GREENVILLE —
Rains’ 6-6 senior Klara Bradshaw, who led the Ladycats to the district basketball championship, earned most valuable player honors in District 14-3A.
Bradshaw, who has signed with Texas Christian University, produced a number of triple-doubles this season in points, rebounds and blocked shots. She blocked 22 and 19 shots in two games this season and scored 20 or more points in many of the Lady Wildcats’ games.
Denise Yankie of Rains also claimed coach of the year honors.
Quinlan Ford junior Jessica Keeton earned the offensive MVP award after helping the Lady Panthers to third place and a playoff spot.
Ford freshman Carley Torbert claimed the newcomer of the year award.
The defensive MVP honor went to Briana Whisenhunt of Crandall.
Cortney Anderson and Shye Meador-McCray from Rains also made the first team as did Quinlan Ford’s Taylor Elrod.
Molly Carista, Hannah Dickens and Chelsea Wilson of Rains made the second team.
Shelby Reeves from Ford was also a second-team selection.
All-District 14-3A
Girls Basketball Team
Most valuable player — Klara Bradshaw, Rains, Sr.
Offensive MVP — Jessica Keeton, Quinlan Ford, Jr.
Defensive MVP — Briana Whisenhunt, Crandall, Sr.
Newcomer of the year — Carley Torbert, Quinlan Ford, Fr.
Coach of the year — Denise Yankie, Rains.
FIRST TEAM
Alex Harris Crandall Jr.
Brooke Wyble Crandall Jr.
Shabronda Prox Kaufman Sr.
Taylor Elrod Quinlan Ford Sr.
Cortney Anderson Rains Jr.
Shye Meador-McCray Rains Jr.
Emily Levy Wills Point Sr.
Dawneasha Raibon Wills Point Sr.
SECOND TEAM
Demi Frazier Crandall So.
Jaycee Fourkiller Crandall Sr.
Tara Woodham Crandall Jr.
Haley Waugh Kaufman Sr.
Shelby Reeves Quinlan Ford Sr.
Molly Carista Rains Jr.
Hannah Dickens Rains So.
Chelsea Wilson Rains So.
Norma Cunigan Wills Point So.
Destini Spencer Wills Point Sr.
HONORABLE MENTION
Crandall: Mallory Pettijohn, Sr.
Kaufman: Destiny Prox, Sr.
Quinlan Ford: Ariel Hernandez, Jr.
Rains: Carley Hill, Jr.; Megan Hazelwood, So.
Wills Point: Tamera Burch, Sr.
ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
Crandall: Demi Frazier, So.; Breanna Barber, So.; Briana Whisenhunt, S.r; Tara Woodham, Sr.; Rhonda Locke, Sr.; Alex Harris, Jr.; Madison Hollaway, Sr.; Brooke Wyble, Jr.; Cheyenne Cashwell, So.; Mallory Pettijohn, Sr.
Kaufman: Destiny Prox, Sr.; Shabronda Prox, Sr.
Rains: Klara Bradshaw, Sr.; Alice Elenes, Sr.; Cortney Anderson, Jr.; Molly Carista, Jr.; Carley Hill, Jr.; Shye Meador-McCray, Jr.; Hannah Dickens, So.; Megan Hazelwood, So.; Hailey Lawson, So.; Chelsea Wilson, So.
Wills Point: Emily Levy, Sr.; Baylee Gooch, Sr.; Holly Cunigan, Sr.; Dawnesha Raibon, Sr.; Destini Spencer, Sr.
Quinlan Ford: Shelby Reeves, Sr.; Jenna Reeves, So.; Ariel Smith, Sr.; Courtney Hall, Jr.; Christhian Hearn, Sr.
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Bradshaw heads up all-District 14-3A team
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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. -
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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
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GHS athletics hands out awards
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Dewayne Roach Jr. shoots 743, Susan Shelton bowls 669
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