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TPA TEXAS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION This paper can www.TheAustinVillager.com be recycled Vol. 46 No. 22 Phone: 512-476-0082 Email: [email protected] October 12, 2018 TEXAS RANKED #9 GOING INTO INSIDE BATTLE WITH THE BEARS by John Harris Jr. | VILLAGER Sports Writer TCW announuce Witherspoon & Shaw RAPPIN’ as keynote speakers. Tommy Wyatt See TEXAS Page 3 SPORTS, SPORTS EVERYWHERE! Is it me, or have we really done away with sports seasons. It appears HT celebrates that no sport has a first-ever particular season any Basketball Classic. more. At the present time See HBCU this season consist of Page 4 whatever sport that you like. Baseball, football, soccer are all going on at the same time. And this week, Basketball pre- season will begin. And don’t forget about Texas Longhorn wide receiver Collin Johnson (#9) celebrates after scoring a touchdown on a Gonzalo Garza Golf and Tennis. 2-yard reception against Oklahoma during the first half of an NCAA college football game at receives prestigious the Cotton Bowl, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Cooper Neill) Recently, both Tiger Veterans award. See GEORGETOWN Woods and Serena (VILLAGER) - It’s been a long time coming, but the ball right down the throat of the Sooners’ po- Page 6 Williams made headline the University of Texas has a Top 10 football pro- rous defense. news for their activity in gram again. The Longhorns (5-1, 3-0 in the Big 12) When OU quarterback Kyler Murray high- their sports. The golf are ranked No. 9 after their thrilling 48-45 win over stepped along the sideline to register the most ex- world was watching and Oklahoma last week at the Cotton Bowl. It’s a well- citing touchdown run you will ever see, Texas re- waiting to see Tiger win deserved honor. grouped and went about its business. That’s the sign another Major What’s most impressive about the Longhorns’ of a confident football team in control of its des- tournament after performance is that they didn’t fold and yield when tiny. overcoming more than Oklahoma rallied to score 21 points during a six- Herman earns the big paycheck and will re- H-E-B Buddy five years of bad health. minute span in the fourth quarter. ceive most of the credit. But he couldn’t have done Each week he was With the score tied at 45-45, it would have it without his players, who now see what is pos- League making improvements been easy for Coach Tom Herman to go into a shell sible when they listen to their head coach and fol- encourages and mov- ing up the on and play it safe and wait for overtime. The excuse- low his instructions. the leader board, but had laden Longhorns of previous seasons wouldn’t have No UT player has benefitted more from students to not been able to win a overcome Oklahoma’s monumental comeback. In- Herman’s tutelage than sophomore quarterback “Be a Buddy, tournament. He finally stead, the Longhorns got the ball back and drove See SAM EHLINGER, page 2 broke through when he Not a Bully” won the Tour Champ- (SAN ANTONIO ) - ionship. He had finally October is National achieved a miraculous State Bullying Prevention comeback to win the Awareness Month and H- last tournament of the of E-B invites Texas students year. to join the H-E-B Buddy Serena made the front League, challenging pages when she them to “Be a Buddy, Not complained about unfair Black a Bully.” Inspired by H-E- Justice Today, treatment by a tennis B’s commitment to diver- Justice Tomorrow, sity and inclusion, the ef- official who penalized Justice Forever. her for receiving The Black Austin Austin fort promotes kindness coaching during the vast majority of African- and respect and discour- ages harmful behaviors game, which is a Americans resided due Democrats (BAD) such as teasing, exclusion violation of tennis rules. 2018 to the City of Austin and bullying. Serena denied the announces the following AUSTIN, TX - We Master Plan of 1928. In its third year, the charges and made a scene are asking every mem- This displacement to H-E-B Buddy League endorsements: other parts or com- on the course. She was ber of Austin’s African- kicked off a statewide also penalized by the ·Austin Mayor: Steve Adler American/Black com- pletely out of the city tour of the H-E-B Buddy Tennis Assoc- iation. ·Austin City Council, District 1: Vincent Harding munity/diaspora to join raises the question: League Training Acad- Serena reminded all of us ·Austin City Council, District 3: Pio Renteria us(*) for a community ”WHAT and WHERE emy. Using song and ani- of how she and Sister ·Austin City Council, District 5: Ann Kitchen forum regarding the is Black Austin today?” mation, the live show Venus had to fight for fair ·Austin City Council, District 8: Rich DePalma ever-changing land- ’State of Black Aus- takes students through treatment for not only ·Austin City Council, District 9: Kathie Tovo scape of the Black/ Afri- tin’ will be an afternoon five training tasks that them, but for the rest of ·AISD Trustee, Place 1: Ted Gordon can-American popula- of thoughtful, meaning- demonstrate bullying be- the women on the Tennis ·AISD Trustee, Place 4: Zachary Price tion in and around Aus- ful dialogue. Join us as haviors and show ways to Tour. As a result big ·AISD Trustee, Place 9: Arati Singh tin, Texas. we find ways to build stand up to bullying and upon the legacy of Black changes were made in the ·ACC Trustee, Place 7: Barbara Mink As Austin has promote unity. The live changed so rapidly over Austin’s past to pay and treatment of ·ACC Trustee, Place 8: Stephanie Gharakhanian performance hit the road the years, so have many reimagine its future. women on the tour. ·ACC Trustee, Place 9: Julie Ann Nitsch and will stop at 27 el- of the diverse communi- Additional details: ementary schools across These are just a few of BAD endorses ties residing here, espe- - Childcare will be Texas throughout the the exciting things that City of Austin Bond Propositions A-G. cially the Black commu- provided month. have happened this year BAD endorses nity. Gentrification and - ASL interpreters Additionally, H-E- that has provided a lot of the amendments to the City Charter in increased property taxes available. Buddy and H-E-B Part- excite- ment in the field Propositions H-I. are displacing many - Food will be ners (employees) will of sports and we still have BAD DOES NOT endorse Black Austinites from served following a long ways to go. Propositions J-K. East Austin where the program See BULLYING, pg. 8 Page 2 ~ THE VILLAGER/October 12, 2018 THE COMMUNIQUÉ www.theaustinvillager.com Sam Ehlinger scores 5 TDs enroute to stunning victory Texas Longhorn quarterback Sam Ehlinger (11) holds the Golden Hat as he celebrates with teammates after defeating Oklahoma 48-45 in an NCAA college football game at the Cotton Bowl, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Cooper Neill) Continued from page 1 Sam Ehlinger, who remember his name and Defensively, Texas passed for 314 yards and what day it was. gave Oklahoma all that it two touchdowns against To his credit, could handle until the OU. Despite his passing Ehlinger has a short Sooners’ fourth-quarter prowess, it was memory. The second offensive explosion. Ehlinger’s ability to gain time around against the Longhorns defensive co- chunks of yards on de- hated Sooners, Ehlinger ordinator Todd Orlando signed running plays rushed 19 times for 72 continues to enhance his that put the Longhorns yards and three touch- already impressive re- over the top. downs in the biggest sume with a plethora of Ehlinger is a game of his life and con- exotic defenses, but give straight-ahead power verted a third-and-3 on the devil his due. OU’s runner. He doesn’t the Longhorns’ final offense is as good as dazzle with his feet. He’s drive that set up the there is in big-time col- a slobber-knocker, old- game-winning field goal. lege football. For three school football player Simply put, quarters, Orlando’s unit who would rather try to Ehlinger is the quarter- held their own against run over a linebacker back that Longhorn Na- the Sooners. As a result, than run out of bounds, tion has been pining for Orlando might not be even if it’s to his physi- since Colt McCoy. What long for Austin. He’ll cal detriment. Don’t for- is more, he’s as respon- likely get his chance to get that a year ago sible as anyone for get- become a head coach Oklahoma’s defense ting former Oklahoma sooner rather than later. busted up Ehlinger really defensive coordinator Then we might find out good and sent him to the Mike Stoops fired after how good of a coach sideline as he tried to the game. that Herman really is. www.theaustinvillager.com THE BULLETIN THE VILLAGER/October 12, 2018 ~ Page 3 The 2018 Texas Conference for We Want YOU! Advertise With th Women Celebrates 19 Year! 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