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Newcastle star signs to play college basketball

Newcastle basketball player Arryn Eli signed a national letter of intent on Wednesday afternoon inside the Newcastle gymnasium in front of her family and students.

The senior basketball guard will play for Texas A&M University-Texarkana after graduating from high school next month.

After going on a tour of the campus, the 5-foot-5 do-it-all athlete knew Texarkana would be the perfect fit.

“For the athletes they have a special academic advisor to support them and I think that is really awesome” Eli said. “The whole administration really caught ...

Lady Cowgirls score 10 unanswered

The Bryson softball team has gotten hot at the right time and showed why in a big way Friday. The Cowgirls scored 10 unanswered to rally and win 14-4 in six innings over Graford.

The Cowgirls trailed 4-3 entering the bottom of the fourth inning when an offensive explosion was all they needed. Bryson scored 11 runs over the final three innings. Windsor Godfrey was a huge part of the offense. The 5-foot-8 freshman had a game-high four hits and four runs batted in.

Steers, Lady Blues track teams dominate district meet

For the second time in two years, the Graham track and field teams dominated their district meet. Several athletes turned in personal best performances and as a result 34 GHS varsity performers advanced to the area meet which will be in a few weeks. Performers needed to qualify in the top four of their running or field event finals to advance to the area round.

The Lady Blues team blew past their competition, winning by a remarkable 95 points in front of Wichita Falls Hirschi Thursday at the District 6-4A meet held at Newton Field.

Graham softball rallies late to stun first-place Vernon

Graham softball coach Adam Arrington knows his lineup has the capability to out slug almost any team it faces.

The Lady Blues bottom of the order came through in a big way on Senior Night, knocking off Vernon 6-4 on Friday at home.

After being shutout in two of its first three district games to begin league play, it appeared the Lady Blues were in for another long night offensively against Lady Lions hurler Shay Williams.

Vernon opened up a 3-0 lead in the third inning before Graham ...

Steers drop first district game in extra-inning affair

Hits were at a premium Friday in a matchup of the top two teams in District 6-4A. In the end, Vernon was able to score a pair of runs in the ninth inning to hand the Graham varsity baseball team their first district loss of the season 3-1.

The Steers continued their trend of great starts to the game on the mound, as starting pitcher Owen Loesch did all he could for his team by going six innings scattering seven hits with seven strikeouts.

Graham pole vaulters headline first day of meet

Several Graham track and field athletes had quality showings in the first day of the District 6-4A meet held at Newton Field on Wednesday.

Six separate field events took place on the opening day with the Steers and Lady Blues varsity holding first place.

Graham, as of Wednesday evening, has claimed 56 points followed by Vernon in second, 25 points behind the Lady Blues.

A big reason for the success early on was the job done by Jourdan Daily and Alesia Redner in the pole vault. Daily finished first and Redner second respectively.

Steers soccer wins first playoff game in school history

It was a bittersweet Friday night for Graham soccer teams playing in their very first playoff games in program history.

Graham and Brownwood exhausted every ounce of their resources-physically and emotionally-during their Class 4A bi-district clash that tested wills and blood pressures too.

And in the end of the 80 minutes of regulation, the Steers survived an ever-exhilarating 4-3 win, getting their first-ever playoff victory in GHS history.

The Steers took what seemed to be a comfortable 3-0 lead in ...

Steers soccer advances in playoffs

The Graham Steers soccer team is moving on in the Class 4A Region I playoffs after beating Brownwood 4-3 on Friday at Newton Field. With the victory, it is the first postseason win in GHS soccer history.

Goals were scored by Greg Simental, Tadeo Padron, Xavier Reyes and Marcos Herrera. Fort Worth Castleberry awaits head coach Tim Wankowicz's club Monday at 6 p.m in Springtown for the area championship. 

Other standouts included Alonso Arvizu, Jesus Gonzalez, Will Busey, Pablo Simental and goalkeeper Zac Felipe.

Steers stay perfect in district with sweep of Burk

Thanks to a powerful offensive showcase and the pitching of Owen Loesch, the Graham varsity baseball team stayed undefeated win District 6-4A play after a dominating 10-2 victory in Burkburnett on Tuesday.

The Steers jumped on the Bulldogs early and often for the second consecutive game.  Seth Shook started the game with a single and helped spark the rest of the order by reaching base all four times. The Southwestern Assemblies of God University signee went 4 for 4 with ...

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Stone’s no-hitter helps Steers to large district win

Luke Stone continued his tremendous start to the baseball season Friday by throwing a no-hitter for the Graham baseball team en route to a commanding 10-0 win over Burkburnett in the District 6-4A opener.

The Eastfield College signee has been very efficient throughout his senior season. Stone allowed just three walks while striking out six batters on an efficient 83 pitches, 55 were for strikes.

“My four-seam and twoseam fastball was really working tonight,” Stone said. “With those pitches I was able to locate and hit my spots. This win ...