Sports

By: Bobby Horn Jr.

Special to The Gazette

 

On April 16, the Boys and Girls Varsity and the JV Boys teams completed at the District 15-4A Track and Field Meet, hosted by Atlanta High. Each of the teams placed sixth in their respective division.

In the Varsity Boys class the 4x100 relay team of Deonte Duffey, Trevon Wilson, Z. Harrison and David McClellon finished in fourth place with a 45.635 time. The 4x200 team of Deldric Sheilds, Hugo Fluellen, Duffey, and Harrison recorded a 1:36.636, earning them fifth place. The team of Dalton Earnest, Jakevion Trayler, Kiem Howard and Duffey finished in sixth with a 3:44.243.

 

By: Cory Smith

cory@campcountynow.com

 

The Pittsburg High School soccer teams is moving on to the Regional tournament (Semi-finals), which was played last Saturday at Rose Stadium in Tyler. The Pirates will play Wilmer- Hutchins in their semi-final game. Results of that game will be published in the April 23 edition of The Gazette. Pittsburg paved an arduous path to make it to the Regional Tournament and defeated two  quality teams to make it this far.

 

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By: Cory Smith

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The Lady Pirates traveled to Atlanta last Friday night to match up against the Lady Rabbits of Atlanta. Bailey Smith took the mound for Pittsburg, going three innings and recording seven strikeouts. Kaycee Parker also pitched three innings,   chalking up three K’s. Atlanta would strike first early, gaining a 1-0 lead on the Lady Pirates. After Smith struck out the first batter, the next batter up laid down a well-executed bunt, putting a baserunner on first for the Lady Rabbits. After stealing second, the Atlanta player moved over to third base thanks to an error made by Pittsburg. The fourth batter up put the ball in play for Atlanta allowing them to plate the runner from third; Smith stopped the scoring threat with a strikeout to end the inning.

 

By: Cory Smith

cory@campcountynow.com

 

By: Cory Smith

cory@campcountynow.com

 

The Pittsburg High School tennis team recently traveled to Atlanta, where they had a good showing overall. Below are the results of the tournament: Boys Singles: Charles Walker-Game 1 loss to Turner (Liberty Eylau) 8-4; Game 2 win to Tally (Hooks) 8-4; Game 3 win to Cox (Redwater) 8-2; Game 4 loss to Montgomery (Paris) 8-3. Girls Singles: Makayla Stratton-Game 1 loss to Stacy (Carthage) 8-1; Game 2 loss to Nix (Hughes Springs) 8-5. Sophie Pinson-Game 1 Loss to Bradley (Arkansas High) 8-2; Game 2 win to McDonalo (Hooks) 8-4; Game 3 win to Smith (Hughes Springs) 6-1; Game 4 Loss to Nix (Hughes Springs) 6-1.

 

By: Cory Smith

cory@campcountynow.com

 

The seventh grade girls track team recently competed at the Winona track meet where they placed first overall and placed several members individually.

Those placing first were: 400m Relay-Kenyasia Rodgers, Na’keil Gaston, Ananda Garrison, and Jeanay Miles; 800m relay- Na’keil Gaston, Ananda Garrison, and Jeanay Miles; Shot Put-Abby Hammonds; Long Jump and 200m Dash-Na’Keil Gaston; 2400m and 1600m-Haley Efurd; 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles-Audrey Olmos; 400m Dash-Kenyasia Rodgers; 100m Dash-Jeanay Miles.

 

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By: Cory Smith

cory@campcountynow.com

 

A walk-off solo blast from Bailey Smith brought home the winning run for the Lady Pirates as they defeated Liberty Eylau, 2-1, in extra innings last Thursday. The victory gave Pittsburg their first district win.

Smith and Kaycee Parker made up the pitching duo on the night. Smith pitched six innings, recorded 13 strikeouts, and gave up four hits. Parker put in five innings of work, rung up 11 batters, and gave up just two hits. Both teams battled back and forth until the bottom of the third inning when the Lady Pirates came to the plate. With one out, Parker stepped into the batter’s box and was hit by a pitch, allowing her to advance to first base freely.

 

By: Cory Smith

cory@campcountynow.com

 

The Lady Pirates softball squad lost a couple of tough games last week to district rivals, North Lamar and Pleasant Grove. Pittsburg fell to North Lamar in a close matchup, 3-1 and lost to Pleasant Grove 4-1. In the North Lamar game, Kaycee Parker got things off on the right track for the Lady Pirates by putting the ball in play and reaching first base on a single. Parker then stole second on a ball and then advanced to third on a groundout by Morgan McCellon. Brilie Cummings came to the plate and popped out in foul territory to the Lady Panther third basemen for the second out. With Parker still threatning on third, the inning was ended when Mackenzie Blackstock struck out looking to end the Lady Pirate scoring threat. North Lamar would strike first on a hard triple to centerfield, which put the Lady Panthers in scoring position.

 

After five lead changes, the Northeast Texas Community College Eagles (NTCC) baseball team pulled out a 3-2 win against Paris on Thursday, bringing their record to 16-9 with 13 games remaining in the regular season. The Eagles finally managed to grab the lead after a strong eighth inning on an RBI single by Connor Hall, scoring Garrett Douglas. Tristan Graham had a busy day at the plate, collecting two extra-base hits. He doubled in the fourth inning and homered in the sixth inning. Zach Osbonshut-down Paris while he was on the hill. Osbon gave up just one hit, allowed one earned run, and gave up one walk during his five innings of work. Tanner Buxton recorded  the win for theEagles.

 

On March 14, the Camp County Bass Club sent six teams to compete at Cedar Creek Reservoir. Out of 153 teams in the competition, three of the teams weighed in. Braden Jones and Alfredo Flores came in tenth place with a fish weighing 6.04 lbs. Max Folden and Dayton Fierro placed thirty-third, Aaron Martinez claimed thirty-seventh place, and Trey Fry and Servando Cedillo tied for forty-sixth place. Top picture from left to right: Matt Carpenter (boat captain), Braden Jones, and Alfredo Flores accept their prize for tenth place. Bottom picture from left to right: Braden Jones and Alfredo Flores pose with their fish at weigh-in.