Everett Cook was 2 years old when he first visited the ocean. His mother has a photo of him dipping his toe in the water.

BRYAN—Hallettsville running back Jonathon Brooks and Canadian linebacker Ethan Jackson are the players of the year on the Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 3A All-State football team. Brooks, who signed with the University of Texas, rushed for 3,530 yards with 62 touchdowns for Division I runner-up.

Two hundred seventy-five hours—11 1/2 days—from Monday, Feb. 8 at 1:30 am until Friday, Feb. 19 at 1:15 pm, the mercury stubbornly refused to budge above the freezing mark. Arctic air blanketed a large part of North America as two storms interacted, producing record-shattering low temperatures, wind-chill readings not seen in a generation, and snow.

After waiting out last week’s unbearable cold and icy weather, Canadian’s Lady Cat softball team finally got their 2021 campaign started on Tuesday afternoon, nabbing a season-opening extra-inning win at Booker, 7-5.