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The Indians split games 2-2 in the Central Pollack tournament.

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The Eagles lost to Neches 15-4 on Friday.

On offense, Zeth Dugat went 3-for-4 with 2 singles and a double, Dakota Campbell went 2-for-4 with 2 singles, and Nathan Smith went 2-for-4 with 2 singles and 2 RBIs.

On the mound, Dugat gave up 4 runs on 3 hits while striking out 5; Campbell gave up 3 runs on 4 hits while striking out 3; and Tristen Eddins gave up 8 runs on 5 hits with 2 strikeouts.

Centerville

The Bulldogs lost two games on the week, falling 10-0 to Chester on Feb. 19 and 25-2 against Slocum on Friday.

Ty Havard had the lone hit for Centerville against Chester. Wyatt Clede gave up 7 runs and 6 hits on the mound while striking out 4, while Eli Emmons gave up 1 run and 2 hits and Iain Kendrick gave up 2 runs and 3 hits with 1 strikeout.

Against Slocum, Havard, Trevor Hennigan, Landon Teeters and Brandon McWhorter each went 1-2 at the plate, with Teeters providing the lone RBI.

Havard, Kendrick, Emmons and Anthony Villanueva shared pitching duties.

Trinity

Aside from the Feb. 19 loss to Groveton, the Tigers lost to Grapeland 17-7 on Friday.

Groveton

The Indians went 2-2 in the Central Pollock tournament held over the weekend.

On Thursday, Groveton lost to Lovelady 8-0.

Jake Plotts and Cash Moore shared pitching duties, with Plotts tossing 7 strikeouts while giving up 5 runs and 4 hits, and Moore tossed 2 strikeouts while giving up 3 runs and 3 hits.

On Friday, Groveton lost to Centerville 6-3, but downed Shepherd 5-2.

Against Centerville, Dax Parker, Ty Torregrossa and Cade White each contributed a hit. Jack Sullivan gave up 6 runs on 7 hits with 4 strikeouts.

Against Shepherd, Parker and Trystin Ard each had 2 hits, and Logan Townsend cracked off a 3-run homer in the win.

Steubing got the win on the mound, tossing 8 strikeouts and allowing only 2 hits and 1 run.

Against Pollock Central, Billy Thomas led the offense with 2 hits, 2 RBIs and a double.

Torregrossa and Jackson Cathey shared mound duties, with Cathey tossing 5 strikeouts and Torregrossa 1.

On Feb. 20, Groveton downed Trinity 20-0.

Jack Sullivan went 3-for3 at the plate, driving in 4 runs, to lead the offense. Cash Moore, Tanner Steubing, Dax Parker and Brody Thornton each contributed 2 hits apiece, with Parker getting 3 RBIs. Trystin Ard got 3 RBIs on his 1 hit.

Steubing and Moore shared mound duties, each throwing 3 strikeouts.

Softball

Apple Springs

The Lady Eagles lost four in the Zavalla Tournament over the weekend, falling 13-0 to Newton and 11-1 to Martinsville on Friday, and then losing to Garrison 10-7 and to Cushing 7-4 on Saturday.

Against Newton, Kymber Roberts provided the lone hit, going 1-for-1 at the plate.

Abrie McWhorter gave up 11 runs on 6 hits on the mound while striking out 2, and reliever Makenzie Cockrell gave up 2 runs on 1 hit while striking out 3.

Against Martinsville, Chloe Aycock, Addy Parker and Cockrell each went 1-for-2, with Parker getting the lone RBI.

Cockrell gave up 6 runs and 4 hits while striking out 1 on the mound, and McWhorter gave up 5 runs and 3 hits.

Against Garrison, Aycock went 2-for-2 at the plate, driving in 4 RBIs, for the offense.

McWhorter gave up 10 runs on 6 hits and struck out 3.

Against Cushing, Cockrell and Brilynn Hicks each had a hit.

Cockrell gave up 7 runs and 5 hits while striking out 4.

Trinity

The Lady Tigers lost to Latexo 17-5 on Feb. 20.

Skylar Knight led the offense, going 2-for-3 and scoring a run.

Rainy Hall topped the mound, striking out 3 while giving up 15 hits.

During a weekend tournament, Trinity lost to East Central 5-0 and was downed by Chester 13-6.

Groveton

The Lady Indians went 4-1 at the Franklin Tournament over the weekend.

On Thursday, Groveton downed Elkhart 8-0 and edged out Huntington 3-2.

On Friday, the team lost to Hemphill 5-1 but downed Fairfield 9-3.

Then on Saturday, Groveton blanked Tatum 13-0.

On Feb. 20, Groveton downed Shepherd 4-0

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Trinity’s catcher L. Smith pulls in the wide pitch. Photos by Tony Farkas

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TRINITY — The Lady Tigers dropped two games over the week, losing 21-3 to Huntington on Feb. 13 and 17-1 to Diboll on Saturday.

Against Huntington, Rainy Hall got the loss, allowing 14 runs on 11 hits while striking out 5.

Y. Moore, B. Arnold and L. Smith provided the offense, each hitting one apiece

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Kaden Barnes (No. 0) goes after the rebound pulled down by Shepherd’s Payton Burton.

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TRINITY — The Tigers lost their final game of the season to district leaders Shepherd, falling 56-50 on Feb. 13 in overtime.

Tigers finished the season with a 14-17 record. Leading scorers were Cole Hortman with 15 points along with Ayden Debose and Terian Maxie both with 10.

Head Coach Jacoby Mitchell said that although every district game was a competitive battle, as a team they must learn how to finish and turn close losses into wins.

“I am very proud of the competitive spirit that our team played with every night; we definitely left it all on the court,” Mitchell said. “Although this year didn’t end how we wanted it to, we as a program are very optimistic that the future is bright for Tiger hoops.”

Groveton

On Feb. 13, the Indians lost to Lovelady 43-48, causing a tie with Latexo for the fourth and final playoff spot.

Daiton Chandler was the leading scorer with 17 points. Billy Thomas had just 1 point less, finishing with 16 points.

On Thursday, Groveton again faced Latexo, this time winning by a score of 58-55 after Bryon Thomas hit a last second 3-point buzzer beater.

Bryon and Daiton Chandler both finished with 16 points, while Billy Thomas was the leading scorer with 17 points. 

After advancing to the bi-district round of the playoffs, the Indians fell to Martins Mill 91-44 on Monday.

Apple Springs

The Eagles ended their regular season at fourth place in district, even though they posted a 68-36 loss to Wells in the final game of the season on Feb. 13.

Dakota Campbell was the top scorer, pouring in 12 points.

Apple Springs did advance to the bi-district tournament, and was to face Brookeland on Tuesday.

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Groveton’s Daiton Chandler pushes his way through the Grapeland defense. Photo Tony Farkas

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A win over county rival Centerville put the Eagles into the playoffs, but a loss on Friday to Martinsville means Apple Springs remains in fourth place in district.

Head Coach Jeffrey Browning said they had a good win against Centerville, 59-43, on Feb. 6.

He said since it was senior night, the seniors played the majority of the game, and all of them contributed to the win.

Top scorers were Dakota Campbell with 24 points and Andrew Pion with 10. Connor Kaufman pulled down 11 rebounds.

For Centerville, Aydn Self poured in 30 points, followed by Kyleigh Eddins with 8.

However, Browning said Apple Springs ran into a buzzsaw with Martinsville on Friday, losing 75-45.

“No matter what we did, we just couldn’t slow them down,” he said.

Campbell again was the hot hand for the Eagles, adding 18 points to his total, which now has crested 1,500 points.

With the win against Centerville, and a Neches loss to Slocum, Apple Springs clinched a playoff spot; the loss to Martinsville means the team can no longer move up in the standings.

We will face Brookeland in the playoffs on Feb. 20.

On Friday, the Centerville Bulldogs lost to Slocum 71-35.

Groveton

The Indians put up a tough offense, but ultimately fell short against Grapeland on Friday, losing to Grapeland 77-62.

Groveton was slow to start in the first half, and while they made a charge at it in the second half, the Indians came up short.

Billy Thomas poured in 18 points in the game, and Daiton Chandler had the hot hand with 22 points, which includes two 3-pointers.

On Feb. 6, the Indians lost to Latexo 51-31.

Trinity

The Tigers posted two losses last week — a 59-49 loss to Coldspring on Feb. 6 and a 52-44 loss to Crockett on Friday.

Against Coldspring, it was a close first half as Trinty had the lead 28-26, and while Trinity had a 4-point lead at the end of the fourth, the Trojans found another gear quarter and took control of the game.

Coldspring posted 15 points to Trinity’s 9, which was the deciding factor of the game.

Top scorer for Trinity included Ayden Debose with 13.

Girls

Groveton

The Lady Indians closed district with a 43-30 win over Latexo.

Leading scorers were Kayleigh Albus with 13, Kiki Smith with 12, Stormie Hensley with 9, and Emma Alexander with 7.

This was also senior night and Kiki Smith, Stormie Hensley, Emma Alexander, Daisia Leonard and Megan Hannah were honored.

Trinity

The Trinity Lady Tigers suffered a 49-28 loss to Coldspring on Feb. 6.

The first quarter set the tempo for the game, with Coldspring ringing out 25 points in the first quarter to Trinity’s 6. The Lady Tigers only managed double-digit scoring in the second quarter.