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MACARTHUR BOYS, GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS DOMINATE AT DISTRICT 14-6A MEET

The MacArthur High School boys and girls cross country teams each won district titles at the District 14-6A Meet held in the fall at Lone Star North Harris College. The Generals, under the direction of head coach Patrick James, won its 16th straight district title, while the Lady Gen erals, also under the direction of James, won its third straight league title. Both teams qualified for the Region II Meet, which was held Oct. 21 in Grand Prairie. They were joined at the regional meet by the Nimitz High boys team, which finished second at district, and the Eisenhower boys team, which finished third at the league meet. The Eisenhower girls team also qualified for the Region II Meet with a third-place finish at district. The Nimitz team was coached by Dennis Brazy, while the Eisenhower team was coached by Dan Bui. Joining those teams at the regional meet were Davis High School boys runner Alex is Peraloza, who finished fourth overall in the boy’s division, and Arlen Esquivel

of Aldine High School, who finished 10th overall in the girl’s division. Peraloza was coached by Tramisha McGrew, while Esquivel was coached by Kerry Bowie. The Lady Generals Alejandra Espinoza finished first overall in the girl’s division, while Brian Martinez of MacArthur fin ished first overall in the boy’s division. The Generals team consisted of Marti nez, Alexis Penaloza, Daniel Muniz, Re fugio Sandoval, Marcello Ponce, Isaiah Macias and Jose Sanchez. The Lady Generals team consisted of Espinoza, Marlene Guillen, Maria Gon zales, Chloe Orea and Ciara Ramirez. The Nimitz boys team consisted of Aldo Villafuerte, Cruz Alvarez, Jaden Bergeron, Joseph Saucedo, Jonathan Ortega, Esta ban Cortez Garza and Rodrigo Maldonado. The Eisenhower boys team consisted of Nahum Ferrera, Emilio Lopez, Axel Torres, William Turner, Christian Lara, Korey Whiteley and Jaasiel Aguirre. high school coaches meeting, but when he arrived he was greeted by Texans Chairman and CEO Cal McNair who presented Ware, the first-year Generals head coach, with a check for $20,000 to support the MacArthur football program. The funds can be used to purchase new equipment or provide for other needs for the Generals football program. Ware said he and the MacArthur football program were grateful for the generous gift from Mr. McNair and the Texans. “The MacArthur Generals Football pro gram, school, and community are ex tremely thankful to the Houston Texans, the McNair Family and their 2024 Grow the Game Initiative”, Ware said. “Their example of service to others is a pillar that we are instilling into our kids at MacArthur. The impact of their gener

MacArthur High School boys team

MacArthur High School girls team

The Eisenhower girls team consisted of Addison Rogers, Ashly Fuentes, Angie Sandino, Aileen Morataya, Beverly Ber rios, Lizbeth Padron and Victoria Reyna.

TEXANS CEO CAL MCNAIR AWARDS MACARTHUR FOOTBALL PROGRAM $20,0000

MacArthur High School head football coach Blake Ware received a pleasant surprise when he arrived at the Houston Texans offices on a Friday morning during the 2024 high school football season. Ware thought he was going to the Texans headquarters to be part of a

osity cannot be understated and will go a long way to enhance the experience of the kids in our football program. Go Big Red!” This year, in honor of Founder’s Day (in honor of late Texans founder Rob ert C. McNair’s legacy to giving back to the Houston community), Texans Co-Founder and Senior Chair Janice McNair and her son Cal launched their new “Grow the Game Initiative” to support local high school football programs. Ware was joined at the

check presentation event by Aldine ISD

Executive Direc tor of Athletics Dre Thomp son.

Houston Texans Chairman and CEO Cal McNair, center, poses with MacArthur High School head football coach Blake Ware, and Aldine ISD’s Executive Director of Athletics Dre Thompson

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