Ganders and Rangers Ready for Port Arthur Tournament
The Ganders 11-3 and Sterling 10-6 head to Port Arthur for the Porl Arthur tournament. Ganders start Don Ploeger Alton Anderson Joe Wells John Beaty Thomas McLendon with Anderson at 199 points and Ploeger 148. Sterling travels to Angleton for a 7 40 p m tipoff. The field includes Port Arthur South Park Nederland Buna Port Arthur Karb? Beaum? Port Arthur Memorial and others as Ganders chase a deep run after a 76 58 win over Texas City. The team emphasizes passing and assists as key to success with Spring Branch Memorial favored.
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Lakers Triumph Despite Baylor Injury Hit Victory Over Knicks
The Lakers rally in the second half led by Jerry West and coaching cues from Elvin Baylor and Joe Mullaney to defeat the New York Knicks 114 to 100. Baylor watched from the sidelines with groin and abdomen strains and will be out at least a week.
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Eagles Defeat Spring in Overtime Thriller
Mont Belvieu Spy-Barbers Hill edged Spring in a tight overtime boys basketball clash. The score was 35-35 at halftime and 28-28 after three periods before Eagles pulled ahead with key free throws and Brazell leading with 14 points. Arm strong and Waggoner contributed on the boards and 80 percent free throw shooting buoyed the win. JV fell 78-42. Capello’s squad hosts Friendswood next at 9:40 p.m.
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City-Area Cage Calendar Highlights Week Ahead
A dense schedule lists games across Sterling, Angleton, Deer Park, Kirbyville, Anahuac, Friendswood, Barbers Hill, Cypress Fairbanks, Deer Park, Spring Woods, La Porte, Channelview, Deweyville, Silsbee and others. Notable pairings include Sterling at Angleton Monday and Deer Park at Spring Woods Friday with multiple JV and girls contests noted.
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Silsbee
Cowboys Ready For Cleveland
Dallas faces Cleveland in the NFL Eastern Conference playoff at the Cotton Bowl with Dallas favored. Collier and Landry discuss musts, wrinkles, injuries and crowd impact as both teams prep after workouts and prior losses to Cleveland.
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Bonnet Sales To Continue For Bluebonnet Bowl
Houston sports fans will face New Year’s Eve at the Astrodome as more than 5,000 standing room tickets go on sale Monday for the Bluebonnet Bowl game. Four matches would draw the largest football audience yet with the home ticket office selling seats at 4 dollars each. Regular seating in the Astrodome is already sold out at 30,886 with last year’s attendance around 53,543 including many standing spectators.
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Frazier and Ellis Set to clash in MSG bout
Madison Square Garden plans a 15 round heavyweight title fight between Joe Frazier and Jimmy Ellis for February 16. Both boxers reportedly earn 150000 plus 20 percent of the gate and closed circuit revenue. Ellis holds the WBA title while Frazier is champion in seven states.
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Parseghian Not Awed By Mighty Longhorns
Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian says he is not awed by Texas as the ninth ranked Irish prepare to meet No. 1 Texas in the New Year’s Day bowl. He cites Notre Dame’s tough defense, two stars, and a ground oriented foe while noting travel and bowl implications for the program.
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