AP SPORTSVIEW
Graduation rate for college athletes rising, report shows
By TIM DAHLBERG
      The people who run college athletics took time off the other day from counting the millions of dollars top athletes make for their schools to pat themselves on the back because more athletes are actually going to class. Not only are they going to class, but they're getting degrees.
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FIRST STEPS IN TENNIS
     Kilgore High School tennis coach Jason Maroney (above, in blue, and at right) gives instruction to Aaron Parker (above) and to Jesse Presley as a part of a new junior program for boys in fifth, sixth and seventh grades that runs twice a week throughout this month on the tennis courts at Maude Laird Middle School. Maroney, who just completed his second full school year as KHS tennis coach, also plans on running tennis camps for various ages throughout the summer - watch the Kilgore News Herald sports section for more details. Parker is a fifth grader at Kilgore Intermediate School, and is the son of Amanda and Brandon Parker. Presley is a sixth grader at MLMS, and is getting his first exposure to tennis. He is the son of Tamara Chandler and the stepson of John Chandler.
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LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF
BY SPORTS EDITOR MITCH LUCAS
      HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS Sabine athletic banquet Monday The Sabine Athletic Booster Club will host the annual sports banquet on Monday night at the Liberty City First Baptist Church. It starts at 6:30 p.m. Admission to the event is $7.
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Rangers win 5-0, but scuffle with Seattle
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
      SEATTLE (AP) - Kason Gabbard threw an eye-high pitch at Richie Sexson. That was it for the Mariners 6-foot-8 first baseman. He charged the mound, sparking a fourth-inning brawl in Texas' 5-0 win over Seattle on Wednesday night.
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13-14 Astros win again
KBBA ROUNDUP
      EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the latest report from the Kilgore Boys Baseball Association (KBBA). Reports are submitted to the paper by KBBA coaches or parents, and can be picked up at the concession stand. Names will be spelled in the paper exactly as they appear on the report.
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