Sports

The Lake Granbury Area Shrine Club Annual Golf Tournament is postponed until Monday, Oct. 5 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many folks focus on slabs, crappie or – as they call them in Louisiana – sac-alait in the spring.

The University Interscholastic League basketball season is, technically, still ongoing – the boys state championship tournament was suspended after the Class 3A semifinals last week, and no makeup

Three Lipan Lady Indians were named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 1 A All-State team. Kaylee Little (11), Maggie Peacock (45) and Taylor Clark (22), all juniors, helped take the Lady Indians to the state championship game. Little ran point for the Lady Indians and often played all 32 minutes of each game. Peacock led Lipan in scoring and rebounding and was named to the All-State Tourna- ment team. Clark was both an excellent shooter from the corners and a tough defender and rebounder. Lipan was one of only two schools to have three players on the Class 1 A team. Nazareth, the state champions, was the other.

At the end of the fishing day for those keeping fish, cleaning your catches is the usually perceived as a negative experience.

If this were a normal year, the Granbury Lady Pirate soccer team would be starting its playoff run, golf and tennis squads across the county would be gearing up for district meets, and baseball and softball teams would be well underway in district play.

Granbury, Tolar and Lipan ISDs will all close schools for the week of March 16-20 as a result of the ongoing response to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic.

The University Interscholastic League, which oversees all public school athletics in Texas, has announced that all athletic events will be postponed in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Granbury Lady Pirates went to Crowley a day early and came out with an 11-3 win Thursday.

The Granbury Pirate golf team finished second at the Region I- 5A Preview Tournament, held last week at the Rawls Course in Lubbock.

A three-goal first half for the Granbury Lady Pirates led to a 4-0 road win over Everman Friday and the 200th victory in head coach David Winideman’s career.

The Granbury Pirate baseball team went 1-2-1 at the Southwest High School Tournament over the weekend.

The Granbury Lady Pirate Softball Tournament was cancelled last week, forcing the Lady Pirates to play at Saginaw Boswell Friday night as a replacement game.

The Granbury High School Stowaways dance and drill team won sweepstakes in both the team and officer category at the Showtime International Texas Championship in late February at Mansfield Legacy High School.

Beginning next month, Granbury ISD will offer competitive high soccer and tennis teams for seventh and eighth grade students.

The Granbury Pirate and Lady Pirate track teams hosted the Johnny Perkins Relays on Thursday.

The Lipan Lady Indians were crystal clear on their expectations heading into the season.

Lipan Indian basketball coach Brent Gaylor started the year hoping his team could get back to the regional tournament.

The Granbury Lady Pirates beat Burleson Centennial 7-1 Tuesday in a District 5-5A softball game.

Tee off for a good cause Monday, April 6 at Squaw Valley Golf Course in Glen Rose.

The Lipan Lady Indians lost 44-31 to Nazareth in the UIL Class 1A girls basketball state championship game at the Alamodome in San Antonio Saturday.

The Lipan Lady Indians trail the Nazareth Swiftettes 25-14 at halftime of the UIL state championship game at the Alamodome in San Antonio. 

Catching largemouth, striped or hybrid striped bass – or for that matter any species on top water – is probably the most exciting action one can experience.