Big Brown wins Derby as Eight Belles dies on track
Big Brown captures a 4 3/4 length Derby victory at Churchill Downs while Eight Belles breaks both front ankles and is euthanized. Jockeys Kent Desormeaux and Gabriel Saez comment as the unbeaten colt eyes the Preakness. Eight Belles’ tragedy dampens the day’s celebratory mood and echoes Barbaro’s 2006 fate.
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Big Brown
Eight Belles
Gabriel Saez
Churchill Downs
Kent Desormeaux
Barbaro
Affirmed
Sunny’s Halo
Street Sense
Belles
Denis
Cork
Lee College Lady Rebels eye national bid after rough region run
Coach Haynes says LC 4ANA must rebound from a 7-2 region loss to Tyler as they pursue a third national championship. He cites Anna Djananova Maria Paula Hernandez and Andrea Villasana as players who must deliver in the nationals while noting finals prep and lighter workouts.
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Tyler
Haynes
Lady Apaches
Laredo
Anna Djananova
University of Houston
Lee College
Maria Paula Hernandez
Anna
Maria Paula
Bayou Bowl events and Goose Creek coaching hires update
Bayou Bowl kickoff is set for 8 p.m. with Fox Sports Southwest coverage to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children. Upcoming Bayou Bowl events include a May 30 Celebrity Golf Tournament at Goose Creek and a June 5 Fan Fest at San Jacinto Mall. Goose Creek Memorial coaching hires include Jeff Keener as head boys coach and Kevin Fletcher shifting to girls head coach amid numerous job applicants across multiple sports.
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University of Texas
Fox Sports Network
Southwest
Shriners Hospitals
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Baytown
San Jacinto Mall
Goose Creek Memorial
Hitchcock
Jeff Keener
Sterling Boys
Kevin Fletcher
al Richard
Fletcher
Richard
Goose Creek
Memorial
Baytown Sun
Lee
Jay Langlois
Sterling
Alyson Ankrom
Langois
Chris Rupp
Bre
Boyd
Barbers Hill softball suffers late rally loss after nine innings
Chandler Hall earned both pitching wins for Barbers Hill in a two game set. Brooke Ben delivered a pivotal RBI double in the eighth and a two run single in the tenth to push the lead before Barbers Hill fell 6-4 in extras. Ben totaled five hits and four RBIs across the night.
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Chandler
Chandler Hall
Barbers Hill
Whitney Miller
Lady Eagles
Kirk Hall
Whitney
Brooke Ben
Ashley Rasmus
Karrah Campbell
Campbell
Ben
Brooke
McKay’s surge in golf leads toward state tournament
McKay has improved dramatically over five months. He improved from 80 to mid 70s and credits lessons from Jim Phenicie at Oakhurst Golf Club. Crosby coach Lalor notes McKay is a long hitter and strong short-game worker who aims to translate regional success to the state tournament at Jimmy Clay in Austin.
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Jim Phenicie
Houston
Oakhurst Golf Club
Lalor
Crosby
Phenicie
Roy Rizer
Roy Kizer
Jimmy Clay
Texas
Austin
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Washington Mutual
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