In sports,

 

Another Center Roughrider Baseball player on the current team will further their education after high school using their sports talent at Rider Josh Burns will sign a national letter of intent to play for the University of Texas at Tyler in a ceremony planned for Center High School at 10:30 a.m. Friday. This marks the third Rider Baseball player to sign and play collegiate ball. Burns joins teammates Dalton Horton (TCU) and Jacob Mitchell (LSU-S).

 

High School Basketball tonight:

 

Sole possession of first place in Dist. 19-4A is on the line as the Center Roughriders host Tatum at Roughrider Gym. Both teams are 2-0. Henderson is a half-game back of the leaders and will be in Carthage.

 

The Lady Riders will try to bounce into the win column for the first time in district when they take on Tatum.

 

It’s also Ballin’ for a Cancer tonight at Roughrider Gym. The Rider JV boys play @ 5 at Center High School gym, followed by Varsity girls, then Varsity boys. The JV girls play at the Middle School at 5 pm, followed by freshmen boys.

 

In Dist. 22-2A, the Shelbyville Dragons and Timpson Bears are in first place at 3-0. The Dragons go to 1-2 Beckville, while the Bears are home against the 1-2 Tenaha Tigers. The Joaquin Rams are in search of their first district win as go to 1-2 Martinsville.

 

In the girls’ Dist. 22-2A race, the Tenaha Lady Tigers are rolling at 5-0, and will be at the winless Timpson Lady Bears. There's a three-way tie for second as two of those teams go head-to-head tonight with the Joaquin Lady Rams at Martinsville, and the 3-2 Shelbyville Lady Dragons travel to Beckville.

 

The San Augustine Wolves and West Sabine are knotted in first in the Dist. 23-2A boys’ standings at 3-0. San Augustine goes to 2-1 Brookland tonight, with West Sabine in Lufkin against Pineywoods Academy. Broaddus goes to Zavalla.

 

In Dist. 23-3A, the Garrison Bulldogs go to Hemphill tonight. Both teams are at the bottom of the standings at 1-5.

 

Here's the district schedule for local teams Jan. 27, including boys and girls:

 

Dist. 19-4A

Henderson @ Carthage
Tatum @ Center

 

Dist. 22-2A

Shelbyville @ Beckville
Joaquin @ Martinsville
Tenaha @ Timpson

 

Dist. 23-2A
Broaddus @ Zavalla
San Augustine @ Brookeland
West Sabine @ Pineywoods

 

Dist. 22-3A
Central Heights @ Woodville
Garrison @ Hemphill
Central @ Corrigan
Woden vs Newton

 

Boys' Dist. Standings

 

19-4A

Center 2-0

Tatum 2-0

Henderson 1-0

Carthage 1-1

Rusk 1-2

 

22-1A

Shelbyville 3-0

Timpson 3-0

Tenaha 1-2

Beckville 1-2

Martinsville 1-2

Joaquin 0-3

 

23-2A

San Augustine 3-0

West Sabine 3-0
Brookeland 2-1

Broaddus 1-2
Pineywoods 0-3

Zavalla 0-3

 

22-3A

Woodville 6-0

Newton 5-1

Woden 4-2

Central Heights 4-2

Central 3-3

Garrison 1-5

Hemphill 1-5

Corrigan 1-5

 

In Soccer,

 

The Center Rider and Lady Rider Soccer teams go to Carthage today. Action starts at 5 p.m. with the Lady Riders’ game.

 

The Tenaha Tiger Soccer team took second place at the Waskom Tournament last Saturday. Tenaha fell to Class 4A Pleasant Grove, 2-0. The Tigers are 8-1 on the season. Tenaha will be at Atlanta Thursday, and the Lady Tiger Soccer will be in the New Summerfield Tournament starting Wednesday.

 

College Hoops,

 

The SFA Lumberjacks have won 16 in-a-row, beating. Lamar, 82-65 in Beaumont last night. The Lumberjacks host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 6 p.m. Saturday at William R. Johnson Coliseum in the second game of a double-header with the Ladyjacks.

 

The Panola Ponies lost to Kilgore College by two Saturday evening in conference play. The Ponies will be at Tyler Jr. College Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

 

The Panola Fillies got a win over Kilgore College, 69-54 Saturday. The Fillies are 10-9 and 3-7 in conference. They’ll take on Tyler Junior College at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Tyler.

 

Practice for a couple of UIL spring sports are getting underway, as girls' softball had their first day of practice last Friday, while the boys will begin their first day of baseball practice this Friday, Jan. 30.

 

Sign-ups:

 

2015 Center ASA Softball Sign-Ups will be held Friday, January 30 from 6-9 pm and Saturday, January 31 from 9 am to 12 noon at the Center Softball Fields. The cost is $80 for girls 5 years and up. Please bring your child’s birth certificate when you sign up. There will be sample uniforms for the girls to try on in order the get the correct size for the season.

 

Center Youth Baseball will be holding signups for the 2015 season on January 30, February 6 & 13 from 5-7pm at the Center Middle School Cafeteria. If anyone has any questions or is interesting in coaching please call Jason Mitchell at (936)488-2863 or Melissa McGhen at (936)488-9034.

 

There will be a Wild Game Cook-off and Banquet held on Saturday, February 7 at the Windham Civic Center. The cook-off judging will begin at 5p.m, participants may cook on site or off. The banquet will be at 6pm. The keynote speaker will be Bobby Brasher, noted outdoorsman, high school football coach and executive director of Christian Hunters and Anglers. For those interested in donating wild game to be cooked for the banquet: contact Buddy Hancock (936) 590-0022. For those interested in cooking: contact Rusty Sanford (936) 554-2496), Buddy Hancock (936) 590-0022, or David Koonce (936) 590-0994. Ticket stubs will be drawn to award the Door Prizes!! The event is sponsored by local churches. Too help promote the event and invite friends, free tickets are available at the office of First Baptist Church in Center.

 

The San Augustine Lions Sporting Clay Shoot will be held Saturday, Feb. 21 at Fairway Farm, located five miles east of San Augustine on Hwy. 21. All proceeds benefit Texas Lions’ Camp, local charities and scholarships. The shoot will consist of four or five person teams. Individuals are welcome and everyone will be placed on a team. There will be one flight beginning at 10 a.m., registration starts at 8 a.m. Fee is $100 per shooter. Food, drinks and prizes will be provided. Title sponsors are Contango Oil & Gas Company, XTO Entergy and CHI St. Luke’s Health. For more information contact Norrell Thomas at 936-275-6015 or Kenny Fowler at 936-275-6208. Entry forms are also available at Center Broadcasting at 307 San Augustine Street in Center.