Shelby County Today

June 1, 2023 - Texas Parks and Wildlife fishing reports are updated each week, usually by Thursday morning. The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the information from bait shops, marinas and fishing guides. Only the local lakes are listed below. If you would like to see the fishing report for other Texas lakes, click the following link https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/reptmap.php?EcoRegion=PW.

Toledo Bend

GOOD. Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 0.62 feet below pool. The water level is 171.37 with no generators running. Water temperature at the Dam is 77 degrees. North of the three-mile Pendleton bridge, temperatures have been running 75-79 degrees. The shad spawn is winding down, and now the bluegill spawning beds will be the key for that big bass bite using swim jigs in bluegill colors with a short trailer in green pumpkin and watermelon red with just a little tail dip in chartreuse. Look for a hard sandy bottom where the Bluegill can spawn on shallow points close to deep water. Some bigger bass are being caught on the main lake using Carolina rigs with a 10-12-inch old monster worms in colors watermelon red, watermelon red candy, black/red flake and tilapia gold over brush piles and edges of the river channel. Pay close attention to your thermocline as this can make or break your fishing day. Crappie bite is still heating up offshore using minnows and jigs. While fishing deep for Crappie using minnows you might catch several types of fish like Catfish, White Bass, Bluegill, and Gaspergou. The frog bite has been producing on popping frogs and hollow body frogs late in the evenings over vegetation. Flyrodders are catching quality Bass over vegetation using 8 and 10 weight fly rods. Top flies this week have been a weighted spoon fly black with red glitter, a Stealth Goober, and shad imitation topwater popper fly. Safety reminder: sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen! Remember, it is always better to play it safe by telling a loved one or friend the area you will be fishing, how many people are in your party and the expected return time. Good luck and keep casting forward! Report from Master Captain Steve “Scooby” Stubbe, Mudfish Adventures LLC, Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide, and Mudfish Custom Rod Shop.

Sam Rayburn

GOOD. Water stained; 77 degrees; 0.63 feet above pool. Bass topwater bite is picking up, and wacky worms, spinnerbaits and Carolina rigs are good on offshore ridges and humps. Crappie are good with mostly smaller sized fish being caught on brush piles and timber using minnows and jigs. Blue and channel catfish are good off points in 20 feet of water with cut bait. White bass are roaming on humps and points. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Naconiche

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 85 degrees. Finally finding some Wolfpack schools of bass off shore. Fish range between 2-5 pounds. All the typical shad lures are working, so cast Alabama rigs, jerkbaits, underpins. The crappie population is good. Catfish are slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water clear; 78-82 degrees; 0.31 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are good shallow on grass edges or along creek channels. Topwater lures in the morning hours can be very productive. Lots of fish are suspended in the water column feeding on shad. Black crappie are good and grouped up well on timber and brush piles. Report by Blake Oestreich, Brushbuster Guide Service.

Marshall Lady Mavericks Ballfield on Thursday, May 25, 2023 –

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The Shelbyville Lady Dragons varsity softball team was eliminated on Thursday after a 4-0 run loss during Game 2 of a best-of-three game elimination series with the Como-Pickton Lady Eagles. The series was the Texas UIL Region III Final round of the state tournament which saw Class 2A schools pairing down from eight remaining teams to just four this week.

Game 2 was a defensive battle which saw only four total hits by both teams combined. Como-Pickton’s Mattison Buster gave up a single, walked only one batter, and struck out sixth during the win. For Shelbyville Lanie Bass gave up only three hits, struck out six, and walked three. The Lady Dragons uncharacteristically committed four defensive errors during the contest.

The Lady Eagles gained a 2-0 run lead in the bottom half of the third inning when Maggie Brown led off with an infield hit and later scored on a Lady Dragon’s throwing error. Gracie Thompson reached on an error and later scored to put the Eagles up 2-0 when Addi Monk singled to leftfield.

The Lady Dragons was able to get two runners on the basepaths during the top of the fourth inning when Nicole Harvey patiently drew a walk and then, three batters later, Taylor Jones was able to reach base on an infield hit with two outs. The Eagle defense was able to end the inning before either scored. They were able to set the Lady Dragons down this game in 1-2-3 fashion six of the seven innings they faced them this game.

The final two runs of the contest came during the bottom of the sixth when Mattison Buster reached on a walk to start the frame and Addi Monk drove her in with an RBI double. Monk later scored the game’s final run by racing home on a fielder’s error.

The loss finishes an impressive season for the Lady Dragons with a 25-16-1 overall record. Despite entering the State Playoffs as District 22 2A’s third seed, with a 8-4 record, they have shown vast improvement and battled it out to win four best-of-three game series over Lovelady, Evadale, Joaquin, and Hawkins before falling to Como-Pickton. The team is young, graduating two seniors, and is showing steady improvement for next season. The Lady Dragons, Shelbyville High School, Coaches Ryan Mason, Christian Clark, and Kerry Stone can be very proud of this year’s impressive playoff run.

The Lady Eagles are 37-2 this season. They are currently on a 26-game winstreak and have not lost since March 4. Their only two losses are to 3A schools Winsboro and Franklin prior to district play. They will next face the winner of the Region 1 final between Stamford and Forsan high schools.

Nacogdoches Dragons Ballpark on Saturday, May 20, 2023 –

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The Joaquin Rams varsity baseball team was eliminated this weekend during a best-of-three game Texas UIL Region III Quarterfinal round playoff series. Friday saw Joaquin fall by a 9-0 run score in Game 1 and Douglass took Game 2 on Saturday by a 4-1 score.

Game 2 was close with Douglass gaining a 2-0 run lead in the bottom of the first inning. Ram LJ Whitton led off the fifth inning by reaching base after getting hit by a pitch and he later scored after tagging up on a sacrifice fly to the outfield by teammate Derik Holt. This cut the DHS lead to 2-1.

In the bottom of the sixth inning Douglass scored the final two runs of the contest on a pair of errors and a walked batter giving Douglass the final 4-1 run lead.

Bennett Anglin pitched for Joaquin and gave up 3 hits, struck out 6 Indians batters and walked 3. Indian pitcher Payton Bragg struck out 8, walked 3 and gave up 7 hits. Joaquin finishes with a 25-10-1 overall record.

Douglass is 23-9 they will move on to face the Beckville Bearcats (24-5) next week in the Texas UIL Region III Semifinals.

May 19, 2023 - The Roughrider Athletic Boosters are hosting a Purpleup Golf Tournament and Silent Auction on Saturday, May 20th, 2023 at the Center Country Club 4 Person Scramble. Registration starts at 11am with lunch from 11am - 12noon and 12pm Golf. Fun Raiser and Silent Auction at 5:30. Crawfish at 6pm with Live music from 6:30pm - 8pm. $100 per ticket for Crawfish and Music. For more information call Ben Wulf with questions 936.590.2003.

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The purpose of The Friends of Center Roughrider Athletics perpetual fund is to raise money that can be distributed to all female and male sports within the Center Athletic Program. These sports currently include Basketball, Football, Baseball, Softball, Track, Tennis, Powerlifting, Volleyball, Soccer, Golf, Cross Country Running, and Soccer. The goal is to raise $500,000 over the course of five years through donations and various community events. Once the financial threshold has been reached the annual earned proceeds would be distributed to the Center Athletic Department. A secondary goal would be to use the annual earned proceeds to provide scholarships to student athletes graduating high school and looking to continue their education or vocational schooling.

Currently there are 340 student athletes in the program spanning a total of twelve sports. The current demographic makeup of the athletic program is 43% Hispanic, 35% African American, and 22% Caucasian. The need for supplemental funding arises from the fact that current budgets are relatively small to the number of participants and leaves many of our sports inadequately funded. Our goal is to ensure that all sports are adequately funded so they have the proper equipment and safety protocols.

We know that in many cases the singular motivation for our student athletes to attend school is athletics. We believe that a strong and properly equipped athletic program will provide the added incentive for our student athletes to attend school and ultimately graduate. While our goal is to be competitive on the field, we place a much higher value on providing a platform that will allow our student athletes to be competitive in the classroom, in the workforce, and in everyday life.

Ricky Meeks – Athletic Director / Head Football Coach Ricky.Meeks@Centerisd.org