Sports Calendar Switches and Showdowns Across Area
Girls basketball Caney Creek at Barbers Hill at 7 p.m. Summer Creek visits Sterling at 7 p.m. Kingwood at GCM 7 p.m. Lee at New Caney 7 p.m. Dayton at Crosby 7 p.m. BCA at Chinquapin 5 p.m. Boys basketball Sterling at Summer Creek 7 p.m. New Caney at Lee 7 p.m. Barbers Hill at Caney Creek 7 p.m. GCM at Kingwood 7 p.m. Crosby at Dayton 7 p.m. BCA at Chinquapin 6:30 p.m. Boys soccer Lee at Summer Creek 7 p.m. Anahuac at Barbers Hill 7 p.m. Crosby at Brenham Tournament. Hardin Jefferson at Dayton 6:30 p.m. Girls soccer Anahuac at Barbers Hill 5:15 p.m. GCM at Porter tournament. Lee at Channelview 7 p.m. Dayton at East Chambers 5 p.m. SATURDAY JUCO basketball Coastal Bend at Lee College 6 p.m. BCA at British School noon.
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Caney Creek
Barbers Hill
Summer Creek
Sterling
Kingwood
Lee
New Caney
Dayton
Crosby
Chinquapin
BCA
Anahuac
Brenham
Hardin Jefferson
Channelview
East Chambers
JUCO
Coastal Bend At Lee College
Porter
British School
Noon
Texas to add five new state parks as centennial plan grows
Texas State Parks outlines a Centennial Plan to modernize facilities and expand access by 2023. It proposes upgrades to two thirds of park sites and five new parks at Palo Pinto Mountains, Kro nkosky, Powderhorn, Chan ti Mountains, and Davis Hill as visits rise from 7.5 million in 2009 to nearly 9 million today. The plan follows 2015 legislation diverting 94 percent of sporting goods tax to TPWD and stresses culturally relevant outreach to boost park use across Texas.
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Austin
Texas State Parks
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Albert
Bessie Kronkosky
Austin-San Antonio
Bend
Chinati Mountains
Davis Hill
Houston
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Lopez advances to Silver Gloves national boxing title
Baytown teen Favian Lopez wins regional crown in Little Rock to reach the Silver Gloves nationals in Independence Missouri. The Gentry Middle School student, facing a Louisiana foe, impressed with aggressive footwork and combinations. He plans more Gold Gloves prep in Houston before nationals.
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Baytown
Lopez
Little Rock
Louisiana
Baytonian
Bambi Manzo
Independence
Missouri
Texas
Arkansas
Kansas City
Manzo
Greenspoint Mall
Houston
Favian Lopez
San Jacinto topples Lee College in Pasadena rout
San Jacinto shot over Lee College 95 to 75 on the road as the Ravens built a 26 point first half lead. Lee College trimmed the margin but could not close the gap, with Andre Edwards leading the Rebels and coach Roy Champagne lamenting the early layup line from the Ravens.
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Lee College
Andre Pierce
Rebels
San Jacinto
Pasadena
Ravens
Andre Edwards
Tony Farmer
LaDarrius Chester
Julian Powell
Raven
Edwards
Coastal Bend College
Lee High School Girls Soccer Start Sluggish Amid Injuries
The Lee girls varsity open 0-2-1 with injuries shaping a tough season start. Jan 13 they lost 2-0 to South Houston as coach Jason Riffe cited self made mistakes and three players hurt. JV went 1-2 in Caney Creek tourney, beating Summer Creek 3-1 with Rodriguez and Gelves strong, while varsity fell 2-0 to Summer Creek and 0-1-2 overall. The squad faces Channelview next.
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Lee
Ganders
South Houston
Jason Riffe
Caney Creek
Summer Creek
Daniela Rodriguez
Maria Gelves
Channelview
Baytown Christian tops Bay Area 5 3 despite short handed defense
Baytown Christian Academy earned a 5 3 victory over Bay Area to move to 2 1 in district play. Jordan Luke scored four goals with one assist while Alysa Lewis added a goal and two assists. Rafa Ribiero had an assist, Carlos Bravo made 22 saves and assisted once.
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Baytown Christian Academy
Bay Area
Jordan Luke
Alyssa Lewis
Rafa Ribiero
Carlos Bravo
Raiders file relocation to Las Vegas move with NFL
The Oakland Raiders submitted relocation paperwork to the NFL as Nevada officials and Las Vegas Sands executives push a $1.9 billion domed stadium plan. Governor Sandoval and Clark County leaders praised the step while Oakland supporters vow to stay in the game, noting funding commitments totaling about $1.9 billion from public and private sources.
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Las Vegas
Oakland Raiders
NFL
Nevada
Oakland
Clark County Commission
Steve Sisolak
Associated Press
Raiders
Adelson
Sisolak
Las Vegas Strip
Brian Sandoval
Sheldon Adelson
Las Vegas Sands Corp
Andy Abboud
Sands
Abboud
Sandoval
Mark Davis
Davis
Ronnie Lott
Rodney Peete
Lott
Fortress Investment Group
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