Lady Rangers fall to No 17 Mavericks in playoffs
Sterling Lady Rangers drop a 54-36 first round 22 6A playoff loss to No 17 Manvel at Clear Falls High School. Jaimee Kelly led Sterling with 19 points while Manvel star Jordan Hosey scored 14 of her team's 16 in the fourth. The game marked the seniors final high school matchup for three sets of sisters.
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Sterling Lady Rangers
Manuel Mavericks
Clear Falls High School
Lady Rangers
Sterling
Pete Gereri
Gereri
Stephanie Smith
Gerek
Manvel
Jaimee Kelly
Jarde Thomas
Mavericks
Manuel
Hosey
Illiana Banda
Jade Thomas
Erin Kelly
Marlon Banda
Atlantis Thomas
Rangers Close Season With Win Over Deer Park
Sterling Rangers finish 2025-26 on a high note with a 56-45 win over Deer Park at the Blue House. Senior DaJuan Hill scores 15 while going perfect at the free throw line as Sterling battles back from a slow start to lead 23-23 at halftime. District finish places Sterling fifth in 21-6A with a 4-8 record. La Porte’s win ends play-in hopes.
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Baytown Sun
KeeLynn Hutchison
Sterling
Thomas Hotchkiss
Rangers
Deer Park
Sterling Rangers
Blue House
DaJuan Hill
Greg Smith
la Porte
Boys In Blue
Smith
Channelview
Crosby comeback bid comes up short in playoff bid
Crosby girls basketball rallied from an 18-3 deficit against Lumberton, closing to 55-52 in the final seconds. Shannon Jones led Crosby with 22 points, Sydney Carr added 12, and the Lady Cougars, finishing 25-9 overall and 13-3 in district 21-5A, were eliminated in the area round.
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Crosby
Lady Cougars
Lumberton Lady Raiders
Lady Cougs
Shannon Jones
Lumberton
Lady Raider
Lady Coogs
Lady Raiders
Lamberton
Michelle Trotter
TAMU stars, Barbers Hill alums shine in wins and placings
Grayson Long of Barbers Hill pitched 3 2 3 innings in Texas A M University s 16 11 win over Holy Cross, allowing five earned runs while fanning five. Emily Gunderson rose to fourth in pole vault at the Aggie Invitational with 12 5 1 2 feet, aiding TAMU s 191 50 point team victory. Makenzie May of Barbers Hill totaled nine points in UT Tyler s 73 66 win over Mary Hardin Baylor and added two points in a 72 71 win vs Concordia Texas. Kyle Leggett of Barbers Hill and Reed Seeley of Baytown Lee helped Lamar split its first four baseball games, with Seeley adding a hit in Lamar s 7 6 win over New Mexico State.
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Grayson Long
Barbers Hill
Texas A&m University
College of Holy Cross
Long
Texas A&m
Holy Cross
Emily Gunderson
Tamu
Clemson University
Makenzie May
University of Texas-Tyler
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
May
UTT
Concordia University-Texas
Texas-Tyler
Texas Tyler
USC
Kyle Leggett
Reed Seeley
Baytown Lee
Lamar University
Playoffs bring area round matchups for Barbers Hill and Anahuac
The Friday area round features Barbers Hill Lady Eagles vs Fort Bend Elkins Knights at 6 p.m. at Sam Rayburn High School in Pasadena, while Anahuac Lady Panthers meet Garrison Lady Dogs at 7:30 p.m. at Woodville High School. Elkins, 10-4 in district, relies on Mackenzie Johnson and Ayesha Wahid. Barbers Hill counters with Charli Collier.
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Lady Eagles
Anahuac Lady Panthers
Fort Bend Elkins Knights
Sam Rayburn High School
Pasadena
Elkins
George Ranch Lady Horns
Knights
Mackenzie Johnson
Ayesha Wahid
Kimi Carter
Charli Collier
Collier
GCM
Mont Belvieu
Preston Road
Pasadena Boulevard
Burke Road
Lady Panthers
Garrison Lady Dogs
Woodville High School
Garrison
Crockett
KiAndra Hayter
Taylor Christopher
Anahuac
Asia Fontenot
Lexi Wynne
Pine Street
Eagle Drive
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