Area athletes qualify for state track meet
Barbers Hill disc thrower Matt Rodriguez won the regional title and Ashlyn Dobson and Crosby’s Emmanuel Netherly earned state trips. Netherly and Craig Williams finished high in the 400 and 200, while multiple athletes from Barbers Hill, Crosby, GCM, Dayton and Baytown Christian Academy posted solid regional showings and relay marks.
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Texas
Barbers Hill
Crosby
Austin
Matt Rodriguez
Ashlyn Dobson
Emmanuel Netherly
Netherly
Craig Williams
Rodriguez
Nathan White
Dobson
Lee
Chelsea Cheek
Estela Pina
Dayton
Josh Fagala
Taylor Perry
Shammah Gray-Brooks
Trevor Wingate
Eagles
Ariana DeValCourt
GCM
Mykala Hamlett
Ta’nya Gibson
Rickosha Carter
Shannon Jones
Julien Gillum
Williams
Ricardo Sanchez
Cameron Theriot
Goose Creek Memorial
Ter
Tristan Lavan
Lawerence Driver III
DeAndre Herman
Kendric Gaines
Mason Smart
Shaq Long
Sterling
Cheyenne McBay
Glenroy Jack
Jack
Trianna Jones
Sydney Cruz
Demetra Manuel
Deja Frank
Amber Klesal
Baytown Christian Academy
Romel Venevides
Waco
Sports Briefs Today and Friday Schedule Update
Softball BCA at Marble Falls Faith Academy 5 p.m. Friday. Baseball Sterling at Pearl and Dawson 7:30 p.m. Kingwood Park vs Goose Creek Memorial 5 p.m. Lumberton vs Crosby 7 p.m. Barbers Hill vs Victor. Crosby vs Angleton at La Porte 7 p.m. Barbers Hill vs George Ranch TBD. Track BCA TAPPS track meet Saturday. Pearl and Dawson vs Sterling 4 p.m. Goose Creek Memorial at Kingwood Park 5 p.m. Crosby at Lumberton 11 a.m. Barbers Hill vs Victor TBD Porte 2 p.m. in game 30 minutes after.
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Tapps
Pearl
Dawson
Sterling
Goose Creek Memorial
Kingwood Park
Crosby
Lumberton
Barbers Hill
Victor
Angleton
la Porte
George Ranch
Chargers draft J J Watt's brother Derek Watt
J J Watt and Melvin Gordon welcomed Derek Watt to the NFL after the Chargers used a sixth round pick on the Wisconsin fullback. Derek is J J Watt's younger brother and Gordon's former blocker with the Badgers. The Watt brothers and Gordon share a hopeful outlook as Derek joins the Chargers.
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SAN Diego
J.J. Watt
Melvin Gordon
Derek Watt
San Diego Chargers
Wisconsin
J.J
Gordon
Badgers
Chargers
Derek
Fishing for Speckled Trout Tips From a Matagorda Angler
Bink Grimes shares practical fishing basics from Matagorda waters, covering live bait, drifting for trout, topwater techniques, and gear choices. He emphasizes practice, proper rigging, and water-cover strategy to improve catches while noting the rise of new anglers.
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Texas
Matagorda
Sabine Pass
Mid Coast
Playoff Baseball and Softball Open Weekend Across Area Teams
Seven area squads begin post season with TAPPS and district playoffs Friday. Baytown Christian Academy meets Marble Falls Faith Academy in Yoakum City after a 155 mile trip. In 6A Sterling vs Pearland Dawson in Pearland at 7:30 p.m. with potential games at Sterling. In 5A Goose Creek Memorial hosts Ringgold Park at 5 p.m. Friday and possible return at Kingwood Park. Crosby hosts Lumberton at 7 p.m. Friday with game two Saturday at 11 a.m. Barbers Hill faces Victor as 21-5A action continues.
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Baytown Christian Academy
Marble Falls Faith Academy
Yoakum City
Bulldogs
Sterling
Pearland Dawson
Pearland
Goose Creek Memorial
Ringwood Park
GCM
Kingwood Park
Crosby
Cougars
Lumberton
Barbers Hill
Eagles
Sterling senior Erin Kelly signs with Wentworth Military Academy
Erin Kelly, a Sterling Ranger standout both athletically and academically, signed with Wentworth Military Academy and College in Lexington Missouri to pursue college volleyball. Lining up as middle blocker she earned second team all district and academic all district and helped Sterling to a district runner up. Kelly plans to study education and become a math teacher while coaching volleyball or basketball.
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Sterling
Erin Kelly
Kelly
Wentworth Military Academy
College
Lexington
Missouri
Rangers
Wentworth
Richard Shane Rickard
Texas
State of
Nadine Horne
Tracee Kelly
Gregory Griffin
Tom Brasfield
Kaylee Kelly
Melanie Joseph
Sean Kelly
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Cheek
Kennedy Hudson
Hudson
Bren Jones
West Texas A&m
Jones
Kennedy
Imani Jacquet
Jacquet
Houston Baptist
Ryan Pickering
Bink Grimes
Binkgrimes
Bink
Grimes
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