Tigers move to area
You couldn’t blame Wyatt Gavit for feeling a little nervous Saturday, May 6. Jacksboro’s freshman pitcher headed into his first high school playoff game with a series win on the line.
Sports
Perrin drops Electra 6-1 in bi-district
Wyatt Keeney held Electra to just two hits and struck out 17 as Perrin’s baseball team opened the Class A bi-district playoffs with a 6-1 win Thursday, May 4 over Electra. The Pirates will face Ector, which defeated Campbell, in the area round this week.Games 1 and 2 will begin at 4:30 May 12 at Bowie High.
Perrin cotton team wins at state
Perrin FFA had great success Saturday, April 22 at the Texas Tech State Career Development Events. The cotton classifying team were named State Champions out of 159 teams.
Cowgirls fall to Saint Jo in bi-district
What a difference a year makes. Saint Jo looked for revenge Thursday, April 27 against Bryson, which took an 18-3 win, the first softball playoff win in school history.
Five-run rally lifts Tigers to 7-2 win
On a day where Jacksboro could not get a bunt down in crunch situations, Kasey Ray Swan showed his teammates how to get the job done in the most clutch situation of all. With runners at second and third and one out in the top of the seventh and the Tigers holding a slim 3-2 lead Tuesday, April 25, Swan laid down a nifty sacrifice bunt which was fielded and thrown to first for the out.
Tigers to face Longhorns in bi-district match-up
Following Jacksboro’s baseball teams regular season finale loss to District 7-3A champion Holliday, the Tigers, who finished 3rd with an 8-4 mark, will open bi-district action this weekend with a familiar opponent to Jacksboro fans.
Tigerettes end season to Early
Epic doesn’t begin to describe it. After beating Early, 7-4, in Game 1, the Tigerettes went into Saturday’s doubleheader confident.
County athletes qualify for state track meet
Jack County will be well-represented at the Class A State Track Meet, set for May 11-13 in Austin, with top two finishes at regional track meets this weekend. Jacksboro’s Kaleem Howard won the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 38.47, breaking the old school record.
Tigers rout Mustangs, 21-1
After Christian Wiggins’ first inning homer against City View was discovered to have not been recorded, much to the dismay of his family, the Jacksboro senior decided to take matters into his own hands.
Regional Track Schedule at Abilene
Friday, April 28 10 a.m.: Boys Long Jump and Girls Shot Put Noon: Girls Long Jump Running preliminaries begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 29 10 a.m: Boys Triple Jump Noon: Girls Triple Jump Running Finals begin at 2 p.m..
