The Linden-Kildare Lady Tigers softball team allowed 12 runs in the top of the second inning, eventually losing to the Paul Pewitt Lady Brahmas 16-2 on April 3.
Siarra Johnson took the loss for L-K, as she allowed eight hits over five innings of work.
Atlanta’s track program is heading back in the right direction and with a dedicated coaching staff and athletes the fruits of their labor may be seen soon enough.
Longview
Earlier in the year the Runnin’ Rabbs finished third at the Lobos Relays in Longview.
A combination of hot bats and a stellar pitching performance gave L-K a 12-2 win over district foes Paul Pewitt April 3. L-K now enjoys a 6-2 record, 3-2 in district.
Jordan Spaniol picked up his fourth win of the season, spreading out three hits over 3 2/3 innings and striking out three. Blake Burns allowed no hits and struck out three in 1 1/3 innings of relief.
Track season seemed to move a little slower this year than in years prior due to cancellations because of inclement weather.
Atlanta’s boys’ squad head coach, Nick Miller, scrambled to find his team a meet to run in after weather affected Texas High and Liberty-Eylau’s track meets and totally shutdown Atlanta’s own meet for only the second time in its history.
Queen City tangled with a likely candidate to make the playoffs and won when they defeated District 16-3A foe Hughes Springs 6-2 in a solid effort.
Ashley Belote hit two triples, a single and had two RBIs for the Lady Bulldogs, Alyssa wiley had two hits, Shelby kennedy had two hits and two RBIs and kailyn Lansford had a single.
Queen City’s band program is known throughout the state to anyone who pays attention to such but their colorguard program under the direction of Mike McGehee is making a name for themselves as well.
The “winterguard” recently won the Colorguard Association Novice Championships title out of 39 winterguards from schools ranging in classes 2A to 6A.
