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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1977
Page
5
Johnny Stewart of Waco introduces wildlife calling, a noise based pastime using cassette tapes and speakers to lure birds and animals for photography or observation. His catalog covers predator, waterfowl and game calls, with recordings priced at 8.95 dollars and rugged outdoor cassette gear.
Pasadena Area Swim Team sends nine swimmers to Brownsville Texas for the tenth annual Blue Dolphin Aquatic Club International Meet with teams from Texas California Florida and Mexico. Notable participants include Jack Norton from Deer Park Paul Linck La Porte and Karen Glass Pasadena.
The Braves of the Colt League end the regular season as division champions under manager Chris Floyd with coach Mr. Babineaux. The 11-man squad features Ralph Cook, Mark Cameron, Mark Clare, Jerry Biehl, Roger Douglas, Brian Floyd, Mark Babineaux, Ronnie Gulihur, Ronnie Steffaneaux, Phillip Whitow and Robert Allen. All-Stars include Mark Babineaux, Gary Benoit, Jerry Biehl, Richard Brashear, Larry Brown, Mark Cameron, Mark Clare, Ralph Cook and Roger Douglas with others like Chuck Grant and Randy Weaver earning status. Ten players won Louisville Slugger Awards for top batting averages led by Mark Cameron at .414 and Randy Shetter at .409, followed by McNeeley, Brown, Shaw, Grant, Babineaux, Biehl, Weaver, and Cook.
Regular season action in the Pony League ended with the Dodgers, sponsored by First National Bank of Deer Park, winning the league crown. Manager Frank Penick and coaches James Eilers and Larry Pool led a roster featuring Tim Aaser, Mike Beitz, Keith Beithl, David Benton, Tim Burress, James Eilers, Anthony Fleming, Vic Hall, Jeff Hartschuh, Daryl Hughes, Scott McKissick, Billy Penick, Barry Thompson, Philip Johnson and Johnny Werd. All-Stars named include 18 players such as David Benton, Kim Brashear, Tim Burress, Paul Coney, Richard Falkowski, Craig Ford, Murray Graham, Scott Grant and Mike Guess. Victor Hall led hitters at .640, with Troy Thames second. other top hitters include Billy Penick, Murray Graham, John Partridge, Bobby Urban, James Bilers, Scott Grant, Jim Brashear and Richard Falkowski.
Seven participants in the city wide tennis tournament advanced to the regional competition in Beaumont. Patricia Mullins led the women by winning singles and paired with John Mullins in mixed doubles as city champs. Juniors saw Brent Pierce and David Risinger win boys 18 singles and doubles. Others like Kellie Johnson and Darrell Hill earned regional spots, while some qualifiers chose not to attend. Physicals for Deer Park football players are set for Aug 2 at 5 p.m. at the South Campus Field House with workouts beginning Aug 15 and a fall scrimmage planned for Aug 29 against Sterling.
The brother of former San Jacinto College All-American Terry Henderson signs to join the Ravens for the 1977-78 season. Terry, a 6-3 guard forward from Lakeshore High School in Atlanta, averaged 20 points and 15 rebounds, and is likened to his brother Tom by Raven coach Ronnie Arrow. He projects as second guard or forward and will join seven other recruits.
The U S women’s volleyball team meets Brazil’s national squad in two matches at San Jacinto College Central Campus on July 24 and 25. Games start 7:30 p.m. in Anders Gymnasium with a best of three format. Admission is $2.
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