The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 238, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 5, 1998 Page: 9 of 16
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Page 1-B ❖ THE BAYTOWN SUN ❖ Wednesday, August 5,1998
Sports schedule
ItadayJM
Lee coach Dick Olin and Sterling coach Kyle
Gandy speak at Cedar Bayou Methodist
Church's annual Pigskin Preview and barbe-
cue dinner.
Tuesday, August 11
Tennis
Sterling at Alvin, 3 p.m.
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SPORTS INFORMATION
Church sets date for its
annual barbecue dinner
Cedar Bayou United Methodist
Church is hosting its annual Pigskin
Preview at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The free program features barbeque
and speeches by Lee football coach
Dick Olin and new Sterling coach Kyle
Gandy.
For more information, call the church
office at (281) 427-4754.
JUNIOR HIGH SPORTS
Lady Goslins holding
open gym for athletes
Baytown Junior High will be holding
an open gym for Lady Goslin seventh
and eighth grade athletes from 9:30
until 11:30 a.m. Monday through Fri-
day.
Physical forms for seventh graders
are available at the school's main'
office.
Ill
Lady Bears holding open
gym for volleyball players
Cedar Bayou Junior High will be
holding an open gym for Lady Bear
seventh and eighth grade volleyball
players,
The gym will be available from 10
a.m. until noon on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday,
Physical forms can be picked up at
the main office. For-more information,
call (281) 420-4570.
■ II
Cedar Bayou Bears ready
for equipment pickup
Rashad running nationals
By DREW BARFIELD
The Baytown Sun
Some might say Rashad
Mohammed is a chip off the old
block. He is following his father
Desmond Mohammed’s footsteps
on the track.
Mohammed was somewhat of a
track star in his days at Sterling
High School. He still holds the
school record for the 200-meter
dash, running a 21-flat.
Even at his young age, Rashad is
showing signs of equaling or even
surpassing his dad’s accomplish-
ments.
“I always tell people that he will
be the one to break my high school
record, ” said Desmond
Mohammed.
This Sunday, Rashad and 40
other kids are headed to Norfolk,
Virginia, for the AAU track nation-
als. . .
’’They've been working for five
months," said the elder
Mohammed, who coaches the
team. "After all the hard work, they
deserve it."
Rashad, 9, will be running the
400-meter run. His best time in the
quarter-mile is 1-minute, 7 sec-
onds, which he ran in the qualify-
ing meet in San Antonio on July
18. He was the only one in his age
group from Baytown to qualify.
“I’m expecting him to come
home with a medal,” Mohammed
said of his son.
Photo by John RowUnd
Rashad Mohammed gets some stretching tips from his father, Desmond. Rashad Is running in the national AAU track meet In Virginia this week.
Mohammed predicts Rashad will
have to run at least a 1:05 to medal,
breaking his personal best, but he is
confident that he will do it.
“Going to nationals at such a
young age will be very good for
him," said Mohammed.
Rashad also runs the mile relay,
but the team just missed qualifying
in San Antonio.
Rashad will be joined at nation-
als with many other hopefuls from
the area.
"We expect to bring home at
least 20 medals," said Mohammed.
Rashad is not the only track
future star attending die meet.
Zizi Reid, a freshman at Lamar
High School, will be running the
100 meter dash, 200 meter dash,
and anchor leg of the sprint relay.
She runs an 11.22 in the 100 —
11.6 won the 5A state meet this
year—and 24.5 in the 200.
Anahuac product charging into NFL
San Dieno schedule
Buffalo
ready for some football
BASEBALL
BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
9 p.m.
6 p.m.
6 p.m.
San Francisco
St. Louis
at Indianapolis
at Minnesota
Seattle
at Denver .
Baltimore
Kansas City
Denver
at Washington
at Seattle
Oakland
at Arizona
tor John Paul Laque received the
roudiest response from the players
in attendance. Hopefully, his
defense will make as much noise
on the field.
As I made the rounds once the
ice cream was being scooped oyt,
looking for scoops myself, several
fans spoke of the possibilities of
■ beating Kingwood (Oct. 16) and
Beaumont Central (Oct. 23). That
would give the Rangers a winning
son of fall. And that means tem-
peratures of sub-100 degrees.
There are only so many of those a
sportswriter can take, also —■
especially one as out of shape as I staff. All were met with enthusias-
am.
By JAMES BELTRAN
The Baytown Sun
United States earns top
seed in quarterfinals
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Unit-
ed States played its best game at the
World Championships, beating Aus-
tralia 96-78 to earn the top seed for the
quarterfinals.
Jimmy Oliver scored 18 points,
Jason Sasser had 15 points and seven
rebounds, while Jimmy King added 14:
points for the U.S. (5-1).
Richard Nelson is the sports edi-
torfor The Sun. He ’ll assign a
reporter to be at Sterling at the
crack-of-dawn practice while he
sleeps in — perks of the title. He's
not that ready for football.
Gandy and his staff have
already begun prepping for the
season. They are pumped up for
the first official practice.
Now, if the the players can man-
age to get pumped up (or just
woken up) for their 5:45 a.m.
reporting time next Wednesday.
until midway through last season. When I
started thinking 1 could be picked, 1 pushed
myself that much harder the rest of the
way.”
Ricks capped off the season with South-
land Conference Player-of-the Year honors.
In the annual Blue-Gray all-star game,
Ricks pulled in six receptions for 106 yards
and one touchdown to be named the Gray
MVP. The outstanding season also earrifed
him a trip to the Senior Bowl.
Cedar Bayou Junior High football
players will pick up their equipment on
the first'day of school.
Physical forms can be picked up at
the school's main office. For more infor-
mation, call (281)420-4570
Sun., Oct. 4
Sun., Oct. 11
Sun., Oct. 18
Sun., Oct. 25
Sun., Nov. 8
Sun., Nov. 15 3:05 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 22 3:15 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 29 7:20 p.m.
Sun., Dec. 6 12:05 p.m
Sun., Dec. 13 3:05 p.m.
Sun., Dec. 20 3:05 p.m.
Sun., Dec. 27 3:15 p.m.
son. They’re utilizing me a lot on the streak
route.’’
Ricks thinks the Chargers’ offense is per-
fect for his style of play, and said he
expects to get about 10 balls thrown to him
a game.
“We run a three-receiver set a lot, and it
opens things up,” Ricks said. “I’m a big
receiver, and I don’t look like I can run. So
when I use the quick step (opponents) don’t
think I have, I’m already past them.”
It’s a dangerous combination. Ricks runs
the 40-yard dash in 4.58 second, and his
long wingspan allows him to take balls
away from smallerdefenders by reaching
over them. He has also shown the ability to
make the big play, earning nine of his
scores on plays of 50 yards or more last
season for the Lumberjacks.
His size makes Ricks a capable blocker
on run plays — possibly among the elite in
the receivers’ category, according to Davis.
“The main thing he needed to do was
leam to block in the open field,” Davis said
of Ricks’ change from tight end, to receiver
after his junior season at SFA. “He strug-
gled a little bit at first. Now he’s dominant.”
Ricks said he is living a dream, one that
didn’t seem possible before his breakout
year last season. He started only seven
games in his first three years at SFA, but
thrived after his move from tight end.
“It broadened my horizons,” Ricks said:
“It gave me a chance to get away from the
linebackers and defensive ends so I could
run around a little against the smaller guys.
“I really didn’t think I would get drafted
Sat., Aug. 8
Sat., Aug. 15
Sat., Aug. 22
Fri., Aug. 28 '
Regular season
Sun., Sept. 6 3:15 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 13 12:01 p.m. at Tennessee
Sun., Sept. 20 12:01 p.m. at Kansas City
■ Sun., Sept. 27 3:15 p.m. NY Giants
12:01 p.m. at Indianapolis
3:15 p.m. at Oakland
12:15 p.m. Philadelphia
3:15 p.m.
3:15 p.m.
The thought of playing in a National
Football League .game could be a bit fright-
ening for most. . .
But when you are a 6-foot-5, 237-pound
wide receiver, all jitters tend to dissipate
when you get a glimpse of some of the
smaller cornerbacks around the league.
Split out wide, Anahuac High School
graduate Mikhael Ricks looks to be a con-
fused lineman stationing himself in the
wrong position.
But this is no mistake. This is a strategic
advantage — one that the San Diego
Chargers are hoping opponents will have a
tough time overcoming in their upcoming
season.
“He has size, speed and hands,” said
Stephen F. Austin wide receivers coach
Chip Davis.: /
Davis saw Ricks dominate his senior sea-
son at SFA, catching 47 passes for 1,358
yards and 13 TDS on his way to becoming
a second-round draft pick by San Diego in
. April.
Before his college career, Ricks was a
standout quarterback with Anahuac in 1992
and 1993. In his senior season, Ricks led
his team to a 9-3 record and rushed for
more than 1,000 yards while earning all-
districthonors. .
He’s on to bigger things now.
San Diego has ambitious plans for Ricks,
who signed a four-year deal worth close to
$2 million last Tuesday. .
The Sterling Ranger Boosters
held their annual Ice Cream Sup-
per Tuesday night. Along with
scoops of Baskin Robbins, which
I never got sitting in those hot
bleachers all summer, were extra
helpings of enthusiasm.
New season. New coaching
staff. New district teams. New
attitude.
. Sterling head coach Kyle
Gandy introduced the seven new i ~_____'
members of the Ranger coaching district record heading into “The
’j", *" " . - Game,” which is the second to
tic applause. Defensive coordina- last game of the season this year.
Mikhael Ricks
Ricks is performing well in training
camp and is expected to start for the Charg-
ers when the regular season begins against
Buffalo on Sept. 6.
“Me and Bryan Still are the receivers in
the two-receiver set,” said Ricks, who lines
up at the split end. “Unless something
changes, I’ll be starting.”
Ricks is enjoying his work with quarter-
back Ryan Leaf — the second overall pick
in the draft — out of Washington State. He
said a player of his caliber makes catching
the ball that much easier.
“We’ve been clicking,” Ricks said.
•“We’re expecting some big plays this sea-
Yes, I’
To answer your question before
you even ask it, Hank Jr. — yes,
I’m ready for some football.
I really do loye the game of
baseball, and with the Houston
Astros adding a Big Unit to their
team, my interest in the Major
League Baseball season will con-
tinue, hopefully, into October.
However, there are only so
many Little League games a
sportswriter for a community
newspaper can take,
Of course, as the season of foot-
ball approaches, so does the sea-
Astros rebound with
soggy win over Marlins
MIAMI (AP) — Moises Alou started
the scoring against.former teammale
Livan Hernandez with a two-run dou-
ble in the first inning, and the Houston
Astros went oh to beat the Florida Mar-
lins 9-5 Tuesday night.
Hernandez (9-8) allowed eight hits
and seven runs in 6 1-3 innings, his
worst outing since April 20. Bill Spiers
knocked out the right-hander with a
two-run triple in the seventh.
The Marlins hit six lineouts, including I
three that Houston turned into double
plays. Shane Reynolds (13-7), helped
by the good defense and good for-
tune, pitched six innings and allowed
- three runs, all in the first,
The start of the game was delayed
one hour and 57 minutes by rain.
Houston’s Brad Ausmus had a pair
of RBI singles, including one in the
fourth to make it 3-3.
Richard Hidalgo was then tagged
out between third and home when Tim
Bogar failed to lay down a bunt on a.
suicide squeeze, but Bogar followed
with a single to score Ausmus from
second, giving the Astros the lead for
good. '
Alou, traded by the Marlins in
December, put Houston ahead in the
first inning with a two-run double fol-
lowing a walk to Spiers and.a single by
Jeff Bagwell. It was Aiou's first hit at
. Pro Player Stadium since the ninth I
inning, of Game ZJn last year's World
Series.
Derek Bell'sfiBI double capped a
three-run seventh for Houston. Ausmus
added a run-scoring single in the
eighth, and another run scored on an
error in the ninth. J
Floyd singled home a run in the sev-
enth and Derrek Lee added an RBI
double in the ninth.
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