Time Out with Mark Kramer highlights baseball icons
The piece reviews how players like Jim Abbott Dave Dravecky and Nolan Ryan beat odds to excel. It notes Abbott’s one handed prowess Dravecky’s comeback after surgery and broken arm and Ryan’s age defying 90s mph fastball. It also covers Pete Rose's lifetime ban by commissioner Giamatti and ponders his Hall of Fame status.
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Jim Abbott
California Angels
Abbott
San Francisco Giants
Dave Dravecky
Dravecky
Ryan
Pete Rose
A. Bartlett Giamatti
Rose
Lee College Volleyball Team Seeks Miami Nationals Hope
Lee College women’s volleyball shows promise in Brownsville scrimmages and early tournaments. Nelda Navar and Regina Gaston earned all tournament honors as the team gains insight on conference rivalries and aims for a national bid in Miami.
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Jodie Stowe
Nelda Navar
Sophia Lane
Navar
Lady Rebels
Texas Southwost
Lee College
Miami
Brownsville
Nationals
Tracie Johnson
Johnson
Alvin
Texas Southmost
Wharton
Tampico
Mexico
Texas A & I
Regina Gaston
Pool 8-ball intramurals signups in Moser Hall gameroom
Signups for an 8-ball intramural pool tournament are in the Moser Hall gameroom. It uses a double elimination format with men’s and women’s divisions. Entry is due Sept 27 and events start Oct 4. For details, call ext 494. Benny Moskowitz seeks bowlers for intramural team. season begins Oct 17. Call ext 403.
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Moser Hall
The
Gameroom
Benny Moskowitz
Baytown Lee College Masters Swim Team seeks new members
The Baytown Lee College Masters Swim Team formed last fall under USMS guidance. Open to ages 25 plus, with unlimited memberships, dues, meet fees, and travel costs. Meets include Brazos in College Station and South Central Zone in Sugar Land, with plans for a coach and more members. Contact Benny Moskowitz at 427-6403.
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Baytown Lee College
United States Masters Swimming, Inc
Blcmst
College Station
First Aquatic Center
Sugarland
David Cohen
Glen Whitcomb
Benny Moskowitz
Doris Whitcomb
Matt Williams
John Shrader
Matt
Moskowitz
Usms, Inc
Cohen
Mort
Woodlands
Lee College picks first male cheerleaders in recent memory
Lee College held September tryouts for new cheerleaders. Out of six tryouts two men and two women joined the squad, with Tim Bailey and Emmett Pumphrey named yell leaders. Returning members Tricia Dammon and Rhonda Flewellen joined new recruits Stacey Mclak and Nelda Navar.
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Lee College
Stacey Mclak
Nelda Navar
Tim Bailey
Emmett Pumphrey
Kaye Sneed
Tricia Dammon
Rhonda Flewellen
Brandi Barrow
Jamaine Cline
Imelda Munoz
Karlin Thomson
Dammon
Flewellen
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Munoz
Wendy’s
Garth Road
Stacey Molak
Bailey
Pumphrey
Sneed
Lee College Public Information Office
Lee College Rebels Baseball Recruits Boost Fall Scrimmage
Lee College baseball coach Dick Smith praises fall recruitment that brings 48 prospects from Houston area led by Scott Brady Steve Rochard and brothers Jesse and Robert DeLeon from Dulles High School. Also adds Brian Gore Darrin Tharp and Brett Bakera from local schools. Describes early commits, scholarships, and a six inning scrimmage format to evaluate pitchers with fall games against Lamar University and Sam Houston State. The fall scrimmage schedule runs from late September to the last weekend in November with former major league players and Jim Gilligan leading the scrimmages.
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Lee College
Dick Smith
Rebels
Houston
Smith
Scott Brady
Steve Rochard
Jesse
Robert DeLeon
Dulles
Ross S. Sterling
Brian Gore
Darrin Tharp
Robert E. Lee
Brett Bakera
Leo Foster
Lee
Clements
Lamar University
Sam Houston State
Foster
Robert Virden Farlyn Bowen
Jim Gilligan
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