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Watercraft taking to the waves in this
From sports staff reports
Baytown Sun Published August 15, 2009 Jet Skis, WaveRunners, Seadoos.
They will all be running laps and spraying rooster tails in the lake at Gene’s Power Sports, 12525 Interstate 10, today and Sunday as part of the R5WaterXRacing Tour.
The event, which is a qualifier for the U.S. Nationals in Nashville in two weeks, was moved to Baytown at the last minute because the lake where it had been scheduled in Stillwater, Okla., banned personal water crafts.
“So we had to come to Gene’s,” said Brian Smith, event organizer. “Gene’s is where racing in Texas pretty much started, so this is basically like our home.
“We love coming to race here, because it’s so awesome.”
Because of the switch, Smith said he didn’t know how many pro racers to expect, but that the number could be from 20 to as many as 80, most from Texas but some hailing from as far as Florida and California.
Races are set to run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. There will be closed course racing and slalom racing as well as an hour-long endurance race each day.
Beginners are encouraged to race, with a junior division starting at 10 years of age. There is no entry fee for beginners. Smith said all that’s needed is a PWC and a helmet.
This is the Region 5 finals, an area that includes Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and New Mexico. The races will be broadcast live on liquidspeedradio.com , Smith said.
For more information, phone 214-498-3592.
Football scrimmages set for Saturday
Goose Creek Memorial is one of three area UIL schools that will hold its first football scrimmage today.
The Patriots will travel to play at Cypress Springs with the varsity seeing action at 10 a.m.
Anahuac will scrimmage at Hamshire-Fannett at 11 a.m. and Barbers Hill will host Cleveland today at 6 p.m.
Baytown Lee, Baytown Sterling and Crosby will hold their first scrimmages next week.
Baytown boxers win in Houston
HOUSTON – Both Craig Baker and J.C. Candelo scored technical knockouts Friday night as part of the “Havoc In Houston” fight card at the Houston Hobby Marriott.
Baker (7-0) won his cruiserweight bout when his opponent, James Johnson of Dallas, could not answer the bell for the start of the second round.
It was the sixth knockout of his pro career for Baker, a 25-year-old Baytown native.
Candelo, a native of Colombia also fighting out of the Lopez Boxing Gym of Baytown, stopped Mexico native Julio Perez in the fifth round of their middleweight bout to boost his record to 28-10-4.
BELL fall ball signup nears end
Parents seeking to register their children for the fall baseball season at Baytown East Little League need to sign up this weekend.
Registration will be held at the league’s 10th Street ballpark Monday, Saturday, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 16 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Players should bring birth certificates to registration.
Tryouts will be held Saturday, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon at both the Little League parks on 10th Street and BELL’s senior league fields on Ward Road. The league draft will be held Saturday, Aug. 29, with the location and times to be announced.
For more information, check the BELL Web site at www.eteamz.com/baytowneastll .
Baytown Sun Published August 15, 2009 Jet Skis, WaveRunners, Seadoos.
They will all be running laps and spraying rooster tails in the lake at Gene’s Power Sports, 12525 Interstate 10, today and Sunday as part of the R5WaterXRacing Tour.
The event, which is a qualifier for the U.S. Nationals in Nashville in two weeks, was moved to Baytown at the last minute because the lake where it had been scheduled in Stillwater, Okla., banned personal water crafts.
“So we had to come to Gene’s,” said Brian Smith, event organizer. “Gene’s is where racing in Texas pretty much started, so this is basically like our home.
“We love coming to race here, because it’s so awesome.”
Because of the switch, Smith said he didn’t know how many pro racers to expect, but that the number could be from 20 to as many as 80, most from Texas but some hailing from as far as Florida and California.
Races are set to run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. There will be closed course racing and slalom racing as well as an hour-long endurance race each day.
Beginners are encouraged to race, with a junior division starting at 10 years of age. There is no entry fee for beginners. Smith said all that’s needed is a PWC and a helmet.
This is the Region 5 finals, an area that includes Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and New Mexico. The races will be broadcast live on liquidspeedradio.com , Smith said.
For more information, phone 214-498-3592.
Football scrimmages set for Saturday
Goose Creek Memorial is one of three area UIL schools that will hold its first football scrimmage today.
The Patriots will travel to play at Cypress Springs with the varsity seeing action at 10 a.m.
Anahuac will scrimmage at Hamshire-Fannett at 11 a.m. and Barbers Hill will host Cleveland today at 6 p.m.
Baytown Lee, Baytown Sterling and Crosby will hold their first scrimmages next week.
Baytown boxers win in Houston
HOUSTON – Both Craig Baker and J.C. Candelo scored technical knockouts Friday night as part of the “Havoc In Houston” fight card at the Houston Hobby Marriott.
Baker (7-0) won his cruiserweight bout when his opponent, James Johnson of Dallas, could not answer the bell for the start of the second round.
It was the sixth knockout of his pro career for Baker, a 25-year-old Baytown native.
Candelo, a native of Colombia also fighting out of the Lopez Boxing Gym of Baytown, stopped Mexico native Julio Perez in the fifth round of their middleweight bout to boost his record to 28-10-4.
BELL fall ball signup nears end
Parents seeking to register their children for the fall baseball season at Baytown East Little League need to sign up this weekend.
Registration will be held at the league’s 10th Street ballpark Monday, Saturday, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 16 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Players should bring birth certificates to registration.
Tryouts will be held Saturday, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon at both the Little League parks on 10th Street and BELL’s senior league fields on Ward Road. The league draft will be held Saturday, Aug. 29, with the location and times to be announced.
For more information, check the BELL Web site at www.eteamz.com/baytowneastll .