Fourteen runners from seven local schools have earned berths in the University Interscholastic League state cross country championships on Saturday in Round Rock.
They advanced to the state meet following their finishes at their respective regional meets on Saturday in Arlington and Humble.
Caddo Mills junior Rebecca Parsons, who’s been a state qualifier in track and field, won the Region II-2A girls two-mile run at Vandergriff Park in Arlington, clocking a time of 12 minutes 26.40 seconds.
Three other local runners finished in the top 10 in that race to earn state berths. Chelsea Brockus of Leonard was third at 12:29.99, while Lauren Laisure of Farmersville was fifth in 12:33.50 and Hanah Nichol from Lone Oak was 10th at 12:44.60. Nichol has qualified for the state cross country meet for the third time.
Runners from Cumby, Celeste and Bland earned state berths with their finishes at the Region III-A meet at Atascocita High School in Humble.
Grace Campbell of Cumby was second in the girls two-mile run at 12:49.7 and Madalyne Pearce from Celeste was eighth at 13:06.0.
Luis Osornio and Chanler Waters from Cumby finished third and fourth in the boys 5,000 meters at 17:54.5 and 17:59.4.
The Bland team of Tyler Gordon, Joseph Sourber, Matthew Johnson, Tomas Larios, Thomas Sourber and Chris Brown earned a state trip by finishing third in the boys team standings with 84 points.
The state races are scheduled for Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. The girls Class A race starts at 10 a.m., with the boys Class A race at 10:20 and the girls 2A race begins at 10:50.
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Area runners qualify for state cross country meet
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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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Dewayne Roach Jr. shoots 743, Susan Shelton bowls 669
Dewayne Roach Jr. led all league bowlers for the past week at DB's Sports Grill & Bowling in Greenville with a 743 series in the Guys Night Out League. His top game with a 276.
Susan Shelton led the women with a 669 series in the Mixed Up Fun league. Her top game was a 243.
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