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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1976
Page
7
Pecos Eagles and Lubbock Estacado Matadors scrimmaged as 1976 season looms. Matadors used a big play to secure a 3-0 win while Pecos showed both strong and weak spots in Warbird system. Coach Jerry Millsap praised the Eagles for bottling up Estacado until two breaks produced the score.
Parents and friends are invited to the annual Meet the Eagles event at 5 p.m. in the high school gym. Freshman players will be introduced as a group, juniors and varsity players individually on the gym floor. Coaching staff booster club officers, Eagle band, and cheerleaders also participate. The event, produced with the Eagle booster club, replaces the regular booster meeting and features Ray Borowicz and Warren Spahn connected to Buffalo and Huntington high schools. The Eagles faced Estacado with strong defense, first-string units running fifty plays and backups twenty-five.
The piece contrasts Ilie Nastase's on court focus with his entertaining side after his 6 4 6 2 win at the Tennis Week Open in South Orange. He earned $10 000 and kept the cup after two-time wins, while Chuck Tanner praised his display of skill.
Cale Yarborough of Timmonsville started leading after 27 laps at the Bristol International Speedway half mile and finished two laps ahead of rivals in the Grand National race. He earned 8950 dollars and extended his point lead in the NASCAR Grand National series with Petty and Parsons trailing.
Sandra Palmer won the National Jewish Hospital LPGA Open at Green Gables in Denver with a 67 final round, totaling 206 as Pat Bradley finished two back after a 67 with an eagle. Sandra Post and Penny Pulz tied for third at 209. Palmer credited a putting lesson from Paul Runyan for steadier form.
Seattle overcame a disbelieving crowd to score a three yard TD pass from Jim Zorn to Ron Howard with 13 seconds left, earning a 17 16 victory over San Diego. Coach Jack Patera said letting the clock run kept time left for the Chargers and the gamble paid off. The Seahawks’ fifth straight exhibition loss is avoided but other NFL results from the weekend include Oakland’s 14 9 win over San Francisco and Los Angeles Miami each improving to 5 0 with two more preseason games noted.
Dallas defeated Pittsburgh 20 to 10 before a sellout 64,000 at Texas Stadium. Staubach threw two TD passes as Dallas, energized by the home crowd, outplayed a heat-stricken Steelers in the rematch of Super Bowl X. Noll blamed conditioning while Landry praised a standout defensive effort.
Texas pitcher Umbarger rebounded from a rough start to throw a six hit shutout as the Rangers pummeled the Orioles 11-0. Harrah homered, Beniquez collected four hits, and the club piled nine or ten runs to snap a long losing streak against Baltimore.
Oakland defeats Detroit 2-1 in 12th inning behind Don Baylor's dash from first to third on a sacrifice bunt and Gene Tenace's RBI single. Fidrych drops to 15-6 after a 19th complete game, while the A's narrow the gap in the AL West.
Cincinnati Reds outlasted Philadelphia 6-5 in 15 innings after a tense back and forth at Riverfront. Pete Rose scored on a passed ball in the ninth, Dave Concepcion tied it in the 13th, and Ken Griffey Jr. delivered the game winner as Cincinnati widened its NL lead. Other NL results: Astros shut out Cardinals 6-0, Expos beat Padres 3-0, Pirates edged Giants 3-2 in 11, Dodgers over Mets 2-1, Cubs topple Braves 3-2. Cincinnati sits nine games ahead of the Dodgers. Phillies drop 12 behind Pittsburgh.
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