Sports

   Tidehaven hopes to bounce back from its season-opening loss to Refugio when it hosts Rice Consolidated this Friday, Sept. 6. 
   Tidehaven’s season got off to a rough start last Friday, when it lost to Refugio 43-7 in a game marked by more than 150 yards of penalties. 
   Rice had an equally difficult season opener as it fell to East Bernard 23-6 at home. 
   “The Refugio game didn’t go as we had liked - too many penalties and mistakes,” said Tiger Head Coach David Lucio.   
   “You can’t have those against a team like Refugio,” he added.   
   “Rice has a good team too, so we will need to clean up the mistakes to have a shot at the victory.” 
   In their game with Refugio, the Tigers were penalized 84 yards and Refugio 75 yards. 
   After a scoreless first quarter, Refugio scored 21 unanswered points for a 21-0 halftime lead. 

   Four-man team spots for the 10th Annual MRMC Foundation Golf Tournament” are filling up fast.
   The tournament will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at Rio Colorado Golf Course. 
   “We have a limited amount of spots available and teams are filling fast,” said MRMC Foundation Director Tiffany Foltyn.
   “We can take a total of 36 teams and have 32 signed up right now. It is $110 a player or $440 per team.”
   The tournament includes a full breakfast and lunch meal per person.
   “For our 10th year we have added a Bloody Mary bar,” she added.
   “We also have hospitality carts that run constantly throughout the day and provide cool neck wraps for our players.”
   The event features a shotgun start at 8 a.m. and a helicopter ball drop at 2 p.m.
   “This will be our 2nd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop and golf ball raffle tickets can be purchased at $10 each or three for $25,” said Foltyn.