Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 162, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1978 Page: 11 of 18
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4-AAA TRACK
Heat on young Lions
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mile He will be seeking his
third straight district 880 utle
Saturday.
It would be a startling upset Mf
Weatherford’s Steve Wester
failed to win the high hurdles
and high jump (he has bests of
14.3 and 6-8) Vernon's 440-yard
relay team (411) also appears
to be the class of the league.
If there is a team favorite, it’s
Vernon The Lons have more
speed, the best relays and they
will be performing before a
home crowd. But Brownwood,
Graham and Mineral Wells all
have title ambitions, and Burk-
burnett and Iowa Park figure to
be up there with the leaders
The relay* are worth double
potato, and lack of punch there
to Brownwood’s No. 1 concern.
The Lions aren’t among the
favorites in either of the baton
events.
The Lions do have clout in the
shot put, both hurdles and 440.
but the district to loaded with
outstanding hurdler* and
quartermilers. Lion Derwin
Wiligms goes in with the best
(See LIONS on Page 3B)
won six district titles, in 11
years as BHS track coach. “I
can’t see more than two or three
sure winners. The rest are up
for grabs.”
The closest to a sure thing to
Burkburnett’s David Nix, who
pulled off a remarkable double
in Oklahoma last week, running
the NO meters in 1:54.3 and
coming back to post a 4:26.0
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him title* in the Masters and tifully-conditioned, 6,907-yard Player, bidding to become the
Tournament of Championa in Woodlands Country Club layout first man in two seasons to win
his last two starts, nor to ths 8- combined with some ideal play- three straight events, was
underpar 64 that gave him the Ing conditions - a warm, wind- followed by hto wifa and son on
first-round lead Thursday in th* teas Texas spring day — to pro- his course record-matching
$200,000 Houston Open. due* some of the lowest scores romp and has two more of his
The 42-year-old South African of the season, children with him.
was talking about the entire Trailing Player by a single "It makes all the difference in
American tour. shot was Australian Bob Sh*a- the world, having your family
“If* the greatest in the rer, whose 65 marked the best with you," h* said. "It’s torture
world," said Player, who an- round of hi* two-season Amort- playing tournaments all around
nually competes on five conti- can career. With those two in the world and being away from
nent* and has claimed 113 titles the lead, it was the 10th time in your family for months at a
worldwide. the last 13 rounds on the Amar- time.
"Everything is done to par- lean tour that foreign players "The American players real-
fection here - the adminis- had led or shared the lead ly aren’t away that much. They
tration, the greens keepers - PGA champion Lenny Wad- can hop on a jet on Sunday
everything. If you want a rul- kina and Bob Murphy were an- night, be home in two hours, be
tag, there’s a man there to other shot back at N. Th* group with their tamilles Monday and
handle it The courses are pre- at 67, 5 shots under par, in- Tuesday and still got out to the
pared better than any place in eluded Andy Bean, Randy Er- next tournament.
the world This is the top of the skine, Orville Moody and "What a difference it would
game. George Burna, who generally have made in my career if I’d
Truly, it is a tour of milk and plays well in this event bom able to do that"
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DENTON - The tech of the
drew wasn’t with Brownwood at
the Region II-AAA tennis
champlonships here Thursday
as both Um entrles fell to
seeded opponents in opening
round play
BHS sophomore Karen
Wesson, the District 4-AAA
singles champ, was eliminated .
by second-seeded Rasor of
Terrell, 6-2,60.
Brownwood's doubles team of
Donna Derryberry and Amy
Harrie atoo loot to TsrraU, M. 3-
6,64 after battling back from a
1-4 deficit in the decistve third
set Terrell advanced to the
regional finals opposite a
Vernon duo making its fourth
straight regional appearance.
Brownwood coach Ike Groce
said. The girls played well,
they just got caught in a tough
situation it has bom a good
year, they've been here
(regional) once now, and
maybe we'll be back next year. -
There is a lot of pressure, and
you could see it in the kida."
All three BHS qualifier* wW
return next season.
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DISTRICT THREATS - Hurdler Kevtm Brownwood’s Ums at Saturday’s Dttriet +
Taylor, kneeling, halfmiler Mark Hottman, AAA track meet to Vernon.
quartermiler Derate Wiiams and hurdler (Bulletin Photo)
James Reyes will play key rates for
Thursday’s District 10-A Coach John McCabe’s It was a three-team race for a Dublin’s Kelly Greer a 10.47. relays to regional Eagle Jett thmaiian..
track meet at Cen-Tex Stadium Dragons scored a thumping 144 while until Bangs reeled off McKinney, making a rare Johnson had a season-best 52.8 Ear 102 MEKRnSy.mBanqg
produced the expected — Bangs points, won six events and consecutive victories in the 440, appearnace in the 230, came in chasing Findley home in the 10 e jt* Grr, Dubun 10.5 ’
and Early ran 1-2, Bangs flash qualified for regional in nine 330 hurdles and 330. Dublin ran back to win the furlong in 23.2. 440 and will also be going to m“YDdaldanindaz.Bae
Johnny Allison ran wild and events. Early finished with 114 a solid third with 02 points, Bangs' winning time in the regional. MacloteMe ,Banps33
Gary Summers and Robbie 1-3 potato and five gold medals, followed by Goldthwaite with 10 mile relay was 3:31.5. The LngSump-L.VetorStorey Eartya J „
McKinney h<w*wt ro in snnduw and Bill Thedford’s Longhorns 23, De Leon with 43, Ranger Dragon* also got victorles from 7*; : Meo Tennle, Ban USS. > als;TcerSL"dsomme,Ea"ytas:5an"
of thoae “pick 'em” 100-yard will advance to reglonal in Mx withzandCrossPlainswithi. 105 2 ‘2,2".
Allison, out of action for two and half-miler Phu Tumuinson Tim Hn De Leen 11-11; 3 Rez Pen Kevn Holland,
Dtotrict 4-AAA meet should be a
track nut's dream A bundle of
tossup events tends to a toesup
team race involving as many aa
five teams and there are more
than the usual number of out-
standing Individual* and relay
team*.
The anticipated dog fight
starts at 10 a.m with track
prelims and final* in a smat-
taring of field event*. Running
finals start at 2 p.m and no one
expects a team champion to
emerge before the closing mile
relay.
Saturday’s meet to Brown-
wood’s farewell to 4-AAA and
Coach Ken West s Lions, who
are among the leading con-
tenders, would love to leave the
district something to remember
them by. Brownwood and
Stephenville will be moving to
District H-AAA next year.
It was a young Brownwood
team that boarded the bus to
Vernon today. Just three
seniors will be among Lions’ 21
entries. “We’ll need a
maximum effort from
everybody," said West, who has
got the judge's nodat De Leon, with a put of 48-5% and taking
but Thursday it was Summers second in the discus with a
who was awarded the gold after throw 131-11.
another nose-to-nose finish. Goldthwalte failed to win an
Summer* was timed in 10.4, event, but the Eagles were the
McKinney was given a 10.45 and only team able to advance both
week* while nursing an injury, (3:17.0), both seasonbeat ef- _____________________.....
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hurdle* In 14.7 and 40.2, tying Early took the 440-yard relay, Pendeton, Dubun in
for second in the high jump and clocking a 44 5, and the ,
anchoring the Dragon mile Longhorns won three field son,”
relay to an easy victory. The event* - the long jump with ."eJm-1KednHoltand,Eartyt
Bangs senior finished with 33 Victor Storey (20)7%), pole andsetPttdunudnn Aoon, Bane
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Deason, Gene. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 162, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1978, newspaper, April 21, 1978; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1573291/m1/11/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Brownwood Public Library.