice was that our Defense looked fast and athletic, and that our Offense appeared to continue the tradition of having multitude of receivers that can CATCH THE BALL with incredible skill and grace. I MEAN IT! This team can CATCH.

It should be a very exciting year with this much Defensive and Offensive talent in Mule Football Uniforms!

OTHER NEWS

Some updates on other former Mule Football Players:

To gasp the quick progress 2007 AHHS Graduate Gio Vizza appears to be making up the Quarterback depth chart at University of North Texas (UNT) see:

http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/sports/stories/DRC_UNT_Scrimmage_0812.2641ff05.html

If you would like to see the welcome news that 2007 AHHS Graduate Colton Haverda has made the 105 player roster at Texas A&M University following summer practice and has AN AGGIE JERSEY NUMBER at Running Back see:

http://www.aggieathletics.com/bios.php?SID=MFB&PID=8080&YOS=2007

For the latest Houston Chronicle News Article on Alamo Heights product Chase Clement, a Red Shirt Junior Quarterback at Rice University see:

http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/college/5029268.html

GO MULES!!!