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Daily Newspaper and Travel Guide
for Pecos Country of West Texas
Sports
Tuesday, October 19, 1999
Eagles expect full team for tourney
PECOS, Oct. 19, 1999 -- The Pecos Eagles tennis team lost their final regular
season District 2-4A match at Fabens this past Saturday afternoon. But
thanks to the district's set-up for determining regional tournament qualifiers,
the Eagles will get another shot at the Wildcats this coming Saturday,
and coach Bernadette Ornelas is hoping she'll have a full squad to work
with.
The Eagles had to forfeit four of their nine boys matches to the Wildcats
due to a lack of players, and their absence gave Ornelas some optimism
about the teams' next meeting, in the semifinals of the district tournament.
"The way things look is very promising. We only took three boys on Saturday
and lost to them, 9-0, but on the girls side we won, 7-2," Ornelas said.
The girls also had a few players absent, due to the UIL band competition
being held at the same time a few miles away at Socorro Stadium.
This time, the Pecos Eagle Band will again be marching, but a lot further
away _ in the Class 4A area competition in Odessa, 250 miles to the east.
But Ornelas said because of the starting time differences, "I think I'll
have a full team on Saturday."
"We worked something out with the band," Ornelas said. The Eagles will
face Fabens starting at 9:30 a.m. CDT on Saturday, while the band won't
march until Saturday evening at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa. "As soon as
it's over there will be someone to drive them there."
The players would miss the afternoon match, either for third place or
the district title, but a win over Fabens would automatically qualify the
Eagles for Region I-4A competition next week in Wichita Falls.
Pecos' boys failed to win a game in any of their four matches on Saturday,
and neither team had enough players to hold the mixed doubles match.
On the girls' side, Teresa Minjarez, Rachel Pharoah, Tiffany Jarrett
and Kristina Dominguez won their singles and doubles matches on Saturday.
Minjarez and Jarrett teamed at No. 1 doubles to down Cindy Cordero and
Daisy Gonzales, 6-1, 6-4, while Pharoah and Vanessa Miranda beat Samirah
Ihmud and Sonia Galvan, 6-1, 6-1, while Dominguez and Jennifer Mirelez
downed Marisol Cortez and Melissa Salcido, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Clint will face El Paso Mountain View in the other district semifinal
match on Saturday, at San Elizario. The finals will be Saturday afternoon
in San Elizario.
Pecos (7) at Fabens (11)
Boys Singles
Bobby Sotelo lost to Joey Pinon, 6-0, 6-0; Ben Hernandez
lost to Adrian Zavala, 6-0, 6-0; Robby Hanks lost to Jesus Ortiz, 6-0,
6-0; Pecos def. to Steven Ornelas, Donny Villagran and Lee Mathewson.
Girls Singles
Teresa Minjarez defeated Cindy Cordero, 6-3, 6-1; Vanessa
Miranda lost to Daisy Gonzales, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1; Rachel Phaorah defeated
Samairah Ihmud, 6-1, 6-2; Tiffany Jarrett defeated Melissa Salcido, 6-2,
6-2; Kristina Dominguez defeated Marisol Cortez, 6-0, 6-1; Jennifer Mirelez
lost to Sonia Galvan, 6-3, 6-1.
Boys Doubles
Sotelo and Hernandez lost to Pinon and Zavala, 6-0, 6-0.
Pecos default to Ornelas and Villagran and to Ortiz and Mathewson.
Girls Doubles
Minjarez and Jarrett defeated Cordero and Gonzales, 6-1,
6-4; Miranda and Pharoah defeated Ihmud and Galvan, 6-1, 6-1; Dominguez
and Minjarez defeated Cortez and Salcido, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Pecos seeks win to clinch playoff berth
PECOS, Oct. 19, 1999 -- The Pecos Eagles volleyball team closes out the
very brief home portion of their schedule tonight, with a game against
the Canutillo Golden Eagles starting at about 7 p.m.
The Eagles saw Clint clinch the District 2-4A title at home on Saturday
by downing Pecos, 15-13, 15-5, to improve to 8-0 on the season. But the
5-2 Eagles can earn their fourth straight post-season appearance tonight,
with a win over Canutillo, the only 2-4A squad out of the playoff picture.
Earlier this month, the Eagles went to Canutillo and downed the Golden
Eagles by 15-4, 15-3 final scores. Pecos scored the final 15 points of
the match, with Ashley Salcido leading the Eagles with six kills, while
Philonicus Fobbs and Alexa Marquez had five apiece.
After tonight, Pecos will go to San Elizario on Saturday for what was
to have been their final regular season match. But barring any surprises
this week, the Eagles will probably have to play a make-up game next Monday
against El Paso Mountain View, either in El Paso or in Van Horn. The teams’
Sept. 24 match at Mountain View was canceled when referees failed to show
up.
San Elizario, Mountain View and Fabens are fighting for the third and
final playoff spot. San Elizario and Mountain View can still catch Pecos
for second place but the Eagles could clinch that spot tonight with a win
over Canutillo and losses by San Elizario to Clint and by Mountain View
against Fabens.
Eagles’ coach Becky Granado said Monday the teams’ bi-district match
already has been set for El Paso on Oct. 30, as part of a District 1-4A/2-4A
playoff doubleheader. The Eagles have played just seven home matches out
of 24 so far this season.
Giants have Tiki to ride over Cowboys
By DAVE GOLDBERG
AP Football Writer
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 19, 1999 - As a rookie in 1996, Tiki Barber
quickly earned a job as the New York Giants' running back. Just as quickly,
he lost it.
But his up-and-down career hit a new high Monday night when he almost
single-handedly beat the Dallas Cowboys, outperforming Deion Sanders, who
pulled a similar act on a Monday night against New York last season.
Barber's 85-yard punt return broke a 3-3 tie with just 7:50 left in
regulation. Then, after Emmitt Smith's 2-yard TD run with 1:57 left tied
it for Dallas, Barber went 56 yards to the Dallas 3 with a short pass from
Kent Graham, setting up Brad Daluiso's 21-yard field goal with 1 second
left.
"Our main focus this week was not to let Deion make any plays," said
Barber, who like Sanders, wears No. 21. "He didn't make the plays. The
other 21 made the plays."
For the Giants (3-3), the win made up for a 31-7 thrashing last season
in which Sanders returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown, an interception
71 yards for a score and caught a 55-yard pass to set up another TD.
Barber had 233 all-purpose yards, which were 5 yards more than the Giants
had from scrimmage.
Dallas didn't do much better. With Michael Irvin out, New York played
eight and nine men near the line of scrimmage and held the Cowboys (3-2)
to just 24 yards on the ground. Smith, who came into the game needing 25
yards to reach 13,000 for his career, made it, but just barely - he had
26 yards in 22 carries.
That's what made the special teams so special.
"Coming to the game, all the attention was on myself and Deion. What
is Deion going to do to hurt us?" said Giants punter Brad Maynard, who
averaged just 35.6 yards per kick, but got four out of bounds and two high
enough to be downed. Sanders ended up with just one return for 10 yards
and actually got called for pass interference, a rarity because teams don't
often throw to him.
The game ended on a wacky note and a bad one for the Giants.
Daluiso's field goal came with 1 second left, meaning Dallas had one
shot at taking back a kickoff.
Sanders took it and threw it to Kevin Mathis - obviously forward. As
a flag went down to negate the play, Mathis threw it to Signor Mobley,
who went into the end zone.
There was no TD, but Daluiso tore a ligament in his left knee trying
to tackle Mathis and is gone for the season, meaning the Giants will have
sift through the unemployed kicker pool to find a replacement.
The game was dominated by the two defenses.
"It was frustrating for me, frustrating for all of us," said Smith,
who was consistently stifled by linebackers Jessie Armstead, Ryan Phillips
and Corey Widmer as well as strong safety Sam Garnes, who spent most of
the night as a fourth linebacker.
Yanks finish off Sox for 36th AL title
By BEN WALKER
AP Baseball Writer
BOSTON, Oct. 19, 1999 - Next stop for this New York Yankees express,
Game 1 of the World Series.
Orlando Hernandez, Derek Jeter and the Yankees earned a return trip
Monday night, once again frustrating the Boston Red Sox and their fans
with a 6-1 victory in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series.
"To repeat after the incredible year we had last year is a great accomplishment,"
Yankees manager Joe Torre said.
"I tried to warn the club in spring training that we cannot compete
against ourselves because it was a once-in-a-lifetime thing," he said.
Still, the defending champs did just fine. They wrapped up their record
36th pennant, and became the first AL team to win two in a row since Toronto
in 1992-93.
The World Series opens Saturday night at the home of the NL champion.
Atlanta leads the New York Mets 3-2 in the NLCS, with Game 6 tonight.
The Yankees faced both teams this summer in interleague play, meaning
this will be the first time World Series opponents have met in the regular
season.
"The best part about it is I don't have to pull for anybody to win now,"
Torre said. "It's nice to take a day or two off."
While the Yankees won for the 14th time in 15 postseason games, Boston
will now get a whole winter to figure out how to beat the New Yorkers next
century.
The wild-card Red Sox brought out all their good-luck charms at Fenway
Park, and yet it did no good against their longtime tormentors.
Babe Ruth's 82-year-old daughter threw out the first ball - trying to
reverse the Curse of the Bambino - and Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez roused
the well-behaved crowd of 33,589 from the dugout and bullpen.
"We really had a fine year. I told those kids in there we had a fine
year all year long," Red Sox manager Jimy Williams said. "They really did
a lot for this city this summer."
From DiMaggio and Bucky Dent to El Duque and Derek, the result stayed
the same in baseball's longest running drama.
Yankees win, Red Sox lose.
"With the rivalry getting back to where it was, it's sweet to wrap it
up here," said third-base coach Willie Randolph, a longtime Yankees star.
Coming off its record 125-win season, New York headed back to the World
Series for the third time in four years.
The Yankees will have a chance to win their 25th title. All of them
have come since the Red Sox won their last championship in 1918, two years
before they sold Ruth to New York.
Pecos Enterprise
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