W’boro, Tioga students to perform at minor league hockey game
Students from Whitesboro and Tioga high schools are set to perform at Saturday’s Allen Americans hockey game.
Whitesboro choir members will perform the “Star Spangled Banner” and the Tioga Bulldog Band will offer a rendition of “God Bless America” during the pregame ceremony at the CUTX Event Center in Allen.
“This is always a great event,” said Tioga band director Jesse Speer. “And we are thrilled to collaborate with our friends from across Western Grayson County. The area will be well represented, and our amazing students get to showcase their talent on a big stage.”
The public is invited to attend. Tickets are $26 with a portion of the proceeds going back to each of the schools.
Tickets are available by clicking the QR code on this page.
Puck drops at 7:10 p.m. when the Americans host the Rapid City Rush.
The groups will perform at 7 p.m.
There is also an optional skate night after the game where participants can skate with American players and get autographs.
Skate night requires an additional ticket that can be purchased at TicketMaster.com.
The Allen Americans are a AA developmental team within the Ottawa Senator’s (NHL) organization.
This event was originally planned back in January, but has been rescheduled due to inclement weather.
Lady Cats clobber Callisburg
The Whitesboro Lady Bearcat softball team moved to 1-1 in district Friday with a 17-0 win in three innings over the Callisburg Lady Wildcats in district play.
Avery Howerton went 2-for-2 with a double and a home run, walked, drove in three and scored three times.
She also threw a perfect game with four strikeouts.
Jenna Cole singled, drove in two, walked and scored twice.
Kaydence Thomas singled, was hit by a pitch, drove in two and scored twice.
Fallon Perkins singled, was hit by a pitch, drove in a run and scored twice.
Cameron Ortiz walked twice, scored twice and drove in a run.
Reagan Downs and Kennadi Fuller each walked twice, drove in a run and scored once.
Breighlin Rupert and Addison Fuller each walked twice and scored twice.
The win took Whitesboro to 14-6 on the year.
They hosted Valley View on Tuesday night. Results were not available as of press time.
Lady Rams pound Pottsboro
The S&S Lady Ram softball team crushed Pottsboro 20-2 in three innings at home Friday in district play.
Lana Walters went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run, walked, drove in five and scored twice.
Brynlee Mullican and Izzie Talamantes each singled, walked, drove in three runs and scored twice.
Hayden Mowrey threw a no-hitter with seven strikeouts and seven walks.
She also walked twice, drove in a run and scored three times.
Hannah Foster walked three times, drove in two and scored three times.
Brooklyn Sterling walked twice, drove in a run and scored twice.
Saryn Dowell singled, walked, drove in a run and scored once.
Marley Lunde walked twice and scored twice.
The win took S&S to 15-4 on the year and 2-0 in district play.
They played at Bells on Tuesday night. Results were not available as of press time.
Monday’s release of the weekly Texas Girls Coaches Poll found the Lady Rams among the top 25, but well behind district rivals Bells.
This week’s poll is as follows:
Class 3A
1. Clyde 15-0
2. Orangefield 21-1
3. Merkel 17-1-1
4. Warren 20-0-1
5. Bells 17-1-1
6. Canadian 16-1
7. Santa Gertrudis Academy 11-1
8. Coahoma 8-1
9. Childress 14-1-1
10. Boyd 17-2
11. Wall 15-2
12. Blooming Grove 10-1
13. Tulia 11-2
14. Grandview 13-2-1
15. Paradise 15-2-1
16. Holiday 14-3
17. Life Oak Cliff 15-3-1
18. Vanderbilt Industrial 8-1-1
19. Elkhart 13-3
20. Atlanta 13-3-1
21. Poth 15-4
22. West 15-4
23. S&S Consolidated 15-4
24. Muleshoe 11-3
25. Jim Ned 12-4
Cats, Lady Cats run at Gunter
The Whitesboro Lady Cat track team placed sixth last week in the Gunter Invitational with 48.5 points and the boys tied for sixth with 31 points.
On the girls’ side, the 800 relay was the runner-up in 1:52.19 and 1,600 relay was third in 4:15.40.
Karen Melchor was fourth in the 3,200 with a time of 13:46.97.
Tammy Lopez was sixth in 14:11.70.
Aubrey Beam was fourth in the 800 in 2:37.74.
Paisley Blevins was fifth in 2:42.26.
Beam also was fourth in the high jump at four feet, 10 inches.
Nya Degraffenreed was fifth in the 1,600 with a time of 5:56.36.
Alexis Barrios Chavez was sixth in the 100 hurdles in 19.46 seconds.
Brylee Weddle tied for sixth in the long jump at 14 feet, six and a half inches.
The 400 relay was sixth with a time of 53.29 seconds.
On the boys side, Wyatt Winchester was runner-up in the 300 hurdles with a time of 42.84 seconds.
Winchester also was fourth in the triple jump at 38 feet.
Shayne Gabbert was fifth at 37 feet, eight and a half inches.
Rhett Fagan was sixth at 37 feet, three inches.
The 1,600 relay of Zander Brannan, Camron Howard, Winchester and Scout Reagelan was fourth in 3:28.85.
Keelan Bates was fifth in the 110 hurdles with a time of 19.18 seconds and tied for sixth in the 300 hurdles in 45.14 seconds.
Fagan tied for fifth in the high jump at five feet, six inches.
Brannan was fifth in the 800 with a time of 2:15.69.
Gabbert was sixth in 2:19.10.
The 400 relay of Reagelan, Winchester, Howard and Colt Fagan was sixth with a time of 45.25 seconds.
Tioga takes top spot at VV meet; Pirates, Rams on the board
The Tioga boys and girls track teams won the Russell Glascock Invitational last week in Valley View.
The Bulldogs took first with 114 points.
Collinsville was sixth with 33 points.
S&S was eighth with 17 points.
Tioga took gold in four events.
The 400 relay of Jaxson Hurst, Greeley McAden, Quesyn Arrington and Justin Arrington won with a time of 42.77 seconds.
Justin Arrington won the 400 with a time of 50.07 seconds.
Quesyn was the runner-up in 50.12 seconds.
Kyson Kirkland was third in 51.81 seconds.
Raul Chavez won the 300 hurdles with a time of 43.39 seconds.
Kallin Henderson was third in 44.12 seconds.
McAden won the 200 with a time of 22.17 seconds.
Noah Vazquez was third in 22.93 seconds.
Hurst was fifth in 23.29 seconds.
McAden was the runner-up in the 100 in 11.03 seconds.
Quesyn was third in 11.07 seconds.
Justin was fourth in 11.14 seconds.
Alexis Santoyo-Pina was third in the 3,200 with a time of 11:07.15.
Dominique Oraday was fourth in 11:10.45.
Garrison Black was third in the 1,600 in 4:51.98 and sixth in the 800 with a time of 2:13.04.
Oranday was sixth in the 1,600 in 5:00.08.
Collinsville’s Isaiah Smith won in the 800 with a time of 2:02.75.
Fernando Perez was the runner-up in the 3,200 in 11:03.88.
He also took fourth in the 1,600 in 4:58.99.
The 800 relay of Trent Stewart, Landon Turner, Chase Sheppard and Briar Whisenant was fifth in 1:40.27.
The 1,600 relay of Smith, Stewart, Whisenant and Chad Davidson took fifth in 3:54.96.
Davidson was sixth in the 400 with a time of 55.10 seconds.
The 400 relay of Stewart, Turner, Sheppard and Adam Mott took sixth with a time of 49.99 seconds.
The S&S 800 relay of Elisha Gentry, Brenden Hammer, Blue Hatfield and Joe Orr won third in 1:37.04.
The 400 relay of Gentry, Hammer, Hatfield and Orr was fifth with a time of 46.29 seconds.
Kaiden Shields was sixth in the 300 hurdles in 46.10 seconds.
The Tioga ladies took top honors with 85 points while S&S was eighth with 30 points.
The Tioga 400 relay of Timber Johnson, Ella Norwood, Bella Dennis and Kyndall Whitley won with a time of 50.70 seconds.
The 800 relay of Johnson, Dennis, Norwood and Maddy Schon won with a time of 1:47.98.
Whitley won the 100 with a time of 13.01 seconds and Jillian Rodriguez was third in 13.46 seconds.
Johnson won the 200 with a time of 27.65 seconds.
Rodriguez was the runner-up in 27.88 seconds and Schon was fourth in 28.51 seconds.
She was also the runner-up in the 400 with a time of 1:03.75.
Lady Ram Dandree Meeks was third in the 1,600 with a time of 5:58.85.
She also took third in the 800 in 2:34.11.
Kenzi Perry was sixth in 2:46.24.
The 800 relay was third in 1:52.43.
Novalee Adams was fifth in the 100 with a time of 13.76 seconds and Hayden Mowrey was sixth in 13.99 seconds.
The 400 relay of Adams, Bella Bennett, Ayvah Gentry and Mowery was sixth in 54.64 seconds.
Pirates up on the week; Cats, Dogs, Rams down
The Collinsville Pirate baseball team topped Tioga 11-1 in five innings Friday in district play.
Jaxon Spivey threw a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts and two walks for the Pirates.
Paxton Davidson went 2-for-3, walked, drove in two and scored.
Caysen Schafer doubled, drove in three and scored once.
Travis Emshoff singled, walked, drove in two and scored once.
Rider Patterson singled, walked twice and scored twice.
Cooper McMillan singled and scored once.
Keaston Worthington walked and scored once.
Noe Cantu walked twice.
The win took Collinsville on the year.
They hosted Tom Bean on Tuesday. Results were not available as of press time.
Cameron Askew singled and drove in a run for Tioga.
Luke Roberts and Maddox Hurst each walked.
Tioga hosted Honey Grove on Tuesday. Results were not available as of press time.
In other area baseball action over the weekend, S&S ended the Aubrey-Ponder tournament with a 16-1 loss to Ponder and Whitesboro fell 9-1 to Crossings Christian School in tournament play.
Tioga ladies top Collinsville
The Tioga Lady Bulldog softball team topped Collinsville 19-13 Friday at home in district play.
Kenzee Powers went 5-for-5, walked, drove in four and scored four times for Tioga.
Kyndall Whitley went 4-for-4, walked twice, drove in three and scored four times.
Addison Snuggs went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and scored twice.
Emerson Moore went 3-for-5 with a double, walked, drove in two and scored twice.
Aly Salinas went 3-for-6 with a double, three RBIs and scored twice.
Sadie Bates went 3-for-6, drove in a run and scored.
Bella Dennis went 2-for-4, walked twice and scored twice.
Abbey Urich went 3-for-6 with a double, drove in a run and scored once.
The win took Tioga to 6-6 on the year and 1-1 in district play.
They hosted Honey Grove on Monday.
Jaydee Matlock was 3-for-4 with a double, walked, drove in a run and scored three times for Collinsville.
Kendall Brandewie went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and scored twice.
Hailey Germany went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and scored once.
Reece Elvington went 2-for-4 with a double, drove in a run and scored twice.
Bailey Miller tripled and drove in two runs.
Ashleigh Ortowski went 2-for-4, walked and scored once.
Rilee Stewart singled, walked twice and scored three times.
Zoey Kays singled, walked twice and scored once.
The loss took Collinsville to 1-5 on the year and 0-1 in district play.
They hosted Tom Bean on Tuesday night. Results were not available as of press time.
Cats cage Marietta
The Whitesboro Bearcat baseball team opened their home tournament Thursday with an 11-1 win in five innings over Marietta.
Brody Colvin went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and scored once.
Korbin Ross went 3-for-4, drove in a run and scored twice.
Justin Knight went 2-for-2 with a home run and walked once.
Rhet Rudzinski singled, walked, drove in a run and scored twice.
Andrew Quick singled, drove in two and scored once.
Brayden Johnson singled and scored twice.
Ayce Nelson singled, walked and drove in a run.
He also combined with Aydan Falcon on a two-hitter with eight strikeouts and four walks for Whitesboro.
The win took Collinsville to 4-4 on the year.
Pirates open season with two wins
The Collinsville Pirate baseball team finished day one of the Aubrey-Ponder Tournament Thursday with a 6-3 win over North Side.
Cooper McMillan doubled, walked and drove in a run.
Paxton Davidson singled, walked, drove in a run and scored twice.
Jaxon Spivey singled and scored twice.
Caysen Schafer walked and scored twice.
The win took Collinsville to 2-0.
The Pirates opened the tournament and their season with a 9-3 win in six innings against Ponder.
In that affair, Nate Hicks went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and scored once.
Davidson singled, walked, drove in a run and scored once.
McMillan walked three times, drove in a run and scored twice.
Rider Patterson walked twice, drove in a run and scored.
Keaston Worthington walked twice and drove in a run.
Schafer walked twice and scored once.
Rams run-ruled in tourney play
The S&S Ram baseball team fell to 3-3 on the year last week with a 10-2 loss in five innings to Coram Deo in the Aubrey-Ponder Tournament.
Ruben Gomez and Eli Nortman each singled and scored once.
Parker Hansen and Hunter Rich singled.
Brightin McNabb drove in a run.
Pirate basketball ends run
The Collinsville Pirate basketball team ended their playoff run last week with a 75-72 loss to the defending state champs Waco Meyer in a Class 2A Division I Region II semifinal at Weatherford.
In doing so, they wrapped up the program’s most successful season since 2014.
Chad Davidson led the effort with 18 points.
Carter Larance had 15 points.
Jaxon Spivey finished with 14 points.
Ryder Robinson and Caysen Schafer each had 10 points.
Collinsville ended the year 20-12.
Bearcats edge Blue Ridge
The Whitesboro Bearcat baseball team topped Blue Ridge 7-6 last week at home in non-district action thanks to a sacrifice fly by Ayce Nelson’s sacrifice that led to the walk off.
Jace Bomar doubled and drove in four runs.
Andrew Quick singled, walked, drove in a run and scored three times.
Parks Ramsey singled, drove in a run and scored once.
Brody Colvin tripled and scored once.
Rhet Rudinski singled and scored once.
Korbin Ross singled and walked.
He also threw four scoreless innings of relief with a hit, six strikeouts and no walks.
The win took Whitesboro to 3-4 on the year.
They opened a co-hosted tournament with Madill on Thursday.
Tioga tames Trenton
The Tioga Bulldog baseball team edged Trenton last week 2-1 in their district opener at home.
Cameron Askew allowed an unearned run on five hits with 12 strikeouts and a walk.
Jaxton Dejernett went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run.
The win took Tioga to 4-6 on the year and 1-0 in district play.
They traveled to Collinsville on Friday.
Lady Cats slide to Boyd
The red-hot Whitesboro Lady Bearcat softball team stumbled last week with a 6-1 loss to Boyd at home in their district opener.
Cameron Ortiz walked twice and drove in one run.
Avery Howerton singled.
She also allowed an earned run on five hits with six strikeouts and two walks.
Fallon Perkins walked and scored once.
The win took to Whitesboro 13-6 on the year and 0-1 in district play.
They hosted Callisburg on Friday.
Lady Bulldogs beat by Trenton
The Tioga Lady Bulldog softball team opened district play with a 12-1 loss to Trenton last week at home.
Kyndall Whitley doubled and scored once.
Kenzee Powers went 2-for-3.
Emerson Moore singled and drove in a run.
Bella Dennis tripled.
The loss took Tioga to 5-6 on the year and 0-1 in district play.
They hosted Collinsville on Friday.