GREENVILLE —
Rockwall Christian 41,
GCS (girls) 31
ROWLETT — Rockwall Christian Academy jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter and hung on for a 41-31 TAPPS District 3-2A win over the Greenville Christian School Lady Eagles on Friday.
Ashlee Poland led the victors and all scorers with 14 points.
Sophie Wimberley paced GCS with eight points.
TAPPS District 3-2A girls
Greenville Christian 0 17 8 6 —31
Rockwall Christian 6 9 18 8 —41
GCS: Sophie Wimberley 8, Shelby Hauser 6, Lynsie Brown 6.
RCA: Ashlee Poland 14, Macy Wilson 12.
Records: GCS 0-1.
Next game: East Texas Christian at Greenville Christian, Tuesday.
Rockwall Christian 70,
GCS 33
ROWLETT — Rockwall Christian Academy outscored Greenville Christian School 70-33 in TAPPS District 3-2A play on Friday.
Andy Henderson led GCS with 12 points and Will Martens added 10.
TAPPS District 3-2A boys
Rockwall Christian 70, Greenville Christian 33
GCS: Andy Henderson 12, Will Martens 10.
Next game: East Texas Christian at Greenville Christian, Tuesday.
Junior varsity boys
Greenville Christian 38, Rockwall Christian 33
GCS: Andrew Eastwood 16, Cameron Arnold 9, Austin Bratton 5, Luke Johnson 5.
Campbell (girls) 59,
Trinidad 22
TRINIDAD — Haley Davidson fired in 34 points to spark the Campbell Lady Indians to a 59-22 District 23-A victory over Trinidad on Friday.
Davidson scored 21 points in the first quarter as Campbell built a 27-8 lead.
Campbell stayed undefeated in district play at 3-0.
District 23-A girls
Campbell 27 9 8 15 —59
Trinidad 8 2 6 6 —22
C: Haley Davidson 34, Emily Ashmore 6, Kaylinn Stigall 7, Taylor Looney 2, Amanda Olveda 2, Jordan Davidson 4.
Record: C 15-7, 3-0.
Trinidad 48,
Campbell 45
TRINIDAD — Trinidad grabbed the lead with a 15-8 advantage in the first quarter and then hung on for a 48-45 District 23-A victory over the Campbell Indians on Friday.
Jose Romero led Campbell with 22 points. Dallas Degarso was next for the Indians with nine points.
District 23-A boys
Campbell 8 12 14 11 —45
Trinidad 15 13 10 10 —48
C: Jose Romero 22, Dallas Degarso 9, Mason Mothersell 4, Daniel Mothersell 2, Jacob Camp 2, Logan Sullivan 2, Yovani Bonales 2.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
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Bobby Holley shoots 720 series
Bobby Holley led all league bowlers for the past week at DB's Sports Grill & Bowling in Greenville with a 720 series in the Guys Night Out league. Holley's high game was a 268.
Kerry Sheehan led the women with a 552 series in the Monday Summer Mix.
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A&M-Commerce adds softball to athletic program
Coming soon, Texas A&M University-Commerce will no longer be the only school in the Lone Star Conference to not have a softball program.
A&M-Commerce President Dan Jones made the announcement during a press conference held inside the Alumni Center on Monday.
“I am thrilled about the addition of this program,” he said, mentioning that A&M-Commerce is one of the oldest universities in Texas and the only charter member left of the original LSC. “As long as we’ve been here, we’ve never had a womens softball program.” -
No. 1 Pilot Point stops Commerce
Pilot Point’s Skylar Cagle showed why she’s one of the state’s top pitchers while leading the Lady Bearcats to a sweep over Commerce in a Class 2A regional semifinal softball series on Friday night.
Cagle struck out 22 batters in 14 innings as No. 1 state-ranked Pilot Point won 1-0 and 3-2 to advance to the regional finals. Cagle improved her season record to 23-0 as Pilot Point upped its team mark to 36-2.
Commerce finished the season with a 27-7 record after advancing the farthest in the playoffs in school history.
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Commerce Lady Tigers to face No. 1 ranked team
Tonight the Commerce Lady Tigers will play Pilot Point, the No. 1 ranked softball team in the state.
But to Commerce Jeff Davidson, it’ll be just another game.
“It’s still another game,” he said. “It’s their best against our best.”
The Lady Tigers will face Pilot Point at 6 p.m. in Mount Pleasant at Northeast Texas Community College in the first game of a best-of-three Class 2A regional semifinal playoff series. Game two is set for 8:30 p.m. and if need be, game three is at 10 a.m. on Saturday. -
Northeast Texas Trail ride planned
The organizers of the new Northeast Texas Trail (NETT) have scheduled its inaugural event to introduce the multi-use trail to potential users.
On Saturday at 7 am, teams of cyclists and equestrians will begin separate relays from trailheads in New Boston and Farmersville. The meeting point will be Love Civic Center in Paris (2025 S. Collegiate Dr.). Estimated time of arrival is at 2:30 p.m. Golden spikes will be driven into the ground at various points along the route which was originally a railroad corridor. -
Wilson wins gold, silver at state track meet
Buck Wilson of Commerce won gold and silver medals this weekend at the state meet while Rains pole vaulter Charlotte Brown won over a lot of hearts.
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GHS athletics hands out awards
The Greenville Lions held their Athletic Banquet at the Greenville High School Auditorium Saturday evening.
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Storms test area athletes' patience
Patience was a necessity for local athletes competing on Friday at the University Interscholastic League State Track and Field Championships in Austin.
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Local MMA fighters set to compete
Three members of Chop Shop Mixed Martial Arts, a Greenville-based mixed martial arts gym, will compete on May 11 in Ascend Combat’s Mayhem 3 in Shreveport, La.
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Royse City runner seeks to improve at state meet
Last year Ulisses Lopez of Royse City took fifth in the Class 4A 800-meter run at the University Interscholastic League State Track and Field Championships in Austin.
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