High School Sports Calendar And State Swim Highlight
Today’s schedule features Barbers Hill at Beaumont Open in Port Arthur and other region games across basketball, soccer, softball, tennis, and track. Barbers Hill swimmer Lauren Gray shines with two top ten finishes at state and diving events, while AP poll leaders include Gonzaga, Villanova, and Kansas atop the college rankings.
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Playoff Night Sparks Five Area Basketball Showdowns
Five area teams hit the court as UIL and TAPPS playoff action kicks off. Barbers Hill hosts Beaumont Central in bi district, while the Barbers Hill girls face Beaumont Ozen after an 18 0 district run. Dayton meets Port Arthur Memorial at Lee College, and Baytown Christian Academy welcomes Universal City First Baptist for both boys and girls pairings. Ozen and Memorial also vie for advancement as Bradley Pennington guides BH. The Barbers Hill girls carry a 31 4 record and No 4 state ranking into a crucial clash, with Ozen 24 6 and No 25. The BH boys, 18 15, face Central, while Memorial and Dayton battle at Lee College. Baytown Christian Academy stands at 23 6 with top 10 state seeding, after an 8 0 district run, with both boys and girls enjoying first round byes.
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Winter coastal fishing picks up during low tides and cold fronts
Free lance writer Bink Grimes reports on winter angling off the Matagorda coast. Guides note trout up to eight pounds, redfish in guts and bayous, and sand trout with shallow tides, while anglers chase deeper pockets as outflows create depressions. Live shrimp under a cork remains top bait.
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Lee College tops Lamar State in late Farmer burst
In a back and forth contest Lee College defeated Lamar State College-Port Arthur 81-79 as Tony Farmer scored 31 points 27 coming in the final 20 minutes and hit two late free throws. Andre Edwards added 17 and J von McCormick 12 as LC improves to 16-10 overall and 9-6 in conference while LSCC drops to 16-10 overall.
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