Lee College sports struggle with pride and attendance
Lee College athletics draw little student support despite a soon to start home basketball game and mixed results from baseball. The Rebels baseball team won a preseason tournament 3-0-1 with key performances by Williams Naismith Breeding and Marquardt, while volleyball and general attendance lag behind rival schools. The piece urges fan backing to lift morale and capitalizes on the upcoming Jenkins Field home date.
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Jenkins Field
San Jacinto
Lee College
Raven
Lady Rebels
Texas Southmost
Lee College Running Rebels
UNLV
Duke University
Baylor
Marquardt
Brian Lott
Chad Ernst
Loria
Moon
Robinson
Dietrich Westbrooks
Richard Williams
Brandon Springer
Breeding
Rebels
Major Role Model Nolan Ryan Pitching for Rangers
Intelligence on the mound highlights Nolan Ryan as a pitching role model for the Texas Rangers. He has a record for lifetime strikeouts and, at 43, continues to compete with younger players, delivering five scoreless innings with strikeouts.
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Nolan Ryan
Ryan
Texas Rangers
Lady Rebels fall to Wharton in tourney thriller
In Wharton on Oct 18 and 19 the Lady Rebels faced Wharton in the volleyball tournament. LC beat Collin County in the opening round, then fell to Wharton. SC then beat Alvin before defeating Cook County to reach the championship round where they lost to Texas Southmost. Hamilton and Gerdes earned All Tournament honors.
Rebs take two of three in Brownsville tourney
LC volley team finished two wins and one loss at the Second Conference Tournament in Brownsville on Oct 11 12. In round one LC beat Laredo 15 5 15 5 led by Jones 7 kills and Gerdes 6. In round two LC topped San Jacinto 15 11 8 15 15 13 as Hamilton 4 aces 6 blocks and Smith 4 aces led. Jones 12 kills 3 blocks and Wicks 5 kills aided. The lone defeat came against Alvin 4 15 10 15 as Johnson lamented the performance and praised Jenkins set.
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Stephen Breeding
Scott Marquardt
Tito Garcia
Darrett Robinson
Garcia
Breeding
Marquardt
Jason Washburn
Ryan Forester
Alejandro Alegria
Alvin
Kevin Schramm
Rebels
Schramm
Dur
Ing
Matthew Bishop
Bishop
Joseph Loria
Mark Quinn
Forester
Brady Rhodes
Loria
Texas Southmost
Stephen Murphy
Murphy
James Coulter
Coulter
Ernest John
John
Alegria
Jared Moon
Galveston
Lady Rebels
Wharton
Collin County
Laurie Hamilton
Lisa Gerdes
Stephanie Jones
Tracie Johnson
Christi Smith
Johnson
Smith
Hamilton
Gerdes
Jones
Tara Hildebrand
Alicia Nava
Cook County
Wicks
Ramonia Jenkins
Brownsville
Laredo
San Jacinto
San Jac
Barbara Wicks
Raymon Ia Jenkins
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