In sports,

 

State tennis tournament:

 

Center Roughrider Tennis is represented at the State Tennis Tournament at Texas A&M by two doubles teams. Adam Reeves and Alec Lucas will be playing in boys’ doubles division, and Julie Garcia and Malory Nehring will be in the girls’ doubles. Quarterfinal play begins at 8 a.m. Tuesday with Reeves/Lucas taking on a duo from Abilene Wylie. Garcia/Nehring will face Fredericksburg at 12 noon Tuesday. The semi-finals will be held Tuesday afternoon.

 

Baseball state playoffs:

 

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 Groesbeck (sweep China Springs, 10-7, 1-0). Center defeated Huntington in Game 1, 10-2 on Friday.

 

This message was posted by Rider Head Coach David Sheppard on Facebook last night:

 

We are still a coin flip away from locking the series sites in, but I can give you the two options
Heads: Thursday 7pm in Gary
Friday. 7pm in Groesbeck
Saturday at 12pm in Gary
Tails: the reverse Thursday in Groesbeck Friday in Gary, Saturday in Groesbeck.

Pray for little to no rain. With the turf in Gary, if Groesbeck field isn't playable, the game will be moved to Gary.

 

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 this week and play state-ranked Centerville. Joaquin won Game 1 on Friday, 5-2. The site, date and times are being finalized today.

 

The Garrison Bulldogs exit the Class 3A state playoffs as they are swept by Crockett in a bi-district series.

 

Saturday results:

· CLASS 4A REGION III

· Center 5, Huntington 1 (Center wins series, 2-0)

· Rusk 4, Lufkin Hudson 2

· Hudson 5, Rusk 0 (Hudson wins series, 2-1)

·Carthage 5, Diboll 0 (Carthage wins series, 2-0)

CLASS 3A REGION IIII

· Crockett 6, Garrison 3 (Crockett wins series, 2-0)

· Central Heights 13, Buffalo 0 (Central Heights wins series, 2-0)

·  Jefferson 7, Troup 3 (Jefferson advances)

·  Frankston 3, New Diana 2 (Frankston advances)

·  Elkhart 10, Hemphill 0 (Elkhart wins series, 2-0)

· Malakoff 9, Elysian Fields 4 (Malakoff advances)

· White Oak 15, Corsicana Mildred 5 (White Oak advances)

· New Waverly 8, Woodville 7 (New Waverly wins series, 2-0)

CLASS 2A REGION III

· Joaquin 7, Broaddus 6 (Joaquin wins series, 2-0)

· Colmesneil 20, Gary 8  (Colmesneil wins series, 2-1)

· Hawkins 8, Cayuga 7 (Hawkins wins series, 2-0)

· Grapeland 2, Groveton 1 (Grapeland wins series, 2-0)

 

 

Softball state playoffs:

 

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-inning 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 site, date and times are being worked out.

 

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.

The Garrison Lady Bulldogs are eliminated from the Class 3A playoffs after a 1-0 loss to East Bernard Friday night in Huntsville.

 

Saturday results:

 

CLASS 4A REGION III

·Huntington 3, Lorena 2

·Huntington 6, Lorena 5 (Huntington wins series, 2-0)

 Henderson vs. Fairfield

·Robinson 13, Rusk 4 (Robinson advances)

 

CLASS 3A REGION III

· Franklin 4, Sabine 3 (Franklin wins series, 2-0)

· Pollok Central 5, Kirbyville 2 (Central wins series, 2-0)

· Malakoff 4, Teague 0 (Malakoff advances)

· White Oak vs. Little River Academy

· White Oak vs. Little River Academy

· Woodville 4, Danbury 0 (Woodville wins series, 2-0)

·  Boling 15, Elkhart 2 (Boling wins series, 2-0)

 

 CLASS 2A REGION III

· Joaquin 4, Groveton 6 (Game 2 Saturday)

· Joaquin 13, Groveton 3 (Game 3 Joaquin wins series, 2-1)

·  Fruitvale 7, Bogata Rivercrest 3 (Fruitvale advances)

·  Harleton 12, Martin’s Mill 2 (Harleton wins series, 2-0)

New SFA coach

The SFA Ladyjacks have a new head basketball coach. SFA named Mark Kellogg to that position Sunday. Kellogg has served as the head coach at West Texas A&M, a Division II program in Canyon. for two seasons. He compiled a 62-6 record and two straight Elite Eight appearances and a national championship appearance in 2014. Former Ladyjack coach Brandon Schneider resigned in April to accept the head coaching job at Kansas University.

 

CMS Athletics Parent’s Meeting

There will be a parent meeting for all parents of incoming 6th, 7th & 8th grade students at Center ISD who are participating in athletics on May 11th & 14th.Monday, May 11th will be for the middle school girls and *Thursday, May 14th*, will be for the middle school boys. These meetings will take place in the Center Middle School Auditorium at *5:30 pm* both evenings.

 

Center Athletic Banquet:

The Center High School “Banquet of Champions” will be held Tuesday, May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Windham Civic Center. The meal is catered by Pete Lowe’s Catering, and is chicken & chopped BBQ. There will be a slideshow with memories from the year and awards for each sport.. Tickets are $7 adults, $5 students, five and under are free, and $3 for kids 6-12. All athletic students are admitted free. Tickets are available in the athletic office at the high school until May 15. No tickets sold at the door. For more information, call the athletic office at 598-6173, ext. 2231.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DU Greenwing event:

The Shelby County Ducks’ Unlimited annual Green Wing event will be held at 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.