Cornley Leads Penn State To NIT Title Win Over Baylor
Penn State defeats Baylor 69 63 to claim the NIT championship behind 18 points from Jamelle Cornley and 12 from Tylor Battle. The Nittany Lions ride a second half surge as fans from State College pack the arena, with Joe Paterno among the crowd, celebrating PSU’s second postseason title in school history. Baylor’s Lace Dunn leads with 18 points as both teams battle for loose balls in a physical final.
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Cornley
Penn State
Baylor
New York
Nittany Lions
Jamelle Cornley
Tylor Battle
Penn
Danny Morrissey
Paterno
State College
Mixed doubles rise for Sterling in Baytown tennis
Sterling seniors Michael McDaniel and Janelle Jagnanan headline the No. 1 mixed doubles duo as the 59th Baytown Varsity Tennis Tournament opens. The event features 24 schools across five sites, with action starting at 8:30 a.m. and running five rounds.
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Sterling
Michael McDaniel
U.S. Tennis Association
Ranger
Janelle Jagnanan
Baytown
Texas
David Walker
Lee
Goose Creek Memorial
Barbers Hill
Lee College
Aldine
Anahuac
Atascocita
C.E. King
Clear Lake
Clear Springs
Crosby
Deer Park
Dickinson
Huffman
Kingwood
la Porte
Liberty
New Caney
North Shore
Pasadena Memorial
Port Arthur Memorial
Rayburn
Texas City
West Brook
Crosby star Kendrae Carter earns Class 4A All State honor
Crosby senior guard Kendrae Carter, leading scorer and rebounder for a 25-9 Cougars squad, made the Texas Association for Basketball Coaches Class 4A All State team and earned an invite to the Class 4A-5A all star game at Trinity University on May 8. In baseball, Cori Langley and Ben Skinner combined for a no hitter in Crosby’s 13-0 win over North Forest, Langley going 2 for 3 with two doubles.
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WACO
Kendrae Carter
Crosby
Texas Association For Basketball Coaches
Cougars
TABC
Carter
Trinity University
San Antonio
Cori Langley
Ben Skinner
North Forest
Langley
Frank Rangel
Gage Larken
Rangel
Anahuac's DeVore Shuts Out Lady Lions in Win
Anahuac pitcher Devyn DeVore tossed a two hit shutout with four strikeouts as the Lady Panthers defeated Kountze 7 0. Stormie Johnson and Kaitlin Broussssard drove in runs with doubles, and Anahuac hosts Hardin at 6 p.m. today.
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Anahuac
DeVore
Lady Lions
Devyn DeVore
Lady Panthers
Kountze
Stormie Johnson
Kaitlin Broussard
Hardin
Titans Sign Faggins To bolster defensive backs
Nashville Tennessee Titans signed unrestricted free agent cornerback DeMarcus Faggins from the Houston Texans. General Manager Mike Reinfeldt stated the addition adds versatility to the Titans defensive backfield.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee Titans
DeMarcus Faggins
Houston Texans
Titans
Mike Reinfeldt
Faggins
TV listings pace busy sports schedule for today
On TV today NBA action features Cleveland at Orlando on ESPN at 7 p.m. and Houston at L A Lakers on ESPN at 9 30 p.m. Auto racing opens with Samsung 500 pole qualifying on Speed at 3 30 p.m. Golf covers Open de Portugal at 9 30 a m Shell Houston Open at 3 p m and eStonebrae Classic at 6 30 p.m. Tennis includes Sony Ericsson Open at noon and 6 p.m. Boxing showcases Junor welterweights Francisco Figueroa versus Randall Bailey on ESPN2 at 8 p.m.
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Cleveland
Orlando
ESPN
Houston
L.A. Lakers
Samsung
Junor
Francisco Figueroa
Randall Bailey
ESPN2
High School Games Tonight Across District
The schedule lists baseball games at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. including BCA at First Baptist Barbers Hill at Crosby Sterling at Lee and C E King at GCM. Softball features Kingwood Park at GCM and North Shore at Lee with 4 30 p m and 6 p m starts. Tennis has Sterling at Baytown Tourney all day while track includes Lee and Sterling at the Texas Relays in Austin and Sterling at the Alief Elsik Invitational at Crump.
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Dillon Eastman
Lee Sandhop
Lee
Amy Brewer
Goose Creek Memorial
Lee High School
Lee College
Sterling
Barbers Hill
Jagnanan
BCA
First Baptist
Crosby
C.E. King
GCM
Kingwood Park
North Shore
West Brook
Baytown
Lee, Sterling
Texas Relays
Austin
Alief
BTC Middle Schoolers Win at TSU Relays
A Baytown Track Club quartet coached by Mark Crooms won the middle school 4x100 relay at TSU Relays in 51.95 seconds and took second in the 4x200 relay at 1:49.50. Team members Shantel Thomas Kierstin Santana Alleye Crowther and Daevonna Goudeau are pictured.
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Baytown
Contact sports editor for today’s Baytown Sun
Sports editor Dave Rogers can be reached at 281-425-8031 or by email at sports@baytownsun.com for questions about current stories or ideas for future sports coverage.
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Baytownsun.com
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