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Local Sports Round up 5/22/14

High School baseball playoff action today:

 

The Class 1A’s No. 1 state-ranked team, Douglass has a three-game regional semi-final series with Harleton in Kilgore at Driller Park beginning at 5 this afternoon with Game 1, and Game 2 will follow 30 minutes later. If necessary, Game 3 is at 6 Friday. The winner advances to play the Price Carlisle/Evadale winner in the region final.

 

The Price Carlisle/Evadale regional semifinal is a one-game playoff to be played at 6:30 Friday at Morris Frank Park in Lufkin.

 

In the Class 3A region semi-finals, Caldwell will play Silsbee in a best-of-three region semi-final series in New Caney. Game 1 is at 7 tonight, with Game 2 at 7 Friday. The series winner has the College Station/Huffman Hargrave winner in the region final next week.

 

The Garrison Bulldogs will play Troy in a Class 2A state baseball regional semi-final series starting Friday night in College Station. Game 1 of that series will be at 7 p.m. at A&M Consolidated, with Game 2 at 4 p.m. Saturday. The winner will move on to the Region Final against the Central Heights/Salado winner.

 

The Central Heights-Salado 2A regional semi-final series will start Friday night in Franklin. Game 1 is at 7 p.m., with Game 2 at noon Saturday.

 

The annual Preston Football Camp will be held Saturday, June 7 at Roughrider Stadium. The camp hours are from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information, contact Dwight Preston at 598-2470.

 

The 61st annual Shelby County Sheriff’s Posse PRCA Rodeo is June 6 & 7 at 7:30 each night, sponsored by Wright Chrysler Dodge Jeep. Presale tickets are $5, and can be purchased at Boles Feed, Triple J Feed and Wright Chrysler Dodge Jeep in Center. Kids 6 and under get in free. There will be a calf scramble each night for kids 10 and under with cash prizes. On Saturday night only, anyone wearing a western hat will receive $1 off their admission ticket at the gate. Entertainment will be provided by three different East Texas Equestrian Drill Teams. The Rustlers, the 4-8 year olds; The Young Guns, the 8-14 year olds; and The Roughriders, age 15 & up.

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