Door Slammers Heads-Up 1/8th Mile Finals at Houston Raceway Park
Final round results from the Door Slammers series on Saturday at Houston Raceway Park list winners by index and driver names. Meredith, Styron, Cormier, Ray, Trice, Sangster, Wischnewsky, and Lemoine each triumphed in their classes with times and speeds noted against rivals.
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Houston Raceway Park
James Meredith
Katy
Ford
Glenn Ellis
Pasadena
Cutlass
Tim Ray
Missouri City
Camaro
Shelia Day
Randy Trice
Humble
Capri
Isaac Caswell
Houston
Bryan Sangster
Magnolia
Richard Willett
Orange
Daytona
Darryl Wischnewsky
League City
Cougar
John Briers
Chevy
True
Bosco Lemoine
Brookeland
Lamar Swindell
Crosby
Get Acquainted Day At Sterling High Prep Football
All parents and relatives of Sterling High School football players are invited to Get Acquainted with Sterling Day on August 12. Attendees tour facilities, meet coaches, review schedules and practice times, ask questions of staff, and learn about the program. Breakfast starts at 8 a.m. with activities ending about 10 30 a.m.
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Sterling High
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Optimist Baytown youth football signups and sports day
The Optimist Club of Baytown hosts youth football signups on Aug 13, 20, and 27 at the Baytown Evening Optimist building 1724 Market St. For details contact Andre Corley or Vernon Hayes. The first Lady Rangers Sports Day is July 31 at Sterling High School girls gym for incoming 6th to 8th grade girls, 8 am to noon, $10, first 50 registering receive a T-shirt.
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Optimist Club
Baytown
Baytown Evening Optimist
Market St
Lady Rangers
Sterling High School
Texas Coaches All-Star Game and MLB Shifts Listed
The schedule lists the Texas Coaches All-Star Game at 7 30 p m and a Cleveland at Boston pro baseball game on ESPN at 6 p m. For story questions contact Sports Editor Doyle Barlow at 281 425 8031 or email sports baytownsun.com.
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Texas
FSNH
Cleveland
Boston
ESPN
Doyle Barlow
Sports
Baytownsun.com
Astros Need Offensive Lift as Trade Talk Grows
The Houston Astros struggle despite high payroll and new additions Roger Clemens and Aubrey Huff. Fans long for a proven hitter like Miguel Tejada or Alfonso Soriano to spark a playoff push, while concerns linger over pitching, bullpen, and consistency.
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Astros
Clemens
Rocket
Lance Berkman
Tejada
Minute Maid
Oswalt Tops Dbacks With Eight K's In 4-1 Win
Roy Oswalt struck out a season high eight over eight innings guiding the Houston Astros to a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. He gave up six hits and no walks while improving to 8-7 with a 0.95 ERA in five starts against Arizona. Chris Snyder homered for Arizona in the fifth, the Diamondbacks’ only run off Oswalt.
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Houston
Roy Oswalt
Arizona Diamondbacks
Oswalt
Arizona
Houston Astros
Diamondbacks
Roy
Phil Garner
Chris Snyder
Eric Byrnes
Texans sign former KC corner Dexter McCleon
Houston adds veteran depth at cornerback after Demarcus Faggins fracturing his foot. Dexter McCleon, cut by Kansas City in March, joins Phillip Buchanan and Dunta Robinson as the Texans seek stability in the secondary while Robinson and Robinson recover from minor injuries.
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Houston
Demarcus Faggins
Houston Texans
Kansas City Chiefs
Dexter McCleon
McCleon
Chiefs
Eric Warfield
Texans
Faggins
Phillip Buchanan
Dunta Robinson
Lewis Sanders
Robinson
McClean
Eastside Triathlon draws wide statewide turnout in first year
The first Eastside Triathlon at Eastside Honda drew competitors from Baytown and beyond including New Mexico and Louisiana. The event, run under USA Triathlon rules, saw ages from 12 to 67 with top finishers like Claire Andrews 12 and Susan Cournoyer 58 winning age divisions. Organizers hope to repeat next year at the same site.
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Baytown
New Mexico
Louisiana
Kansas
Katy
Susan Cournoyer
Cournoyer
Woodlands
Claire Andrews
Beaumont
Michael Steelman
Stephanie Steelman
Kevin Jones
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Sports Briefing
Morning Digest
David Styron
LaPorte
Mustang
J.M. Lidiak
Nova
Joseph Cormier
Dale Hulquist
Andre Corley
Vernon Hayes
Sterling
Bayou City
Tim Purpura
Miguel Tejada
Alfonso Soriano
Roger Clemens
Aubrey Huff
Michael
Michael.pineda
Dave Einsel
Luke Scott
Johnny Estrada
Brad Ausmus
Chris Duncan
Eastside Honda
Nisha Jones
Robertson
Eastsidetriathlon.com
Baytown Sun
Nicki Evans
Steve Schlosser
Kemah
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