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Brayden Wells and Bentley Thompson with their prize catches. COURTESY PHOTO

From Staff Reports

Members of the Colmesneil Fishing Team braved a very cold day on the water during the first SETX tournament of the season over the weekend. In spite of the tough weather, Colmesneil anglers went and battled it out; earning points for their team.

The team of Brayden Wells and Bentley Thompson weighed in  11.58 lbs landing them 18th out of 440+ teams.

Also: be on the look out for Colmesneil Fishing Team anglers selling raffle tickets. The Colmesneil Fishing Team will be selling raffle tickets until March 16.

Each one of the teams that is trying to qualify for the championship must sell a minimum number of tickets.

Tickets are $5 a piece, and the drawing will be held May 4. Prizes include:

• A 1 day guided trip for 2 on Lake Sam Rayburn with professional angler Keith Combs

• Signed jersey from Keith Combs

• Milwaukee Took Set

• $500 in Lew’s Merchandise

• A mystery prize valued at $500

 

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Jaxon Gay sinks a contested layup against Burkeville. BECKI BYRD | TCB

By Becki Byrd

This week the Yellowjacket basketball teams traveled to Brookeland to take on the Wildcats in a district game. For the girls, Sydney Brock scored 11, had 10 rebounds and four steals, Kyli Handley scored four points, and had four rebounds, Ty Cochran scored three and led in rebounds with 12. Abby Grimes and Saydi Handley each contributed with two points. Despite their efforts the Lady Jackets lost 22-54. The boys also lost against a very fast and skilled Brookeland team. Kasen Citrano led with 15 points, Jesse Bittick was right behind with 14, Hunter Luther followed with 7, Turner Johnson had 5, Brad Davison ended with 4, PJ Purvis and Cutter Lowe contributed with 3 and 2 points respectively. 

On Friday night the Jackets each had a better outcome vs Burkeville with the girls winning 34-11 and the boys winning 65-58. Kyli Handley led the night for the girls with 13 points and 5 steals, Emma Byrd had 7 points, Sydney Brock had six points with 10 rebounds and seven steals, Bailey Hight had 4 points, Ty Cochran and Abby Grimes each had two points. 

The boys ended the night with a thriller that was close the entire game. Jesse Bittick led with 19 points, Kasen Citrano had 12, Jaxon Gay and Cutter Lowe each had 8, Turner Johnson had seven, PJ Purvis had six, Brad Davison with three, and Hunter Luther ended with two. 

This week the Jackets will travel to Spurger on Tuesday. On Friday they will host Leggett at JP Johnson Gymnasium with girls tipping off at 4:30 p.m.

On Saturday the JV boys will participate in the Brookeland tournament and junior high boys and girls’ teams will participate in the Burkeville tournament with times TBA.

 

 

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Sydney Brock goes by a defender at Goodrich. 

By Becki Byrd

The Yellowjacket basketball teams only took a couple of days off for the Christmas holiday. Dec. 28-30th both teams participated in the Latexo Holiday Hoops Tournament playing five games each. The girls finished fourth in the Bronze bracket of the tournament.

Yellowjackets resumed district play on Jan. 2 when they traveled to Goodrich to take on the Hornets. The Lady Jackets started the night with a 50-37 win. Junior Abby Grimes had a big night with 18 points. Sydney Brock was consistent and had 14 points, five rebounds; four assists, and seven steals. Kyli Handley helped on offense and defense with 12 points; three rebounds and six steals. Freshman Ty Cochran led in rebounds with eight and scored four points. Blakeney Whitworth contributed with two points, six rebounds, and three blocks. The varsity boys also came away with a 55-39 win vs the Hornets. Jesse Bittick led with 17 points. Hunter Luther had 15, PJ Purvis 8, Turner Johnson had 6, Jaxon Gay and Bradley Davison each had 4, and Kasen Citrano helped with several rebounds and two points. 

On Friday, Jan. 5, the Jackets took on Zavalla at home. The girls picked up their second district loss 20-52. Kyli Handley led with 12 of the 20 points. Sydney Brock had five and Abby Grimes had three. The boys, however, took an exciting 53-49 win. Jesse Bittick ended with 13 points, Kasen Citrano and Hunter Luther each had 11 points, Brad Davison was right behind with 10 points. PJ Purvis helped with five points and Jaxon Gay ended with one point. 

The Yellowjackets take on Burkeville on Jan. 12 at JP Johnson Gymnasium with tip off at 6 p.m. 

The Yellowjacket cheerleaders put in work over the Christmas break by participating in the UIL State Cheerleading Competition in Fort Worth on Jan. 4. This was the first time for the cheerleaders to participate in this competition. There were more than 30 teams in the 1A division. Coach Amanda Calhoun was pleased with the girls performance and looks forward to working even harder next year. 

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The Colmesneil Bulldog varsity team took a third-place finish last weekend in the Hull-Daisetta tournament. The Dogs beat Baytown Christian Academy 62-47, and took on the host Bobcats, losing 49-59. The Dogs fell only a few points short of the championship title. They play Woden at Woden High School on Friday with a 7 p.m. tip-off. COURTESY PHOTO