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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1986

Page

17

Rockets Roar Past Celtics To Narrow Series To 3-2

Houston, led by Akeem Olajuwon, rallied after Ralph Sampson was ejected in the second quarter to beat Boston 111-96. The win trims Boston's series edge to 3-2 with Game 6 in Boston and a possible deciding Game 7 on the horizon.

Houston Boston Celtics Denver Los Angeles Houston Rockets Twin Towers Ralph Sampson Rockets Akeem Olajuwon Boston Sampson Celtics Jerry Lichting Denver Nuggets Los Angeles Lakers Olajuwon Associa Bird McHale Parish Ainge Johnson Walton Sichting Kite Thirdkill Vincent Carlisle Ee Ee McCray Pson Reid Lloyd Peren Leaves Harris Waiters Ehio McDowell

Snyder staves off Eagles 6-5 in district playoff

In Midland, Snyder Tigers beat Pecos Eagles 6-5 as Velasquez earned the win to improve to 12-4. The late-game walk issues plagued Pecos, with three errors aiding Snyder and prompting coach Bubba Williams to call for improved clutch hitting in Saturday’s rematch at Lee High School.

Williams Pecos Eagles Snyder Tigers PHL Snyder Angel Stadium Pecos Eagles Lee High School Tigers Oscar Mariscal Tony Urquidi Lupe Gabaldon Jimmy Velasquez Velasquez Ponchito Bafidis Gabaldon Ricky Hunter Bafidis Larry Avila

Miami reliever Spider Raether saves Hurricanes in CWS

Rick Raether preserved Miami's 4 3 lead over LSU after a ninth inning homer by LSU's Joey Belle. Miami improved to 49 16 and 2 1 in the College World Series and prepared for a Saturday against Arizona as Oklahoma State upset Loyola Marymount to reach a Florida State showdown. Bob O'Brien pitched 5 2/3 innings of one run relief to earn the victory before Raether secured the save.

Omaha Neb Miami Ron Fraser Rick Spider Raether Louisiana State Joey Belle Fraser Florida State Arizona Bob O’brien LSU O’brien

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