2025-2026 Sports Schedules
Cross Country - Center (JH), Center (HS), Joaquin, Timpson
Football - Center, Joaquin (V), Joaquin (JH,JV), Shelbyville, Tenaha, Timpson,
Tennis - Center,
Volleyball - Center, Center Christian Academy, Shelbyville (JV,V), Shelbyville (JH), Timpson (HS), Timpson (JH),
Center Horseshoe Ballpark on Friday April 19, 2024 -
The Center Roughriders varsity baseball team never trailed during Friday’s District 17- 4A home game with the Gilmer Buckeyes. The ‘Riders took a 1-0 run lead in the bottom of the second inning when Freshman first baseman Jayden Lane singled up the middle of the outfield and he later scored on a misplayed single into Gilmer’s outfield by Roughrider senior Colby Lout.
The game remained tight with CHS holding the one-run lead until the Roughriders rallied for runs by Logan Horton, Lane, and Lout giving Center a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth.
Gilmer rallied and brought nine batters to the plate in the top of the seventh inning and tied the game at 4-4. Center started the bottom of the seventh with Easton Wulf drawing a walk. Wulf was retired on a force play when teammate Cody Atkinson grounded to an infielder. Atkinson advanced to second base on a wild pitch and then later moved to third base on an errant pickoff attempt. Atkinson alertly scored on another wild pitch that got behind Gilmer’s catcher to win the game in walk-off fashion by a 5-4 run score.
The win keeps Center’s playoff hopes alive as the team is in fifth place with two games remaining and four teams move into the playoffs at season’s end.
Roughrider Freshman Pitcher Easton Wulf got the win for Center. He threw for 6 1/3 innings (104 pitches) and struck out eight and gave up three walks. Junior shortstop TJ Belin came in for the pitching save he walked two and struck out one Buckeye batter. Aiden Davis took the complete game loss for Gilmer.
The Roughriders will host the Carthage Bulldogs on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 7 p.m. at the CHS Horseshoe Ballpark.
April 18, 2024 - Shelbyville Baseball games versus Garrison on Friday, April 18 have changed. JV will now play at 4:30pm in Shelbyville and Varsity will play at 8:15pm, Friday night, in Garrison.
Beckville Lady Bearcats Ballpark on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 –
The Shelbyville Lady Dragons varsity softball team fell on the road to the Beckville Lady Bearcats by a 9-3 run score on Tuesday. The win gave Beckville High School the District 22 2A title and the number one seed for the post season varsity softball playoffs. Beckville finished the regular season with a 10-2 conference mark. Shelbyville and Timpson hold an identical 9-3 district mark and will have to hold a tie-breaker at a future date to decide the number two and three seeds. Joaquin holds an 8-4 league mark and will go into the post-season as the number four seed.
Tuesday saw Shelbyville take a 3-0 run lead in the top of the first inning when Carsey Lovell, Lanie Bass, and Cadee Harley loaded the bases with one out and scored on a walk by Kylie Snell, a Beckville error, and a sacrifice fly by Cori Lawson.
Beckville answered with a rally in the bottom of the third inning with a rally that brought ten batters to the plate and saw BHS go up 5-3 runs by getting scores from Kaitlyn Mauritzen, Lexi Barr, Emily Grandgeorge, Bethany Grandgeorge, Gracey Struwe. Disaster struck again for the Lady Dragons when the Lady Bearcats rallied again in the bottom of the fourth, bringing 12 batters to the plate and going up 9-3 before Shelbyville could stop the damage.
Lanie Bass and Taylor Jones pitched for Shelbyville and combined for eight strikeouts, walked 8 batters, and gave up seven hits. Gracey Struwe and Bethany Grandgeorge pitched for Beckville and struck out 11, walked three and gave up five hits.
April 16, 2024 - Self Defense America recently held a Taekwondo belt exam for the Lil' Dragons Class. Those testing received their next rank in the TKD system. The Lil' Dragons worked very hard to achieve their rank promotion and we at Self Defense America are very proud of them all.
From Left: (back row) Cainen Moore, Casen Moore, Dean Eddins, Mason Warren, Ethan Alverado, Lizzie Hornbuckle, (front row) Ryker Thornton, Brooklyn Cooper, Noah Parker, Jaxson Lemoine, Bella Hornbuckle, Parker Lemoine, and (full splits) Korie Bailey.
We are excited about these students as they continue their path to Black Belt.
April 15, 2024 - Gauge Jordan and Landen Whitton, of Joaquin, were fishing off FM 2572 Sunday, April 14, 2024, when they caught a very large Alligator Gar. Both sides of the roadway were flooded due to the raised level of the Sabine River, and the fish had made its way to a pool of water where the fishermen were bow fishing.
The fish measured 6 feet in length from head to tail, and was quite hefty as demonstrated when the fishermen lifted it in their arms.
April 15, 2024 - Self Defense America recently held a Taekwondo belt exam. Those testing received there next rank in the TKD system. Students worked very hard to achieve their rank promotion, and we at Self Defense America are very proud of them all.
From left: (back row) Alberto Castillo, Maddox Gima, Jack Wagner, Gemma Lewis, Kaylee Seifried, Grayson Hightower, (front row) Ben Wagner, Joey Barton, and (full splits) Eythan Castillo.
We are excited about these students as they continue their path to Black Belt.
Friday, April 12, 2024 at Joaquin Rams Ballpark –
The Joaquin Rams varsity baseball team took a 10-9 run District 23 2A baseball win over the Woden Eagles on Friday. The win gives the Rams a 13-10-1 overall record and a they stand at 5-6 in the conference with 3 district games remaining in the regular season.
Friday’s action saw Woden load the bases in the top of the first inning. The Eagles got scores from Brayden Dichard and Wade Stanaland to go up 2-0 runs before Joaquin could close the inning out with a double play and a flyout.
The Rams tied things up at 2-2 with scores by Braylin Umbrell and Kaleb Brooks in the bottom of the first inning.
The Eagles went back up 7-2 runs with a rally in the top of the third inning which saw WHS bring 11 batters to the plate. Joaquin scored two in the bottom of the fourth when Tate Bass and Derik Holt crossed the plate on three consecutive base hits to start the inning. The rally was soon after ended though when the Eagles defense turned a double play and retired another Rams batter on a popout. The Eagles led 7-4 until a Rams rally in the bottom of the sixth inning which saw JHS take a 9-7 lead after getting scores from Jake Neal, Bass, Holt, Brooks, and LJ Whitton.
A 2 RBI triple by Woden’s Angel Velasco tied the game at 9-9 by scoring teammates Dichard and Chris Sheffield. Joaquin got the score they needed to get the walk-off win in the bottom of the seventh when Holt drew a walk with one out and he later scored on an RBI single to leftfield by Braylin Umbrell to end the game.
The Rams are next scheduled to travel to Mount Enterprise on Tuesday, April 19 for a 6 p.m. conference game at Wildcats Ballpark.
April 12, 2024 - Shelbyville High School has ten Regional Track Qualifiers who will compete at the Regional Meet in Palestine, TX on April 19-20.
Qualifiers are:
Congratulations! Go Dragons!
April 12, 2024 - Congratulations to Chris Jones who has reported having beaten the Lake Pinkston record for the largest black Crappie caught on rod and reel on Saturday, April 6.
After catching his fish, he weighed it at Wings and White Tails and they confirmed the weight of the Crappie at 2.45 lbs.
The previous reported weight was 2.35 lbs on March 16, 2021.
Shelbyville Dragons Ballpark on Thursday, April 11, 2024 –
The Shelbyville Dragons varsity baseball team took a narrow 4-3 run home win over the visiting Gary Bobcats on Thursday. The game was close throughout and had four lead changes with the Dragons getting the win in walkoff fashion in the bottom of the final seventh inning.
Dylan Parker capitalized on a Bobcat outfielder’s error to get on second base in the bottom of the first inning. A sacrifice bunt by teammate Hunter Harvey put Parker at third base with just one out. Parker scored to give SHS a 1-0 lead when Wyatt Frick doubled to rightfield.
In the top of the second inning Bobcat Ben Stephens singled to leftfield and later scored on a Dragon error to tie the game at 1-1. Dylan Parker gave the Dragons their next lead when he doubled to leftfield to begin the bottom of the third inning and scored later on a Bobcat error. The Dragons led 2-1 until the Bobcats scored two runs in the top of the fourth to go ahead of the Dragons 3-2.
Weston Frick led off the bottom of the fourth frame drawing a walk and he was moved into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt by teammate DJ Barnes. He scored moments later on a Jason Fleming single to centerfield. This tied the game at 3-3. With the game still tied at 3-all in the bottom of the seventh inning, Gus Duvon made it to first base on a Bobcat’s error, and later scored the winning run on a single by Dylan Parker, giving the Dragons the 4-3 win. The win puts Shelbyville’s overall record at 14-3 and their District 23 2A mark at 8-0 with four conference games remaining in the regular season. Gary is at 14-3-1 and 7-2 in district.
Dragon Parker struck out 8 batters and walked four in 6 2/3 innings, giving up just two hits. Dallas Murray pitched the final out, allowing no hits, and he walked two batsmen. Gary’s Kohl Woodfin struck out 6 and walked four in the complete game loss. He allowed 5 hits.
The Dragons will next travel to theGary Bobcats Ballpark on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. to continue District 23 play.
