In sports,

 

Track & Field:

 

The Class 4A area track and field meet was held at Carthage Wednesday and all three boys’ relay teams, along with Arnol Escobedo in the 800 meter run are headed to the regional meet May 1 & 2 in Huntsville at Sam Houston State University.

 

4x100 relay: Sophomores, Joe King and Octavious Evans and Juniors, Sayoddrick Barnes and Dacorey McGee.

 

4x200 relay: Sophomores, Joe King, Octavious Evans, and Adrian Johnson, and Junior Sayoddrick Barnes.

 

Mile Relay: Sophomores Octavious Evans and Kyle Parks, and Juniors, Arnol Escobedo and Sayoddrick Barnes.

 

There’s also a good number of athletes from the area’s 2A schools that qualified for the region meet in Palestine next weekend at area meets Wednesday in San Augustine and Cushing. We’ll have those regional qualifiers as they become available.

 

Baseball

 

The Center Roughriders and Carthage Bulldogs are scheduled to play the rubber game of their district schedule in Carthage Friday night, weather permitting. After splitting the two previous meetings, this one could mean a lot in playoff seeding. Both teams are headed to the playoffs, and Carthage (8-1) has a half-game lead on Center (8-2). NOTE: The Riders were to have played White Oak in a double-header Saturday, that has been cancelled.

 

State-ranked Beckville has taken the District 23-2A championship (12-0), with Gary, Timpson and Joaquin trying to get in the playoffs. Gary (9-3) goes to Beckville Friday, Timpson (8-3) heads to Joaquin (6-5) tonight, with the Bears at home against Martinsville Friday. Other games scheduled: Tenaha (3-8) goes to Shelbyville (5-6) at 5:30 p.m. today, Shelbyville goes to Joaquin at 6:30 p.m. Friday, and Tenaha will play Mount Enterprise Friday.

 

In Dist. 24-2A, the top three are state-ranked with West Sabine at 13-0, Broaddus 14-1 and Colmesneil 11-3. The meeting on April 28 with Broaddus at West Sabine will likely be for the district championship. All three will represent the district in the playoffs.

 

Dist. 19-4A Standings

Carthage 8-1
Center 8-2 
Tatum 4-6

Rusk 3-6
Henderson 1-9

Softball

The Shelbyville Lady Dragons have taken over second place in Dist. 22-2A and will finish district at Chireno next Monday, April 27 at 5 p.m. Head coach Vance Vickers tells us it’s likely the Lady Dragons will likely play Dallardsville Big Sandy or Apple Springs. More will be known when the season officially ends Friday.

 

Dist. 22-2A

1.    Zavalla

2.    Shelbyville

3.    West Sabine

 

The Joaquin Lady Rams took third in district and will play Slocum in bi-district next week. Coach Steven McCann said details are being worked out. He says the game will likely be in Nacogdoches.

 

1.Cushing 13-1

2.Alto 12-2

3. Joaquin 11-3

 

Dist. 19-4A Final Standings

Carthage 8-0
Rusk 5-3
Henderson 5-3

Tatum 2-6
Center 0-8

 

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: 1^st ticket drawn-$5,000, 2^nd-6^th 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.

 

DU Greenwing event:

After having to postpone in March due to wet weather, the Shelby County Ducks’ Unlimited annual Green Wing event has been rescheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, June 6. According to Clint Tanner the location has been changed to a familiar site, Weldon Boles’ property off Old City Lake Road. Tanner said DU used that location previously. There will be prizes for all kids, along with Texas Parks & Wildlife Game Wardens providing hunter safety, Mike Hudman with Black Water Retrievers with a dog demo and a free hot dog meal. All kids’ ages up to 17 are invited to attend. Mark your calendar for June 6, the Shelby County Ducks Unlimited Greenwing Event. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. The location is 245 CR 1006, Center. By the way, kids, bring your fishing pole. For more information call Clint Tanner at 936-332-4767 or Adam Reeves at 936-332-6420.

 

Take a Kid Fishing:

The 37^th annual Center Broadcasting-Shelby County Bass Anglers’ Take a Kid Fishing Bream Tournament will be held on Toledo Bend at Huxley Bay Marina on Saturday, May 9. We invite all children ages 3 to 15 years old to register for the free tournament. Entry forms can be picked up at the Center Broadcasting studios at 307 San Augustine Street in Center, Huxley Bay Marina, Scarber’s Grocery & Trail’s End & RV in Huxley, First Bank and Trust East Texas in San Augustine, or Hometown Tackle in Center.   Participants must be preregistered no later than May 1st.  Trophies will be awarded to each group and prizes will be available for each participant.  Fishing begins at 6am, and all participants must be in the weigh-in line no later than 12:30pm. You can go to the Center Broadcasting Company website, cbc-radio.com to download an entry form. For more information, contact the stations.