Baytown Track Clubbers Take On State Nation
Baytown Track Club, led by Mark Crooms, runs a Texas Amateur Athletic Federation summer meet at Sultis Stadium. Crooms serves as clerk of the course, meet referee, curve judge, water filler, and head coach, guiding nearly 200 youth ages 4 to 18 in daily practices. This weekend 25 members aged 9-14 compete at the Hershey State Track Games in Austin seeking a path to the North American Hershey Games Final in Hershey, Pa. Older BTC athletes also plan to compete against Klein programs.
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Mark Crooms
Texas Amateur Athletic Federation
Sultis Stadium
Crooms
Baytown
Burger Stadium
Austin
Summer hoops in full swing at Lee College
Lee College hosts the High School Summer League entering its first week, with coach Roy Champagne stressing routines, skill development, and fitness benefits for players and coaches. Alumni Dejon Wade and Cassell Samuel credit the league for offseason preparation, while plans call for Jr. Varsity Tuesdays and Varsity Thursdays through August 5.
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Lee College
Lee College High
Roy Champagne
Champagne
Dejon Wade
Goose Creek Memorial
Cassell Samuel
Lady Patriots finish summer basketball camp at Goose Creek Memorial
Goose Creek Memorial wrapped up its girls basketball camp with about 20 seventh to ninth graders. Head coach Kevin Fletcher praised their attitudes and fundamentals and urged daily at home practice to grow the program toward a perennial playoff team and eventual state advancement. He noted several incoming freshmen could bolster the varsity.
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Goose Creek Memorial
Kevin Fletcher
Fletcher
Gulf South sprint cars thrill area fans at Golden Triangle
ASCS Gulf Sh division 360 sprint cars opened a weekend at Golden Triangle Raceway Park in China. Tommy Anton won the sprint car feature with Ray Allen Shanek close behind. Houston Raceway Park hosted a big crowd for ASCS Sprint Cars and SA/ASCS2 minisprints plus a $1000 demolition derby. Wendell Ubenosky won the demolition derby after a fire. James McNeal edged Tim Elkins and Caleb Martin in EMSA/ASCS82. Jason Johnson led the ASCS Sprint Car Feature with Michael Lang and Scottie McDonald on the podium. Kulhanek stayed top in Gulf South points. Battleground Speedway also hosted action.
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Golden Triangle Ceway Park
China
Tommy Ant
Texas Outlaw Fireworks
Wendell Ubernosky
James McNeal
Tim Elkins
Caleb
Ray Allen Kulhanek
Golden Triangle Raceway Park
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Grace Drews
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Carey Akin
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