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
As most of north central Texas dealt with cold and rainy weather this past week, the Graham track and field teams split to compete in different meets. The runners participated in a meet Thursday, March 7 at Comanche, while a handful of field athletes went Friday, March 8 to Springtown.
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.
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.
The Graham Steers opened their district schedule with one of the tougher teams they’ll face all year in the Stephenville Yellow Jackets. Facing a stiff challenge on the road, the Steers fell 5-0 in their first district game Tuesday, March 5.
Coming into the matchup, Graham (4-6, 0-1 in district) was going up against the ninth-ranked team in 4A in Stephenville (7-3-1, 1-0 in district), according to the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association.
The Graham High School Steers and Lady Blues participated in their second meet of the track and field season Thursday, Feb. 29 at Tarleton State University.
Competition was tough but the teams still showed out and performed at a high level. The team’s next meet will be Thursday, March 7 at Springtown.
Listed below are the event, placement, name of the athlete or team and the result.
Boys varsity results
100 Meters: 11. Stian Tunstroem, 11.86; 25. Jace Gill, 12.66; 26. Keegan Voyles, 13.32.
The Graham Steers spent another weekend in tournament mode and found more success this time around after four games in the American Cancer Society tournament.
Over the course of the two-day tournament, the Steers played four games and came away with a 3-1 record. The team has continued to improve and grow since the season started with many games yet to play.
Listed below are results, write-ups and some stats from each of the Steers’ four matchups over the weekend of Thursday, Feb. 29 to Friday, March 1.
It was a tough weekend for the Lady Blues softball team as they competed in the Iowa Park tournament against a wide range of competition.
Graham went 1-4 in their five games, with the win coming in the final game Saturday, March 2 against Brock. Below are results, write-ups and stats from each of the team’s matchups.
Lady Blues v. Amarillo, (L) 6-1
The Lady Blues opened their weekend with a matchup with 5A Amarillo in which Graham struggled.
The long, arduous journey of a season reached its peak Saturday morning when the Newcastle Ladycats were crowned Class 1A state champions after they defeated the Turkey Valley Lady Patriots 48-32.
As the final buzzer sounded, the players mobbed each other in the center of the court as the reality of what they just did set in. Tears flowed, smiles shined and emotions ran high as the team received the state championship trophy and gold medals.
Graham High School sports continue to push on as this week multiple teams were in action in tournaments and individual games alike.
The soccer teams are nearing the end of their district schedules while baseball and softball are just getting into the thick of their non-district games. This past week, Meagan Brooks of the Lady Blues softball team and Saul Ramos from the Steers soccer team earned selections as Athletes of the Week for their performances in their respective teams’ games.
Meagan Brooks, catcher, Lady Blues softball
