Sports

Grady wins two more games

GRADY - The Grady Lady Cats went 2-1 prior to the Thanksgiving break defeating Slaton and Aspermont and losing on Saturday to Vega. Grady narrowly beat Slaton 41-38. Lead the team was Raina Short with 22 points.

Wildcats rally to beat Coahoma

COAHOMA - The Grady Wildcats used an 18 point fourth quarter to come from behind and beat Coahoma 48-42. The Bulldogs jumped out to a big 17-8 lead after the first quarter but Grady trimmed the gap to 27-26 by halftime.

Junior varsity Cats thump Forsan

FORSAN - The Grady Wildcats were too much for Forsan to handle as Grady opened its season with a 47-17 thrashing. The two teams looked evenly matched after the first frame a Grady had the slimmest 5-4 lead.
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Eight Wildcats chosen to all-district teams

GRADY - Grady Independent School District football coaches released the All-District 6-1A teams following the conclusion of each team’s 2020 regular season and playoffs. Rankin won the district championship and Garden City was district runner-up.

Grady splits first two roundball games

GRADY - The Grady Wildcats basketball team has already experienced the highs of winning and the lows of defeat. In the first game of the season, the Wildcats crushed Loop 63-21. The final outcome was never in doubt as Grady built a 29-5 lead by halftime.

Lady Wildcats capture first victory

CRANE - The Grady varsity girls basketball team had no mercy for the bigger Crane Golden Cranes last Saturday in Crane. Grady’s defense was much improved and the Lady Wildcats worked well as a team winning their first game of the season 57-31.

Junior high Cats fall to Sands

SANDS - Both of Grady’s junior high boys basketball teams were in action last week against the Sands Mustangs. The Cats A team was neck-and-neck with Sands the entire game but a strong second quarter propelled Sands to a 19-16 victory.
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Jayden hinojosa

Jayden hinojosa (10) and Vaden Pastrana (4) clear a path for Junior Buffalo quarterback Rylan Chapa during PBYFL semi-final action against Pecos last Saturday in Midland.

Idalou, Rankin, Garden City continue on the road to a state championship

WEST TEXAS - Seven teams from Stanton’s and Grady’s districts advanced to the UIL Football State Playoffs. After just one week of action, that number was drastically cut to three. From Class 3A District 4, Idalou was the lone survivor with a 62-35 victory over Friona.
Evan Cox carries the ball for the Buffaloes offense during district action earlier this season.

Evan Cox carries the ball for the Buffaloes offense during district action earlier this season.

Stanton wraps up grid iron season with loss to Reagan County

BIG LAKE – Stanton narrowly lost to Reagan County Friday night, 35-26, in District 4-3A Division II action at James H. Bird Memorial Stadium in Big Lake. Stanton fell to 2-8 overall and 0-5 in district. Reagan County improved to 4-6 and 1-4 in the season finale for both teams.