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),
Pictured are (from left): Lance Holloway, Emilee Elliott, Ian Williams, Sarah Scull, andLevi Rodriguez.
April 14, 2022 - In UIL tennis, 16 kids from each district get to go to the regional tennis tournament in Bryan. In our district, 14 of the 16 were from Center. Monday, April 11, 2022, Brooke Gaddy competed in girls singles, and Erick Rojas and Ryan Jones competed in boys singles.
Advancing to the quarterfinals were girls doubles partners Sayre Hall and Reece Cockrell; mixed doubles partners Arista Lee and Ethan McElroy; and mixed doubles partners Jalen Postell and Conner McCauley. Five athletes played in the regional semifinals, and all five won and advanced to the finals.
Pictured are (from left): Head Coach Leon Dykes, Lance Holloway, Emilee Elliott, Ian Williams, Sarah Scull, Levi Rodriguez, and Asst. Coach Lori Manchack.
All five qualified to play in the UIL state tennis tournament in College Station in two weeks: Ian Williams 1st place boys singles; Lance Holloway and Levi Rodriguez 1st place boys doubles; Sarah Scull and Emilee Elliott 2nd place girls doubles.
Friday, April 8, 2022 at Joaquin Rams Ballpark –
The Joaquin Lady Rams varsity softball team earned a District 22 2A home win over the Garrison Lady Bulldogs as they took a 14-4 run advantage and ended the game in the bottom of the sixth inning due to mercy rule.
Garrison built an early 2-0 lead as Kearsten White and Zoey Libby reached on base hits and later scored when the bases were filled by a hit batter, and two walks drove them home.
Joaquin tied the game (2-2) in the bottom of the second inning when JJ Bass reached base and Juli King cleared the bases with an inside-the-park-homer.
The Lady Rams took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the second inning when Kaylee Neal singled to rightfield and reached home on a JJ Bass double.
Aspen Pritchett singled to begin the third inning and sparked a rally which saw JHS eventually take a 9-2 lead on six hits and a throwing error. A run by Autumn Webb in the bottom of the fourth extended Joaquin's lead to 10-2.
GHS got scores from Brynn Clark and White in the top of the sixth frame. This cut the Lady Rams lead to 10-4 runs.
Joaquin was able to get four consecutive hits from Bass, King, Pritchett and Madison Baker to rally and they later scored to get the ten run lead needed to end the game on mercy rule in the bottom of the sixth frame.
Joaquin’s next game was scheduled for next Tuesday, April 12, 2022 versus Mount Enterprise. The game has been moved to Monday, April 11, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in Mount Enterprise, at Wildcats Ballpark.
April 8, 2022 - The District 23 AA High School track meet was held in Shelbyville on Monday, April 4th, and Thursday, April 7th. Joaquin ISD is PROUD to announce that several athletes advanced to the AREA Track meet which will be held on Tuesday, April 11th in Shelbyville. Joaquin athletes clinched 1st place in five different events.
Pole Vault
Khoen Baker - 2nd place
Discus
Riley Mullins - 2nd place
Long Jump
Victoria Byrd - District champion
Shot Put
Riley Mullins - 2nd place
100m
Victoria Byrd - District Champion
Andre Brown - 4th place
110 Hurdles
Gauge Jordan - District Champion
200m
Victoria Byrd - District Champion
400m
Jericho Newman - District Champion
Draven Lee - 4th place
4x100m - 3rd place
Cole Bragg
Khoen Baker
Andre Brown
Chase Rice
4x200m - 4th place
Tate Bass
Andre Brown
Khoen Baker
Chase Rice
4x400m - 2nd place
Cole Bragg
Jericho Newman
Malik Stotts
Draven Lee
4x200m - 4th place
Madison Baker
Riley Mullins
Dixie Baker
Kaleigh Baker
4x400m - 3rd place
Madison Baker
Victoria Byrd
Dixie Baker
Kaleigh Baker
April 8, 2022 - The Joaquin softball game scheduled for next Tuesday, April 12, 2022 versus Mt. Enterprise has been moved to Monday, April 11, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in Mt. Enterprise.
Timpson Lady Bears Ballpark on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 –
The visiting Joaquin Lady Rams varsity softball team suffered a 7-0 run District 22 2A loss to the Timpson Lady Bears on Wednesday forcing a 2-way tie in the conference. Both teams hold a 6-2 league mark with four games left. Beckville at 8-0 holds sole possession of first place in the 7-team district.
The Lady Bears went up 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning when Amiyah Soto reached base on a walk and later scored on a passed ball. In the bottom of the second Timpson extended their lead to 4-0 with scores by Haylee Eaves, Bethany Bridges and McKenley Wynn.
Another rally in the bottom of the sixth frame saw Alexis Grigsby, McKenna Wynn and Eaves score to give THS the final 7-0 run advantage which held up for the remainder of the game.
Alexis Grigsby pitched the whole game for THS and struck out four batters while walking three.
Karoline Oswalt and Kaylea Neal teamed up pitching for Joaquin and struck out three and walked seven.
Joaquin will next host the Garrison Lady Bulldogs on Friday, April 8, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.
Timpson will host the Mount Enterprise Lady Wildcats on Friday, April 8 at 5:00 p.m.
April 5, 2022 - The Tenaha Tigers Little Dribblers Regional Champs are headed to Nationals!!! The Regional tournament was hosted in Grapeland, Texas.
Juniors Division. Photo taken by Tina Bryant.
The juniors division punched their ticket to advance to nationals defeating Grapeland.
Majors Division. Photo taken by Tina Bryant.
The Majors Division won every game by 10 points or more.
Seniors Division. Photo taken by Tina Bryant.
The Seniors Division finished the tournament with a competitive victory against Marlin.
The Little Dribblers Juniors, Majors and Seniors Divisions will play in the National Tournament hosted in Franklin, Texas on April 13-16.
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April 5, 2022 - Center hosted the 2022 UIL District 17 Tennis Championships on March 31st and April 1st.
Center nearly had a clean sweep of the District contest with 14 of the 16 district representatives headed to the Region 3 Tournament being Center Roughriders! The Region III 4A Tennis Tournament will be held on April 11th and 12th at Bryan High School.
This is the 22nd straight boys District title with Center earning 37 points and the nearest competitor being Hudson with 14 points.
This is 21st of the last 22 years with a girls overall District title with Center earning 39 points and a 2nd place split between Hudson and Palestine with 12 points.
The results from District are as follows:
Boys Singles: (Click for Bracket)
1st place - Ian Williams (Center)
2nd place - Womack (Jasper)
Ryker Tomlin (Center) quarterfinalist
Girls Singles: (Click for Bracket)
1st place - Ward (Hudson)
2nd place - Brooke Gaddy (Center)
4th place - Kelly Bridges (Center)
Boys Doubles: (Click for Bracket)
1st place - Levi Rodriguez / Lance Holloway (Center)
2nd place - Erick Rojas / Ryan Jones (Center)
Girls Doubles: (Click for Bracket)
1st place - Emilee Elliott / Sarah Scull
2nd place - Sayre Hall / Reese Cockrell
Mixed Doubles: (Click for Bracket)
1st place - Connor McCauley / Jalen Postell
2nd place - Ethan McElroy / Arista Lee
Go Riders!!!!
Left to right: Ryker Tomlin, Levi Rodriguez (senior), Lance Holloway (senior), Ian Williams (senior), Erick Rojas (senior), Connor McCauley, Ethan McElroy and Ryan Jones.
Left to right: Reese Cockrell, Arista Lee, Kelly Bridges, Sarah Scull (senior), Emilee Elliott (senior), Brooke Gaddy, Jalen Postell, Sayre Hall
Head coach - Leon Dykes
Assistant coach - Lori Manchack
Athletic Director - Ricky Meeks
High School Principal - Amanda Clark
Superintendent - Dr. Brian Morris
April 5, 2022 - Center hosted the UIL District 17 Junior Varsity Tennis Tournament on Friday, April 1st and the results are as follows:
JV Boys Singles:
1st - Vendenheede (Jasper)
2nd - Glenn (Jasper)
3rd - Ryan Arndt (Center)
4th - Wade Collard (Center)
JV Boys Doubles:
1st - Charlie Corbell / Nathan Creech (Center)
2nd - Hunter Cooper / Octavio Hernandez (Center)
3rd - Luke Fausett / Braxton Hardy (Center)
JV Girls Doubles:
1st - Hollie Herndon / Gracie Burch (Center)
2nd - Hughes / Huynh (Palestine)
3rd - Autum Andrusick / Amanda Lopez (Center)
4th - Kaylee Olivas / Kaitlyn Hewitt (Center)
JV Girls Singles:
1st - Santiago (Palestine)
2nd - Anna Hagler (Center)
JV Mixed Doubles:
1st - John Ford / Chloe Rachal (Center)
2nd - Barnett / Barnett (Palestine)
3rd - Logan Galindo / Gracie Boyd (Center)
4th - Nate Solis / Kate Ford (Center)
The Center Boys and Girls win overall District Title!
Go Riders!!!
Center Horseshoe Ballpark on Friday, April 1, 2022 –
The Center Roughriders varsity baseball team suffered a 14-1 run District 17 4A conference loss to the visiting Rusk Eagles on Friday. Center now stands at 0-2 in district play, the Eagles move to 2-0.
The Roughriders scored their run early when Jake Morris reached base on a walk to lead off the bottom of the first inning. He was later driven in when Logan Horton singled to leftfield and gave CHS a 1-0 advantage.
Center held on to a one-run lead until a Rusk rally in the top of the third inning. The rally would eventually see them take a 7-1 lead. The top of the fourth inning had similar results as the Eagles used five hits and three walks to balloon their advantage to 14-1 runs.
The game was called in the bottom of the fifth inning after neither team scored and the mercy rule was enforced.
Jake Morris pitched 3 1/3 innings for Center and struck out three Eagles batters and walked seven. TJ Belin came in in relief and struck out one and walked three Eagles.
Mason Cirkel pitched for Rusk and struck out nine ‘Riders and walked one.
The Roughriders will host the Palestine Wildcats on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 7 p.m. Palestine also holds a 0-2 District 17 mark
Joaquin High School on March 29, 2022 –
The Joaquin Lady Rams varsity softball team faced the Beckville Lady Bearcats last Tuesday in a battle of the last two unbeaten teams in District 22 2A competition. The two teams each with five conference wins and no losses, came into the final inning tied at 6-6 runs.
The seventh inning saw Beckville rally when Aubrey Klinger doubled to centerfield with one out. With two outs Beckville rallied for three doubles and a single which gave the Lady Bearcats a 10-6 advantage.
Joaquin rallied in the bottom of the final inning when Aspen Pritchett singled to centerfield with one out and Kate Fuller doubled to leftfield. They were later driven in for the final two scores when Addi Harvey doubled to drive them home. The inning ended when BHS recorded the final two outs on a strikeout and a ground ball to clinch the 10-8 win.
Juli King and Kaylee Neal teamed up on pitching duties for the Lady Rams. Combined they struck out seven BHS batters and allowed 11 hits and thirteen walks.
The Lady Rams hit safely eight times and walked four times. BHS pitcher Bethany Grandgeorge struck out 13 JHS batters.
Joaquin will next travel to Martinsville on Friday, April 1, 2022 for another conference game at Lady Pirates Ballpark. JHS is now 4-1 in District 22 and this game. This will be the first second round conference game.
