Regional softball quarterfinal at North Shore
Regional quarterfinal action includes Sterling versus Alvin at North Shore at 7 p.m. Softball leads the sports calendar today with key district playoff games across baseball and motor sports. Brazoswood travels to Lee for Game 1 at 6 p.m., Crosby visits Channelview at San Jac North for Game 1 at 7 p.m. Lee hosts Brazoswood in Game 2 of the motor sports area playoff at 7 p.m., Barbers Hill meets Bellville at Tomball at 7:30 p.m. North features a second-mame schedule with a potential third game 30 minutes after Game 2.
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Driving Directions to North Shore High School
Driving directions describe routes from I-10 to Beltway north exit at Wallisville then castlegory to the school on the left. Includes transfer through overpass and third light for arrival.
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Sports TV Schedule Highlights for Today
Prime time includes Toronto at Texas on FSN at 1 p.m. and Colorado at Atlanta on TBS at 6:30 p.m. ESPN covers Philadelphia at Detroit at 6 p.m. and Sacramento at Dallas at 8:30 p.m. Golf features Benson & Hedges Open at 9 a.m. and Wachovia Championship at 3 p.m. Mexico versus U.S. Men’s soccer on ESPN2 at 6:55 p.m. WIA German Open tennis starts at 2:30 p.m. on USA.
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Playoff scoreboard highlights NBA Conference Semifinals
AP notes Detroit leads Philadelphia 1-0 after a 98 87 win while Sacramento tops Dallas 143 124 in game one. New Jersey beats Boston 104 95 to go up 2 0, San Antonio dominates L A Lakers 114 95 to lead 2 0. Schedule shows Philadelphia Detroit Dallas Sacramento Boston San Antonio Los Angeles games through May 9 with remaining matchups and times.
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Spurs rout Lakers 114 95 to grab 2 0 series lead
San Antonio powered by Bruce Bowen to a 114 95 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers and a 2 0 series edge in the Western Conference semifinals. Bowen hit 7 of 8 threes for a career playoff high 27 points as San Antonio built leads of 13, 17 at halftime, 33 in the third, and 27 entering the fourth while Bryant and O Neal sat in the final period.
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Doubles, singles battles highlight Baytown tennis finale
Diana Martin fought hard through two three setter matches and two third set tiebreakers as the Lady Rebels narrowly missed a title repeat. Lara Alcobendas earned a national championship and All American honors with a 7 6 7 6 win in Flight 5 singles while teammates claimed consolation finals and several close losses showcased the depth of the Broward squad.
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Lee tennis seniors bid farewell after national title
Broward pair Shelton and Virreira beat Hillsborough duo Eng and Piak 6-2 6-1 in Flight 2 doubles final. Five sophomores end Lee programs, while coach Haynes urges freshmen to push for two straight titles as Martin heads to the University of Houston and wishes teammates success next year without her.
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AL Scores and Schedule for Wednesday Games
Baseball slate lists results Boston 9, Kansas City 8. Detroit 9, Baltimore 4. Minnesota 11, Tampa Bay 6. Texas 5, Toronto 4. Evening games include Cleveland at Anaheim, Yankees at Seattle, White Sox at Oakland, and late Texas at Toronto plus Chicago at Oakland, Minnesota at Tampa Bay, and Baltimore at Kansas City. Pitchers and start times vary from 1:05 p.m. to 9:05 p.m. local.
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Hejtmanek heralds team effort in signing rally players
Hejtmanek notes several players earned returns as the team won rallies and their serves overwhelmed opponents. The entire squad joined Hejtmanek at Wednesday's signing, with Leonard hopeful more players will get similar opportunities. Hejtmanek says scholarships weren’t promised but result from disciplined, good kids.
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Regional Meet Discus Qualifier Sets Stage for State
Chance, who threw 118 feet 2 inches, will compete at 3 05 p m Saturday with Anahuac coach Christie Smith praising her senior pupil. Smith, a former Sterling discus state finalist, calls Chance’s achievement a reward after four years of hard work. Monteau advances to Stephen F Austin State next season and Chance plans to study drama and music at Howard Payne making this her last discus. The 2 mile is at 10 05 a m Friday and the one mile at 3 05 p m Saturday with Monteau claiming fourth in last year’s 2A state meet and shaving 16 seconds off her 2 mile. Sterling’s Evette Freeman will represent Baytown in discus at 2 30 p m Saturday.
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