TRACK AND FIELD
Two members of the Lions and a Lady Lion advanced to the upcoming Class 3A Region III Meet after their showings in the Class 3A Area 19-20 Meet in Fairfield on April 9.
J’Kybryen Harris topped the field in the triple jump for the Teague boys, while his teammate Bryce Bates finished third in the same event. For the Teague girls, Chloe Kuzmich qualified in the 3200-meter run.
From the regional meet, being held at Waco Midway High School April 18-19, the top two finishers in each event automatically qualify for state in Austin May 1-3. They will be joined by a wild-card qualifier, the top third-place finisher from across all four regions in the state.
Class 3A Area 19-20 Track and Field Meet April 9 at Fairfield Top four finishers in each event qualify for regionals Teague results Running events in meters, field events in feet Girls Team score: 8 points, 13th place.
Regional qualifier 3200: 4. Chloe Kuzmich, 13:23.27.
Boys Team score: 20 points, 10th place.
Regional qualifiers Triple Jump: 1. J’Kybryen Harris, 45-11.50; 3.
Bryce Bates, 43-11.50.
GOLF
The Lions were competing in the Class 3A Region III Tournament at press time at Brenham Country Club. They qualified by finishing second behind Fairfield in the District 20-3A Tournament at their own Tri-County Golf Club March 25 and April 2.
The Lions had a team score of 668 at district. Teague was led by Grayson Dancer, who had a two-day score of 151.
Also qualifying individually for Teague was Blaine Black with a 169 (81-88).
Also for the Lions at district, Carter Stacks shot 162, Landon Evans 178, Jay Craddick 179 and Dylan Gauntt shot 183. The four lowest individual scores in reach round comprise the team score.
From the regional tournament the top three teams and top three individuals not on those teams will qualify for state May 5-6 at Jimmy Clay Golf Course in Austin.
BASEBALL
The Lions (11-6, 6-3 in District 20-3A) held onto second place in the league by a half game over Groesbeck despite falling 5-4 at home to the Goats on April 7. Teague bounced back to win 10-0 at last-place Westwood in Palestine on April 11.
Vs. Groesbeck: Kade Kormos double, hit by pitch, 2 RBI; Blake Maggard hit, hit by pitch; Bo Bowers hit; Trip Egbert hit, walk; Mario Cuevas 2 walks, hit by pitch; Braden Gauntt walk; Cameron Farston 2 walks; Caden Crutcher walk, hit by pitch; Brice Skinner walk. Pitching - Bowers 6.1 innings, 4 hits, 3 earned runs, 7 strikeouts, 2 walks.
Vs. Westwood: Egbert 3 hits, triple, 3 RBI; Maggard 2 hits, walk, hit by pitch; Skinner 2 hits, 2 RBI; Kormos hit, walk, RBI, stolen base; Cuevas hit, 2 walks, hit by pitch, RBI, stolen base; Bowers hit, 2 RBI; Crutcher hit, hit by pitch, stolen base; Gauntt walk, 2 stolen bases; Hagen Brubaker 2 stolen bases. Pitching - Cuevas 5 innings, 4 hits, 4 strikeouts, 4 walks; Egbert 2 innings, 1 hit, 2 strikeouts, 3 walks.
The Lions were hosting Mexia at press time. They visit district-leading Fairfield on April 17 and host Elkhart on April 22 to end the regular season, starting at 6 p.m. Mexia and Elkhart are tied in a battle for the fourth and final playoff berth from the league.
Teague split their district games against Groesbeck, winning 7-6 on the road on March 11. The Lions won 8-3 at Mexia on March 21 and lost 1-0 at Elkhart on April 1.
SOFTBALL
The Lady Lions (6-17, 3-7 in District 20-3A) saw their playoff hopes take a hit with losses of 15-4 at home to Groesbeck on April 7 and 5-1 at Palestine Westwood on April 11.
Vs. Groesbeck: Rylee Stacks 2 hits, double, 2 RBI, stolen base; Marley Philpott double, walk; Harrley Childs double, hit by pitch, stolen base; Kylee Silar hit, hit by pitch; Grace Smith home run, RBI; Andrea James walk; Laynee Morrow walk; Addison Jaones walk; Mycah Newsom 2 walks.
Vs. Westwood: Philpott hit, James hit, Morrow double, Jones double, Childs hit, Silar hit, Ady Beird hit, Smith walk. Pitching James 6 innings, 9 hits, 3 earned runs, 6 strikeouts, 3 walks.
The Lady Lions were hosting Mexia at press time and travel to Fairfield on April 17 at 7 p.m.
