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July 2008

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 Hornback brothers
 named to all-state squad

 Sweeny High School baseball players Riley and Ryan
 Hornback were named to the Texas High School
 Baseball Coaches Association Class 3A All-State
 team.
 Riley Hornback hit .538 for the Bulldogs as he was
 named to the all-state first team. He also drove in
 26 runs. He compiled an 8-2-1 pitching record and
 had a 1.63 earned run average. He struck out 112
 batters in 60 innings of work.
 He signed a letter of intent to play for San Jacinto
 College next season.
 Ryan Hornback was named to the third-team after
 hitting .434 last season for the Bulldogs with 16
 RBIs. The junior catcher threw out 12 runners trying
 to steal last season.
 
 Sweeny youth football
 registration continues

 Sweeny Youth Football will have registration every
 Tuesday through July 15 at the Old Kindergarten
 Building in Sweeny, which located at the corner of
 6th and Elm.
 Bring two copies of a birth certificate and two
 pictures.
 There will be a free clinic from 5 to 7 p.m. every
 Tuesday.
 Those interested in cheerleading can also register
 every Tuesday through July 15 at the Old
 Kindergarten Building.
 There will also be a cheerleading camp July 8
 through July 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. each day.

 Foursome wins ladies'
 scramble at West Brazos Golf

 Elaine Day, Linda Gonzales, Mary Patterson and
 Kenilyn Downs took first place in the 18-hold ladies
 scramble June 23 at the West Brazos Golf Center.
 They won with a score of 54.
 Fay Burke, Phyllis Saathoff and Phyllis Stedman were
 second with a 56.
 Jaci Reese, Gin Crawford, Cathy Broaddus and
 Ro’Vin Garrett were third with a 57.
 Karen Coulter, Jorja Holley, Frances Smith and
 Crystal Kuharski were fourth with a score of 58.
 Neil Simpson, A.J. Besey, Tommy Plummer and John
 Clayton won the men’s scramble June 24 with a
 score of 48.
 Douglas Mach, Blake Folmar, Preston Shannon and
 David Tripulas were second with a 49.
 Tyler Roome, Preston Fellers, Troy Burge and Jordan
 Pitts were third. They won a scorecard playoff with
 Zach Fink, Burt Jones and Blake Sullivan. Both teams
 shot a 51.
 West Golf Center is planning a two-person, nine-
 hole scramble July 11 at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $20 to
 enter.
 Both men and women are welcome.
 Call 798-4653 for more information.
 Columbia conditioning
 camp ongoing

 The Roughneck strength and conditioning camp is
 Monday through Thursday from 8 to 10 a.m. for all
 male and female athletes.
 Cost is $20 per week. Check-in and meet at the
 fieldhouse adjacent to Griggs Field.
 For more information, call coach Leland Surovik at
 345-7602.
 
 SHS grid camp
 Sweeny Football Camp for incoming sixth through
 ninth graders is July 22-24. Cost is $40.
 Contact person is Tommy Zajicek.
 Call the athletic office at 491-8144 for more
 information.

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