Year in review hits and coaching changes in area football
A year end recap highlights Danny Long’s hiring at Sterling and his later departure for Tyler as athletic director. It cites coach of the year Jerry Stewart of Dayton, Gary Martel of Anahuac, Dick Olin of Robert E. Lee, and notes on Baytown and Bay City programs, plus speculations on future Sterling leadership and athletic director Don Price and Crosby’s Larry Haynes.
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Danny Long
Sterling
Jacksonville
Rangers
Tyler
W. Baker Road
Sun Area
Jerry Stewart
Dayton
Broncos
Bay City
Black Cats
Gary Martel
Anahuac
Panthers
Dick Olin
Robert E. Lee
Rnan Johnson
Gander
Drew Tate
Ganders
Baytown
Don Price
Barbers Hill
Hill
Larry Haynes
Crosby
Kellen
Cougars
Phillip Beck
Wagstaff to Compete in Houston Metro Finals
Keegan Wagstaff of Sterling earned a finals berth at the Fifth Annual Houston Area Metropolitan High School Swimming and Diving Championships. The junior finished second in prelims the girls 200-yard freestyle with 2:01.14, securing the 10th seed as Kustine Kelly of Pasadena won in 2:00.25. Kelly also qualified ninth in the girls 100 backstroke at 1:01.81.
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Baytown
Keegan Wagstaff
Sterling
Houston
Kustine Kelly
Fort Bend
Hambrick stars as Cowboys blank Redskins 27 0
Cowboys defensive surge and Terence Newman three picks spark a 27 0 win over the Washington Redskins in driving rain. Troy Hambrick racks up a career high 189 rushing yards as Dallas improves to 9 5 and presses toward a wild card berth.
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Associated Press
Lawrence Jackson
Dallas Cowboys
Troy Hambrick
Washington Redskins
Todd Franz
Landover
Hambrick
Redskins
Darren Woodson
al Singleton
Cowboys
Washington
Tim Hasselbeck
Parcells
Philadelphia
Texans fall as Carr-less squad struggles in Tampa
Tampa Bay defeated Houston 16-3 as the Texans played without quarterback David Carr and backup Tony Banks. Coach Dom Capers praised effort, while Bucaneers star Thomas Jones rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown in the win that kept Tampa Bay alive for a possible NFC wild-card push.
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Tampa
Fla
David Carr
Tony Banks
Texans
Carr
Tennessee Titans
Steve McKinney
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dave
Banks
Domanick Davis
Aaron Glenn
Dom Capers
Bucs
Atlanta
Tennessee
John Lynch
Thomas Jones
Sterling Girls Beat La Porte In Clear Creek Tourney
The Sterling girls basketball team defeated La Porte 57 to 54 in a consolation bracket game at the Clear Creek Tournament on Saturday. Shaye Montgomery led with 21 points, Renesha Powell added 18, as Sterling improved to 9-3.
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Baytown Sterling
Clear Creek
la Porte
Shaye Montgomery
Lady Rangers
Renesha Powell
Stars, Blackhawks tie as Leighton stops 31
Chicago goalie Michael Leighton made 31 saves and Dallas goalie Marty Turco stopped 29 shots as the Blackhawks and Stars play to a 1-1 tie. Steve Sullivan opened the scoring in the first period for Chicago, with Sergei Zubov answering for Dallas on a short-handed goal in the second.
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Chicago
Michael Leighton
Dallas
Marty Turco
Steve Sullivan
Blackhawks
Sergei Zubov
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Mike Finley
RSS
Wagstaff
Houston Metro
Baytown Sun
Gene Sterling Sterling
Gene Starling JR
Winnie Brown Natatorium
Joseph White
The
Suri
Lee Basketball
Lynsley Floyd
Dallas Stars
Jason Arnott
Chicago Blackhawks
Nathan Dempsey
Stars
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