Lakers Lose Ground as Slump Hits Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers, missing West Hairston and Erickson, fell 106-98 to the Detroit Pistons, dropping three straight and widening their gap to the Boston Celtics in the race for the top NBA record. Coach Bill Sharman said the team remains loose and focused on the playoffs.
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Noon Optimist Club Cage Events At Lee College Gym
The Baytown Noon Optimist Club hosts a noon cage event at Lee College gym with Bill's Barber Shop facing Jay Mark's Chevrolet for the overall title at 8 p.m. Saturday. Third place matches pit Peoples State Bank of the American League against Culpepper's or City Tire of the National. a Tri-Star dribble pass and shoot event for ages 8 to 13 follows at St John’s Methodist on Alexander I Drive starting 9 a.m. Saturday.
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Jay Mark
Chevrolet
Lee College Gym
Peoples State Bank
Culpepper’s
City Tire
Noon Optimists
St. John's Methodist Church
Alexander I Drive
Aggie Recruiting Boom Nets Blue-Chip Texas Recruits
Texas A&M under Emory Bellard lands top high school players amid a year of dominant recruiting. Recruits include Odessa Shipman and Grady Wilkerson from Permian, Jimmy Dean from Brazoswood, Bubba Bean, Skip Walker, and Richard Osborne from earlier cycles, with Billy Herrin and Reggie Rogers joining on signing day. Old Aggies celebrate renewed head-to-head success, predicting victories and titles.
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Brazos
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SWC
Odessa
David Shipman
Texas
Jack Mildren
Jimmy Dean
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Shipman
Grady Wilkerson
Dean
Emory
Bubba Bean
Kirbyville Komet
Alvin
Cougars and Baylor land top recruits in Texas classes
The 1972 Texas crop yields major signings. Jeff Bergeron stars for Houston, Brenham lineman Wilson Whitley draws praise, Baylor coach Grant Teaff lands All-America end Aley Jackson and runners Cleveland Franklin and Matt Murski, plus Johnny Philipp and Victor Sobotik. Rice loses Chuck Eikenberg but adds Billy Waddy as a top prospect.
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Dallas
Aley Jackson
Brenham
Cleveland Franklin
Matt Murski
Lamar Consolidated
Johnny Philipp
Brazoswood
Victor Sobotik
Phillipp
Sobotik
Jimmy Dean
Grant
Rice
Chuck Eikenberg
Virgil Eikenberg
SMU
Billy Waddy
Boling
Papa Eikenberg
Lee Boys Trip Jaguars in District Tennis Duel
Lee High School players led a District 20 AA tennis dual, with Robert E. Lee defeating multiple opponents. In singles action Jim Hamill won 6-0 while David Swofford and partner swept doubles play 6-1.
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Robert E. Lee
John Askew
David
McFarland
Fred Afternoon
Foresterick Sims
Brook
al Badgely
Tracy Partin
Henry Courts
Price
Michael Henson
Jim Hamill
David Swofford
Ton
Michael Milton
Mike Norton
Paul Sias
Pat Bridges
al Johnson
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