Tropical Storm Hermine graced Goat Island with her presence early Monday morning. Hermine rapidly developed in the Bay of Campeche and moved NNW before landfalling near Tampico, Mexico. The weather pattern continued to steer the remnants of Hermine ahead of a frontal boundary and into the Central US.
Weather reports from Goat Island suggested that Hermine side swiped the island. Her bands came ashore with sustained winds of 45mph, gusting to 55mph. Officals were forced to close Ferry for nearly 9 hours as waves reached 5-8ft. Unfortunately, Hermine’s landfall occurred at high tide causing some low-lying flooding on the island, mostly in Old Town and along the West Shore hotels. The latest report from the Third Coast Weather Service stated that minor damage occurred on Goat Island. Many neighborhoods reported vegetation damage and branches lying in the streets, while Port Services reported that a shrimp boat came off its moorings and drifted out into Rogers Bay.
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The Goat Island High School Kid football team opened their 2010 campaign on Friday night with a 30-14 win over visiting Riverside. Junior Quarterback Josh Farmer lead the way offensively with 134 yards passing to go along with 46 yards on the ground. Sophomore Running Back Vic Juarez added 90 yards on the ground to go along with a 6 yard scoring run, while also scoring a pair of two point conversions.
The Kid defense also had a strong start to their season, limiting the Bobcats to 170 total yards while forcing a pair of turnovers. Senior Ty Owens recorded a sack and forced a fumble to lead the way, while cornerback JJ Hollaway intercepted a pass to setup the Kids for touchdown.
GITX will continue their season tomorrow night (Friday) when they travel to Nashville and face the defending state champion Bearcats. The game will be broadcast live on 108.1, starting at 6:30PM.
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The Goat Island Signal is published each Thursday by Coastal Media, LLC, which also owns and operates KGTX 108.1.
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