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The Odessa American from Odessa, Texas • A11

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MONDAY, JULY 26, 2021 OAOA.COM ODESSA AMERICAN 3B THIS WEEK IN SPORTS LOCAL SPORTS TUESDAY Minor League Baseball Midland RockHounds at Tulsa Drillers, 7:05 p.m., OneOK Park, Tulsa, Okla. TV SPORTS Basketball Time Event Station 6 p.m. TBT ESPN2 8 p.m. TBT ESPN2 Major League Baseball Time Event Station 6:30 p.m. Braves at Mets ESPN, ESNDEP 9 p.m.

Astros at Mariners ATTSW Olympics Time Event Station 8 a.m. Beach Volleyball: Spain vs. Norway NBCSN 8:50 a.m. Volleyball: Brazil vs. Argentina USA 9 a.m.

Handball: Egypt vs. Denmark NBCSN 9:30 a.m. Archery Finals USA 10:15 a.m. Badminton NBCSN 11 a.m. Water Polo, Swimming NBC 11 a.m.

Table Tennis Finals USA 11:15 a.m. Rowing NBCSN 2 p.m. Water Polo: Australia vs. Netherlands NBCSN 2:15 p.m. Weightlifting USA 3 p.m.

Volleyball: Poland vs. Italy NBCSN 3:15 p.m. Boxing, Judo, Taekwondo USA 4:30 p.m. Triathlon: Event USA 7 p.m. Gymnastics, Diving, Swimming, Triathlon NBC 7 p.m.

Beach Volleyball: USA vs. Spain CNBC 8 p.m. Water Polo: USA vs. Russia CNBC 9 p.m. Rugby CNBC 10 p.m.

Beach Volleyball: USA vs. Brazil USA 10 p.m. Fencing: Epee, Quad CNBC 11 p.m. Archery USA 11 p.m. Events TBA TELE 11 p.m.

Softball: Bronze Medal Game CNBC 11:05 p.m. Volleyball: USA vs. China NBC 11:30 p.m. Basketball: USA vs. Nigeria USA 12:30 a.m.-x Rugby NBCSN 1:30 a.m.-x Cycling: Mountain Bike USA 2 a.m.-x Whitewater CNBC 2 a.m.-x Events TBA TELE, UNVSO 2:45 a.m.-x 3x3 Basketball: USA vs.

Japan CNBC 3 a.m.-x Soccer: USA vs. Australia USA, TELE 3:30 a.m.-x Rugby NBCSN 5 a.m.-x Swimming USA 6 a.m.-x Softball: Gold Medal Game NBCSN 6 a.m.-x Soccer: China vs. Japan UNVSO 6:30 a.m.-x Soccer: Brazil vs. Zambia TELE 7:30 a.m.-x 3x3 Basketball USA Soccer Time Event Station 9:20 a.m. Friendly: Dynamo Kyiv at Villarreal ESNDEP 7:30 p.m.

Liga MX: Mazatlan at Cruz Azul TUDN Tennis Time Event Station 12:30 p.m. ATP: Atlanta Open TENNIS 6 p.m. ATP: Atlanta Open TENNIS 4 a.m. -x ATP: Atlanta Open, Austrian Open TENNIS Soccer Time Event Station 8:30 p.m. Liga MX: Toluca at Tijuana ESNDEP x-Tuesday; 2-KMID (ABC); 7-KOSA (CBS); 8-KPEJ (FOX); 9-KWES (NBC).

RADIO SPORTS No local events submitted Radio stations from around the Permian Basin are encouraged to submit radio listings to the OA sports department by e-mail at Live events or shows will not be published unles submitted by stations to the OA sports department. hole to close out the tournament. Park said that he was proud of how he played in his city championship debut and that a few missed opportunities on the nal nine holes proved to be the difference. been working on my irons and I nally g- ured those out Park said. I had a few missed putts where it lipped out three different times.

really enjoyed it and I got second this time and hopefully I can be better next Beaty added that playing with Adams and Park made his victory even more enjoyable. a lot of fun when the competition is Beaty said. think the rst year I won, I was ahead by six or seven shots and winning by one nitely gets the nerves going. two good friends of mine and it was a good time SENIOR FLIGHTS: Tony Mullins closed out the tournament with a second straight round of 78 to n- ish with a three-day total of 235 take the Senior Flight by ve shots over Richard Campbell Chuck Lee finished a shot back of Campbell in third place. Rick Sutherland doubled his second-round lead en route to a ten-shot victory in the Super Senior Flight.

Sutherland finished with all three rounds in the 70s. Gary Bittick 240) was the runner-up, followed by Manny Minjarez in third place. Follow Tony Venegas on Twitter at 29th City Championship Friday-Sunday, Ratliff Ranch Golf Links Championship Flight 1. Parker Beaty, 2. Sangha Park, 3.

Will Adams, 4. (tie) Sebastian Cruz, 207; and Blake Parks, 6. Jaden Chavez, 7. Austin Anderson, 8. Tyler Trotter, 224; 9.

Robby Massey, Flight 1. Luke Groves, 2. Ciro Baeza, 3 Kelby Bridges, 4. (tie) Doug Bryant, and Kade Young, 6. Josh Hogan, 7.

Aaron Marquez, 8. Kevin Williams, 9. Matthew Munoz, Super Senior Flight 1. Rick Sutherland, 2. Gary Bittick, 3.

Manny Minjarez, 83- 4. Robert Dickman, 256; 5. (tie) Mike Stewart, and Augustine Moralez 7. Gary Harmon, 8. John Kren, 9.

Rene Marquez, 10. Greg Hartsell, Senior Flight 1. Tony Mullins, 2. Richard Campbell, 3. Chuck Lee, 4.

Danny Wyatt, 5. (tie) Mark Oliver, and Gerald Sterger, 7. (tie) Calvin Jackson, and Ector Marin, 255; 9. Randy Grice, 10. Gregg Olberts, 11.

Tommy Muncy, First Flight 1. Santos Garza 2. Matias Patino, 3. James Munn, 4. Brian Cruz, 5.

Scott Murdock, 6. Aaron Richardson, 7. Christopher Adams, 8. Bryan Teeters, 9. Mike Claburn, 10.

Robert Graham, Second Flight 1. Rusty Welch, 2. Arvey Villa, 3. Eric Rodriguez, 4. Ivan Meraz, 5.

Marty Slaton, 6. Steve Kemp, 7. Theo Navarrette, 8. Omar Gonzales, NS. John McClellan, and Roy Hernandez, Third Flight 1.

Phil Carrasco, 2. Cesar Bravo, 3. Bryan Altamirano, 4. Shane De Santiago, 5. Frank Ordunez, 6.

Cho Yong, 7. Jose Dominguez, 8. Robert Lujan, 271; 9. (tie) Larry Roberts, and Thomas Aguirre, Fourth Flight 1. Justin Dosier, 2.

Paul Anderson, 3. (tie) Gabriel Urias, and Ronnie Gray, 5. Robert Courville, 267; 6. Fabian Urias, 7. Rick Parsons, 8.

Mark Windham, 9. Mike Bostick, Fifth Flight 1. Luis Arzaga, 2. Jamie Williams, 3. Franklin Catron, 4.

Santos Moroles, 94-92- 5. Danny Bava, 6. Tommy Shands, 7. Jay Batherson, 8. David Whitehead, 9.

Jacob Henderson Golf From Page 1B extend the West Texas lead to 45-20. Amarillo did not go away in the quarter thanks to an onside kick recovery and capping a short offensive drive off with a 22- yard touchdown connection between quarterback David Perkins and receiver Wesley Gray. Perkins n- ished with 334 yards on 25 of 37 passing, nine touchdowns and an interception. Despite the push, the Warbirds were able to put the game away with three scores in the nal quarter. Quarterback Daniel Smith connected with Townsend and receiver Aaron Dilworth for touchdowns and running back Tim Whitfield rumbled forward for an 11-yard score to put the game out of reach and seal the victory and the champion- ship.

Smith was 25 of 32 for 293 yards and seven touchdowns in the victory. came in swinging and they make it easy on Daniel Smith said. just so happy for this group of guys, this coaching staff and this city. To end this season off as a champion, no better It was also the third time this season that West Texas had defeated Amarillo. knew be tough, hard to beat anybody one time, much less twice and the third time in a big ball assistant head coach Dean Garza said.

kept telling our kids, think of the previous two games, you throw all that out the window when a Garza and defensive coordinator Jermaine Blakely were among the hires that Tate Smith made to his coaching staff after he was called to lead the West Texas franchise back in April. During every Warbirds game, Blakely could be seen on the eld pumping energy into his team and the spectators in the arena seats. The defensive coordinator said the game of football has given him everything and he was grateful to see the franchise achieve early success. was not easy but we pulled it Blakely said. have the best offense in the league, we face them every day so I knew if we could stop our own offense, we could stop coach with passion, I love this Chris Amaya on Twitter at WEST TEXAS WARBIRDS 79, AMARILLO VENOM 60 Amarillo ....................6 14 27 13 60 West Texas ..............20 19 20 20 79 SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter West Texas: Dennis Trotter 49 fumble return (Justin Lehr kick).

West Texas: Jordan Gandy 27 pass from Daniel Smith (Justin Lehr kick). Amarillo: Devonta Archer 8 pass from David Perkins (kick failed). West Texas: Darien Townsend 7 pass from Daniel Smith (kick failed). Second Quarter Amarillo: Devonta Archer 36 pass from David Perkins (Addison McCauley kick). West Texas: Carlos Thompson, Jr.

12 pass from Daniel Smith (kick failed). Amarillo: Will Martin 37 pass from David Perkins (Addison McCauley kick). West Texas: Tim eld 23 run (Justin Lehr kick). West Texas: Tim eld 10 pass from Daniel Smith (kick failed). Third Quarter West Texas: Darien Townsend 51 kick return (kick failed).

Amarillo: Devonta Archer 11 pass from David Perkins (Addison McCauley kick). West Texas: Tim eld 5 run (Justin Lehr kick). Amarillo: Devonta Archer 30 pass from Davi Perkins (kick failed). West Texas: Aaron Dilworth 40 pass fro Daniel Smith (Justin Lehr kick). Amarillo: Devonta Archer 9 pass from Davi Perkins (Addison McCauley kick).

Amarillo: Wesley Gray 22 pass from Davi Perkins (Addison McCauley kick). Fourth Quarter West Texas: Darien Townsend 12 pass fro Daniel Smith (Justin Lehr kick). Amarillo: Terell Smith 32 pass from Davi Perkins (Addison McCauley kick). West Texas: Aaron Dilworth 3 pass fro Daniel Smith (Justin Lehr kick). Amarillo: Devonta Archer 3 pass from Davi Perkins (two-point failed).

West Texas: Tim eld 11 run (two-poin failed). TEAM STATISTICS Amarillo West Texas First 10 Total Yards ........................374 387 Rushes-Yards 12-94 Passing .............................334 293 Comp-Att-Int 25-32-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 Penalties-Yards 11-67 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Amarillo: Undra Hendrix 7-31, Sean Chatma 6-7, David Perkins 2-2. West Texas: Tim eld 11-81, Carlo Thompson, Jr. 1-13. Passing Amarillo: David Perkins West Texas: Daniel Smith Receiving Amarillo: Devonta Archer 7-109, Will Marti 5-84, Terell Smith 8-79, Wesley Gray 4-62.

West Texas: Jordan Gandy 5-88, Aaron Dilworth 4-75, Carlos Thompson, Jr. 7-62, Ti eld 7-49, Darien Townsend 2-19. Interceptions West Texas: Carlos Thompson 1-0. Warbirds From Page 1B NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE BY SCHUYLER DIXON The Associated Press DALLAS Cliff Harris was preparing for one of his six Pro Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s when Minnesota coach Bud Grant went over the defensive signals for a game always been more exhibition than competition. Hold up one nger for zone, two for man to man.

was like, I need Harris said with a chuckle. are the routes they run? And what do we expect on first- and-10? I need more That studious nature at safety helped Harris on the improbable path from being undrafted out of tiny Ouachita Baptist in Arkansas to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of last special centennial class. Harris and receiver Drew Pearson, who also will be inducted this year as part of the class of 2021, are the first undrafted Cowboys among their 15 players in the Hall of Fame. combined hard hitting with speed and anticipation on the defenses of the 1970s, the heyday of Team. Harris is the fourth Dallas defender from that era in Canton after Bob Lilly, Mel Renfro and Randy White.

offensive guys wanted to know where Cliff Harris said Charlie Waters, a fellow safety and presenter for his induction Aug. 7. want to know where Lee Roy Jordan was or Randy White or Mel Renfro or me. They wanted to know, where Cliff Harris is. Stay away from NFL veterans went on strike for about three weeks in 1970, giving Harris and other rookies more time with coaches before an exhibition schedule that was much longer in those days, six games in this case.

Harris has a commemorative ball in the study of the Dallas home from the second game of his rookie season, a 28-10 victory over the New York Giants. The late Cowboys coach Tom Landry had spent most of his playing career with the Giants. In a game the Cowboys trailed 10-0 at halftime, Harris intercepted two passes, and now looks back at that as the catalyst for a career that included two Super Bowl victories, trips to three others, and three All-Pro seasons. wanted to beat them Harris said of Landry. remember him coming into the locker room and being mad and saying, not playing like professionals.

playing like amateurs drawing With the U.S. at war in Vietnam, Harris had to juggle National Guard duties during his rst few NFL seasons, sometimes reporting for duty during the week and usually getting to rejoin his teammates for games. Harris recalled having to report to Fort Polk in Louisiana the morning after a 54-13 loss at Minnesota ve weeks into his rookie season. He said he kept his seat on a bed after a sergeant ordered him and others to clean their barracks. cer came in and sat down beside me and said, know who you are and what your story is and the deal.

You get up and clean or going to send you to the brig and going to be uncountable Harris said. said, the Waters, a third-round pick, and Harris came in together, started as rookies and were synonymous with the Dallas secondary until Harris retired after 10 seasons in 1979. That was the same year Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach shocked the Cowboys by stepping away. Landry ready for Harris to retire either, and asked him to stay another year. Harris stuck with his plan and had a long career in the energy industry starting in an era whe NFL players needed othe sources of income.

Harris said there wa talk of him coming out retirement a year later fo a playoff game against Atlanta, but it happen He nished with 29 interceptions, and his 16 fumbl recoveries are tied for th second most in club history. had speed. had said Gi Brandt, the personnel director who teamed wit Landry and general manager Tex Schramm to buil the rst Dallas dynasty an joined them in the Hall Fame two years ago. was a competitiv Brandt said. had been at the Universit of Texas or something lik that, Texas hav been a first- or second round draft Small school beginnings lead Harris to Hall of Fame Six-time Pro Bowler set for induction ELI ODESSA AMERICAN West Texas Warbirds quarterback Daniel Smith (6) looks for a pass seconds after the snap in the second quarter of their Lonestar Series Championship game against the Amarillo Venom Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum.

TONY ODESSA AMERICAN Parker Beaty (center) shakes the hand of Sangha Park (left) as Will Adams (right) walks towards them after the group nished on the 18th green during the nal round of the 29th City Championship Sunday at Ratliff Ranch Golf Links. Beaty won the title with Park nishing second and Adams third..

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