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Sugar Land, TX News (August 24, 2014) - Season football tickets are currently on sale for Fort Bend ISD’s 11 high schools. Tickets are valid for regular season games only (not post-season) and will be valid at Mercer or Hall Stadiums for all home and visitor games for that school. (more…)
Sugar Land, TX News (July 16, 2014) - Season football tickets will go on sale for Fort Bend ISD’s 11 high schools in August. Tickets are valid for regular season games only (not post-season) and will be valid at Mercer or Hall Stadiums for all home and visitor games for that school. As before, the season ticket entitles you to your assigned seat at home games. When you are a visitor, the ticket will act as general admission to the game, with no assigned seating. After season ticket sales are over, the remaining chair back seats will be sold on a “first-come, first-served” basis. All tickets sold during the football season will be general admission tickets. Tickets sold at FBISD stadiums will cost $8.00 each. For the 2014 football season, parking will be free of charge.
Sugar Land, TX News (June 5, 2014) - Melissa Fields, coach of the Terry High Lady Rangers basketball team, is the 2014 4A Outstanding Coach of the Year in Texas.
Fields received the Dean Weese Outstanding Coach Award from the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches May 16 at the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Annual Clinic.
The award is named for Texas basketball legend Dean Weese, a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, winning 10 state titles, four national college titles, and four National Women’s Invitational Tournament titles.
The Lady Rangers were 22-10 on the season and reached the Regional semifinals, the furthest the team has ever gone in the playoffs.
Fields is finishing up her 18th year at Terry and has been in teaching and coaching for 23 years.
Sugar Land, TX News (June 2, 2014) - The Sugar Land Skeeters announced today that the club has acquired former Major League outfielder Brian Barton from the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in exchange for future considerations. The announcement was made by Skeeters Manager Gary Gaetti.
Barton, 32, joins Sugar Land after playing 30 games for Southern Maryland this season, hitting .131 (14 x 107) with two home runs and seven RBI. The California native is currently in his fifth season of Atlantic League play, having spent time with Southern Maryland (2011 - 2014), as well as Bridgeport (2010) and Newark (2010). In his 446 career Atlantic League games, the outfielder is hitting at a .295 (492 x 1669) clip with 218 RBI and 73 stolen bases. Over his 10 professional minor league seasons, Barton owns a .294 (1042 x 3541) average with 182 stolen bases and 508 RBI in 985 games.
Known for his community involvement and charitable efforts, Barton also wrote and published his first book “Mindset” while with Southern Maryland in 2012. The book, inspired by his time spent with troubled youth in the St. Louis area, is intended to encourage thought and self-awareness of influencing factors of the mind while suggesting courses of action to overcome mental weakness. (more…)
Sugar Land, TX (May 14, 2014) - Join Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital and the Sugar Land Skeeters for this year’s Pink in the Park, Pink Out game in support of breast cancer awareness. The second annual event will be held May 23.
Survivors are invited to register for the pregame ceremony, and the first 50 survivors to register will receive two Picnic Area tickets that include food and drinks. In addition, some 2,000 fans will be given a complimentary gift. During Pink in the Park, all registered breast cancer survivors in attendance will receive on-field recognition during a pre-game ceremony.
There will be no doubt that this event focuses on breast cancer as attendees wear pink and the Skeeters’ players wear pink jerseys. During the game, an auction of the Skeeters’ commemorative pink jerseys will take place with all proceeds benefiting the comprehensive Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Breast Care Center. Last year, $9,500 was raised to support the expansion of the center.
Sugar Land, TX News (May 9, 2014) - The Sugar Land Skeeters’ right-handed pitcher Tracy McGrady will make his professional debut for the club on Saturday, May 10 against the Atlantic League opponent Somerset Patriots, with first pitch scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT. Fans are encouraged to tune in to ESPN3, ESPN’s digital platform and carrier of all 70 Sugar Land Skeeters home games this season.
Following the outing, McGrady will be made available to the media at Constellation Field. Media planning to attend are asked to RSVP with MJ Burns at [email protected].
Saturday’s start will mark McGrady’s first regular season appearance of 2014 and the first of his professional baseball career. The 6-foot-8 right-hander is scheduled to start and be kept to a limited pitch count. McGrady officially made the Skeeters Opening Day roster as a Spring Training invitee, tossing 1.0 inning and allowing three hits in his last outing against Alvin Community College in April.
Sugar Land, TX News (May 6, 2014) - Congratulations to St. Laurence Catholic School S.P.I.C. E. student, Jacob Martin, who was chosen to entertain the Sugar Land Skeeter’s Baseball fans during the seventh inning stretch at a recent ballgame to help celebrate, “Strike Out Autism Day” benefiting Hope 4 Three. Jacob gave a wonderful performance by singing “God Bless America” for the crowd of fans. Jacob is a 6th grader enrolled in the “Special People In Catholic Education” (S.P.I.C.E.) program at St. Laurence Catholic school. The S.P.I.C.E. program is designed to support the education of children with special needs in our community.
Sugar Land, TX News (April 30, 2014) - The City of Sugar Land and Shape Up Fort Bend will hold the fourth annual Bike to Work Day and second annual Bike to School Day on Thursday, May 8.
The event – part of National Bike Month – begins at 7:30 a.m. at the South Meadow Pavilion at Sugar Land’s Memorial Park, 15300 University Blvd., with vendors, giveaways, and music.
Riders will depart for Sugar Land Town Square at 8:15 a.m. The 4.2-mile ride will take riders down University Boulevard to Fort Settlement Middle School, Elkins Road, Sweetwater Boulevard, and Lexington Boulevard.
Sugar Land’s Comprehensive Mobility Plan identifies a vision for “Superior Mobility.” Participation in National Bike Month is a component of supporting transportation choices and healthy, active lifestyles.
Sugar Land, Texas (September 25, 2013) - Sugar Land Skeeters players Michael Nix (pitcher), Kevin Rios (infielder), and Adam Godwin (outfielder) visited Oyster Creek Elementary School to congratulate fourth-grade student, Eduardo Guerra, on winning the Skeeters reading program contest.
Oyster Creek Elementary student, Eduardo Guerra, is shown with Sugar Land Skeeters players (from left) Michael Nix, Kevin Rios, and Adam Godwin.
Sugar Land, TX (September 11, 2013) - The Sugar Land Skeeters have achieved another historic milestone with a playoff berth and the best record in all of baseball.
After record attendance figures in the team’s first year that far exceeded City projections, the Skeeters will host home playoff games at Constellation Field on Sept. 17 and Sept. 18 in the best-of-five Freedom Division series. Should the Skeeters advance, the team will host games three, four and five from Sept. 27-29 in the best-of-five Atlantic League Championship Series.
Sugar Land, TX ― The Dulles High School (DHS) Vikings baseball team provided much excitement for their team, parents, fans and school as they continued to advance in the playoffs, eventually earning a spot at the 5A State Championship game in Round Rock at Dell Stadium.
Ladies and gentlemen, rev up your engines and prepare for a morning of classics – from cars to music and men. Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital and the Sugar Land Skeeters are hosting “Tune Up for Life,” a men’s health expo on Saturday, June 29th at Constellation Field in Sugar Land.
On May 30 the Sugar Land Skeeters sponsored Terry High School Spirit Night. The varsity basketball team, under the leadership of Coach Michael Jackson, was honored for earning the state championship title, the first in Lamar CISD’s history. The Junior ROTC presented the colors, and the Rangerettes performed.
On Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas, a recognition and thank-you event, Our Community Salutes (OCS) Fort Bend, was hosted for the young men and women of Fort Bend County who have decided to enter military service upon graduation of high school.
Pass and Review ceremony with new Fort Bend military recruits in
“Our Community Salutes” event on Constellation Field.
The B.F. Terry High School Varsity Choir sang the National Anthem for the Houston Astros when they took on the Kansas City Royals. This is the 14th year the award-winning choir has been invited to sing for the Astros. The choir will also sing the anthem for the Sugar Land Skeeters on May 30 when the school’s varsity basketball team will be honored for clinching the state championship title. Choir director at Terry is Rhonda Klutts and principal is Dr. Vera Wehring.
Photo by Denise Adams
Corynn Acuff and Eugene Wright were named B.F. Terry High School’s Athletes of the Year. The announcement was made at the school’s annual Spring Fling celebrating athletes from all sports.
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital and the Sugar Land Skeeters will team up to honor breast cancer survivors during Pink in the Park on Friday, May 17 at Constellation Field. The Skeeters take the field at 7:05 p.m. during the fourth game of a six-game home stand against the Bridgeport Bluefish.
On Saturday and Sunday, April 20th and 21st, Martha Turner Properties sales associates, staff, families, and friends rode in the BP MS 150 bicycle race from Houston to Austin. The BP MS 150 is a two-day fundraising cycling ride organized by the National MS Society: Lone Star, and is the largest event of its kind in North America. Ashton Martini, MTP sales associate and team captain, and Terri Lemons, the MTP director of community outreach, organized and coordinated training, equipment and accommodations for the team and volunteer support staff. Most of the riders were new to endurance cycling.
Four Methodist Sugar Land Hospital physicians have been selected to serve as medical directors for the upcoming Southland Conference baseball tournament, scheduled for May 22-25 at Constellation Field in Sugar Land.
This annual event honors local cancer patients and survivors. MD Anderson Regional Care Center had great representation at last Saturday’s event. A current patient, a recent survivor, and a doctor at the center were all recognized in different ways throughout the evening.
Sugar Land resident Rosemary Herron throws out a ceremonial first pitch at the MD Anderson Regional Care Center “Strike Out Cancer Night” at Constellation Field on May 4th. Herron, a long-time volunteer at the Sugar Land Regional Care Center, is currently receiving treatment at the Center and was honored – alongside other cancer patients and survivors – at the annual event.
Sugar Creek Country Club, located southwest of the Houston metro area in Sugar Land, recently approved a strategic long-term capital improvement plan at a meeting with its membership.
Methodist Orthopaedic Specialists of Texas (MOST) and Methodist Sugar Land Hospital are now offering an accredited primary care sports medicine fellowship program, designed to provide new physicians with the in-depth training needed to care for today’s athlete.
This neutral-site, double-elimination tournament will be held May 22-25 at Constellation Field in Sugar Land. Tickets for the 2013 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament, which will be held May 22-25 at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, will go on sale Monday at 10 a.m., Central. The 7,500-seat Constellation Field is home to the Sugar Land Skeeters, a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, and opened in 2012. An all-tournament pass, which allows entry into all 15 possible games of the tournament, is $50. A single-day pass, which will include four games on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with a maximum of three games on Saturday, is $15 each day.
It was a beautiful spring day on April 19th when golfers participated in the 2013 Fort Bend Cares 9th Annual Golf Tournament. The event was held at Quail Valley Golf Club and was generously supported by Memorial Hermann Sugar Land, Quest Diagnostics, Bud Light/Silver Eagle Distributors and Hole-in-One Sponsor Sterling McCall Lexus. Golfers were treated to lunch provided by Witt’s Catering. Proceeds from the tournament go to grants provided to Fort Bend County area youth charities.
Constellation Field – home of the Sugar Land Skeeters minor league baseball team – was awarded 2013 Landmark Awards from the Houston Business Journal in two categories: Community Impact and Hospitality / Entertainment.
The stadium was created through a public-private partnership that included the City of Sugar Land, Opening Day Partners, the Sugar Land 4B Corporation, Cherokee Investments, the Texas General Land Office and Johnson Development. The Skeeters inaugural season started at the stadium in April 2012, one year after construction began.
Sophomore Fabian Romo of Elkins High School, along with his Houston-based team, brought home the national championship trophy for wheelchair basketball this past weekend in Louisville, Kentucky. Fabian received requests from coaches at the University of Alabama, UT Arlington and the University of Arizona to participate in their summer basketball programs. Fabian is an outstanding student and incredible young man who is recognized for this accomplishment along with the rest of his team.
The Sugar Land Skeeters announced today that the club has purchased the rights of left-handed pitcher and former Skeeters Team MVP Jason Lane from the Lancaster Barnstormers in exchange for cash considerations and a player to be named later. The announcement was made by Skeeters Manager Gary Gaetti and Director of Operations Michael Kirk.
In March, Sugar Land traded Lane’s 2013 negotiating rights to Lancaster prior to his release from the Minnesota Twins organization. Along with Lane, the Skeeters also traded the rights of infielder Jason Botts and outfielder Bubba Bell, in exchange for centerfielder Adam Godwin.
Lane, a former Houston Astro and World Series participant, was named the Skeeters’ 2012 Most Valuable Player following the club’s inaugural season. After joining Sugar Land in June, the lefty starter went 9-5 with a 3.17 ERA (39ER/110.2IP) and one complete game over 18 games (17 starts). His 110.2 innings pitched ranked first among the Skeeters staff. He also made an impact from the other side of the plate, playing 61 games primarily in the outfield and hitting .275 with nine home runs.
Originally selected by the Astros in the sixth round of the June 1999 Draft, Lane owns a career 11-5 record with a 3.89 ERA (66ER/152.2IP) over 12 combined minor league seasons. At the plate, he owns a .280 average with 164 career home runs and 694 RBI. Over six Major League seasons with Houston (2002-07) and San Diego (2007), Lane holds a .241 average in 497 career games.
Sugar Land faces off against the Long Island Ducks this Thursday, April 18 at 7:05 p.m. at Constellation Field. Limited tickets still remain for Opening Day and the weekend kickoff to Season 2 with the Skeeters. Fans are encouraged to act now and be a part of the Opening Weekend festivities.
For more information on the Atlantic League, the Sugar Land Skeeters and how to purchase tickets, visit www.sugarlandskeeters.com or call 281.240.4487 today.
About the Sugar Land Skeeters
The Sugar Land Skeeters, led by Manager and former Major League All-Star Gary Gaetti, play at Constellation Field, a $37 million stadium located at the intersection of State Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 90A in Sugar Land – just 20 minutes from downtown Houston.
The Skeeters play 140 regular season games (70 home, 70 away) in the Atlantic League, considered the highest level of Minor League Baseball. Atlantic League players are “Major League ready” and in the last 15 years, over 600 players have graduated from Atlantic League clubs to Major League organizations, making the League a preferred route for experienced players to be scouted by Major League Baseball.
The Sugar Land Skeeters announced on Mar. 19 that the club signed right-handed pitcher Roberto Giron and infielder/outfielder Chase Lambin. The Skeeters also announced that the club hired former Atlantic League manager and Major League scouting director Jeff Scott as pitching coach for the 2013 season. Both announcements were made by Skeeters Manager Gary Gaetti and Director of Operations Michael Kirk.
SynchroStars members Elizabeth Oh and Abby Remmers recently participated in a National Team Skills competition and have both qualified to move on to the National Team Trials.
Braxton Wilks signed his National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, November 14th, to play Baseball at Kansas State University. Currently, Braxton plays Centerfield and is a left-handed pitcher at Episcopal High School. Braxton is a long-time Sugar Land resident (living over 14 years in Greatwood subdivision). He is an alum of Lamar Little League, with his 2007 12 year old Lamar National All-Star team making it to the State Championship game in Tyler.
First Colony Swim Team members Kyle Yu, Jordan Hancock, Romy Landeck, and Simone Manuel were a part of the NCSA All American Team that competed in Japan this past September. These athletes qualified by performing well at both the NCSA Spring Junior Nationals, and then again at USA Swimming’s Summer Nationals and Junior Nationals.
Eight members of the First Colony Swim Team (FCST) in Sugar Land recently competed at the fastest meet in the country. The USA Swimming Olympic Trials held in Omaha, NE is not only the fastest meet a swimmer can qualify for, but is also where Team USA selected its members for the 2012 Olympic team.
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