In sports,

 

All local high school basketball teams, both boys and girls involved in district games tonight:

 

The Center Roughriders will look to bounce back from Tuesday's overtime loss to Tatum when they hit the road to Henderson. Games start at 5 p.m. with sub-varsity. The 2-1 Riders are a game back of Tatum in the 19-4A standings. Henderson is 1-2, after a 53-42 loss to Carthage this week. Winless Rusk goes to Tatum tonight.

 

The Center Lady Riders are also in Henderson, trying to get their first district win, they're 0-5. Henderson is 4-1.

 

In Dist. 22-2A, the Shelbyville Dragons are on top at 4-0, with the Timpson Bears at 3-1, followed by the Tenaha Tigers and Martinsville Pirates at 2-2. Tonight, Timpson goes to Shelbyville, Tenaha at Joaquin, and Beckville at Martinsville.

 

In the girls’ Dist. 22-2A race, the Tenaha Lady Tigers can clinch a share of the district title when they play at the Joaquin Lady Rams. Tenaha is 6-0, and Joaquin, 3-3. The Shelbyville Lady Dragons and Martinsville Lady Pirates are tied for second at 4-2. There's two weeks left in the regular season, with the top three teams making the playoffs.

 

In Dist. 23-2A The San Augustine Wolves are tied with Brookeland for second place at 3-1, a game back of 4-0 West Sabine. Broaddus is 2-2. Big match-ups tonight as San Augustine goes to West Sabine and Brookeland heads to Broaddus.

 

A good race as well in Dist. 23-3A, Woodville and Newton are tied at 7-1, with Central Heights a game back in third at 6-2. Tonight's schedule has Woodville at Newton for the outright lead, and Garrison at Central Heights.

 

Jan. 30

 

Dist. 19-4A

Center @ Henderson

Rusk @ Tatum

 

Dist. 22-2A

Beckville @ Martinsville

Tenaha @ Joaquin

Timpson @ Shelbyville

 

Dist. 23-2A

Brookeland @ Broaddus

Zavalla @ Pineywoods

San Augustine @ West Sabine

 

Dist. 22-3A

Garrison @ Central Heights

Woden @ Central

Woodville @ Newton

Hemphill @ Corrigan

 

Boys' Dist. Standings

 

19-4A

Tatum 3-0

Center 2-1

Carthage 2-2

Henderson 1-2

Rusk 0-3

 

22-1A

Shelbyville 4-0

Timpson 3-1

Tenaha 2-2

Martinsville 2-2

Beckville 1-3

Joaquin 0-4

 

23-2A

West Sabine 4-0

San Augustine 3-1

Brookeland 3-1

Broaddus 2-2
Pineywoods 0-4

Zavalla 0-4

 

22-3A

Woodville 7-1

Newton 7-1

Central Heights 6-2

Woden 4-4

Central 4-4

Garrison 1-6

Hemphill 1-6

Corrigan 1-7

 

Texas Girls' Coaches Association released its preseason high school softball rankings this week and the list contains several east Texas teams. The Garrison Lady Bulldogs are ranked No. 8 in Class 3A, Beckville is No. 5 in Class 2A, Lufkin Hudson is No. 3 in Class 4A, and Hallsville No. 5 in Class 5A. Scrimmage action will start next week, with the season getting underway Feb. 17.

 

Today's the first day of high school baseball practice in the state of Texas.

 

The Panola Ponies’ baseball season is scheduled to start Saturday as Panola will play Baton Rough Community College in a double-header. There has been a change in the start time for the twin-bill as first-pitch is 1 p.m. at Jim Reeves Memorial Field in Carthage.

 

In Soccer,

 

The Center Rider and Lady Rider Soccer teams are in the New Summerfield Tournament thru Saturday.

 

The Tenaha Lady Tiger Soccer team is also in the New Summerfield Tournament and they take a 2-1 first-round win over Carthage Thursday.

 

College Hoops,

 

The Stephen F. Austin men’s basketball team has partnered with the American Cancer Society to turn Saturday’s 6 p.m. game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi into a Coaches vs. Cancer event. As fans enter William R. Johnson Coliseum, they are encouraged to help make a difference in the fight against cancer. At tables located on the north end of the concourse, fans can register and either give a flat donation or pledge a $1 or more for every 3-pointer the Lumberjacks make across the game to help aid cancer research. Those who enter a pledge will also be entered into a raffle for prizes, including $100 gift cards, to be announced at halftime. There is a minimum of a $20 donation to be eligible for the raffle. The Ladyjacks have the early game of the double-header playing A&M-Corpus Christi at 4 p.m.

 

SFA head men's basketball coach Brad Underwood has made it to the second round of the Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge, and he is rallying Lumberjack fans for their support to help him win $100,000 for the Nacogdoches Area United Way. Underwood is one of 48 top college basketball coaches in the nation participating in the fan-vote challenge. The program, sponsored by luxury automobile manufacturer Infiniti, in partnership with the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the NCAA and ESPN, benefits the coaches' favorite charity. Infiniti will donate at least $1,000 to each participating coach, and will award $100,000 to the coach who receives the most fan votes over a 10-week period that ends on March 15 when the grand prize winner is announced. Coach Underwood is currently in 10th place. To vote go to www.espn.com/infiniti

 

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.

Joaquin Youth Sports will hold registration for the 2015 season of baseball/softball on the following days: Saturday, January 31 from 9am-12pm at Joaquin High School Gym Entrance; Tuesday, February 3 from 5:30pm- 7:30pm at Word of Faith Gym; Saturday, February 7 from 9am -12pm at Joaquin High School Gym Entrance (THIS WILL BE THE FINAL DAY AND TIME TO SIGN UP) Registration will be $80 per child or $150 per household. Please bring a copy of your child's birth certificate with you to registration.

 

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., and 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.