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January 7, 2022 - The Timpson Area Chamber of Commerce invites spectators to attend the SoSo Classic 2022 Disc Golf Tournament held in SoSo Park, Timpson on Saturday, January 8th, 2022.

Come watch a ton of great golfers compete for big $$$! There will also be food and snack vendors on site, so come watch and enjoy.

Spectators are asked to remain quiet during all play and to have their phones off or on silent during any of the disc throws. Spectators should always walk behind the players and out of line of throw and not advance until the last player in the group throws for the basket.

Parking will be outside of the Park only. This is a Professional C-Tier PDGA tournament. Miles Seaborn is the director. First throw will start between 8-8:30am Saturday morning. 

January 5, 2022 - The Timpson Bears will start their baseball season with a scrimmage against Arp at home on February 8, 2022 at 5pm. To see the full 2022 Timpson Varsity Baseball schedule, click here.

January 5, 2022 - The Joaquin Rams Baseball season starts Friday, February 11, 2022 with an away scrimmage against Logansport at 5pm. To see the full 2022 Joaquin Rams Baseball Schedule, click here.

Timpson High School on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 –

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The Timpson Bears defeated the visiting Tenaha Tigers by an 84-54 score in Tuesday’s District 23 Class 2A conference varsity basketball game. The Bears are now 10-3 for the season and they have a 2-0 conference mark. The Tigers are 1-1 in district play and they are 7-4 overall.

Timpson trailed 7-8 midway through the first period but the Bears gained a 12-7 lead with three minutes left in the opening period and they never trailed again. By the midway break Timpson led 47-21.

At the end of the third stanza Timpson had built a 65-34 advantage on their way to the 84-54 point win.

Leading scorers for the Bears were Terry Bussey with 34 points, Jackson Campbell 21, Donovan Crockett 17 and Braden Courtney with 10. For Tenaha Jordan Ross scored 18, Charles Hervey 16 and Avanta Fredieu had 11 points.

Timpson will travel to Joaquin Rams Gymnasium on Friday, January 7, 2022 for district play with the Rams. JV girls and boys action begins at 4:30 p.m. and varsity action will follow.

Tenaha will host the San Augustine Wolves Friday, January 7. JV action starts at 4:30 p.m. with varsity following.

January 4, 2022 - The Joaquin Powerlifting team's first competition is in Garrison on Thursday, January 20th at 4pm. Boys and girls will be competing. The boys are coached by Coach Jon Jones and the girls are coached by Coach Rodney Prnka. To view the 2022 Joaquin Powerlifting schedule, click here.

January 3, 2022 - The Joaquin Lady Rams are gearing up for the 2022 Softball season. Both Varsity and Junior Varsity teams will play their first game away on February 5 against Elysian Fields at 11am. Click here to see the full updated schedule.

Tenaha Special Events Center on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 –

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Local teams competing at this year’s Tenaha Holiday Hoops basketball tournament have wrapped up their competition.

The Joaquin Rams was defeated Wednesday in a Boy’s Consolation Bracket B final by Kermit High School.

The Tenaha Tigers overcame county rival Shelbyville in a Boy’s Bracket A Consolation Final game on Wednesday.

The Timpson Bears Boy’s team fell to Little River Academy’s Bumble Bees by a narrow 67-65 score which gave the Bears a fourth-place finish.

The Tenaha Lady Tigers took a 44-37 win over the Lovelady Lady Lions to earn a third-place finish.

Shelbyville’s Lady Dragons team took a Consolation win over the Tatum Lady Eagles.

The Timpson Lady Bears took a fifth-place trophy after defeating Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill.

Both the girls and boys tournament championship games resulted in a Lipan High School win over Douglass to finish the tournament Wednesday night.

Tenaha SEC on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 –

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Tenahas’ Twelfth Holiday Hoops Basketball Tournament has moved to Day 2 competition. Among local teams still participating in the 3-day event was the Tenaha boys varsity team who played the Jefferson Bulldogs. The Tigers held a 48-44 advantage at the end of the third quarter and they held on for a 57-53 win.

The Timpson boys led the Beckville Bearcats 35-20 at halftime. The Bears led 49-35 going into the third frame. THS eventually took a 65-43 win.

The Timpson girls team was in a hard-fought defensive battle in the first half of their game with the Chireno Lady Owls. The Lady Bears and the Lady Owls were tied 13-13 at the midway intermission. Timpson outscored Chireno 28-18 during the second half and they took a 41-31 win.

December 28, 2021 - Tickets for the Center HS Roughrider boy's basketball away game against Pleasant Grove on Wednesday, December 29th will be sold online. Admission cost is $4 for adult and $2 for student. Nineth grade game starts at 1pm followed by JV (2:45pm) and then varsity (4:15pm).

Use following link to buy tickets: https://www.hometeamsonline.com. On the Pleasant Grove Hawks Athletics website, scroll down the page to "Hawk HS Boys Basketball" and you will see the Center game listed. Click the black "get tickets" button for the game.

Joaquin Rams Gymnasium on Monday, December 27, 2021 –

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Varsity basketball tournament competition is taking place today as Tenaha Holiday Hoops kicked off this morning at five area locations. Tenaha Special Events Center, Tenaha Tiger Gymnasium, Joaquin Rams Arena, Timpson Bears Gymnasium, and Panola College Arthur Johnson Gymnasium is hosting 18 Girl’s high School teams and 22 Boy’s teams.

Teams from Tenaha, Joaquin, Timpson, Shelbyville, Chireno, Sabine, New Diana, Lovelady, San Augustine, Lipan, Douglass, Kountze, Broaddus, Chapel Hill, Tatum, Centerville, Kermit, Dimebox, Avinger, Atlanta, Jefferson, Woden, White Oak, Waelder, Mineola, Academy and Rivercrest are competing.

Shelby County Today started coverage with an early boy’s game between the Jefferson Bulldogs versus the Joaquin Rams at Rams Gymnasium.

The game was close and the first quarter ended with the Rams leading the Bulldogs by a single point and a 9-8 points advantage going into the second stanza.

A 7-0 point scoring run by the ‘Dogs midway through the second quarter helped them gain a 29-19 lead at the buzzer which sent the teams into the locker rooms at the midway intermission.

Jefferson outscored Joaquin 17-14 during the third period and the Bulldogs took a 46-33 lead into the final quarter.

The Bulldogs were able to outpace the Rams 21-13 points in the final quarter and they took a 67-46 first-round win.

Joaquin will move on to face the loser of the Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill versus Beckville game being played at 11:30 a.m. on Monday morning. The Rams will tip off at Timpson on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at 8:30 a.m.

Both the Shelbyville Lady Dragons and the Dragons Boy's Varsity teams have participated at the tournament on Monday as well. The Lady Dragons fell behind the Lovelady Lions 38-23 at halftime. Lovelady outscored Shelbyville 13-9 in the third period and they took a 51-32 advantage over SHS into the final quarter. The Lady Lions eventually beat the Lady Dragons 61-40.

The Shelbyville Dragons boys team trailed the Douglass Indians 22-14 at the end of the first quarter. SHS fell behind 34-21 at halftime. Douglass held a 45-32 at the end of the third stanza and they eventually defeated Shelbyville by a 68-44 final score.

The Tenaha Tigers boys team lost to the Little River Academy Bumble Bees in double overtime by a 86-79 score. Earlier in the day the Tigers had won their opening round game with the Sabine Cardinals by a 55-46 score.

The Timpson Bear boys team won a pair of games to open the tourney. They defeated the Atlanta Rabbits 73-57 and later Dime Box 80-60.

Timpson's girls beat New Diana early by a 54-21 score and later fell to the Douglass Lady Indians 70-46.

 

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