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Soccer duo of Lauster, Weatherman take Athletes of the Week

One season ended while the other’s set to continue, but both Graham soccer teams earned wins in their final regular season games last Friday, March 8.

The Steers saw their season come to an end but they went out with a positive result in a 3-2 win over Burkburnett. Meanwhile, the Lady Blues won a penalty kick shootout 3-2 over the Lady Bulldogs and will begin their playoffs run in the coming weeks.

Lady Blues split pair of spring break games

Students are on spring break but before they get to fully enjoy it, the Lady Blues softball team played a pair of games earlier this week and came away with a 1-1 split.

Graham defeated Stamford with ease Monday, March 11 and then traveled to Burkburnett where they suffered a close loss Tuesday, March 12. The two games were the Lady Blues’ final non-district contests and provided another opportunity to grow and improve for the team.

Lady Blues v. Stamford, (W) 9-1

Steers battle, offense struggles in loss to Brownwood

Graham’s offense still has some things to figure out but the team as a whole put up a fight against Brownwood before ultimately taking a 3-0 loss Wednesday, March 13.

In what started out as a real pitcher’s duel for the first few innings, the visiting Lions strung together just the right amount of hits and made fewer mistakes than the Steers to pull out the win.

Lady Blues head to playoffs with PK victory over Burkburnett

While the outcome of Friday night’s game wouldn’t have an effect on the team’s standings, the Lady Blues’ regular season finale brought the suspense in which Graham came out on top over Burkburnett.

Neither team managed a goal in regulation and finished tied 0-0, which sent the game to a penalty kick shootout. In the PK duel, the Lady Blues came out on top 3-2 to secure a win on their Senior Night.

Steers end season on high note with 3-2 Senior Night win

In their final game of the season the Graham Steers came out and gave everything they had in a 3-2 Senior Night victory over the Burkburnett Bulldogs.

The Steers missed the playoffs this year but were determined to leave everything on the field in the final game, particularly for the group of seniors on this team. Graham was led by a couple of senior starters and saw contributions from all around as they earned the tough victory.

Steers baseball finishes 2-1 in home tourney

After the Steers baseball team opened their district schedule a few days before, they took another weekend for a final tournament before fully diving into the rest of the season. Graham went 2-1 on a cold weekend, with one game canceled for lightning.

Listed below are results, information and some stats for each of the team’s three games over the course of two days.

Steers v. Paradise, (L) 7-3

Lady Blues softball completes undefeated weekend

In a weekend full of cold weather, the Lady Blues played red-hot and went undefeated in a tournament they hosted in Graham.

With five games on the schedule, the Lady Blues went 4-0 with one of the games getting canceled for lightning. The offense never scored less than seven runs in any of the games as Graham dominated the field.

Listed below are results, information and some stats from each game.

Lady Blues v. Haskell, (W) 7-2

Mallory, Wright earn Athletes of the Week

It was a historic week for sports in Young County this past week as the Newcastle Ladycats basketball team brought home the first state championship in the school’s history. The team dominated the state tournament in San Antonio and came home with the gold.

On the Graham side of things, baseball, softball, soccer and a handful of other sports have continued to win and push forward with their respective seasons. Plenty of teams saw varying success over the course of the last week.

Lady Blues rout Bridgeport 17-0 in dominant victory

What started out feeling like a regular game later turned into an absolute blowout as the Graham Lady Blues defeated the Bridgeport Sissies 17-0.

For Graham (10-5), they were looking to bounce back from a tough weekend performance at the Iowa Park tournament and they did so in a huge way against Bridgeport (2-8).

Every player who got in the game for the Lady Blues recorded either a hit or scored a run in the rout of the Sissies. Six Lady Blues had multiple hits and six players scored multiple runs, some accomplishing both feats.