In sports,

 

State tennis tournament:

 

Inclement weather in Aggieland Tuesday delayed start of play in the tournament until last night. The Center boys’ doubles team of Adam Reeves and Alec Lucas were defeated in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1 by Abilene Wylie. Meanwhile, the girls’ doubles team of Julie Garcia and Malory Nehring were eliminated by Fredericksburg, 6-2, 6-2.

 

Track & Field State Qualifiers—Meet May 15 & 16 in Austin

 

Timpson:

 

Shot Put-Alberto Cuero

 

100m Dash-E.C. Gossett

 

4x100 Relay- E.C. Gossett, Terrance Garrett, Shakur Johnson and DeVonte’ Thompson

 

4x200 Relay - Hayden Smith, Shakur Johnson, E.C. Gossett, DeVonte’ Thompson

 

Shelbyville:

 

Boys-

 

Pole Vault-Mikel Carter

 

Girls-

 

Discus-Bailey Rabalais

 

Triple Jump – Cleosha Jeter

 

400 meter – Ke’Anna Osby

 

4x200 Relay – (Belinda Bohannon, Cleosha Jeter, Daisy Cartwright & Kyra Ross

 

4x400 Relay (Mile Relay) (Ke’Anna Osby, Daisy Carwright, Kyra Ross & Cleosha Jeter)

 

Joaquin:

 

Girls-

High Jump-Annabeth Vaughn

 

San Augustine:

 

Girls –

 

Long Jump -Ky’Ashlyn Price

4×100 Relay

4×200 Relay

 

Garrison

 

Boys-

 

Pole Vault-Cody Cooper

 

Girls-

 

High Jump-Kori Westmoreland

Long Jump-Ki’Audra Hayter

 

 

Baseball state playoffs:

 

The Center Baseball Roughriders will meet Groesbeck in an area championship series beginning at 8 p.m. Thursday in Groesbeck. Start time for Game 1 has been pushed back an hour. Game 2 will take place at 7 p.m. Friday in Gary. If needed, Game 3 will be on Saturday at 1 PM in Groesbeck. The series winner gets the Hudson/Lorena winner in region quarterfinals.

 

Center vs. Groesback

4A Region 3-Area Playoff Series

Game 1 8 p.m. Thursday in Groesbeck

Game 2 7 p.m. Friday in Gary

Game 3 1 p.m. Saturday in Groesbeack (if needed)

 

Center Broadcasting will have coverage of the Riders throughout the state playoffs on Q-100 KQBB as Don Wall has the call.

 

The Joaquin Rams have advanced to the area round of the Class 2A playoffs and will take on Centerville. There will be one game only. The winner advances to the region quarterfinal round to play the Beckville/Grapeland winner.

Joaquin vs. Centerville
2A Region 3 - Area Playoff Game
One Game to be played on:
Friday, 6:00 pm at Central Pollok ISD

CLASS 4A REGION III

Center vs. Groesbeck

(Best-of-three series)

·      Game 1: 7 p.m. Thursday (May 14), Groesbeck HS

·      Game 2: 7 p.m. Friday (May 15), Gary HS

·      Game 3: 1 p.m. Saturday (May 16), Groesbeck HS, if necessary

Hudson vs. Lorena

(Best-of-three series)

·      Game 1: 7 p.m. Thursday (May 14), Lorena HS

·      Game 2: 7 p.m. Friday (May 15), Hudson HS

·      Game 3: 5 p.m. Saturday (May 16), A&M Consolidated HS, College Station, if necessary

 

Carthage vs. Madisonville

(Best-of-three series)

·      Game 1: 7:30 p.m. Thursday (May 14), Gary HS

·      Game 2: 7 p.m. Friday (May 15), Rusk HS

·      Game 3: 1 p.m. Saturday (May 16), Rusk HS, if necessary

 

Jasper vs. Robinson

(Best-of-three series)

At Athens HS

·      Game 1: 7 p.m. Friday (May 15)

·      Game 2: 2:30 p.m. Saturday (May 16)

·      Game 3: follows Game 2, if necessary

 

CLASS 3A REGION III

Central Heights vs. Warren

·      One-game playoff: 7 p.m. Thursday (May 14), Hemphill HS

Crockett vs. Buna

(Best-of-three series)

At New Caney HS

·      Game 1: 7 p.m. Thursday (May 14)

·      Game 2: 2 p.m. Saturday (May 16)

·      Game 3: follows Game 2, if necessary

CLASS 2A REGION III

Joaquin vs. Centerville

·      One-game playoff: 6 p.m. Friday (May 15), Pollok Central HS

West Sabine vs. Cushing

(Best-of-three series)

At Huntington HS

• Game 1: 7:30 p.m. Thursday (May 14)
• Game 2: 7:30 p.m. Friday (May 15)
• Game 3: 2 p.m. Saturday (May 16), if necessary

Douglass vs. Colmesneil

(Best-of-three series)

At Livingston’s Texas Slam

ï‚·  Game 1: 7 p.m. Thursday (May 14)

ï‚·  Game 2: 7 p.m. Friday (May 15)

ï‚·  Game 3: 2 p.m. Saturday (May 16), if necessary

Beckville vs. Grapeland

(Best-of-three series)

ï‚·  Game 1: 7 p.m. Thursday (May 14), Pollok Central HS

ï‚·  Game 2: 4 p.m. Saturday (May 16), Gary HS

ï‚·  Game 3: follows Game 2, if necessary

 

Softball state playoffs:

The Joaquin Lady Rams are in the third-round of the Class 2A playoffs and will meet Cushing in a best-of-three region quarterfinal series with all games in Tatum beginning Thursday. The winner has the Fruitvale/Cayuga winner in the region semi-finals.

Joaquin vs. Cushing
2A Region 3 - Regional Quarterfinal Playoff Series
1st Game - Thursday, 05/14 at 6:00 pm
2nd Game - Friday, 05/15 at 6:00 pm
3rd Game if necessary - Saturday, 05/16 at 2:00 pm
All games will be held at Tatum High School

 

CLASS 2A REGION III

Cayuga vs. Fruitvale

·      One-game playoff: 7 p.m. Thursday (May 14), Athens HS

 

Beckville vs. Harleton

(Best-of-three series)

At LeTourneau University, Longview

·      Game 1: 6 p.m. Thursday (May 14)

·      Game 2: 6 p.m. Friday (May 15)

·      Game 3: noon Saturday (May 16), if necessary

 

Alto vs. Grapeland

(Best of-three series)

At Rusk HS

• Game 1: 5 p.m. Friday (May 15)
• Game 2: follows Game 1
• Game 3: 1 p.m. Saturday (May 16). if necessary

CLASS 4A REGION III

Carthage vs. Huntington

(Best-of-three series)

·      Game 1: 7 p.m. Thursday (May 14), Carthage HS

·      Game 2: 7 p.m. Friday (May 15), Huntington HS

·      Game 3: 2 p.m. Saturday (May 16), SFA, Nacogdoches, if necessary

 

Henderson vs. Robinson

(One Game Playoff) Thursday, TBD

 

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 Friday, 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.