Shelby County Today

May 20, 2025 - The Shelbyville Varsity Baseball team is playing for Regional Finals May 22 and May 24 versus Centerville.

• Game 1: Thursday, May 22, 2025 vs Centerville at 7pm in Hudson (Dragons are home team In 3rd base dugout), Pay at the Gate.
• Game 2: Saturday, May 24, 2025 vs Centerville at 4pm in Lufkin (Dragons are visitors in 1st base dugout), Please note that they do not accept cash sales at the gate and tickets can be purchased either online in advance or at the gate using a credit or debit card. https://gofan.co/event/3629176?schoolId=TX24577
• Game 3: If needed, game 30 minutes after game 2 (Will Flip for Home)

Gate prices will be $7 for adults and $5 for students. All the same passes listed will be honored: Coaches passes, Senior Citizen passes, Any military pass, District 23 and 24 passes, and District pass list.

Additionally, the following items and actions are not permitted at our facilities:

• No re-entry once inside the venue
• No outside food or drinks
• No glitter, confetti, airhorns, sunflower seeds, or hanging signs

Carthage Bulldogs Baseball Complex on Thursday, May 15, 2025 –

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The Shelbyville Dragons varsity baseball team took a 5-2 run Game 1 win over the Frankston Indians on Thursday at Carthage Bulldogs Ballpark. The game was the beginning of a best-of-three game series between the two teams and is a Texas UIL State Region III Semifinal Elimination Playoff. The win improves the Dragons season mark to 24-7-1 and Frankston stands at 23-7.

Shelbyville gained an early lead when Gavin McDonald led off the bottom of the first inning with a double to leftfield. He moved to third base on a passed ball and then scored on a ground ball put in play by Tanor Doggett. Morgan Doggett drew a walk and scored later in the inning on a base hit to centerfield by Jaxon Lambright which put SHS up 2-0.

In the bottom of the fifth inning the Dragons extended their lead to 5-0 runs when McDonald started off the inning with a triple to left-centerfield, Tanor Doggett followed with an RBI single to centerfield. Doggett scored when the Indians committed an error on a ball put in play by Gus Duvon. Lambright later drove in Duvon with an infield hit.

The Indians later gained runs by Tucker Palmer and Carter Stibbens to cut the Dragons lead to 5-2 in the top of the sixth frame but this score ultimately held up for the remainder of the seven-inning contest.

Dallas Murry earned the win pitching for SHS and he gave up just three hits, struck out four and walked five.

Carson Bizzell and Kason Poe pitched for FHS and they teamed up to give up nine hits, walked three and struck out four.

Game 2 will be at Tatum Eagles Ballpark today, Friday May 6, 2025 at 6 p.m. If needed game 3 will be at Tatum at noon on Saturday May 17.

May 12, 2025 - Shelbyville Varsity Baseball will play Frankston for Regional Semi-Finals on Thursday, May 15, at 6pm in Carthage. The Dragons are Home on first base side. Entry is adults $8 and kids $5.

The second game will be held Friday, May 16, at 6pm in Tatum and the Dragons will be the Visitor on first base side. If needed, game three is at 12 noon in Tatum on Saturday, May 17. The team will flip for home. Entry in Tatum is $5 for everyone.

Passes that will be accepted are TGCA, THSCA, and Senior citizens. Same passes will be accepted as last week.

Bullard Panthers Ballpark on Thursday, May 8, 2025 –

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After the Alba-Golden Lady Panthers fell by a 7-6 run score in Game 1 of a best-of-three game Texas UIL Semifinal Softball Playoff with the Shelbyville Lady Dragons on Wednesday, The Lady Panthers rebounded and evened the series with a 7-6 Game 2 win of their own on Thursday.

The Lady Panthers loaded the basepaths with two outs in the bottom of the first innings but rallied to go up 3-0 when Jayla Sitar scored on a hit-batter. Then a Lilly Thorn base hit scored two more.

Kylie Snell and Lanie Bass each reached base in the top of the second inning. A Nicole Harvey bunt scored Snell and later Taylor Jones put a ball in play which scored Bass. The Lady Dragons had cut the Panther’s lead to 3-2 runs going into the third inning. An Alexis Wilmut homerun over the centerfield wall helped the lady Panthers extend their lead to 6-3 in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Carsey Lovell singled to begin the top of the fifth inning and she later scored to pull the Lady Dragons to with a 6-4 score. Snell reached base on a fielder’s choice moments later and she scored on a single by Bass to help SHS pull to within 6-5.

Bass struck out two Panthers batters in the bottom of the fifth inning and a third Panther was called out due to baseline interference. Leaving the game at Panthers 6 Dragons 5 going into the sixth inning. The Lady Dragons were able to tie the game at 6-6 runs when Taylor Jones reached on a bunt and later scored on Lovell single and an error.

The game remained tied at 6-6 runs until Adielyn Smith doubled to rightfield in the bottom of the seventh and later scored on a teammates infield hit which broke the tie and won the game.

Lanie Bass struck out eight, walked three and gave up nine hits pitching for Shelbyville. Adielyn Smith struck out seven, walked three and gave up seven hits for Alba-Golden.

The lady Panthers now stand at 21-9 for the season and the lady Dragons are at 22-11. They faced off at Tyler Legacy High School Friday, for the final Game 3 and the Lady Dragon took a 9-3 win to advance.