Wheeler Dominates Navarro Junior College Invitational in Corsicana
Karen Wheeler leads Lee College to win at Navarro Invitational March 24-25 in Corsicana, capturing women's singles title and reaching doubles semis with Kay Rankin. Earlier she claimed San Antonio JC Invitational women's singles crown. Wheeler, seeded second, beat Carol Bollinger, Carol Luna, Nancy Guinn, and Gloria Oporto en route to the title. Wheeler Rankin also won doubles at Navarro before falling in semis. Lamar Tech duo won the other doubles.
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Karen Wheeler
Lee College
Corsicana
Miss Wheeler
Kay Rankin
Wheeler
Rankin
Carol Bollinger
Temple JC
Navarro
Carol Luna
Nancy Guinn
Tyler JC
Rebel Star
Gloria Oporto
Wheeler - Rankin
Nancy Loyd
Margaret Weller
Pam Holder
Lamar Tech
Miss Rankin
Julié Bollinger
Trackster Terry Walters Running Hard For Rebels
Terry Walters a LC freshman from Hardin Jefferson Sour Lake built a notable track record in high school. He earned a Lee College scholarship amid a trend of offers, excelling in sprints relays hurdles and mile events. Walters plans to leave Baytown as LC cuts the track program while eyeing Sam Houston State or Northwood Institute.
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Larry Cormier
Terry Walters
Terry
Lee
Hefley
Hardin Jefferson
Sour Lake
Walters
Baytown
Sam Houster
Rebel Runners Place 4th At Blinn
The Rebel track team placed fourth of ten at Blinn Junior College Brenham on March 27 led by a 3:19.8 mile relay with Kennedy Espanoza Anderson Villasenor and Johnson. Individual standout performances included Yeager 4:20.6 mile and 15.0 hurdles plus Dilliard 21 4 in broad jump and Coffman 5th in shot put.
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Blinn Junior College
Brenham
Rebels
Mike Hefley
Blinn
Donald Kennedy
Manuel Espanoza
Donald Anderson
Oscar Villasenor
Tommy Johnson
Tommy
Ronnie Smith
Scott Dilliard
Robert Coffman
University of Southern Louisiana At Lafayette
Hefley
Bobby Badeaux
Lee College Rebels Wrap Track Season at Zone Meet
Lee College track team competed at Blinn College Brenham for the South Zone TJCAC Meet on April 16. The Rebels will only attend the mixed north south Conference Meet April 26 at San Jacinto College Pasadena with hopes of a national meet later in Kansas, but travel costs limit entries. Relay squad set season best 42.2 for the distance and qualified field athletes include Eddie Kennedy discus 132 5 and Robert Coffman shot put 49 9 with Tommy Johnson not making the trip.
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Lee College
Blinn Junior College
Brenham
Blinn
Pasadena
San Jacinto Junior College
Mike Hefley
Kansas
Lee
Donald Kennedy
Terry Walter
Bobby Badeaux
Billy Littlefield
Eddie Kennedy
Robert Coffman
Tommy Johnson
Rebels Swing To First At Navarro JC Golf Tourney
Lee College golf team repeats success with a Navarro Junior College victory in Corsi cana. Randy Randall and David Edmondson forced a sudden death while Temple’s Woody Arnold claimed medalist at 74. Randall and Arnold tied for runner up with 77 as SC swept both two man and four man formats.
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Lee College
Navarro
Corsicana
Benny Moskowitz
Sour Lake
San Antonio SC
Schreiner Institute
Kerrville
Reds
Randy Randall
David Edmondson
Temple JC
Edmondson
Randall
Temple
Steve Willie
Terry Sullivan
Sullivan
Woody Arnold
Arnold
Larry Nash
Rebels
Mike Craig
Moskowitz
Leighton Littlefield
Jack Jones
Hurdles dispute over third and fourth places at Blinn meet
An opponent and Blinn runners posted identical 14.9 times in the high hurdles causing a clash over third and fourth. A judge's decision favored none of the coin toss alternatives, impacting which athletes advance to the conference meet. John Yeager finished fifth in both the mile and two mile events, with 4:25.6 in the mile behind Blinn's 4:11 winning time.
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Tommy
John Yeager
John
Blinn
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Richard Lloyd
Ronald Manning
Navarro JC
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