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June 30 -- Big
Spring's Mitchell is as fast as everyone thought (Bill Hart):
There are always critics of a good
sprinter's times, and no one probably had his performances questioned
as much as Tory Mitchell of Big Spring did last spring. Twice
he was timed under 10 seconds for the 100 meters, which is rare
for any high school runner. Sure, they were hand timed and run
with the wind to his back. Those are the main reasons people wonder
about a track time.
June 30 -- Team
ropers participating by the hundreds: Two
South Texas team ropers came and conquered in the average of the
5.5 division Monday of the 12th version of the Coors-sponsored
Original Team Roping Association Finals at the Taylor County Expo
Center.
June 30 -- Prairie
Dogs beat Bluesmen, 4-2: Give
Steve Ortiz a win and a save for his performance Monday night.
The southpaw pitched seven innings in registering his fourth win
of the season. But it was his defense that saved the game for
the Prairie Dogs, who ended a two-game losing streak to Greenville,
4-2, in front of a sparse crowd of 769 at Scott Field.
June 30 -- First
half of season has been memorable for Pierce (Jeff Walker):
The first half of the Texas-Louisiana
League season is one Byron Pierce will not soon forget. The Prairie
Dogs general manager has watched the squad struggle to find consistency
as the Dogs have resided at the bottom of the standings since
week 1.
June 29 -- Interest
in soccer will rise as young soccer players mature (Candy
Reagan): The world's biggest sporting
event is being played out in France this week, and how many of
you have turned to ESPN to catch, say, Norway versus Brazil?
June 29 -- Thousands
expected at Coors-sponsored Original Team Roping Association Finals:
The eight-day Coors-sponsored
Original Team Roping Association Finals will get under way today
at the Taylor County Expo Center for the eighth consecutive year
in Abilene.
June 29 -- Prairie
Dogs Notes: Judy and her son
Kevin Mayne are taking the phrase "Take me out to the ball
game" literally.
June 29 -- Flag
sets racer back, still finishes third:
Johnny Meriggi had hoped to be a major pest to Denny Stripling.
But like many pests, he got black flagged.
June 29 -- Greenville
downs Dogs again, 9-4: The Abilene
Prairie Dogs continue to struggled to find a bridge between its
starters and its closer, George Preston.
June 28 -- Dogs
fall in 14 innings: The Abilene
Prairie Dogs won the sprint but Greenville won the marathon.
June 28 -- Former
Eastland standout to co-captain Hawkeyes and other notes (Bill
Hart): Sports smorgasbord, while
wondering whatever happened to former Ballinger and University
of Houston football player Fred Snell:
June 28 -- Tickets
going fast for games with fireworks shows: There are only a limited number of reserved grandstand
tickets still available for the Abilene Prairie Dogs' annual Independence
Day baseball game and fireworks show, scheduled for July 4.
June 28 -- Prairie
Dogs Notes: Greenville starting
pitcher Matt Miller is proof that the Texas-Louisiana League is
about ability and not statistics.
June 28 -- Drivers
battle heat, slippery track:
When one group of racers departed the track and another took its
place on the starting grid Saturday at Abilene Regional Airport,
it was simply a passing of the torch.
June 27 -- Big
Spring runner, ACU track members perform well at United States
Junior National: EDWARDSVILLE,
Ill. -- Tory Mitchell will be a senior at Big Spring High School,
but he beat a strong field in the 100-meter dash Friday at the
United States Junior National track meet that included collegians.
June 27 -- Mean
Joe credits math teacher/coach for instilling sense of responsibility:
Mean Joe Greene became one of
the top defensive linemen in the National Football League, but
give a lot of credit to his junior high math teacher who was also
his coach.
June 27 -- Prairie
Dogs Notes: The Abilene Prairie
Dogs left Crutcher Scott Field two weeks ago but the same team
didn't return.
June 27 -- Sunburn
Grand Prix opens today: More
than 220 racing teams, including a new Formula Mazda series, will
compete today and Sunday in the 1998 Fina Abilene Sunburn Grand
Prix at Abilene Regional Airport.
June 27 -- Jones
leads way in Prairie Dogs win: Abilene
Prairie Dogs manager Barry Jones has said that he would like to
sit down and manage the team rather than play.
June 26 -- European
players have significant impact on draft (Al Pickett): Abilene's Andrae Patterson may have gone higher
in the NBA draft Wednesday if he had changed his name to Andrae
Pattersonovic.
June 26 -- Early
lead holds as Dogs defeat White Wings:
HARLINGEN -- The Abilene Prairie Dogs jumped to an early 7-0 lead
and held on for a 9-4 win over the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings
Thursday night in a Texas-Louisiana League baseball game.
June 25 -- Prairie
Dogs change promotional plans: Overseas
shipping and manufacturing problems have forced the Abilene Prairie
Dogs to make a couple alterations in their promotional plans for
this weekend's homestand against the Greenville Bluesman.
June 25 -- The
Checkered Flag (Ted Dunnam): The
Formula Mazda series, a staple on the West Coast, makes its debut
in the 1998 Fina Abilene Sunburn Grand Prix Saturday at the Abilene
Regional Airport.
June 24 -- Answers
to Texas football questions in Texas Football Magazine (Bill Hart): What area high school quarterback
has been named to the first team 1998 Super Team?
June 24 -- Golf
Corner (Al Pickett): Several
weeks ago, Abilene Country Club played host to the Women's West
Texas Golf Association Championships that featured a variety of
challenging weather conditions -- rain, heat and wind.
June 23 -- Pat
Thomas was a great kicker and QB before he was a great DB
(Bill Hart): Pat Thomas was a great
defensive back for Texas A&M and the Los Angeles Rams. But
he will be remembered by longtime Brownwood fans as a high school
field goal kicker.
June 22 -- Believe
it or not, Cowboys still on right track (Candy Reagan): Chan Gailey is showing early that he means business
when it comes to the Dallas Cowboys. Rather than spend a lot of
time worrying about what the fans think or what the media might
say, he is making the moves necessary to produce a successful
football team.
June 22 -- United
States tennis scene could be better (Rick Meyers): Last week, we evaluated the state of worldwide
tennis. A lot of factors point to our sport being alive and well
across the world. However, the news is not quite so encouraging
in the United States.
June 22 -- Abilene
Speedway: Saturday night's results
June 21 -- Andrae
Patterson waits to see how NBA draft will turn out (Al Pickett): Imagine graduating from college and interviewing
with numerous companies about the possibility of going to work
for them.
June 21 -- Another
winner at the shootout, trivia time and other morsels (Bill
Hart): Sports smorgasbord, while
wondering whatever happened to former Stamford kicker Robert Longoria
June 21 -- Sports
Editorial: If David Stern isn't
worried about the NBA's marketability and appeal, then he had
better take a good hard look in the mirror.
June 21 -- Volunteers
turn airport to race track in just a day: There's an obvious problem when a city hosts an
auto racing event and it doesn't have a race track.
June 21 -- ACU
decathlete tops 8,000 points, finishes fifth: NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Trafton Rodgers topped the 8,000-point
mark for the first time in his career and finished fifth in the
decathlon at the USA Track and Field championships Saturday.
June 20 -- Group
president battles to bring permanent racing facility to Abilene
(Ted Dunnam): The banner headline
of the Business section in the Sunday, May 24, 1998 edition of
the St. Louis Post-Dispatch blared: "Auto race is $17 million
engine for local economy."
June 20 -- Abilene's
Estes, Colorado City's Gainey elected to football hall: AUSTIN (AP) -- Seven players, a coach and a sports
writer were announced Friday as next year's inductees in the Texas
high school football hall of fame.
June 20 -- ACU
long jumper qualifies for Goodwill Games: NEW ORLEANS -- Long jumper Kevin Dilworth became
the third Abilene Christian University track and field athlete
to qualify for the Goodwill Games after his third place finish
at the USA Track and Field championships here Friday night.
June 19 -- No
local sports news today
June 18 -- Aviator's
coach begins task of building team (Jeff Walker): Dan "Scooter" Murray built the nest when
he decided to foot the bill for an expansion hockey team in Abilene.
June 18 -- The
Checkered Flag (Ted Dunnam):
The Abilene Sunburn Grand Prix, which has secured Fina as its
primary sponsor for its races that begin a week from Saturday,
is a sure bet to feature its largest field ever.
June 17 -- Bullfrogs
hand Abilene its sixth-straight defeat:
A change in the rotation, a five-run second inning and a strong
debut by former Howard Payne University pitcher Brandon Brown
couldn't end the Prairie Dogs' losing streak.
June 17 -- Registrar
set coach on path to career (Bill Hart):
The coaches who went against W.T. Stapler, be it at Winters, Conroe,
Sweetwater, Andrews, Boswell or Brownwood, can blame Wilford Moore
and Jerome Vannoy for him getting in their profession.
June 17 -- Golf
Corner (Al Pickett): Monday's
announcement that Senior PGA Tour golfer Charles Coody and Abilene
businessman Bud Darby are building Lytle Creek Golf Course, a
new 18-hole public golf course, is certainly exciting news for
Abilene golfers.
June 16 -- Coach
liked what he saw in Heart of Texas Classic (Bill Hart): Breckenridge football coach Ross Dodson says playing
an all-star football game is great for the kids and a neat experience
for a coach.
June 16 -- Lucas
new AD, baseball coach at Albany:
Russell Lucas has been named athletic director and head baseball
coach at Albany High School.
June 15 -- NBA
championship entertaining, but free agency means end of an era
(Candy Reagan): This year's NBA
championship series has been particularly entertaining for several
reasons. One, of course, is the fact that this is likely the last
dance for a great Chicago Bulls team. Even I, who am anything
but a Bulls fan, have been drawn to the television to watch a
little history in the making.
June 15 -- Looking
at the state of tennis (Rick Meyers):
In the next three weeks we are going to take a look at the state
of tennis. This week we'll look at the state of worldwide tennis,
next week the state of American tennis and in two weeks the state
of Abilene tennis.
June 15 -- Texas
High School Rodeo State Finals:
National Qualifiers
June 15 -- Abilene
Speedway: Here are the results
from Saturday night's races at the Abilene Speedway.
June 14 -- Private
schools name top basketball, volleyball players (Bill Hart): Sports smorgasbord, while wondering whatever happened
to former Eastland wide receiver Justin Owens
June 14 -- Abilene
baseball players receive all-state nods: Postseason accolades continue to pour in for Abilene
baseball players.
June 14 -- Leave
Bulls alone, they'll fade eventually (Sport Editorial): Dynasties are few and far between these days.
June 14 -- Crickets
beat Prairie Dogs, 11-7: LUBBOCK
-- The Lubbock Crickets beat Abilene for the third straight night
Saturday.
June 13 -- Crickets
edge Prairie Dogs again: Two
things happened at Scott Field Friday night that fans don't normally
see, a pitchers' duel and a bench-clearing altercation.
June 13 -- Prairie
Dogs Notes: For the second consecutive
series, a graduate of Abilene Christian University made a return
to Crutcher Scott Field.
June 13 -- School
sports not limited to schools anymore (Al Pickett): Want to know how high school sports have changed
in the last 10 years?
June 13 -- First
Heart of Texas Classic kicks off:
RANGER -- The first Heart of Texas Classic, featuring a large
number of area high school football players, will be held at O.C.
Warden Stadium tonight.
June 13 -- Guelker
wins Women's West Texas Golf Association Championship: The little opening Daysha Weaver gave LaNell Guelker
expanded into a huge crater Friday in the 64th annual Women's
West Texas Golf Association Championship.
June 13 -- Texas
High School Rodeo State Finals: Here
are Friday's results from the Texas High School Rodeo State Finals
June 13 -- Rookie
barrel racer owns top average:
Tessie McMullen may have gotten exactly what she needed in her
first appearance at the Texas High School Rodeo Association's
State Finals.
June 12 -- Goalie
may not report to Abilene: ALBUQUERQUE,
N.M. -- Goaltender Tony Martino wanted a salaried management position.
The New Mexico Scorpions say they had no money to pay him.
June 12 -- Crickets
end Prairie Dogs win streak:
The Abilene Prairie Dogs' five-game winning streak came to an
end when the Lubbock Crickets outhit the Dogs 11-9 and outlasted
Abilene, 8-7, in front of 2,413 fans at Scott Field.
June 12 -- Prairie
Dog Notes: Tickets for the Abilene
Prairie Dogs' game tonight with the Lubbock Crickets are going
fast, team officials have announced. And, it's not just because
the 'Dogs have won five in a row.
June 12 -- Snyder
golfer defeats defending champ: Call
it a dose of Daysha vu.
June 12 -- Cooper
hurdler to compete on both coasts:
Michael Smith has never been out of Texas, but in the next two
weeks, the Cooper High School hurdler is going coast-to-coast
to compete in two major track meets.
June 12 -- Yellowhammers
fall in semi-final game: ROTAN
-- Even after his team committed eight errors in the Class A state
semifinal game, Rotan Yellowhammer head coach Bert Otto felt his
team's biggest problem was a lack of clutch hitting.
June 12 -- Rosebud-Lott
3, Coahoma 1: AUSTIN (AP) --
Kyle Parcus struck out 14 and Rosebud-Lott took advantage of critical
Coahoma errors for a 3-1 victory in the Class 2A state semifinals
Thursday.
June 12 -- THSRA
State Finals: Here are Thursday's
results from the Texas High School Rodeo State Finals at the Taylor
County Expo Center
June 11 -- Former
Wylie golfer owns champs' furniture:
Mike Chisum will end up with more than just a degree from his
college experience. He also owns some rather interesting furniture.
June 11 -- Aviators
acquire rights to goaltender: The
Aviators, Abilene's new hockey team, have completed a deal to
acquire the rights to goaltender Tony Martino from the New Mexico
Scorpions.
June 11 -- Coahoma
victory would make history: AUSTIN
-- If Coahoma can capture the Class 2A state baseball championship,
it will be making history -- as the only school to win state crowns
in both softball and baseball in the same school year.
June 11 -- Poor
Bullfrog pitching gives Prairie Dogs fifth win: Notching win number five in a row was a walk in
the park for the Abilene Prairie Dogs.
June 11 -- Prairie
Dog Notes: An interesting play
unfolded Monday night during the Abilene Prairie Dogs' game against
the Bayou Bullfrogs.
June 11 -- Abilene's
last hope exits tourney: Everything
was going well for Kristi Smith when she departed the ninth green,
having just moved 2-up in her match against Midland's Jo Dickson.
June 11 -- Rotan
to rely on defense, pitching: AUSTIN
-- Good defense and pitching has led Rotan to the UIL state baseball
tournament for the first time, and head coach Bert Otto doesn't
expect that to change now.
June 11 -- Checkered
Flag: Bo Oleson of Sweetwater
will get some live national exposure Friday night when he competes
in the Demolition Derby Dixie Crash Fest II from Woodstock, Ga.
June 11 -- THSRA State Finals: Here are the results
from the Texas High School State Rodeo Association state finals
rodeo at the Taylor County Expo Center
June 10 -- Gregg
named District 6-3A MVP: Grant
Gregg of Wylie was selected the most valuable player in District
6-3A baseball for the third consecutive year.
June 10 -- Coach's
daughter wins basketball shootout: Help
may be on the way for coach Randy Courtney and his Wylie girls
basketball team.
June 10 -- Yellowhammer
making fourth trip to a state tourney (Bill Hart): The road to a state tournament is getting to be
old hat for Rotan's Bradey Murphree.
June 10 -- Prairie
Dog Notes: Greg Aiken of the
Abilene Prairie Dogs and Robby Mullikin of the Bayou Bullfrogs
became good friends while spending the 1996-97 season as roomates
at College of the Southwest in Hobbs, N.M.
June 10 -- Missouri
officials check out Prairie Dogs; looking for own team: The Famous Chicken wasn't the only visitor at Monday
night's Abilene Prairie Dogs' game.
June 10 -- Defending
champ shows winning ways: Pat
Jarrett must be wondering when this is going to end. If it weren't
for bad luck, she'd have no luck at all.
June 10 -- Golf
Corner: Former Wylie golfer
Mike Chisum, who just completed his senior season as a member
of the Baylor golf team, broke the course record last week at
the Merkel Golf Course, firing a 9-under-par 61.
June 10 -- Prairie
Dogs extend streak to four:
It's official -- the Abilene Prairie Dogs are on a roll.
June 9 -- Lady
Bulldogs skip the proverbial rebuilding year (Bill Hart):
The Coahoma Bulldogs lost their
ace pitcher and five other starters from last year's Class 2A
state baseball tournament semifinalist team, so this should have
been a rebuilding year. Right? Wrong.
June 9 -- Prairie
Dogs win third in a row: The
winning streak has reached three games for the Abilene Prairie
Dogs. Mike Smith, continuing his impressive pitching, hurled a
five-hitter as Abilene posted a 6-2 victory over the Bayou Bullfrogs
Monday night in a Texas-Louisiana League baseball game witnessed
by a crowd of 1,992 fans at Scott Field.
June 9 -- Wind
keeps scores high at Women's WTGA championship: It wasn't difficult to spot the reason for no one
making an assault on par in Monday's qualifying round for the
64th Women's West Texas Golf Association Championship. The answer,
my friend, was blowing in the wind.
June 9 -- Famous
Chicken makes fourth visit to Abilene:
Ted Giannoulas, known around the world as The Famous Chicken,
can't get through the first question of an interview without cracking
a joke.
June 8 -- What
goes around comes around sometimes (Candy Reagan): I just love to see a cocky athlete get beat. Very
little can send a big-headed young superstar crashing back to
earth quicker than a good thrashing.
June 8 -- Prairie
Dogs score twice in 13th for victory:
Things may be turning in the Abilene Prairie Dogs' direction.
A night after Alexandria blew a five-run lead and lost to the
Dogs, an error in the 13th inning by Ron Caridad led to two runs
and Abilene has its first winning streak of the season after a
5-4 win at Scott Field.
June 8 -- Minor
just misses major prize in hole-in-one contest: Jimmy Minor came one foot, 10-3/4 inches from making
his wife a very happy woman. That's how close the 41-year old
came to making a hole in one at the Mend-A-Child $2,000,000 Hole-In-One
contest at Willow Creek Golf Center Sunday.
June 8 -- A glimpse
into the ATP rankings (Rick Meyers):
Most people don't know how the ATP world rankings are determined.
You may wonder which factors go into ranking a player.
June 8 -- Abilene
Speedway: Results of Saturday's
racing at Abilene Speedway.
June 7 -- Prairie
Dog Notes: Abilene Prairie Dogs
third baseman Jeff Motes is an emotional person. That emotion
led to a three-game suspension when he got in an altercation with
fans in Alexandria who were bothering his family.
June 7 -- Winnest
football coaches in Texas live in area (Bill Hart): Sports smorgasbord, while wondering whatever happened
to former Rotan athlete and ex-De Leon coach Jack Waggoner
June 7 -- Sports
Editorial: Real Quiet had a
chance to make a lot of noise and put himself in select company
Saturday.
June 7 -- Rotan
earns state tournament berth:
When Bert Otto was a freshman, he sat in the stands at Disch-Falk
Field in Austin and watched the Snyder Tigers play in the state
baseball tournament.
June 7 -- Lubbock
golfer to defend title: Marian
Barker of Lubbock will defend her title in the 64th annual championship
of the Women's West Texas Golf Association this week at Abilene
Country Club.
June 7 -- Wylie
eliminated from playoff contention: MINERAL
WELLS -- Next on the list for giant-killer Iowa Park may just
be Godzilla.
June 6 -- Prairie
Dogs Notes: Tryout camps are
given to allow major league teams extra opportunities to scout
ballplayers.
June 6 -- Rotan
takes first game of series against Cross Plains: Rotan's Joe Lujan admitted that his arm wasn't
very lively and neither were the Yellowhammer bats.
June 6 -- Iowa
Park eliminates Wylie from playoffs: MINERAL
WELLS -- Missed opportunities and defensive breakdowns spelled
defeat for the Wylie baseball team Friday night.
June 6 -- Coahoma
no-hits Abernathy to win first game of series: Delvin White was far from perfect Friday night,
but he still threw his first no-hitter of the season, thanks to
centerfielder Jerry Mann's great catch for the final out.
June 6 -- Bangs
loses to Gunter, 3-2: WEATHERFORD
-- A game that featured three great pitching performances was
decided on a wild pitch Friday night as the Bangs Dragons lost
to Gunter, 3-2, in 10 innings in the Region II final.
June 6 -- Dogs
lose another game by one run:
Abilene Praire Dogs manager Barry Jones has said his team has
been beating itself for most of the season.
June 5 -- Little
Leaguer shows fans, players true spirit of competition (Al
Pickett): Fans at the Wylie Little
League field at Kirby Lake Park received the shock -- and thrill
-- of their lives recently.
June 5 -- One
area team guaranteed to advance to state: At least one area team will make it to next week's
state baseball tournament -- but five still have a shot at this
point.
June 5 -- ACU
sports information director promoted:
Garner Roberts, who has served as Abilene Christian University's
sports information director the past 25 years, has been promoted
to senior marketing adviser at the school.
June 5 -- Aces
down Dogs, 8-1: Managers and
pitching coaches preach about not allowing extra baserunners.
The Abilene pitching staff gave up seven walks to Alexandria --
four which scored -- and the Aces ran away from the Prairie Dogs,
8-1, spoiling the night for 3,351 fans at Scott Field.
June 5 -- Prairie
Dog Notes: Despite having a
team ERA of 6.06 - second highest in the Texas-Louisiana League
- Abilene Prairie Dogs manager Barry Jones isn't worried.
June 5 -- Wylie
begins best-of-three series with Iowa Park: MINERAL WELLS -- Wylie's baseball team will get
to show off its pitching depth in defense of its Region I-3A crown.
The Bulldogs take on Iowa Park in a best-of-three series starting
tonight.
June 4 -- Bangs
Dragons surprise coach with playoff run (Bill Hart): Bangs High School baseball coach Eddie Pettit didn't
know what to expect from his Dragons when the season started.
He certainly didn't think they would be playing in the Region
I-2A championship game.
June 4 -- Lots
of baseball action in Abilene for the weekend: Those still hungry for baseball can fill their
appetite Friday and Saturday in Abilene with one professional
team at home and five high schools still in the playoffs.
June 4 -- Prairie
Dogs pick up first road win: ALEXANDRIA,
La. -- The Abilene Prairie Dogs are coming home with a victory.
June 4 -- Prairie
Dogs open long homestand: The
Abilene Prairie Dogs return home tonight to open a nine-game homestand,
their longest of the season.
June 4 -- The
Checkered Flag (Ted Dunnam): Tonight's
qualifying for the Pep Boys Indy Racing League and NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series kicks off the show for the races Friday and Saturday
night at Texas Motor Speedway.
June 3 -- Prairie
Dogs lose slugfest with Alexandria: ALEXANDRIA,
La. -- Melvin Matos set a Texas-Louisiana League record with eight
runs batted in as Alexandria won a 17-15 slugfest over Abilene
Tuesday night.
June 3 -- Rotan
blasts Shamrock 16-2: The temperature
was hot but Rotan pitcher Joe Lujan was sizzling.
June 3 -- Bangs
hands Palmer 8-4 loss: STEPHENVILLE
-- Bangs pitcher Kenny Hogan was pulled from the mound for the
first time this season on Tuesday night, but he wasn't gone long.
June 3 -- Wylie
success usually somewhat left-handed: Southpaws
and success. That combination seems to fit together in Wylie baseball
like hand in glove. They go together like ham and eggs, like biscuits
and gravy, like, well, you get the picture.
June 3 -- Hole-in-one
contest to be this weekend (Golf Corner): The annual McDonald's/Midas $2,000,000 Hole-In-One
Contest is this weekend at Willow Creek Golf Course, 1166 Ben
Richey Drive.
June 3 -- Scott
appointed head tennis coach again: Leanne
Scott, who led Cooper to three consecutive state team tennis championships
from 1993-1995 and 57 consecutive victories, is the Cougars' head
coach again after serving as an assistant to Jimmy Cole the past
two years.
June 3 -- Heat
could bring Rangers down in June 9 (Ted Dunnam column): Let's play word association.
June 3 -- Cross
Plains advances with 8-5 win over Windthorst: MINERAL WELLS -- If Hollywood wants to make another
"The Gambler" movie, it might test Cross Plains baseball
coach Cord Woerner for the leading role.
June 2 -- Abilene
has lots of professional golf connections (Al Pickett): Amazingly, Abilene is represented on nearly every
professional golf tour. There is Bob Estes and Mike Standly on
the PGA Tour, Jaxon Brigman on the Nike Tour and Charles Coody
on the Senior Tour. So what about the Ladies Professional Golfers
Association's tour?
June 2 -- No
word yet on protest of Prairie Dogs' game: No decision has been made yet concerning Rio Grande
Valley's protest of the Abilene Prairie Dogs' 5-3 victory Sunday
over the WhiteWings at Scott Field.
June 2 -- Hot
pitching by Gregg leads Wylie Bulldogs to semifinal win: SNYDER - The heat was oppressive, and so was Grant
Gregg's pitching. The Wylie senior lefthander hurled a three-hitter
and tied a career high with 15 strikeouts as the Bulldogs downed
Kermit 6-0 Monday night at Moffett Field intheir Region I-3A semifinal
baseball playoff game.
June 2 -- Prairie
Dogs lose despite two rallies:
ALEXANDRIA, La. - The Abilene Prairie Dogs lost a heartbreaker
Monday night at Bringhurst Field. Corey Gafford's two-out double
off the left-field wall scored Robert Hughes from first base with
the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the
Alexandria Aces to a 6-5 win over the Prairie Dogs.
June 2 -- Cross
Plains splits with Windthorst, sets up deciding game: MINERAL WELLS - Jarad Richards was tired, but he
wasn't about to ask coach Cord Woerner to take him out of the
game. Woerner admitted that he thought four or five times that
he should call on a relief pitcher. But he stayed with his senior
right-hander, who retired two batters with the tying run on third
and the winning run on second to preserve a 5-4 eight-inning victory
over Windthorst Monday night at Pratt Field.
June 2 -- Coahoma
wins semifinal game against New Deal:
BIG SPRING - The 100-degree heat Monday didn't seem to bother
Coahoma pitcher T.J. Green. The Bulldogs starting pitcher got
stronger as the game progressed in the blistering heat as he pitched
Coahoma to an 11-4 victory over New Deal in the Region I-2A semifinal
at Howard College's Jack Barber Field. Green now has an 8-0 record
this season.
June 1 -- Beanballs
are a lot more dangerous than fights: (Candy Reagan): I tried to refrain, but after almost two weeks
of hearing and reading about the big fight between the Baltimore
Orioles and the New York Yankees, I just can't help myself.
June 1 -- Wylie
Bulldogs play Kermit tonight in semis: SNYDER
- Wylie coach Clay Martin believes his Bulldogs are peaking at
the right time. If so, that may be bad news for the remaining
competition in Region I-3A.
June 1 -- Prairie
Dogs claim disputed win: Barry
Takahashi epitomizes the term "utility player". Used
as a pitcher in two games thus far, manger Barry Jones inserted
Takahashi as the designated hitter Sunday night in the series
finale with Rio Grande Valley. The lefthander responded with a
bases-loaded double in the bottom of the sixth to lead the 'Dogs
to a 5-3 comeback victory before a sparse crowd of at Crutcher
Scott Field.
June 1 -- Prairie
Dogs manager trying to get them out of mental slump: The Abilene Prairie Dogs manager Barry Jones used
his seventh different lineup in eight games Sunday night. The
second-year skipper is trying to generate offense for a team that
is currently fourth in the Texas-Louisiana League in team batting
average, but last in runs scored and hits.
June 1 -- Here's
the latest(?) on the Texas juniors ruling (Rick Meyers): I gan give you the unofficial, tentative, possible
plan the USTA Texas Section has in store for the Texas juniors
in regard to the USTA's new birthday ruling (was that vague enough?).
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