Sports

Gulf Age Group Long Course Championships
   Cypress, Texas
   Prelim/Final
   50 meter course
   July 12-14
      Bay City’s Oliver Spencer (12) qualified for finals in each of his seven (7) events this weekend.
                  Friday
   50 meter butterfly - 1st - :30.69
   200 meter individual medley - 13th - 2:41.09
   Saturday
   200 meter freestyle - 4th - 2:17.47
   50 meter freestyle - 2nd - :27.73
   Sunday
   50 meter backstroke - 9th - :34.32
   100 meter freestyle - 3rd - 1:01.30
   50 meter breaststroke - 15th - :39.75
   Oliver has been training very well this summer.
   He was able to put together 14 (7 prelim & 7 final) races in three days while dropping time almost every time he hit the water.

   Wendy Hankins is the new director of the Bay City High School Aristocats Dance Team, and has already met the team and begun rehearsals. 
   Hankins brings 26 years of experience to BCHS.
   Her previous directing stints include most recently the Brazosport High School Shipmates/Silver Starz Dance Team. 
   Prior to that, Hankins founded and directed the Cinco Ranch High School Cougar Stars Dance/Drill Team. 
   She also is a former director of the Lamar Consolidated Fillies Dance Team, where in 1999, her head officer won Miss Drill Team Texas and they travelled to California to compete nationally. 
   Hankins began her directing career with the Waller High School Wranglerettes. Hankins has taught grades 9-12 dance, served as dance instructor at Freeport Intermediate School, and coached cheer teams, among other school positions.

   HOUSTON – In honor of its 25th season, Conference USA announced its inaugural Hall of Fame class, tabbing Cougar standouts Chandi Jones, Case Keenum and Yulia Pakhalina for induction.
   Chandi Jones, closed out her collegiate career in 2004. 
   Jones was inducted in the Blackcat Hall of Fame in 2005.
   The 5-10 guard from Bay City, led the Cougars onto the national stage during her four-year career. 
   She was named C-USA’s Female Athlete of the Decade in 2005 and was also named the league’s basketball player of the decade and earned a slot on the C-USA All-Decade Team.
   She was a 2004 Kodak All-American, the first in school history, as well as a three-time C-USA Player of the Year (2002, 2003, 2004). 
   She earned First-Team All-C-USA honors in each of her four seasons and is UH and C-USA’s all-time leading scorer with 2,692 points. 

   Bay City Little League Senior All-Stars have won District 18 and Section 4 of the Texas Eastern Little League Tournaments to advance to the state tournament.  
   State tournament started July 6 at West University South in Houston.  Bay City’s first game was against Montgomery. 
   In District Tournament Bay City beat Palacios 6-0, El Campo 11-1 and Palacios 8-5 for the championship. 
   In Sectionals Bay City played the best of three against Victoria West.  
   Bay City won the first game 11-1, lost second 5-3, and won game three 8-2.  
   The team coaches are Andy Rodriguez, Josh Perez, and Mike Miller. 
   Players are: Andres Asencio, Kaeden Cortines, Francisco Diaz, Cameron Flores, Margarito Galvan, Seth Garcia, Slade Huerta, Kadin Nunez, Christopher Peralta, Tanner Ryman, Avery Smith, Christian Swanson, and Hayden Zbranek