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In Tuesday’s district matchup with Bryson, Perrin continued hitting the ball well and held the Cowgirls to just three hits in a 12-2, five-inning win.

Perrin goes to 7-3 and 1-1 in district with Bryson slipping to 4-5 and 0-2. Freshman pitcher Niecia Gary struck out 11 with no walks.

The visitors struck for a pair of first-inning runs using hits by Anderson and Jetton Cansler and a Bryson throwing error to go up 2-0. Perrin blew the game open in the third.

POOLVILLE – Having a 12-1 lead should not leave you with angst.

Bryson Baseball Coach Brent Tuel had a bit of it Monday evening here, remembering a time a few years back where his squad led 13-4 and wound up suffering a 19-18 loss. His anxiety was quickly relieved, however, as the Cowboys remained unbeaten for the year with a 12-1, five-inning victory.

Tuel’s troops are 5-0 with the win, the mentor saying this is the first game where the Cowboy bats came alive.

BOYD – John Bennett doesn’t want a repeat of last year from his Tigerette softballers.

After a slow start in 2017, the squad turned things around to finish 6-8 in District 8-3A. The veteran mentor told his troops he wanted a quick start in 2018.

After a tough loss to Paradise to open the loop last week, Jacksboro was looking at another potential slow start here March 9, down 8-4 after four innings to the host Lady ‘Jackets. In a hopeful sign of things to come, the Tigerettes roared back with 10 runs over the next two at-bats and held off the hostesses in a 14-11 victory.

WINDTHORST – After a slow start to the season, Jacksboro Baseball Coach Blake Belcher said his squad may now be ready for District 8-3A action.

After a 1-7-1 start to the season, the Tigers have won three of their last four, including a 5-2 win over Stamford to close the Windthorst Tournament here Saturday afternoon. Jacksboro is now 4-8-1 for the season.

Belcher says shoring up a defense that was averaging more than three errors a game for the first two weekends has been key.

ARCHER CITY – When you’re 1-6-1, a split of a doubleheader is cause for hope.

Jacksboro’s varsity baseball team brought that record into the opening day of the Windthorst Tournament Thursday and wound up going 1-1 in the two games, losing a 10-9 heartbreaker to Archer City in the opener before rebounding with an 8-2 win over future district rival Breckenridge in the nightcap.

A summary of both contests follows:

Archer City 10, Jacksboro 9

BRYSON – Bryson ISD’s phys ed department is hosting its 2nd Annual Bunny Run and Rabbit Race Wednesday, March 28 at 4 p.m. on the school’s practice field.

The Bunny Run, for grades K-5, will be a combination 1K run and Easter Egg hunt. Children will collect eggs by age group with prizes given to the fastest runners and those that collect the most eggs as well. All participants will receive an event T-shirt with the $15 entry fee.

PERRIN – Brianna Bryant is hoping to place. Kelli Tucker is hoping for a successful experience overall.

Both Perrin powerlifters will be looking for State glory next week at the State Girls Powerlifting Meet in Waco March 16-17. Both finished in the top five in the 114-pound weight class at regionals last month to qualify for the meet.

For Bryant, she is going for the third time in three years. She admits that even as a veteran, the whole experience is a bit nervewracking.

WICHITA FALLS – Jacksboro’s varsity softballers went 2-4 in the annual Sunrise Optimist Tournament here last weekend.

The Tigerettes (8-7) played a pair of games Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in their pool. The squad opened with an 11-0 loss to eventual division co-champ Vernon, which scored all of its runs in the first three innings and took advantage of 10 Jacksboro errors.

IOWA PARK – Jacksboro’s varsity baseball team has been failed by its defense throughout the early portion of the 2017-18 campaign, losing three games out in Lubbock and going 1-3-1 in action both here and in Henrietta.

Rains had forced the games scheduled for Windthorst to be moved here because the Hawk field has artificial turf. Jacksboro managed a 6-all tie with Vernon in its tournament opener March 1 and then lost 12-0 to Iowa Park and 8-7 to Muenster, averaging four errors a game in the process.

The 2018 Jacksboro Football Schedule has been finalized and released.

The Tigers, coming off an 11-2 season, will have a somewhat similar non-district schedule. The season opens with Breckenridge at home Aug. 31 followed by a visit to Windthorst, a non-district opponent the last two years, on Sept. 7.

Homecoming is set for Sept. 14 when Paradise pays a visit, also a previous non-district opponent. Wichita Falls City View hosts the Tigers on Sept. 21 followed by a game with Eastland on Sept. 28. All non-district games will kickoff at 7:30 p.m.