Sports Archived
Lipan qualifies quartet for Austin
Lipan enjoyed its best regional track meet ever, qualifying four athletes for the Class A Division II State Meet in Austin May 10-11.
Three Lady Indians and one Indians brought home silver medals from the Class A Division II Region III Meet at Bullard High School this past weekend.
Lanie Roberts took second in the 800-meter run, clocking a 2:34.41, and Catherine Thormann was runner-up in the 1600 with a 6:04.41.… Read the rest
Granbury Civic Chorus plans concert of Musical Reflections
The Granbury Civic Chorus will present its spring concert Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at Acton United Methodist Church.
The concert, Musical Reflections: Songs of the Human Experience, encompasses a wide variety of music genres, themes and time periods.
The concert features “The Way You Look Tonight,” from the 1930s, “Fly Me To The Moon,” from the 1950s and “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” from the 1970s.… Read the rest
Teammates answer for star player
AUSTIN – The Granbury Pirates golf team is back among the state’s best.
They’d like to have had a better opening day at the 4A State Golf Tournament, but after more than a decade of having not been there at all, it’s a sweet ending to a great season. … Read the rest
Pirates get taste of state tennis
AUSTIN – Before the score was posted early in the 4A Girls Doubles quarterfinals at state, a Granbury parent leaned over and asked, “I wonder who is the home team?”
About that time, the scoreboard was updated with the first score of the match. Highland Park was declared the home team and Granbury the visitors. … Read the rest
Centennial ends GHS SB season
While it’s difficult to paint a pretty picture of an 18-3 loss, Granbury Lady Pirate softball coach Chad Kimberling can point to one major difference.
Well, make that 14 major difference – as in 14 unearned runs scored by Burleson Centennial Saturday morning as the Lady Spartans swept their best-of-three Class 4A bidistrict playoff series. … Read the rest
Tennis duo in elite company
Until recently, Elizabeth Morton and Kate Bramlett weren’t familiar with the name Betty Degan.
Now they share a special kinship with her, even though they’ve never met her.
Fifty-one years ago Degan did something that has been done only once in Granbury High history. She won a state tennis championship, the 2A singles title. … Read the rest
Rattlers secure winning season
The Tolar Rattlers finished the baseball season wtih a winning record after outlasting Godley 10-7 in a road victory.
In the top of the eighth, Oompa Glavin drove in a pair of runs with a single. Alfredo Triana then scored the final run of the season, and pitcher Landon Morris finished in dominating style with two strikeouts in the bottom of the inning.… Read the rest
Pirates seek first golf title for GHS
Before his final high school golf season began, Granbury’s Travis Benson looked at the calendar and made a note to himself.
“Most of the time you don’t know when it’s going to end, but I do,” he said. “I looked and thought about how if things played out right, this would be the last tournament I’d ever play in high school.” … Read the rest
Indians avenge upset
Having already assured themselves of a playoff berth, the Lipan Indians got a little payback against visiting Gordon Tuesday, winning 10-3.
It was the final home game of the season for Lipan (9-4, all District 10-A games), barring a home appearance in the playoffs.
The win also avenged an upset loss at Gordon in the first round of district. … Read the rest
Pirates clinch third place in 7-4A
The Granbury Pirates avoided a repeat of a year ago by defeating Fort Worth Arlington Heights 11-0 Thursday night at Tidwell Field.
Last season, the Pirates could have clinched third in district with a win in the season final. They lost back-to-back games against Mansfield Summit, settling for the fourth seed. … Read the rest
