Sandcrabs Suffer 22-0 Loss to El Campo in Friday Clash
Calhoun Landcrabs trailed El Campo 9-6 at half and 22-0 final after two costly third down fumbles. Horns of momentum swung for El Campo as Larry Buss Greg Harmon and Stan Redh connections ignited the offense while Geral Fenton paced the ground game with 93 yards. Jeff Comstock and Dan Watson paced Calhoun on defense and offense respectively as Sandcrabs faced Brazoswood next in district action.
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Rough Play Paying Off For Oilers
The Houston Oilers beat Washington 13-10 as two third quarter penalties on Oilers defenders sparked their comeback. Brazile was ejected after a forearm hit on Kilmer, while Whittington drew a personal foul, and Houston capitalized with a 62 yard drive ending in Hardenman’s one yard TD. Washington led 7-0 at half, Moseley missed extra points, and Culp pressured Kilmer late.
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Port O Connor Dolphins win eighth grade title
Port O Connor Dolphins dominated the Calhoun County eighth grade girls tournament in Port O Connor blasting to a 26 to 18 final over Travis Trotters. Debbie Meitzler Freda Ragusin Tina Sorrow and seven others starred as the Dolphins ripped through the field with hustling defense and sharp offense.
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Barbara Conitz
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Larry Garcia
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Tough Foes After Close Calls Aggies Texas Nervous
Southwest Conference leaders Texas A&M and Texas struggle in tight wins as Baylor, Arkansas, SMU and TCU face pivotal tests. A&M edged TCU despite six fumbles while Texas outlasted Arkansas. Rice notches 300th win over SMU and Baylor eyes rebound after 41-3 defeat.
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World Series sixth game delayed by Nor'easter Weather
Johnny Bench argues for daytime baseball as the World Series sixth game faces another postponement due to a Nor'easter. Reds and Red Sox prepared in Boston with a 7 30 p m start and Sparky Anderson shifting Gary Nolan to start after planning to use Billingham earlier.
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Relief pitching plans shift after rain delay
Anderson saves his best for last with Gullett slated for the seventh game if needed. Boston Manager Darrell Johnson moves to Tiant as starter after rain gives extra rest. Lee protests the shift, insisting Tiant should save for the seventh game against Gullett.
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Lone Star clash crowns unbeaten Texas A&I vs Angelo State
Unbeatens Texas A&I and Angelo State meet in Kingsville in the Lone Star Conference showdown. A&I, 5-0 overall and 4-0 in league play, hosts Angelo State, 5-1, before about 15,000 A&I fans. Other results: East Texas 20 Abilene Christian 18. Southwest Texas 19 Stephen F. Austin 3. Sam Houston 40 Tarleton State 16.
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Jayvees Avoid Sub Varsity Defeat In Tight Calhoun-E Campo Clash
Calhoun Junior Varsity managed a 6-6 tie with El Campo in a close sub varsity game as defense stymied the visitors except for a blocked punt for a third period score. Key starters included Parker Nabors Boyd Hahn Smith Meloy Day Moses Evans Rutherford and Knight Durham Lowery. Sophomores fell to Stroman 14-8 after leading 14-8 on a Rose to Kirkman pass and Rodgers conversion. Freshmen suffered lopsided losses to El Campo Black 40-6 and Gold 30-6 with Rhodes and Keller providing the only scores.
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