Heat or Thunder in NBA Finals Showdown
A first person reflection on the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals and upcoming NBA Finals. The writer favors the Miami Heat over the Oklahoma City Thunder, praising LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and coach Erik Spoelstra while weighing OKC’s Kevin Durant James Harden and Serge Ibaka. The piece ends with confidence that the Heat will win the championship this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Havlicek
Larry Bird
Dennis Johnson
Antoine Walker
Celtics
Miami Heat
Kevin Garnett
Paul Pierce
Ray Allen
Bosh
Heat
Boston
Spurs
Oklahoma City
Thunder
Kevin Durant
OKC
NBA
Serge Ibaka
Los Angeles Kings
New Jersey Devils
Dallas Mavericks
James
LeBron
Duane Wade
Russell Westbrook
Wade
Westbrook
Kendrick Perkins
Perkins
Miami
Mike Miller
Shane Battier
Mario Chalmers
Barbers Hill and Sterling grads highlighted in college report
The Texas State softball star Chandler Hall and Lamar baseball alumnus Cameron Campbell lead a feature on Barbers Hill and Sterling graduates. Ten spring finishers are profiled including Northwestern State track athlete Lawana Perkins, Lamar track athlete Aaron Malek, UT Arlington softball player Courtney Zink, UT Tyler golfer Matt Stephens, and four other baseball players from diverse colleges. Hall, a two-sport favorite, posted 80 wins as pitcher with a 1.73 ERA and 214 strikeouts, while Campbell ended his career at Lamar with a .258 batting average over 129 games and earned a mechanical engineering degree.
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Texas State University
Barbers Hill
Chandler Hall
Cameron Campbell
Lamar University
Northwestern State University
Lawana Perkins
Robert E. Lee
Aaron Malek
University of Texas- Arlington
Courtney Zink
Ross S. Sterling
University of Texas-Tyler
Matt Stephens
Campbell
Emporia State University
Derek Brooks
Sterling
Southern Arkansas University
Trey Buck
Crosby
University of Louisiana-Monroe
Kendall Thamm
Concordia University- Texas
Kyle Bieschke
Lee
Hall
Lamar
Bette
Jeff
Donna Campbell
Mont Belvieu
Baytown North Seeks 14U District Title In Semifinals
Baytown North 7-year-old All-Stars remain alive in District 14 tourney as they face NASA West in a Monday semifinal at Baytown North with double elimination through Thursday. 8-year-old action has Bayside versus League City National and League City American versus NASA West in semis at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Baytown North hosts all games. Bayside earlier won the 9-year-old District 14 crown 9-2 over Texas City, while Santa Fe beat Baytown Central 11-1 and Texas City edged Santa Fe 9-8 with Bayside prevailing 11-2 in a prior meeting.
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Baytown North
All-Stars
NASA West
League City National
League City American
Bayside
Texas City
Santa Fe
Baytown Central
Bayou Bowl media day and week events kickoff in Baytown
The Louisiana and Texas All-Stars arrive for Bayou Bowl week at Stallworth Stadium with events including media day at 2:30 p.m., team practices, hotel check-ins, and a game set for 7:07 p.m. Saturday. Activities feature visits to Pirates Bay water park, Kemah Boardwalk, Royal Purple Raceway, a banquet noon Friday at Goose Creek Memorial, and a pregame meal at San Jacinto Mall. Tickets cost 10 dollars for adults and 5 dollars for students.
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Louisiana
Texas All- Stars
Baytown
Stallworth Stadium
Greater Houston
Stallworth
Pirates Bay Water Park
Kemah Boardwalk
Royal Purple Raceway
Goose Creek Memorial
San Jacinto Mall
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Boston Celtics
Rh Celtics
Batt Russell
Todd Hveem
Barbers Hill Grads
Sterling Careers
College Report
Texas State
College Station
Little League Baseball
Gametime Sports Center
Raytown
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