In sports,
Soccer:
The Center Roughriders will meet Houston Furr in the Region Semifinals of the Class 4A state playoffs at 5 p.m. today at A&M Consolidated High School in College Station. Palestine plays Houston Scarborough in the other region semifinal at 7 p.m. The winners will play for the regional championship at 4 p.m. Saturday with a trip to the state tournament up for grabs. Entrance will be $5 for students and $10 for adults.
The address for the stadium is:
​1801 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South
College Station, TX 77840​
District golf:
The Joaquin boys’ and girls’ teams have both qualified for the regional tournament after they won second place at this week’s district event at Carthage Country Club. Lady Ram Dalayna Daw was first medallist. Lady Ram team members are Daw, Caitlyn Gates, Nikki Cox, Maci McDaniel, Sydney Harville and Kendall Smith. Ram golf team members are Reagan Hovey, Vic Patel, Lewis Blount, Adam Mason, Cole Powdrill and Dalton Wheless. The boys’ regional tourney is Monday & Tuesday and girls’ Wednesday & Thursday in Corsicana.
District tennis:
Joaquin took the overall team Dist. 22-2A Championships in boys and girls tennis recently. Joaquin tennis won every event, and went one-two in Girls’ Doubles and Boys’ Singles. The first and second place finishers in each division advance to region in Corsicana April 20 & 21.
District 22-2A Tennis Results
Joaquin took the overall team District Champions in both Boys and Girls.
The first and second place finishers in each division advance to regionals in Corsicana April 20th and 21st.
Girls' Singles ----- 1st place- Kaitlyn Scruggs--- Joaquin
2nd -- Annabella Lowden --- Martinsville
3rd -- Alexis Byrd---Joaquin
4th-- Brooke McClure --- Tenaha
Girls' Doubles------ 1st--Daylana Daw / Maci McDaniel---Joaquin
2nd-- Jaz Atkins / Jacy Williams--- Joaquin
Boys' Singles----- 1st-- Lewis Blount--- Joaquin
2nd-- Justin Webster---Joaquin
3rd-- Dalton Pulver---Martinsville
Boys' Doubles----- 1st-- Josh Darnielle / Colby Hamilton--- Joaquin
2nd-- Colton Goeke / Andy Ward --- Tenaha
3rd-- Levi Enloe / Noah Berney--- Martinsville
4th -- Mathew Hughes / Kaleb Wilburn-Joaquin
Mixed Doubles---- 1st-- Christipher Lightfoot / Brooklyn Smith --- Joaquin
2nd-- Blake Enloe/ Daisy Sequeda-Martinsville
3rd-- Colby Wilson / Haley Moon-- Martinsville
4th -- Justin Bailey / Katelyn Martinez-Joaquin
Mark Lawrence is coach
Track & Field:
The Center Roughrider and Lady Riders are in the Pine Tree Pirate Relays today.
Varsity and JV District meets for all area schools will be held next week.
The Center Roughrider Special Olympics team will host their annual meet at Roughrider Stadium on Thursday, April 16.
Baseball
The Center Roughrider Baseball program has a bye from district play today as they trail Carthage by a half-game in the Dist. 19-4A race. Center is scheduled to hosts a benefit Hit-a-Thon at 5:30 p.m. this afternoon at Roughrider Field. Players are hoping to raise at least $5,000 for the program to help off-set expenses. Players have been asking for donations and any help would be appreciated. The hit-a-thon’s format will have each Rider getting 10 pitches, with the total distance hit times what was pledged per foot the amount raised by the player. The event was postponed in February due to weather.
Today’s schedule:
In Dist. 23-2A, the fight is for the second and third playoff positions as state-ranked Beckville is out in front with an 8-0 record. The Joaquin Rams (5-3) are tied with Gary for third place, a game back of the Timpson Bears (6-2). Joaquin goes to Martinsville (2-6) today, while Gary goes to Mt. Enterprise (1-7). Timpson will host the Tenaha Tigers (2-6), who are coming off an emotional win over Gary Tuesday. The Shelbyville Dragons (3-5) will host Beckville today.
In Dist. 24-2A, state-ranked West Sabine (10-0) is in the driver’s seat, with the second and third post-season spots also shaping up to favor two other ranked teams, the Broaddus Bulldogs (9-1) and Colmesneil (8-1). Broaddus will host Brookeland (3-8) today. The San Augustine Wolves (3-8) host Burkeville (0-10).
In Dist. 22-3A, the Garrison Bulldogs are also in playoff mode at 5-3, tied with Woodville and Woden. The state’s No. 1 ranked team, Central Heights is 8-0 and looks unbeatable. 3A will take four teams into the playoffs. Hemphill and Central are 4-4, making the playoff picture interesting heading down the stretch. Garrison hosts Central today.
Monday’s schedule:
Shelbyville hosts West Sabine
Tuesday’s schedule:
Center at Rusk
Timpson hosts Mt. Enterprise
Joaquin at Gary
Shelbyville hosts Martinsville
Garrison at Hemphill
San Augustine at Colmesneil
Broaddus at Zavalla
Dist. 19-4A Baseball
W L
Carthage 5 1
Center 5 2
Rusk 4 2
Tatum 2 4
Henderson 0 7
Dist. 23-2A
W L
Beckville 8 0
Timpson 6 2
Joaquin 5 3
Gary 5 3
Shelbyville 3 5
Tenaha 2 6
Martinsville 2 6
Mt. Enterprise 1 7
Dist. 24-2A
W L
West Sabine 10 0
Broaddus 9 1
Colmesneil 8 1
Zavalla 7 4
Chester 5 4
San Augustine 3 8
Brookeland 3 8
Chireno 0 9
Burkeville 0 10
Softball:
Today’s schedule:
The Center Lady Riders (0-5) are scheduled to be at Henderson (2-3) for a 4:30 p.m. first pitch.
With four games left on the schedule and trying to claim one of three playoff spots, the third-place Joaquin Lady Rams (8-2) are home against Douglass. Alto & Cushing are tied for first. After today, Joaquin has Alto, Timpson and Gary left to play.
The Shelbyville Lady Dragons are also playoff hunting at 8-2 as they go to Martinsville. Shelbyville is in third place behind West Sabine and Zavalla is leading the district race.
Other Friday games:
Timpson (4-6) hosts Alto
Garrison hosts Central
Tuesday’s schedule:
Center hosts Carthage
Joaquin at Alto
Shelbyville at Chireno
Timpson at Gary
Garrison at Hemphill
Dist. 19-4A Softball
Carthage 5-0
Rusk 3-1
Henderson 2-3
Tatum 2-3
Center 0-5
Regional Qualifiers
Golf:
Center girls & boys teams (Girls-April 13 & 14 and Boys-April 15 & 16 in Huntsville at Raven nest Golf Club)
Joaquin boys & girls (Boys-April 13-15 and Girls-April 15 & 16 in Corsicana
Timpson medalist Dustin Pledger (April 15-15 in Corsicana)
Tennis:
Center boys & girls (April 20 & 21-Bryan)
Tenaha boys doubles - Colton Goeke & Andy Ward (April 20 & 21 in Corsicana)
Joaquin boys & girls (April 20 & 21 in Corsicana)
5K Fun Run & Walk:
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension along with Nacogdoches Medical Center and Brookshire Brothers are sponsoring the Shelby County Fit 5K Fun Run & Walk at 8 a.m., on Saturday, April 18. Entry fee is 5 cans of non-perishable food items, and the event is open to all ages-and you do not have to be a member of the Step Up Scale Down program. The event begins at Center Park Pond Pavilion behind the baseball fields. For more information, call 936-598-7744. A free refillable water bottle toes to the first 15 participants to sign-in at the event.
Golf tournament:
The East Texas Peace Officers’ Association Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, April 18 at Woodland Hills Golf Course in Nacogdoches. The format is a 4-man scramble with a start time of 1:30 p.m. Cost is $300 per team, which includes door prizes, range balls and lunch. All proceeds go towards the training conference for peace officers in East Texas, which will be held in Center in June. To register, contact Mike Claude at mrclaude50@gmail.com.
Car Show:
The City of San Augustine Main Street would like to invite you to enter the antique and muscle car show during the Heritage Festival on May 2. The chairs Billy Johnson and daughter Brittney Johnson are in charge of the event. It will take place Saturday May 2. Call to reserve your place, 936-201-9798 or 936-275-3172. Come out and enjoy the good food, farmers market, heritage demonstrations, information booths, arts and crafts vendors, shopping, educational presentations, storytelling, live entertainment and downtown walking tours.
Joaquin Athletic Boosters:
The Joaquin Athletic Booster Fundraiser $10,000 raffle will be held Monday, May 11 in conjunction with the high school athletic banquet. The tickets are $100 each for the drawing, with only 250 tickets sold. The drawing goes as follows: 1st ticket drawn-$5,000, 2nd-6th tickets-$1,000 each. A total of $10,000 will be given away. There will not be a meal included with the drawing. If you would like to attend the athletic banquet as well, tickets for the meal will be on sell at the high school office at a later date. Tickets can be purchased from any Joaquin Athletic Booster member or the administration office.
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