Calhoun Sandies claim 25-AAAA district track title in Victoria
In Victoria the Calhoun Sandies won the 25-AAAA district girls track meet with 161 points, earning regionals berths in most events. Delana Cornett led in high jump, Michalik and Hahn swept shot put, Diebel and Vickers took triple jump, and Diebel set pace in sprints while anchoring the mile relay to victory. Stroman claimed 109 points but fell short of the title as the Sandies dominated the afternoon finals.
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Corpus Christi
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Nikki Vickers
Gayln Zwerschke
Diebel
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Cornett
Laura Schmidt
Michalik
Dee Dee Hart
Brazoswood
Calhoun looks to pole vault glory in District 25 meet
Calhoun's Watson and Linhart emerge as top district bets after strong showings. Watson cleared 14-0 at Freeport Relays to win and lead Sandcrabs to fifth in a 12-team field, while Linhart ran 51.2 to finish second in the quarter. Randy Hall cleared 13-6 for third in the pole vault, Barton Bane and Rudy Garcia placed fourth in discus and mile, and Calhoun's 4x440 relay team finished fourth.
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Jeff Linhart
Calhoun
Victoria
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Freeport
Brazoswood
Linhart
Randy Hall
Barton Bane
Rudy Garcia
Bane
Garcia
Barry Hall
Gino Rodriguez
Jerry Regan
Slo-pitch games loom in Port Lavaca league night
Tonight in Port Lavaca slo-pitch league two women’s games lead the slate with the Queens opposing the Cardinals at 6 30 and the Dynamites meeting the Rockies at 7 30 In the men’s league Pharmacy and El Norteno square off at 8 30 and Circle 7 faces Air Force at 9 30
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Bowman Real Estate Ad for Licensed Contractor Services
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Weiskopf Wins Greensboro Open Ahead of Masters
Tom Weiskopf captured a three stroke victory at the Greater Greensboro Open in windy cold conditions as stars like Johnny Miller Gary Player Arnold Palmer and Lee Elder found encouragement for Augusta. Trevino finished fourth while Elder hoped to surprise at the Masters with a rare double eagle.
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Johnny Miller
Gary Player
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Lee Trevino
Year of Surprises Opens Astros Braves Season
Houston fans hear optimism from pitching coach Robert Craig as Doug Konieczny and J.R. Richard win starting spots despite past limits. The Astros face the Braves in the Astrodome with Hank Aaron absent and Konieczny set to duel Carl Morton in game two of the series.
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Dave Robert
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Atlanta
Carl Morton
Spears Tops Putters at Mustang Creek Invitational
Joy Spears captured first place for putting in the championship flight of the Mustang Creek Country Club Invitational Women’s Golf Tournament held last week in Canada. Four Hatchbend Country Club players from Port Lavaca competed, with Lavonne Burgess posting the low gross 98 in the second flight and Esther Cooper the low net 77 in the third. Lou Partlow had the fewest putts in the third flight with 32, while Spears used 29 putts. Other Hatchbend entrants included Millie Miller Celia Wardlow Lucille Whatley Donna Sterling Cathy Robinson and Laura Lambert.
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Port Lavaca
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Esther Cooper
Lou Partlow
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Millie Miller
Celia Wardlow
Lucille Whatley
Donna Sterling
Cathy Robinson
Laura Lambert
Knicks squeeze into NBA playoffs by beating Braves
The New York Knicks secure the final playoff spot in the East by defeating the Buffalo Braves 105-93, while Kansas City-Omaha edged the Cleveland Cavaliers 95-94 to force a tiebreaker. Walt Frazier scores 26 as Earl Monroe notes pride in making the postseason.
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Opening MLB Season Brings Reds Dodgers Clash in Riverfront
The season opener features the Reds and Dodgers in Cincinnati with Don Sutton facing Don Gullett before 52,000 at Riverfront Stadium. Bowie Kuhn and Sen. Taft will throw the first ball as Gibson begins his final year in St Louis. Nolan Ryan may duel Steve Busby later in Houston.
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Sandcrabs look to bolster pitching depth amid open date
Bucs coach John Rodriguez aims to strengthen the Sandcrabs pitching depth with an open date Tuesday ahead of a Friday game against Lamar. Victoria leads the district at 3-1 while Brazoswood hit well in a 10-0 win. Tasler, Belk, and Torres are rolling for Calhoun, as Crone maintains a .500 league clip despite a hitless district outing.
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Sandcrabs
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Calhoun
Brazoswood
Gary Keathley
Klute
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Bucs
Mike Tasler
Tasler
Bob Belk
Belk
Keathley
Victoria
Dennis Torres
Mark Smith
Curtis Gladney
Crab golfers tie for fourth at Edna Invitational
Lupe Rodriguez carded a 78 to spark the Sandcrab golfers to fourth place in the Edna Invitational. Rodriguez 78 was the fourth best individual in a 15 team field, tying Sandcrabs with Cuero for fourth. Other Landcrab scores included Power 84 Burns 89 Hohlfelder 88 Taylor 81. Calhoun advances to the 25-AAAA district meet April 14-15 at Riverside Golf Course in Victoria.
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Cuero
Stroman
Mark Spivey
Calhoun
Allan Hohlfelder
Jim Burns
John Power
Ernest Taylor
Riverside
Victoria
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