Local Player Update Highlighting Braves, Bees and Fisher Cats
Sterling graduate Hunter Cervenka remains a key Braves reliever with 26 appearances, 17 innings, 21 strikeouts and a 3.71 ERA, despite giving up his first homer Friday in a 4-2 loss to the Dodgers. Barbers Hill product Grayson Long on the Bees’ 7 day DL, earlier 3-3 with 1.58 ERA in eight starts, 45 strikeouts. Crosby graduate Jeremy Gabryszwski stars for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats with a 3-3 record, 3.60 ERA in 70 innings, 40 strikeouts and 16 walks.
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Hunter Cervenka
Sterling
Atlanta Brave
Braves
Cervenka
Los Angeles Dodgers
Grayson Long
Barbers Hill
Burlington Bees
Los Angeles Angel
Long
E.R.A
Jeremy Gabryszwski
Crosby
New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Toronto
Gabryszwski
MMA star Kimbo Slice dies at 42 in Florida
Kimbo Slice real name Kevin Ferguson died at 42 after being taken to a Margate hospital near his Florida home. The death was confirmed by his longtime manager Mike Imber, with Coral Springs police noting unclear cause. Slice rose from internet fame as a bearded street fighter to a global MMA figure.
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Kimbo Slice
Slice
Kevin Ferguson
Margate
Florida
Coral Springs
Carla Kmiotek
Mike Imber
Sterling Rangers Dominate All-District Baseball Honors
Sterling Rangers place second in District 21-6A as Deer Park senior Cameron Thompson earns district MVP after an undefeated run. Josaiah Castro of La Porte is Newcomer of the Year. Sterling fills first team pitching with Peyton Adams and Mike Villanueva, plus Gabe Garza on second team. Other honorees include Jeremy Salinas, Austin Beck, Ceasar Piiedo, Dru Orosco, Leo Perez, and coach Chris Rupp, who is named coach of the year for guiding Deer Park to the title.
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Sterling Ranger
Deer Park
Cameron Thompson
Josaiah Castro
la Porte
Rangers
Peyton Adams
Mike Villanueva
Gabe Garza
Sterling
Jeremy Salinas
Austin Beck
Ceasar Piiedo
Dru
Orosco
Leo Perez
Goose Creek
Chris Rupp
Goose Creek Memorial volleyball claims district title in dominant season
Goose Creek Memorial posted a 28-7 overall record and 14-0 in district play to win the title. The team opened the playoffs with a 3-0 win over Crosby before a 3-1 exit to Fort Bend Ridge Point. All-District selections included Brook Byer, Jaci Chambers, Mandi DeLeon, Kendall Haywood, Mikayla Knudsen, and Camryn Kodarz, with Adams, Chambers, Knudsen, Kodarz, and Turner earning All-State honors and Haywood garnering TAS recognition.
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Goose Creek Memorial
Patriots
GCM
Crosby
Fort Bend Ridge Point
Nederland
Port Neches-Groves
Brook Byer
Jaci Chambers
Mandi DeLeon
Kendall Haywood
Mikayla Knudsen
Camryn Kodarz
Erin Adamson
Texas Girls Coaches Association
Chambers
Knudsen
Kodarz
Turner
Haywood
Texas Sports Writer Association
Baytown Sun
LeBron Watch Grows As Curry Opts Out Towards Rio
With Stephen Curry withdrawing from Olympic consideration the spotlight shifts to LeBron James and a potential 12 man roster for Team USA. USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo cites a 14 to 15 player pool and prepares two rosters depending on James’s decision. Colangelo aims to announce June 27, while injury concerns and water issues in Rio loom over other players.
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Stephen Curry
LeBron James
U.S
Rio
James
USA Basketball
Jerry Colangelo
Colangelo
LeBron
Cleveland
Anthony
Curry
Rio de Janeiro
Durant
Ards
Blake Griffin
LaMarcus Aldridge
DeMarcus Cousins
Andre Drummond
Dwight Howard
DeAndre Jordan
Paul
John Wall
Washington
Mike Conley
Memphis
Oklahoma City
Russell Westbrook
Kyrie Irving
Portland
Damian Lillard
NBA
Louisville honors Muhammad Ali with public memorials and tickets
Louisville mourns Muhammad Ali as crowds recall personal encounters with The Greatest. Families share photos and stories of his kindness, while the public lines up for 15,000 tickets to Friday’s memorial at the KFC Yum Center. Bill Clinton set to deliver the eulogy and Valerie Jarrett to read Obama’s statement.
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Louisville
Muhammad Ali
Charlotte
North Carolina
Kelly Jones
Ali
Joan Carter
West End
Carter
Cheryl Carter Daniels
Freedom Halls
Ali Is
Tauhdedah El-Saadiq
KFC Yum! Center
Bill Clinton
White House
Valerie Jarrett
Barack Obama
Sean Waddell Jr
Muhammad Ali Center
Lonnie
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Baytown Sterling
Baytown Christian Academy
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