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Special Olympics to compete in basketball tournament

ODESSA AMERICAN

About 30 West Texas teams are scheduled to show up Saturday in Odessa to compete in an area basketball tournament for the Special Olympics. Scheduled to start at 8 a.m. at the Odessa College Sports Complex, teams from the Permian Basin will come to...... Full story

BOXING: Joey Alday Jr. earns national championship shot

IRVING Odessa’s Joey Alday Jr. defeated Steve Belmontes of Corpus Christi 5-0 Saturday in the 141-pound final at the Men’s State Boxing Tournament and will now represent Texas at the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships. The national...... Full story

Odessa's Jared Docken, center, and Jalen Krogman skate past a celebrating crowd following Docken's score in the second period during a recent home game versus the Corpus Christi IceRays.

HOCKEY: Jacks fall in New Mexico

RIO RANCHO, N.M. The New Mexico Mustangs got third-period goals from Adam Chapie and Evan Johnston to hold off the Odessa Jackalopes 4-1 Friday night at the Santa Ana Star Center. Chapie scored twice on the night, with Taylor Ward adding the fourth...... Full story

Odessa College's Chris Bell tees off during the NJCAA National Golf Championships at Odessa Country Club.

Golf: Collegiate/Am is an Andrews gem

Tournament only part of event’s appeal

BY RYAN NILSSON

ANDREWS Chris Bell hit 200 balls on the eve of the 25th Annual Andrews Collegiate/Am Golf Tournament and the Odessa College sophomore said he couldn’t recall one good shot. “It was just like, ‘Oh no, what am I going to do?’...... Full story

Michele Hall approaches the 11-mile marker of the annual West Texas Crossroads Marathon Saturday morning.

West Texas Crossroads Marathon: Palma captures men’s title in his return to racing

BY CHRIS GOVE

Coming soon, Rey Palma could be jogging down a street near you. The 23-year-old Odessa resident and Fort Stockton High School graduate just loves running, and he realized it even more when his job was so demanding for about 18 months that he...... Full story

Michael Whitehead of Houston watches his approach shot during the five-hole playoff Monday at Green Tree Country Club.

Golf: Qualifying scores for WNB Classic

Ranchland Hills Golf Club, MidlandMondayPar 70T1. Tyler Sheppard, Magnolia 64T1. Scott Langley, Purcellville, Va. 64T1. Will Griffin, San Antonio 64T4. Will Dodson,...... Full story

Joey Alday Jr., 16, of the Odessa Boxing Club finished second in the 138-pound division at the 2011 Junior Olympics on Friday in Mobile, Ala.

Boxing: Alday has to settle to silver

BY LEE SCHEIDE

MOBILE, ALA. Odessa boxer Joey Alday Jr. made the championship bout at 138 pounds at the Junior Olympics, but he met a quicker opponent in Friday’s title match, losing 28-10 to Julian Rodriguez of Paterson, N.M. Alday Jr., who lost his...... Full story

Rockhounds Kent Walton (23) singles during a recent game against Corpus Christi at Citibank Ballpark in Midland

Texas League Baseball: Hounds come back for victory

BY LEE SCHEIDE

CORPUS CHRISTI Jeremy Barfields’ two-run home run off reliever Jason Stoffel in the top of the ninth inning lifted the Midland RockHounds to a 4-3 victory over Corpus Christi on Friday night at Whataburger Field. The RockHounds (21-20)...... Full story

Grant Green races to field a ground ball up the middle during a recent game against Arkansas at Citibank Ballpark.

Minor League Baseball: Hounds win

Odessa's Parker on the move

BY LEE SCHEIDE

MIDLAND The Midland RockHounds scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning and it would prove to be enough as they defeated the Frisco RoughRiders 3-1 Thursday night at Citibank Ballpark. Matt Sulentic doubled to lead off the inning and...... Full story

Golf: Parks records lowest round of year

BY LEE SCHEIDE

OMAHA, Neb. Odessa native Blake Parks carded his lowest round of the season Thursday in the first round of the Nationwide Tour’s Cox Classic, carding a 5-under-par 65 at Champions Run in Omaha, Neb. Parks, in his first full season on the...... Full story

Mark Jones Jr. tees off during the Odessa Men's City Golf Championship Friday at Ratliff Ranch Golf Links. Albert Cesare|Odessa American

Golf: Sizzling front nine by Jones Jr. sets up three-way tie for first place

Kidd, Graves also sit atop leaderboard

BY JOEL A. ERICKSON

Mark Jones Jr. still feels a little rusty. He hasn’t played much this season. Taking a little time off to work out and add a little weight to his long, lanky frame, Jones Jr. is playing in his first individual tournament of the season. But...... Full story

True Graves looks at a putt attempt during the Odessa Men's City Golf Championship Friday at Ratliff Ranch Golf Links. Albert Cesare|Odessa American

Golf: Bigger, brighter opportunities await Graves at Odessa College

BY JOEL A. ERICKSON

True Graves has traded a Division I scholarship for a chance to come back home and play at the junior college level. And the 2009 Permian High School graduate couldn’t be happier. Graves, a starter during his freshman season at Texas State,...... Full story

Ernest Chavez watches his ball after teeing off during the Odessa Men's City Golf Championship Friday at Ratliff Ranch Golf Links. Albert Cesare|Odessa American

Golf: Men's City Championship scoreboard

ODESSA AMERICAN SPORTS

Men's City Championship Friday-Saturday, Second Round At Ratliff Ranch Golf Links Championship Flight 1. (tie) Johnny Kidd, 67-70—137; and Mark Jones, Jr., 70-67—137; and True Graves, 69-68—137; 4. Tyler Barcena,...... Full story

Midland RockHounds catcher Ryan Ortiz connects for a base hit during a recent game at Citibank Ballpark.

Texas League Baseball: RockHounds fall to Missions

BY LEE SCHEIDE

MIDLAND The San Antonio Missions scored three runs in the top of the third inning and then made them stand up, defeating the Midland RockHound 4-2 Sunday evening at Citibank Ballpark. The loss sanpped a three-game winning streak for the RockHounds...... Full story

Johnny Kidd tees off on No. 17 during the second day of the Odessa City Championship golf tournament Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Ratliff Ranch in Odessa, Texas.

Golf: City Championship is coming soon

BY LEE SCHEIDE

Time is running out to register for the 2011 Odessa Men’s City Golf Championships at Ratliff Ranch Golf Links, with plenty of good tee times available. Though the field has yet to fill out, Chris McQuatters, the PGA professional at Ratliff...... Full story