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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 2008

Page

9

Busch lands pole in NASCAR All-Star Race at Lowe's

Kyle Busch captured the pole with a 2:01.956 in a three lap four tire pit stop format for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon starts outside row one, Kurt Busch third, with Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson starting in the back after pit issues. The event features four 25 lap segments and a $1 million prize. 21 drivers are qualified by past wins or Cup status, with Showdown entrants decided by preliminaries. Elliott Sadler earned the Showdown pole with 185.014 mph, and Brian Vickers was second with 184.786 mph.

Concord N.C Kyle Busch Busch Jeff Gordon Lowe's Motor Speedway Kurt Busch Kyle Martin Truex Jr Greg Biffle Jamis McMurray Gordon Jimmie Johnson Denny Hamlin Dale Earnhardt Jr Elliott Sadler Brian Vickers David Ragan Allmendinger Robby Gordon

RockHounds Lose Fourth Straight to Hooks in Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi Hooks routed Midland 8-2 in the opener of a four game series at Citibank Ballpark. Richard Paz and Ole Sheldon drove in two runs each for the Hooks as six runs crossed in the fifth inning. Midland’s Nicholas Blasi went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI as the series resumes at 6:30 p.m. with the teams meeting again at the same ballpark.

Midland Midland RockHounds Corpus Christi Hooks Citibank Ballpark Richard Paz Ole Sheldon Hooks The Hounds Nicholas Blasi

Marfa wins opener in I-1A semifinal series

Marfa softball defeated Clarendon 12 in game one of the Region I 1A best-of-three semifinal at the Freddie Ezell Complex. The Lady Shorthorns improve to 19-5 and head to game two today at 10 am with a possible third game 30 minutes after game two.

Midland Marfa Clarendon Jon Friday Freddie Ezell Lady Shorthorns

High school softball playoffs run as Odessa American notes early control

Kevin Buehler leads coverage of early playoff control in the Odessa American. The article previews how Odessa area teams are shaping up for the softball postseason with key players and matchups highlighted.

Odessa High leads semifinal in best of three series

Odessa High defeated Coppell 7 3 in Game 4 at Wells Field Abilene Christian University to take a 1 0 series lead in the Region I 5A softball semifinals. Game 2 is noon Saturday. Game 3 follows 30 minutes after Game 2 if needed. Winder advances to final series at TBD site.

Odessa High Coppell Winder

Odessa High powers past Coppell to take Game 1 in I-5A series

Odessa High 73 Coppell 3 in Game 1 at Abilene Christian Wells Field as OHS built a four-run second inning and added three in the seventh. Hillary Phillips limited Coppell, hitters Chelsey Walters Courtney Cernoch Mia Hignojos and Erica Armendarez each had two hits, Walters Cernoch Armendarez drove in two runs. Coppell hosts Game 2 at noon with Series winner decided in best-of-three.

Abilene Odessa High Coppell OHS Abilene Christian University Wells Field Cowgirls OHL Hillary Phillips Laura Ramos Kelli Spana Chelsey Walters Courtney Cernoch Mia Hignojos Erica Armendarez Walters Cernoch Armendarez

Teegarden leads Odessa High in Red-White Game show

Odessa High White suffers turnovers while Teegarden and the Red team win 48-16 at Ratliff Stadium. Teegarden completes 9 of 13 passes for 132 yards three touchdowns and runs for 83 yards and a score. He bonds with Rodriguez on an 11 yard TD and McQueen on a 41 yard strike as the Red offense refines chemistry ahead of the season.

Felix Neboh Odessa High Ratliff Stadium Derrick Teegarden Teegarden Rodriguez Dejion Rangel Tyler McQueen Rangel OHS Ron King

Permian Panthers to Hold Black-White Spring Game at Ratliff

Permian High School wraps four weeks of spring practice with the annual Black-White Game at Ratliff Stadium. The varsity meets first at 7 p.m. after a 5 p.m. junior varsity scrimmage. Coach Darren Allman aims for a fun, game-like night to showcase improvements and set the stage for the 2008 season.

Permian High School Panthers Permian Ratliff Stadium Peruaian Darren Allman Granteed Allman

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