By Tarek Fattal | [email protected] | Daily NewsPUBLISHED: November 13, 2018 at 7:18 pm | UPDATED: November 13, 2018 at 8:44 pm The neighborhoods that surround Oaks Christian and Calabasas high schools have experienced what could be the worst week in local history. Shockingly, two disasters unfolded back to back in those areas. The tragic Borderline Bar and Grill shooting, in which a gunman killed 12 people, took place the night of Nov. 7, and the next night a wildfire began to burn through Thousand Oaks, Calabasas and Simi Valley, taking down trees, killing wildlife and destroying homes. “It’s totally affected our school and community,” Oaks Christian athletic director Jan Hethcock said. “Over a dozen homes lost – numerous football players have been displaced.” With the area still in turmoil, the local football teams are trying to prepare for CIF Southern Section semifinals on Friday night. The hunt for a football championship, all involved agree, … [Read more...] about Oaks Christian, Calabasas football playing for more than just a CIF playoff win in wake of tragedies
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Fake images show acquitted Christian woman leaving Pakistan
Published 10:58 pm PST, Sunday, November 11, 2018 FILE - In this Dec. 25, 2016, file photo, a Pakistani Christian girl crosses a bridge in poor Christian neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan.The uproar surrounding Aasia Bibi _ a Pakistani Christian woman who was acquitted of blasphemy charges and released from death row but remains in isolation for her protection _ has drawn attention to the plight of the country's Christians.The minority, among Pakistan's poorest, has faced an increasingly intolerant atmosphere in this Muslim-majority nation where radical religious and sectarian groups have become more prominent in recent years. less FILE - In this Dec. 25, 2016, file photo, a Pakistani Christian girl crosses a bridge in poor Christian neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan.The uproar surrounding Aasia Bibi _ a Pakistani Christian woman who ... more Photo: B.K. Bangash, AP … [Read more...] about Fake images show acquitted Christian woman leaving Pakistan
Sam Houston State suffers disappointing loss to Abilene Christian
Richard Dean Published 5:45 pm CST, Saturday, November 10, 2018 Sam Houston State head coach K.C. Keeler watches his team go through warm-ups before a NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoff football game at Bowers Stadium on Saturday, December 3, 2016, in Huntsville, Tx. (Joe Buvid / For the Houston Chronicle) less Sam Houston State head coach K.C. Keeler watches his team go through warm-ups before a NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoff football game at Bowers Stadium on Saturday, December 3, 2016, in ... more Photo: Joe Buvid/For The Houston Chronicle Photo: Joe Buvid/For The Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Sam Houston State head coach K.C. Keeler watches his team go through warm-ups before a NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision … [Read more...] about Sam Houston State suffers disappointing loss to Abilene Christian
College football preview: Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State
Jaxon Caines Published 2:00 pm CST, Friday, November 9, 2018 PHOTOS: Texas universities ranked by 2019 report of best schools in the nation University of Incarnate Word's Luke Termin (11) flips over Sam Houston State quarterback Ty Brock (11) to force a fumble and eventual return for a touchdown in the third quarter during their football game at Benson Stadium at UIW on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. >>>Wallet Hub's 2019 report of best colleges and universities puts some Houston-area schools at the top of the list ... less PHOTOS: Texas universities ranked by 2019 report of best schools in the nation University of Incarnate Word's Luke Termin (11) flips over Sam Houston State quarterback Ty Brock (11) to force a fumble and ... more Photo: Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News #324. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Brownsville, Texas Rank among Texas schools: #15 … [Read more...] about College football preview: Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State
Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy freed in Pakistan
Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Updated 10:22 pm PST, Wednesday, November 7, 2018 FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, file photo, Aasia Bibi is presented to journalists at a police station in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan. Bibi was acquitted in Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, after eight years on death row for blasphemy has been freed from jail and while an offer from the European Parliament has been made to protect her family, those familiar with her whereabouts say she is still in Pakistan. less FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, file photo, Aasia Bibi is presented to journalists at a police station in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan. Bibi was acquitted in Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, after eight years ... more Photo: Iram Asim, AP FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2010, file photo, Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman, listens to officials at a prison in Sheikhupura near Lahore, Pakistan. Bibi after eight years on … [Read more...] about Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy freed in Pakistan