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April 12, 2024 - Shelbyville High School has ten Regional Track Qualifiers who will compete at the Regional Meet in Palestine, TX on April 19-20.

Qualifiers are:

• Dylan Parker - High Jump
• Emilly Pharris - 800 meter, 400 meter, 1600 meter
• Liela Klein - 4x100 relay, 4x200 relay, 200 meter
• Baylee Whiteside - 3200 meter
• Treanna Macks - 400 meter, 4x400 relay
• Kylie Snell - 4x100 relay, 4x200 relay, 300 meter hurdles
• AnTyiah Giles - 4x100 relay, 4x200 relay, 4x400 relay
• Alex Slocum - 4x100 relay, 4x200 relay
• Cami Chase - 4x400 relay
• Cori Lawson - High Jump, 4x400 relay

Congratulations! Go Dragons!

Shelbyville Dragons Ballpark on Thursday, April 11, 2024 –

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The Shelbyville Dragons varsity baseball team took a narrow 4-3 run home win over the visiting Gary Bobcats on Thursday. The game was close throughout and had four lead changes with the Dragons getting the win in walkoff fashion in the bottom of the final seventh inning.

Dylan Parker capitalized on a Bobcat outfielder’s error to get on second base in the bottom of the first inning. A sacrifice bunt by teammate Hunter Harvey put Parker at third base with just one out. Parker scored to give SHS a 1-0 lead when Wyatt Frick doubled to rightfield.

In the top of the second inning Bobcat Ben Stephens singled to leftfield and later scored on a Dragon error to tie the game at 1-1. Dylan Parker gave the Dragons their next lead when he doubled to leftfield to begin the bottom of the third inning and scored later on a Bobcat error. The Dragons led 2-1 until the Bobcats scored two runs in the top of the fourth to go ahead of the Dragons 3-2.

Weston Frick led off the bottom of the fourth frame drawing a walk and he was moved into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt by teammate DJ Barnes. He scored moments later on a Jason Fleming single to centerfield. This tied the game at 3-3. With the game still tied at 3-all in the bottom of the seventh inning, Gus Duvon made it to first base on a Bobcat’s error, and later scored the winning run on a single by Dylan Parker, giving the Dragons the 4-3 win. The win puts Shelbyville’s overall record at 14-3 and their District 23 2A mark at 8-0 with four conference games remaining in the regular season. Gary is at 14-3-1 and 7-2 in district.

Dragon Parker struck out 8 batters and walked four in 6 2/3 innings, giving up just two hits. Dallas Murray pitched the final out, allowing no hits, and he walked two batsmen. Gary’s Kohl Woodfin struck out 6 and walked four in the complete game loss. He allowed 5 hits.

The Dragons will next travel to theGary Bobcats Ballpark on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. to continue District 23 play.

Timpson Bears Ballpark on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 –

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The visiting Garrison Bulldogs varsity baseball team improved their District 23 2A conference record to 7-0 with a 6-0 run win over the Timpson Bears. The Bulldogs are now 15-6-2 overall this season. Timpson is 12-7 overall and 2-7 in District 23 play.

Garrison rallied in the top of the second inning and loaded the bases. A single by Jack Richardson drove in Stryker Lloyd and Briley Montgomery which gave the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead. GHS improved their lead to 3-0 when Brayden Davidson homered over the leftfield fence in the third frame. The Bulldogs lead improved to 4-0 in the top of the fourth frame when JT Regan scored on a double by Travis Burkhalter.

Garrison added runs by Davidson and Jaxon Winder in the top of the final inning and Dallas McFadden was able to strike out the first three Bears batters in the bottom of the seventh to close the game out and seal the win. McFadden had 10 strikeouts in the complete game win and he walked no batters while giving up just six hits.

Colton Carroll gave up three hits and walked three for the Bears. Mason Quist struck out four Bulldogs, he gave up three hits and walked three. Teammate Seth Duke struck out one Bulldog, walked one and gave up 2 hits.

Timpson will travel to Garrison on Friday, April 5 for a 6 p.m. conference game at Bulldogs Ballpark.

Center Horseshoe Ballpark on Thursday, March 28, 2024 –

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The Center Roughriders varsity baseball team dropped a District 17 4A conference baseball game, to the Kilgore Bulldogs, by a 9-4 score on Thursday. The loss puts Center at 3-13-1 overall for the season and they have a 1-6 conference mark. The Bulldogs are 13-6-1 this season and 6-2 in District 17 play.

The Bulldogs held a narrow 1-0 run lead early but Roughriders sophomore Cody Adkinson reached base with one out in the bottom of the second inning, and later scored on a Gage Vidrine single, and a Bulldogs throwing error. This tied the game at 1-1. The Roughriders took the lead in the bottom of the third inning when freshman Jayden Lane was hit by a pitch to begin the inning and was later driven in to score on a double down the leftfield line by junior Logan Horton. Center led 2-1 but this would prove to be their only lead of the contest.

Kilgore rallied in the top of the fourth inning to retake the lead at 6-2. The top of the sixth frame saw KHS extend their lead to 8-2 after another rally.

Center cut the Kilgore lead to 8-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning when Adkinson singled to rightfield, stole two bases and then scored on a passed ball behind the catcher. Kilgore added a score by Casen Edney in the top of the seventh frame to go up 9-3.

Center scored the final run in the bottom of the seventh inning when TJ Belin scored on an Easton Wulf double up the middle which cut the KHS lead to 9-4.

Colt Bullard pitched the entire game for the Bulldogs and gave up 10 hits, struck out 6 and walked two batters.

‘Rider Easton Wulf pitched 5 1/3 innings and gave up 11 hits, struck out two and walked three batters. Sutton Link pitched 1 2/3 innings for Center and struck out two and gave up three hits, walking none.

Center will travel to Henderson Lions Ballpark on Tuesday, April 2 for a 7 p.m. District 17 4A game with the Lions who are 2-5 in the conference and last fell to Carthage on March 26 by a 6-1 score.