‘Fish’ Camp

Kingsville Independent School District Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Robert Wilcox is hosting a freshman ‘Fish’ camp from July 26-29 at H.M. King High School’s athletic facility.

The workout sessions will be from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and are exclusive to incoming freshman. The cost of the camp is $10 per participant and each athlete will receive a t-shirt and enjoy a pizza party on the final day.

Participants will have to provide their own athletic shoes and shorts.

“I think this camp is very important for these kids coming in as freshman because they have never been in our high school program before,” Wilcox said.

“So we try to get a lot of stuff accomplished during that week that we would have to instead do during the first few days of practice. So it really gives all of our coaches a chance to meet the kids and get to know who they are.”

Attendees will be sized for equipment, receive locker assignments, tour the campus and field house, and begin learning the new Brahma football philosophy as well as offensive and defensive systems.

Wilcox said the community has been very receptive as he has made his way around town since being hired during the spring.

“It has been great and I really think that there are a lot of people here who are very receptive to the fact that we want to find a way to build a winner in Kingsville,” Wilcox said.

For more information call the athletic office at 592- 6401.

Physicals

Kingsville Independent School District’s athletic department will be conducting free physicals for all male and female athletes on July 24 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at H.M. King High School. Every athlete must have a physical completed before they will be allowed to practice or play for their respective team(s) this upcoming academic year. For more information call 592-6401.

Football dates to keep in mind

The first day of football practice will be August 4. Equipment will be issued out to players from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and the first practice begins at 3 p.m.

The ‘Brahma Media Day’, the ‘Running of the Bulls’ and a mandatory parents meeting will take place on August 7.

H.M. King’s first preseason scrimmage will be at Robstown on August 14. The Brahmas’ second scrimmage will be at Laredo Cigarroa on August 20. The ‘Brahma Blowout’ will be held on August 25.

H.M. King opens it’s season in a non-district game at Beeville on August 27.

Jav athletics adds women’s tennis

The Texas A&M-Kingsville athletic depart-ment will be offering a pair of Javelina “Two for One” specials this year. When a Javelina home volleyball and football game are played on the same weekend, a ticket to the football game will also get fans into the volleyball game.

The applicable dates are September 18 and October 1-2. On September 18, the volleyball team takes on Central Oklahoma at 2 o’clock at Kingsville Hampton Inn Court while the football team hosts Texas A&M-Commerce at Javelina Stadium at 7 o’clock on Hall of Fame and Hispanic Heritage Weekend. On Friday October 1, the volleyball team plays host to Texas A&M-International at 7 o’clock and on the following day the football team hosts Abilene Christian at 7 o’clock during Family Fiesta and Law Enforcement Weekend.