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Groveton Indian Ashton Dain beats the throw for the score.

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CENTERVILLE — In the 2A portion of district play, the Centerville Bulldogs lost two games over the course of the week.

On Friday, Centerville lost to Alto 13-0.

The Bulldogs managed only two hits in the loss.

On March 22, the Bulldogs lost to the Groveton Indians 10-5.

While Centerville opened the game with a 3-run first inning, Groveton answered back with 7 runs in the second and three in the third to nail the win.

For Centerville, Brayden Watson led hitters, going 3-for-4 with one run scored; and Logan Whittlesey went 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored. Jacob Rojas also scored twice for the Bulldogs.

Ayden Self and Jerry White shared pitching duties, with White being rocked for 10 runs on 9 hits. Self allowed only 2 hits and tossed 7 strikeouts.

For Groveton, Carson Antley led hitters, going 3-for-4 with 1 run scored, and James Williams and Kaleb Coots each scored twice.

Williams struck out 10 and Coots 8 as they traded mound duties.

The Indians’ second game, against Apple Springs on March 23, was tallied as a 15-0 win for Groveton.

Trinity Softball

The Lady Tigers fell to Onalaska 21-2 on Friday, leaving the team 0-5 in district. 

Groveton Softball

Head Coach Chris Sexton said the Lady Indians are 3-1 in district play, as last week they beat Douglass 16-9 and Wells 10-0.

Against Wells, Megan Luce went 2-for-2 at the plate with 1 run scored, and Lexi Easterling drove in three runs with her 4 at-bats.

Shelby Arnold had a no-hitter and struck out 2 on the mound.

Against Douglass, Easterling went 4-for-5 at the plate and scored a run, while Bailee Reed and Luce each scored three runs. Luce also added a homer to bring her annual stats up to 6.

Landree Martin got the win, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and striking out 3 in her 4 innings. Luce was reliever, and allowed 6 runs on 5 hits and striking out 5.

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The Trinity team at the state meet on Saturday. Courtesy photoTCNS staff

CORPUS CHRISTI — Trinity’s Kailyn Fisher took another first at State in powerlifting, outlifting the closest competitor by 17 pounds and setting three state records.

Her classmate, Deandra Mills, placed third in the 105-pound weight class with a combined weight lifted of 605 pounds.

KK’s squatted with a record 565 pounds, and benched a record 325 during the meet. Her total of 1,345 pounds also set a state record in the 259-plus class.

With only two competitors, Trinity placed eighth out of 63 teams.

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An Indian hitter takes another shot. Photo by Tony Farkas

Special to the News-Times

COLDSPRING — Tristan Ezell gave Trinity fits as Ezell bagged four hits in Coldspring-Oakhurst’s 19-5 victory on Friday. 

Ezell tripled in the first, doubled in the second, singled in the third, and doubled in the third.

The Trojans earned the victory despite allowing Trinity to score four runs in the third inning.

In the first inning, Coldspring-Oakhurst got its offense started when Ezell tripled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run.

The Trojans scored 10 runs in the third inning. The offensive onslaught was led by Easton Dean, Zach Hamilton, Cadyn Barton, Nolan Beaver, Luke Monroe and Ezell, who all drove in runs.

Monroe got the start for Coldspring-Oakhurst, going three innings, allowing three hits and four runs while striking out four.

Ezell led the Trojans with four hits in four at bats. Brendan Ogletree led steals with two.

On March 15, the Trojans wins against Tarkington 7-3.

The Trojans fired up the offense in the first inning, when Cole Woodruff doubled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run. The team tallied three runs in the seventh inning, as Tristan Ezell had an RBI double to lead the run scoring.

Woodruff was on the mound for Coldspring and surrendered one run on one hit over five innings, striking out nine.

Coldspring-Oakhurst tallied 10 hits on the day. Cadyn Barton, Woodruff, and Luke Monroe each collected two hits to lead Coldspring-Oakhurst Trojans.

Shepherd 

The Pirates lost to Splendora 10-0. 

The only standout was Hayden Pawlowski’s defensive play in center field.

Tristen Cullum, Cyrus Martinez and Cole Barrow each had one hit.

Coldspring Softball

On Friday, The Lady Trojans downed the Trinity Tigers 21-6. 

On March 15, Coldspring beat Tarkington 22-6.

The Lady Trojans scored 7 runs through 3 innings then added 15 in the fourth to blow the game open.

Izzy Doggett hit a 3-run homer in the frame. Ashney Minor pitched all 4 innings to pick up the win.

Shepherd Softball

The Lady Pirates lost to Splendora 11-0 on Friday.

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Shania English, a Trinity High School senior basketball player, signs a letter of intent to play basketball for Jacksonville College, surrounded by her family (from left) William English, Shauna English, Pamela Williams and Billie Coleman. Shania received a full scholarship to play basketball. Photo by Tony Farkas