Lee tennis program grows under coach Funderburg
Lee High School boys return a core with seniors Riley O’Brien and Nick Bieschke leading the charge while Kristian Garza emerges as a rising leader. Newcomers join summer practice as the Ganders prepare the fall season opening Aug 31 hosting Dayton and look to sustain four straight winning campaigns.
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Brandon Funderburg
Lee High School
Funderburg
Lady Ganders
Ganders
Riley O’brien
Nick Bieschke
Local Sports Calendar Highlights for Saturday and Friday
Dennis Sterling schedules games at Pearland Dawson at 9:00 a.m. and Shadow Creek at 3:00 p.m. Volleyball features Anahuac at Evadale at 11:30 a.m. Cleveland visits Crosby at 4:30 p.m. Hargrave Huffman faces GCM, Barbers Hill meets Pearland. Tourneys listed with times TBA, including Sterling at Huntsville. Cross country events include Barbers Hill at Cypress Relays and Hargrave Tournament matchups TBA.
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Evadale
Cleveland
Crosby
Hargrave-Huffman
GCM
Barbers Hill
Pearland
TBA
Sterling
Huntsville
Cypress Relays
Tomball
Dayton
Hargrave
Lee
East Chambers
Baytown Sun Seeks Football Stringers for Season
The Baytown Sun is seeking correspondent reporters for the upcoming football season. Duties include taking statistics and writing game stories. Interested individuals should contact Alan Wiederhold-Sohn at alan.sohn baytownsun.com.
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Baytown Sun
Alan Wiederhold-Sohn
Alan.sohn
Baytownsun.com
Goose Creek Memorial Scrimmage For Be Nevolence Fund
Goose Creek Memorials football scrimmage with Hardin-Jefferson on Friday August 17 anchors Our Day to Shine an outreach program by the Texas High School Coaches Association Proceeds go to the Education Foundation Be Nevolence Fund to aid athletes and coaches with special needs or hardships Kickoff is 5 p.m. at the Auxiliary Field beside the GCM campus Public invited donations encouraged Also notes the first College Football Playoff rankings will be released October 30 with a top 25 on ESPN and committee recusals announced later.
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Goose Creek Memorial
Hardin-Jefferson
Texas High School Coaches Association
Texas High School Coaches Education Foundation
GCM
Irving
Texas
ESPN
Lady Bulldogs volleyball open season strong at home
Baytown Christian Academy tops pool play with a 5-1 set record in the Lady Bulldog Classic. Janet McClellan and Sasha Donate lead with four kills apiece in the 1-1 split against Houston Christian. Emily Gray shines with six assists and five aces as BCA advances to top seed in Pool A with knockout rounds approaching.
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Baytown Sun
Alan Wiederhold
John Josie McClellan
Sasha Donate
Emily Gray
Baytown Christian
Baytown Christian Academy
Lady Bulldogs
Spring Legacy
Briarwood Academies
Houston Christian High School
BCA
Robin Walker
Janet McClellan
Houston Christian
McClellan
Walker
Emily
Gray
Janet
Briarwood
Austin eyes Texas third MLS team for Columbus move
Columbus Crew owner Anthony Precourt urges Austin City Council to approve a 20000 seat privately funded stadium on city land. He says MLS should come to Austin while Mayor Adler backs the plan amid a divided council and potential late-night debate.
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Columbus Crew
Austin
Texas
Anthony Precourt
Precourt
MLS
Steve Adler
Columbus
Don Garber
MLB Tackles Offensive Tweets Impacts on Inclusion Efforts
MLB pressure to grow baseball among African-Americans faces setback as old tweets from players surface. League executives defend progress via RBI and BreakThrough programs while noting lingering questions about inclusion and public perception.
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MLB
Billy Bean
RBI
Unipe
Baseball
Milwaukee
Josh Hader
Atlanta
Sean Newcomb
Washington
Trea Turner
Oakland
Khris Davis
Davis
Rodney
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