2023-2024 Sports Schedules (Links below updated)
July 18, 2016 - The Center Roughriders and Shelbyville Dragons 13-14 year old baseball teams each lost their tournament debuts at the Dixie League Elimination Tournament which started last Saturday at Center Roughrider Ballpark.
Center lost Saturday night in a six inning game which lasted nearly three hour and ended with the game being shortened by the ten-run-rule when Kilgore rallied for four runs to take a 15-5 win.
Kilgore had jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first inning and had ballooned their advantage to 10-3 by the end of the fourth frame. Center pulled to within 11-5 by the end of the sixth inning but Kilgore's rally enforced the Mercy-Rule. Center next plays the loser of Sunday's Huntington vs Sulphur Springs game in a 5:30 p.m. game to be played on Monday.
Shelbyville lost to Panola County earlier Saturday in a closer contest but they rebounded in a big way when they defeated the Hawkins Hawks in their second round game on Sunday. The Dragons beat the Hawks 12-0 to advance to play Hudson at 3 p.m. on Monday.
In the first inning of Sunday's game Shelbyville gained a 3-0 lead and extended it steadily with two more runs in each the third and fourth innings, which gave them a 7-0 advantage. The fourth inning was highlighted by a Colby Parker triple which careened off the center field wall. Teammate Cole Ferguson struck out the side in the fourth frame to set the Hawks down 1-2-3 in the inning. He then fielded a grounder to start the fifth stanza and then struck out the next two Hawks to retire the Hawks without a runner as well.
Scores by Zack Clark, Jaylon Brinson, Ferguson, Parker Sam Jones helped the Dragons employ the ten-run-mercy-rule to shorten the game by one inning.
Ten teams are competing in the 13-14 year old division. Besides Center, and Shelbyville, are Panola County, Kilgore, Hawkins, Huntington, Hudson, Sulphur Springs, Marshall and Henderson.
There is another 13 year old Dixie Elimination Tournament happening in Center at the same time which consists solely of teams from Henderson and Panola.
July 14, 2016 - August 1st will mark the first day for non-contact practices for high school football teams in Texas. Teams will begin contact practices no sooner than August 5th. Texas teams can conduct their first scrimmages starting August 12th.
All five Shelby County teams will be taking the field soon to prepare their players bodies and game plans to compete in both district, and non-district, competition.
The Center Roughriders will compete in District 9 4A. Head Football Coach Barry Bowman will be taking the ‘Riders to the field for his second season after the team posted a much improved 10-3 season. CHS went to the regional semifinals last season but lost to the Gilmer Buckeyes by a 36-21 score.
This season Center will move from Division II classification up to Division I. Their new conference opponents will be Carthage, Kilgore, Henderson, Bullard, Chapel Hill and Palestine.
The ‘Riders will face Kirbyville for their first scrimmage. Other non-conference games will include Rusk, Gilmer, Gladewater and Diboll.
CHS is projected by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine to place fourth in the district behind Carthage, Kilgore and Henderson.
The Joaquin Rams will be competing in Division I District 11 2A. They will be taking the field for the second season under Head Football Coach Wade Lawson. Joaquin went 5-5 last season and went 1-4 in conference play.
The Rams will face Alto, Shelbyville, San Augustine, Price Carlisle and Cushing in district action. They are projected to finish fifth by DCTF, behind Alto, Shelbyville, San Augustine and Carlisle.
The Shelbyville Dragons will compete in Division I District 11 2A and are projected to place second. This will be Head Coach Jason Fergusons third season at SHS. Last season SHS went 12-1 and were 5-0 in district play. The Dragons fell to Lovelady by a 14-7 score in the regional playoffs. Their 2016 district competitors will include Alto, San Augustine, Joaquin, Carlisle and Cushing. They are picked to finish second, behind Alto, by Dave Campbell’s Magazine.
The Tenaha Tigers will compete in Division II District 11 2A. Head Coach Craig Horn will start his second season with the Tigers. Tenaha is projected to finish first in the conference which includes Grapeland, Timpson, Overton, Mount Enterprise and Wortham. The Tigers went 8-6 last year and were 4-0 in league play. They suffered a 33-16 loss to Muenster last year at the state quarterfinals. The Tigers first scrimmage will be at Maud on Aug. 12. Their other non-district opponents will be Joaquin, Kerens, Dallas Gateway, Clarksville and West Sabine.
The Timpson Bears will welcome new Head Football Coach Kerry Therwanger. Timpson went 2-8 last season and went 2-2 in Div. II District 11 2A play. They lost 27-0 to Iola High School in the first round of the 2015 playoffs. They are picked to finish third this season behind Tenaha and Grapeland. Other conference opponents include Overton, Mount Enterprise and Wortham.
July 14, 2016 - Roughrider Football Camp will be held July 21st and 22nd from 8:00am to 10:00am. Camp is for incoming 7th and 8th graders. Cost will be $25/students and will be held at the Roughrider Stadium. The camp will give these young men a great jump on fundamentals, teamwork, and Roughrider Football for the upcoming season. Send registration to and make checks payable to:
Roughrider Athletics
Attn: Barry Bowman
550 Roughrider Drive
Center, Texas 75935
Contact Coach Bowman for questions at 936-598-6173 ext.2206. T-Shirts will be given to each Participant. If you register after July 14th, please register at camp.
July 14, 2016 - Rider "Saddle Up" Football Camp will be held from July 25th to 27th from 8:00am to 10:00am. Camp is designated specifically for incoming 2016 - 2017 Freshmen, cost is $30 per student and will be held at Roughrider Stadium. The camp will give these young men a great jump on fundamentals, teamwork, and Roughrider Football for the upcoming season, as well as, expectations of our Program. Send registration to and make checks payable to: Roughrider Athletics Attn: Barry Bowman 550 Roughrider Drive Center, Texas 75935
Contact Coach Bowman for questions at 936-598-6173 ext.2206. You can pick up Registration forms at the Athletic Office, located at the high school campus or downloaded from the CISD website.
July 14, 2016 - Two-a-Day practices for High School Football and Volleyball for incoming 9th - 12th graders start August 1st in the morning (exact time to be announced).
July 12, 2016 - This team has played a total of 28 games together and has a 28-0 record. They went undefeated in District play in Center, TX on June 26th.
This past weekend they swept the State Tournament in Athens, TX beating Tyler Co in the Championship game 16-5 to become the 2016 Texas Majors State Champs.
Center ended the State Tournament racking up a total of 64 runs scored and giving up only 16 runs, with 11 home-runs and 3 Grand Slams.
They will be headed to Laurel, MS on August 6th to play in the Dixie Youth World Series representing the state of Texas.
July 8, 2016 - Album - Antonio Chavez and Madison Brown were the overall winners of the 5th Annual What-A-Melon 5K Run/Walk Saturday morning, July 9, 2016.
Chavez had a finishing time of 18:45 and Brown's time was 24:18. Wiggins Farms donated watermelons at the event to help keep participants cool and handed out slices after participants crossed the finish line.
Participants lined up on the Center square early in the morning to begin the race. Center Police Officers traveled with the runners at the beginning and end of the line of runners to provide safety as they traveled the route. Following the race awards were presented by 2016 National Watermelon Queen Carla Lynn Penney, of Vienna, Georgia.
Funds raised from the event will go to the Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library.
(Update) Complete results are in and can be viewed here: What-A-Melon Crawl 5K Results
The run results according to age division is as follows:
Fun Run
1st place - Cori Lawson
2nd place - Logan Galindo
Madeline Cassell
Savannah Cassell
Cayden Askew
Male Open Winners
1st place - Antonio Chavez
Male No Age Provided
1st place - Joe West
Male 12 and Under
1st place - Lance Holloway
2nd place - Seth Shamblin
Male 13 to 19
1st place - Ruben Soto
2nd place - Corles Bstament
Male 20 to 29
1st place - Marcos Angel
2nd place - Moises Arcibar
Male 30 to 39
1st place - Jeremiah Soape
2nd place - Matthew Gregston
3rd place - Juan Monsivais
4th place - Scott James
Male 40 to 49
1st place - Steve Allen
2nd place - Keith Davis
3rd place - David Wheeler
Male 50 to 59
1st place - David Wheeler
Male 60 and Over
1st place - Chandra Atholi
2nd place - Carlos Gray
Female Open Winners
1st place - Madison Brown
Female No Age Provided
1st place - Dorothy West
2nd place - Sarah Fletcher
3rd place - Alice Pate
Female 12 and Under
1st place - Adreia Sanchez
2nd place - Riley Ross
3rd place - Hannah Ross
Female 20 to 29
1st place - Camille Stanfield
2nd place - Carolina Angel
3rd place - Promise Lunsford
4th place - Candice Turner
5th place - Destiny Russell
6th place - Ana Gutierrez
7th place - Ting Snider
8th place - Ashton Askew
9th place - Brittany Gilchrist
Female 30 to 39
1st place - Jenny Rhodes
2nd place - Courtney Sanchez
3rd place - Porfi Williford
4th place - Summer Jackson
5th place - April Broughs
Female 40 to 49
1st place - Sabrina Smith
2nd place - Yanci Hendricks
3rd place - Marisela Almanza
4th place - Benita Collard
5th place - Anjanette Dunn
6th place - Cindy Furlow
Female 50 to 59
1st place - Hermilla Mendoso
2nd place - Margo Griffith
3rd place - Karen Gray
4th place - Laree Bounds
5th place - Lori Davis
6th place - Shandra Russell
7th place - Kathy Baily
8th place - Karen Cunningham
9th place - Kay Ross
Female 60 and Over
1st place - Ann Bridges
2nd place - Nina Barnett
Sponsors for the event were Farmers State Bank, John Black and Associates, Baldwin Tree Service, Boles Feed and East Texas Poultry Supply. Shelby Savings Bank sponsored 25 of their employees to participate in the 5K.
July 5, 2016 - The Shelbyville Dragon T-Ball team won the Dixie Youth Baseball Division II South Regional Tournament (Bracket) in the Championship game against West Rusk with a final score of 26-21 in overtime in the 6th inning.
Shelbyville was undefeated during season and the tournament. In their final game against West Rusk the teams were tied 19-19 at the end of the 5th inning forcing them to go into overtime for an intense contest. The dragons scored the max of 7 runs in the top of the 6th inning bringing them to 26 on the board with the West Rusk team being last at bat. West Rusk scored two runs before Shelbyville ended the game getting the third and final out and a final score of 26-21.
Shelbyville will travel to Longview July 15th and 16th in a North versus South Regional matchup against Hooks. Best two out of three wins!
Team members are: #10 Daylon Smith, #3 Shon Parker, #4 Tymarrion Mosby, #14 Gavin McDonald, #5 Chase Harbison, #6 Dallas Jones, #11 Jerrick Hargrove, # 2 Eddie Turk, #7 Shade McDonald, #9 Cace Stringer, #1 Jaxen Samford. Coaches are Greg McDonald, Grant McDonald, Joez Jones, Jeremy Smith, and Michael Stringer.
July 4, 2016 - The Dixie Youth Baseball South Regional Baseball Tournament Championship games are today, July 4, 2016.
Let's play ball . . .
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July 4, 2016 - The 1st Annual Shelbyville Dragon Football Camp was a success and well attended with 40 plus 6th graders through 9th graders taking to Dragon Stadium for a jump start on the 2016-2017 football season.
Camp attendees reported to the Dragon Weight Room at 5:30pm with the goal of improving their skills during the four days of camp and each camper received a Shelbyville Football t-shirt.
