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By Kenny Mitchell
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By Kenny Mitchell

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The New Boston Lady Lions saw their season come to a close Friday night after a hard fought, two game series with the Prairiland Lady Patriots.

Prairiland won Game One on Thursday by a score of 5-3 and closed out the first round series last night with a 3-0 win.

The Lady Lions outhit Prairiland on Friday 7-5 but could not push any runs across against Lady Patriot starter Bri Calabria.

The Lady Lions loaded the bases in the 3^rd inning on singles from Hannah White and Morgan McAlexander, followed by a walk to Carlee Ratcliff, but left the bases full.

In all, the Lady Lions left 11 runners on base in the contest.

By Kenny Mitchell

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The Hooks Lady Hornets continued their hot streak into the postseason and left little doubt that they are a team to be reckoned with as they shutout the Cooper Lady Bulldogs in their first round matchup 11-0 and earned a Bi-District championship.

Ace hurler Marena Estell was dominant on the mound and at the plate, aiding her pitching efforts with a 4-4 batting performance. Estell narrowly missed hitting the cycle, with a pair of triples, a single and a double in the contest.

Abby Russ did get that homer for the Lady Hornets with a shot off the bat of Abby Russ in the 4^th inning. Estell, Russ and Korey Brooks each had multi-hit performances for Hooks.

On the mound, Estell allowed just one hit and a walk and struck out nine in a near flawless pitching performance.

By Kenny Mitchell

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With a blast that boomed from Longview’s Pine Tree High School all the way to Bowie County, Redwater junior Bailey O’Bannon slammed a walkoff, three run dinger in the 7^th inning last night to give the Lady Dragons an 8-7 win over Mt. Vernon and a Bi-District championship.

O’Bannon’s homer brought the Lady Dragons back from a two-run deficit after Mt. Vernon scored three times in the 6^th to take a 7-5 lead. It capped a night that saw Redwater’s bats come alive with 11 hits, including a pair from O’Bannon and Sara Easley.

Bethanee Calicott notched her second win in in two days, combining for 18 strikeouts in the series, and tossing a shutout in Game One. The Lady Dragons won that game 2-0.

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By Tera Velasquez

Special to the Tribune

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By Kenny Mitchell

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The Lady Hornets took the lead early on district leader Hughes Springs Tuesday night, but a three-run blast from the Lady Mustangs’ Shelbie Fickling in the 3^rd inning proved to be too much and Hooks fell by a final score of 4-1.

It was just the third loss of the season for the Lady Hornets, who finish in 2^nd place in the 14-3A standings behind Hughes Springs.  The Lady Hornets will head into the postseason brackets against either Cooper or Winnsboro, who will finish in the 3^rd and 4^th place spots in District 13-3A softball. The Lady Mustangs will draw the 4^th place team from 13-3A and Hooks will face the 3^rd place squad.

That matchup will be a one game playoff and is already scheduled for next Thursday night, April 27 at 7 p.m at Northeast Texas Community College in Mt Pleasant.

By Kenny Mitchell

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New Boston senior Madison Thomas was in best mode Tuesday night and determined to get the W in her last home game as a Lady Lion and drove in five runs to help New Boston beat the visiting Paul Pewitt Lady Brahmas 12-2. Thomas’ onslaught with the bat included a three-run triple in the 2^nd inning that opened the flood gates for the Lady Lions.

The win locked down 4^th place in the district standings for the ladies from New Boston and sent them into the postseason brackets.

Coach Jason Arsenault and his Lady Lions will face the Lady Patriots from Prairiland in the first round, with a location and date still to be determined.

In the game Tuesday night, the Lady Lions celebrated Senior Night by pounding the Paul Pewitt pitching staff for 12 hits. Thomas, Angel Evans and Alexis Morden each had multi-hit performances.

By Kenny Mitchell

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The Redwater Lady Dragons celebrated Senior Night with a 9-3 win over the Lady Bears of DeKalb, sending themselves into the postseason on a high note.

Before the game, a ceremony was held to honor the four seniors on the team, Ramzi Smith, Kelsey Harris,Madison Brown, and Karli Boatright.

By Kenny Mitchell

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The Redwater Lady Dragons solidified their spot in the softball postseason playoffs this week with back to back wins over #3 state ranked Hooks and then the Lady Brahmas of Paul Pewitt.

In last night’s 8-0 shutout win over the Lady Brahmas, Redwater sophomore hurler Bethanee Calicott struckout ten to pass a huge milestone for the year.

With her strikeouts last night, Calicott surpassed the 200 strikeout mark for the season, a huge milestone for any pitcher in Texas high school softball.

The district standings now have Hughes Springs in the top spot, Hooks in second, the Lady Dragons in third and Queen City and New Boston battling out for the fourth spot.

Hooks is scheduled to be on the road at DeKalb today and end their season on Tuesday with a home game against Hughes Springs.

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