Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1979 Page: 10 of 16
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G-P Kids Win Regional Medals
DOUBLE WINNER: Tommy
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Gregory-Portland athletes
won 59 medals in the Junior
Olympics held this past
w eekend at Judson High School
in San Antonio
In addition. Coach George
Harris was one of the four
coaches Honored at the track
meet for outstanding services
to the South Texas Assoc Tion.
He was presented a plaque
Medals were awarded to the
. three places in the meet
ith G-P earning 18 gold. 17
silver and 24 bronze
Six athletes in the 14-17 age
group qualified for tne Region
IX meet in Lubbock on July 24
Tommy Robison qualified in
the shot and discus He got off a
discus throw of 1855 for a gold
medal and m the shot he won a
gold with 53-111Bill Bndger
top
will
won 4th in the discus with 1450
Diane McCarthy came in 3rd in
the two mile run with a time of
12 06 62 Alvts Solis won 1st in
the 440 yd dash with a time of
51.21. Kent Harris cleared 12-6
to take 2nd in pole vault Mike
Beecher teamed with Robin
Bright of Beeville. Rudy Lopez
of Taft and Jack Bailey of
Refugio to win 1st in the mile
relay with a time of 3 34 0
Thirty 8-13 year olds
qualified in 33 events to earn
the right to take part in the
Region IX meet set for Butler
Stadium in Houston on July 21
Complete results of the
Judson meet are as follows:
K-9 GIKI.S: Tonya Kinstley.
high tump. 4-0. 2nd. Stacey
Schmidt, long lump. 12-61 -.
3rd. 440 relay. 4th 63 8 < Stacey
Schmidt. Pam Boenig. Tonya
Kinstley. Stephanie Halptn
k-» BOVS: Robert Garza. 50
440 YD WINNER: Alvi* Solit
came in 1st with a time of Si .21
in the Junior Olympics
vd dash. 6 8. 2nd. Robert
Garza. inn yd dash. 13 4 2nd
Joey Deegan. 440 vd dash
72.25. 4th Mike Smith 220 yd
dash :<2 S. 5th. Joey Deegan
lump 117. 2nd 440 relay
56 26 Joey Deegan Mike
Smith Mike Gall Robert
Garza >
14-11 CIKI.S Tncia Halptn.
high lump. 1st. 4-3. Jane
Cunningham 50 low hurdle-
2nd. 9 45 Tr.cia Halptn 50 yd
dash. 3rd. 6 8 Trtcia Ott 100
yd dash 4th. 12 9 Tn« m < >"
220 dash. 4th 22 9 440 relay.
3rd. 56 73 Theresa Maxiner
Trtcta Halptn. Chnsti Trimble.
Tncia Otti
Ms-11 HOYS Billy Hobbs
shot 3rd 35 4 Donald Wilson,
high tump. 4th 4 6 Greg West.
:>th long lump 14-11. Joe
( arullo 50 low hurdles. 1st.
7 9 Greg West I on yd dash.
3rd 12 3 Greg West 220 yd
dash 6th 29 8 Mark Sampson.
I4n\ddash 2nd. 64 2. mile run.
Mark Sampson. 1st. 5 43 and
Mikal Watts 3th. 6 19 Mark
Sampson 880 yd run. 2nd.
2 30 19
l? 114.IIC|.s Ken Hams. 80
meter low hurdles 1st, 12 24
Chervl Halptn. too yd dash.
3rd. 118. Ken Hams, long
lump, 1st. 17 9 Cecilia
McCarty mile run. 1st, 6 02.
Jenny Stems 200 meter low
hmwm lmi IJB 440 yd
relas 2nd 52 72 Kristin
Bowman Mary Pat Deegan.
Ken Hams. Cheryl Halpim
12-13 BffS S: Steve Sampson.
GEORGE HARRIS, G-P track coach and long time worker
with the summer track and recreation program, was honored
this past weekend at the Junior Olympic Association meet in
San Antonio Coach Harris was presented a placque for his
"outstanding" contribution to the work ol the Association
CLOSE FINISH Ken Harris is shown clearing the last
hurdle in the 80 meter low hurdles at the Junior Olympics in
San Antonio Ken won first with a time of 12 24, |ust a step in
front of a girl from San Antonio who can be seen in the
background Photo by Leo Davis
BOYS MILE RELAY TEAM This qroup of boys won the
mite relay, havmq gone undefeated all season They took the
mile af the Assoc ation championship with a time of J 34 0
They are. 1 to r. terry Browning. John Beecher. Kent Harris
and Alvis Solis
JRD PLACE RELAY TEAM These G P girls won 3rd place
in the mile relay with a time of 4 23 • in the Junior Olympic
track meet held last week in San Antonio They are. t to r,
Susie Hall Robin Sterns and Roxann Tedder Sandy
Fairchild was missing from the picture She replaced Tedder
m the 440 relay which also placed 4rd with a time ol 51.5.
KENT HARRIS clears the pole at 12’4" to win 2nd place in the
Junior Olympics at San Antonio
MIKE BEECHER qualified lor
the Reqton IX track meet in the
440 relay, foining Robin Bright
of Beeville. Jack Bailey of
Refugio and Rudy Lopez of
Taft to turn in a time of 3 34 0
shot 3rd. 16 David Watt*
-hot t.th 41 Brian Hrssoig
pole vault 4th.9 Steve
Sampson luO yd dash 3rd
HI 8 Victor Hernandez, himi yd
dash !rd 2 in 88 440 relay.
2nd 18 23 James Sam bra no
Steve Sampson Bobby Burrus,
David Watts1
II 15 girls Su/ie Hail 100
meter low hurdles. 4th 16 4 , 440
vd relay. 3rd. 5154 Karen
Wilson. Sanrli Fairchild. Suzie
Hall Robin Sterns Mile relay,
:r<! 4 21B
tl-15 BOYS: Kmil Voges.
triple lump 3rd 72 2 Kent
Harris pole vault 2nd. 12-6
Cesar Garcia, two mile run.
3th 10 37 0 < esar Garcia,
mile 5th. 4 51 9 Alvis Solis
440 vd dash 1st. 51 21 mile
relay. 1st 3 34 'Jerry
Browning 53 9 John Beecher
55 15. Kent Hams. >2 9. Alvis
Solis. 52 05
16 17 f.IBIS: Diane
McCarty mile 3 rd. 5 32 9
Inane McCarty, two mile run.
3rd 12 06 62
Ik 17 BOYS Tommy
Robison, discus. 1st i65-5. Hill
Bridger discus Ith. 145-0
Tommy Robison -hot 1st. 53-
11' Mike Beecher 220 vd
dash 5th 23 4 Mike Beecher.
440 vd relay 2nd 43 5
Antique (»un
Show Set
July 11-15
The < orpus Chnsti Antique
Cun f ol lectors Association will
hold their annual gun -how this
weekend. July 14 and 15. at the
Memorial * olixeum in Corpus
f hmti
The show will feature all
antique guns with a number of
famous people's guns being on
display
1 he show will lie held
Saturday from 8am to 8 p m
and Sunday from 8am to 6
p m A drawing lor door prizes
will t»e held Sunday afternoon
Persons need not tie present to
win Admission is $1 for adults
and 50cents lor children6 to 12
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Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1979, newspaper, July 12, 1979; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth871697/m1/10/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.