Sports
Lady Pirates clinch playoff berth
(Posted Fri 10:10 pm)
Girls basketball
Granbury 47, Legacy 31
Lady Pirates (16-15, 7-6 in 8-4A) clinch fourth and final playoff berth from district, thanks also to a 42-40 Seguin loss at Crowley. In her final home game, Tina Doughty scores 21 points with 15 rebounds, four assists, three steals and a blocked shot.
Friday soccer
(Posted Fri 10:00 pm)
Boys
Granbury 1, Brownwood 0
Dylan Slaughter scores on penalty kick in 25th minute for Pirates (7-2-1) in nondistrict game.
Girls
Abilene Wylie 3, Granbury 2
Lady Pirates (4-6) get goals from Gentry Railsback and Alex Grossman, but Wylie gets three straight in between.
Pirates' playoff hopes take hit
(Posted Fri 10:00 pm)
Mansfield Legacy 56, Granbury 41
Pirates (13-16, 4-7 in 8-4A), battling for first playoff berth in a decade, fall for third straight time Friday as Legacy had game-changing runs of 10-0 and 9-0. Kevin Keating led Granbury with 12 points on four 3-pointers.
Friday area boys basketball
(Posted Fri 09:44 pm)
Tolar 82, Ranger 28
Rattlers (17-8, 7-1 in 12-A) clinch no worse than second in district, retain hopes of catching league-leading Poolville.
Lipan 52, Strawn 31
Indians (20-7, 11-0 in 15-A) post lowest score in district, get 22 points from Ryan Drake.
Friday area girls basketball
(Posted Fri 07:55 pm)
Tolar 48, Ranger 25
Lady Rattlers (19-7, 9-0 in 12-A) clinch district title outright as Sarah Nelson leads with 13 points.
Strawn 44, Lipan 33
Lady Indians (16-14, 7-6 in 15-A) fall on road despite solid defensive effort.
Area basketball schedules (Posted Fri 11:50 pm)
GIRLS
Granbury Lady Pirates
Nov. 10 Cleburne L 39-49
Nov. 13 at FW Christian W 58-38
Nov. 19-21 NW Tournament W L L
Nov. 23 at Burleson W 41-33
Nov. 24 at Mansfield L 57-59
Dec. 1 Aledo W 50-36
Dec. 3-5 Cowtown Classic W L W L
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Death Notices
Deaths
(Posted Today 03:16 pm)
Lily Irene Facer, 95, Acton -- A memorial service will be held at a future date.
Dovie M. Leonard, 96, Granbury -- Service Tuesday, 1:30 p.m., Mount Olivet Chapel, Fort Worth. Visitation Monday evening, 6-8, Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
James Eldridge, 77, Benbrook -- Service Tuesday, 2 p.m., Wiley Funeral Home. Visitation Monday evening, 6-8, Wiley Funeral Home.
Lee Fotter, 72, Granbury -- Rosary Thursday, 10:45 a.m., St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church with funeral mass to follow.
Iona Faye Cone, 88, Granbury -- Service Thursday, 11 a.m., Acton Baptist Church. Visitation Wednesday evening, 6-8, Wiley Funeral Home.
Jeff Jones, 51, Abilene -- Service Friday, 11 a.m., Acton United Methodist Church.