Goose Creek Memorial Faces Fort Bend Bush In 5A Playoff Night
Friday’s boys soccer area playoff features Goose Creek Memorial at Fort Bend Bush at 7 pm. Baseball schedules include RSS at Channelview and Barbers Hill at King with 6 pm starts. Lee, Nederland, GCM, and Oak Ridge games listed. Softball has MacArthur at Sterling and GCM at Central with 5 or 6 pm starts. Tennis and track events feature Barbers Hill and nearby meetups in Galveston and Dayton Bronco Relays. Saturday’s slate includes C.E. King at Barbers Hill, Nederland at Goose Creek Memorial, Ozen at Lee, PNG at Goose Creek Memorial, and Cypress Christian relays.
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Channelview
Barbers Hill
King
Lee
Nederland
Lumberton
Oak Ridge
Crosby
MacArthur
Sterling
G. Park
New Caney
Victor
Central
Christian
BCA
Galveston
Dayton
C.E. King
Sports on TV from ESPN and Others Tonight
ESPN offers NIT final in New York at 6 p.m. and College Slam at Cy press Texas at 8 p.m. NBCSN broadcasts ISU World Championships Ladies Short Program in Boston at 3 p.m. Ice Dance Free Dance follows at 7 p.m. LPGA Inspiration first round at Rancho Mirage 11 a.m. PGA Shell Houston Open first round in Humble 3 p.m. NBA TV Chicago at Houston 6 p.m. TNT Clippers at Oklahoma City 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 Miami Open quarterfinals and semifinals at Key Biscayne noon and final at 6 p.m.
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New York
Cypress
Texas
Boston
NBCSN
Rancho Mirage
Calif
Humble
Chicago
Houston
L.A. Clippers
Oklahoma City
Spieth eyes Houston Open as momentum for Masters
Jordan Spieth returns to Augusta-bound form with Houston Open focus. He seeks a strong showing to build major momentum after last year’s playoff near miss and a confidence-boosting run that carried into his record-tying Georgia win. He aims to leverage Houston’s lead into Augusta readiness.
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Jordan Spieth
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Spieth
Georgia
Area athletes sweep postseason basketball honors
Area high school players earned numerous awards in TGCA and TABC postseason honors. Crosby players Shannon Jones Sydney Carr and Paris Netherly made TGCA All State while Charli Collier and Leah Silva of Barbers Hill also earned all state. Barbers Hill claimed two academic all state with Taylor Ballinger and Silva. TABC All Region include Jones Carr Collier and Dayton’s Tavelin Grays. Boys selections include Anahuac’s Savio Pontenot and Brett Cooley and Barbers Hill’s Kyle Sager Brennen Morrison Bryan Taylor Jack Hearn Joey Willey Myles Sample. Crosby Carr and Barbers Hill Ballinger Silva also academic all state. TAPPS honors list Caleb Lister Trevon Hudson first team all district with Ryan Hicks and Gavin Sabo. Bryson Haggerty Talmon Ellis Ja Michael Green and Hudson Newport second team. Morgan Miller Autumn Oliver first team district while Elizabeth Newport Makenzie Ripkowski Second team. Sydney Schreiber honorable mention.
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Texas Girls Coaches Association
Texas Association of Basketball Coaches
Crosby
Shannon Jones
Sydney Carr
Paris Netherly
Charli Collier
Leah Silva
Barbers Hill
Taylor Ballinger
Silva
Jones
TABC
Collier
Carr
Dayton
Tavelin Grays
Savio Pontenot
Brett Cooley
Anahuac
Kyle Sager
Brennen Morrison
Bryan Taylor
Jack Hearn
Joey Willey
Myles Sample
Eagles
Ballinger and
Caleb Lister
Trevon Hudson
Ryan Hicks
Gavin Sabo
Bryson Haggerty
Talmon Ellis
Ja’Michael Green
Hudson Newport
Morgan Miller
Autumn Oliver
Elizabeth Newport
Makenzie Ripkowski
Sydney Schreiber
Williams opens eyes with a tale of grit and faith
Teddy Williams, Carolina Panthers cornerback and UTSA All American sprinter, spoke to Horace Mann Junior School students about perseverance. He described overcoming an ankle injury, family hardship, and personal doubt to reach Super Bowl 50 and a pro NFL career.
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Teddy Williams
Horace Mann
Carolina Panther
Williams
University of Texas-San Antonio
John Tyler
Tyler
Houston
Tammie Terrell
NFL
UTSA
Dallas Cowboys
Goose Creek Memorial athletes head to Texas Relays in Austin
Three GCM competitors Kennedy Hudson Imani Jacquet and Ariana DeValCourt will run long jump shot put and sprints at the 89th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at UT Austin. Hudson debuts in 100 meters, Jacquet in shot put, DeValCourt in long jump after sweeping titles at Clear Creek. Coach Bren Jones calls it elite exposure and a confidence builder for district.
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Goose Creek Memorial
Clyde Littlefield
Texas
DeValCourt
GCM
Bren Jones
Clear Creek
Hudson
de ValCourt
Jacquet
Jones
Sterling water polo faces rebuilding season in adversity
Sterling girls water polo lost their MVP to a California relocation and dealt with another relocation and two injuries as the team navigates a challenging season. Head coach Amber Gaudet-Marlin, a Sterling graduate, leads 12 players in a points based system focusing on smart plays and improvement for future years while the boys team also rebuilds toward a state appearance. Both squads emphasize communication, captain leadership, and staying positive as they progress through a tough period.
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Sterling
California
Amber Gaudet-Marlin
Gaudet-Marlin
Mac McDonald
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Ross S. Sterling
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