Around the Southwest Conference Houston Gridders Recall Cougar High
Rice Coach Al Conover faced questions after a dramatic 14 13 win over UH last year and a quoted taunt that lingered with Cougars players. UH fans, players, and Rice supporters recount the sting as they prep for renewed rivalry and a new season in the Southwest Conference.
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Rice
al Conover
Conover
Cougar High
Cougars
Deryl McGallion
Rice-Uh
Southwest
Tom) Wilson
McGallion
D. C. Nobles
Leonard Parker
Razorbacks praise offense after scrimmage
Razorback head Coach Frank Broyles praised the offense after a 30 minute scrimmage in Fayetteville Arkansas. He noted only one turnover on a broken play and highlighted freshman halfback Muskie Harris for repeatedly gaining extra yardage during the season.
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Dallas
Tex
Keith Bobo
SMU
Bobo
Mustang
Wayne Morris
Alvin Maxson
Morris
Maxson
Louie Kelcher
Fayetteville, Ark
Razorback
Frank Broyles
Broyles
U S Open Net Play Continues at Forest Hills
In intense heat at Forest Hills, Nastase trails Pattison 6-7 2-6 6-3 6-4 5-3 as the U S Open rounds proceed. Taylor, seeded 11, loses to Alexander 4-6 4-6 6-4 3-6 7-5 after two-set lead, while Billie Jean King cites heat and a hotel blackout as contributing to fatigue.
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Forest Hills
N.Y
Lhetastase
Romania
Andrew Pattison
Pattison
Nastase
Roger Taylor
Great Britain
John Alexander
Australia
Taylor
Alexander
Billie Jean King
West Side Tennis Club
Dove Season Open Saturday
The 1973 dove hunting season starts Saturday with shooting hours from noon to sunset. Open dates run Sept 1 to Oct 14 and Jan 5 to Jan 20. Bag limit is 10 birds with 20 in possession, and shotguns must be plugged to three shells.
Reagan Raiders Top 4A in Harris Ratings 1973
Harris Rating System releases inaugural Texas high school football rankings for 1973. Austin Reagan leads 4A while five District 5-4A teams appear in the top 20. Permian Panthers sit at No. 3 and Odessa High returns to the top ten after years away.
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Harris Rating System
Texas
Austin Reagan’s
Raiders
Permian
Panthers
Odessa High
Ucla Ha
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Pecos
West Texans
DHS
Dick Winder
Ector
Ralph Johnson
John Wilkins
Local 4A Teams Scrimmage in Season Opener Night
Odessa 4A schools Permian and Odessa High travel for early outside competition. Permian varsity meets Hobbs New Mexico in a 7 p.m. MDT scrimmage with junior varsity games at 3 p.m. MDT. Odessa High junior Varsity faces Ector County’s varsity Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Ector field. Top 20 rankings include Midland Lee San Angelo Abilene Cooper. The piece also references weekly strength ratings and early 1973 district standings.
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Baytown Sterling
Permian
Galveston Ball
Beaumont Hebert
Seguin
Carrollton Turner
Odessa High
Wichita Falls
Brazoswood
Midland Lee
SAN Angelo
Abilene Cooper
PA Lincoln
Spring Branch
Nederland
SA Lee
S. Garland
Denton
S. Houston
Midishay
Ne. Hy
Abilene
Big Spring
Lewisville
Aldine Carver
Gregory Portland
Brownwood
Wharton
Kilgore
Linton
Ennis
Belton
McKinny
Uvalde
Iowa Park
Henderson
West Orange
If Wilmer-Hutchins
Lamesa
Hartlettsville
Turnball
Bastrop
J. Coleman
Needville
Luobock Roosevelt
Linden-Kildare
Clifton
Dekalb
Littlefield
Odessa
Hobbs
N.M
West Texas
Harris
Pecos
Friendswood
Owls
Reagan County
Fightin’ Bucks
Alpine
Iraan
Rankin
Odessa American
Fry aims for edge as NTSU opens season at UT Arlington
Hayden Fry locks gates on practice at North Texas State and plans an aerial attack for the debut season opener against UT Arlington in Texas Stadium. He touts an alphabet offense designed to give the Mavericks a tough look while highlighting his offensive innovations.
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Lubbock
Tex
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Jim Carlen
Carlen
David Kuykendall
Dallas
Ross Murphy
Tulsa
Willie Thomas
Fort Worth
Mikears
San Antonio
Larry Issac
Raiders
Utah
Hayden Fry
North Texas State
Eagles
UT Arlington
Texas Stadium
NTSU
Fry
Mavericks
Rebels
UTA
State Title Game Tonight in Eastside Park Showdown
The Odessa East Senior Division team faces Midland tonight at 8 p.m. at Eastside Park for the state Miss Softball America crown. It is a replay after a protest at Big Spring earlier this month was disallowed by the national office, clearing the path for tonight's game. The winner earns the state champion's Jaureis, with no national berth on offer.
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Midland
Eastside Park
Big Spring
Dug Belcher
Tlt
Jaureis
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