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Area athletes earn state honors in softball, baseball A number of area softball and baseball players earned state recognition. Sweeny pitcher Allie Chenault was a first-team all-state selection on the Texas Sports-writers Association All-State Team. Teammate Candyce Carter was a third-team selection. Kim Garcia and Elayna Burgess of Columbia were Class 3A academic all-state honorees on the Texas Girls Coaches Association. Sweeny catcher Ryan Hornback was named to the first team of Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 3A All-State team. Teammate Aaron Rollins was a first-team choice at shortstop on the team. Hornback was named to the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star team where he played for the South in the annual game played at Dell Diamond in Round Rock June 20. Sweeny coach Scott Carter was one of the coaches for the South in the contest. Sweeny Youth Football to have baked potato fundraiser The Sweeny Youth Football Association will be holding a car wash and baked potato fundraiser Saturday July 11 at Sweeny City Hall from 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Pre-sale baked potato tickets can be obtained by contacting president Chuck Lamb 979-548-4421 or vice president John Jackson 979-481-1240. Registration is also still being accepted for football (6-12 years) and cheer (3-12 years) and is open to children in the Brazoria, Sweeny and West Columbia areas. |
WCLL to host tournament Leland Surovic, Jake Carr, Jaime Perez and Doug Morris won the men’s Tuesday scramble at the West Brazos Golf Center June 23. They had a score of 51 over 18 holes. John and Frank Mote, Travis Zimmerman and Mike Lindner won a tiebreaker with Bubba Fink, Mike Bailey, Brandon Downs and Cecil Stedman for second. Both teams had a score of 52. David Gonzlaes, Bill Duncan, Tommy Wade and Mike Ledwig were fourth with a 53. Ramona Shows, Elizabeth May, Frances Smith and Jennifer Wilson were first in the nine-hole women’s scramble on June 22. They won a tiebreaker with Paige Newsom, Christy Brandstatt, Jorja Holley and Phyllis Stedman. Both teams had a score of 29. Fay Burke, Gin Crawford, Cathy Broad-dus, Jackie Frazier and Denise Powell were third with a 30. In the Friday Under The Lights scramble on June 26. Gary Jones and Cookie Trevino were first. Mike Morgan and Robert Shaw were second. Jeff Powell and Robert Cox finished third and Kevin Glenn and Jerry Albright were fourth. In the final night of Thursday night match play on June 25, Brandon Downs defeated Russell Davis 1 up, Cecil Stedman defeated Jacob Martinez 2 and 1 and Gary Jones defeated Henry Stutes 4 and 3. Stutes was first in the overall point standings with 25. Stedman was second with 21 points while Dwayne Powell was third with 14 points. Necks sponsoring camp The Columbia Roughnecks Summer Football Camp for boys in second through ninth grade starting in the 2009-2010 school year will be July 13-16 at Griggs Field. Boys second through sixth grade will have camp 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. each day while boys in grades seven through nine will have camp from 9 to 11 a.m. Cost is $35. Call 345-7602 for more information. Dogs to host camp The Sweeny Bulldogs Football Camp will be July 28 through July 31 at the Sweeny High School athletic fieldhouse and practice field. The camp is for incoming sixth through ninth graders. Cost is $40. Camp is from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call Tommy Zajicek at 491-8148 or 548-5317. |
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