Sports

The road to the UIL State Track and Field Meet in Austin begins Monday in Graham. This week the Graham High School boys and girls track and field teams began the final preparations for next week’s two-day district meet. Graham girls coach Jim Walton says he is excited to see what his team does at district, especially from his talented hurdlers, junior Jasmine Sims, junior Ashley Gallaway and freshman Morgan Shook. Walton said at this point in the season, getting stronger and faster is no longer an option.

Graham’s girls varsity track and field team cleaned up over the weekend, taking 1st place in the 2017 PoJo Relays, held Saturday, March 25, at Porcupine Stadium in Springtown. The girls took the top spot with 213.5 points overall, far ahead of second place Midland Christian School, who had 122 points. Highlights for the Graham girls include Summer Croxton’s 1st place finish in the 200-meter dash and Cassie Russell’s top spot in the 400-meter dash. But more Lady Blues bolted to first place in the event.

A killer comeback for the Lady Blues brought them victory during their first district game away at Burkburnett against the Lady Bulldogs on Friday, March 24. Things looked grim for the Lady Blues during the first inning when at the bottom of the first the Lady Bulldogs got two points, one off a fly ball to right fielder Alysia Alcantar and the other off a ground ball to Kaylee Clay. With the game at 0-2, the Lady Blues tried to regain a victory in the top of second but struggled with a double strike out.

The Varsity Steers dominated their first district game with a 15-0 blowout away against the Burkburnett Bulldogs on Friday, March 24. The Steers started their reign of the field early at the top of the first with a ground ball by Ian Villa which caused an error on the shortstop and allowed Jaxon Brockway to score. In the same play Adam Groves advanced to third and Evan Schraub to second with the Steers in the lead at 1-0. A sacrifice fly ball to center field got Kade Darrow out, but gave Groves the opportunity to score and Schraub to advance to third.

The Bryson High School football program will be hosting a kicking camp on Saturday, April 1, from Cowboy Stadium at 300 McCloud Street in Bryson, featuring special guest Matt Williams, a former kicker from Texas Tech University. There will be two separate camps with current 2nd through 6th graders will having their camp from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. with current 7th through 12th graders scheduled for noon until 2 p.m. The cost per camper is $50, with a discounted rate of $45 per camper for families with multiple campers attending.

The Steers lost momentum during the end of the Graham Varsity Tournament on Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18, with two losses against FW All Saints, but they ended with a win against Tulia to bring their final tournament record to 3-2. Fort Worth All Saints 2, Graham 1 The first game on Friday against the Fort Worth All Saints was a low scoring game for both teams, who displayed strong pitching games.