Texas High softball hosts MP for fourth place

TEXARKANA, Texas — Texas High has a chance to clinch fourth place in the District 15-5A softball standings today, but the Lady Tigers must beat second-place Mount Pleasant to clinch it.

Texas High (19-11-1, 8-5) will host Mount Pleasant (21-10-1, 10-3) in the finale district game of the regular season for both teams. Gametime is 6 p.m. at Lady Tiger Field.

Mount Pleasant, which shared second place with Hallsville (103), defeated Texas High, 5-1, in the first round of league play at Mount Pleasant.

The Lady Tigers hold a one-game lead over Pine Tree (7-6), which stunned homestanding Mount Pleasant, 5-4 on Tuesday. If Texas High loses and Pine Tree wins, the two teams would tie for fourth place, probably forcing a one-game playoff for the league’s last playoff spot.

Pine Tree’s final game will be at home against city rival Longview (3-10) today.

District 15-5A champion Whitehouse has already captured the district title.

CLASS 3A PLAYOFFS

District 14-3A’s four softball playoff teams have determined their opponents for the bi-district round next week.

Champion Queen City (20-2, 120) will face Quitman; second-place Hooks (22-5-1, 10-2) will battle Winnsboro, third-place Atlanta (23-8, 7-5) will tangle with Mount Vernon and fourth-place Redwater (12-17, 6-6) will collide with Mineola.

Sites and game times will be determined in the next few days.

BASEBALL TIGERS HOST MOUNT PLEASANT

TEXARKANA, Texas — Winners of 7 of its last 8 games, Texas High will continue its quest for a high playoff berth in District 15-5A, closing out home schedule against Mount Pleasant today.

The two teams who share third place in district, will collide at 7 tonight at Tiger Field.

Texas High (13-8) and Mount Pleasant (16-8) are both 7-4 in league play. Whitehouse and Hallsville share the lead at 9-2 with three games left to be played. The Tigers are the only team to beat No. 4 Whitehouse twice this season.

Texas High defeated Mount Pleasant, 9-3, in the two teams first district meeting in Mount Pleasant.

The Tigers’ final two league games are both on the road at seventh-place Pine Tree (2-9) and cellar dweller Tyler (0-11).

TENNIS TIGERS HAVE STRONG SHOWING

LONGVIEW, Texas — Texas High girls made a strong showing in the District 15-5A tennis match Thursday on the Longview High School courts.

The Lady Tigers’ Abigail Thomson will play for the singles championship today, and the team of Elle Floyd and Grace Wilson will play for the doubles title.

“I’m very proud of how these Tigers fought today,” said Texas High coach Toby Watson. “Several players will be competing (during the final round) as well.”

The Tigers team of Brooklyn Ballard and Hayden Henry went 1-1 on the day. Gabriella Cowan went 0-2 in singles.

Max Currie and Rebecca Coleman will play for third place in mixed doubles. Ricky Luna and Charlotte Shelton went 1-2 on Thursday.

In boys singles, Texas High’s Zain Suelzer will play for third place. Bramlett Baird won the consolation bracket.

The team of Ben Soyars and Alan Miller will play for third place in boys doubles. Adam Mccarter and Carter Shuffield won the consolation division.

SUBVARSITY TMS BEATS PLEASANT GROVE

TEXARKANA, Texas — Texas Middle School defeated city rival Pleasant Grove Middle School, 252, in a middle school tennis match Wednesday night at the Texas High courts.

Here are highlighted results from Texas Middle School (listed):

Boys Doubles

1. Watson/malfonado won 8-0; 2. Gabe Horton/wyatt Duke won 8-2; 3. Sam Pittman/nirav Neupane won 8-0 Girls Doubles

1. Blue/williamson lost 8-4; 2. Dowd/ Seo won 8-0; 3. Audrey Mayo/alexis Mayo won 8-1; 4: Ellen Wright/alex Adams won 8-0.

Boys Singles

1. Lleyton Watson won 6-0; 2. Edgar Maldonado won 6-0; 3. Austin Odum won 6-1; 4. Ryland Neeley won 6-0;

5. Noah Pritchett won 6-0; 6. Duncan Powell won 6-0; 7. Jackson Taylor won 6-0; 8. Oaklee Odum won 6-1; 9. Judah Glass won 6-1; 10. Worth Mcfarland won 6-0; 11. Baxley King won 6-0; 12. Landry Smith won 6-0.

Girls Singles

1. Addie Blue lost 8-1; 2. Sarah Williamson won 8-5; 3. Bailey Dowd won 8-0; 4. Ellie Seo won 8-0; 5. Alexis Mayo won 8-0; 6. Audrey Mayo won 8-4;

7. Kamryn Bruce won 8-2; 8. Presley Hart won 8-1.