The Center Baseball Roughriders capture the Class 4A bi-district championship with a 5-1 win in Huntington Saturday. The Riders move on to the area round of the state playoffs where they'll meet Grosbeck (sweep China Springs, 10-7, 1-0). Center defeated Huntington in Game 1, 10-2 on Friday.

 

The Joaquin Rams get a 7-6 win in Game 2 of a best-of-three bi-dist. baseball series against Broaddus Saturday to sweep the state-ranked Bulldogs and advance to the area round next week and play state-ranked Centerville. Joaquin won Game 1 on Friday, 5-2.

 

The Joaquin Lady Rams are area champions after a 13-3 win in Game 3 of their bi-district softball series with Groveton Saturday. Sophomore Darby Hughes added to the assault with a home run in the six-inn ing game. Joaquin takes the series, 2-1. Groveton won Game 2 Saturday, 4-6 to send it to a third game. The Lady Rams won Game  1, 5-2 Friday. Joaquin advances to the region quarterfinal to play Cushing.

 

The Shelbyville Lady Dragons had their season end at home Friday night as Cushing grabs an 8-0 victory to sweep the Class 2A area round softball home-and-home series in two games. Cushing took Game 1 Thursday, 2-1.