2025-2026 Sports Schedules
Cross Country - Center (JH), Center (HS), Joaquin, Timpson
Football - Center, Joaquin (V), Joaquin (JH,JV), Shelbyville, Tenaha, Timpson,
Tennis - Center,
Volleyball - Center, Center Christian Academy, Shelbyville (JV,V), Shelbyville (JH), Timpson (HS), Timpson (JH),
Rusk Eagles Ballpark on Monday, May 1, 2023 –
The Timpson Lady Bears varsity softball team suffered their second bi-district loss to the Groveton Lady Eagles and were eliminated from the Texas UIL State Softball Playoffs. The Lady Bears lost to Groveton 5-1 runs on Friday and by a 10-4 score on Monday. The Lady Indians will advance, with the best-of-three game series win. They next face the West Sabine Lady Tigers in the Area round of the elimination tournament. Timpson came into the contest with a 17-7 mark and they were District 22 2A’s number four seed. Groveton came in at 24-9-1 overall and they were District 21 2A’s number one seeded team.
Game 2 saw Timpson and Groveton tied at 0-0 through the first two innings until Groveton rallied with two outs left in the second frame. Groveton used two hits and four Lady Bears errors to get ahead 3-0. Another rally in the third inning saw Megan Luce hit a 3-run homer over the left-centerfield fence and saw the Lady Indians take a 7-0 lead into the fourth inning.
McKenley Wynn started the top of the fourth inning off for Timpson by singling and moments later advancing to second on a passed ball. She later scored when teammate Haylee Eaves put the ball into play and was thrown out on a fielder’s choice. Timpson pulled to within 7-1.
In a rally in the bottom of the fourth inning Luce gained three more runs-batted-in by doubling to leftfield and scoring teammates Lexi Esterling, Landree Martin, and Kiki Smith to give GHS a 10-1 advantage.
Timpson kept fighting and got the final three scores. Ceale Kruse doubled and then scored on a throwing error by the Lady Indians in the top of the fifth inning. Wynn and Colbi Ford started off the sixth inning with base hits and later scored the final two runs when teammates Haylee Eaves and Cale Cornelius put the ball into play which cut the Groveton lead to 10-4 runs.
May 1, 2023 - The Regional Track meet was held in Palestine, TX on April 28-29 and seven Lady Dragons placed with four winning Regional Champion in their events!
Emily Pharris
Regional Champion in the 800M run and 1600M run is Emily Pharris.
4x200 Relay Team
The 4x200 relay team with team members Kylie Snell, Nekyia Swindle, Liela Klein and Emily Pharris placed 1st to be Regional Champions!
The 4x400 relay team with team members Antiyiah Giles, Liela Klein, Makenzie Gillaspie and Treana Macks placed 2nd.
The state track meet will be May 12-13, 2023 at Mike Meyers Stadium in Austin, TX. We are Dragon Proud!
Coaches are: Coach Moore, Coach Thomason, Coach Anderson, Coach McDonald, and Coach Osby.
Nacogdoches High School on Thursday, April 27, 2023 –
The Shelbyville Dragons varsity softball team is tied at 1-1 games in a best-of-three game bi-district softball elimination series with the Lovelady Lions. Shelbyville, District 22 2A’s third seed, won Game 1 by a 5-2 run score and Lovelady, District 21 2A’s second seed, won Game 2 by a 6-2 score. Game 3 will play out at Nacogdoches High on Monday, May 2, 2023 at 6 p.m. to see who moves on to the Area Round of the Texas UIL Softball Playoffs.
Game 1 saw Lovelady take an early 1-0 run lead when Haven Prager tripled and scored in the top of the first inning after a single by Morgan Womach.
Shelbyville gained their first lead in the bottom of the third inning when Kylie Snell and Jayleigh Jones scored on a double to centerfield, by teammate Carsey Lovell, which gave SHS a 2-1 run advantage.
The Lady Lions tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the fifth inning when Haven Prager hit a solo homerun over the leftfield fence.
The difference in the game proved to be a rally in the top seventh inning which saw Carsey Lovell, Taylor Jones, and Kara Jones score to give Shelbyville a 5-2 lead which held up till game’s end.
Lanie Bass struck out 9 Lion’s batters and walked 6 during the Dragon’s win.
Game 2 saw Lovelady take a 5-0 lead by the end of the fifth inning. Shelbyville earned their first run in the top of the sixth frame when Lanie Bass reached base on a single and then her pinch runner scored on an Emily Pharris single to leftfield. SHS trailed 5-1 runs. Kara Jones scored the Lady Dragon’s second run to cut the LHS lead to 5-2 later in the inning when a teammate grounded out.
Lady Lion Scout Lovell scored the game’s final run in the top of the seventh inning after singling and coming home on another base hit by Prager. The game’s final score was Lions 6 Dragons 2.
Joaquin Rams Ballpark on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 –
The Joaquin Rams varsity baseball team finished District 23 2A play with a 18-2 run home win over the visiting Martinsville Pirates. The win gives the Rams a 21-6-1 overall standing but more importantly JHS finished with a second place 11-3 conference mark. The Pirates finished their season with a 2-12 record.
The game was close early as Joaquin carried a slim 3-2 run lead into the bottom of the third inning but the third frame saw JHS blow the game wide open. During the rally the Rams hit safely six times, earned nine free bases, capitalized on a Pirates error, and saw 20 batters come to the plate while scoring 12 runs.
The game was eventually ended, after 4 ½ innings, by mercy rule.
Joaquin is tied for the second seed with Shelbyville in District 23 and they will now wait to see who their Bi-District opponent is in the UIL Baseball Playoffs next week.
Shelbyville Dragons Ballpark on Friday, April 21, 2023 –
The Shelbyville Dragons varsity baseball team fell short of remaining tied atop the District 23-2A leader board by dropping their last conference home game to the Garrison Bulldogs by a 3-1 score. The loss gives the Dragons a 10-3 district mark and a 15-8-1 overall season standing. They are currently tied for second place with Joaquin, also 10-3 in conference action. Garrison stands atop District 23 with a 12-1 mark.
Garrison scored first when Eli Compton reached first base on a Dragon error to start the top of the third inning. Compton moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Tryton Kruse and later scored on another error giving GHS a 1-0 run advantage. Garrison rallied and loaded the bases in the top of the fourth and Travis Burkhalter crossed the plate on a bases loaded walk. Andrew Curbow later scored on a passed ball behind the catcher giving Garrison a 3-0 lead.
Shelbyville scored in the bottom of the fifth inning when Wyatt Frick and Cam Mason each reached base on Bulldog errors and Dragon Justin Raymond singled up the middle for an RBI single. This put the score at 3-1 and was the games final score.
Garrison pitcher Eli Compton pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up two hits, striking out four batters, and walking one batter. Teammate Hayden Allen gave up no hits or walks in two and 2/3rds innings.
Shelbyville saw Weston Frick pitch 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits, four walks, and striking out six batters. Teammate Jason Fleming threw 2/3 inning giving up no hits or walks.
Shelbyville will travel to Timpson for their final conference game on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 6 p.m. at Timpson Bears Ballpark.
April 21, 2023 - Joaquin versus Garrison HS softball game scheduled for today has been moved to Saturday, April 22nd in Joaquin at 5pm.
Shelbyville High School on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 –
The Shelbyville Lady Dragons gained a 10-0 run District 23 2A varsity softball win over the visiting Martinsville Lady Pirates on Tuesday. The win gives the Lady Dragons a 16-11-1 overall record and a 7-4 District 22 2A mark. This keeps them in contention for a playoff berth with a single conference game left to be played.
Shelbyville rallied in the bottom of the first inning and saw scores from Kylie Snell, Taylor Jones, Lanie Bass, Kara Jones and Emilee Pharris which gave them a 5-0 run advantage.
Snell scored her second run of the contest in the bottom of the second giving SHS a 6-0 lead. Runs scored by Gracie Leach and Kaleigh Mize in the third frame gave Shelbyville an 8-0 lead. Taylor Jones reached base in the fourth inning and later scored the Lady Dragons ninth run.
After reaching base on a walk, Kylie Snell alertly scored her third run of the contest when she raced home to score on a ball which got behind the Martinsville catcher. This gave the Lady Dragons a 10-0 run advantage and ended the game on mercy rule during the bottom of the fifth inning.
Taylor Jones struck out 6 batters for Shelbyville. She walked just one batter and gave up 3 hits.
The Lady Dragons will host the Lady Bearcats of Beckville on Friday, April 21, 2023 at Lady Dragons Stadium.
April 17, 2023 - Chloee Mason, a former Joaquin Ram, is making headlines at Blinn College with the description of being a selfless team player.
To read the article published by Blinn College, click here.
Center Horseshoe Ballpark on Friday, April 14, 2023 –
The Center Lady Roughriders fell at home to the Spring Hill Lady Panthers by a 5-1 run score. The loss places the Lady ‘Riders overall mark at 2-17 and their District 17 Class 4A mark at 1-7 with two district games remaining. The Lady Panthers are 23-7-1 and 7-1 in the conference.
Lady Panther Jovi Spurlock led off the game with a walk and scored with two out when Khloe Saxon doubled to centerfield with two outs in the top of the first inning for the game’s first score. Teammate Mattye Moore scored Spring Hills’ second run by walking to start the inning and advancing home on a Center fielder’s error. SHHS went up 3-0 in the top of the fourth inning when Josie Gray led off with a single to rightfield, she scored later after tagging up on a teammate’s sacrifice fly and then she ran home.
Delaney Gray and Khloe Saxon added on runs for the Lady Panthers in the top of the seventh inning to give Spring Hill a 5-0 advantage going into Center’s final at-bat.
Lady Roughrider senior catcher Ryleigh Youngblood reached base on an error by a Lady Panthers baseman. Pinch runner S. Neuwrith scored on an errant throw for the game's final run of the game for CHS which put the game’s final tally at 5-1.
Center pitchers Julie Bird and Destiny Arcibar teamed up giving up only 4 hits, Bird struck out one, they walked 5 batters. Center committed three errors during the contest. SHHS was led pitching by Delaney Gray who gave up 5 hits, struck out 6, and walked 1 batter. The Lady Panthers committed one error.
The Lady Roughriders will travel to Kilgore High School on Friday, April 18, 2023 for a 6 p.m. conference game at Bulldogs Stadium. Kilgore is also 1-7 in the conference. They lost to Gilmer Friday by a 25-0 score.
April 14, 2023 - Shelbyville High School Senior, Tim Mason competed at the Regional Tennis Tournament this week and finished 3rd closing out his tennis career at Shelbyville.
Jerred Wallace, Athletic Director, shared, “Although it was not the finish we were hoping for he had a great showing. Tim had a very good season and worked extremely hard to bring a medal home and we are very proud! Go Dragons.”
