Sports

Wyatt Gavit’s walkoff single in the bottom of the seventh gave the Jacksboro Tigers a 3-2 win Saturday, April 15 over Lawton Eisenhower. In the decisive seventh, Cannon Valenzuela led off with a single off relief pitcher Charlie Trachte, went to second on a wild pitch and scored as Gavit delivered a hard hopper past the first baseman and into right field for the walkoff hit to end the 2:04 contest.

Jacksboro’s track teams compe t ed Thursday, March 30 in the Krum Invitational, both squads finishing 2nd in their divisions. On the varsity boys side, Kaleen Howard won the long jump with a 19’10” effort and Cannon Valenzuela won the triple jump with a 42’11 3/4” try.

Fighting back from an early deficit Tuesday, April 4, Jacksboro’s baseball team tied the game at three, only to have a two-out error allow the Eagles to take control and post a closer than it looked 9-4 win at Jake Cottrell Park.

Shelby Seaberry allowed just six Holliday hits and two runs Tuesday, April 4, but it was still enough to hold off visiting Jacksboro in a 2-1 win for the Lady Eagles. Jacksboro falls to 3-5 in District 7-3A with Holliday going to 7-1 in the loop.

Jacksboro hosted the District 7-3A Junior High track meet Monday, April 3. The meet was originally scheduled for Vernon, but was moved to Jacksboro.