Heckel Racing Team Builds Bonded Drag unit for 2006 season
La Porte family team led by Shane Heckel blends racer talent with strong support from parents Mike and Kathy and crew Mike Crump and Keith Crump. They combine mechanical know how with sponsorship from TRE Racing Engines and Ballistic Race Craft to chase a winning season and the Belle Rose Sports Nationals. Brooke Heckel, 8, competes in junior dragsters as the family trains together toward a 2006 championship.
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la Porte
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Shane
Hecker
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Houston
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Memphis
Houston Raceway Park
Keith Crump
Michael Schlebach
Mike Heckel
Angie
Brooke
T.R.E. Racing
Ballistic Race Craft
Michael
Schlebach
Joey Tanksley
Belle Rose
Crosby Cougars sweep District 19 4A tennis titles dominate action
Crosby dominated the District 19 4A competition with team titles in boys and girls championships. Eric Tobin won boys singles, Christine Prasek led girls singles, and Marcus Bias with Kendall Hartman captured boys doubles. Christine Prasek, Valerie Simms, and others qualified for the Huntsville regional on April 24-25.
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Cougars
Eric Tobin
Christine Prasek
Valerie Simms
Marcus Bias
Kendall Hartman
Scott Campbell
Landon Estep
Maria Cianni-Bassetti
Cassius Shankle
Kelsey Gaffney
Christina Guillory
Bias
Ryan Prasek
Brittany Tobin
Huntsville
Gilbert Santana Installed as Chamber Chairman in Baytown
Gilbert Santana was installed as the new chairman of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce board. He outlined goals to maintain progress and praised volunteers as the heart of America while outgoing chair John Rocco credited member involvement for past successes. New officers for 2006-2007 include Santana as chairman and vice chairs Chris Erickson, David Daspit, Dick Burke, Dan Coombs, with Reggie Brewer as treasurer. New directors include Bruce Wood Karl Bauch Gary Dobbs and Roger Elswick.
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Chamber
Santana
Baytown
Heart of America
Chamber of Commerce
John Rocco
Bayer
Rocco
Chris Erickson
Exxon Mobil
David Daspit
Gulf Coast Bank
Dick Burke
Baytown Valve
Fitting
Dan Coombs
Chevron Phillips
Reggie Brewer
Amegy Bank
Baytown Sun
Ryan Culver
Baytown Chamber of Commerce Board of
Goose Creek Country Club
Bush Looks to land in Houston after draft buzz
Reggie Bush discusses potential move to the Texans. He cites goal of winning a championship in Houston and emphasizes early camp readiness. Agent Joel Segal notes no talks yet, while Bush mentions Vince Young as a fan consideration and city reception expectations.
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Texans
David Carr
Bush
Texas
Vince Young
Young
Houston
Longhorns
Texans Open 2006 Schedule With Eagles At Home
Houston Texans under new coach Gary Kubiak will start the 2006 season September 10 at home against the Philadelphia Eagles. The schedule favors early home games with five of the first six on the road stretch looming later. The Texans aim to rebound from a 2-14 season and face Cowboys in Dallas on October 15 during their first regular season meeting since 2002.
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Miami
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Tennessee
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Browns
New England
Oakland
New York Jets
Giants
Kingwood Rangers poised to avenge district loss at Spring
RSS relies on pitching and timely hitting as Jason Fuqua and Chase Dempsay have pitched every inning since district play began. Dempsay starts at Spring while Kingwood seeks to rebound from a lone district defeat. Lee’s Ganders stumble to 3-4 at midseason, needing a hot second half to reach playoffs. REL aims for 5-2 second half after a 12-2 loss to Humble. AEL travels to Westfield after beating the Mustangs in district opener.
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RSS
Jason Fuqua
Chase Dempsay
Dempsay
Rangers
Lee
Ganders
REL
Humble
AEL
Westfield
Mustangs
Tennis semis set in district tournament
Tenni s action continues as Kingwood and Sterling advance to the semifinals. Cassie Bornstein of Kingwood meets a rival in the singles, while Sterling pairs Slate Angel with Nick Binz and Heather Gardner with Rachel Young reach semis in doubles. Mixed doubles sees Sterling's Jake Brewer and Maggie Dancel bow out to Kingwood's Steven Sollee and Jennifer Rogers.
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Kingwood
Cassie Bornstein
Sterling
Slate Angel
Nick Binz
West Brook
Muhammed Imran
Kelvin Jorge
John Scherr
Michael Sollee
Heather Gardner
Rachel Young
Jordan Fields
Jenny Marshall
Breelan Angel
Kayla McGee
Stephanie Douglas
Krystal Holland
Jake Brewer
Maggie Dancel
Steven Sollee
Jennifer Rogers
Masters Round One Shows Warm Sunshine Lifts Scores
Tiger Woods remains over par after a 72 as Henrik Stenson or Vijay Singh builds a one shot lead with a two putt birdie at No 4 and a 5 iron into 10 feet at No 11. Mediate birdied No 11, while Goosen Mickelson Clark and Ogilvy join at 70. Eagled 12 times, scoring averages dip slightly to 74.94 as firm fast fairways invite many to contend.
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Tiger Woods
Singh
Hootie Johnson
Johnson
Retief Goosen
Phil Mickelson
Tim Clark
Geoff Ogilvy
Eagles
Sunshine
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Allison Asbury
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