Odessa All Stars win national Girls Softball title
Odessa High School girls fast pitch team swept the United Girls Softball Association Division IV senior high national tournament in Big Spring. The undefeated squad defeated Denison 19 0 Abilene 12 0 Big Spring 15 0 Snyder 10 0 and Abilene 6 0 to claim the championship. Team members include Shari and other players listed in the caption.
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Odessa
United Girls Softball Association
Big Spring
Denison
Abilene
Snyder
Shari
Odessa Shooters Shine At 1985 State Trap and Skeet Meet
More than 400 4-H members from 44 counties competed in San Antonio Aug 7 10. Odessa placed in multiple divisions with Missy Frady Bryan Galloway Jason Vickers Denny Frady Robert Wilson Paula Morrison Norman Frady Tommy Stanley Jimmy Stanley Rod Kirkpatrick Lance Kirkpatrick and Ronald Wilson earning top finishes. Local 4-H members from Odessa Goldsmith trained under Charlie Kirkpatrick as 12 organizations sponsored eight years of state level competition.
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San Antonio
National Shooting Center
Missy Frady
Bryan Galloway
Jason Vickers
Odessa
Denny Frady
Robert Wilson
Tommy Stanley
Jimmy Stanley
Rod Kirkpatrick
Lance Kirkpatrick
Paula Morrison
Ronald Wilson
Norman Frady
Ector County
Stanley
Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation
Texas Skeet Shooters Association
Texas Trap Shooters Association
Texas State Rifle Association
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Jim Mazurkiewicz
4-H
Goldsmith
Charlie Kirkpatrick
Diablo homer lifts Travelers past Jackson Mets 4 3 in Texas League
Arkansas Travelers beat Jackson Mets 4 3 as Dave Kable hit his 10th homer of the year with a three run shot in the fourth. Rod Booker and Jim Lindeman had earlier singles. Mike Dunne earned the win. DeWayne Vaughn took the loss. Other Texas League results included El Paso 7 4 Midland, Shreveport 6 5 Tulsa in 10 innings, and Beaumont 5 2 San Antonio.
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Arkansas Travelers
Jackson Mets
el Paso
Midland
Shreveport
Tulsa
Beaumont
San Antonio
Kable
Rod Booker
Jim Lindeman
Travelers
Hole-in-one buys half share of Peugeot car
Traverse City businessman Art Schmuckal won a car with his first ace in 25 years at the Budweiser MDA Golf Classic. He and partner Gil McHuron agreed to split ownership if someone aced, and Schmuckal says they will figure out a fair division while joking about who keeps which key.
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Mich
Peugeot
Art Schmuckal
Schmuckal
Elmbrook
Gil McHuron
Baseball Today Aug 13 1906 Highlights
Baseball today notes several historic moments across years. Jack Taylor of the Cubs left the mound in the third inning against Brooklyn ending a long string of 187 consecutive complete games.
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Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Taylor
Texan Edges Opponent To Win In National Tennis Title
Top seed Dennis Bishop from Wichita Falls defeated Joey Johnson of San Antonio by 6-3 7-4 in a U S national amateur tennis championship match. Bishop clinched the final three points of the tiebreaker to finish 9-6.
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N.Y
Dennis Bishop
Wichita Falls
Joey Johnson
San Antonio
U.S
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Dorsett Signals Trade as Cowboys Holdout Persists
Dallas running back Tony Dorsett told team president Tex Schramm a trade should be considered before the season. He seeks a renegotiated contract with an annuity aiming at about 6.4 million. he prefers the Dolphins or Steelers and cites IRS back taxes and media publicity as factors in his stance.
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Dallas Times Herald
New County Course Aims for Popular Tournament Play
Eby notes modest county funding for the new course then explains bent grass isn’t used on greens. Tifton 328-a Bermuda hybrid handles salty water, designed to compensate for poor water quality. Golfers should expect 3 to 5 more strokes over 18 holes despite a 40 to 50 yard lengthenings to about 3,330 yards.
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Eby
Tifton 328
Basford Details West Texas Golf Course Renovation Plans
Basford says greens will roll true once finished and only two holes will lack traps. Temporary greens near ends of original fairways hinder putts due to longer grass. Bill Hudson praises progress and envisions the best Texas course after Eby finishes. Some critiques say rough is high and fairways narrow. Contractors previously wasted 10000 dollars on a failed plan. more work remains before opening.
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Texas
Bill Hudson
Eby
Basford
Winkler County
Eby and Team Redesign Winkler County Golf Course
Jim Basford and county staff, led by Eby, redesigned the nine hole layout near Kermit in under three months. Students in the course design program learn berms contouring and hazard placement to toughen play, doubling green sizes while maintaining saltwater management near West Texas greens. The Winkler County course improvements are described as more than 100 percent by Eby.
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Eby and Company
Jim Basford
Kermit
Winkler County
Eby
Texas
Golf course design course opens near Kermit
Eby teaches four term golf course design with a two year program costing about 1500 dollars. Graduates reportedly earn about 18000 dollars annually. The Winkler County course project, aided by county equipment, could be worth 250000 dollars if built by contractors.
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Winkler County Golf Course
Bowa Expects No Trade Unless Team Tops Standings
The source quotes Bowa stating he does not plan to play unless a leading team calls. He implies only a first place contender could alter his stance and open talks about a move.
Cubs recall Dunston and Engel from Iowa
The Chicago Cubs quickly promoted two Iowa farm system players on Monday. Shortstop Shawon Dunston and left handed pitcher Steve Engel were recalled after workouts, joining the major league roster.
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Shawon Dunston
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Fourth Seed Upset in Society Bank Tennis Classic
In Cleveland at Harold T. Clark Stadium two seeded players fell early as Libor Pimek and Mark Dickson were upset. Greg Holmes, the third seed, advanced after defeating Dan Nahirny 6-3 7-6 with a 7-5 tiebreaker. Hank Pfister swept Pimek 6-0 6-3. Devries defeated Dickson 6-3 6-1.
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Libor Pimek
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Danville
Calif
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Maplewood
N.J
Hank Pfister
Bakersfield
Pimek
Czechoslovakia
Dickson
Tampa
Fla
Steve Devries
Suisun
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