Lakers and Pirates top Pecos League with 3-0 marks
First National Bank Lakers and Ben's Spanish Sun Green Lantern Pirates lead the Pecos Independent Basketball League at 3-0 after two weeks.Jimmy Simmons leads scoring with 96 points while Pirates edge Bullets 89-75. Lakers 95-56 Sun Devils. Tigers beat Panthers 45-43. A's win 70-68. Next games set for Thursday and Friday.
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Giants
Henry Lerma
Steve Clinton
Panthers
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Ed Franco
Sun Devils
Larry Terry
Pirates
Cal Jenkins
Jim Strother
Lakers
Bubba Williams
Raul Guerrero
Charlie Smith
Bobby Ephriam
Danny Martinez
Tomas Herrera
Juan Galindo
Jimmy Simmons
George Walker
Emilio Turin
Bobby Bradley
Jesse Ephriam
Palmer Signs Up for Houston Open
Arnold Palmer has signed to play in the $150,000 Houston Open at the Woodlands in Montgomery County about 25 miles north of Houston. This marks his first Houston Open appearance since 1971.
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Houston Golf Association
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SWC seeks to curb crowd violence at basketball games
The Southwest Conference is quietly discussing crowd-control measures after incidents in which Texas Tech Texas Christian and Arkansas fans threw ice, paper cups and other objects at SWC games. SMU coach Bob Prewitt and Tech coach Gerald Myers condemned the acts and vowed to help catch the perpetrators. Speegle said efforts include announcements and press coverage to deter violence.
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Ector Eagles cruise to 10th straight district win
Ector Eagles beat Andrews 84-58 at the Ector Fieldhouse to push their district mark to 4-0 in the second half and 11 straight wins. The victory keeps Ector atop District 2-3A as Andrews slides to 1-3 in the second half. Fort Stockton faces the league leaders Friday while Andrews hosts Monahans. The junior varsity also won 75-61.
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Mark Nichols
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Pecos Eagles
Ray Cameron
Kenneth Williams
Pecos
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Andrews
Bobby Riggins
Loboes
Don Mitchell
Pecos boxers enter Golden Gloves in Odessa this weekend
Pecos will send veteran Dan Levario flyweight and Arnulfo Granado along with Joe Luis Fuentez to the Golden Gloves in Odessa starting at 7:30 p.m. today. About 31 pugilists compete daily through Monday finals with winners earning state travel prize and potential entry to the national tournament in Knoxville.
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Swede sensation tops tennis world with Bologna title
Bjorn Borg, 18, won the Bologna Tournament singles title over Arthur Ashe 7-6 4-6 7-6 securing $12,000 and 240 Green Group points to lead the circuit. Jimmy Connors reached the U.S. Indoor Open quarterfinals in Salisbury. In Chicago women’s tennis, Chris Evert advanced to quarterfinals as Evonne Goolagong and Margaret Court also won. Stan Smith defeated Dick Stockton in a World Championship match.
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Chicago
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Stan Smith
Sea Pines
S.C
Dick Stockton
Dallas
New Utah Stars rebound begins under Nissalke
New Utah Stars coach Tom Nissalke wins debut as team beats Memphis Sounds 101-96. Denton plays 18 minutes for 12 points while Moses Malone posts 25 points 18 rebounds. Off the ABA slate Kentucky Nets Spurs Colonels Spirits Nuggets results noted with Bird Averitt and other stars.
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