RSS Clinches Playoff Bid After Deer Park Loss
The Ross v Sterling Rangers lost 5-1 to No 8 Deer Park then won a play-in 10-0 against Channelview in Baytown. Dru Orasco and Noe Molina led with two RBIs each, Payton Adams and Gabriel Garza limited the challengers, and RSS earned a bi district date versus Alvin Yellowjackets who finished 22-6. The Rangers end the regular season 11-11 overall, 6-6 in district.
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Lady Eagles Advance in Softball Playoffs
Barbers Hill defeats Port Neches Groves 13 3 on the road to reach the area round. Meagan King and Kitty Hornberger held the opposition to three runs on five hits. King went 2 for 3 with four RBIs and a homer. Jade Lewis added three RBIs on a bases clearing triple. Hornberger and Bailey Suza each drove in two as Barbers Hill exploded for five runs in the second inning. The Eagles await Angleton or Texas City in the next round.
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Dayton grad Aaron Ripkowski drafted by Packers in sixth
Dayton High School graduate and former Oklahoma Sooner Aaron Ripkowski was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 30th pick in the sixth round. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops praised his blocking and physical style, noting Ripkowski’s effectiveness in short yardage. Ripkowski had 13 rushing yards on six carries and 38 receiving yards on seven catches.
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Texans draft McKinney in second round trade with Browns
Houston moved up from 19 to 11 in round two to select linebacker Benardrick McKinney from Mississippi State. The deal included exchanging picks 116 and 195 for a 7th round selection as coach Bill O'Brien praises his versatility.
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Texans
Cleveland
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Mississippi State
Bill O'Brien
Jaelen Strong
Wake Forest
Kevin Johnson
Walk-off single forces game three in Baytown softball
An gel Farris delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th as RSS edged Pasadena Dobie 1-0 to force a decisive game three. Niki Gonzalez pitched 10 innings for RSS, while Bethany Busch and Jaimee Kelly contributed for Sterling in a tense playoff tilt in Baytown.
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Dobie
Lady Olguin
Angel Farris
RSS
Ross S. Sterling
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Baytown
Lady Rangers
Mia Navarro
Vicki Sorensen
Pasadena
Niki Gonzalez
Sorensen
RSL
Jaimee Kelley
Farris
Lady Horns
Barbers Hill clinches playoff spot with 1-0 win over Kingwood Park
Barbers Hill Eagles edged Kingwood Park 1-0 on Friday in Kingwood to secure a postseason berth. Mason Furlong earned the win with seven shutout innings and Blake Blackburn scored the lone run after a seventh-inning balk. The win left Barbers Hill 14-11 overall and 10-6 in district, earning a bid to face Port Neches-Groves in bi district. Crosby claimed a share of the District 21-5A title after a 2-1 senior night win, with Austin Hearn going seven strong and Sean Bergeron and Trevor Larkin contributing RBI and hits. Crosby finished 20-6 overall and 13-3 in district.
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Sean Bergeron
RBI
Trevor Larkin
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