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Track & Field state meet local results:

 

The Shelbyville Lady Dragons repeated as state champions in the Class 2A 4x400 Relay by grabbing the gold during Saturday’s events. After setting a new region record, the Lady Dragons were .06 off the Class 2A state record. Overall, the Lady Dragons take second place as a team with 41 points (Rosebud-Lott 64). Shelbyville girls also claim a medal in the 4x200 Relay by placing 3^rd.

 

The Timpson Bears get two runner finishes in two relays and end the meet with second place in Class 2A with 40 points (New Deal 58). Timpson came in second behind New Deal in both the 4x100 Relay and 4x200 Relay. E.C. Gossett of Timpson was silver medalist in the 100 m Dash, .03 of a second behind the winner.

 

State meet results:

 

Shelbyville:

 

Boys-

 

Pole Vault-Mikel Carter 4^th 14-0 (1^st-15.03 Tolar)

 

Girls-

Discus-Bailey Rabalais 9th

 

Triple Jump – Cleosha Jeter 6^th 34-04.5 (1^st-36-04 Canadian)

 

400 meter – Ke’Anna Osby 7^th 1:02.91 (1^st-59.55 Seymour)

 

4x200 Relay – (Belinda Bohannon, Cleosha Jeter, Daisy Cartwright & Kyra Ross 3^rd 1:46.39 (1^st-1:42.0 Rosebud-Lott)

 

4x400 Relay (Mile Relay) (Ke’Anna Osby, Daisy Carwright, Kyra Ross & Cleosha Jeter) 1^st 4:00.3

 

Timpson:

 

Shot Put-Alberto Cuero 9th

 

100m Dash-E.C. Gossett 2^nd 10.8 sec. (1^st-10.77 Lovelady)

 

4x100 Relay- E.C. Gossett, Terrance Garrett, Shakur Johnson and DeVonte’ Thompson 2^nd 42.45 sec. (1^st-42.25 New Deal)

 

4x200 Relay - Hayden Smith, Shakur Johnson, E.C. Gossett, DeVonte’ Thompson 2^nd 1:28.84 (1^st-1:28.65 New Deal)

 

Joaquin:

 

Girls-

 

High Jump-Annabeth Vaughn 7th

 

San Augustine:

 

Girls –

 

San Augustine Lady Wolf Ky’Ashlyn Price got a silver medal in the 2A Long Jump. By the way, San Augustine girls were .04 behind the Shelbyville Lady Dragons who picked up the bronze in the 4x200 Relay.

 

Long Jump -Ky’Ashlyn Price 2^nd 17-02.75 (1^st-17-04.0 Mertzon Irion Co)

 

4×100 Relay (KiUndrea Sigler, LaErica Pickens, Britney Bluford, Ky’Ashlyn Price, Aaliyah Anders, Millie Medina) 4^th 49.87 (1^st-47.89 Rosebud-Lott)
4×200 Relay (KiUndrea Sigler, LaErica Pickens, Britney Bluford, Ky’Ashlyn Price, Aaliyah Anders, Millie Medina) 4^th 1:46.43 (1^st-1:42 Rosebud-Lott)
 

Garrison

 

Boys-

 

Pole Vault-Cody Cooper

 

Girls-

 

High Jump-Kori Westmoreland 7th

Long Jump-Ki’Audra Hayter 5th

 

 

Baseball state playoffs:

 

The Center Roughriders take the area championship with a dominating sweep of the Groesbeck Goats in the best-of-three Class 4A playoff series Friday night in Gary. The Riders advance to the region quarterfinal round where they will tangle with former district rival Hudson. The Hornets move on after their area sweep of Lorena. That third-round series is set for Gary due to the threat of rain this week. Game 1 is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Game 2 at 7 p.m. Friday, and if necessary, Game 3 at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Riders dominated Groesbeck in the double-header, taking a 17-0 win in Game 1, and 12-2 in six-innings of Game 2. Center bats tallied 32 hits in those two games. As for pitching, the staff allowed a hit and a run while striking out 16 Groesbeck batters.

 

Center (22-3-1) vs. Hudson (21-10
Regional Quarterfinals
Game 1 Thursday at 7pm at Gary, Center visitors
Game 2 at 7pm at Gary, Center home
Game 3, if needed, Saturday at 1pm at Gary
 

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

 

Meanwhile, Dist. 19-4A Carthage sweeps Madisonville in a best-of-three area round series. The Bulldogs move on to play Waco Robinson in the region quarterfinal round this week. Waco Robinson beat Jasper to advance.

 

 

Carthage (17-10) vs. Robinson (25-5-1)

Game 1: Friday, May 22nd @ Mesquite Tillery, 6:00

Game 2: Saturday, May 23rd @ Mesquite Tillery, 2:00

Game 3: After Game 2 (if necessary)

 

The Joaquin Rams had their season end Saturday as state-ranked Centerville takes an 11-1 win in a Class 2A area championship game at Gary Saturday. Centerville moves on to play Beckville in the region quarterfinals.

 

The second round of the baseball playoffs not good for two No. 1 state-ranked teams. Class 2A’s top team and defending state champion, Douglass lost their best-of-three series to Colmesneil (1-7, 22-5, 5-7). The Game 1 loss to Colmesneil also ended a 51-game winning streak. In Class 3A, Central Heights lost a one-game playoff to Warren (0-1) Thursday. Colmesneil is not the only Dist. 24-2A team still alive, West Sabine defeats Cushing in the area round to advance.

 

Softball state playoffs:

The Joaquin Lady Rams were eliminated from the Class 2A playoffs when Cushing swept their best-of-three region quarterfinal series in Tatum. Cushing won Game 1, 6-4 Thursday, and Game 2 Friday, 4-3. Cushing moves on to play Fruitvale/Cayuga winner in the region semi-finals.

 

The Carthage Lady Bulldogs are headed to the Class 4A region semi-finals after a sweep of Huntington in their best-of-three region quarterfinal series. Carthage moves on to play Huffman-Hargrave.

 

The Henderson Lady Lions were defeated by Waco Robinson in another 4A region quarterfinal round series.

 

 

SFA wins commissioner’s cup

The SFA athletics program has won its third Southland Commissioner's Cup, by a landslide. Behind nine Southland Conference championships during the 2014-15 school year, SFA dominated, announced by the league Sunday. SFA finished ahead of second-place Lamar by 20.5 points by compiling 177.5 points. The Commissioner’s Cup is an award given by the Southland Conference to the league program that has accumulated the most points based on each individual sport’s finish in its respective standings.

 

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.