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Thureday, April 5,2007
Bill Reichert resets records in O’Reilly Spring Nationals
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“My coach in Hawaii was
pedal it, the mph does weird things.
It just kept on running the big speed.
The wing we had been running was
a real old wing that I had bought
second-hand when I started running
A/Fuel. It’s been repaired numerous
times, so I’m sure between the older
design and repairs, it just wasn’t
flowing air as well as the new piece
Art built us.”
“I had no dreams whatsoever of
coming in here and resetting the
national record,” Reichert continued.
“I was quite shocked when they told
me I had run a 5.10. We were able
to back up the record in the final
with just .001 to spare. We’re really
happy to start the year out so well
with a runner-up in Gainesville and
a win here in Houston. We’re just
tickled to death to put this Rislone-
Bar’s Leaks car in a winner’s circle
this early in the year.”
The team not only dominated on
Sterling grad Stephanie
Wavro placed 86th in the
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Baytown Christian grad
Ryan Moreau helped East
Texas Baptist University win
three high-scoring affairs with
LeToumeau University.
Moreau finished 3-for-8 with
a homer and a double. He
scored four times and drove
home four runs. He also was
issued five walks. ETBU
defeated LeToumeau (11-10,
12-4, 16-6). East Texas Baptist
is 8-19 overall and 3-9 in the
American Southwest
Conference....
Rachel Rackley, a Lee grad,
is injured and is likely fin-
ished for the year. The UTSA
softball player will apply for a
medical redshirt. She started
every game and finished with
a .269 batting average. She
had seven hits (three doubles),
ftve RBis and two walks. ™
Next week, we will lead
with Kirbria Lewis, who
recently finished her women’s
basketball career with the
Texas A&M University-
Corpus Christi Lady Islanders
She is the only senior that fin-
ished her career this winter....
“She has the skills to play at
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“My mom and them notice “There are a lot of things that
speaks, everyone listens.” “She has the skills to play
Gora has been helped by the the next level,” Haynes said.
fact that one of her coaches
from Hawaii, Malcolm Ortiz,
eomes up when he can. Gora’s
mother Marguerite also came thinking maybe I should try
and it went 278 mph, which I
thought was really good for those
conditions. Then in the first round,
ing him out in the second round with I had to pedal the car, and it went
a 5.258 at 268.01 mph. He then
“There are a lot of things
we want to accomplish in a
short time,” Gora said.
BAYTOWN — Defending NHRA
Top Alcohol Dragster World
Champion Bill Reichert reset both
ends of the national record in a dom-
inating win at this past weekend’s
O’Reilly Spring Nationals at
Houston Raceway Park. Reichert,
in his Rislone Engine Treatment
sponsored A/Fuel Dragster ran the
quickest pass in the history of the
class with a 5.103 second pass in the
semifinals, then followed that with
the fastest pass in class history with
a 284.75 mph blast in the final.
Reichert, from Owosso, Mich.,
qualified No. 1 with a 5.230 at
278.17 mph. In round one, he took
I would have to do and it
would take a lot of hard
work.”
Playing in the ITF and
National events as a high
school athlete gave Gora an
opportunity to compete
against the type of top notch -
talent that exists at the
Division One level.
It is all but assured that
Gora will compete in D-! once
her eligibility expires at Lee
College.
Until that time comes Gora
has plenty of work and unfin-
fired a shot heard around the Top
Alcohol Dragster world with a stun-
ning 5.103 at 281.54 mph in defeat-
ing Duane Shields in the semifinals.
Reichert’s final round opponent
would be Spencer Massey, who fin-
ished third in the nation last season.
In what was a rematch of last year’s
season-closing final in Pomona
turned the same result as Reichert
thundered to a 5.153 at 284.75 mph
to defeat Massey’s 5.330 at 264.13
mph. Reichert also won this event
last season.
“We put a new wing on for this
race, and it really helped us,” said
Reichert. “We decided to try a new
wing that Art Gallant built, and it
out Vitali Kazakevich wit ha 5.258 at really seemed to free up the car. We
282.01 mph, which reset the national put it on during the second qualifier,
speed record at the time. He then
avenged a recent final round loss to
Randy Meyer in Gainesville by tak-
it’s different now,” Gora said.
“When I was at home I had to
figure out the competition on
my own. I’m getting a lot of
help here in between sets and
I watch more. I’m happy with
the way I’m playing but I
want to play better.”
Although Gora has not yet
finished her first year at Lee
College she has the ability to
be the best tennis player die
program has produced. Loli
Gomez won the number one
singles national championship
in 2005 yet fell to Gora in
straight sets when Lee opened ished business at Lee College,
the spring season against the
University of Houston in
January.
surroundings.
“When I left home it was
bad,” Gora said. “I couldn’t
get over being away from
home and my family. It is just
different here. The one thing I
miss is the weather. It can be
hot in Hawaii but thete is a
breeze and the water is clean-
er. The water is so nasty here.
“I really don’t have a social
life. Lee College is a public
school and I went to a private
school all of my life. I get
frustrated but sometimes I see
a light at the end of the tun-
nel. I have made some friends
in class and on the team.”
“When Kalei first got here
she was apprehensive. She has
developed some close friend-
ships and she has opened up.
She is like an E.E Hutton
commercial. When she
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The University of Missouri
senior shot a 246 for 54 holes
and closed with a 75.
Missouri finished 15th by
carding a 928. Arizona State
University won the outing
with an 851...
After 31 Texas A&M
University-Corpus Christi
games, Sterling grad Chris
Widner has a .323 batting
average. Widner, who has
started 27 games, has 32 hits
(three doubles, three homers),
21 runs scored, 20 RBIs, nine
walks and two stolen bases.
The TAMUCC Islanders are
16-15 overall and 3-6 in the
Southland Conference....
Lee grad Barry Laird
worked one inning in
University of Houston’s 12-6
loss to Baylor University.
Laird, who did not suffer the
loss, allowed tkree earned1
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pair of hitters. Houston isU5-
13 overall Jhd 3-0 in the
Conference USA?..
Lamar University sopho-
more Stacey Monteau took
13th in the 5,000-meter run at
the Victor Lopez/Rice
University Bayou Classic. The
Anahuac grad crossed the fin-
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Contributed photo
Members of the Reichert team pose with their award at the O’Reilly Spring
Nationals held at Houston Raceway Park.
ting both ends of the national record debuting their new Rislone uniforms
and taking the win, but was awarded this past weekend at Houston
the Best Appearing Crew award after Raceway Park.
. In five innings,
she allowed one hit and
fanned four batters.
She lost later in the week,
as she was topped 6-4 by
Northwood University.
Malpass, who worked seven I
innings, allowed six earned
runs on 12 hits. She fanned !
two batters and walked one. 1
Malpass is 10-4. HBU is 24-6 I
overall and 9-3 in the Red
River Athletic Conference.... ’
Barbers Hill grad Jose
Carmona had a pair of multi-
ple hit games this week. The I
Henderson State University
sophomore’s best effort was a '
3-for-6 performance in HSU’s 1
15-8 triumph over University 1
of Arkansas-Little Rock. 1
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Crosby soccer players Krysta Walthall, Elliott Trippel, Kevin Lyons, Maysie Ocera, Rick Coe and wasl-for-Twithadouble*He
Kristina Ballard recently got to feel like World champions as they posed with the MLS World Cup cur- ^rove home a pajr scored one
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State is 12-28 overall and 1-8
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