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, 

Shelbyville T-Ball Clinches South Regional Championship Undefeated

July 5, 2016 - The Shelbyville Dragon T-Ball team won the Dixie Youth Baseball Division II South Regional Tournament (Bracket) in the Championship game against West Rusk with a final score of 26-21 in overtime in the 6th inning.

Shelbyville was undefeated during season and the tournament. In their final game against West Rusk the teams were tied 19-19 at the end of  the 5th inning forcing them to go into overtime for an intense contest. The dragons scored the max of 7 runs in the top of the 6th inning bringing them to 26 on the board with the West Rusk team being last at bat. West Rusk scored two runs before Shelbyville ended the game getting the third and final out and a final score of 26-21.

Shelbyville will travel to Longview July 15th and 16th in a North versus South Regional matchup against Hooks. Best two out of three wins!

Team members are: #10 Daylon Smith, #3 Shon Parker, #4 Tymarrion Mosby, #14 Gavin McDonald, #5 Chase Harbison, #6 Dallas Jones, #11 Jerrick Hargrove, # 2 Eddie Turk, #7 Shade McDonald, #9 Cace Stringer, #1 Jaxen Samford. Coaches are Greg McDonald, Grant McDonald, Joez Jones, Jeremy Smith, and Michael Stringer.

Victory cry photo

4th of July Brings Baseball Tournament Championship Games

July 4, 2016 - The Dixie Youth Baseball South Regional Baseball Tournament Championship games are today, July 4, 2016. 

  • T-Ball Division I (Bracket) Championship game is between Bullard and Hudson at 5:30pm. T-Ball Division II (Bracket) Championship game is between Shelbyville and West Rusk at 5pm. Congratulations to Tri-Cities for receiving the Sportsmanship award.
  • Machine Pitch Division I (Bracket) game is between Kilgore Red and Panola National at 4:30pm. Machine Pitch Division II (Bracket) game is between Overton and Tatum and starts at 3:00pm. Congratulations to Huntington for receiving the Sportsmanship award.
  • Coach Pitch Division I (Bracket) Championship game is between Nacogdoches American and Bullard National at 4:30pm. Coach Pitch Division II (Bracket) Championship game is between Fairfield and Onalaska at 3pm. Congratulations to Diboll for receiving the Sportsmanship award.

Let's play ball . . .

First Annual Shelbyville Football Camp a Success

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July 4, 2016 - The 1st Annual Shelbyville Dragon Football Camp was a success and well attended with 40 plus 6th graders through 9th graders taking to Dragon Stadium for a jump start on the 2016-2017 football season.

Camp attendees reported to the Dragon Weight Room at 5:30pm with the goal of improving their skills during the four days of camp and each camper received a Shelbyville Football t-shirt.

City of Center to Host State Baseball Tournaments

June 30, 2016 - The City of Center invite the public to attend the opening ceremonies of the Texas Youth Regional Tournaments beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 1 at the Center Youth Baseball Complex located on Roughrider Dr. Activities for the evening events include games, food and fireworks.

Coach Harrison Sinking Half Court Shot Caught on Video

June 30, 2016 - Hiram Harrison, a Center ISD Basketball Coach, recently assisted the new head coach at SFA, Kyle Keller, with the Kyle Keller Basketball Camp.

Harrison is an SFA hall of fame athlete and during the basketball camp he was caught on video demonstrating those hall of fame athletic skills. The video posted by Adriene Hughes Stanaland has received over 2,000 views since it was posted yesterday, Wednesday, June 29th. Camp participants can be heard chanting 'ice cream shot' as Coach Harrison releases and sinks a half court shot. The shot appeared to be 'nothing but net!'

Kyle Keller Basketball Camps are held at HPE Complex Gym on the Stephen F. Austin University campus in Nacogdoches, Texas. For more information about the camps and clinics, visit online at http://www.kylekellerbasketballcamps.com/

Shelbyville High School Baseball All District

June 28, 2016 - 1st Team - Tyler Trimble Pitcher, Kent Vaughn IF and Isaiah Stanberry OF

2nd Team - Wade Baty Pitcher, Ryan Bailey Pitcher, Christian Schilder IF, Aaron Gilchrist  OF and Cole Ferguson  Utility

Honorable Mention - Logan Jefferson, Wyatt Ferrebee, Daylon Dunn and Kyle Tindol

Center Dixie League Tournament in Full Swing

June 27, 2016 - Saturday, June 25 saw three Center Dixie League teams compete in their second round Dixie Playoff series games.

The Center 11-12 year-old Nationals, coached by Jason Mitchell faced off with the Center Americans, coached by Pugh Hughes. The Nationals came away with a 13-3 win in a 10-run rule shortened, four inning game.

Hunter McSwain gave the Americans an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. The Nationals bounced back and tied the contest at 1-1 when Gabriel Rebollar hit a towering home run over the left-center field fence in the bottom half of the first inning.

The Americans  took a 2-1 lead in the second inning when J. McSwain alertly scored on a couple of Nationals errors.

The Nationals made the Americans pay during the bottom of the second frame when they got scores from: Rebollar, Makel Johnson, Jordan Turner, Chandler Jones, Garren Dubea, Collin Jones, Caden Soloman, and Blaze Soloman. This gave the National team a 9-2 advantage.

The Nationals ballooned their lead to to 13-2 in the third frame when Johnson, Collin Jones, Jase Bird and Levi Rodgers all crossed home plate for scores.
The Nationals won their next game 9-0 on Sunday, against Diboll, and they secured their advancement to next week's state tournament at Athens.

C. Rawlinson scored for the Americans to pull them within 10 runs during the fourth frame but that would prove to be the final score of the contest.

The Center 9-10 year-old team played Hudson in a much closer contest. Center took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning but saw Hudson rally back with six runs in the bottom half of the first frame. Hudson extended their lead to 8-4 by the conclusion of the second inning.

Center tied the game at 8-8 in the the third frame but Hudson got five runs in the top of the fourth inning which gave them a 13-8 advantage.

Center kept fighting and pulled to within 10-13 but Hudson gained three more scores in the fifth, and final inning, which gave them a 16-10 lead.

In the bottom of the fifth frame, Center scored one run to pull themselves to within 11-16. This would prove to be the final tally of the contest.

Center Hosts Three Weeks of State Youth Baseball Tournament

June 24, 2016 - Tier II Dixie Boys State Tournament, June 24th - 30th (click for bracket)

Thousands of Visitors Expected

June 22, 2016 - The City of Center will be hosting three state youth baseball tournaments beginning June 24 and ending July 21.

According to the City’s Recreation Director, Jason Mitchell, the first tournament will be the Tier II Dixie Boys State Tournament (click for bracket). The tournament will start June 25th and conclude on June 30th. There will be approximately 10-12 teams from as far north as Sulphur Springs and as far south as Cleveland. Also at this time, the City is hosting 2 district tournaments. This will bring another 9 teams to the city. These tournaments will include about 315 players and coaches and bringing around 750 visitors to the city.

The next tournaments will be the Dixie Youth T-ball Div I and II, Coach Pitch Div I and II, and Machine Pitch Div I and II Regional Tournaments. These tournaments will start July 2 and end on July 5th. There will be an opening ceremony to kick off the tournament on July 1.

There will be 38 teams from Anahuac in the southern part of Texas all the way north to Corsicana. This will include 592 players and coaches and should bring around 1500 – 2000 visitors to town.

The last scheduled tournament will be the Dixie Boys and the Dixie Boys Jr. tournaments. These tournaments will start July 16th and end on July 21st. There will be 12-15 teams from all over the State. They will travel from Sulphur Springs in the north to Huntington in the south. This will include approximately 210 players and coaches and should bring 600 – 750 visitors to the city.

“We are excited to have Jason on board to bring more visitors to the City,” said Center Mayor David Chadwick. “These tournaments are a great way for people to experience Center and build our brand as a community that supports youth athletics. This also is a boost to our local economy not just for the hotels but for the restaurants and other retailers.”

Anyone wishing for more information on the tournaments may contact City Hall at 936/598-2941.

Lady Tigers Perform Well at Summer Hoops

June 23, 2016 - The Tenaha Lady Tigers basketball team looked sharp at Tenahas’ Special Events Center, last Tuesday, during summer basketball competition.

The Lady Tigers opened up the day’s play and jumped up 4-0 quickly against the Beckville Lady Bearcats. Beckville scored next but soon found themselves trailing 9-2 after a 2-pointer by Calicia Roland and a 3-point bomb by Lady Tiger Bianca Davison with 13:33 left in the first half of play. Roland hit another bucket later which gave THS a 15-5 lead with four minutes left before halftime.

Tenaha extended their lead to 28-9 by the end of the half with a fast-break wrap-around pass from Brooke McClure to Roland for an easy lay-up and another Davison 3-pointer.

The second half was mostly all Tenaha as they led 34-11 with eight minutes remaining, and won by a 46-13 final score.

The second game of the night featured the Broaddus Elite Sisters against Beckville. The Lady Bearcats won in a game which was close throughout and had 14 lead changes. The final score had BHS ahead 31-29.

Tenaha next faced Broaddus in the final game. Broaddus gained a narrow 3-2 lead early but fell behind 15-5 after an early 11-point burst by Tenaha postman Calicia Roland.

Rebekah Bridges broke loose for two points on a fast break layup with 3:03 left in the first half which put THS ahead 19-8. THS led 21-13 at the halftime break.

The Lady Tigers outscored the Elite Sisters by a 45-3 margin in the second half and took away a 56-16 final score win.

The Lady Tigers as well as other area teams look forward to more summer league competitions held on Tuesdays at the THS SEC at 5 PM.

Jonathan Hennigan Drafted by Philadelphia

Photo courtesy of Texas State UniversityJune 14, 2016 - Center native Jonathan Hennigan has been recruited by the Philadelphia Phillies baseball organization after posting a 5-2 record as a pitcher for Texas State University. He is an Applied Science Major and a transfer student who was a member of a Galveston College team who went 41-19 a year ago.

Hennigan is the son of Kim and Phil Hennigan II. His grandfather Phil Hennigan played professionally for the New York Mets and Cleveland Indians.

Jonathan is a 6’4” , 190 lb.,  left-handed pitcher with good tools which helped draw attention to his talents. He became a 21st round draft choice when the Phillies chose him on June 11th.

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