Sports

Prep now for Sept. 1 opening of dove season

The dove season opener is Sept. 1, 2015.

The dove season opener in the Central Zone is set for Sept. 1, and in case you haven’t looked at the calendar, that’s a Tuesday. That’s a little bit odd, but the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has opted to keep the opener on the traditional day of Sept. 1.

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Coop's picks for Evangeline Downs - Wednesday, July 29

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chad Cooper (The Examiner sports editor)
Winners: 212-594, .356
Best Bets: 14-24, .583
Longshots (hitting the board): 25-43, .581
Top 3 picks in the $: .552

Morning Line (opening odds)
Winners: 196-594, .329
Best Bets (9/5 or lower): 26-47, .553
Top 3 picks in the $: .540

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Coop's picks for Evangeline Downs - Thursday, July 23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chad Cooper (The Examiner sports editor)
Winners: 205-566, .362
Best Bets: 14-24, .583
Longshots (hitting the board): 23-40, .575
Top 3 picks in the $: .549

Morning Line (opening odds)
Winners: 191-566, .337
Best Bets (9/5 or lower): 25-41, .609
Top 3 picks in the $: .538

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Deweyville's Willis competing at national tournament

Deweyville High School junior Kennidee Willis recently competed with 200 girls from across the state for one of 12 spots on the Lone Star Volleyball team. After the the smoke cleared, Willis secured a spot with the team and they are currently playing in the Team USA High Performance International Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa through July 25.

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Delta Downs wraps up 2015 quarter horse season

Director of Racing Chris Warren with leading owner Joan Rood and her trainer

The 46-day quarter horse season ended July 11 at Delta Downs in nearby Vinton, Louisiana, and the leading jockey, trainer and owner were honored.

With his fourth consecutive riding title in hand weeks ago, 51-year-old jockey John “Hambone” Hamilton won 69 races in 328 mounts for earnings of $1,206,044.

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Five Lady Cardinals named ITA Scholar Athletes

Verity Ockenden, Ciara Luna and Katya Lapayeva.

Five Lady Cardinals from the Lamar University tennis team were named as Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athletes, which led the team to claim the Scholar Team distinction.

The team notched a 3.42 grade point average for the season, and was one of 117 Division I programs and three Southland Conference teams to grab the honor. To make the list, a team must have at least a 3.2 GPA. Northwestern State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi were the other SLC programs on the list.

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Coop's picks for Evangeline Downs - Wednesday, July 22

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chad Cooper (The Examiner sports editor)
Winners: 200-557, .359
Best Bets: 13-23, .565
Longshots (hitting the board): 23-39, .589
Top 3 picks in the $: .549

Morning Line (opening odds)
Winners: 187-557, .335
Best Bets (9/5 or lower): 24-40, .600
Top 3 picks in the $: .537

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Coop's picks for Evangeline Downs - Friday, July 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chad Cooper (The Examiner sports editor)
Winners: 193-539, .358
Best Bets: 11-21, .523
Longshots (hitting the board): 23-39, .589
Top 3 picks in the $: .549

Morning Line (opening odds)
Winners: 182-539, .337
Best Bets (9/5 or lower): 24-47, .510
Top 3 picks in the $: .536

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Former Cardinal on NBA Summer League roster

Mike James (right) played professional basketball overseas.

After providing Lamar basketball fans with tons of memorable highlights during his two seasons in Beaumont, former standout Mike James is just a step away from achieving the pinnacle of athletics success in his respective sport after signing with the summer league roster of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns.

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Local track team advances to Junior Olympics

The B.T. Striders Youth Track Club

The B.T. Striders Youth Track Club will represent Southeast Texas on a national level at the 2015 AAU National Junior Olympics in Norfolk, Virginia. Seventeen athletes from this local team have qualified to compete in this year’s event, which will take place on the Norfolk State University campus from Aug. 1-8.

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