Anahuac’s Monteau wins second UIL gold in 1,600 meters
Ashley Monteau of Anahuac captured the Class 3A 1600-meter title at the UIL Track and Field State Championships, following her 3200-meter victory. Yoakum’s Amy Simecek led early but staggered near the final turn in a dramatic finish, while Gonzales’ Bibiana Vasquez edged Simecek for second. Sterling’s Evette Freeman placed eighth in Class 5A discus at Mike A. Myers Stadium before a crowd of 12,498.
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Anahuac
Ashley Monteau
Sterling
Evette Freeman
Mike A. Myers
University of Texas At Austin
Monteau
Yoakum
Amy Simecek
Simecek
Bibiana Vasquez
Gonzales
Lee Ganders fall short in area title bid after ejection
Brazoswood beat Lee 11 4 at Wilson Field to claim the area championship 2 1. Barry Laird was ejected in the third after a disputed tag, ending his planned five inning start. Lee rallied briefly with Dustin Dockery and Drew Tate baserunning but couldn't recover as Brazoswood pulled away with timely hitting and pitching.
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Kevin Croft
Laird
Croft
Home Plate
Hillin
Dustin Dockery
Drew Tate
Dockery
Tate
Kolt Daniel
Daniel
Cody Love
Buccaneers
Chris Estrada
Carlos
Brazosport
Thic
Lyle Kayne Lee
Kolt
Clute
Barry Laird
Lee
Wolf dominates Astros as Phillies win 2-0
Randy Wolf pitched five-hitter to notch his fifth career shutout, guiding the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-0 victory over the Houston Astros. Abreu and Lieberthal produced first inning RBIs, while Wade Miller exited with an injury. Pat Burrell fielded a near fan interference double in the fifth.
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Philadelphia
Randy Wolf
Bobby Abreu
Mike Lieberthal
Philadelphia Phillies
Houston Astros
Wolf
Craig Biggio
Biggio
Richard Hidalgo
Pat Burrell
Hildalgo
Phillies
Houston
Wade Miller
Jim Thome
Thome
Miller
Immy Rollins
Abreu
Brandon Puffer
Lieberthal
RBI
Burrell
Astros
Braves
Giants
Atlanta
Javy Lopez
Atlanta Braves
San Francisco
Chipper Jones
Derby jockey Jose Santos under investigation over finish line photo
Churchill Downs stewards opened a probe into a photo suggesting Santos held an object besides his whip as Funny Cide crossed the Derby line. A Tuesday meeting with Santos is planned, with owner Jack Knowlton defending the jockey and calling the accusations ridiculous.
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Churchill Downs
Jose Santos
Santos
Jack Knowlton
Associated Press
Bernie Heitel
Kentucky Racing Commission
Steve Sexton
Knowlton
Empire Maker
Commission
Miami Herald
The
Herald
Ed Reinke
An Inves
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