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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 Cleveland Lady Indians could not hold on to the lead late and fell at Caney Creek 6-5 on Tuesday night in district action. Cleveland scored four runs in their first at-bat in building a big lead early on. Caitlyn Meshell started the game off after being hit-by-a-pitch and then moved to second on a single by Krystal Warner. Katherine Paz then laid down a sacrifice bunt and reached on an error to load the bases. Kalah Fussell then had the big hit of the inning with a three-run double to clear the bases and the Lady Indians led 3-0. Valerie Brown then plated Fussell with a ground out and the score was 4-0. The Lady Panthers scored a run in the bottom half of the frame to cut the deficit to 4-1 after an inning. The score stayed the same until Cleveland made it 5-1 with a run in the top of the sixth inning as Ariana Rivera scored Valeria Brown on a grounder. Caney Creek then went to work in the bottom of the sixth as they scored three runs in the frame to get within 5-4 heading into the seventh. The Lady Panthers then finished the comeback in the seventh inning with a pair of runs to grab the win. Warner had two hits to lead the Lady Indians at the plate. Cleveland will host Montgomery on Friday to close out the 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 moreThe Liberty Middle School Theater Arts students are excited to showcase their upcoming performances over three nights of productions at the LISD Auditorium. The schedule will be as follows: Thursday the 22nd will feature four short productions by our first period students; Tuesday the 27th will have three short productions and a special solo monologue performance form our sixth period students; we will conclude on Thursday the 29th with our seventh period students who will present four final short productions. All shows will begin at 6:00 pm, we will continue to observe established COVID protocols and will be asking for a $5.00 admission for adults; students are free. We look forward to seeing you at the show and thrilled that live theater is alive and strong in our great community.
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On April 8 at the Orpheum Theater’s Halloran Centre for Performing Arts in Memphis, Tennessee, Brian Blake, was named the Memphis Songwriters Association’s 2021 Songwriter of the Year. The nomination came as part of MSA’s annual “Songwriter Showdown” competition for area songwriters, which had 49 entrants from around the Memphis area. The top three songwriters were chosen by a panel of judges from the music industry in Memphis and Nashville. Blake, who currently resides in just south of Memphis in Nesbit, Mississippi, was declared the winner for his song “Move on J.D.”.
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