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GC Baseball: Gritty Way - Dawson seniors take pride in lengthy season
For a trio of Dawson seniors, this has been a rewarding spring. A solid baseball season has taken them somewhere they haven’t been since they were freshmen: Three rounds deep in the playoffs.

May 15, 2013 1 Photo
NJCAA Baseball: Bulldogs headed back to JUCO World Series
Navarro coach Whoa Dill said Thursday that a second trip in three years to the JUCO World Series hasn't sunk in just yet.
But it will soon, especially after all of the planning for the Bulldogs' trip to Grand Junction is done.
"It hasn't yet,' Dill said. "It's crazy now."

May 15, 2013 1 Photo
Challenger League in Kerens set for fourth season, with no entry fee
It’s that time of year again. The Central Texas Challenger League is back with its two-week season of baseball for boys and girls 8 to 18 (or still in school) from Navarro, Henderson and Freestone counties with mental or physical handicaps.

May 15, 2013 1 Photo
Colorado High: Navarro punches World Series ticket, 4-2
The Navarro Bulldogs are riding another Colorado Rocky Mountain high. Navarro earned its second trip in three years to the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colo., fighting back to beat Alvin 4-2 on Tuesday at Roadrunner Park in Lufkin.

May 14, 2013 1 Photo
Region XIV Baseball: Navarro wins a game for the ages
Navarro won a game for the ages Monday night at the Region XIV Baseball Tournament. Oh, and they did it against rival San Jacinto, rallying and then hanging on for a 15-13 victory over the Gators in a winner's bracket game at Roadrunner Park.

May 13, 2013
GC Softball: Hubbard KOs Mart, 7-6, to keep marching on
Dallas Fletcher had a home run and Olivia Curtis drove in three runs and got the win on the mound as the Lady Jags topped district-mate Mart to advance to the Region II-1A semifinals. Mart won the District 11-1A crown, while the Lady Jags were second.

May 13, 2013
Region XIV Baseball: Goodell's game-winning hit lifts Navarro
Navarro went to its well full of sophomores Sunday in a dramatic 13-inning victory over Paris in a winner's bracket game in the Region XIV Tournament.

May 12, 2013
GC Track Roundup: Gilfillan lone area athlete to medal
Prior to the UIL state track meet, Noah Gilfillan was expected to be the Golden Circle’s best chance for a medal. He didn’t disappoint. The Corsicana sophomore won the silver medal in the Class 4A pole vault, missing gold on a jump off. Both he and Garrett Larson of Brenham cleared 15-6 on their first attempts, setting the bar for the rest of the field.

May 12, 2013 3 Photos
GC Baseball Roundup: Kerens ends spectacular season with 13-5 loss to Bowie
The finest Kerens baseball season in three decades came to an end Saturday, when Simms Bowie knocked the Bobcats out of the playoffs with a series-ending 13-5 win in Union Grove.

May 12, 2013
GC Softball: Mildred doubles up Bruceville-Eddy, 8-4
Mildred coach Billy Dan Chambliess had a plan for the seventh-ranked Bruceville-Eddy Lady Eagles and his trio of pitchers Olivia Farmer, Aubyn Turner and Joanna Tapley carried out his plan to near perfection in an 8-4 Region III-2A quarterfinals win.

May 12, 2013
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