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Track

The Robert E. Lee girls ran to a second-place team finish at the Bobby Bernard Relays in Gladewater last Thursday.

The 400 meter relay took gold with a time of 50.0.

Members of the relay were Michelle Anderson, Sasha Wickware, Mariaha Florence and Erinne Hopkins.

The 800 meter relay took silver with a time of 1:45.87. Members of the relay were Mariaha Florence, Chauntavia Williams, Erinne Hopkins and Sasha Wickware.

Jennifer Menard won gold in the 800-meter run (2:228.19) and finished with a bronze in the 1600 (5:43). Squirtisha Moore won a pair of silver medals in the long jump (15-6) and the triple jump (33-2). Michelle Anderson took silver in the 300 hurdles (50.78).

The Lady Raiders will next compete at the Willie Ross Relays in Lufkin on Thursday.

Golf

LOMPOC, Calif. - Fifth-ranked UT Tyler finished second after the second round of the 2008 California Lutheran Kingsmen Invitational at the La Purisma Golf Course Tuesday.

The Patriots men, who were in first after round one, slipped to second and are eight strokes behind 20th-ranked University of the Redlands.

UT Tyler led the Bulldogs by one stroke after opening with a 309 Monday. The Patriots struggled in the second round though, combining to shoot a 316, while Redlands surged ahead after combining for a 307 and a two-day total of 617.

Just behind the Patriots in a tie for third place are LaVerne and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, which each trail UT Tyler by three strokes at 628.

Individually, UT Tyler freshman Jacob Walsh is in fifth place with a total of 152, just five stokes out of first place. Junior Brian Jennings, of Bullard, followed Walsh with a 157, while junior Dustin Isabell, from Athens, and freshman Patrick Norris were just one stroke behind Jennings with 158.

UT Tyler will wrap up play in Lompoc on Tuesday evening.

LUFKIN - The Robert E. Lee B boys golf team prepped for its upcoming challenge in District 12-5A by winning the Central Bulldog Invitational Tuesday at Lufkin Country Club.

Lee freshman Patrick Bosely also captured the individual title for the Red Raiders, out-dueling a player from Westwood in a one-hole playoff. Bosely birdied the hole after shooting a round of 74.

"I was real happy with Patrick Bosely," said Lee head boys coach John Taylor. "He came through with a lot of people watching him (in the playoff). He nearly drove the green on a 300-yard Par 4, and then chipped it to within six inches and made the putt."

As a team, REL combined to shoot 328, defeating second-place Bullard Brook Hill (355) by 27 strokes. In third was Lufkin B (358) with Palestine Westwood (361) taking fourth and Lufkin Hudson (371) finishing fifth.

Lee scores were: Bosely (74), Mark Maddux (80), Chapman Herwood (82), Wes Morse (92) and Clay Pollard (93).

The Lee A team will be in action Friday and Saturday in the Jacksonville Invitational at The Woods at Jacksonville.

Football

The Tyler Rams are seeking volunteer coaches for youth football, cheerleading, and dance. The Rams are a Pop Warner team and offer flag football (Ages 5 to 7), tackle football (Ages 7 to 12), cheerleading (Ages 5 to 15) and dance (Ages 9 to 12).

If interested in football contact Larry Dawson at 903-871-8631 or Stan Traylor at 903-526-8181. For cheer and dance contact Tuwanda Jones at 903-531-0301.

Practice will be at at Moore Middle School starting Aug. 1. For additional information, visit www.tylerrams.com.

Tennis

The Tyler Junior College netters swept Division I Grambling State Monday at the JoAnn Medlock Murphy Tennis Center.

The Apache Ladies won 7-0, while the Apaches won 5-2. NCAA scoring was used. The team that wins two of the three doubles matches receives a point. The singles matches are worth one each.

In women's action, taking doubles wins for TJC were Ashley Irvin-Priscillia Villemond, Ashley Longoria-Sureena Weir, and Iris Rendon-Kelly Rittenhouse.

Earning singles wins were Irvin, Villemond, Longoria, Weir, Rendon, Rittenhouse, Therese Karlsson and Vanessa Molina.

The Apache Ladies are 9-2 on the season.

Earning doubles wins for the Apaches were JJ Haley-Zack Goldsmith and Thibaud Amie-Clay Cypert. Singles were Haley, Mwalimu Phiri, Sebastien Lietz and Shane Smith.

TJC plays host to Collin County Community College at 2:30 p.m. Monday.

Baseball

UT Tyler's baseball team moved to No. 4 in the latest D3baseball.com/National College Baseball Writers Association poll released Tuesday.

This is the fourth consecutive week that the Patriots (19-3) have risen in the poll after beginning the season at No. 16. This week's poll also marks the third time in as many weeks that UT Tyler received one of 25 first place votes.

The Patriots finished just 31 points in front of No. 3 Carthage (3-0), who also received a first place vote, and 97 points behind top-ranked Chapman (15-2), who garnered 20 of the 25 first place votes.

Other American Southwest Conference schools joining UT Tyler in the poll include the Patriots' opponent this week, the University of the Ozarks (18-3), at No. 17, and Mary Hardin-Baylor (16-4), who jumped three spots in the poll to 20th.

The Patriots will play host to 17th-ranked Ozarks in a three-game ASC East series beginning Thursday at 6 p.m.