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SANTO – While the Santo Tournament might not have gotten off to the best of starts for the Graham Lady Blues basketball team, they certainly won’t argue about how the journey finished.

SANTO - A sign of a team’s character is usually shown when it is faced with adversity. For the Graham Steers, their adversity came this past weekend during the conclusion of the Santo Tournament. After two quality victories over Covenant Classical, and the Granbury JV team, the Steers advanced to the championship game. Unfortunately, the North Central Texas Academy Pioneers proved to be too much for Graham, as they suffered their first defeat of the season. Graham (7-1) was scheduled to be at home Tuesday night against Mineral Wells, the first time all season the Steers have played at GHS. Gra

PERRIN - This past weekend at the Pirate Classic turned out to be filled with good for the Bryson Cowboys basketball team, as they claimed their first victory. However, it could have turned out to be a great weekend had it not been for a couple of minor setbacks. Bryson was scheduled to take on Slidell Tuesday night on the road and will be playing again on Dec.

ALBANY - A problem this season for the Newcastle Lady Cats has been finding a consistent winning formula. This past weekend at the Albany Holiday Classic, Newcastle went in search of a solution to break its recent losing streak. While the Lady Cats might have broken their losing streak, the tourney ended on a sour note with a loss to Early. Newcastle was scheduled to play Gordon Tuesday night on the road. Things didn’t get off to a great start as the Lady Cats fell to Breckenridge in the opening game 49-29. Despite being down 6-5 at the end of the first quarter, Newcastle struggled in the seco

JACKSBORO - Bumps in the road are normal during any part of a regular season. Progress is also a norm for a season, which is what the Graham Lady Blues basketball team was seeking this past weekend. Graham managed to go 2-2 at the Jacksboro Shootout, claiming victories over South Hills and Archer City in the process. The Lady Blues (4-6) were scheduled to be at home Tuesday night against Decatur, and will be at the Santo Tournament this beginning on Thursday. Graham will take on May at 2:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon, before playing again at 8:30 p.m.

After helping the Graham Lady Blues reach the regional quarterfinals this season in volleyball, junior Jasmine Sims was on cloud nine. Due to her stellar season, Sims was also named as the District 9-4A Offensive Player of the Year. Something the junior standout wasn’t expecting though was an even bigger offseason award. It was recently announced that Sims was named as a Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star for classes 1A-4A, and will participate in the TGCA Red-Blue All-Star game this July in Austin, as part of the 1A-4A blue squad. “I was very excited, and nearly started crying,” Sims sa

During the course of a playoff run, it’s not uncommon for a team to run into an opponent they have defeated or lost to in years past. Friday night in the area round of the playoffs, the Graham Steers will meet one of those familiar faces in the Loboes, when these two teams battle it out for a spot in the regional quarterfinals. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.