Baytown Relays to Draw 50 Teams in Two Day Meet
Baytown Memorial Stadium hosts the Baytown Relays, a two day schoolboy track carnival expected to attract about 50 teams and 1,000 athletes. Houston Worthing star Ken Curl headlines the field with 9.3 sprint timing and anchors for the 440 and 880 relays. Memorial, Wheatley, Moody, and Conroe vie for top mile relay and individual events as Baytown aims for a new meet record. Officials, schedules, and entries fill the program as Beverly Rockhold and Drew Dunlap organize the event.
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Bill Hartman
Baytown
South Texas Gulf Coast
Beverly Rockhold
Drew Dunlap
Houston Worthing
Ken Curl
Worthing
Houston Wheatley
Corpus Christi Moody
Houston Memorial
Conroe
Memorial
Wheatley
Willie Blackman
Houston Elmore
Reg Barnes
Melvin Baker
Charles Dawson
Elvin Badley
Curl
David Stoberts
Gary Butler
Blackman
Dennis O'Brian
Milby
Pat Bales
Henderson
Joe Wyle
Steeling
Steve Hartrick
Elmore
Gregory Pruett
Wylie
Bill Goldnap
Lusk
Corpus Mandy
Leonard Faucett
Memorial Stadium
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
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Pair of YMCA Swimmers Take State Meet Titles
Susan Ziegler and Ann Girardeau of the Baytown YMCA won multiple medals at the 1969 Texas YMCA State Swimming Championships in Victoria. Girardeau, 10 and under, claimed two golds in 60 free and 50 back. Ziegler, 15 and over, won the 400 free in 4:52.7 and earned additional podiums in 100 butterfly and 200 free. Baytown finished with 1072 points among fifteen teams, under coach Allen Redwine.
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Susan Ziegler
Ann Girardeau
Baytown
Texas Ymca
Victoria
Miss Girardeau
Andover
Miss Ziegler
Allen Redwine
Texas
Betsy Anderson
Georgiane Spiller
Elizabeth Rice
Marvin Wesselhoff
Jane Wahrmund
Bill Iehlig
John Cappleman
Tony Boyle
Mike Rice
Mark Lillpop
David Rice
Louis Sonnier
Bill Ehlig
Anne Rice
Sterling Fresh Take REL Track Meet Win
Ross Sterling freshmen win Robert E. Lee Freshman Track Meet at Memorial Stadium with 112 points, Pasadena second, Northwood third, REL fifth. Hurdler Bobby Littlefield won the 20 highs in 14.4 and the 40 intermediates. 440 relay team also victorious. multiple Sterling, AEL and Ranger JV placers noted across events.
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Ross Sterling
Robert E. Lee
Memorial Stadium
Sterling
Pasadena
Northwood
Rel
Bobby Littlefield
Nat Mathis
Mike McClendon
Russell Clark
Dennis Litton
Mathis
Litton
McClendon
Greg Cummings
Clark
Cummings
AEL
Ray Elliot
Floyd King
Steve Rawls
Limuefield
Cliff Hunt
iBaytown
Ranger
Texas City
Angleton
Everett Seymore
Seymore
Barry Hastie
Steve Ackerman
Paul Teel
Gary Burns
Hastie
Charles Summersill
Ackerman
Calvin Mills
Harry Brown
John Henderson
Upsets Mark 1969 Baytown Invitational Tennis
Rayburn netters faced multiple upsets at the Baytown Invitational with Sam Rayburn players seeded in all four categories losing to rivals. Daryl Gralka and Cathy Beene reached the girl singles final, while Randy Putz defeated Settles to win the day’s singles. Top seeds Lawton Park and Milch Creek won boys doubles, and Debbie and Dianne Caldwell captured girls doubles. Local players from AEL, Ross Sterling, and Barbers Hill also advanced briefly.
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Felee Geee
Baytown
Daryl Gralka
Spring Woods
Cathy Beene
Harlingen
Claudia Michand
Loraine Lambert
Spring Branch
David Settles
Mitch Creekmore
Lawton Park
Spring Branch Memorial
Paul Oxley
Jere Mills
A&m Consolidated
Sun
Robby Nixon
Sam Rayburn
Jerry Walters
Rayburn Netters
Rayburn
Jeannie
Stefani Davis
Pam Hedrick
Tish Wilson
Corpus Christi Carroll
Steve Braden
Charles Smith
Braden-Smith
Bill Evans
Ted Schneider
Rayburn Netter
Bobby Kovar
Kovar
David Sedlles
Marilyn
Grubbs
Miss Grubbs
Robbie Robinson
Alvin
Miss Beene
Miss Gralka
Robert EB. Lee
Randy Putz
Thurman Watson
Jim Bayliss
Houston
Lamar
Putz
Bobby Harris
Harris
Lile
Settles
AEL
Len Ford
Bay
Milch Creek
Brownsville
Debbie
Dianne Caldwell
Claudia Michaud
Ford
Frankie Spell
Leslie Gale
Ross Sterling
John Wiesner
Sterling
Carole Boyer
Carole Lang
REL
Nancy Rowe
Cynthia Evans
Miss Boyer
Ricky Brazell
Barbers Hill
la Miles Reynolds
Puta
Barton Bruce Wins Presidents Cup at Goose Creek Club
Barton Bruce, a four handicapper, won the Presidents Cup at Goose Creek Country Club with a net 137 after rounds of 72 and 73. He defeated Grant Holland in a one hole playoff, Holland carding 83 and 88 for the 18 handicap. Pete O'Sullivan led gross with 74-70 for 144, Ted McCall third net at 140, with a tie for fourth between Bud Davis and I. Forrester.
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Barton Bruce
Grant Holland
Bruce
Palf
Goose Creek Country Club
Holland
Pete O'Sullivan
Ted McCall
H. “Bud” Davis
I. Forrester
Vo Wright
O'Sullivan
Sterling Wins Clear Creek Relays
Sterling High won the Clear Creek Relays with 149 points, edging Clear Creek and Galveston Ball. Key wins came in the mile relay at 3 22.6 and two mile relay at 8 00.7, with strong showings across sprint and field events and new meet records by multiple Sterling athletes.
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Clear Creek
Ross Sterling
Rangers
Galveston Ball
Sterling
Steve Thorpe
Ronnie Webb
David Barker
Steve Hartrick
David Witzel
John Strawn
Steve McBride
Terry Mills
Steve Nelson
Dan McClure
Layne Ramsey
McClure
Ken Alderson
Drew Dunlap
REL Tracksters Improve At Tough Houston Relays
Houston Relays produced a high scoring meet where Robert E. Lee finished with 38 points. Worthing won with 11042 points, Elmore 7, Washington 6, Baytown fans will see Worthing at Baytown Relays led by Ken Curl. Ted Watson topped the discus with 155-954. Fred Wilson cleared 12-0. Kent Adlong 51.12 in shot put. relay squads and individual men earned top 6 finishes in multiple events.
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Houston
Beverly Rockhold
Robert E. Lee
REL
Houston Worthing
Elmore
Washington
Baytown
Worthing
Ken Curl
Ted Watson
Fred Wilson
Kent Adlong
Daniel Burrell
David Lamb
Carlton Blakey
Jerome Smith
Kevin Rogers
John Moseley
Leslie Jenkins
Tormmy Clark
Scott Brownfield
Milby blanks REL 4 0 in Galveston consolation
In the Galveston Tournament Milby's 4 0 win eliminated REL Ganders who were limited to three hits while Milby totaled nine. Doug Hord and Dave Pavlik delivered the key two run hits as Milby built runs in the fourth and sixth innings. REL though threatened in every other frame leaving 10 men on base. The Ganders' season record sits at 6 6 and Milby improves to 1 1 district 234A play resumes Tuesday against Pasadena with other local JV games scheduled.
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Galveston
Robert E. Lee Ganders
Houston Milby Buffs
REL
Memorial Stadium
Ganders
Milby
Thomas McClendon
ABL
Steve Adams
Tino Garcia
Maroon and White
Pasadena
Eagles
AEL JV
Ross Sterling
Sam Rayburn
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