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After making the postseason for the first time in five years, the Tolar Lady Rattlers had several players earn spots on the All-District 7-3A girls basketball teams.

It wasn’t the cleanest game, but the Granbury Lady Pirates started off District 5-5A play with a 12-3 at Mansfield Timberview Tuesday.

The Granbury Lady Pirate soccer team held its Senior Night celebrations Tuesday and came away with a 3-0 win over Arlington Seguin at home.

One more to go

SAN ANTONIO – The Lipan Lady Indians have stiff competition in the championship game this morning.

SAN ANTONIO – Wins don’t always have to be pretty.

The Lipan Lady Indians will play in the UIL Class 1A state championship basketball game at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

The Lipan Lady Indians beat the Chireno Lady Owls 33-24 Thursday in the Alamodome in San Antonio to advance to the UIL Class 1A girls basketball championship game. 

The Lipan Lady Indians lead Chireno 20-16 at halftime of the UIL Class 1A state girls basketball semifinal at the Alamodome in San Antonio. 

The Lipan Lady Indians will take on the Chireno Lady Owls in the UIL Class 1A semifinal Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

Granbury Pirate and Lady Pirate golf were both in action over the weekend.

The Granbury High School track team took part in the Weatherford Relays last Thursday at Kangaroo Stadium in Weatherford.

Granbury Pirate baseball began its season with the Fowl Ball Invitational in Granbury over the weekend, posting a 3-3 record.

The Cornerstone Christian Academy Crusaders picked up their first win on a baseball diamond in two years Thursday, beating Bluff Dale 8-7 on the road. CCA was winless in 2019, but rallied from a run down in the top of the fifth inning. Eighth-

The Lipan Indians will return to the regional tournament for the fifth consecutive season, beating Cherokee 86-43 in the regional quarters Monday night to punch their ticket.

If Friday’s win over Dodd City in the Region BHA semifinal was sweet vindication for the Lipan Lady Indians, Saturday’s win over Eula was pure relief.

At left, Lipan head girls basketball coach Amber Branson gives some pointers to Daily Coulter during the Lady Indiansiwin over Dodd City Friday. At right, Maggie Peacock drives by a Dodd City defender. Coulter and Peacock, both junior forwards, played key roles for Lipan en route to the Lady Indians’ regional championship. Coulter had a team-high 12 points against Dodd City that included two three-pointers in the first quarter, while Peacock scored 16 points in the regional final over Eula. The Lady Indians’ state semifinal game isThursday at 830 a.m. against Chireno. For more from the regional tournament, see 5A.

The Lipan Lady Indians carried out the proud basketball tradition of LHS last weekend, winning the UIL Region III-1A championship and advancing to the state tournament this week in San Antonio. For more on the Lady Indians/weekend, see P. 5A.

The Lipan Indians blew out Cherokee 86-43 at Hamilton High Monday to advance to the Region III-1A tournament.

The Lipan Indians will face Cherokee in the regional quarterfinal round of the Class 1A playoffs Monday.

The Lipan Lady Indians claimed the Region III-1A basketball title with a 42-34 win over the Eula Pirates at Mansfield Legacy Saturday.

We have been reporting on the spawning white bass for couple of weeks now and that spawn is starting to take off.

The Granbury Lady Pirates rebounded from a shootout loss at Burleson Centennial last week with a 3-0 win at home against Crowley Tuesday.