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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 2002
Page
6
Texas Motorcycle Shootout final round results at Raceway Park
Results from the Texas Motorcycle Shootout at Raceway Park list winners in multiple classes led by Street Bike Shootout Jeff Peck Highlands TX on a 93 ZX11 with 181.86 mph, and Tiny Noble of Zachary LA on a 95 Suzuki in Top Gas. Other class winners include Sterling Tausch San Antonio Super Comp and Paul Mitler Houma in Super Gas, Gerald Jordan Buda in Pro ET, Gilbert Coronado Galena Park in Street EF, Lyndon Rutland Spring in Super Comp, David Hubbard Burnet in Super Gas, and Mike Frederick Beaumont in Super Street with final times and speeds noted. Also mentions Baytown camps for Sterling ninth grade football and Sun seeks stringers for Friday night games with pay and contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raceway Park
Jeff Peck
Highlands
Ricky Kay
Humble
Sterling Tausch
San Antonio
Rich Gentili
Paul Mitler
Houma
Lyndon Rutland
Spring
Howie Main
Seabrook
Undercover
David Hubbard
Burnet
Firebird
Lance Rutland
Plymouth Arrow
Golf Battle at Bighorn and All Star Games Tonight
A packed sports slate features Golf Battle at Bighorn, the Texas Coaches Association All-Star Game on FSN at 7:30 p.m., and the NY Yankees at Texas on ESPN at 7 p.m. Tennis ATP Masters Series airs on ESPN at noon and again at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bighorn
Yankees
Texas
ESPN
Baytown Central Captures Three of Five Youth Titles
Baytown Central 12-year-olds outscored League City 6 1 to cap a strong summer with 6 1 win at the North Little League tournament. Cameron Powers fanned 12 over five innings. Jesse Luna Dustin Morales and Abraham Rodriguez drove offense. Central reached the district final and nearly won the title, a first for Baytown in a decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Central
League City
Cameron Powers
Jesse Luna
Dustin Morales
Abraham Rodriguez
Baytown
Central
Danny Mendieta
Baytown West
Zachary Johnson
John Christain
Jared Rincon
West
Pasadena
Baytown East
Armstrong Wins Fourth Tour de France in Paris Parade
Armstrong secures a fourth consecutive Tour de France title as crowds along the Champs-Elysees blaze with stars and stripes. American fans cheer Austin native Lance Armstrong while French fans praise Jalabert in the polka dot jersey amid celebratory atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Lance Armstrong
Champs-Elysees
Austin
U.S
Laurent Jalabert
Jaja
Armstrong clinches fourth straight Tour de France victory
Lance Armstrong of Austin Texas wins his fourth consecutive Tour de France finishing seven minutes and 17 seconds ahead. The 30 year old cancer survivor extends his dominance as crowds react with mixed sentiment while Armstrong maintains a guarded public persona. Kristin Armstrong holds their twins at the finish as the Star Spangled Banner plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lance Armstrong
Austin
Texas
Armstrong
Kristin
Luke
Associated Press
Isabelle Rose
Grace Elizabeth
Paris
Astros blank Pirates to sweep four game series
Wade Miller and four relievers held Pittsburgh to five hits as the Astros won 4-0 to complete a four game sweep. Houston outscored the Pirates 19-3 in the set, the third shutout of Pittsburgh in four games. Kirk Saarloos won the series opener 8-0 and Roy Oswalt with Billy Wagner combined on a 3-0 win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Wade Miller
Houston Astros
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Kirk Saarloos
Roy Oswalt
Billy Wagner
Astros release veteran reliever T. J. Mathews
Houston Astros cut veteran reliever T. J. Mathews on Sunday, two weeks after he returned from the 60 day disabled list. Signed in the offseason, he missed over two months with a strained right biceps, and appeared in three games, yielding four runs and eight hits in 2 1 3 innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Houston Astros
T.J. Mathews
Oryn
Mathews
Pirates edge Astros as Wells and late bullpen falter
Kip Wells allowed two runs over six innings as Houston's Pete Munro Pedro Borbon Ricky Stone and Octavio Dotel finished the game. Miller improved to 8-3 with five straight wins since May 29 while Houston left fielder Jose Vizcaino and Craig Biggio produced the early scoring with Vizcaino starting the rally and Biggio crossing on a wild pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Miller
Pete Munro
Pedro Borbon
Ricky Stone
Octavio Dotel
Kip Wells
Pirates
Jose Vizcaino
Craig Biggio
Biggio
Wells
Former Aggie Linebacker Keith Mitchell Joins Texans
Keith Mitchell, former Texas A M linebacker and Pro Bowler, returns home to Texas with the Houston Texans. He embraces a 3 4 defense again after five years in New Orleans, aiming to make an immediate impact and bring heat from the outside linebacker spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aggie
Texans
Houston
Keith Mitchell
Texas A&m
Wrecking Crew
Mitchell
Aggies
New Orleans
Houston Texans
Saints
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