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1953/54 Webster Wildcat Team Memories

  • Wildcats Against LaPorte #2
    This album of pictures and news articles is from a folder of memories supplied to the blog by Arthur Landiault, one of the exciting players from the 1953/54 Wildcat team. Thanks Art for this great contribution

Clippings, Stats, Etc.

  • George Carlisle Presented Distinguished Service Award
    This album contains news clippings from the past, statistics for players from the Carlisle era, and other interesting stuff. All photos, clippings, etc. must be sent to the site administrator via email to be included in this album.

Robert Brown's Magazine Spread

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    This magazine spread featuring Robert Brown was published in the Union Carbide magazine in February of 1957 as the Wildcats were on the road to the state playoffs. Robert was one of the star players on the Creek team that advanced into the state tournment in March of 1957. Robert's step-father was an employee of Union Carbide at the time.

Creek vs. Galveston Ball 1-17-06

  • Galveston Ball Info
    These photos are of pages in the program for the recent Creek vs. Galveston Ball game played at the Carlisle Field House on January 17, 2006. That game was won by the Wildcats, 81-59. Lance Pevehouse led the Creek scorers with 23 points. Thanks to Hugh Taylor (Class of '59) for sending these along.

Team/Individual Photos

  • More Pictures of 56-57 CCJH Teams
    This album contains photos of various former teams and players from the Clear Creek Independent School District. To be included in this album, photos will need to be submitted to the site manager via email.

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Coach’s “Baptism of Losing” at Southwest Texas

Posted by Dan Jensen

You folks would not believe this if you did not know that my lifetime motto has been truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

While meandering through the Southwest Texas State athletic media guide history section, I was suprised to find that Coach played on a losing team in his first year at the San Marcos school.  It wasn't just any old losing record, it was a 3-18 losing record.  But wait, it gets worse.

Bear in mind now that he was a big time winner at Prairie Lea High and that included two state basketball championships.  But, his "baptism of losing" awaited when he arrived at SWT after one semester at Baylor.

Now, time for some details on that 3-18 record.  Tough schedule perhaps?  Well, let's look at it.  Somebody called Navigation School was first on the list and dealt out three straight losses, followed by two setbacks to PDC Headquarters and two more to McCloskey.  I'm not making this up.

Two more losses to Kelly Field made the record 0-10 on the way to 16 straight losses.  Finally a win, 52-41 over North Texas.  Two more losses and then two straight wins to close the season.  Just when the Bobcats were getting hot, their schedule ran out of games.

I don't recall Coach ever talking about his first year at Southwest Texas State.

Posted on December 15, 2005 |

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