New Ross coach ready to lead Lady Rangers basketball
Laurie Welch, longtime Ross S. Sterling assistant, becomes head girls basketball coach replacing Patti Rau who built the program. Welch stresses continuity and support as she transitions from Ray Rau’s 23 seasons and 429 wins, with Christie Smith joining as JV head coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurie Welch
Patti Rau
Ross S. Sterling High School
Everytling
Lady Ranger
Welch
Ray
Patti
Sterling
Lady Rangers
Snyder
Rau
Bass Ross
Paiti
Texas
Abilene Christian
Avon Park
Fla
Tampa Tribune
Laurie
Mohank
Paul
Christie Smith
Anahuac
Lady Panthers
Armstrong Keeps Narrow Tour Lead in Pyrenees Stage
Armstrong maintained a slim overall lead in the Tour de France as Vinokourov moved within 18 seconds of the yellow jersey. Ullrich stayed 15 seconds behind with both riders finishing the 119 mile leg in the same time while Simoni won the grueling Pyrenean stage. The stage from Saint Girons featured six 3300 foot climbs and underscored Armstrong's ongoing concerns about his form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudenvielle-Le Louron
France
Lance Armstrong
Pyrenees
Kazakhstan
Alexandre Vinokourov
Armstrong
Jan Ullrich
Ullrich
Vinokourov
Gilberto Simoni
Balian
Saint-Girons
Curtis surprises world with upset British Open victory
Curtis, a 26 year old PGA Tour rookie from Ohio, wins the British Open at Royal St George's. He outlasted Tiger Woods and top players, finishing 2 under par with a final round 63 despite bogeys late. Woods, Singh, and Love III failed to challenge his unlikely triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dave Martin
Ben Curtis
United States
Royal St. George's Golf Course
Sandwich
England
Curtis
Tiger Woods
Royal St. George's
Ohio
Bagwell hits 400th homer as Astros top Reds 6 3
Jeff Bagwell homered twice to reach 400 career long balls and lead the Houston Astros to a 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. He drove in four runs, helping Houston extend its lead in the NL Central and complete an eighth series sweep. Wade Miller earned the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Jeff Bagwell
Bagwell
Houston Astros
Cincinnati Reds
Houston
Astros
Reds
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Danny Graves
Dale Murphy
al Kaline
Duke Snider
Jimy Williams
Wade Miller
Associated Press
Tom Uhlman
Gene Lamont
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mike
Finley
Ross
Woods
Vijay Singh
Davis Love
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!