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DeJalen Preston, a junior at Center High School, was recently selected to participate in the 2013 Las Vegas World Championship Cup Basketball Tournament July 12-15.

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.

The Shelbyville Dragons baseball team saw its season come to an end Thursday when they lost to the Lovelady Lions 5-3 in the bi-district round of the playoff at Stephen F. Austin’s Jaycees Field in Nacogdoches.

ATV fatalities statewide are on the rise as more and more people ride unprotected. Earlier this month, a sophomore student at Center High School was seriously injured in a four-wheeler accident. So with the evergrowing number of fatalities and injuries, it is necessary to address the dangers associated with riding all terrain vehicles. Furthermore, there are some preventive measures that should be taken when riding in order to keep the unthinkable from happening.

The Light and Champions’ newest editorial staff member is no stranger to news. Jeremy Lile (JJ Lyonz) recently worked for Center Broadcasting Company, where he was the News Director for both KQBB and KDET radio stations.
“Jeremy brings a multitude of skills to the table with his background in radio and computer software,” said Dale Buie, Publisher of The Light and Champion. “He will also be working on the expansion of The Light and Champion’s website.”

A single-vehicle crash on Wednesday resulted in injuries to two individuals that were within the vehicle.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Jimmy Faulkner, at 7:19 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24 William Parks, 26, was traveling northbound in a 1996 blue four-door Buick Roadmaster on FM 3471 with passenger Shadondra Jenkins, 29.
Just after Parks traveled through a curve in the roadway he lost conrol of the vehicle and continued on a path to the left.

Center Broadcasting Company, Inc., KDET 930AM and 92.5 FM, and KQBB 100.5, together with the Shelby County Bass Anglers, invites all children ages 3 to 15-years-old to register for the 35th Annual Take A Kid Fishing Bream Tournament, to be held on Saturday, May 11 at Huxley Bay Marina.

The Shelbyville Dragons baseball team completed a season sweep of the Joaquin Rams Friday night with a 9-4 win over their cross-county opponents.

The Dragons out-hit the Rams 11-6. Joaquin committed three errors as Shelbyville committed two errors.

Joe Morris of Huxley was joined by his two cousins, Rick Cook from Wisconsin and Rod Cook from California, as well as his brother-in-law, David Cockrell from White Oak as the four of them caught a 73 pound catfish at the end of March. The four of them took part in an annual fishing camp for the third year at Huxley Bay Marina.

The Joaquin Rams battled the Douglass Indians Friday but came out on the losing end in a 5-4 final.

Will Vaughn pitched six innings for the Rams, throwing 138 pitches and 75 strikes.

Jaclyn Stacy was recently commissioned into the Air Force and a ceremony was held on the Historic 1885 Courthouse at the Veterans Memorial on Monday, April 1.
Members of Stacy’s family and friends were in attendance for the event as well as VFW Post 8904.
Stacy is the daughter of Major Lynda Hernandez, USAF retired, and Sr. Master Sgt. Jack Stacy, USAF retired who were both present and took part during the ceremony.

Several drivers in cars and four-wheelers were involved in crashes across Shelby County over the Easter holiday with serious results for some involved.