Sports

The Granbury Lady Pirate volleyball team defeated Azle in straight sets Friday 25-18, 25-13, 25-14.

Austin McGowan drilled in 24 points to lead the Tolar Rattlers to a 79-44 win over visiting Huckabay Saturday in the season basketball opener.

The Granbury Lady Pirates disposed of Joshua 42-29 on Friday and the next day dominated Nolan Catholic 56-32.

The Lipan boys downed visiting LaPoynor 71-64 on Saturday in a battle of state basketball powers.

The Tolar Lady Rattlers defeated South Hills 57-26 Friday night at home for their first win of the season in three tries.

The Lipan girls basketball team defeated two larger schools on consecutive days.

Lipan’s Patrick Marcantonio battles La Poynor’s Garrett Nuckolls for a rebound.The third-ranked Indians defeated No.21 LaPoynor 71-64 Saturday. SEE STORY AND MORE PHOTOS, B2 DAVID MONTESINO I HOOD COUNTY NEWS

Tolar’s big-play offense will be put to the test Friday against fifth-ranked Lindsay.

Not sure you’d want to run a race against Heather Gothard.

I get asked fairly frequently what type hooks are best when using live bait. Of course many avid anglers have a variety of opinions on hook type and sizes.

TOLAR - The Tolar Lady Rattlers had a chance for heroics, but the Breckenridge Lady Buckaroos survived a 33-31 basketball cliffhanger Tuesday night.

ALVARADO — The Tolar Rattlers’ goal-line stand against Dawson as time expired secured a thrilling 5-42 victory Thursday night in the opening round f the Class 2A Division II football playoffs.

It’s a good thing the Lipan girls basketball team enjoys a deep bench.

For almost a century, the Lipan Indians have dominated the basketball court, earning the title of state champions four different times — 1994, 2005, 2017 and 2018.

The Granbury Lady Pirates basketball team evened their record to 1-1 with a 52-10 road victory over host Lake Worth High School Tuesday night.

Shooting their highest score of the season, Granbury High School MCJROTC defeated San Antonio C.T. Johnson High School AJROTC 2420.3 to 2359.2 in the Granbury HS MCJROTC Virtual Air Rifle League - Precision.

Competing in their first season of Class 2A, the Lipan High School cross country girls captured the Region II championship Tuesday at Jesse Owens Memorial Complex in Dallas.

Granbury Lady Pirates golfers placed fourth in the Georgetown State Preview at White Wing Golf Club last weekend.

The Granbury Lady Pirates volleyball team will play a warmup game Monday in Mansfield against Mansfield Lake Ridge at 6 p.m.

TROPHY WIN:Tolar Head Football Coach Jeremy Mullins lifts the trophy for winning the bi-district playoff game over Dawson High School in Alvarado Thursday night. SEE STORY AND PHOTOS, B1 DAVID MONTESINO

Granbury senior Zach Watson broke 3,000 career rushing yards with a 220-yard rushing performance Friday night at Azle.

Granbury resident Cody Bird won the 2020 Basspro.com Bassmaser Central Open on Neely Henry Lake in Alabama on Oct. 24, with a three-day total of 34 pounds, 1 ounce.

The state-ranked Decatur Lady Eagles broke open a dose game early in the fourth quarter to hold off the host Granbury Lady Pirates 44-32 Saturday afternoon in the basketball season opener.