2024-2025 Sports Schedules
Cross Country - Center, Joaquin, Shelbyville
Football - Center HS, Joaquin, Shelbyville HS, Shelbyville MS, Tenaha, Timpson
Tennis - Center HS
Volleyball - Center MS, Center HS, Shelbyville HS, Shelbyville MS, Timpson HS, Timpson MS
May 30, 2024 - There will be a sendoff for the Shelbyville Dragons Baseball team today, Thursday May 30, 2024, at around 2pm.
In addition to your show of support, signs are encouraged, pom poms, noise makers.
The Dragons are playing Centerville at Bullard High School starting at 6pm Thursday.
Related article: Shelbyville Baseball Regional Finals vs Centerville
Madisonville High School on Saturday, May 26, 2024 –
After the Kerens Bobcats took Game 1 by a narrow 1-0 run score, the Shelbyville Dragons varsity baseball team has come back to take Game 2 by an 8-5 score and Game 3 by a 10-9 final score. Game 3 went into extra innings before senior Cam Mason drove home the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning. The best 2 of 3 game elimination wins have advanced the Dragons through to the Texas UIL State Tournament’s Region III Championship/ State Quarterfinals round to face Centerville next week at a time and date to be announced later.
Madisonville High School on Thursday, May 23, 2024 –
On Thursday the Shelbyville Dragons and the Kerens Bobcats varsity baseball teams met at Madisonville High school to compete in the Region III Quarterfinals of Texas UIL Baseball Playoffs. The game was close throughout.
The game was scoreless until the top of the seventh inning when Bobcats senior Ryan Priddy doubled to leftfield with one out. Priddy advanced to third base on a passed ball and later scored on another.
The bottom half of the final inning saw junior DJ Barnes single on an infield hit which careened off the pitching rubber. Bobcat’s reliver Kannon Ritchie was able to strikeout the next three batters he faced to end the game with the KHS Bobcats holding a narrow 1-0 run advantage.
Shelbyville’s best chance to score had came in the bottom of the fourth inning when senior Wyatt Frick doubled to rightfield and he came home on a double by Gus Duvon but was tagged out due to a pinpoint throw by the Bobcat’s outfielder.
Junior Bobcats pitcher Krayton Ritchie struck out five, gave up three hits and walked two in six innings. Junior reliever Kannon Ritchie gave up one hit and struck out the final three batters.
Freshman Dragons pitcher Dallas Murry went 6 1/3 innings and struck out four, walked one and gave up five hits. Senior Dylan Parker walked one and struck out two batters in 2/3 innings of pitching.
Kerens is 26-5 overall. They have won 21 games consecutively ad have outscored their last 21 opponents 201-3.
Shelbyville is 23-6. They have won 17 of their last 21 opponents and outscored them 174-71 runs.
Game 2 will take place at Madisonville High School on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 4 p.m. and Game 3 will follow at 6 p.m. if needed.
Center High School 0n Tuesday, May 21, 2024 –
Edwin Rodriguez-Moreno has signed a college letter of intent to study and play soccer for Jacksonville Colleges’ Jaguar Soccer Program.
The senior student is finishing at Center High School this week and has excelled at the school academically and on the soccer field as well. Edwin has been a 3-time all-district player, 2-time District 15 4A top scorer and he was the Texas All-State Offensive Player in 2023. He played a major role in the Roughriders success as they went 16-5 overall this season and they were 11-3 in District 15 4A conference play. The team went to the Area Round of the UIL Texas State Soccer Playoffs before a narrow 2-0 loss to Chapel Hill resulted in elimination.
Center Roughrider’s Head Soccer Coach Gerardo Martinez said, “Edwin has been a pleasure to coach. I have coached him the past three years and he puts great effort in everything he does.”
Rodriguez-Moreno plans to study Petroleum Engineering at Jacksonville College. He said, “I will miss Center and the friendships I have made here. I’m looking forward to playing at Jacksonville College and working with their new coach.”
May 20, 2024 - The Shelbyville Baseball Regional Semifinals against Kerens will be played in Madisonville starting Thursday, May 23, 2024.
Games information is as follows:
Shelbyville will be 3rd Base Dugout for all games.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students. Passes accepted are District 23AA and coaches passes.
Go Dragons!!
Coach Zach Hubbard
Rusk Lady Eagles Ballpark on Friday, May 17, 2024 –
The Shelbyville Lady Dragons varsity softball team fell by a 10-4 run score in Game 1 of a best-of-three game Texas UIL Softball Region III Semifinal game to the Cross Roads Ladycats. Cross Roads gained a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Brook Locke scored after getting on base with an infield hit. She scored later, on a sacrifice bunt by Ashlynn Cook. Later in the inning, Alanah Logan scored the Ladycat’s second run when Paisley Stockard singled to leftfield. The Ladycats added runs by Adi Coe and Gracie Collin during a short rally in the bottom of the second frame to go up 4-0 runs. In the bottom of the third inning CRHS went up 5-0 when Stockard reached base on a walk and later scored on a double to centerfield by Jadynn Cook.
Shelbyville got back in the game in the top of the fourth inning when Carsey Lovell doubled off the top of the centerfield wall for a single, next Lanie Bass singled to rightfield. A fielder’s choice on a hit by Cadee Harley loaded the bases. A walk by Cori Lawson scored Lovell and a throwing error saw pinch-runner Kenedee Lathan score a second Lady Dragons run which cut the Ladycats lead to 5-2. Before the inning ended Harley alertly scored on a passed ball to cut Cross Roads lead to 5-3.
Disaster struck for SHS when Ashlynn Cook lifted a long fly ball well over the centerfield fence for a 3-run homer during the bottom of the fourth inning which gave the Ladycats an 8-3 advantage. Cross Roads added two runs to their tally with scores from Locke and Logan in the bottom of the sixth frame and they led 10-3.
Shelbyville scored the final run in the top of the seventh inning when Taylor Jones led off the inning with a single to leftfield and Carsey Lovell followed with an RBI double to leftfield which scored Jones. Shelbyville trailed 10-4 and this score proved to be the final for the day.
Alanah Logan pitched the whole contest foe the Ladycats and struck out 5, gave up 8 hits and walked 2. Lanie Bass went the entire contest for Shelbyville and struck out 5, gave up 10 hits and walked 2.
Cross Roads (29-8) and Shelbyville (26-12) will face off again on Saturday, May 18 Game 2 is slated to be at Rusk Lady Eagles Ballpark at 2 p.m. If needed, Game 3 will start 30 minutes after the completion of Game 2.
May 17, 2024 - The Softball Playoff game that was scheduled for Thursday, May 16 versus Cross Roads has been moved to Friday, May 17th at 2pm at Rusk High School.
Nacogdoches Dragons Ballpark on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 –
The Shelbyville Dragons varsity baseball team took a 10-3 Game 1 loss to the Gary Bobcats on Wednesday. The game was the first of a best-of-three game elimination series in the Texas UIL Baseball State Playoff and is at the Region III Quarterfinals being played out at Nacogdoches Golden Dragons Ballpark. Game 2 of the series is slated for Saturday, May 18 at 12 p.m. with Game 3, if needed to follow 30 minutes after Game 2.
The bulk of Gary High Schools damage was in the first inning. The Bobcats brought 12 batters to the plate and scored seven runs. Shelbyville fought back in the bottom of the first and Dylan Parker, Wyatt Frick and Gus Duvon scored the team’s only runs of the game to cut the GHS lead to 7-3.
Gary added another run when Brennan Stevens got on base after being hit by a pitch in the top of the third inning and he later scored on a Dragon’s throwing error to give Gary an 8-3 advantage. The final two runs of the game were scored in the top of the sixth when Tucker Grubbs singled to leftfield and Aiden Scogins tripled to leftfield to score Grubbs. Scogins scored later in the inning on a sacrifice bunt by Jacob Moffett which gave GHS the final 10-3 advantage that proved to hold up until the seven-inning game was completed.
Weston Frick pitched 2/3 inning and gave up a hit, struck out one and walked four batters. Dallas Murry pitched four and 2/3 innings. He allowed four hits, struck out three and walked three. Jason Fleming threw 1 2/3 innings, he struck out one and walked one batter.
Bobcat Kohl Woodfin went 5 1/3 innings and gave up four hits, walked four and struck out four. Landon Sipes went 1 1/3 innings and walked one and struck out one.
The Dragons are now 21-5 this season. The Bobcats stand at 19-10-1. The two teams played earlier this season in District 23 2A conference action with SHS taking both contests, a 4-3 win, and a 16-0 win.
May 14, 2024 - All Shelbyville Dragon Baseball Regional Quarter Finals games will be played at Nacogdoches High School against Gary starting Wednesday, May 15.
Game 1: Wednesday, May 15 at 6pm, SHS Home Team
Game 2: Saturday, May 18 at 12 noon, GHS Home Team
Game 3: If needed, 30 minutes after game 2, GHS Home Team
Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for students. District and Coaches passes accepted.
Carthage Lady Bulldogs Ballpark on Saturday, May 11, 2024 –
The Shelbyville Lady Dragons varsity softball team advanced to the Texas Region III Softball Semifinals after gaining a Game 3 win over the Timpson Lady Bears in a 3-2 run walkoff nailbiter in the Region III Quarterfinals.
Shelbyville scored first in the bottom of the first inning when Carsey Lovell singled off the centerfield wall with one out and then scored later on a passed ball. Shelbyville added a second run in the bottom of the fourth inning when Kylie Snell doubled off the leftfield wall and later scored on a Timpson error giving SHS a 2-0 run advantage.
Timpson scored both their runs in the top of the fifth inning during a rally which saw them bring eight batters to the plate. Alexis Grigsby led off the inning by drawing a walk and Ceale Kruse reached next on a fielder’s choice. They both later scored on a Shelbyville throwing error and tied the game at 2-2.
The game remained tied until the bottom of the seventh frame when Nicole Harvey led off the inning with an infield hit on a well-placed bunt. Harvey scored the final run in walkoff fashion when Lovell singled to rightfield two batters later.
Lanie Bass pitched the complete game win for SHS and struck out 7, walked 4, and gave up 4 hits. Alexis Grigsby pitched the complete game for THS and struck out 7, walked 3 and gave up 5 hits.
The elimination loss ends Timpson’s season at 21-14. Shelbyville moves on to the regional semifinals with a 26-11 overall record and they will next face the winner of the Overton vs Cross Roads series. At press time Cross Roads leads the series 1-0.
Shelbyville Head Coach Ryan Mason said after the game, “I really feel like our whole team stood out today, Lanie Bass pitched great and Jayleigh Jones made some great plays, even our bench stood up and made some noise. This kept our energy up, we are a family 100 %!”
