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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1981

Page

17

Celtics hand Rockets 14th straight in title series opener

Celtics beat Houston 98 95 in Boston forcing a 2nd game in Boston Garden. Bird starred with rebounds and late scoring while Malone and Parish dominated inside as Houston battled rough play and inconsistent officiating in a hard fought playoff opener.

Dave van Dyck Chicago Sun-Times Boston del Harris Boston Celtics Harris Houston Rockets Larry Bird Rockets Boston Garden Horatio Alger Houston Robert Reid Celtics Philadelphia Bird Moses Malone Maxwell Parish Malone Darell Garretson Jack Madden

Panthers Rally Past Angelo In Late-Inning Rally Win

Permian you rally to a 6 5 victory over Angelo after trailing 5 0 in the fifth inning. Coach Lonnie Hobbs gambled on steals and a hit and run to spark a six run outburst with Bruce Hollander earning the win on the mound. Angelo slipped to 0 4 and 5 16 while Permian improved to 2 4 and 6 16 entering the season finale against Odessa High.

Lonnie Hobbs Panthers San Angelo Hobbs Odessa High Angelo Steve Simmons Morris Mann Hollander

Odess a High Trots To District Win Over Big Spring

Odessa High School halted a two game skid with a 14 in District 5 5A action against the Big Spring Steers. Tommy Stahl pitched a complete game for the Bronchos who improved to 13 10 overall and 3 2 in the district while Hector Sanchez sparked a first inning run with a bunt and speed.

Odessa High School Big Spring Steers Broncs Abilene Cooper OHL Steers Odessa High Hector Sanchez Sanchez Big Spring OHS Ronnie White Midland High American Legion Odessa Tommy Stahl Stahl Mo Rubio Cobos Mike Warren Dickie Wrightsil Tommy Rodriguez Kevin Decker

Snyder Tigers power routs Ector 12-7 in district clash

Snyder's Mike Roemisch and Tony Degrate connected in the first inning and Degrate added another shot as the first-half leaders rolled past Ector 12-7 at the Eagles' diamond. Degrate improved to 9-1 on the mound, Snyder totalled three homers and raised season and district records, while Ector fought back with four runs in the fifth and Pride extended his homer streak to four games.

Snyder Tigers Ector Eagles Mike Roemisch Tony Degrate Danny Rodriguez Degrate Larry Delbosque Rodriguez Darrell Pride Jim Davis Rudy Arias Davis Andrews Mustang Jamie Price Price

District 2-4A Friday Games Start Season Push

Andrews visits Snyder while Lamesa travels to Fort Stockton and Pecos faces Monahans in Friday district action.

Andrews Snyder Lamesa Fort Stockton Pecos Monanans Ector

Girls state golf to start Thursday at two Austin courses

The state girls golf championship begins Thursday at 8 a.m. with rounds split between Jimmy Clay and Lions Municipal courses. Finals set for Friday morning with five classes competing and teams from Midland High Sweetwater Kermit Wink and others advancing from regional meets.

Austin Jimmy Clay Lions Municipal Permian Basin Midland High Denton el Paso Coronado Fort Worth Paschal Houston Eisenhower Stafford Dulles Alice Conroe Janice Littlefield Melisa Baldridge Ann Coombes Kelle Mobley Teresa King Sweetwater Kelly Perry Donna Hodge Carrie Montgomery Whitney Norris Karen Hodge Kermit Tulsa Gilmer Columbus Boling Quinlan Rockdale Kened Maypear Lago Vista Bowie Gold Burg Salado

Odessa College tracksters head for regional action

Odessa College's Wranglers travel to South Plains College Levelland for Region V junior college championships with OC, South Plains Ranger New Mexico Junior College and Southwest Christian in the field. OC aims to qualify as two runners eye time standards while many events feature OC veterans and field athletes. The team emphasizes avoiding injuries as they pursue nationals with Thursday events starting at 2 p.m. and running events at 4 p.m.

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