Sports
12-Under
Alana Rhodes (left) and Caleb Pritchard advanced to the finals of the 12-Under Singles division, which was co-ed. Pritchard won the championship, edging Rhodes 8-6. … Read the rest
HCN Scholarships
(Back row, from left) Megan Wright, Kasi Krieger, Alyssa Tigner and Sophie Mullen are recipients of scholarships from the Hood County News Tennis Festival. Pictured in front (from left) are Granbury High head tennis coach Jeff Bramlett, GHS assistant coach Denise Scott, Hood County News editor Roger Enlow and Pecan Plantation and HCN Tennis Festival creator Gonzalo Nunez. Annually, part of the proceeds from the tournament go to scholarships for graduating tennis players from Granbury High School.… Read the rest
8.0 Mixed Doubles
(From left) Todd Kline, Bonnie Douglas, Fred Carver, Carrie Rhodes, Rita Byde and Mark Finkelstein were among the participants in this division. Kline and Douglas won the title, defeating Finkelstein and Byde in the final, 6-3, 6-1. … Read the rest
Boys Singles
(From left) Peter Mueller (18-Under), Payton Freeman (14-Under), Brandon Hutto (14-Under), Alex Angeledes (16-Under), Price Carpenter (18-Under), Kyle Hutto (16-Under) and Pecan Plantation tennis professional/tournament creator Gonzalo Nunez. Freeman defeated Hutto in their final 7-5, 6-1; and Carpenter defeated Mueller in their final, 6-4, 7-5. … Read the rest
Girls 18-Under Singles
(From left) Jordan Eicke, Liz Morton, Deanna Rupp and Callie Mantooth played girls singles. Mantooth defeated Rupp, 6-0, 7-5 to win the Girls 16-Under division. Morton defeated Eicke, 6-1, 7-5 to take the 18-Under division. … Read the rest
Scoreboard, May 25
GOLF
GRANBURY COUNTRY CLUB
monthly tournament
1. Mondo Comacho, Billy Buckmaster, Ken Martin, Ron Arnett; 2. Darrell Ziemann, Jay Rux, Virgil Peugh, Ken McKnight, Roy Newsome; 3. Gary Greenwood, Doug Gray, Glen Bishop, Preston Cleveland, Phil Daniels.
Pecan Plantation MGA
First Flight
Gross – 1. Bruce Conner, Ross Carnes.
Net – 1. Bob Caldwell, Cecil Caldwell; 2. Gene Garrett, Gene Springfield.… Read the rest
Kids Night always special
Before the competition comes the learning.
And pizza and games!
Kids Night is one of the highlights of the annual Hood County News Tennis Festival. Its when youngsters gather to just have fun, learn a little about the game, and perhaps even begin the journey to being competitive in the future. … Read the rest
Bramlett wins first challenge
Jeff Bramlett has bragging rights on the Pecan Plantation tennis courts for at least the next year.
Bramlett, teaming with Marko Boskovic, a 22-year-old Serbian, defeated Gonzalo Nunez and his partner, 25-year-old James Ingrahm from Barbados, 6-2 in their annual exhibition match.
The match is part of the annual Hood County News Tennis Festival. … Read the rest
Disaster help
The Granbury High state doubles duo of Elizabeth Morton and Kate Bramlett (bottom two left) along with GHS head tennis coach Jeff Bramlett and assistant Denise Scott (in back) present Ronald Barrett, past president of Habitat for Humanity of Hood County, a check for $700, raised by the GHS tennis team during the Hood County News Tennis Festival by selling specially designed T-shirts and raising donations from Festival participants.… Read the rest
Sports Briefs, May 22
GHS SPRING FOOTBALL
GAMES FRIDAY
The Granbury Pirates’ annual spring football contests will be held Friday at Granbury Middle School Field. The subvarsity will begin at 5:30 p.m., with the varsity to immediately follow.
The games are being played at GMS because of the installation of the new turf on Johnny Perkins Field at Pirate Stadium. … Read the rest
