Area teams chase late playoff push in final games
With about three weeks remaining area baseball and softball teams push to reach the postseason or finish strong. Sterling trudges at 14-6-1 after a 6-0 loss to Ball, while Goose Creek Memorial sits at 3-8 as playoff chances narrow. Pitching and defense cited as strengths for RSL as Ryan Flores shines near .500 with closing duties. Patriots face slim odds going into Friday, page 9.
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Sterling
Ball
Rangers
Shibley
Ryan Flores
Goose Creek Memorial
DJ Warner
Warner
Barbers Hill Softball Eyes State Run After Rim-Ring Season
Barbers Hill sits at 28-2 overall and 8-0 in district with a 1-0 win over Homeschool Christian Youth Association. Samantha Landry and Sophia Simpson lead in the circle while Delaney Dunham and Reagan Duty spark the offense as the team pursues a state championship amid a 10-game scoreless run by opponents.
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Barbers Hill
Homeschool Christian Youth Association
Lady Eagles
Aaron Fuller
Samantha Landry
Sophia Simpson
Delaney Dunham
Reagan Duty
Texas high school football and its off field costs
A critical view argues Texas prep football is superb on the field but costly and often misaligned with student welfare. It questions high coach salaries and the emphasis on profit over education, noting most schools do not generate riches from the sport.
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Texas
Sports Calendar Highlights for the Week
The schedule lists baseball games: GCM at RSS 6, Friendswood at REL 6, PNG at BH 6:30, Anahuac at Kountze 7, Galena Park at Crosby 6:30. Softball RSS at GCM 6:30 and Anahuac at Kountze 6:30. Wednesday tennisREL GCM RSS District Tournament in Galveston. Thursday track Area round at Barbers Hill 4 p.m. REL RSS GCM. Friday RSS at La Porte 6, Santa Fe at GCM 6:30, BH at PNG 6:30.
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Crosby
Barbers Hill
REL
GCM
Anahuac
Newton
Friendswood
Kountze
Galena Park
Galveston
la Porte
Santa Fe
Png
Woods Water Wildlife Hunter regulation changes in Texas
Texas hunting regulations shift this year with changes to turkey seasons in Panola County and across other species. Mandatory reporting via app or online for turkey kills. some counties move to population based rules. northern Panhandle pronghorn permits eliminated and season length extended. squirrel hunting opens year round in some counties. East Texas deer with dogs prohibition eased in six counties with limited leashed dog use. chachalaca season now opens with quail season.
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Texas
Panola County
TPWD
Turkey
Jason Hardin
South Dove
Northern
Panhandle
East Texas
Jasper
Newton
Sabine
San Augustine
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Alandale
In.com
RSL
Adam Shibley
Logan Tadlock
Marcos Garza
Baytown Sun
Goose Creek Memorial Girls
Robert E. Lee
Lady Patriots
Rachel Smith
Smith
Ambrie Williams
Morgan Faubion
Soraya Nieto
Marron
Melanie Garcia
Baytown
RSS
Longhorn
John Jefferson
Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept
The
Wildlife Society
John
Jefferson
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