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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1975
Page
5
Eagle track coach Jim Tollett pulled 20 athletes and two relays from the Comanche Relays as snow and ice swept the two day event. Pecos and Odessa Ector were absent, leaving Monahans to dominate with a 146 point division title effort.
Ronnie Sewalt of Chico dominates rodeo action aboard Coyote a rattled ten year horse. He tops calf roping totals with early 1975 earnings and Final Rodeo circuit shows including National Finals Rodeo and National Western events. Sewalt credits Coyote and family lineage for skill despite near misses at San Antonio.
Richard Petty won the Richmond 500 Grand National at Fairgrounds Raceway, the ninth win in ten races and 13th career victory at Richmond. He led from the pole but a pair of mistakes allowed Benny Parsons to seize the lead before Petty regained and pulled ahead, finishing with Parsons second and Lennie Pond third.
Outdoorsmen face frequent rust on iron and steel tools as coatings wear off. Damp air, dew, rain, spray and saltwater accelerate corrosion. Wipe perspiration and moisture from metal, store tools in warm areas, and reapply protective coatings to maintain function and longevity.
Practical guidance from Vern Sanford on maintaining hardware and camping gear. Apply thin coats of oil to metal items including firearms, tools, and axes, wipe clean after use, and store with air space. Clean rusted parts with solvent and a wire brush, reapply silicone, and keep tool boxes dry and refreshed.
The Pecos Queens volleyball team went 1-1 at the Abilene meet, dropping to Abilene Cooper and defeating Sweetwater as inexperience shown against tougher competition. Cynthia Sadler led Pecos in the first match with seven points, followed by Sue Spray with five, while Susan Dennison and Rose Marie Matta topped the second game. Sadler and Spray scored 10 and six in the later bout against Cooper. Coach Cecil Stickels praised their improvement despite youth, noting most players moved up from junior varsity. The Queens sit 2-2 in district play and next visit Monahans to face the state champion Lobos with JV at 6:30 and varsity about 25 minutes after.
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