Sports

Junior High Lady Cats struggled early in the week

It was a struggle Monday evening for the Lady Wildcat’s junior high teams as the hosted Sands. Grady’s B team played really well for three quarters and outscored the Lady Mustangs in two of them, but Sands had a huge second quarter to steal a road win 18-- 12.

Stanton Junior High girls on a roll with two big wins

– Stanton’s junior high girls continue to impress with several high scoring wins. Most recently the Lady Buffs took on the Crane and Odessa Compass. Against Odessa Compass, only the A teams were in action as Compass was not able to field B teams.

Wildcats perform well at weekend tournament

– The Grady Wildcats had a good weekend but came up three points shy of a spectacular weekend at the Tahoka Tournament. “This was a great tournament for us. We got to see different styles of basketball and I was very proud of all the kids,” said Grady coach Chris Short.

Lady Cats go 3-2 over the weekend

- The Grady Varsity girls played in the O.W. Follis Tournament in Lamesa this past weekend. The Lady Cats went 3-2 in the tournament, falling to New Deal and Colorado City on Thursday then winning the next three games to finish up the tournament.

Wildcats best Golden Cranes by double digits

– The Grady Wildcats hosted the much larger Crane Golden Cranes, but the little brother Wildcat’s proved to be the better team securing a double-digit victory.

Garden City crushes Sterling City 44-26

– The Garden City high school girls took on the Sterling City Lady Eagles week. The varsity Lady Cats had a stellar start with a 15-7 run and held a 22-14 halftime lead.

6-man rivals split games on Monday

- The rivals were back at it last week with the Grady and Sands junior high teams splitting the two contests. The A game was a close contest each quarter. Sands won three quarters while Grady won one which added up the a Mustangs 33-22 victory.

Coahoma just too much for Grady varsity and junior varsity Lady Cats

– Grady’s varsity and junior varsity girls’ basketball teams traveled to Coahoma last Tuesday. “Our junior varsity got off to a slow start and didn’t do a great job of handling their pressure,” stated Grady coach Jym Dennis. Coahoma opened the game with an 8-1 run and led 17-3 at halftime.

Junior High Lady Kats dominate Blackwell on court

– The junior high Lady Kats were on fire Monday night beating the Blackwell Hornets by double digits. Garden City opened the game with a 13-6 run and stretched the advantage to 2716 by halftime.

Junior High Buffaloes best Golden Cranes

– Stanton’s junior high boy’s seventh grade basketball teams hosted the Crane Golden Cranes. The game between the ‘A’ teams was exciting and went down to the wire. Stanton and Crane played to an 8-8 halftime tie and Crane would take a three point lead after the third quarter.