They’re super quick, athletic and extremely fast. That’s how the Hornets are describing the Beaumont Central Jaguars, Huntsville’s opponent in the Class 4A Division I area playoffs.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 18 rebounds to help No. 4 Kentucky outlast Sam Houston State 102-92 on Thursday night in the Cancun Challenge.

UCLA probably figured it wasn’t going to have much trouble when Sam Houston State came to Pauley Pavillion on Dec. 19, 2006.
The Bruins were ranked No. 1 in the nation, were 9-0 and were coming off a season that saw them play for the national championship. But the scrappy Bearkats had other ideas.

Sam Houston State head baseball coach Mark Johnson announced Tuesday the signing of four Texas high school players, plus one junior college player. The Bearkats’ latest recruiting class includes three left-handed pitchers, one right-handed pitcher and an infielder
Lefties Caleb Smith (Huntsville High School), Cody Dickson (Mansfield Summit) and Matt Walker (Robinson) will join right-handed pitcher Josh Ganze (Angleton) and infielder Jake Arrington (North Central College) on the Bearkats squad in 2011.

For about two minutes Tuesday, the Hornets looked like a team playing its season opener.

It all started with a punt. The Hornets turned a nerve-racking nail-biter into a full-bore blowout following Chris Crawford’s clutch 47-yard boot last Saturday at Georgetown’s Eagle Birkelback Stadium.

Last year the Sam Houston State volleyball team upset host Stephen F. Austin in the opening round of the Southland Conference tournament.

The Huntsville Hornets knew they had a special talent six years ago.