Sports

2025-2026 Sports Schedules

Baseball - Center, Shelbyville, 
Basketball - Center HS Boys, Center HS Girls, Center MS Boys, Center MS Girls, Joaquin HS, Joaquin JH, Shelbyville HS Boys, Shelbyville HS Girls, Shelbyville JH Boys, Shelbyville JH Girls, Tenaha HS Boys, Tenaha HS Girls, Tenaha JH, Timpson HS, Timpson MS
Golf - Center
Powerlifting - Center, Shelbyville, Joaquin, Timpson
Soccer - Tenaha
Softball - Center, Shelbyville, 
Tennis - Center
Track and Field - Center HS, Center MS, Shelbyville, 

Samford Wins Division at IFBB Event

Saturday, May 20, 2017. Shreveport Convention Center –

Nicholas Samford, of Tenaha, won the Novice Classic Physique Division of the International Federation of Body Builder’s (IFBB) Competition held at the Shreveport Convention Center last Saturday.

Samford has been weight lifting for two and a half years and decided 20 weeks ago, as a New Year’s resolution to compete in the National Qualifier event which is sponsored by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission, Louisiana Governor’s Games, Caddo Parrish and IFBB Federation League.

The competition had around 110 total competitors competing in men’s and women’s competitions ranging from men’s and women’s: body building, physic, and women’s bikini categories. Most categories had divisions ranging from professional to amateur.

Samford stated, “I’m very pleased to have some success at my first event. This is hard work and to win this event was so exciting.” Samford plans to possibly compete again in August at the Sherman Classic in Galveston.

Samford is trained by longtime IFBB competitor, and coach, Bobby Smith from Center. He is also the son of Ronny and Rhonda Samford of Tenaha. He graduated from Tenaha High School in 2007 and currently works at the Eastman Chemical Plant in Longview.

Lady Rams Softball Playoff Information

May 15, 2017 - Joaquin Lady Rams will play Cross Roads in the Regional Semi-finals Playoff Game at Letourneau University on Friday, May 19th at 6pm.

Tenaha Track and Field State Qualifiers to Compete May 13th

May 10, 2017 - Watch the UIL Track & Field Championships! Thursday, Friday, & Saturday on the NFHS Network

May 2, 2017 - The Tenaha Tiger Boys will be competing Saturday, May 13 in the 2017 Track and Field State Meet at Mike A. Myers Stadium University of Texas at Austin in the 800m Relay race.

The 800m Relay team members who qualified for State with a seed time of 1:30.62 are Onterio Thompson, Altus Horn, Jachristopher Gardner, Jaquavion Lloyd, and Kale Page. (State Qualifiers)

Event Schedule
Saturday, May 13, 2017: 2A Girls/Boys followed by 3A Girls/Boys
Exception: Hurdles Girls then Boys*

12:00 pm - 400m Relay
12:20 pm - 800m Run
12:45 pm - 100m Girls Hurdles*
12:55 pm - 110m Boys Hurdles*
1:05 pm - 100m Dash
1:25 pm - 800m Relay
1:45 pm - 400m Dash
2:05 pm - 300m Girls Hurdles*
2:15 pm - 300m Boys Hurdles*
2:25 pm - 200m Dash
2:45 pm - 1600m Run
3:15 pm - 1600m Relay

You can watch the meet live at NFHS Network. Note: you have to pay for this if you want to watch. You can also follow live on http://www.uiltexas.org/track-field/state. Just click on Live Results.

Track & Field State Meet Spectator Information

Tickets

Gates will open an hour before the first event each day. Ticket sales are cash or check only.  Please make checks payable to the University of Texas. ATMs are avaialble on site and outside of Gate 4 of Mike A. Myers Stadium.

Ticket Prices
All Meet Ticket (Sessions 1-5) $30.00
Sessions 4 & 5 (Saturday) $20.00
Individual Sessions - Adult $12.00
Individual Sessions - Student (ages 2+) $7.00
Coaches/Officials Ticket - All Meet (w/identification) $20.00

There will be no re-entry for single session ticket holders.

Spectator Parking

University of Texas Parking & Transportation Services administrates all parking rules and fees. Neither UT Athletics nor the UIL office has control over University parking procedures. If you have any questions about University of Texas parking procedures, please go to http://www.utexas.edu/parking or email questions to parking@www.utexas.edu. A number of parking garages are within walking distance of Mike A. Myers Stadium.

Discounted Event Parking Manor Garage Only (Click & Park) https://utparking.clickandpark.com/venue

UT Parking Map - Please Reference for Specific Lot Locations

Stadium Rules

All bags carried by contestants or spectators must be checked before entering Myers Stadium.  Gates 3 and 4 will be designated for bag check of participating schools.  Personal coolers are not allowed.  Exception:  Participant coolers accompanied by an athletic trainer (one per team) from the school may contain water and/or sport drinks only.  For your safety and the safety of others, the following items are NOT allowed into the stadium:

· Umbrellas
· Strollers
· Alcohol
· Food
· Beverage Container
· Large Bags
· Backpacks
· Equipment Cases
· Banners
· Flag Poles
· Tripods

Awards Stand and Media Tent

Field Events and Running Event competitors will receive awards immediately following their event. The top three finishers will be escorted to the awards stand and media tent after the event is completed. Delays in your arrival will detract from the awards ceremony. A medal order form for the purchase of extra medals is included in the school packet.

Joaquin ISD Athletes Medal at Special Olympics

May 3, 2017 - Joaquin ISD participated in the Special Olympics Track and Field Day on April 27, 2017 at Shelbyville ISD. Our athlete achievements are as follows:

  • Josh Hutto (7th grade) won Gold in the 50 meter and 100 meter races. Josh also won the Silver in the Javelin throw.
  • Matthew Storm (6th grade) won Silver in the 50 meter race and Silver in the Softball throw.
  • Carlie Smith won Gold in the 10m girls assisted walk.
  • J Q Smith won Silver in the 10m boys assisted walk.
  • Allison Smithhart won Silver in the girls wheelchair race and Silver in the tennis ball throw.
  • Katie Eddins won Gold in the girls 5m assisted walk and Bronze in the tennis ball throw.
  • Gracelyn Welshans won Bronze in the girls 25m race and Silver in the tennis ball throw.

We are proud of our athletes and their accomplishments!

Joaquin Lady Rams Area Playoff Series Information

May 1, 2017 - Joaquin Lady Rams vs. West Sabine Lady Tigers are competing in a best of three Series starting with game one on Friday, May 5th, 6:00 pm at West Sabine High School. Game two is Saturday, May 6th, 2:00 pm at Joaquin High School. Game three, if necessary, will be held thirty minutes following the end of game two. There is no charge for admission.

Lady Rams Use One Hit Performance to Take 7-0 Playoff Win Over Latexo

Friday, April 28, 2017, Nacogdoches Dragons Ballpark -  

The Joaquin Lady Rams varsity softball team limited the Latexo Lady Tigers to a single base hit, on Friday, when they took a 7-0, Game 1, bi-district win. The Lady Rams only allowed three total base runners during the contest, two runners reached due to errors in the first and seventh innings. Lady Rams’ pitcher, Lexi Hutchins struck out six batters during the one-hit playoff win.

The Lady Rams hit safely eight times during the contest and walked four times.

Lilly Welch reached base first for Joaquin when she raced to second base after an error by Latexos’ shortstop in the bottom of the first inning. She later scored on a Lexi Hutchins sacrifice fly to right field.

Lanie Stanley doubled in the third inning and Hutchins later scored her with a triple over Latexos’ rightfielder’s head. Darby Hughes scored Hutchins later in the inning when she hit safely to right field to give JHS a 3-0 advantage.

Hits by Ali Harper, Stanley, Hutchins, and Hughes helped the Lady Rams extend their lead, by four more runs, during the bottom of the sixth frame.

Lady Rams Head Coach, and Girl's Athletic Director, Stephen McCann said, “We were pleased with our team’s performance today but feel we can play better. The girls were slightly rusty today because we haven’t played a game for one and a half weeks. Lexi Hutchins pitched well today. We feel she’ll be fine and still has a lot to give. Over all we are pleased to get the win today.”

Updated: Joaquin and Latexo faced off for Game 2 on Saturday. The Lady Rams took an early 3-0 lead and extended it to 6-0 by the second inning, and 7-0 going into the fourth frame. Latexo scored two runs in the final inng but JHS held on for a 8-2 win which clinched the bi-district playoff series.

The Lady Rams will advance to the UIL Area round of the playoffs and will next play Game 1 at West Sabine on Friday, May 5, at 6 p.m.

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Garrison High School Boys Varsity Track Regional Qualifiers

From left: (back row) Assistant Coach Alex Cloudy, Logan Stoddard, Richard Hughes, Wyatt Reneau, Giovanny Garcia, Sean Slowikowski, Jakelen Tutt, Makedric Collins, Head Coach Tracy Bolton (front Row) Jeleel Blount, Christian Jernigan, Austin Colle, Justin Garcia, Keandric Collins, Zaccheus Caraway, and Gray Hancock.

April 28, 2017 - The Garrison High School boys varsity track team has had a great success this year under Head Coach Tracy Bolton and Assistant Coach Alex Cloudy. Almost all of the varsity boys team has qualified for Regionals. They will be competing Friday and Saturday, April 28th and 29th at the Region III 3A Track Meet at Clyde Hart Track and Field Stadium at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Joaquin HS Baseball Playoff Series Information

April 27, 2017 - Joaquin Bi-District Baseball Playoffs, Joaquin vs Chireno, is set for Friday, May 5th at Nacogdoches High School. Game one starts at 5pm. Game two starts 30 minutes later. Game three, if necessary, is set for Saturday, May 6th at 11am. Gate prices are Adults $5, Children $3, and will accept All Passes.

Reed Advances to Texas High School Rodeo State Finals

April 26, 2017 - Whitlee Reed, a senior at Center High School, competed in the Region 5 High School Rodeo Finals in Nacogdoches, Texas on April 1st and 2nd. She won Champion Barrel Racer, as well as the average winner and third place Pole Bender.

Whitlee will compete for the 4th year in the THSRA State Finals on June 4 through June 10 in Abilene, Texas.

The THSRA is the largest High School Rodeo Association in the nation and they sponsor over 125 rodeos per year throughout 10 regions across Texas.

Approximately 650 student athletes and 800 horses will call Abilene home for the week!

 

Dragons Knotted With Bobcats, Head to District Playoff Game

Tuesday, April 26, 2017, Shelbyville Dragons Baseball Park -

The visiting Gary Bobcats varsity baseball team edged out the Shelbyville Dragons, by a narrow 1-0 score, in 8-innings, last Tuesday night. The win forced a tie-breaker game, at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 28, at Gary High Schools’ Bobcats Ballpark to determine who enters the bi-district playoffs as third place representative in District 23-2A baseball. Both teams have already earned a third or fourth place seeding in the post-season.

Gary's win also locked Joaquin into second place after they beat Tenaha, 13-0, in their district finale.

Neither, Shelbyville or Gary hit safely until the Dragons got a lead-off single in the bottom of the third inning. Bobcat pitcher Cason Daniels was able to strike out the next batter and the GHS defense got the second and third outs by retiring the next two batters out on pop-ups.

With two outs in the inning, Gary got their first and only hit, in the top of the seventh inning, when Collin Coleman singled to leftfield. He stretched his hit to third base when the baseball got behind the Dragons’ outfielder. Shelbyville starting pitcher Kolby Parker avoided a Bobcats score by striking out the next GHS batter in three pitches.

Gary shut down the Dragons in 1-2-3 fashion in the bottom of the seventh inning. The game went into overtime and Cole Ferguson took over pitching duties for the Dragons. The Dragons walked Ethan Askins to start the eighth frame. Ferguson then struck out Landon Odom, however during Odom’s at-bat, pinch-runner Holden Ritter was able to advance to third base, on a passed-ball and a steal. Ritter later scored the game’s only run by advancing home on a sacrifice bunt by Brandon Storm.

Cole Ferguson drilled a base hit up the middle with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning but Landon Odom was able to strike out the next Dragons batter to end the final inning, and give Gary the narrow 1-0 win.

Gary pitchers teamed up for 12 strikeouts and allowed four walks while Dragons pitchers teamed up for 14 strikeouts and gave up five free bases.

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