2023-2024 Sports Schedules (Links below updated)
April 18, 2016 - Center Shelbyville, Joaquin and San Augustine baseball and softball games have been cancelled for today April 18, 2016.
April 14, 2016 - The Joaquin Lady Rams varsity softball team defeated their District 22 2A rivals, the Alto Lady Yellowjackets, by a convincing 12-1 score, last Tuesday, April 12. The game was cut short in the fifth inning due to the UIL ten-run-rule.
Joaquin honored seniors Maddison Andres, Kristen Harvey, Shelby Diven, Katherine Patrick, Annie Tarver, Miranda Prnka and Hailey Cummings before the game. Coach Steven McCann said during the ceremony, "Seniors like these are a pleasure to coach and they make our jobs easy."
Alto jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when they cashed in on their only two hits of the contest in the top of the first inning. The Lady Rams bounced back and tied the game 1-1 when Katherine Patrick reached base on an error, and Hana Bonner drove her home with an RBI triple. Bonner was picked off at home trying to stretch her hit into an inside-the-park-home run.
The Lady Rams used three walks, three hits and a sacrifice bunt to extend their lead to 5-1 in the bottom of the second inning.
Randi Goates added a run to the JHS tally when she scored on a passed ball behind Alto's catcher in the third inning.
Doubles by Lady Rams Lexi Hutchins and Miranda Prnka helped JHS boost their lead to 10-1 in the fourth frame.
Hutchins drove home Bonner and Darby Hughes in the fifth inning to end the game by 'Mercy-Rule.'
The Lady Rams have two games remaining in conference play. They have clinched a post-season birth and will next face the Timpson Lady Bears, at Timpson, on Friday, April 15 at 5 pm.
April 13, 2016 - MEETING DATES:
April 25th, Monday - Girls @ MS Auditorium @ 6:30 p.m.
April 28th, Thursday - Boys @ MS Auditorium @6:30 p.m.
Parent/Guardian meetings will be held for 7th and 8th grade boys/girls who plan to be in the RoughriderAthletic Program during the 2016 - 2017 school year.
These meetings are very important!! Please make every effort to attend. Valuable information, athletic forms and program expectations will be made available for your benefit.
Please help to make the 2016 - 2017 athletic season a greater success by being present.
If you have any questions, please contact the Roughrider Athletic Office: 936.598.6173 ext: 2231
April 13, 2016 - The Roughrider Soccer season came to an end Saturday, April 9th.
The Roughriders won 2-0 in the Regional Semi-final match against Stafford on Friday, 4/8/16,
This put them in the Regional Final against Palestine, Saturday,4/9/2016. The Roughriders fell 2-1 to Palestine, ending the 2015 - 2016 season with a record of 20-5-2.
CHS Baseball v Woden 4/9
Early lead gives CHS Roughriders victory over Woden (TX), 14-2
CHS Roughriders jumped out to an early lead on Woden HS and captured a 14-2 victory on Saturday at Center HS.
With 10 runs in the first three innings, CHS Roughriders left no doubt about the eventual outcome.
Two errors and a groundout by Jesse Burns in the second inning supplied the early offense for CHS Roughriders.
Dalton Alexander racked up four RBIs on two hits for CHS Roughriders. He singled in the third inning and tripled in the fourth inning.
Jaxon Covington held Woden hitless over three innings, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out three.
CHS Roughriders increased its lead with six runs in the third. The inning looked promising, as Covington singled, scoring Dylan Denby to kick things off.
CHS Roughriders answered Woden 's top inning with four runs of its own in the fourth. CHS Roughriders scored on a hit by pitch and a three-run triple by Alexander.
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April 13, 2016 - The 2016 Football Schedule is now available. You can view the schedule here.
April 9, 2016 - The visiting Henderson Lady Lions held off a late Center Lady 'Rider rally to defeat CHS 7-2 last Friday. During a last inning rally, two towering blast off of Lady 'Rider Mekayla Hubbard's bat, which hooked just inches foul, made this game seem much closer than the final score.
Center jumped out to a 2-0 lead when Karson Milford and Katelyn Bolton reached base on infield hits, and both players later scored on wild pitches.
Lady Lion Tori Lee scored on a sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth inning, after reaching base on an infield hit. This cut Center's lead to 2-1.
Lee was hit by a pitch in the top of the sixth inning and Henderson rallied to score three runs in the frame to take a 4-2 advantage.
Henderson's Chaynia Sparks hit a 3-run home run, over the right field fence, in the top of the seventh inning, to give HHS the final 7-2 advantage.
The Lady Roughriders will travel to Carthage on Tuesday, April 12 for a 6:15 pm game with the Lady Bulldogs.
April 8, 2016 - The Center Roughrider boys soccer team has won their semi-final game 2-0. There will be a fan bus going to go College Station for next round of playoff Saturday, April 9, 2016.
Everyone planning to ride the bus is asked to be in the high school parking lot by 5:30am Saturday morning so the bus can leave at 6am. For adults to ride it is $5 and $3 for students. Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, and anyone 5 and under is free to ride.
To make arrangements call the transportation office at 936- 598-2880.
April 7, 2016 - The Shelbyville Dragon Baseball game scheduled for Tuesday, April 12 vs Martinsville has been moved to Monday, April 11 at Shelbyville at 5:00 pm.
April 6, 2016 - On Tuesday, April 5th, the Center Roughriders varsity baseball team headed to Carthage's Jim Reeves Memorial Field for their sixth District 19 4A game of the season. The Carthage Bulldog offensive proved to be too much for a young Roughrider team on this day. Carthage won by a lopsided 11-1 score in a game shortened to 4 1/2 innings due to the UIL's ten-run-rule.
The Roughriders couldn't reach base with the their first three batters in the top of the first inning. In the bottom of the inning Carthage used four hits, and a batter hit by a pitch, to take a 3-0 advantage. Center's Logan Mitchell and Mike Ray made good plays in the infield, and pitcher Clay Snider struck out the final Bulldog batter of the inning to minimize the damage. The inning ended with the bases loaded.
Center scored their run in the top of the second inning when Brett Clark reached base by being hit by a pitch, and Marco Gutierrez drove him home with an RBI triple.
Snider struggled in the bottom of the second inning, and the Roughriders saw the base paths loaded twice during the inning. The Bulldogs were able to only add on a single run during the frame however, when Bryan Crawford hit a deep sacrifice fly which scored teammate Seth Ballinger.
Center went into the third inning still within reach, and trailing 1-4.
Center's offense struggled again in the top of the third and Carthage retired the first three batters with their signature polished defensive play.
In the bottom of the third frame, Carthage added four more runs to their total on three walks, a hit, a hit batter, and two errors. Center trailed 1-8.
Chase Lee led of the fourth inning with a lead-off single but that was all Center was able to get going during the stanza.
The Bulldogs added three scores in the bottom of the fourth, and Carthage pitcher Keagan Baldry did the rest as he struck out the first three 'Rider batters he faced in the top of the fifth frame.
Coach Kelly Spann's Roughriders are now 3-3 in conference play and are in third place. Carthage is atop District 19 4A with a 5-1 mark.
The 'Riders have a bye for Friday and will host Woden in a non-district game Saturday at noon at Roughrider Ballpark.
April 5, 2016 - Two Center Roughriders traveled to Abilene Texas last Saturday and competed in the State Powerlifting Event.
JaCarlos Hall competed in three events and lifted in the 165 pound weight class. Hall squatted 510 lbs., bench pressed 290 lbs. and dead lifted 450 lbs. His combined total was 1250 lbs. which earned him fifth place.
Witt Dockens competed in the 181 pound weight class. Dockens squatted 500 lbs., bench pressed 300 lbs. and dead lifted 425 lbs. for a 1225 pound combined total which earned him thirteenth place.
This was the last high school meet of the year for both lifters. Dockens and Hall were coached this year by Richard Mitchell and Justin Horton.
Information submitted by Richard Mitchell
