Wild-card round tops with historic 76 point margin
After a largely tame wild-card weekend, four home teams prevailed as injuries and late-season slumps shaped a lopsided first round. Houston, Seattle, Pittsburgh and Green Bay prepare for rematches with tougher venues and stronger playoff pedigrees, led by tested coaches and clutch quarterbacks.
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Packers
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Sports Calendar Highlights Local Basketball and Soccer
Today features girls games Barbers Hill at Porter North Shore at GCM Kingwood at Sterling Dayton at Lee New Caney at Crosby Brazosport Christian at BCA male matchups Sterling at Kingwood Lee at Dayton Porter at Barbers Hill GCM at North Shore Crosby at New Caney BCA at 730 p.m. Tomorrow shows boys matches including Sterling at Channelview GCM at Atascocita Lee at Splendora Barbers Hill at Crosby Atascocita at GCM Dayton at Porter BCA at Woodlands Prep Dekaney at Lee and more with several 5 7 p.m. starts across districts.
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Barbers Hill
Porter
North Shore
GCM
Kingwood
Sterling
Dayton
Lee
New Caney
Crosby
Brazosport Christian
BCA
South Houston
Liberty
East Chambers
Texas City
JUCO
Lee College
Navarro College
Beren Academy
Brenham
PNG
Channelview
Atascocita
Splendora
Woodlands Prep
Dekaney
Lady Ganders Eye Playoff Bid in District Soccer
Lee girls soccer with five returning starters aims for a District 21-5A playoff spot under first year coach Jason Riffe. The senior-led squad uses a 3-5-1-1 formation with two keepers Annelysse Lopez and Tatiana Garcia and a fast, wide attack led by Marissa Lugo and Melizza Hernandez. The season opens at 7 tonight in Texas City.
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Lee
Jason Riffe
Riffe
Dallas
Lady Ganders
Annelysse Lopez
Tatiana Garcia
Tatiana
Annelysse
Leslie Alvarez
Grace Osbon
Italy
Almaraz
Katelynn Gonzales
Alejandra Torres
Leslie
Suleima Espinoza
Riley Turner
Blanca Perez
Juana Huerta
Marissa Lugo
Melizza Hernandez
Texas City
GCM Patriots Open Season With Tie and Rally Win
In the Pearland Tournament GCM boys opened Class 6A play with a 1-1 draw against Friendswood and then rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Dobie 3-2. Martinez scored one goal with Ibarra assisting, and Martinez added a second on an assist by Rodriguez. Trevino and Ibarra were key in saving several Friendswood attempts.
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Gabriel Ibarra
Abimael Martinez
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Martinez
Omar Gonzalez
Adalid Trevino
MacArthur
Cleal
Trevino
Ibarra
Rodriguez
Dobie
Barbers Hill girls win two at tourney
Barbers Hill opens season with a 2-0 tournament mark at Waller. The Eagles beat West Columbia 5-1 with Morfin Zarate Sanders Coplin Claesson scoring. White assisted and Franks stopped a penalty. They then routed Rosenberg Terry 5-0 with Claesson netting three and Zarate two. Final two days canceled due to weather.
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Barbers Hill
Eagles
West Columbia
Ileana Morfin
Adriana Zarate
Paige Sanders
Shelby Coplin
Jackie Claesson
Madison White
Ashlyn Franks
Rosenberg Terry
Claesson
Zarate
Youth Sports Expo At Baytown Center This Weekend
The Baytown Youth Sports Expo runs Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 1 to 5 pm at the Baytown Community Center. Attendees can register and ask questions of Baytown Little League, girls fast pitch, teenage baseball, Baytown Saints Soccer, Optimist football, Dirty Bay Aquatics, Texas Rebels basketball and Baytown track team. Call 281-420-5829 or 281-420-6597 for details.
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Baytown
Baytown Little League
Girl’s Fast Pitch
Baytown Saints
Optimist
Dirty Bay Aquatics
Texas Rebels
January fishing guide notes cold fronts and winter specks
Outdoor writer Bink Grimes outlines January fishing and duck hunting tactics in Matagorda areas. He notes mud flats along East Bay, reefs and channels near Intracoastal, drifting and jig strategies, plus night bites under pier lights. Duck season continues with geese and cranes favored after cold fronts.
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East Matagorda Bay
Bird Island
Half Moon Reef
Raymond Shoals
Boiler Bayou
Pipeline Reef
Cleveland Reef
Colorado
Bay City
West Bay
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