Ganders beat Conroe at free throw line in district clash
Alton Anderson led REL with 19 points while Don Ploeger added 13 and Thomas McLendan and John Beaty each scored 11. Phillip Palezer topped Conroe with 28 as REL shot 66 percent from the line to Conroe 69. Beaty grabbed 15 rebounds. Ploeger had 10. REL won the JV 71-39 behind Cloase 20, Hart 16 and Elmore 11. sophomore loss 49-27 as Martin and Herman scored nine each.
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Alton Anderson
Don Ploeger
Thomas McLendan
John Beaty
Phillip Palezer
Conroe
Ganders
Beaty
Ploeger
Garing
Rel
Matt Cloase
Thomas Hart
Frances Elmore
Jerry Brewer
Matthew Martin
Marcellus Herman
Anderson
Jay Bollinger
Pasadena
Plesger
Ane Andersen
Mabeneen
Eatty Sin LeBlee
Mayor Street Now Presides for a Day in Longview
Longview, Texas. James Street, famed Texas quarterback who led the Longhorns to 20 straight wins and a national title, serves as mayor for a day. Coach Darrell Royal and about 18 Longhorns join for a luncheon and banquet. Street speaks at a Longview High School assembly, with Royal spotlighting the banquet tonight.
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Longview
Tex
James Street
Texas
Street
Highlands Defeats Horace Mann In Junior High Games
Highlands defeated Horace Mann 62 40 in eighth grade action with Nelson Antoine scoring 31. Steve Powell led Horace Mann with 16. Highlands also won the seventh game 39 21 with Daryle Singleton and Darrell Neal each at 12 points. Cedar Bayou beat Baytown 55 39 in the eighth, Lee Bethel 8, Reagan Gillis 14. David Haney scored 20 in Cedar Bayou’s 30 25 seventh grade win.
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Nelson Antoine
Highlands
Horace Mann
Steve Powell
Daryle Singleton
Darrell Neal
Kenneth Way
Cedar Bayou
Baytown
Lee Bethel
Reagan Gillis
Rangers Open District Play Opening clash with Pasadena Doble
Sterling High Rangers host Pasadena Doble in a District 224A opener at 7 30 p m Friday. Sterling enters 11 4 while Pasadena Doble stands 7 11. Probable Sterling starters Carl Barnett Ted Hazlewood Mark Ocker Doug Osterhus Alan Beauchamp. Longhorns probable starters Steve Kerns Larry Jordan Jerry Smith Tucker Smith and Gary Hines. JV game at 6 p m.
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Sterling High
Rangers
Pasadena Doble
Longhorns
Sterling
Carl Barnett
Ted Hazlewood
Mark Ocker
Doug Osterhus
Alan Beauchamp
Texas City
Steve Kerns
Larry Jordan
Jerry Smith
Tucker Smith
Gary Hines
Readers urge following DKR insight in Cotton Bowl notes
A reader argues for football values over money in the Texas Notre Dame Cotton Bowl. They praise Darrell Royal’s approach, critique Ara Parseghian’s strategy, and suggest the real winner is the coach who embodies genuine winning spirit. The letter emphasizes equality and the idea that money cannot buy victory.
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Jim Kyle
Texas-Notre Dame
Jim
Notre Dame
Pope
G . Dame
Bud Adams
Longhorns
Happy Felter
Texas Longhorns
Darrell Royal
Rebs Rally to Beat Victoria Junior College 81-71 in San Jac Tourney
In Pasadena Lee College rebounded from a 34-31 halftime deficit to defeat Victoria Junior College 81-71 in a first round San Jacinto tournament game. The Rebels improved to 8-8 on the season as Sam led a second half scoring push.
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San Jac
Victoria
Pasadena
Lee College
Victoria Junior College
San Jacinto
Rebs
Lee
Reds
Sam
Hook Line and Sinker Wild Hogs Disappear Fast
Barbers Hill locals Henry Gregory and Jack Harker hunt bobcats with two top dogs near Barbers Hill Cedar Bayou and Cove. They recently brought in a 40-pound bobcat after Gregory’s .270 rifle dropped it in the shoulder. Their dogs once wandered off but were quickly found in 14 minutes.
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Henry Gregory
Jack Harker
Barbers Hill
Gregory
Greg
Barber
Cedar Bayou
Cove
Jack
Hog dogs fading in East Texas hunting culture
In East Texas hog hunting wanes as hogs and dogs vanish from the scene. Burl Walters, a Pine Ridge resident near Sour Lake, longs for trained hog dogs after his stock dwindled from recent losses. Local laws against free-ranging hogs compound the decline as a handful of expeditions continue in Newton area, while many hunters shift away from hog chasing.
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Greg
Jack
Texas
Big
Burl Walters
Pine Ridge
Sour Lake
Burl
East Texas
Ballard
Howard Phearse
Childress
Ledigose
Lavoy Darden
Sylvester Victoria
Brown
Newton
Reds
Wharton
Darden
Barnes
Henry Gregory
Jack Barber
Ganders, Sterling, and Rayburn Swim Meet Recap
In a triangular swim meet at Clear Creek, the Ganders beat Pasadena Dobie and Galveston Ball while Sterling finished second behind Clear Creek. Mark Godwin won the 50 free, Billy Smaling won the 100 free, and John Boyle claimed the 400 free for the Ganders. Sterling’s Pat Procter led with a 25.2 in the 50 free and Louis Sonnier won the 10 butterfly in 1 06.5. Team scores had Clear Creek first with 83, Ganders 73, Ball 52, Dobie 26, while Sterling totaled 35 and Rayburn trailed.
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Ganders
Pasadena Dobie
Galveston Ball
Sterling
Clear Creek
Sam Rayburn
Mark Godwin
Billy Smaling
John Boyle
Randy Reber
Bill Ehlip
Eddie Shoemake
Don Larpenter
Bil Godwin
Mike Godwin
Larpenter
Smalling
Pat Procter
Louis Sonnier
Gan‘fers
Ball
Dobie
Rayburn
Kirk Seeks Super Bowl Back Again
Florida Governor Claude Kirk said the Super Bowl should be in Miami at the Orange Bowl and pledged drastic steps to move the game back from New Orleans. He spoke at a meeting about Florida hosting the 1980 Olympics, arguing the 1970s switch was a one shot that should be reversed.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Miami
Claude Kirk
Dade County
Florida
Orleans
Kirk
New
W. C. Howells
E. Fayle
Mick
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