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Pirate football practice canceled

Rick Mauch — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:41:14 +0000

The Granbury Pirates have canceled football practice for Tuesday and Wednesday, both morning and afternoon. All ninth-grade players are to still report to the field house for first-period athletics before the regular start of first-period classes at 8:45 a.m. All high school players will report to the field house for their regular school-day athletic period.… Read the rest

Flyers practice rescheduled

Rick Mauch — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:35:45 +0000

The Hood County Flyers, the new track team forming, canceled its Tuesday practice. The first practice will now be Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Tolar High School.… Read the rest

Signups under way for summer track team

Rick Mauch — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:32:41 +0000

The Hood County Flyers, a Texas Amateur Athletic Federation track club is holding registration for its first season. The club is for boys and girls ages 8-18. The first meet is June 8 at Mansfield. Contact Wade Beard at 817-578-0115 or wadeandmel@windstream.net, Gregg Lee at coachlee@tolarisd.org, or Mike Pinkerton at mike.pinkerton@granburyisd.org.… Read the rest

SEALS registration winding down

Rick Mauch — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:06:38 +0000

The Granbury SEALS Swim Team registration is Thursday May 23, 5:30 p.m., at the Dana Vollmer Municipal Swim Center (City Park pool). The Season begins June 3 for returning SEALS and June 4 for new SEALS. Contact Janet Steenberge at 817-326-2805… Read the rest

Big soccer tournament this weekend, donations accepted to help tornado victims

Rick Mauch — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:01:38 +0000

The Lake Granbury Spring Classic is taking place this weekend at Granbury City Fields with games from 5-10 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. There will also be a monetary Donation station sponsored by Red Cross at the tournament.… Read the rest

Area athletes in NTHSRA Finals

Rick Mauch — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:38:19 +0000

North Texas High School Rodeo Association Finals, Friday-Sunday, Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth
Tolar qualifiers: Katie Keith – breakaway roping, ribbon roping; Bradyn Crider – team roping, calf roping; Hanna Wallace – goat tying, breakaway roping; Victoria Alexander – barrel racing.
Premier: Trever Field – team roping, calf roping.… Read the rest

HCN Tennis Festival this weekend

Rick Mauch — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:51:48 +0000

The HCN Tennis Festival is Friday through Sunday (May 17-19) for juniors and adults. Friday is Youth Night with clinics and games from 5-7 at Pecan, along with pizza and soft drinks. Saturday will feature a meet-and-greet at 6:30 p.m. at Pecan, complete with a live band, that evening. Competition takes place all day Saturday and again Sunday afternoon at Pecan Plantation and the GISD courts.… Read the rest

Rider ends Pirates’ season

Rick Mauch — Sat, 11 May 2013 19:47:56 +0000

Class 4A area round baseball playoffs
Wichita Falls Rider 5, Granbury 2
Rider 020 000 3 – 5 10 2
G’bury 000 000 2 – 2 7 2
WP – Austin Hagy (7-3). LP – Nathan Hickey (7-3).
Granbury (17-14) hitting leaders – Tyler Titus 2-3, RBI; Landon Gray 1-3, RBI; Miles Wagner 1-3, double.

Rider (26-6) hitting leaders – Nick Russell 2-3, 2 doubles, walk, RBI; Dylan Hutchison 2-4, 2 RBIs.… Read the rest

Brister sixth in pole vault, Mabery fifth; Hernandez sixth in long jump

Rick Mauch — Sat, 11 May 2013 16:56:47 +0000

UIL State Track Meet, University of Texas, Austin
Saturday morning in the boys pole vault, Rodie Brister of Tolar cleared 13 feet, 6 inches to grab sixth place after three tries at 14-0. The winner posted a height of 15-3. After a rain delay of a few hours on the first day of the meet on Friday, Tolar’s Reagan Mabery placed fifth in the Class 2A girls pole vault with a height of 10 feet, 6 inches.… Read the rest

Friday evening state track results

Rick Mauch — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:50:43 +0000

Chris Richardson, Granbury, ninth in 4A 400 (B), 49.6; Lanie Roberts, Lipan, ninth in A-II 800 (G), 2:38.38; Shelby Bontke, Lipan, eighth in 300 hurdles (G), 55.33; Catherine Thormann, Lipan, ninth in 1600 (G), 6:12.86. Rain and lightning forced a delay of over two hours, the second long delay of the day.… Read the rest