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The Granbury Pirate baseball team will host a Youth Winter Baseball Camp for elementary and middle school students this Saturday at Tidwell Field.

The Granbury Lady Pirates came in clutch in a shootout once again, beating Burleson 1-1 (5-4) Friday night on the road.

The Granbury Pirates played their final road game of the season Friday, losing 55-39 at Everman.

The Granbury Lady Pirate softball team finished its scrimmage schedule by blowing out Mineral Wells 18-0 at home Saturday.

In freezing temperatures and high winds, the Granbury Lady Pirates finished in 12th place at the Girls 5A Golf Regional Preview at Rawls Golf Course in Lubbock last weekend.

Granbury High School competed in nine events at the UIL Class 5A state swim meet in Austin last weekend.

Half the joy of being a sports fan is celebrating your team’s wins, and the other half is bitterly complaining about your team’s failures.

Austin McGowan and the Tolar Rattlers are hitting their strides just in time for the Class 3A playoffs. Tolar’s 59-53 victory over Paradise Friday moved the Rattlers to 8-5 in District 7-3A and was Tolar’s fourth consecutive win. The Rattlers had a chance to make it five straight wins in their regular season finale at home against Brock Tuesday. Tolar’s bi-district playoff game will be on Feb. 25 against Merkel in Childress.

The Tolar Lady Rattlers saw their season end Monday at Springtown High School with a 57-22 loss to Nocona in the bi-district round of the UIL Class 3A playoffs.

against Nocona Monday in the bi-district round, but there’s plenty of talent left on the roster for next year, including sophomore guard Baili Deaver (pictured). 6A

Granbury senior Branden Hunt hit a couple of deep three-pointers at Everman Friday. Hunt and the rest of the Pirate seniors ended their GHS careers Tuesday night at the James Wann Sports Center against Burleson on Senior Night. Several other area basketball teams were in action over the weekend. Sports pages are 6A-10A. GRANT MCGALLIARD | HOOD COUNTY NEWS

For the second time this season, Michael Withey hit a buzzer-beater for the win.

The Tolar Lady Rattlers were eliminated in the bi-district round of the UIL Class 3A playoffs by Nocona in a 55-27 loss Monday in Springtown.

The Tolar Lady Rattlers will begin their Class 3A playoff push Monday against Nocona.

The North Central Texas Academy Pioneers blew past Muenster in a 63-47 home win Tuesday.

Most think of fishing in the shade during the summer, but can you catch fish in the shade in the winter? Water temperatures are still cold (low 50s), and yes, you can catch fish in the shade in the winter.

The Granbury Pirate and Lady Pirate soccer teams took on Everman at home Tuesday.

The Granbury Pirates couldn’t repeat their upset of Arlington Seguin from earlier this season, losing 67-52 at home to fall to 2-10 in District 5-5A.

The Granbury Lady Pirates picked a fine way to end their first season under head coach Alan Thorpe, beating Arlington Seguin 45-26 at home on Senior Night and Parent Night Tuesday.

It wasn’t easy sledding for the Tolar Rattlers at Millsap Tuesday, but a 46-41 win was enough to earn Tolar a trip to the postseason for the second time in the last three years.

The Tolar Lady Rattlers had already clinched their first playoff appearance in five years, but they went ahead and closed out their season with a 43-32 win over Millsap on the road to finish with an 8-6 record in District 7-3A.

Before this week, the Lipan Lady Indians had just one obstacle left in the way of an undefeated District 19-1A season.

The Granbury Pirates lost their last road game of the season Friday in a 55-39 defeat at Everman.