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• H.S. Baseball Playoffs: Wild finish lifts Elkhart over Queen City

  Everyone wants to make the game winning play, and fortunately for Elkhart senior right fielder Tyler Tutt, it was his chance to shine in the spotlight here Saturday.

  With two on and two outs and the Elks leading Queen City 2-1 in the top of the seventh, Queen City’s Briley Barnwell sent a line drive single into right field, straight to Tutt.

  May 26, 2012

• H.S. Baseball Playoffs: Big 1st, 7th innings push Elks past Queen City

  If the first and the seventh innings didn’t count, then the first game of Elkhart and Queen City’s regional semifinal series here at Driller Park Thursday would’ve been a wash.

  Fortunately for the third-ranked Elks, the first and seventh do count.

  May 25, 2012

• H.S. Baseball Playoffs: Cayuga players not daunted by new challenges

  The Cayuga baseball team didn’t get much time to celebrate its dramatic, walk-off win Friday against Overton, which propelled the fourth-ranked Wildcats into the regional semifinals.
  In the ensuing celebration, Cayuga ace Jimmy Johnson hurt his foot. This week in practice, centerfielder Hunter Johnson hurt his wrist.
  While this type of adversity isn’t ideal, it’s also not anything new to this group of players.

  May 23, 2012

• H.S. Soccer: Atkinson earns all-star spot

  The high school soccer career of Palestine’s Travis Atkinson may be over, but his stack of accolades continues to grow.

  May 23, 2012

• H.S. Baseball Playoffs: Smith, Elkhart ready for next playoff challenge

  The third-ranked Elkhart baseball team takes the idea of baseball as a team game very seriously.
  Few, if any, of the Elk players like to openly talk about their personal achievements. Those are merely fuel for the success of the team.

  May 22, 2012

• PODCAST: View From the Cheap Seats (5/23/12)

  We talk with Elkhart shortstop/pitcher Jacob Cheatham about his team's three-game win over Crockett and moving on to face Queen City in the regional semifinals.

  May 22, 2012

• H.S. Baseball Playoffs: Elks pushed to brink, win in Game 3

  With their backs against the wall, the Elkhart Elks were able to bounce back from a 16-6 loss in Game 2 of their best-of-three series against the Crockett Bulldogs, and pick up a 7-2 win in the decisive Game 3. Levi Smith smashed a three-run last over the left field wall, and Jacob Cheatham pitched 5.2 solid innings to lead Elkhart to the series clinching win.

  May 20, 2012

• H.S. Baseball Playoffs: Cayuga exorcises last year's demons, sweeps Overton

  There was a common refrain coming from the Cayuga dugout anytime any of the fourth-ranked Wildcats’ five seniors were at the plate.

  “Be a senior,” either CHS athletic director Greg Jenkins or CHS coach Greg Branch would say.

  It was a request that the four seniors who saw action here Friday seemed to take to heart.

  May 18, 2012

• H.S. Baseball Playoffs: Elks claim Game 1 against Crockett

  Tyler Tutt went 2-3 with two RBI and Cam Reeves picked up his 13^th win of the year as the Elkhart Elks topped the Bulldogs by a final score of 7-2 Friday night in Lufkin.

  The Elks used a two-run third inning to open up a 3-0 lead on the Bulldogs. That was more than enough for Reeves. The senior righty struck out eight and gave up just two runs in seven innings pitched.

  May 18, 2012

• H.S. Softball: 4 locals earn big 14-A honors

  After finishing second and third, respectively, in the District 14-A softball race, the Neches and Cayuga softball teams were well-represented on the district’s all-district squads released this week.
  Two players from each squad earned superlative honors, while the teams combined to place five players on the district’s first team.

  May 17, 2012

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