The Lady Blues and Lady Tigers met Friday, Feb. 3 after an extended time off last week as both schools missed much of the week due to icy road conditions. The Lady Blues struggled to make shots in the 71-9 loss, while the Lady Tigers showed why they are ranked as the state’s top 4A team.
The Lady Blues have begun playing preseason scrimmages with the team completing their fourth scrimmage Monday in preparation for the 2023 softball season. While the team has shown potential with earning nine or more hits in four games, the team has struggled to turn those hits into runs.
Originally scheduled to host Rider and Springtown Saturday, the Lady Blues moved the scrimmages to Graford due to wet field conditions after rain and ice came through the area throughout last week. The team took their home field for their first unofficial game action Monday night against Wylie.
After announcing that Graham Youth Baseball and the Graham Girls Softball League consolidated their boards into one last week, the Graham Sports Authority opened registration for both sports Tuesday on its website.
Graham Youth Cheer opened its registration in late January and will run through Friday, March 24.
Baseball/softball Registration
Editors note: The Saturday, Feb. 4 edition of The Graham Leader references a scheduled soccer game at home against Waxahachie Life. That game was canceled Friday morning. Steers and Lady Blues soccer will play Monday, Feb. 6 when they open the district schedule at home against Wichita Falls High School. Lady Blues kick off at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Steers at 7:30 p.m. on Newton Field.
The Graham Leader is introducing a new feature to the sports section. Throughout the school year, The Leader will highlight two athletes of the week.
Athletes of the week will be determined by in-game performances as well as input from coaches. Athletes chosen will be honored with a feature story based on their performances as well as other accomplishments.
Offense was difficult for the Lady Blues to come by Friday, Jan. 27 at Stephenville High School. Held to one field goal and five points for nearly the entire game, the Lady Blues offense struggled to contend with the defense of the 4A No. 13 Honeybees in a 35-9 loss.
Lady Blues soccer responded from a sluggish match earlier in the week with one of their most dominant performances of the season. After escaping Bridgeport with a 0-0 tie Tuesday, Jan. 24 the Lady Blues outshot Lake Worth 28-1 in a 2-1 win Saturday, Jan. 28 at Newton Field.
The only shot Lake Worth had during the match was on a free kick with 28:18 remaining in the first half. Prior to the free kick, the Lady Blues had nine shots, including a goal by Olivia Pettus just under 10 minutes into the match.
The Graham Steers saw a version of the Stephenville Yellowjackets that they were not originally expecting on Friday, Jan. 28 at Stephenville High School. Not known for their 3-point shooting, the Yellowjackets caused problems with it in the first half. Sticking to their game plan, the Steers came home with a 48-46 win after late heroics from Riley Lanham and Levi May.
The Yellowjackets took an early lead and led for most of the first half. Yellowjackets’ Hyson Foreman opened the scoring with an inside basket with 6:53 left in the first quarter.
The Lady Blues felt like they could have finished with a win Wednesday night in Bridgeport. Unable to capitalize on scoring chances, the Lady Blues were forced to rely on their defense during several scoring chances for the Sissies late in the second half to come home with a 0-0 tie.
The Graham Lady Blues’ struggles continued Friday, Jan. 20 in Mineral Wells. The Lady Rams’ defense proved problematic and resulted in a 36-31 loss.
