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Top athletes Coldspring’s Carter Currie will compete in the pole vault at the State Track and Field Tournament on May 11, starting sixth with a qualifying jump of 14 feet. While not enough to qualify for state, Miki Ellisor placed 14th in the regional meet with a jump of 7 feet 6 inches, and fellow athlete Tess Phillips placed 8th with a jump of 8 feet 6 inches. Courtesy photos

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Ashney Minor lines up on a nice fastball during the first inning. Photo by Charles Ballard

By Charles Ballard
SJNT correspondent

The Lady Trojans’ postseason dreams were ended by the Orangefield Lady Bobcats in the area round of the state softball championships.

On Thursday, Coldspring lost 8-2, and on Friday, the Lady Trojans were blanked 12-0 behind cold bats and a senior-packed opponent.

Even so, Izzy Doggett picked up a 2-run home run in the 4th inning, driving in Trinity Rosales.

Shepherd

The Lady Pirates continue to advance in the state tournament, dropping Diboll in the best-of-three series played in Livingston.

In the first game, Shepherd blanked the Lady Lumberjacks 9-0. Isabelle Hooper got the win on the mound, allowing only 4 hits while striking out 10. Kortlyn Goodson went 4-for-4 at the plate, and Brooklynne McCumber went 2-for-4 with a triple.

The second game ended in a 1-1 tie, so in the third, Shepherd came back for a 9-1 win and a trip to the regionals.

Hooper again got the call and allowed 1 run on 6 hits with 7 strikeouts. All but one Lady Pirate contributed to the offense, with Neveah Murphy going 4-for-4 at the plate, and Kylie Scifres went 3-for-4 with a triple.

Shepherd faces East Bernard on Thursday in Navasota.

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Coldspring’s Carter Currie will compete in the pole vault at the State Track and Field Tournament on May 11, starting sixth with a qualifying jump of 14 feet. While not enough to qualify for state, Miki Ellisor placed 14th in the regional meet with a jump of 7 feet 6 inches, and fellow athlete Tess Phillips placed 8th with a jump of 8 feet 6 inches. Courtesy photos

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Jaigen Aguilar leaps for a pick-off pitch during the game against Onalaska. Photo by Charles Ballard

By Charles Ballard
SJNT correspondent

KATY — The Shepherd Pirates lost the best-of-three series on Thursday and Friday to Danbury, ending the team’s hopes for a longer postseason.

On Thursday, Shepherd fell 5-1, while on Friday, the team lost 5-2.

Even so, Head Coach Josh Meeker said the pitching staff as a whole did a great job in only giving up 2 earned runs in the 2 games.

Marshall Reeves was the bright spot offensively going 2-for-5 at the plate.

“It was a good season, (even though) we didn’t quite achieve all of our goals in how far we would have liked to go in the playoffs,” Meeker said. “It was great to be able to get Shepherd back in the playoffs for baseball and change the thoughts of baseball in Shepherd.”

Meeker said he was stepping down as a coach, so it was special to be a part of a team making the playoffs that hasn’t been there in 9 years.

“I just hope the spark of interest and drive for success continues in the program,” he said.

On May 1, Shepherd lost 1-0 to Onalaska in a game played after two rain cancellations.