NEVADA — Each turn in the batter’s box led to an empty result for the Lady Panthers, whether it was a fly ball to left, a groundout to short or a popout on the infield. No matter what Bells did, it couldn’t solve anything McKenna Guest was throwing its way.
Despite being called trash fish and the dark side of fly fishing by some — or is that the carp side of fly fishing? — there’s something unique going on when a fly rodder wades a muddy flat, delicately casts a small fly in front of a carp working it’s way along the bottom, and then waits nervously in that heart stopping moment when the fish moves over and takes a closer look.
Calendar Through May 1 – Texas South Zone Spring Turkey Season. Through May 14 – East Texas spring turkey season (including Grayson, Fannin, and Lamar Counties).
When they arrived at the diamond with their whole high school careers in front of them, Ashlinn Hamilton, Jewel Hiberd and Hannah Grinspan never could have thought about the twists and turns heading their way.
WHITEWRIGHT — It was a contest worthy of a playoff berth, one scoreless through five innings, tied at two heading into extra innings and continuing deep into the night. But the first game of the doubleheader — no slouch in its own right — turned out to be the difference in the Howe Bulldogs gaining the final postseason spot out of District 11-3A and the Whitewright Tigers coming up short.
Garland Parker’s two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning lifted second-place Denison to its eighth straight victory as it pulled out a 2-1 win over first-place Lovejoy in District 10-5A action.
POTTSBORO — Before Alli Reily looks to close out her career with a state championship, the best golfer in Lady Cardinals’ history used the stroke of a pen to open the next chapter in her life on the links.
BOYS Ignacio Salas Sr., Whitesboro Isaiah Chappell Jr., Whitesboro Bennett Fady Sr., Gunter Roy George Sr., Gunter Cory Hicks Sr., Durant Dawson Bowman Sr., Durant GIRLS Grace King Sr., Gunter Courtney George Soph., Gunter Karley Randall Jr., Whitesboro Ciara Waterman Soph., Whitesboro Mya Gillum Jr., Whitesboro Addison Polk Soph., Durant .
COLLINSVILLE — The Pirates are knocking things off their to-do list, and they are doing it in impressive fashion. After clinching a district title for the first time since 2005, Collinsville is trying to give its first-year head coach something he’s never done in almost 20 years leading a program.
Owen Ewton threw a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts and two walks as Denison earned its sixth straight victory and clinched a playoff spot for the fourth time in five seasons with a 3-2 victory against Prosper Rock Hill in District 10-5A action at Denison High School.