Sports

Joaquin’s softball team’s four seniors know a thing or two about adversity. They’ve been through it all together. They’ve experienced the tough times but they’re well aware that hard work brings perseverance. In fact, they’re seeing that first hand as they prepare for the Grapeland Sandies in the Regional Semifinals.

Like many other high school students around the state of Texas and handful of others in Shelby County, Timpson’s Jakelia Caraway is Austin-bound as she’ll represent the Lady Bears in the 100-meter dash.

Caraway is no stranger to the state track meet as she has been there twice before.

Center High School will be represented at the state track meet this weekend when four Roughriders travel to Austin in hopes of bringing home the hardware. Seniors Darron Bolton, K.J. Garrett, Shaquille Ingram and sophomore Jack Ford will team up in the 4x200 relay.

Two years ago, Chloe Brown, an eighth grader at Joaquin Jr. High, went with her parents to the state track meet in Austin. Now a sophomore, Brown is going back to Austin, but this time as a contestant instead of a spectator. She’ll run the mile and the 400 meter.

The Joaquin Rams baseball team played its final game of the season Monday when it played host to Chireno, beating the Owls 16-4 in four and a half innings.

Each of the first two innings saw the Rams score 7 runs to jump to a quick 14-0 lead.

Dwight Preston is preparing for his annual football camp. This is his 22nd year to run the camp and he’s excited and says he wants to help kids learn the necessary skills to be a good athlete.

The Shelbyville Dragons got one step closer to a playoff appearance Tuesday night when they defeated the Timpson Bears on the road 14-4.

Shelbyville ISD hired Jason Ferguson as its new Athletic Director/Head Football Coach last week. Ferguson was most recently the AD/Head Coach at De Leon from 2008-2011 and then at Memphis where he was the AD/Head Coach from 2011-2012 and he was the defensive coordinator at Rogers in 2012. Ferguson, a native of Pilot Point, Texas, grew up and takes pride in Texas high school football.

The Center Roughriders baseball team defeated the Central Bulldogs Friday night in a 12-3 final. Eric Vaughn went three for three with a double and four RBI. Josh Burns and Taylor Tomlin each went two for five. Caiden Rainbolt went two for three with a double, two RBI and was walked twice.

Tuesday night the Lady ‘Riders softball team saw several ups and downs, but in the long run the ups outweighed the downs the as Center beat Diboll 11-8.