Eagles hold off Seminole in tight 9 8 win
Pecos Eagles stay unbeaten in league play by edging Seminole 9 8 as David Dominguez delivered a sixth inning double to drive in catcher Robert Abila for the winning run. The Eagles built a 3 2 lead early, three more runs in the third, and added a final run in the sixth to seal the victory. Seminole answered with a four run fifth but could not overtake the Eagles. Dominguez and Hernandez supplied early offense, with Chavez belting a two run homer for Pecos.
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Pecos
Eagles
Seminole Indians
David Dominguez
Dominguez
Robert Abila
Indians
Seminole
Fernando Hernandez
Roger Chavez
Eaglers
Hernandez
Chavez
Williams
Abila
Lonborg Dominates Expos In Second Straight Shutout
AP Sports Writer Jim Lonborg improved to a three hit shutout of the Montreal Expos, using location over power after joining the Phillies. The Expos fell 5-0 as Lonborg’s mastery continued, while other NL games featured Mets over Cubs 9-1 and Dodgers over Braves 8-0, with multiple late-game notes from the weekend.
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Jim Lonborg
Montreal Expos
Philadelphia
Expos
Lonborg
Boston Red Sox
Montreal
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta Braves
Houston Astros
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Four Eagle Queens Named All District Volleyball Team
Four Eagle Queens were named to the all district volleyball team at the coaches meeting in Kermit. Sharon Wadley, a senior setter, made the first team and previously earned all district in 1974 and all tournament at the Cap Rock tournament in Big Spring. Susan Dennison, a sophomore spiker, also made the first team and the all tournament in Caprock. Second team selections were Cynthia Sadler, a senior setter, and Page Burkholder, a sophomore spiker, with Cynthia named to the Key City tournament in Abilene.
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Eagle Queens
Pecos
Susan Dennison
Cynthia Sadler
Page
Burkholder
Sharon Wadley
Wadley
Dennison
Sadler
Kermit
Sharon
Caprock
Big Spring
Susan
Page Burkholder
Cynthia
Key City
Abilene
Ailing pitcher leads Rangers to 3 2 win over Chicago
Ferguson Jenkins pitched a complete game with a stiff back as the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2. Lenny Randle hit a two run homer in the third inning scoring the runs that Jennings needed. Jenkins will take a six day rest to recover. Other AL games saw Detroit beat Baltimore 4-2 in 10, Cleveland topple New York 3-1 and California crush Kansas City 12-1. Oakland Minnesota game postponed by wet grounds.
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John Nelson
Texas Rangers
Chicago
Ferguson Jenkins
Texas
Billy Martin
Jenkins
Lenny Randle
Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
New York
California
Kansas City
Oakland
Minnesota
Claude Osteen
Randle
Jeff Burroughs
Jim Fregosi
Midland and El Paso hold second in Texas League race
In the West Division Midland and El Paso sit half a game behind leader Shreveport while San Antonio trails by one game after a 6 4 loss to Midland. Arkansas moves from last to second in the East with a 2 1 win over Alexandria as Lafayette defeats Jackson 9 8. Doug Clary drives in the deciding run with a ninth inning single for Arkansas. Mike Potter belts a fourth inning homer for Arkansas. The lone Alexandria tally came on a lone score.
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Associated Press
Midland
el Paso
Shreveport
Arkansas
Alexandria
Lafayette
Jackson
San Antonio
Brewers
Doug Clary
Joe Edelen
Mike Potter
NBA announces Lawrence OBrien as new commissioner
Lawrence OBrien, named NBA commissioner, confronts antitrust suit from the ABA, a reserve clause challenge by players, and ongoing talks on a new contract as the present pact expires in June. His Washington political clout is seen aiding negotiations despite no prior basketball experience. He is 57, from Springfield, Mass., and former postmaster general and DNC chair.
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NEW York
Lawrence O'Brien
National Basketball Association
NBA
American Basketball Association
NBA Players Association
O’brien
Washington
O'Brien
Springfield
Mass
Bases-Empty homer lifts Lafayette past Jackson in tight finish
Bob Taylor plated a bases-empty homer in the fifth to spark Lafayette to victory over Jackson after a back and forth duel. Jake Brown added a three run shot in the third, echoed by Jackson's Carlos Sagredo in the fourth. In league play, El Paso faces Shreveport in a doubleheader after rainouts.
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Bob Taylor
Lafayette
Jackson
Jake Brown
Carlos Sagredo
el Paso
Shreveport
Motocross Club To Host Area Meet In Pecos Sunday
The Pecos Dirt Rider track hosts a regional motocross meet starting at 1 p.m. with riders from Odessa, Lubbock, Kermit, Marfa, Fort Stockton, and Carlsbad New Mexico chasing a 300 dollar purse in senior 125 250 100 and mini bike classes. Practice begins at 11 a.m. and admission is two dollars with five trophies per class and potential powder puff entries for women.
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Pecos
Odessa
Lubbock
Kermit
Marfa
Fort Stockton
Texas
Carlsbad
N.M
IH 20
Balmorhea Highway
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West Texas
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Pecos Enterprise
Lynn Webb
Rangers
Austin, Tex
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Trans-Pecos
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Possum Kingdom
Permian Basin
Democratic National Committee
Pecos Enterprise Office
Tommy Beauchamp
IRA
Eddy
Thomas Arbuthnot
Mary Wood
Rosa Guerrero
J.B. Gibson
Great Western Finance Company
S. Oak
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