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Daily Newspaper and Travel Guide
for Pecos Country of West Texas
Sports
Wednesday, July 10, 2002
PHS team splits UT hoop camp tourney games
A team of Pecos High School basketball players posted a 4-4 record recently,
during round-robin competition at the University of Texas in Austin, as part
of UT's summer basketball camp.
The 11 players, who were on the Pecos Eagles' varsity, junior varsity
and freshman teams this past season, competed in the Class A-3A division
at the tournament, which was held as part of the camp on June 28-30. "None
of the teams from our area were there. They were mostly from the Dallas area,
the Panhandle and Hobbs, N.M.," said new varsity coach Joe Flores.
Lawrence Burleson and Jesse Solis served as coaches for the team, which
was made up of Isaiah Armendariz, Ricky Barreno, Adrian Barreno, Simon Castillo,
Tito Gonzales, Genaro Mendoza, Joey Ortega, Oscar Parada, Jose Reyes, John
Saenz and Jason Sanchez. Armendariz said Lockney, Grandview, Ferris and Dallas
Christian were among the eight teams out of 80 teams overall that Pecos faced
in Austin.
"The kids had a good time. It was a good experience for them," said Flores,
whose varsity team will be hoping to do better this coming season as a member
of District 4-3A, after struggling for the last seven seasons playing in
District 4-4A and District 2-4A.
Pecos has played in an area summer league the last few seasons. This year,
there hasn't been a similar league set-up in the area, Flores said, though
Fort Stockton, Alpine and Presidio have been involved in a round-robin series
of games. But he added, "I think this camp is going to be more beneficial
to the kids in the long run."
Flores said both Security State and West Texas National Bank, along with
the Reeves County Teachers credit union and county judge Jimmy Galindo helped
out getting the 11 players and two coaches down to Austin for the camp and
tournament.
This week, summer open gym for the basketball players resumed at the Pecos
High School gym, though Flores said they would have to relocate it next week,
while another layer of varnish is being applied to the court in the new gym.
"What we'll probably do next week while they're doing the floor is open up
Crockett and let them play there," he said.
Open gym will run through the start of pre-season football practice in
August four days a week. Flores said the gym is open from 5 to 9 p.m. on
Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Pecos Enterprise
York M. "Smokey" Briggs, Publisher
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324 S. Cedar St., Pecos, TX 79772
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