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Three group of Texas Angels softball teams had solid tournaments in Duncan, Okla. over the weekend, finishing in the top three in their age brackets.

The 14u team won its bracket, paced by a number of Jacksboro girls. Kylie Tullous had a solid tournament offensive, batting over .800. Jacksboro High School sophomore Avery Bennett tossed four games and finished 3-1. Ashlyn Nunley, Charlie Phariss, Maddy Morgan and Mayci Ryans all had stellar weekends in the outfield as did Payton Nail at DH in representing Jacksboro.

Junior high and high school athletes can begin working out June 8.

According to a plan from the UIL, which came out late last month, junior high athletes can work out June 8 until the day before the first day of school while high school athletes can do the same or the day before opening day of the season, whichever comes earlier.

There are restrictions including strength and conditioning sessions can be for no more than two hours a day and an athlete can attend no more than one sessions per day, Monday through Friday. 

Jacksboro athletes hit the road this weekend for Duncan, Okla. to take part in a softball tournament.

Texas Angels 12u, coached by Heath Tulllous and Carly Hart, had seven Jacksboro athletes on the team including Lexi Smith, Brailyn Tullous, Bella Nail, Shelby Seaberry, Charlii Haak, Lily Perez and Lyla Pankey. The team went 6-2 during the tournament.

“We played eight games during a 16-hour timespan,” Tullous commented. “Super proud of how they played. Represented Jacksboro and the State of Texas well.”

ARCHER CITY – Josh Pierce took the mound for Jacksboro Thursday hoping to tame the host Wildcats with his arm.

When all was said and done, however, Pierce had done the job with his arm … and his bat.

Pierce went 2-3 at the plate, scoring two runs and batting in three while his Tiger teammates helped in the hit parade to take an 8-3, six-inning win to open the Windthorst Tournament . With the victory, the fourth straight for the Purple, Jacksboro improves to 6-3 for the season.

 After its first win of the year in Miller Grove two days prior, Perrin’s baseball team continued a successful turn by splitting a pair of games in the American Cancer Society Tournament at Henrietta’s Burkman-Sanders Field.

The Pirates beat Petrolia in the tournament opener March 6, 11-3, before falling to Class 4A Vernon, 12-2. 

For the full story, see the Wednesday, March 11, edition of the Jacksboro Herald-Gazette.

It has been a wonderful 2020 for Brynn Pardue.

The JHS sophomore was part of the Jacksboro cheerleading squad which won the Class 3A UIL State Spirit Championship in January. Things got even better on an individual level for Pardue last week when she was named 1A-4A Cheerleader of the Year by the Texas Girls Coaches Association.

The award came as quite a shock to Pardue, who has been a cheerleader since the fourth grade.

For the full story, see the Wednesday, March 11, edition of the Jacksboro Herald-Gazette.

BOWIE – Perrin had a cold first half shooting which enabled Saint Jo to take control early and knock the Pirates from the postseason with a 55-33 Region III-A bi-district win Feb. 25 at Jackrabbit Gym.

Perrin ends its campaign with a 12-18 record while Saint Jo, which had beaten Perrin earlier in the year, 66-30, goes to 20-13. 

For the full story, see the Wednesday, March 4, edition of the Jacksboro Herald-Gazette.

BOWIE – When you get in a familiar position, it is hard to do something different.

Midway got into Bryson’s wheelhouse defensively in the Region III-A bi-district matchup forcing some offensive changes the Cowboys were not used to making. That allowed the Falcons to take control in the first half and eventually post a 68-44 victory over the Cowboys at Jackrabbit Gym.

For the full story, see the Wednesday, March 4, edition of the Jacksboro Herald-Gazette.

After a three-game sweep of Tigerettes Classic opponents to open, things went downhill Saturday as Jacksboro’s softball team lost a pair in the Gold bracket to finish fourth.

Boyd 9, Jacksboro 0 (five innings)

Boyd slapped out 11 hits, including two homers, to move on to the Championship game vs. Vernon Northside.

The Lady ‘Jackets scored twice in the first, added two more in the second and five in the fifth off Avery Bennett. Jacksboro had just three hits but picked up four walks in the contest to keep things interesting.