Houston Dash secure first home win in team history with 2-1 defeat of Western New York

Photo by Darla Tamulitis-La Vita Loca Photography

By Robert H Kelly
Copyright 2014 TexSport Publications

HOUSTON, TEXAS  (June 11, 2014) The players were happy. The fans were happy. In fact, there was nary a sad face at BBVA Compass Stadium that was wearing orange and white as the Houston Dash won their first game at home with a 2-1 defeat of the Western New York Flash on Wednesday, June 11, 2014.

With the win, the Dash are riding a three-game winning streak, raising their season record to 5-5-1.

The first half of the match was a combination of attack and defense; with neither team able to get an advantage until the 40th minute.

Starting forward Ella Masar was driving the ball toward the Flash goal when she was tackled by a New York defender.

An alert Tiffany McCarty quickly picked up the loose ball, outmaneuvered a Flash defender and drove a shot past goalkeeper Lydia Williams for the top edge of the box.

The Dash finished the half and retired to the locker room with a 1-0 against their east-coast rival.

The second half saw both teams score within two minutes of each other to close ou t the scoring and the victory for the Ladies in Orange.

The Flash scored in the 62nd minute on a chip shot by forward Adriana Martin to tie the score at 1-all.

Photo by JB Fletcher-Big Shots Snap Shots

The Dash responded two minutes later when they were awarded a penalty kick after midfielder Kaylyn Kyle was fouled in the box.

Midfielder Teresa Noyola was sent to the line by Dash head coach Randy Waldrum and she responded to the call; sailing the ball past Williams for Houston’s second and final score of the game.

The Dash will have a quick three day turn-a-round as the host FC Kansas City on Saturday June 14 with an 8 p.m. kickoff at BBVA Compass Stadium.

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo elects Jack A. Lyons as Chairman of the Board

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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

By Robert H Kelly
Copyright 2015 TexSport Publications

HOUSTON, TEXAS (June 8, 2014) The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, announced on June 5, 2014, via press release, that Jack A. Lyons has been elected as their new chairman of the board by their board of directors.

He takes over the chairman duties after serving one year as chairman-elect of the board. The long time volunteer, who began his service in 1981, has served on a variety of committees; including the Quarter Horse Committee and the World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Committee. In addition, he has served as a show vice president along with being the officer in charge of communications.

In his private life, Lyons is the managing director at Wortham Insurance and Risk Management and graduated from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas in 1975. Volunteering is not just limited to Lyons. His wife, Nina has served on the Quarter Horse Committee, while their son Chad in a Captain on the World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Committee.

Lyons will oversee the entire livestock show and rodeo, which emphasis on the Executive Committee, which consists of a minimum of 11 voting members, including Lyons. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) is scheduled for March 3-22, 2015 on the grounds of Reliant-NRG Park.

Beginning in 1932 at the Sam Houston Hall, the HLSR moved to the Sam Houston Coliseums in 1938.

It remained there until 1968 when it was moved to the Houston Astrodome complex.

In 2003, with the completion of Reliant Park, now known as NRG Park, the HLSR moved to its current location where more than 1,000,000 people attended the livestock show, rodeo, and accompanying events and activities.