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High School Basketball Playoffs

 

Class 2A Region Semi-Final

 

The Tenaha Tigers will meet LaPoynor at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Jewett Leon. The Region III Semi-Finals begin with #1 Dallardsville-Big Sandy against #9 Kerens at 5 p.m. The winners meet in the final at 2 p.m. Saturday with the trip to San Antonio on the line.

 

Class 2A Region III Tournament
Jewett- Leon High School

Friday Semis
#1 Big Sandy vs. #9 Kerens - 5p
#8 Lapoynor vs. Tenaha - 7:30p

 

Saturday Final @ 2p

 

A Tiger Fan Bus will be traveling to the game. Tickets for fan bus are $12 (includes admission to game) on a first come first serve basis. If Tigers win they will play Saturday at 2pm. A fan bus will be provided.

Tickets for fan bus Saturday will be $12.00 (includes admission to game) on a first come first serve basis. Contact the Tenaha ISD Adm. Office.ALL STUDENTS/CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.  STUDENTS GRADES 9-12 MAY RIDE FAN BUS WITHOUT AN ADULT. TICKET PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE FOOD OR BEVERAGE.

 

Class 3A Region III

Angelina College (Lufkin)

 

Friday

#4 Kountze vs. #3 Rockdale - 6p

Teague vs. #14 Crockett - 8p

 

Saturday @ 2p

 

Class 4A Region III

Johnson Coliseum @ Sam Houston State

 

Friday

Mexia vs. #10 Silsbee - 6:15p

#2 Houston Sterling vs. Tatum - 8p

 

Saturday Final @ 1:30p

 

Class A Region IV

Burger Gym (Austin)

 

Friday

#9 Coolidge vs. #11 Waelder - 6p

#7 Calvert vs. #14 Premier - 8p

 

Saturday Final @ 12pm:

 

 

UIL Girls State Basketball Tournament Thursday-Saturday (March 5-7) At Alamodome, San Antonio

 

THURSDAY’S GAMES

 

    Class A semifinal: Lipan 55, Garden City 28

    Class A semifinal: Nazareth 61, D’Hanis 18

    Class 3A semifinal: Shallowater 63, Jarrell 50

    Class 3A semifinal: Sunnyvale 71, Rockdale 27

    Class 5A semifinal: Canyon 59, Bryan Rudder 46

    Class 5A semifinal: Dallas Adams 65, Cedar Park Vista Ridge 64

 

FRIDAY’S GAMES

 

    Class 2A semifinal: LaPoynor (32-2) vs. Martin’s Mill (29-7), 8:30 a.m.

    Class 2A semifinal: Weimer (34-4) vs. Gruver (30-5), 10 a.m.

    Class 4A semifinal: Waco La Vega (34-2) vs. Argyle (30-5), 1:30 p.m.

    Class 4A semifinal: Liberty Hill (37-2) vs. Abilene Wylie (31-5), 3 p.m.

    Class 6A semifinal: Dallas Skyline (30-6) vs. Flower Mound (28-7), 7 p.m.

    Class 6A semifinal: Houston Cypress Woods (33-1) vs. San Antonio Wagner (26-10), 8:30 p.m.

 

 SATURDAY’S GAMES

 

    Class A final: Lipan vs. Nazareth 8:30 a.m.

    Class 3A final: Shallowater vs. Sunnyvale 10 a.m.

    Class 2A final: 1:30 p.m.

    Class 5A final: Canyon vs. Dallas Adams 3 p.m.

    Class 4A final: 7 p.m.

    Class 6A final: 8:30 p.m.

 

Baseball:

 

The Center Varsity Baseball team will be playing in the Oil Belt Classic Tournament today and Saturday. The Varsity Riders will play Glenbrook, La. in Henderson at 10 a.m. this morning. Saturday’s games will be in Kilgore, with the Riders playing Whitehouse at 9 a.m. and Central Heights at 1 p.m.

 

The Rider JV will play a double-header at home Saturday against Spring Hill. First game starts at noon at Roughrider Field.

 

Center will open district March 10 at Tatum.

 

The Shelbyville Dragons are in the Woden Tournament with games today at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

 

The Timpson Bears will be hosting their tournament today & Saturday. Neches, Chester, Apple Springs and Timpson are participating. The Bears will play Neches at 5 p.m. Friday.

 

The Garrison Bulldogs are to take part in the Elysian Fields Tourney today.

 

It’s Day 2 of the Joaquin Athletic Booster Club’s Bash on the Border Baseball Tournament thru Saturday. High school teams from Texas and Louisiana will be playing and are guaranteed four games. Texas teams include Joaquin, Alto, Broaddus and Hemphill. Louisiana teams are Logansport, Mansfield, Stanley and Anacoco. Trophies will be presented to each state champion and trophies to over 1st, 2nd and 3ed place teams. The athletic boosters will offer meals. All games are being played at the Joaquin ISD field.

 

Bash on the Border Tournament

Friday, March 6

 

9 a.m. Hemphill vs. Alto

11 a.m. Joaquin vs. Broaddus

1 p.m. Joaquin vs. Alto

3 p.m. Stanley vs. Mansfield

5 p.m. Logansport vs. Anacoco

7 p.m. Mansfield vs. Anacoco

 

Saturday, March 7

10 a.m. Texas 4th vs. Louisiana 4th

12:15 p.m. Texas 3rd vs. Louisiana 3rd

2:30 p.m. Texas 2nd vs. Louisiana 3rd (This will be for 3rd place in Tournament)

4:45 p.m. Texas 1st vs. Louisiana 1st (This will be for the Championship and Runner-up)

 

The Timpson Bears’ Baseball Tournament will be played today & Saturday.  Among the participating teams are Neches, Chester, Apple Springs and Timpson.

 

Friday:  March 6

 12:00 Neches vs Chester

 2:30 Neches vs Apple Springs

 5:00 Neches vs Timpson

 The Neches coach requested that their team play all games in one day

 Saturday:  March 7th

 11:00 Apple Springs vs Chester

 1:30 Apple Springs vs Timpson

 4:00 Chester vs Timpson

 

Softball:

The Center Lady Riders are home next Friday, March 13 to play Diboll.

 

The Shelbyville Lady Dragons district opener at Burkeville will be at 4 p.m. Monday. The Lady Dragons will host Brookeland in district play Tuesday.

 

The Joaquin Lady Rams’ district opener against Cushing was cancelled again yesterday and rescheduled for 5 p.m. today in Joaquin. The Lady Rams have a district game in Wells next Tuesday, March 10.

 

The Timpson Lady Bears are in the Longview Tournament today-Saturday. The Lady Bears open district Tuesday at Mount Enterprise.

 

The Garrison Lady Bulldogs go to Pittsburgh today. Garrison will open district play at home with Newton Tuesday.

 

Tennis:

 

The Center High School Varsity Tennis team will play in Corsicana today.

 

Power Lifting:

 

Four Shelbyville Dragon Power Lifters have qualified for the regional power lifting meet to be held Saturday in Elkhart.

 

The girls’ Class 2A regional power lifting meet in White Oak was postponed due to weather and will be held today. Shelbyville and Joaquin lifter are taking part.

 

Soccer:

 

The Riders and Lady Riders will be at Palestine tonight for district matches.

 

College Hoops:

 

It was back-to-back wins for the SFA Lumberjacks and Lady Jacks last night at Johnson Coliseum, as the Lumberjacks take a 92-66 win over Northwestern State, and the Lady Jacks win the Southland Conference regular season championship with a 56-45 win. Another rival in Nacogdoches Saturday as Sam Houston takes on SFA in the final regular season game. It’s “Cram the Coliseum” and “Purple Out” at Johnson Coliseum. Games start at 4 p.m.

 

The second annual Great East Texas Outdoorfest begins today in Hemphill. Gates will be open from 12 noon to 5 p.m. and again Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All events are to be held at the Sabine County Rodeo Arena. During the two day event there will be live music, entertainment, food, fun, vendors, silent and live auctions. Lots of raffle prizes will be drawn for, with the grand prize being a pontoon boat.

 

Shelby County Ducks Unlimited is preparing for its annual Green Wing event at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 21. The event will be held at Bob & Sheilah Reeves’ residence on County Road 3121 off Hwy. 7 east of Center, right after passing the airport. 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. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. For more information call Clint Tanner at 936-332-4767 or Adam Reeves at 936-332-6420.

 

The 8^th annual Logansport Chamber of Commerce Sand Bass Tournament on the Sabine River in Logansport is scheduled for March 14. First prize is $5,000; second $2,000; and third is $1,500. The prize for “Big Bass” is a pool, dependent on the number of registered teams. Entry fee is $150 per team, with an optional $50 per team for Big Bass. Logansport is recognized as the Sand Bass Fishing Capital of the World. Fishermen can obtain get registration forms online at the Facebook page SAND BASS TOURNAMENT, or on the Town of Logansport Chamber of Commerce website. Participants are urged to register early since it may be necessary to restrict to 200 teams. The Shelby County Bass Anglers will conduct the weigh-in. There will be a pre-tournament Fish Fry on March 13. It’s open to the public and will be held along the Logansport Riverfront with an auction and door prizes included. Tickets for the fish fry, along with tournament shirts are available at Logansport businesses. Call Sissy Morris at 318-697-5489 for more info. Tournament entry forms are also available at Center Broadcasting.