Sports Updates
Pirates get clutch win on walk-off home run
Friday, April 12
Granbury (13-11, 7-4 in 7-4A) 8, FW Southwest 6 (11 innings), Tristan Fallin ends game with walk-off two-run home run as Pirates move into sole possession of third place in district.
Grandview 12, Tolar (12-9, 3-4 in 10-2A) 4, Rattlers’ three-game win streak over
Eula 8, Lipan (6-4, 6-4 in 9-A) 2, Indians drop second straight… Read the rest
GHS qualifies 14 for area track; Tolar boys win first 2A district title
District 7-4A Meet – Granbury qualifies 14 (10 boys, 4 girls) for next Wednesday’s area meet at Joshua. Chris Richardson qualified in three events (400, 200, 1600 relay), Nick Doughty qualified in two (triple jump, long jump) and Emma Thomas advanced in two (3200, 1600).
District 10-2A Meet – Tolar boys win district, Tolar girls second. Garrett Winston is high point individual and Rattlers qualify someone in each event for area in Godley Wednesday.… Read the rest
Two Lady Pirates qualify for golf regionals
District 7-4A Girls Golf Tournament
Pecan Valley Golf Course, River Course
Granbury’s Chelsea Judge and Alexis Gapinski qualified for the Region I Tournament next Wednesday and Thursday in Abilene. Judge, on the Granbury A team, was sixth among medalists with a 192 (96-96) and Gapinski, on the B team, was eighth with a 195 (96-99). They were the two highest finishers from a team that did not qualify for regionals.… Read the rest
District 7-4A track, girls golf postponed until Thursday
Rain has forced postponement of the first day of the District 7-4A Track Meet at Clark Stadium in Fort Worth, along with the second day of the 7-4A Girls Golf Tournament at Pecan Valley. Track will now be Thursday and Friday, and girls golf will conclude Thursday after having played the first day Tuesday.… Read the rest
Raiders end Pirates’ season
Class 4A Region I Boys Soccer Quarterfinal Playoff, Tuesday, April 9, Mineral Wells
Wichita Falls Rider 2, Granbury 0
Christian Okeke scored both goals for Raiders (22-5-2). Granbury (20-4-5) had a man advantage for the final 22:32 following a Raiders’ ejection. Rider, the 2012 state runners-up, advances to the Region I Tournament this weekend in Wichita Falls. Granbury ends its best season since 2003, becoming only the second team in school with 20 wins and posting 14 shutouts, one shy of school record.… Read the rest
Pirate golfers qualify for regionals
District 7-4A Boys Golf Tournament, Monday-Tuesday, April 8-9, Pecan Valley River Course, Fort Worth
Aledo Black 607, Granbury Purple 609, both teams qualify for Region I Tournament in Abilene April 15-16
Aledo’s Logan Lambert is top medalist with a 3-over-par 143, with Granbury’s Travis Benson a shot back at 144.… Read the rest
Granbury qualifies school-record seven for regional tennis
District 7-4A Tennis Tournament at TCU
Monday-Tuesday, April 8-9
Top two finishers in each division advance to regional tournament in Abilene April 15-16
Granbury qualifiers: Sophie Mullen, first in girls singles; Kate Bramlett/Elizabeth Morton, first in girls doubles; Alyssa Tigner/Megan Wright, second in girls doubles; Joel Rogers/Katey Singer, first in mixed doubles.… Read the rest
Area softball
Friday softball, April 5
Godley 14, Tolar (12-11, 2-4 in 10-2A) 1, Lady Rattlers drop fourth straight
Saturday, April 6
Granbury (11-12, 7-2 in 7-4A) 15, O.D. Wyatt 0
Monday, April 8
Granbury at FW Arlington Heights, 7 p.m., postponed from Friday (wet field)… Read the rest
Area teams sweep weekend games
Area baseball
Friday, April 5
Granbury (11-10, 5-3 in 7-4A) 9, South Hills 1
Tolar (11-8, 2-3 in 10-2A) 6, Godley 5
Lipan (6-2, 6-2 in 10-A) 4, Ranger 3
Saturday, April 6
Granbury (12-3 in 7-4A) 17, O.D. Wyatt 0… Read the rest
Pirates move to fourth round of soccer playoffs
Class 4A Region I Boys Sectional Soccer playoff – Granbury 2, Lake Ridge 0, defense posts 14th shutout, one shy of the school record. This is only the second team in school history to win 20 games and their deepest playoff trip in a decade.
Next: Granbury (20-3-5) vs. Wichita Falls Rider (21-5-2), 6 p.m. Tuesday, Mineral Wells.… Read the rest
