Highlands Spring Classic boat races set for Sunday
The Highlands Spring Classic will take place on the San Jacinto River at Baytown Boat Club Park in Highlands. APBA sanctions the event with SPOT sponsorship. gate tickets are 7 and 5 in advance. Call Ray Yates at 281-468-1234 for details.
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Sterling Stars to Hold First Annual Golf Tournament
The Sterling Stars host a four-man scramble at Eagle Pointe Golf Course in Mont Belvieu at 12:30 p.m. on May 8. Entry is 100 per player with 200 to sponsor a hole. Contact Dixie Roffe at 713-412-1461 or droffe globalgrouplogistics.co for details.
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Sports broadcast slate across major leagues today
Pro baseball features Pittsburgh at Houston and Chicago at St Louis plus Atlanta at Washington. Pro basketball teams Indiana, New Jersey and LA, Phoenix, Milwaukee, Detroit, Memphis, Dallas square off with various TV networks. Golf, hockey, soccer, auto racing and tennis also on schedule with CBS ABC TNT ESPN2 NBC OLN and ESPN2 coverage.
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Taylor Buchholz First Major League Win In 3-0 Astros Victory
Taylor Buchholz earned his first major league win as the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0. He lost a one-hitter with two outs in the ninth after errors by Eric Bruntlett allowed Chris Duffy to reach and Jack Wilson to single. Brought in after 104 pitches, Buchholz walked none and struck out five in his second start, while Bruntlett sought forgiveness for the miscue.
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Burnett to return to gridiron after severing kidney
Pam Burnett flies home from South Africa after learning her son Blaine, a Sterling freshman, severed his right kidney in a football practice fall. Doctors at Texas Children's hospitalized him as the family faced the shocking accident and its impact on their season.
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Sterling and Kingwood clash for District 22 playoff seeding
Sterling and Kingwood, co champions with 11 3 district records, meet Tuesday at North Shore in a 6:30 p m playoff to decide the district seeding for the softball playoffs. The winner gets the second seed and an upcoming bi district game against Westside, while the district champion earns a first round bye.
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Salinas to Lead Lee Volleyball Program in Baytown
Alicia Salinas has been hired as the new varsity head coach of the Robert E. Lee volleyball team in Goose Creek ISD. Former head coach Leslie Roberts stepped down after last season. Salinas, previously at C. E. King and active in Baytown club volleyball, says she aims to instill a new philosophy and keep athletes engaged while building toward success.
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Sterling Sophs Sweep Lee in Doubleheader
In Baytown Saturday afternoon Sterling sophomores defeated Lee Ganders twice. The opener ended 6-4 after Sterling scored three late runs. The nightcap saw a 16 batter surge in the fifth inning, leading to a 19-5 Sterling victory. The Ganders rallied to trim an early 4-0 margin but could not sustain the comeback.
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