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07/22/07 Conroe Courier G		Phillies Notes \| Drabek done for a year with injury SAN DIEGO - The Phillies suffered a major blow yesterday, but they say they don't think it's fatal. They announced that righthander Kyle Drabek, the team's No. 1 draft pick in 2006 and the organization's No. 2 prospect according to Baseball America, will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Wednesday in New York. He will miss about a year, but the Phillies are optimistic he will make a complete recovery. More... [Top]

06/21/07 Conroe Courier G		Owls Ousted From CWS Following the 6-1 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels on Wednesday, the Rice Owls baseball team knew it was in a familiar situation. The Owls won the first two games of the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., in 2006 before dropping the next two. This time would be different. Though the timeline was being played out the same, junior shortstop Brian Friday said that last season they were tense. More... [Top]

06/20/07 Conroe Courier G		Owls struggle, now face elimination The 6-1 loss the Rice baseball team suffered to North Carolina on Wednesday at Rosenblatt Stadium may have some thinking déjà vu. Last season the Owls won their first two games of the College World Series before dropping their next two in the semifinals and finding themselves on a plane back to Houston sooner than they thought they would. More... [Top]

06/19/07 Conroe Courier G	Owls ready to soar They say that most owls spend afternoons being quiet and unemphatic, and that's just how the Rice Owls baseball team played Wednesday, in their 6-1 loss to North Carolina, at the College World Series. Needing only a win to advance to the championship, three-game series, the Owls were silenced by the Tar Heels ace pitcher, Robert Woodard. More... [Top]

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08/04/05 Conroe Courier G		Former TWHS baseball coach takes top position at Lamar A familiar face to Montgomery County baseball fans has decided to rejoin the high school coaching ranks five years after bringing a state crown to The Woodlands. Mike McGilvray, who has served as the volunteer assistant coach at Sam Houston State University the past two seasons, stepped down soon after taking an underdog Highlander team to the state crown in 2000. More... [Top]

07/31/05 Conroe Courier G	An 'unbelievable' summer on the Cape Not much tops playing for the Red Sox in New England. Just ask The Woodlands' Danny Lehmann. Even though he's not playing for the Boston Red Sox, Lehmann is having the time of his life playing this summer for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League. More... [Top]

05/30/05
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Highlander Makes Good in Europe
Cairo, Egypt -- Will Sims, former sophomore team player moved to Cairo, Egypt in 2004 after his first TWHS season. Moving to the Middle East was a bit disconcerting. However, one bright spot was the Cairo American College's baseball program. In fact, twelve European and Middle Eastern international schools play a 30 year old tournament known as the International Schools Sport Tournament (ISST) each year. More... [Top]

05/25/05 Woodlands Online G		Former Woodlands Athletes Succeed at Collegiate Level Danny Amendola, Jordan Dodson and Danny Lehmann Make Their Mark In College Sports Babe Ruth once said, “Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.” For former Woodlands High School athletes Danny Amendola, Jordan Dodson and Danny Lehmann, the title “true freshman“ hasn’t stood in the way. More... [Top]

05/06/05 Houston Chronicle G	Freshmen growing up fast at Rice Savery, Henley, Lehmann stand out as Owls go on top of WAC standings Through fall practice and spring drills, Rice coach Wayne Graham expressed unwavering confidence in a freshman class groomed to make contributions this season. With 11 games left in the regular season, those freshmen are exceeding expectations. More... [Top]

03/23/05 Conroe Courier G		This prospect (Vincent Sinisi) fought a deadly foe Outfielder Vincent Sinisi broke his left arm, contracted a dangerous staph infection and had seven operations in nine months. Vincent Sinisi's world went from almost perfect to nightmarish last year. More... [Top]

03/03/05
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Former Woodlands players fitting in quite well at Rice
Making the jump from high school to college athletics, especially on the Division I level, is a monumental task. So it's nice to have a familiar face around to help someone go through the process. Former Highlanders all-state baseball standouts Jordan Dodson and Danny Lehmann are making that transition easier. The Woodlands High School products are roommates at Rice. More... [Top]

02/06/05 Houston Chronicle G		Youngsters lead Owls' victory over Cent. Missouri St. Wayne Graham made the call based on talent, not experience. He saw all heneeded to see during preseason scrimmages, so his decision to start four freshmen in the Owls' opener was as sound as any he's made in his 13 seasons as Rice baseball coach. It came as no surprise when freshmen Danny Lehmann, Joe Savery and Brian Friday delivered at the plate, More... [Top]

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03/18/04 Houston Chronicle G	Depoy faces steep learning curve in first college turn Picked in the 20th round of the 2003 Major League Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, Depoy opted instead to take a scholarship offer from the University of Houston. Ironically, while Depoy put the Major Leagues on hold for a while, he began his collegiate career at a Major League park. More... [Top]

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