2023-2024 Sports Schedules (Links below updated)
Hallsville Lady Bobcats Ballpark on Friday, May 18, 2023 –
The Shelbyville Lady Dragons varsity softball team ended a 21-game run for the Hudson Lady Hawks with a 5-3 run Game 1 win on Thursday. Shelbyville then eliminated Hawkins by defeating them by a 9-1 run score in Game 2 on Friday. The Lady Hawks came into the series ranked number 7 in the state by the Texas Girls Coaches Association poll. Their season ends with a 23-4 overall record. Shelbyville is now 25-14-1 for the season.
Shelbyville jumped out to a 1-0 run lead when sophomore Kylie Snell tripled off the leftfield wall to lead off the top of the first inning. Soon after she scored on a ball which passed behind the Lady Hawks catcher. Snell, Carsey Lovell, Taylor Jones, and pinch runner Bre Chambers each scored during a rally in the third inning and gave Shelbyville a 5-0 run lead. The fifth inning saw Gracie Leach reach base on an infield hit and score when Jayleigh Jones singled to rightfield. This gave SHS a 6-0 advantage.
Hawkins scored their only run of the contest when Londyn Wilson doubled to leftfield and drove in Jordyn Warren to put the game’s score at 6-1 in the sixth inning. A Lady Dragons rally in the top of the seventh inning saw Emily Pharris, Gracie Leach, and Jayleigh Jones each score to give Shelbyville a 9-1 lead going into the final at bat for Hawkins. Shelbyville pitcher sophomore Lanie Bass struck out the first two batters she faced in the final inning and freshman teammate Kenadee Lathan recorded the final out on a groundout to help end the game. Bass struck out 10 batters in Game 2 and allowed only 2 walks for the day. She pitched the entire game. Hawkins pitchers Trinity Hawkins and Kalyn Ellison teamed up to strike out 5 and walked 3. Shelbyville hit safely 12 time and Hawkins earned 4 hits for the day.
Shelbyville Head Coach Ryan Mason’s staff and team have moved into new territory as the team will head to the Texas UIL Region III Softball Finals next week to face the number 2 ranked (35-2) Como-Pickton Lady Eagles. Mason moved up to take the helm in 2021 after a stint as an assistant at Joaquin. Assisting Mason are coaches Kerry Stone and Christian Clark.
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.
Mission Statement
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
May 18, 2023 - Two LaTourneau University Softball players from Shelby County earned honorable mention in the 2023 American Southwest Conference Softball Awards. The ASC awards were announced Wednesday, May 17, 2023 on ascsports.org.
Mickenzie Murry, whose hometown is Shelbyville and she is a 2020 Graduate of Shelbyville High School, is a junior at the university and is receiving the honor for the 2nd time in her career.
Lexi Hutchins whose hometown is Joaquin is a senior and is she is earning her first All-ASC honor.
To read highlights about both players:
May 15, 2023 - The Lady Dragons Softball team defeated Joaquin Lady Rams in the Regional Qtr. Finals on Saturday, May 13, 2023. They will play in the Softball Regional Semifinals in The best of 3 series: Vs Hawkins
Location: Hallsville ISD Softball Complex, Address: 637 Waldron Ferry Rd, Hallsville, TX 75650
Dates:
Thursday @6pm we will be Home on 3rd base side
Friday @7pm we will be Visitor on 1st base side
If needed the third game on Saturday will be played at Hallsville and the game time will be @ 5pm
Gate fee: $5.00 per person. All passes accepted and senior citizens will be at no cost.
May 15, 2023 - The 2023 UIL State Track Meet was held on May 12-13, 2023 at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Emily Pharris won silver in the 800 M and Kylie Snell, Nakyia Swindle, Liela Klein and Emily Pharris won bronze in the 4x200 Relay.
4x200 Relay Team: (from left) Emily Pharris, Nakyia Swindle, Kylie Snell, and Liela Klein
4x200 Relay team won bronze.
Emily Pharris won silver in the 800M
Hudson and Lufkin Ballparks on Saturday, May 13, 2023 –
Shelbyville and Joaquin High Schools were each well represented this weekend with both schools having teams competing in state elimination games for girls softball and boys baseball.
The Shelbyville Dragons varsity baseball team was eliminated with a 5-3 run Game 2 loss in an area round matchup with the Douglass Indians. Douglass had won Game 1 by a 3-1 score earlier this week. The best two-of-three game win will move the Indians ahead to the Texas UIL State Baseball Region III Quarterfinal Round.
The Shelby County rival Joaquin Lady Rams and Shelbyville Lady Dragons met up Saturday to compete for the same spot in the 2023 Texas UIL Softball State Softball Region III Quarterfinals. The Lady Dragons had taken Game 1 earlier in the week by a 13-8 score. Game 2 saw Shelbyville up 6-2 by the fourth inning but Joaquin tied the game at 6-6 by the bottom of the sixth inning. The Lady Rams stayed alive with a Game 2 rally which saw them win 8-7 in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs. Shelbyville gained the final bragging rights however as they won Game 3 by an 8-4 final score. Shelbyville will move on to face Hawkins the winner of District 19 in next week’s Texas UIL Region III Softball Semifinal Round. Hawkins won their Region III quarterfinal match with Frankston in two straight games.
The Joaquin Rams baseball team entered their area round game with a 2-1 run Game 1 win over the Centerville Tigers. On Saturday the Rams fell to the Tigers in Game 2 by a 7-3 run score. The Rams came back to take the series by earning a 11-5 run win in Game 3. They will next face the Douglass Indians in the Texas UIL Region III Baseball Quarterfinals.
May 8, 2023 - The Shelbyville Dragon Baseball Area Round 2 Playoff games versus Douglass will be held at Hudson ISD. Game one is Friday, May 12, 2023 at 7:00pm. Game two is Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 2:00pm with game three to follow if needed.
Admission is $5 and coaches, senior, and district passes are accepted.
May 8, 2023 - The Shelbyville Lady Dragons will play in the Regional Quarterfinals playoff game at Lufkin High School against Joaquin on Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 at 6pm. Game two is Saturday, May 13th, 2023 at 4pm and if needed, game three is at 6pm same day.
Gate fee is $5.00. District Passes/Coaching Passes/Senior Citizens Passes accepted.
Coach Ryan Mason
May 8, 2023 - The Center High School Boys Track Team will be sending the following to compete at the State Track Meet on May 11th:
4x100 M Relay Team (Jermain Hunter, Jakeyvius Polk, Kaden Dixon, Red Edwards, Lance Wilburn, and Derrick Edwards) - 1st Place 4A Region 3
From left: Jermain Hunter, Jakeyvius Polk, Kaden Dixon, Red Edwards, Lance Wilburn, and Derrick Edwards
Shot Put (Timothy Davis) - 1st Place 4A Region 3
Nacogdoches Dragons Ballpark on Thursday, May 4, 2023 –
The Joaquin Rams varsity baseball team improved their season record to 22-7-1 and they took Game 1 of a Region III Bi-District Playoff by a 10-0 run score over the Chireno Owls. They will face Chireno on Friday at 7 p.m., again at Nacogdoches High School, for Game 2 of the best-of-three game series.
Ram Tanor Doggett singled to lead things off for Joaquin in the top of the first inning. Joaquin gained a second baserunner when Kaleb Brooks singled to leftfield with one out. The pair scored when Bennett Anglin drove a pitch deep which got behind the Owls centerfielder giving JHS a 2-0 run advantage.
An RBI single by Doggett in the second inning scored Malik Stotts to give JHS a 3-0 advantage. Joaquin rallied in the top of the third and went up 8-0. The final two runs raced in when Derik Holt and Brooks reached base to begin the fourth frame, and they both scored on a two RBI double by Anglin, giving JHS a 10-0 run lead.
Owl Sean Fitzgerald singled with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning to avoid an Anglin no hitter. Joaquin was still able to gain the final out needed to end the game in the fifth inning by mercy rule, with a 10-0 run advantage. Anglin pitched all five innings striking out ten Owls and allowing a single hit and no walks. Keith Patton, Cam Nichols and Hayden Nichols combined pitching for the Owls and gave up nine hits, four walks and struck out three Rams batters.
