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Pictured Back Row: Dawson McFaddin, Colton Gutermuth, Logan Holloway, Front Row: Lance Holloway, Tucker Scarber, and Colby LoutMay 23, 2016 - It was another great weekend for the Shelby County 4h Shooters. Representing the 4h shooters were Colby Lout, Tucker Scarber, Dawson McFadden, Lance Holloway, Colton Gutermuth and Logan Holloway. The Walker County whizbang was held Saturday, May 21st at Creekwood Shooting Sports range in Conroe. We would like to say Congratulations on a job well done representing Shelby County.

Results are as follows:

Intermediate Novice Division
Dawson McFadden - Sporting Clays (1st place), Whizbang (2nd place)
Team Novice Sporting Clays (2nd place team) - Dawson McFaddin and his father, Neal McFadden

Junior Division
Tucker Scarber - Skeet (4th place), Whizbang (4th place), Sporting clays (5th place)

Intermediate Division
Lance Holloway- Skeet (1st place), Whizbang (5th place)
Colton Gutermuth - Skeet (2nd place), Sporting Clays (2nd place)

Senior I Division
Logan Holloway - Whizbang (6th place)

If you have any questions or would like more information regarding 4-H, please give us a call at 936-598-7744.

May 23, 2016 - Last Friday, the Joaquin Rams varsity baseball team defeated the Lovelady Lions by a 4-3 score to take a 1-0 lead in their UIL State Quarterfinal round playoff series. The game was Game 1 of a best-of-three game format, played at Jasper Bulldog Stadium. Cole Powdrill pitched the full seven innings in the contest. He gave up eight hits, struck out five batters and walked three. Joaquin got a lot of help from their defense, especially third baseman Justin Hooper who threw out six Lions on ground-outs. The Rams infield retired the Lions on three ground balls in the bottom of the first inning, allowing Powdrill to only throw three pitches in the bottom half of the inning. A big double play by middle infielders Klay Adkison, and Brock Lawson, were able to thwart a Lions rally in the bottom of the fourth inning.

The JHS outfield played well. Hunter Harper made a great backhanded running catch, on a long fly ball hit deep in the power ally, which would have led to multiple runs batted in for Lovelady.

Offensively, Joaquin used seven hits, three hit batsmen and two Lions errors to eventually gain the one-point win.

Rams Head Coach Wade Lawson said: "We expect Game 2 to be just as close. Our next game may come down to the seventh inning also, and we may need a Game 3 to decide this series. Powdrill pitched well for us today. We knew when the game got close to the end, it was going to be his game to go the distance."
On Saturday Joaquin dropped Game 2 to Lovelady after trailing 1-0 early, they then maintained a 2-1 lead from the mid-stages of the game until the Lions exploded for six unanswered runs, during the late innings, which gave them a 7-2 win.

In Game 3, again played on Saturday, Joaquin gained an early 2-0 lead but fell to the Lions 9-2. The Lions will now advance to the Regional Semifinal round to face the winner of the Union Grove vs Maud playoff series.

The Joaquin Lady Rams varsity softball team headed to Commerce to face the Harleton Lady Wildcats in a best-of-three-game Regional Semifinal series, last Friday and Saturday.

The Lady Rams fell to Harleton 3-2 in Game 1, and 9-2 in Game 2. Harleton will move on to face the Beckville Lady Bearcats, on May 28, in the Regional Finals, with time and place yet to be determined. 

By Correspondent Sports Writer Ronny Samford

May 17, 2016 - Due to weather, a last minute change to the Softball Regional Semifinal Playoff Series Joaquin vs. Harleton will be played as follows:

  • Game 1: Friday, May 20th at 8:00 pm
  • Game 2: Saturday, May 21st at 2:00 pm
  • Game 3: following game two if necessary.

All games will be played at Texas A&M Commerce.

May 17, 2016 - JHS Baseball Regional Quarterfinal Playoff Series vs. Lovelady is scheduled for Friday, May 20th in Jasper and Saturday, May 21st in Lufkin. The game schedule is as follows:

  • Game 1: Friday, May 20th at 1:00 pm in Jasper
  • Game 2: Saturday, May 21st at 2:00 pm in Lufkin (Frank Morris Park)
  • Game 3: 30 minutes following game 2 if necessary

JISD will have a student holiday on Friday, May 20th.  Staff will report as usual.  Additionally, Monday, May 23rd is a weather day (student and staff holiday) on the calendar.  We hope you have a great extended weekend. 

May 15, 2016 - The Joaquin Rams varsity baseball team won Game 2 of their Region III Class 2A Area round, over the Douglass Indians, by a 7-3 score on Friday, at Gary High School. Joaquin now advances to the Region III Quarterfinals and will face the winner of Lovelady and Colmesneil High Schools next week. The Rams won Game 1 with a 5-2 advantage over DHS last Thursday.

The Rams gained a 2-0 lead early in  Game 2. Douglass pulled to within 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth frame, when Joaquin committed two infield errors, allowing senior Jack Garner to score after reaching base on a single.

The Rams bounced back to extend their lead to 4-1, in the top of the fifth frame, when Tanner Williams drove home Justin Hooper and Brock Lawson with an RBI double.

Indian Logan Ammons scored on an infield error, in the bottom of the fifth inning, to cut the Joaquin lead to 4-2. Teammate Grant Holland added another score when he ran home from third base on a ball which got past Joaquin's catcher on a wild pitch. This cut the JHS lead to just 4-3.

Klay Adkison came through big for the Rams, in the top of the seventh frame, when he hit a triple which scored two runs, and gave JHS a 6-3 advantage. He later scored on a passed ball to give the Rams the final 7-3 margin of victory.

May 15, 2016 - The Joaquin Lady Rams varsity softball team has moved to the Regional Semifinal round after defeating the Elkhart Slocum Lady Mustangs in two straight games of a best-of three game Region III Quarterfinal round playoff.

Joaquin beat the Mustangs in Game 1 by a 9-3 score, on Thursday, by utilizing a 12-5 hit advantage. The Lady Rams got a complete seven inning pitching performance from Lexi Hutchins, who struck out five batters.They were led offensively by Katherine Patrick who went 3-3 and had a RBI.

On Friday in Game 2, Joaquin beat Elkhart by a score of 8-4. This eliminated Slocum in the best-of-three game format.

Slocum gained a 1-0 lead when Taylor Ives scored on a throwing error after reaching base on a single.

The Lady Rams tied the game at 1-1, in the top of the third inning, with a score by Katherine Patrick.

Slocum reclaimed the lead at 2-1,  in the bottom of the third inning, with an RBI double by Camryn Vickers.

Kristen Harvey tied the game at 2-2 when she scored in the fifth inning on a long sacrifice fly ball hit by Hannah Bonner. The Lady Rams exploded during a rally in the sixth inning which include four hits, two walks, and five runs scored. Joaquin added a score by Randi Goates in the top of the seventh inning and took a 8-2 advantage into the final half of the last inning.

Caitlyn Hogan and Jessi Ives scored to pull the Lady Mustangs to within 8-4. The Lady Rams tightened up defensively and this would prove to be the final score.

Joaquin will next face the Harleton Lady Wildcats next week with the time and place to be announced at the beginning of the school week.

May 13, 2016 - The Joaquin Rams varsity baseball team used six timely hits and seven well pitched innings, by senior Cole Powdrill, to take a 5-2 win over the Douglass Indians, on Thursday at Gary High School. The game was the first contest of a best-of-three Area playoff elimination.

The Rams took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Hunter Harper reached base on a botched pop-up in the infield, and later scored on a Nate Belrose single. Cole Powdrill reached base on a single, and later scored on a Tanner Williams sacrifice bunt.

The Rams added three more scores in the bottom of the third inning with hits from Brock Lawson, Belrose, Klay Adkison, and a walk each by Williams and Tray Wilkerson.

Logan Ammons scored Douglass' first run, in the fourth inning, when the bases were loaded with two infield hits and an error, and he advanced home on a fielder's choice.

Grant Holland cut the Rams lead to 6-2 in the fifth inning after he reached base by being hit by a pitch, and later scored on an RBI single by Ammons. This proved to be the final score of the contest.

JHS finished the night with a 6-5 hitting advantage. They had one walk and also reached with a free base due to a hit batter. Each team committed one error.

Joaquin's junior center fielder, Nate Belrose led his team offensively with three singles and two RBI's. Teammate Cole Powdrill pitched the seven inning contest and struck out six while only allowing one walk. Indians pitcher, Grant Ammons struck out ten Rams on the night.

Game 2 will take place at Gary High School Friday at 7 p.m.

The Joaquin Lady Rams softball team won their regional playoff game with the Elkhart Slocum Lady Mustangs by a 9-3 score, on Thursday at Nacogdoches High School. They will play Game 2 at Nacogdoches High School, on Friday at 5 p.m.

NFHS Network to Webcast UIL Track & Field State Championships

May 12, 2016 - The NFHS Network will provide live webcasts of the 2016 UIL Track & Field State Championships on May 13-14 from Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas at Austin.

Fans, family and alumni unable to attend can watch the UIL Track & Field State Championships live online with a subscription at www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/uil. Subscribers can also watch on the go by downloading the NFHS Network app for iPhone and Android devices.

May 10, 2016 - The Joaquin Rams versus Douglass playoff series begins Thursday, May 12th at 7:00 pm for game 1. Game 2 is scheduled for Friday, May 13th at 7:00pm and if needed, game 3 will be played Saturday at 11:30 am. All games are at Gary ISD.

May 9, 2016 - Joaquin Pitching Machine boys showed up and showed out this past weekend! These boys played in the Mansfield Open Tournament this past Saturday, May 7, 2016. They started out with three wins and one loss. Then made a comeback to bring home the Championship. Congratulations to the players and coaches on a job well done!


(From left) Hunter Derr, Keaton Cason, Trenton Runnels, Conrad Shahan, Carter Graves, Amarion Wilson, Aiden Kilpatrick, Jason Fleming, Karson Rogers, Jake Neal. (Coaches) Bubba Wilson, Brandon Neal, Kade Rogers, Brant Graves

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