Tioga golfer wins STATE gold
Tioga senior Zander Zafar won the Class 2A individual State golf Tuesday and set a record along the way.
Zafar brought home the 2A State Championship from Lions Municipal Golf Course in Austin by shooting a two-day total of 135 that is a 2A State record.
He followed his opening 67 with a 68 that included an eagle on the par-five eighth hole that played at 467 yards.
Zafar was seven-under par overall and finished one stroke ahead of Farwell’s Cooper.
Last year, Zafar was 35th after just a single round counted for the tournament when rain cancelled the final round and as a sophomore he placed 25th.
Bearcats end year
The Whitesboro Bearcat baseball team ended their year Friday with an 18-5 loss to Paradise on the road.
Wyatt Winchester went 2-for-2 with a triple and three RBIs.
Justin Knight went 2-for-2 with two doubles, drove in a run and scored twice.
Luis Rojas singled, drove in a run and scored.
Korbin Ross singled and scored once.
Jace Bomar doubled and walked.
Whitesboro ended the season 7-18 and 2-10 in district play— missing the playoffs.
Pirates parade to post season
The Collinsville Pirates ended the regular season last week with a double-header sweep of Whitewright at home.
Game two ended in a 7-3 Pirate.
Paxton Davidson went 2-for-2 with a double, walked twice and scored three times.
He also struck out five and walked one in two and two thirds inning.
Rider Patterson went 3-for-3 and scored once.
Peyton Davidson drove in two runs and scored.
Nate Hicks and Noe Cantu each walked and drove in a run.
Jaxon Spivey walked twice.
Collinsville went to 16-2 on the year and 14-2 in district play.
They opened the postseason Wednesday with a double header against Celeste at Prosper Rock Hill.
Results were not available as of press time.
Collinsville opened the Whitewright series with a 4-2 win.
In that affair, Caysen Schafer and Paxton Davidson combined on a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts and five walks.
Schafer also singled, walked and drove in two.
Spivey singled, walked and scored twice.
Peyton Davidson singled and walked three times.
Cantu walked and drove in a run.
Lady Cats advance
The Whitesboro Lady Cat softball team throttled Dallas Madison last week with a 16-0 final at home to open the bi-district round of the playoffs.
Reagan Downs went 2-for-2, walked, drove in three and scored twice.
Avery Howerton threw a perfect game with eight strikeouts.
She also walked twice, drove in a run and scored twice.
Kaydence Thomas singled, walked, drove in two and scored twice.
Sydnie Duhon singled, walked, drove in two and scored once.
Breighlin Rupert walked three times, drove in a run and scored twice.
Jenna Cole walked twice, drove in a run and scored twice.
Fallon Perkins walked, drove in a run and scored twice.
Kennadi Fuller drove in two and scored.
Cameron Ortiz walked twice and scored twice.
The win took Whitesboro to 24-9 on the year.
They opened the area round Wednesday against Winnsboro at Farmersville. Results were not available as of press time.
Game two was Thursday.
Lady Rams move on
The S&S Lady Ram Softball team blasted Paris Chisum last week with a 13-0, in five innings, to open their 2026 playoff run.
Hayden Kight went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and scored once.
Lana Walters went 2-for-3 with a double, four RBIs and scored twice.
Hayden Mowrey threw a one-hitter with seven strikeouts and no walks.
She also went 2-for-4 and scored once.
Brynlee Mullican went 3-for-4 with two doubles, drove in two and scored.
Tynslie Adcock singled, walked twice and drove in two runs.
Brooklyn Sterling and Izzie Talamantes each singled and scored.
Saryn Dowell walked twice and scored three times.
The win took S&S to 24-7 on the year.
They opened round two against Boyd Thursday at Denton High School. Results were not available as of press time.
Game two is 6 p.m. tonight in Denton.
Cats drop to Paradise
The Whitesboro Bearcat baseball team fell to Paradise with a 4-3 final last week in district play.
Ayce Nelson went 2-for-3, walked and drove in two runs.
Andrew Quick and Brody Colvin each went 2-for-4 and scored.
Brayden Johnson went 2-for-3.
Parks Ramsey walked and scored once.
Wyatt Winchester allowed two earned runs on three hits with six strikeouts and five walks in six and two thirds innings.
The loss took Whitesboro to 7-17 on the year and 2-9 in district play.
They ended the season Friday at Paradise.
Lady Rams lose tie-breaker
With a softball district as stacked as 11-3A, a tiebreaker was needed last week to determine playoff seeding.
S&S and Bells split the series early in the season and one of them needed a bump.
Bells got it with a 4-3 win last week at Sherman in a tie-breaker.
Tynslie Adcock was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs for S&S.
Lana Walters tripled, walked twice and scored.
Hayden Mowrey doubled.
She also allowed three earned runs on three hits with 11 strikeouts and six walks.
Saryn Dowell drove in a run.
S&S fell to 23-7 and took on Paris Chisum to open the postseason.
Bells moved to 26-3 and faced Mount Vernon in the bi-district round later last week.
Bulldogs beat by Dodd City
The Tioga Bulldog baseball team topped Dodd City 13-1, in five innings last week, at Gainesville.
Cameron Askew allowed an unearned run on three hits with eight strikeouts and two walks.
Maddox Hurst went 2-for-2 with a home run, walked twice, drove in four and scored three times.
Logan Netterville tripled, walked, drove in three and scored once.
Calan Sweeney doubled, walked twice, drove in a run and scored twice.
Caleb Moncrief went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Hayden Roberts singled, walked, drove in a run and scored twice.
Luke Roberts walked twice, drove in a run and scored once.
The loss took Tioga to 7-18 on the year and 4-11 in district play.
They ended their season Friday at Ector.