March 6, 2024 - Congratulations to the Shelbyville Dragons for their Regional Championship!
The same broadcast team who brought you their playoff run is excited to be able to follow them to San Antonio for the state tournament on Friday, March 8 at 10am!
November 17, 2023 - Tonight's Timpson Bears Area Round Game vs the Wolfe City Wolves will be available on live stream at the NFHS network. Larry Pierce will be on the call.
Tonight's Shelbyville Dragons Area Round Game vs the Cooper Bulldogs will also be available on live stream at the NFHS Network. Chris Watlington and Stephen Shires will be on the call.
The Shelbyville game will also be available for free to listeners at KQBB 100.5 with Don Wall on the call.
October 11, 2023 - Jefferson Christian Academy (JCA) Music Department Fall Tour swings through Center at the First Methodist Church Sunday night, October 15 at 6 pm. Their vocal choir and hand bell choir has performed all over the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
“We are excited to host these talented young people,” church music director Chris Watlington said. “The kind of joy they bring to their music will give you a much-needed shot of positivity in these not-so-positive days. The Lord is definitely at work through the JCA musicians.”
October 3, 2023 - The Center Roughriders host the Hudson Hornets tonight, October 3 at the Leon Dykes Tennis Facility for the season's last district team tennis match. Find the coverage on YouTube at NETSN Live beginning at 4 pm. We'll have a Pregame Show in order to set the stage with a visit with Coach Dykes and with a few of the players then we'll move to the coverage, beginning with the doubles matches and moving to singles. The first team to win 10 matches will be the district champion!
December 19, 2022 - First Methodist Church invites all worshippers to the beautiful and historic downtown square Saturday night at 6:00pm for a candlelight service. Gather around the bandstand for sacred music and the Christmas story accentuated by candle light. (If you have a candle, bring it! It will help the service go more smoothly.)
November 10, 2022 - Watlington & Shires Productions in cooperation with the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) and the University Interscholastic League (UIL) will live stream the Bi-District Round (Rd 1) of the following county games:
October 14, 2021 - The Center Roughriders have advanced to the area playoffs in Team Tennis. Play begins today, October 14 at 4:30pm as the Riders take on Lago Vista.
Check in on the action through the Rider Tennis Live-Stream Podcast. Chris Watlington will describe the action while Stephen Shires provides an ongoing match scoreboard as the doubles teams and singles players compete. Find the podcast by going to the website twitch.tv. Once there, just find the search bar and type in roughridersports, all one word and all lower case.
October 11, 2021 - The Center Roughriders are District Champions in Team Tennis, and since the inception of the Team Tennis competition, Center has been district champion every time. The Bi-District Round begins this morning, October 11 at 9am as the Riders take on the Waco-Robinson Rockets in Madisonville.
April 13, 2021 - The Roughrider Sports Team is proud to announce it is carrying the Rider Baseball District Season! Coverage continues tonight, April 13th as the Roughriders take on the Hudson Hornets here in Center at the Horseshoe. Game begins at 7:00, pregame begins at 6:40. It's all on Twitch.TV. Click the following link to watch: https://www.twitch.tv/search?term=roughridersports