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The Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns busted loose for five runs in the third inning and used six Liberty errors to knock off the Panthers at home on Tuesday night 6-4 in district action. Liberty is very much still in the playoff race while Hamshire-Fannett remains in second place in the standings. Panthers starter Joe Taylor made quick work of the Longhorns in the top of the first and Liberty quickly went to work in the bottom half of the inning. Mason Goudeau and Kaden Nolan each singled and then Caleb Ingram walked to load the bases. Goudeau then raced home on a wild pitch and the Panthers led 1-0. The score stayed the same until Hamshire-Fannett used a pair of errors in the third inning to put up five runs and grab a 5-1 advantage. Liberty got one of those back in the fourth as Palmer Simeon doubled home Konner Taylor to make it a 5-2 game. The Panthers kept clawing away and made it a two-run deficit with another run in the fifth as Nolan doubled and then scored on an Ingram ground-out and Liberty was within 5-3. The Longhorns then got a run back in the sixth frame to make it a 6-3 game. Down to their last at-bat, the Panthers did not go down without a fight and pulled within 6-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning. Joe Taylor singled and then Ingram scored Taylor with a single and Liberty was still fighting. Hamshire-Fannett then ended the game on a Panther fly ball to center field to grab the district win. Nolan finished with three hits while Ingram added two hits and a pair of RBI’s. Taylor struck out five in his four innings of work on the mound. Ben Reidland pitched two innings and then Ingram finished the game out in the seventh. Liberty will visit Splendora on Friday night for a 7 p.m. first pitch.
Read moreThe Tarkington Lady Horns took advantage of some early New Waverly errors to jump out to an early lead and then scored two runs in the fifth inning to move back for good to take a 6-4 win over the Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday night in New Waverly. Tarkington led 4-1 after an inning and a half and then saw the Lady Bulldogs score a run in the bottom of the second and then two more in the third inning to tie the score at 4-apiece. The Lady Horns then took the lead for good in the fifth with a couple of runs. Savannah Boyd singled and then Morgan Rice reached on an error which allowed Boyd to take third with Rice taking second base. Ragan Tyler then bunted into a fielder’s choice and both Boyd and Rice scored to give Tarkington the lead at 6-4. Brianna Boddie and Jersee Moore each had two hits apiece to lead the hitting attack. Boyd got the win on the mound and finished with four strikeouts. The Lady Horns will visit Onalaska on Friday night to close out the regular season.
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At the Liberty County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, Liberty Country Judge Jay Knight made a proclamation for Bridgehaven Children’s Advocacy Center and the Liberty County Child Welfare Board. He proclaimed the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month in Liberty County.
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Just Amazing Youth Sports Inc. got together Saturday as they took on first responders from the North end of the county. Players for the first responders team were made up of the Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department and Liberty County Constable Pct. 5 David Hunter’s office...
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With the potential for severe weather approaching, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds Texans they can purchase certain items tax-free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, April 24, and ends at midnight on Monday, April 26.
Read moreIn what appears to have been an unknown domestic dispute ended in the shooting death of Dennis Claude Huff DOB 2/2/59, by his daughter, Lauren Gayle Prather DOB 5/18/85, at the home of Huff on CR6507 in south Liberty County. According to Liberty County Sheriff’s Captain Billy Knox, the LCSO Dispatcher received a call from a family member at approximately 7:15 am this morning stating that his sister had just shot their father and their dad was reported to be lying on the couch at his residence on CR 6507.
Read moreAs much of the country has been shut down due to the face-to-face threat of the COVID-19 virus, Sheriff Bobby Rader made this precautionary move for the county jail several months ago which, fortunately, was reflected in the fact that not a single case of the virus developed within the county jail. Therefore, in order to once again allow visitation within the county jail to resume, Sheriff Rader submitted a Jail Visitation plan to the Texas Commission On Jail Standards which was approved. He also consulted with local Health Authorities and the decision was made to open the county jail to visitation effective on April 19th, 2021.
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