MIDLAND - Every great high school baseball program has to start somewhere. For Midland Classical Academy, that starting point was nine years ago with the formation of a junior varsity team. For Stanton, the journey began this season with the first baseball teams the school has ever fielded -- a varsity and a JV squad.
The Grady High School UIL academic team will send a large contingency to the regional meet April 23 in San Angelo, thanks to the 310 points the team scored at the recent district meet in Loop.
For folks who were looking forward to a warm, sunny afternoon at the ballpark in Stanton - watching Buffalo softball or baseball - hold that thought. The day is coming, but just not as quickly as what Buff fans and players had hoped.
STANTON - The Stanton Lady Buffs finished the basketball season with a loss in the first round of the playoffs. A hard faught disctirct season not only earned the Lady Buffs a spot in the bi-district game but earned five Lady Buffs a spot on the all-district team.
SAN ANTONIO - Grady’s reward for hard work and determination was a return trip to the Class A state finals at the Alamodome in San Antonio. But, another second place finish was not the dream ending the Wildcats had envisioned since Thanksgiving. Thirty wins in one season is a great feat but does little to soften the blow of not being the final team to receive medals at the pinnacle of high school sports.
AUSTIN – With the conclusion of the 2016 state basketball tournament in San Antonio comes accolades and special recognition for a few special players. Coaches from all across the state submit their vote for who they feel performed the best over the season.
The Grady Junior High track season started last Thursday with teams running at the Cougar Relays in Klondike and then again on Moday at the Mustang Relays as Sands. Klondike Meet Results: 100m 3. Raina Short, 14.18 100m Hurdles 2. Cristian Dyck, 19.14; 3. Sage McAnally, 19.28; 6. Greenley Deatherage, 21.24.
A remarkable second half propelled No. 3 Grady to a 75-61 win over No. 9 Jayton in Friday’s Region II-1A semifinal at Abilene Christian University in Abilene. Neither Grady nor Jayton lit up the scoreboard in the first half. The two teams offensive production were mirror images for an identical 26-26 showing.
