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Under first-year Head Coach Scott Elliott this past season, the Dayton Lady Broncos made the playoffs in District 20-5A. Dayton was rewarded with three players making the first team. Leading the way were Kloee Wells, Kyra Keener, and Gracie Whitehead. The Lady Broncos had two players land on the second team in Bailey Butcher and Fabianna Candelari. The list for Dayton on the Honorable Mention Team is Emma Pierce, Natalie Garcia, and Ashlynne Cormier.
Read moreQuite the collection of former Dayton Broncos athletic talent was on hand Saturday at the Dayton ISD Performing Arts Center, where the newest class of inductees to the Dayton Sports Hall of Fame were enshrined. Those chosen were recognized for achievements on the playing field and the character they have shown off the field throughout their lifetime.
Read moreHardin senior first baseman Hunter Caldwell took home the 23-3A Offensive Player of the Year. Winning the District MVP was Ty Elder of New Waverly. The Defensive Player of the Year was Ryan Wisnoski of Anderson-Shiro and the Newcomer of the Year was Easton Dean of Coldspring. The Hornets then placed two on the firstteam list in catcher Mason Hudnall and pitcher Hayden Sopchak. Landing on the second team for Hardin was Cody Turner, Caden Elmore, and Austin Potetz. Zeak Dryden of the Hornets finished on the Honorable Mention Team. Head Coach Brian Beck leads Hardin.
Read moreThere will be some Liberty senior’s still getting a chance to represent their school one list time as athletes of the Panthers. The SETEX Coaches All-Star Games will start on Wednesday, June 16, at Barbers Hill High School with the softball and baseball games. The next day will feature volleyball, girls and boys basketball games at East Chambers, and the conclusion on Friday, June 18, with football at Beaumont’s Memorial Stadium. The softball game kick’s things off on Wednesday at 5 with the Lady Panthers Kaci West and Jaylen Prichard playing for the Westside. On Thursday in the volleyball game, it will be Kennedy Evans and Abbie Knepper taking part. Moving to the gridiron action on Friday, Devin Fregia and Terry Peterson are playing on the West team.
Read moreWith the SETEX Coaches All-Star games looming next week, the Tarkington Longhorns and Lady Horns will have plenty of action going in during the three-day events. On Wednesday, June 16, the Softball and Baseball games will start around 5 p.m. at Barbers Hill High School. The following day (Thursday) will have the Volleyball game followed by the Girls and Boys Basketball Games at East Chambers High School in Winnie. That Friday night, the Football game will kick off at 7 p.m. at Beaumont’s Memorial Stadium. Tarkington will have Trae Deck and Garrett Lott taking place at the base ball game. On Thursday in Winnie, Sydney Whitmire will represent the Lady Horns in the volleyball, while the girl’s basketball game will see Brianna Boddie take part. The boy’s basketball game will see Blake Ellington get into the action, while on Friday night, it will be football for the Longhorns and Deck, Jaydon Harris, and Phileo Petty.
Read moreThe Barbers Hill Lady Eagled led by University of Texas signee Sophia Simpson captured the Class 5A State Title on Saturday evening at Mc- Combs Field in Austin with a 4-1 victory over the Aledo Lady Cats. Simpson struck out 14 and finished the season 22-0 on the hill for the Lady Eagles, who won their last 37 games of the season. Barbers Hill wasted little time jumping in front as they put up a couple of runs in the first inning. Estela Garza had an RBI single to make it 1-0, and then the second run scored on an Aledo error. The Lady Cats cut the deficit in half with a run in the fifth to make it a 2-1 game. The Lady Eagles responded with a pair of runs in the sixth inning. Faith Guidry had an RBI single, and then Kaitlyn Dutton followed with an RBI double to make it 4-1. That would be more than enough for Simpson as she cruised the rest of the way to lead her team to the school’s first state championship in softball. Simpson was also named the Title Game’s MVP.
Read moreThe 2021 Liberty Lady Panthers celebrate the school’s second UIL Class 4A Softball State Championship after defeating Corpus Christi Calallen 10-3 in Austin. This is Head Coach Karen Slack’s second title in four years, with three of this year’s seniors also winning the second championship for Liberty. There will be a parade and celebration Monday, June 14 at 6pm by the Liberty City Hall Gazebo. The Vindicator
Read moreAustin- For the second time in four years, the Liberty Lady Panthers are Class 4A State Champs in Texas. The 2021 title game was all Liberty as they breezed past Calallen 10-3 on Saturday afternoon at McCombs Field to bring home the gold.
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