In sports,

 

The Center Roughriders maintained a share of first-place in the Dist. 19-4A Basketball race Friday night with a 75-38 win over Rusk. The Riders improve to 2-0, tied with Tatum, who beats Carthage, 55-37. Henderson had a bye and is 1-0. Carthage drops to 1-1 and Rusk is 1-2. There will be a big district showdown at Roughrider Gym Tuesday night when state-ranked Tatum comes to town.

 

In sub-varsity action, the Rider JV takes a 75-39 win over Rusk, while the 9^th grade Riders come away with a 67-35 victory.

 

The Center Lady Roughriders fall to 0-4 in Dist. 19-4A with a 29-31 loss to Rusk. The JV Lady Riders beat Rusk, 37-31. The Lady Riders take on Tatum at home Tuesday.

 

In Dist. 22-2A, the Shelbyville Dragons and Timpson Bears remain undefeated and tied atop the standings at 3-0, as both get wins Friday. The Dragons ease by the Martinsville Pirates, 39-35, while the Bears take a 59-45 win over the Joaquin Rams. The Tenaha Tigers get into the win column for the first time in district, with a 78-26 win against Beckville. Tenaha, Martinsville and Beckville are now 1-2, while Joaquin is 0-3.

 

In the girls’ Dist. 22-2A race, the Tenaha Lady Tigers go to 5-0 and wrap-up the first-round with a 57-13 win over Beckville. The Joaquin Lady Rams grab a 61-31 win over the Timpson Lady Bears, and the Martinsville Lady Pirates beat the Shelbyville Lady Dragons, 43-30, as there’s now a three-way tie for second with Joaquin, Shelbyville and Martinsville at 3-2.

 

The San Augustine Wolves and West Sabine are knotted in first in the Dist. 23-2A boys’ standings at 3-0. SA beat Zavalla, 79-31, while West Sabine takes a 70-64 win over Brookeland. Broaddus beat Pineywoods Academy, 70-57. Brookeland is 2-1 and Broaddus is 1-2.

 

In Dist. 23-3A, the Garrison Bulldogs fall to 1-5 after an 80-30 loss to first-place Woodville (6-0)

 

Boys’ Results Jan. 23

 

Dist. 19-4A

Center 75, Rusk 38

Tatum 55, Carthage 37
 

22-2A
Timpson 59, Joaquin 45

Shelbyville 39, Martinsville 35

Tenaha 78, Beckville 26

 

23-2A
Broaddus 70, Pineywoods 57
West Sabine 70, Brookeland 64
San Augustine 79, Zavalla 31

 

22-3A
Central Heights 64, Woden 39
Woodville 80, Garrison 30
Central 64, Hemphill 28
Newton 74, Corrigan 37

 

Boys' Dist. Standings

 

19-4A

Center 2-0

Tatum 2-0

Henderson 1-0

Carthage 1-1

Rusk 1-2

 

22-1A

Shelbyville 3-0

Timpson 3-0

Tenaha 1-2

Beckville 1-2

Martinsville 1-2

Joaquin 0-3

 

23-2A

San Augustine 3-0

West Sabine 3-0
Brookeland 2-1

Broaddus 1-2
Pineywoods 0-3

Zavalla 0-3

 

22-3A

Woodville 6-0

Newton 5-1

Woden 4-2

Central Heights 4-2

Central 3-3

Garrison 1-5

Hemphill 1-5

Corrigan 1-5

 

Here's the district schedule for local teams Jan. 27, including boys and girls:

 

Dist. 19-4A

Henderson @ Carthage

Tatum @ Center

 

Dist. 22-3A
Central Heights @ Woodville
Garrison @ Hemphill
Central @ Corrigan
Woden vs Newton

 

Dist. 22-2A

Shelbyville @ Beckville
Joaquin @ Martinsville
Tenaha @ Timpson

 

Dist. 23-2A
Broaddus @ Zavalla
San Augustine @ Brookeland
West Sabine @ Pineywoods

 

In Soccer,

 

The Tenaha Lady Tigers get a 2-1 over Waskom Friday.

 

The Tenaha Tigers are 8-0 on the season.

 

The Center Rider and Lady Rider Soccer teams will be at Carthage Tuesday.

 

College Hoops Saturday, the SFA Lumberjacks improve to 6-0 in Southland Conference play with a 79-68 win over rival Sam Houston State. Meanwhile, the Ladyjacks lose, 64-65 to Sam Houston State. The Ladyjacks are 4-2 in conference.

 

Practice for a couple of UIL spring sports are getting underway, as girls' softball had their first day of practice last Friday, while the boys will begin their first day of baseball practice this Friday, Jan. 30.

 

Sign-ups:

 

2015 Center ASA Softball Sign-Ups will be held Friday, January 30 from 6-9 pm and Saturday, January 31 from 9 am to 12 noon at the Center Softball Fields. The cost is $80 for girls 5 years and up. Please bring your child’s birth certificate when you sign up. There will be sample uniforms for the girls to try on in order the get the correct size for the season.

 

Center Youth Baseball will be holding signups for the 2015 season on January 30, February 6 & 13 from 5-7pm at the Center Middle School Cafeteria. If anyone has any questions or is interesting in coaching please call Jason Mitchell at (936)488-2863 or Melissa McGhen at (936)488-9034.

 

There will be a Wild Game Cook-off and Banquet held on Saturday, February 7 at the Windham Civic Center. The cook-off judging will begin at 5p.m, participants may cook on site or off. The banquet will be at 6pm. The keynote speaker will be Bobby Brasher, noted outdoorsman, high school football coach and executive director of Christian Hunters and Anglers. For those interested in donating wild game to be cooked for the banquet: contact Buddy Hancock (936) 590-0022. For those interested in cooking: contact Rusty Sanford (936) 554-2496), Buddy Hancock (936) 590-0022, or David Koonce (936) 590-0994. Ticket stubs will be drawn to award the Door Prizes!! The event is sponsored by local churches. Too help promote the event and invite friends, free tickets are available at the office of First Baptist Church in Center.

 

The San Augustine Lions Sporting Clay Shoot will be held Saturday, Feb. 21 at Fairway Farm, located five miles east of San Augustine on Hwy. 21. All proceeds benefit Texas Lions’ Camp, local charities and scholarships. The shoot will consist of four or five person teams. Individuals are welcome and everyone will be placed on a team. There will be one flight beginning at 10 a.m., registration starts at 8 a.m. Fee is $100 per shooter. Food, drinks and prizes will be provided. Title sponsors are Contango Oil & Gas Company, XTO Entergy and CHI St. Luke’s Health. For more information contact Norrell Thomas at 936-275-6015 or Kenny Fowler at 936-275-6208. Entry forms are also available at Center Broadcasting at 307 San Augustine Street in Center.