Sports

Kountze, Kirbyville battle in scrimmage

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The Kountze Lions travelled to Kirbyville last Friday for a scrimmage. The two teams have struggled in recent years with going winless in 2022 and Kirbyville winning only three games.

Scrimmages scheduled for Thursday and Friday

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The pads have been popping this week as football teams advanced past the conditioning stage to the point where they were allowed to put on the pads and start contact drills. Thursday the action will move up another level when teams take the field against each other in scrimmage situations.

Silsbee’s Logan Simmons is 3rd team all state pitcher

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BRYAN – Sinton catcher Blake Mitchell was the player of the year on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A baseball team. Mitchell batted .457 with 15 doubles, six homers and 42 runs batted in leading Sinton (37-4) to the state tournament. The LSU signee, who was the eighth overall pick in the MLB Draft by Kansas City, drew 61 walks and had 41 stolen bases. He was the state’s two-time Gatorade Player of the Year.

Jackson Hardy named SISD assistant coach

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Jackson Hardy has been hired as an assistant middle school football coach and assistant high school baseball coach. The announcement was made earlier this week by Randy Smith, SISD athletic director and head football coach.