MHS Routs Lubbock High to Tie for Crown
Monterey wins 10-0 in five innings as Lubbock High is defeated. Westerners suffer district setback while Monterey earns a share of the District AAAA lead with the decisive victory Friday.
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1972
Page
17
Monterey wins 10-0 in five innings as Lubbock High is defeated. Westerners suffer district setback while Monterey earns a share of the District AAAA lead with the decisive victory Friday.
The Braves broke a 5-5 tie in the sixth inning to pull away for a 13-5 victory. Key hits and a late surge by Stophesayeset delivered the decisive runs while pitching held the Pirates to limited scoring. Mark Griffin and Trevino provided crucial defense and offense as Seattle supporters celebrated the comfortable margin.
Texas angers the Red Sox with a four run burst capped by a three run homer from rookie Ted Ford in the seventh inning. The homer completed the late rally and gave Texas the win.
The Baltimore Orioles beat the California Angels 12 2 as they ended a four game skid. Eight hits came in a seven run fifth inning led by Dave Johnson, Brooks Harrison, and Paul Bhur. Mel Queen allowed the surge before relief.
Readout of Friday MLB results with scores and matchups across divisions. Noteable games include Cleveland beating Texas 9 to 2, Minnesota defeating Perry 6 to 1, and New York and Baltimore victories noted alongside several California matchups. Many line items are fragmentary due to OCR.
A chaotic field report describes a large inning by the New York Yankees including a slugger’s home run and triple in a heavy scoring frame versus the Twins. The line notes a big seventh inning as Minnesota rallies but the text remains unclear on final results and exact plays.
Tigers rally as Cash leads scoring at home. Fragmented OCR text mentions Brinkman Melton and Jaerman with scattered names, Chicago and Detroit references, and a game context with a win and streak.
Ralls High School remains in search of a permanent grid boss to replace David Baugh who resigned to join an assistant post at Andrews. Assistant coach Tom Cain serves as interim head coach and athletic director until a successor is hired. Baugh, son of ex TCY great Sammy Baugh, played in the defensive secondary at Texas Tech in the mid-1960s.
Ancient garbled text lists teams and play times for a tournament at Dimmitt with many reader names and fragmented event details. The readable facts indicate a two day event with 9 am starts and 2 pm weekend tee offs plus numerous players and coaches.
Paul Kirkpatrick hurled a one hitter as Lubbock Christian High Heatths beat Abilene Christian 0 0, with six straight strikeouts and ten total whiffs. Dale Pectol led Eagles hitters with two triples driving in three runs in the Friday game. Charles Sampson seeks a win today as ACHS visits for season finale at 10 a.m. at Babe Ruth Ford.
Fragmentary text mentions teams and events with missing names and dates. Key details are unreadable, but references to a race, a church and a medical or educational context appear, limiting coherent synthesis.
Ratheal and Mike Gowens received two memorial awards at Crosbyton High School all sports banquet. Ratheal earned the Ernie Cash Memorial Ward and was named outstanding football lineman. Gowens won the Danny Moore Memorial Track award after finishing second in the regional 880 and advancing to state. Bob Lilly spoke as main speaker as 106 athletes were recognized.
A buying group plans to secure the Sports Arena as the home site for a major league basketball franchise in San Diego. Leaders include attorney Stacey Sullivan Chargers rep Irv Kaze and San Diego developer Irvin Kahn's son-in-law, along with Don Glaser and Max Shapiro who runs summer basketball camps.
St. Louis exploded for five runs in the decisive sixth inning to topple Houston 7-2 Friday night. Ted Sizemore Matty Alou and Joe Torre sparked the rally with hits leading to a right field triple that sparked the Cardinals offense. Larry Dierker suffered six hits and left after yielding the decisive sixth inning offensives.
Hobbs High outscored City Cagers 39 37 in a tournament setback as Cochise County Arizona dominated New Baden. Meade beat Brownsboro 42 25 while Cochise edged New Baden 44 43. Morning games opened with Hale Center vs Welsh and Meade vs Cochise in semifinals, with further matchups deciding the title.
Ree rgie Jackson led Oakland with three hits and two RBIs as Ken Mohrgman pitched five innings of six hit ball to beat Milwaukee 5-1. Jackson doubled Bert Campaneris in the first and added a go-ahead two-run single in the pivotal sixth. Brewers’ Jim Slaton took the loss despite two early infield hits.
Texas A&M edged Texas 7-6 in the ninth inning as LJ Englert threw out a runner at the plate to secure the win and split the Southwest Conference doubleheader. Texas won the opener 4-2 behind Ron Roznovsky two hits. The results affect the SWC standings with Texas A&M at 11-6 and Texas at 11-4.
John Mayberry slugged a leadoff home run and a double while lefty Paul Splittorff allowed five hits over six innings as the Kansas City Royals shut out the Cleveland Indians 4–0. Mayberry's blast cleared right field in the first and KC tallied twice off Gaylord Perry.
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