Sports

June 24, 2015 - The Center Titians 12U Girls All-Stars participated in the ASA State Tournament in Lufkin on June 12th-14th and won runner up. The Titians were undefeated until the tournament was called because of bad weather. Because the tournment was called, the Titians received runner up based on the runs allowed during the tournament.

June 23, 2015 - The 8U Joaquin Ram All Star Team played in the District 2 Championship game on June 22nd in Huntington, Texas defeating the Huntington Red All Star Team 16-11. The Rams went undefeated at the District Tournament coming from behind in two of the games from 7-0 and 10-3 deficits exhibiting pride, teamwork and never giving up. Way to go Rams!

The Rams will compete in the State Tournament beginning July 4th in Center, Texas. Good Luck! ALL IN!

(Front row) Conrad Shahan, Evan Miller, Keaton Cason, Jake Neal, Bryce Roberts. Back row)Ashton Sims, Duncan McCann, Jackson Griffin, Tucker Gamble, Karson Rogers. (Coaches) Brandon Neal, Steven McCann, Blake Gamble, Kade Rogers

June 22, 2015 - The Shelby County Bass Anglers visited Huxley Bay on Lake Toledo Bend last weekend after Tropical Storm Bill dumped another heavy rain on the impoundment that was already above pool level. Even with the fresh,  Ryan PinkstonFrom Left: Brandon Wells and David Koonce muddy water arriving, the anglers seemed to figure out what the fish wanted and most teams showed up to the scales with their 5 fish limit of bass.

Ryan Pinkston, no stranger to winning on T Bend, once again captured first place with a heavy sack of Toledo bass weighing 24.48lbs. He also had the overall big bass of 9.09lbs anchoring his winning sack.

David Koonce and Brandon Wells were blessed with an awesome day of fishing and came in second place with 20.80lbs. They also had a 8.37lb lunker taking second overall big bass.

In addition, the team Hunter Hendricks and Zac Clark finished with a limit of bass tipping the scales at 21.20, but a penalty for a perished fish knocked them back to 20.70lbs therefore capturing the third place check.

Rounding out the money was the fourth place team of David Cartwright and Justin Brinson with a nice limit of bass weighing 17.07lbs.

The next pre-tournament meeting will be July 14th at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall at 7pm, with the July event at Cassells Boykins on Sam Rayburn. Please visit our website for more details about our club @ www.shelbycountybassanglers.com

June 17, 2015 - The East Texas Wildwings are Texas 8u AAA state champions. They competed in a 16 team bracket of the highest level of 8U baseball to capture their title.

The Wildwings boast a record of 34 wins and 4 losses to earn the top rank in Texas baseball. We would like to thank our sponsors and the supporters from all East Texas communities. The future is bright as the Wildwings move ahead into the future!

(Players Back Row) TJ Belin, Jackson Campbell, Connor Hogan, Logan Horton, Dylan Parker, (Front Row) Tanner Brooks, Kolt Larsen, Tanor Doggett, Carson Bush, Dylan Crawford. Not pictured: Tate Bass (Coaches) Travis Belin, Issac Anderson, Josh Horton, Mick Doggett

(Left) Lynn Stanford –SCJBA Advisor, James Marshall, Chandler Burgay- Tenth place AOY, Scooter Clark- Boat Captain, Brett Clark and Jared Wiggins-SETX Anglers of the Year, Diana Stanford- SCJBA Advisor

June 16, 2015 - The South East Texas High School Fishing circuit announced year end standings for the region last Friday night at Brookeland High School at the Championship pre-tournament meeting.

Jared Wiggins and Brett Clark with their Day Two catch, along with their biggest fan, Brandt Wells.The newly formed Shelby County Jr. Bass Anglers made an awesome showing in their first year of participating in the events.

Brett Clark and Jared Wiggins with a Day One Championship Total of 21.11 lbs including Brett’s 8.24lb lunker.Jared Wiggins and Brett Clark were crowned Anglers of the Year and received over $4000 in scholarships for this accomplishment. In addition, the team won other scholarship monies throughout the tournament season.

This is the pinnacle award of High School fishing and these boys worked extremely hard to accomplish this feat. Their fathers, Darren Wiggins and Scooter Clark, were also recognized for being their boat captains for the year.

Also being recognized finishing in the top ten for standings were the team of James Marshall and Chandler Burgay with their impressive tenth place finish. Shelby County also had several other teams that finished high in the standings, and congratulations go out to all that participated and represented our communities.

The South East Texas Regional Championship was also held this past weekend at Umphrey’s Pavillion on Sam Rayburn. This was a two day event and 266 teams of anglers from area schools qualified to fish for the grand prize of $10,000 in scholarship monies. A total of $110,000 of scholarships and prizes were given out over the weekend to these anglers.

This is a testament that high school fishing is the fastest growing sport for these youngsters. In addition, the collegiate level of bass fishing has grown over the past few years and colleges are giving 4 year scholarships to anglers to compete for their schools.

Jared Wiggins and Brett Clark continued their dream season with a 6th place finish in the Championship racking up another $3000 in scholarship monies, plus prizes for capturing the second place overall big bass of the event weighing 8.24lbs. Congratulations to these boys and every team that qualified for the Championship.

On behalf of the Shelby County Bass Anglers, and the Shelby County Jr. Bass Anglers, we would like to thank Lynn and Diana Stanford for taking on the task of being the club Advisors for these kids and making it a success for the club, as well as the kids fishing.

Anyone interested in joining this fishing club is urged to contact Lynn Stanford or any one of the Shelby County Bass Anglers’ members. Great Season!

June 10, 2015 - Congratulations to Center ASA 6U All Stars for placing 2nd in the ASA District 38 Softball Championship tournament in Lufkin June 5-6, 2015. These girls played a total of 7 games over the weekend, and they played their hearts out for a very special player, Avery Lawson.

(From Left) Kadence Tutt, Lizzy Jernigan, Taylor Stewart, Maliah Norris, Peyton Bridges, Colbi Ford, Lauren Causey, Bailey Miller, Hudsyn Wulf , Karma Scholar, London Weatherford (Coaches) Cody Miller, Kim and Duece Wulf

June 10, 2015 - The Center ASA 8U All Stars participated in the ASA District 38 Tournament in Lufkin on June 6 & 7 and walked away with 2nd place. The girls won 4 games on Saturday and went into game play on Sunday undefeated. They won their first game on Sunday, which put them in the championship game, still undefeated.

This tournament was a double elimination tournament, meaning since they were undefeated, whoever they played had to beat them twice. The girls had already defeated two other tournament teams to get to the championship game. Tournament teams play 12 months/year. Our girls only play 3 months/year. This is a huge accomplishment for an all-star league team.

They also played the championship games against a tournament team. The girls played the first championship game and were defeated 14-10. They were also defeated 15-8 in the second championship game, ultimately walking away with 2nd place. We could not be more proud of these girls. They played with more heart than any other team we have ever watched play. These girls deserve this 2nd place win!

Center Predators 8U All Stars include: Back Row: Sean Crouch, Allen Hogan (Head Coach), KC Campbell, and Phillip Youngblood. Middle Row: Emma Pope, Whitley Youngblood, Trista Britt, Lexi Jones, Gabby Whisenant. Front Row: Kinley Snider, Reese Cockrell, Alex Pope, Sayre Hall, and Carson Crouch.

June 10, 2015 - The Show Baseball 12U travel team recently played in Tyler’s Summer Shoot-out Tournament on June 6th and 7th.

Pool play games were on Saturday, June 6th where the team won 1 game and lost 1 game. The team gave up too many runs and had to start Sunday’s bracket game at 8am. The Show beat Clubs Baseball with a score of 7-2.

They played East Texas Swamp Dragons at 1:15pm and won 9-4. The next game was played at 4:45 where they defeated T.H.A STIX of Longview 12-8 earning the team a spot in the Championship game at 8:30pm.

The Championship game started with the Show being the visiting team and scoring 4 runs in the 1st inning. The team showed up and played a great game at bat and defensively. They took home the golden ring with a win over Solid 9 leaving the final score 11-1.

They will go on to play in the State Tournament this coming up weekend in Dallas.

Team Members are Coaches George Hicks, Patrick Williams (Manager), and Marlon Garrett Sr. Players: Dillion Williams, Kolton Koonce, Zacc Smith, Nicholas Mosley, Alex Bearden, Brycen Jimmerson, Donovan Adkins, Jayden Hicks, Marlon “Deuce” Garrett, Jr., Cason Gehrman, and Levi Stovall (not pictured).

Stay tuned to shelbycountytoday.com for more Show news and fundraiser information. 2015 World Series here they come!

June 9, 2015 - Two former Panola College Baseball players are headed to Omaha to play in the NCAA Baseball World Series. Preston Guillory with TCU, and Brett McAfee with Arkansas will have the opportunity to play on the biggest stage that college baseball can provide.

McAfee and the Razorbacks qualified by beating Missouri State in the Super Regionals at Fayetteville, AR. While the TCU Horned Frogs and Guillory took 16 innings last night to finish off the Aggies of Texas A &M at the Fort Worth regional. Preston was a two time All Conference pitcher for the Ponies 2013 and 2014 squads. McAfee was on the 2012 Panola Ponies team.

The NCAA College World Series will begin Saturday, June 13 in Omaha, NE.

June 8, 2015 - Shelbyville 10/U All Stars placed 4th in the District 38 Softball Championship in Lufkin this past Saturday and Sunday.

(Front row) Avery Faulkner, Lexi Fleming, Neena Smith (back row) Coach Joey Lawson, Jayda Hopkins, Jamya Suell, Ma’Kayja Horton, Abby Shofner, Kate Lawson, Kara Jones, Neera Smith Coach Tim Hopkins

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