Kolb Laird earn Conference USA weekly honors
Houston's Kevin Kolb and Justin Laird won Conference USA Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Week after UH beat Oklahoma State 34-25. Laird, a Lee High School grad, averaged 46.0 yards on two late punts, including a 49-yarder from his own end zone. Roy Otis forced a fumble on Perrish Cox to seal the win.
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Lee Lady Ganders rally past Channelview for key district win
The Lee Lady Ganders upset Channelview 18-25 25-22 25-23 24-26 15-8 at Channelview High School to stay in the race for a 21-S5A playoff spot. Coach Alicia Salinas credited a strong team effort and late-game execution led by Shardae Philogene with decisive kills as Lee built early leads and survived a Channelview rally.
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Astros edge Pirates as Biggio drives in three runs
Craig Biggio drove in three runs and Andy Pettitte pitched the Astros to a 7-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Houston improved to 79-78, moving within 1.5 games of contention in the NL Central while Mike Lamb scored three times. Pirates' Jason Bay and Jose Bautista homered, and Freddy Sanchez boosted his NL-leading average with a 4-for-5 day.
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Sterling Lady Rangers roll past Port Arthur Memorial in straight sets
Sterling improves to 28-4 6-0 in district 21-5A with a 25-5 25-11 25-15 win over Port Arthur Memorial. Destiny Mason and Toni Eschberger led the attack as Katie Breazeale opened the scoring run. RSS next faces Kingwood in a top early showdown.
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Sterling girls and boys top Lamar in home meet
Sterling’s Brittany Watkins and Amy Olsen led the girls to an 18 to 7 victory while Matt Chapa scored 10 times to power the Rangers to a 19 to 9 win over Lamar. Former Sterling coach Mac MacDonald returned to the pool, praised by RSS coach Scott Slay as the program moves forward.
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Sterling nets roll Humble in 19 0 victory
Sterling tennis crushed Humble 19 0 to move to 9-2 overall and 5-0 in district. RSS coach Jan Strubbe said the win fulfilled a season goal to beat Humble and to improve weekly before facing Kingwood next. Girls doubles led early while boys doubles started slowly.
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