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Local Sports Round up 5/8/14

The Center High School Athletic Department will be hosting its annual Athletic Banquet at 6 tonight in the Center High School Cafetorium. Athletes will be admitted free of charge. Parents and guests will be charge $5 at the door. A meal will be provided.

 

In the state baseball playoffs:

 

The Joaquin Rams will play West Sabine in a Class 1A area round best-of-three series at Nacogdoches High School starting tonight, weather permitting. Game 1 is set to start at 6 p.m., with Game 2 at 6 p.m. Friday, and if needed, Game 3 at 6 Saturday. The series winner moves on to play the Douglass/Dallardsville Big Sandy winner in the region quarter-finals.

 

The Center Roughriders will meet Caldwell in a Class 3A best-of-3 area championship series starting at 7 tomorrow night in Madisonville. Game 2 will be at 2 Saturday in Pollock Central, and if needed, Game 3 will follow. The series winner has the winner of the Carthage/West series in the region quarter-finals next week. Center Broadcasting will have Rider playoff action on Q-100 KQBB as Don Wall handles the play-by-play.

 

The Garrison Bulldogs will play Elysian Fields in a Class 2A area round series in Marshall at East Texas Baptist University. Game 1 is 7 p.m. Friday, with Game 2 at 3 p.m. Saturday, and if necessary, Game 3 will follow if necessary. The series winner has the winner of the White Oak/Groveton game in the quarter-final round.

 

Central Heights will take on Tatum in a Class 2A area round best of series starting at 7 tonight in Henderson. The series winner meets the Kirbyville/New Diana winner in the region quarterfinal round.

 

 

In the softball playoffs:

 

The Garrison Lady Bulldogs have a Class 2A region quarterfinal best-of-three series against Woodville scheduled to start Friday at Morris Frank Park in Lufkin. Game one is 7 Friday, with Game 2 at 4 Saturday. If necessary, Game 3 would follow. The winner moves on to the region semi-final to play the winner of the Bruceville-Eddy/Salado winner.

 

Center will be the site for a Class 1A girls’ softball quarterfinal series when No. 2 state-ranked Beckville clashes with Cushing. Game 1 is to be played at noon Friday, with Game 2 to follow Game 1. If necessary, Game 3 is 3 p.m. Saturday.

 

Center High School is hosting a 5k run/walk to help aid human trafficking victims. The 5k will be held at Center High School this Saturday, May 10th, at 8 am. For registration or donation information visit www.centerisd.org or email Brad Lawrence at brad.lawrence@centerisd.org.

 

 

There’ll be a number of local athletes taking part in the UIL state track and field meet in Austin Friday & Saturday hoping to bring home gold medals and the title as best in Texas.

 

San Augustine state qualifiers include: Tia Barnes in the girls’ shot put; Ky’Ashlyn Price in girls’ long jump and 200-meter dash; and Anwar Davis in the boys’ 100-meter dash; in addition to the girls’ 400 & 800-meter relays (Ve’Shun Lacy, Latavia Edwards, Jazmine Watts, Ky’Ashlyn Price), and the boys’ 400 & 800-meter relays (Dez Randle, Jarvis Smith, Jamikel Roberts, Anwar Davis)

Shelbyville state qualifiers are: Bailey Robalais (Rab-a-lay) in he girls’ discus; Mikel Carter in boys’ pole vault; Emma Walker in the 1600-meter run; and the girls’ 1600-meter relay (Stephanie Cartwright, Adaisia Cartwright, Jakyra Ross, Cleosha Jeter)

Timpson state qualifiers include: Mack Hamilton in the boys’ 800-meter run; and the boys’ 800-meter relay (Terence Garrett, Shakar Johnson, Eric Gossett, Devonta Thompson)

In Class 2A, Garrison’s Jasia Berry in the girls’ 110 hurdles; Willie Rogers in high jump; Taylor Webb in girls’ pole vaulting; and Lacy Lee in girls’ discus.

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