In sports,

 

Several local power lifters are headed to state competition after placing at state high school powerlifting association regional meets last week. The boys’ state meet will be March 28 in Abilene, while the girls’ is March 19-21 in Corpus Christi.

 

Center - Devincent Hoyt placed second in the 240 lb. division with total lifts of 1,500 lbs. at Rusk last Thursday.  Girls’- Lady Riders Ryley Hudspeth in the 148 lb. division & Rachel Andrews in 220 lb. division on Feb. 28.

 

Shelbyville  Boys– Kal Metcalf was gold medalist in the 242 lb. division with total weight lifted 1,615 lbs. Teammate Octavian Burrell was silver medalist as qualified for state 1,395 lbs. total in the 198 lb. division. As a team, the Dragons placed third in Elkhart on Saturday.

 

Shelbyville Girls – The Lady Dragons placed second as a tem out of 29 teams at the regional meet in White Oak last Wednesday. Qualifying for the state meet: Cleosha Jeter in the 105 lb. division; Savannah Talbert was silver medalist in the 123 lb. division; Tristin Wilburn in the 148 lb. division; Kennedy Parker in the 165 lb. division; Harlie Hagler was silver medalist in the 181 lb. division; and Katie Kasey was silver medalist in the 220 lb. division.

 

Joaquin – Boys’- Chris Chambliss was gold medalist in the 148 lb. division with total weight of 1,200 lbs. Girls’- Desere Cooper in the 220+ division.

 

 

The Tenaha Tigers had their basketball season come to an end Saturday just short of a state tournament berth, as #1 Dallardsville-Big Sandy grabbed a 59-38 win in the Region III Final at Leon High School. The Tigers won Friday night’s semi-final, 67-59 over LaPoynor.

 

The Center Varsity Baseball Roughriders wrapped-up the non-district portion of their schedule with two wins and a tie in the rain-shortened Oil Belt Classic last weekend. Center gets a 9-2 over Glenbrook, Louisiana on Friday, defeats Whitehouse, 7-1 in Saturday’s early game, before finishing with a tie against Central Heights, 5-5. The Riders only loss of the season came to Central Heights last Tuesday. The Riders are 6-1-1 and will open district at Tatum Tuesday.

 

The Rider JV Baseball team played Spring Hill in a double-header at home Saturday. The first game ended in a, 4-4 tie, with the Rider JV taking a 6-0 win in the second.

 

At the Timpson Bears’ Baseball Tournament, Timpson wins the championship going 3-for-3, including a 13-1 win over Chester Friday night, and 14-2 against Neches and 10-2 over April Springs Saturday.

 

All local high school baseball and softball teams will either be hoping to open or continue district play on Tuesday, weather permitting.

 

The Center Roughrider Soccer team loses to Palestine, 2-0 Friday. Both the Riders and Lady Riders are home to play Jasper tonight at Roughrider Stadium. It’s senior night for the girls as they have their last home game. Action starts at 5 p.m.

 

 

Regional Boys' Basketball Tournaments last weekend:
 

2A
Region III
Leon High School

Friday Semis
#1 Big Sandy 57, #9 Kerens 56
Tenaha 67, #8 Lapoynor 59

Saturday Final
#1 Big Sandy 59, Tenaha 38

4A
Region III
Johnson Coliseum @ Sam Houston State

Friday Semis
#10 Silsbee 83, Mexia 46
#2 Houston Sterling 70, Tatum 62

Saturday Final
#2 Houston Sterling 57, #10 Silsbee 43

3A
Region III
Angelina College (Lufkin)

Friday Semis
#4 Kountze 87, #3 Rockdale 81
#14 Crockett 61, Teague 57
 

Saturday Final
#4 Kountze 89, #14 Crockett 65

1A
Region IV
Burger Gym (Austin)

Friday Semis
#11 Waelder 95, #9 Coolidge 65
#7 Calvert 50, #14 Premier 47

Saturday Final
#7 Calvert 62, #Waelder 54

 

 

UIL Boys State Basketball Tournament

Thursday-Saturday (March 12-14)
At Alamodome, San Antonio

 

THURSDAY’S GAMES

• Class A semifinal: Calvert (22-2) vs. Lenorah Grady (30-4), 8:30 a.m.
• Class A semifinal: Texline (33-3) vs. Graford (30-3), 10 a.m.
• Class 3A semifinal: Brock (35-2) vs. Kountze (33-6), 1:30 p.m.
• Class 3A semifinal: Universal City Randolph (30-3) vs. Childress (30-4), 3 p.m.
• Class 5A semifinal: El Paso Andress (33-1) vs. Lancaster (32-4), 7 p.m.
• Class 5A semifinal: Beaumont Ozen (32-3) vs. Cedar Park (28-6), 8:30 p.m.

 

FRIDAY’S GAMES

• Class 2A semifinal: Dallardsville Big Sandy (37-3) vs. Schulenburg (29-7), 8:30 a.m.
• Class 2A semifinal: Canadian (19-1) vs. Martin’s Mill (33-4), 10 a.m.
• Class 4A semifinal: Bridgeport (33-4) vs. Dallas Madison (25-7), 1:30 p.m.
• Class 4A semifinal: Houston Sterling (30-5) vs. La Marque (28-9), 3 p.m.
• Class 6A semifinal: Plano West (31-2) vs. Irving MacArthur (27-8), 7 p.m.
• Class 6A semifinal: Houston Clear Lake (34-2) vs. Schertz Clemens (33-4), 8:30 a.m.

 

SATURDAY’S GAMES

• Class A final: 8:30 a.m.
• Class 3A final: 10 a.m.
• Class 2A final: 1:30 p.m.
• Class 5A final: 3 p.m.
• Class 4A final: 7 p.m.
• Class 6A final: 8:30 p.m.

 

 

UIL Girls’ State Basketball Tournament, San Antonio

 

Saturday’s  State Championship Results

 

    Class A final: Nazareth 56, Lipan 40

    Class 2A final: Martin’s Mill 49, Gruver 36

    Class 3A final: Sunnyvale 53, Shallowater 37

    Class 4A final: Argyle 46, Abilene Wylie 25

    Class 5A final: Canyon 48, Dallas Adams 41

    Class 6A final: Houston Cypress-Woods 57, Dallas Skyline 49

 

 

Baseball: Tuesday District Openers (Weather permitting)

 

The Center Roughriders will open up at Tatum. JV first pitch scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

 

The Timpson Bears will be at the Shelbyville Dragons in a 6:30 p.m. start.

 

The Joaquin Rams open district at Mount Enterprise at 6:30 p.m.

 

The Garrison Bulldogs are home to play Newton starting at 4:30 p.m.

 

The Tenaha Tigers will be at Gary for a 6:30 p.m. start.

 

The San Augustine Wolves go to West Sabine and the Broaddus Bulldogs are home to play Chester, both with 4:30 p.m. starts.

 

Softball: District (Weather permitting)

 

The Center Lady Riders will open district Friday at home against Diboll in a 5 p.m. first pitch.

 

The Shelbyville Lady Dragons will host Brookeland at 5 p.m.

 

The Joaquin Lady Rams go to Wells in a 6 p.m. start.

 

The Timpson Lady Bears go to Mount Enterprise at 5 p.m.

 

The Garrison Lady Bulldogs will open district play at home with Newton at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

 

 

College Hoops:

 

The SFA Lumberjacks clinched their third-straight Southland Conference championship with a 64-55 win over rival Sam Houston State Saturday night before a standing-room only crowd at Johnson Coliseum. Meanwhile, the conference champ Lady Jacks come away with a 79-65 victory against the Sam Houston ladies. The Lumberjacks and Lady Jacks enter the Southland Conference Tournament this week in Katy. SFA men will play in the tourney semi-final Friday, with the Lady Jacks having a bye until Saturday.

 

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 this Saturday, 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.