Local sports calendar features football scrimmages and tournaments
Today many teams schedule scrimmages and tournaments. Goose Creek Memorial faces Lee at 6 p.m. while Crosby visits Huffman at 7 p.m. Clear Springs travels to Dayton at 7 p.m. Anahuac plays Cleveland at 5 p.m. and Huffman meets GCM at 4:30 p.m. Tourneys include BCA Volleyball, Sterling at TV, and Crosby at Channelview with Lee College vs St Thomas at 6 p.m. Tennis action includes Sterling in the First Strubbe Alumni Match at 9 a.m.
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Goose Creek Memorial
Lee
Crosby
Huffman
Clear Springs
Dayton
Anahuac
Cleveland
GCM
TBA
Sam Rayburn
Sterling
Barbers Hill
Pearl
Channelview
Lee College
St. Thomas
Dennis Sterling
Klein Collins
Oak Ridge
BCA
Huntsville
TVI
Phelps captures fourth Rio gold in 200-meter medley
Michael Phelps dominates the 200-meter individual medley at Rio, finishing in 1 54.66 to earn his fourth gold of the Games and 22nd career title. Teammate Ryan Lochte fades to fifth as Kosuke Hagino takes silver and Wang Shun bronze. Simone Manuel and Penny Oleksiak tie for gold in women's 100 free. Simone Biles is hailed as the sport’s greatest, sharing a tearful moment with Aly Raisman before stepping into the spotlight alone.
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Michael Phelps
Phelps
Ryan Lochte
America
Lochte
Japan
Kosuke Hagino
China
Wang Shun
Simone Manuel
United States
Penny Oleksiak
Canada
Sarah Sjostrom
Sweden
Simone Biles
Aly Raisman
Rio Olympic
Raisman
Biles
U.S
Sterling Routs Ozen scrimmage test at Stallworth Stadium
Sterling high school football opens scrimmage at Stallworth Stadium against Ozen at 9 a.m. Freshmen and junior varsity lead to varsity in a game-like 20 minute running clock as new coach Brett Sawyer evaluates offense defense and player battles for spots. This first test benchmarks translating classroom work to real competition.
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Sterling
Ozen
Stallworth Stadium
Brett Sawyer
Rangers
Sawyer
BCA Girls Finish Third in Pool Play at Silver Bracket
Baytown Christian Academy’s Lady Bulldogs placed third in pool play on Thursday, earning a spot in the Silver bracket for Saturday. Sophomore setter Elizabeth Newport led with 28 assists, 14 digs and three kills as seniors Jenna Hendricks and Laci Gray added scoring and defense. Coach Robin Walker said the team will adjust and aim to win the Silver bracket on Saturday with pool play continuing and bracket matchups set. The team is slated to play at 8 a.m. Saturday after a rest day.
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Baytown Christian Academy
Lady Bulldogs
Elizabeth Newport
BCA
Jenna Hendricks
Laci Gray
Robin Walker
GCM Memorial vs Lee Eagles Scrimmage Tonight at Stallworth
Goose Creek Memorial and Lee duel in a 6 p.m. scrimmage at Stallworth Stadium. Coach Bren Jones says the teams seek improved timing and defense after two weeks of practice, with position battles at running back and line play shaping the matchup.
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Goose Creek Memorial
Patriots
Lee
Stallworth Stadium
GCM
Bren Jones
Jones
Scrimmage fundraiser links Goose Creek Memorial and Lee
Goose Creek Memorial faces Robert E. Lee in a scrimmage serving as Our Day To Shine. Donations support the Texas High School Coaches Educational Foundation benevolence fund aiding athletes and coaches with special needs or hardships. Over 800 students have participated and raised more than $334,000 to date.
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Goose Creek Memorial
Robert E. Lee
Texas High School Coaches Educational Foundation
Astros offense powers twinbill sweep of Twins in Minnesota
Houston collected 16 hits in the nightcap and routed Minnesota 10-2 to complete a doubleheader sweep after a 15-7 day game. Evan Gattis drove in four with a three run homer, Carlos Correa homered for the third straight game, and George Springer added an RBI. Jose Altuve led Houston with four hits in game one as Miguel Sano had two hits for Minnesota.
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Minneapolis
Evan Gattis
Carlos Correa
Houston Astros
Minnesota Twins
Houston
Minnesota
Jose Altuve
Tommy Milone
Gattis
George Springer
RBI
Springer
Correa
Andrew Albers
Twins
Toronto
Eduardo Escobar
Jose Berrios
Triple-A
Doug Fister
Barbers Hill Goes 1-2 in Texas Volleyball Invitational Opener
Barbers Hill opened the Texas Volleyball Invitational against Class 6A foes, beating Atascocita 31-29 24-26 25-21 with Miles delivering 40 assists and Haschke 15 kills. They then fell to Flower Mound 25-22 25-23 and lost to San Antonio Churchill 25-23 22-25 25-22 as Jones added aces and Adams kills. Sterling also went 3-0 at Huntsville with Ficaro and Thomas leading scorers and assists gains by Kailey Thomas.
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Pearlands
Barbers Hill
Eagles
Atascocita
Madilyn Miles
Kinsy Haschke
Kennedy Adams
Grayson Gibbs
Macy Sumrall
Flower Mound
Adams
Katie Jones
San Antonio Churchill
Haschke
Alison Ficaro
Sterling
Kaci Gosford
Megan Clausen
Jasmine Moore
Atlantis Thomas
Kailey Thomas
Casey Benskin
Celeste Hernandez
Rangers
Dickinson
Ficaro
Moore
Benskin
Hernandez
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Phelps Snares
Rio
RSS
Nto
Michael Pineda
Victor Colon
Major League Baseball
Astros
Caldwell
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