Baytown Tennis Tournament heats up this weekend
Baytown area high schools ramp up the fourth annual Baytown Tennis Tournament with teams from Lee Sterling and Barbers Hill plus players from Alvin La Porte and Richmond Terry. Coaches Strubbe and Tilton praise returning players and doubles teams as Friday and Saturday match rounds begin at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. across Lee Sterling and La Porte courts.
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Athens Olympics: Jones advances in long jump. Johnson crashes out
Marion Jones opens with a 21 ft 11 3 4 in long jump to reach the final amid mixed reactions in Athens. Allen Johnson crashes over a hurdle in the 110 meters, falling hard and ending his bid as Americans chase medals in a chaotic session. Allyson Felix later wins silver in the 200 meters. Jones, under steroid scrutiny, says Athens is about doing her best amid chaos.
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Gardner suffers upset in Greco Roman semi final at Athens
Olympic wrestling upset sees Rulon Gardner losing 4-1 in overtime to Georgi Tsurtsumin of Kazakhstan in the Greco Roman semifinal. Gardner wins bronze with a 3-0 victory over Iran's Sajah Barzi. Once-celebrated for beating Alexander Karelin, Gardner's upset shocks fans.
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Sterling water polo wins at Battleground tourney
Sterling Rangers travel to Clear Brook for the Battleground tournament. Lady Rangers split results: 2-4 loss to Cy-Creek, 18-1 over Pearland, 10-2 over Clear Brook, 10-5 over St. Agnes, and 3-2 in third place over Clear Creek. McMullen, Wagstaff, Watkins lead scoring. Evard and Eward strong in goal. Boys team dominates Cy-Creek in opener with Gonzalez Watkins and Oliver scoring key goals.
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Creek
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Chris Gonzalez
Cody Watkins
Austen Oliver
Astros sweep Phillies 7-4 in Houston
Jeff Kent delivered a tiebreaking three run homer in the eighth as the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 to sweep the season series. Carlos Beltran and Morgan Ensberg also homered, and Houston improved to 6-0 against Philadelphia.
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Walker upbeat after Texans defensive lineman’s groin scare
Texans veteran Gary Walker reported a mild groin strain after an indoor practice MRI. He described a quick recovery plan and said he expects to be ready for the season opener against San Diego, though he may miss the Tampa Bay exhibition.
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Hunter education classes offered at Baytown Eddie V. Gray Center
A two day hunter education course runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at 1724 Market Street Baytown with a $10 fee. A home study option is 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Registration requires full study completion and questions reviewed. Materials available online and at several retailers. class not advised for under 16. To register call 281-427-2144 or email norten hunter ed yahoo com with name, phone, and number attending.
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Public safe boating course offered by Galveston Bay Power Squadron
The Galveston Bay Power Squadron will run a public safe boating course from September 11 at Eddie Gray Wetlands Center across from Robert E Lee High School. Three four hour sessions lead to an exam on the fourth Saturday with classes 9 am to 1 pm on September 14 18 and 25 and exam on October 2. There is no instruction charge but textbooks and instruments cost 35 dollars. Texas Parks and Wildlife requires a 10 dollar certificate fee for under 18 power boats over 10 hp or sailboats over 14 feet. For details call Charles Cody 281-424-7060 or Lee College Continuing Education 281-525-6311.
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