June 2, 2016 - The 2016 UIL Baseball and Softball State Championships are still in full swing. Our local teams however, have been eliminated.
The Center Roughriders entered the playoffs as a District 19 4A representative but where taken out of the tourney by the Hudson Hornets, in two games, at the bi-district level. Hudson later fell to Robinson High School at the Regional Quarterfinals. Robinson is still alive and in the Regional Finals which begin on June 4.
The Joaquin Lady Rams are the Shelby County team which went the farthest this season. The Lady Rams softball team went to the Regional Semifinal round before falling to the Harleton Lady Wildcats in two games, by 3-2 and 6-0 scores. Harleton later beat the Beckville Lady Bearcats, and they have now moved on to face Windthorst High School in the State Level Playoffs starting this weekend.
The Joaquin Baseball team wasn't far behind as they were narrowly eliminated at the Regional Quarterfinal round of the playoffs by the Lovelady Lions in three games. Lovelady later fell to Maud who will face Joaquin's District 23 rival, the Beckville Bearcats at the Regional Finals starting June 4.
The Shelbyville Lady Dragons made this year's playoffs and fell to the Colmesneil Lady Bulldogs at the Bi-District level in two games. Colmesneil fell to the Slocum Lady Mustangs in the Area round of competition.
The Shelbyville Dragons Baseball team fell early as well. They fell to the West Sabine Tigers in the Bi-District round. The Tigers fell to Centerville in the next round of play.
