• Square-facebook
  • X-twitter
  • Instagram

Sports

State track update

Four area tracksters had strong showings at the State Track and Field Meet over the weekend.

Friday, Jacksboro’s Kaylea Maples set a personal record in the triple jump.  Bryson’s Caleigh Forbus had a personal best with a 16' 9 3/4"

Perrin had two qualify for State.  “These guys represented us exceptionally well and made us all very proud,” Merrett said.

For further details, see the May 20 Jacksboro Herald-Gazette.

Jacksboro SB named all-district

With a young team, Jacksboro’s softballers still managed a historical season where they won a school record 11 times.

Despite a 3-11 ledger in District 9-3A, the squad managed a number of second-team honorees on the All-District squad released earlier in the week. Freshman Maylan Armstrong was a 2nd-team pitcher as was Leah Plaster at 3rd base and Trinity Tisdale in the outfield.

Picking up honorable mention accolades were Hannah Drennan, Carly Hart, and Baylee Anderson.

Jacksboro SB named all-district

With a young team, Jacksboro’s softballers still managed a historical season where they won a school record 11 times.

Despite a 3-11 ledger in District 9-3A, the squad managed a number of second-team honorees on the All-District squad released earlier in the week. Freshman Maylan Armstrong was a 2nd-team pitcher as was Leah Plaster at 3rd base and Trinity Tisdale in the outfield.

Picking up honorable mention accolades were Hannah Drennan, Carly Hart, and Baylee Anderson.

Bryson athletes acknowledged

BRYSON — More than 250 people filled the Gym here to honor an athletic year gone by Tuesday evening.

Athletic Booster Club members awarded high school athletes with certificates of achievement, plaques and four $1,000 scholarships to seniors Emily Berend, Caleigh Forbus, Jose Ramos and Clayton Dennis.

Senior Trey Foyt opened the 90-minute ceremony saying his classmates have left their legacy at Bryson by having a successful season. 

Bryson hosting sports camps

BRYSON — Anyone needing something for their kids to do this summer can come by one of Bryson’s athletic camps. 

Bryson is hosting a boys basketball/football camp as well as a girls basketball/volleyball camp. The boys camp runs May 31-June 2 from 9:30-12:30 for grades 2-5 and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for grades 6-9. Half of the camp will be football and the other half basketball.

Charge is $40. Forms and checks payable to Jason Briles can be mailed to P.O. Box 403 in Bryson, 76427 or given to Becky Walden in the Main Office.

Lindsay jousts Perrin in Game 1

NORTH CROWLEY — Perrin’s Brigham Richardson has been a big part of the 2016 playoffs, coming through with two extra-base hits for the Pirates.

Richardson had the opportunity to show his pitching prowess Wednesday night, tossing Game 1 of the best-of-three series with Lindsay, which came into the game No.5 in the state. Richardson did a solid job over the first two innings, shutting down a pair of brief rallies before the Knights found their hitting stroke. With a 12-hit attack, the Knights overcame Perrin’s early lead and posted an 8-1 win at North Crowley High School.

Perrin boys beat Petrolia

OWIE — An opportunistic team like Perrin knows what to do in a pinch.

Leading 2-1 in the bottom of the 6th, the Pirates had a runner at third and one out. Perrin had just one hit to this point but had manufactured walks into runs throughout the evening. Chace Talley finally put bat to ball and laid down a slow chopper to shortstop, beating the throw to first and getting Mason Bowland home from third in the process, giving the squad an insurance run.

Francis and Brigham Richardson worked one-out walks and then moved up 90 feet thanks to a balk. 

Maples hopes to go wild at State this weekend

hen you’ve done your best and it still isn’t good enough, it can be a disheartening experience.

Kaylea Maples knows the feeling, setting a personal record in the triple jump at the Region II-3A Meet April 29 with a 36’6 3/4”. That, however, was still only good enough for third place in the region, putting Maples on the outside looking in.

If only temporarily.

Maples found out the next evening she had the best leap of all four 3rd-place finishes, moving her into the wild card role and allowing her to compete at the State Track and Field Meet today in Austin.