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May 11-13,  2023

 Jermya Mitchell qualifies for State

 Track Meet in Region competition

Frankston Maidens athlete Jermya Mitchell qualified for the State Track and Field Meet on May 11-13 finishing second in the Long Jump at the Region 3, Class 2A Track and Field Meet in Palestine on Friday and Saturday, April 28-29, according to complete results confirmed by Frankston coaches.

Indians Senior Benton Allen qualified as an alternate with a third place finish in the High Jump.

Mitchell posted a jump of 16-7. She also finished sixth in the High Jump. 

Allen cleared the bar at 6-4 in his third place High Jump.

Frankston Region III qualifiers performed well in the meet, coaches said.

For the girls, Kaylee Davis finished in fourth place in the 100-meter Hurdles and the 300-meter Hurdles. She finished sixth in the Long Jump and 10th in the Triple Jump. Kasie Nabors finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdles and sixth in the 300-meter Hurdles. She also was 14th in the Long Jump. The 4x400 Relay team of Kaylee Davis, Wila Davis, Mitchell and Nabors finished in ninth place. Caitlyn Deupree finished 15th in the Shot Put.

For the boys, in addition to Benton Allen’s third place in High Jump, he finished in sixth place in the Long Jump. The 4x100-meter Relay team of Ryan Harper, Reese Hicks, Ethan Ogg and Caleb Ramsey finished ninth. The 4x200-meter Relay team of Kaymon Davis, Harper, Ogg and Tyler Rogers finished fifth and the 4x400-meter Relay team of Davis, A.J. Donnell, Ogg and Rogers was sixth. Devin Allen finished seventh in the 300-meter Hurdles and 14th in the High Jump. Ke’Aundre Barnes finished ninth in the Shot Put. Freshman Bradlee Gould finished 10th in the Pole Vault and 16th in the Triple Jump.

Region Qualifiers for LaPoynor finished as follows: Izzy Young, 10th in the 100-meter dash and Savannah Thaw 11th in the 1600-meter run for the girls. Matt Driskell finished 15th in the 800-meter Run for the boys.

May 12,  2023

Indians overcome early Maud lead

to win 12-4,  earn Area title May 12

The Frankston Indians baseball team captured the Class 2A Area championship with a convincing 12-4 victory in the deciding Game 2 of the best-of-three series against the Maud Cardinals Friday night, May 12 and will advance to the Region III Quarterfinals, according to information made available by the Frankston scorer.

The Indians will play Harleton in the Class 2A Region III Quarterfinals in a best-of-three series. Game 1 will be on Thursday, May 18 at 6 p.m. Game 2 will be on Saturday, May 20 at 4 p.m. Game 3, if needed, will follow Game 2. All games will be at Winnsboro, according to Coach Wes King.

The Indians fell behind in the first inning 4-0 but began chipping away at that lead, scoring one run in the second and two in the third to cut the Cardinals lead to 4-3 going into the top of the fifth. That’s when the Tribe offense surged ahead with 8 big runs and added another in the sixth to go ahead 12-4, the winning score.

Frankston had trouble getting a hit in the early innings but began to hit the ball as the game progressed. They ended up with 9 hits, including a key double by Ryan Harper and a timely triple by Carson Bizzell. Harper and Bizzell also got a single each to go 2 for 4 at the plate. Matt Metzig also was 2 for 4 with two singles and led in RBI with 3. Harper and Bizzell each had 2 RBI. Also getting singles were Jared Cook, Walker McCann and Triston McCoy.

Matt Metzig pitched for six innings, allowing Maud batters five hits, four earned runs and five walks. He had three strikeouts. Walker London pitched one inning, allowing one hit and a walk. He had a single strikeout.

Maud’s six hits were scattered with Graham Hawkins, Cason Leavitt and Rip Thomas each getting doubles. Trenton Sisson, Micah Bishop and Devin Myrtle each got singles.

Maud used four pitchers during the game. Hawkins went an inning, allowing no hits, but four walks and an earned run. Thomas pitched 3⅓ innings, allowing four hits, four earned runs and walking four. He had three strikeouts. Bishop pitched 1⅔ innings, allowing five hits, two earned runs and a walk. He had two strikeouts. Brock Windham pitched one inning and struck out two.

In that big eight-run top of the fifth, Bizzell started things with a triple and Jared Cook and Christian Hernandez walked to fill the bases. When Metzig singled Bizzell and Caleb Ramsey, running for catcher Cook, scored. Following a couple of outs, Harper got his double, scoring Hernandez and Bradlee Gould, running for pitcher Metzig. With two out Conlan Lemay walked and London was hit by a pitch. Again the bases were full when Bizzell singled to score Harper and Lemay. A Cook single was followed by a Cardinal error which allowed London and Bizzell to score the seventh and eighth run of the inning.

May 11,  2023

Indians defeat Maud 5-1 in first

game of 2A Area series on May 11

The Frankston Indians baseball team broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning by scoring four runs and then holding off the Maud Cardinals in the top of the seventh, to win 5-1 in the first game of the best-of-three Class 2A Area series at Elysian Fields Thursday evening, May 11, according to information made available by the Frankston scorer.

The Indians and Cardinals square off again on Friday, May 12 at 7 p.m., in Game 2, also at Elysian Fields. A win by the Tribe then would take the series. Otherwise, they would face a third game on Saturday, May 13, if needed.

The two teams had held each other scoreless in three innings and then Maud scored a run in their half of the fourth to go ahead 1-0. However the Indians’ Ryan Harper had other plans as he slammed a home run on a fly ball to left field to even things at 1-1.

Tribe pitcher Walker McCann struck out three of five Cardinal batters in the top of the sixth, setting up a four-run surge in the bottom of the sixth to take a 5-1 lead.  Again McCann retired three of five batters in the top of the seventh to secure the win.

The Indians got extra base hits from Harper’s solo home run and a double by Austin Carr and got four singles, one each from Carr and Harper and a single apiece by Christian Hernandez and Matt Metzig for six hits. They also got six walks and five earned runs.

McCann went the distance on the mound for the Indians allowing only three hits and walking only four. He had seven strikeouts, throwing 63 strikes in 107 pitches.

The go-ahead and winning runs came in the sixth inning for the Tribe. The surge started with a walk by Carson Bizzell. After one out, Hernandez singled to put two men on base. Then Metzig singled to fill the bases with one out. After a pop out, Carr singled, scoring Bizzell from third and Caleb Ramsey, running for Hernandez,  scored from second. The Indians led 3-1 when Harper singled and Metzig scored and Carr scored on the throw. That gave the Indians their 5-1 winning margin before a strikeout ended the inning.

Graham Hawkins led Maud scorers with two singles and Brock Windham had the other hit, a double.

Evan Acosta pitched 5⅓ innings for the Cardinals, allowing three hits, three earned runs and walking six. He had one strikeout. Rip Thomas relieved for ⅔ of an inning, allowing three hits, two earned runs and no walks. He struck out one.

May 4,  2023

Tribe 7th inning earns Game 2

Bi-District crown over Overton

The Frankston Indians baseball team turned a seventh inning comeback into a Game 2 win over Overton 8-6 which earned the Tribe a 2A Bi-District Championship on Thursday, May 4 in games at Rusk High School, according to information made available by the Frankston scorer.

The key win came after the Indians had defeated Overton in Game 1 by an impressive 11-1 margin minutes earlier in the best-of-three series.

ln Game 2, the Tribe appeared to be in trouble early in the game, when Overton took a 5-1 lead after four innings. However, in the fifth inning, the Indians scored two runs to narrow the Overton lead to 5-3. The Mustangs added another run in the bottom of the sixth to make the score 6-3, making it imperative that the Indians score at least three runs in the top of the seventh to have a chance for a win.

They did that and then some. The Frankston team put together five runs and held the Mustangs in the bottom of the seventh to earn an 8-6 victory, win the series and the Class 2A Bi-District championship.

The Indians had to use three pitchers in the game with reliever Christian Hernandez taking to the mound after three innings. He proceeded to allow the Mustangs only two hits and one run before Walker London took over in the seventh to allow only a single hit while getting a couple of strikeouts to seal the victory.

Overton dominated at the plate overall with 11 hits, 8 in the early innings. The Indians had only six hits and only two of their runs were earned runs. Four Overton errors, along with five walks helped the Tribe cause.

Doubles by Hernandez and London and singles by London, Austin Carr, Ryan Harper and Conlan Lemay along with RBI by Lemay, London, Carson Bizzell and Hernandez fueled the Tribe offense. Defensively, they only had two errors in the field.

The two runs in the fifth put the Indians closer to a win. An error allowed McCann to be safe at first. Then Carr singled, followed by a fielder’s choice which put Carr on second and Harper safe at first but resulted in one out. Then Lemay singled to score Carr. A ground out, with one away, allowed Harper to score the second run.

In the top of the seventh, with one out, Carr walked, followed by a Harper single which put Carr in scoring position. Then Lemay bunted and reached first on an error allowing Carr and Harper to score. It was 6-5 with one on base when London was intentionally walked, followed by a Bizzell sacrifice fly which allowed Lemay to score and tie things at 6-6 with two outs. An error allowed Jared Cook to be safe at first on a fly and London scored, giving the Indians their first lead 7-6. Then  a Hernandez double drove in an insurance run by Cook to make it 8-6, Indians.

In the bottom of the seventh, London faced four batters, and all Overton could get was a single, sandwiched between a fly out and a couple of London strikeouts.

In Game 1, the Indians jumped out to a big lead after Overton went three up and three down on three strikeouts by Tribe pitcher Walker McCann.

The Indians scored seven runs in the bottom of the first to lead 7-0 and Overton came back with their only score of the game in their half of the second inning. Frankston led 7-1 and neither team scored more runs until the bottom of the fifth when the Tribe scored four runs to lead 11-1 and end the game on the 10-run rule.

The Indians piled up 11 hits and had no errors in the field during the abbreviated game.

Carson Bizzell and Christian Hernandez each had a double, their only hits of the evening. Walker London was 3 for 3, all singles, to lead hitters. He also led in RBI with 3. Bizzell, Hernandez and and McCann had 2 RBI each. Austin Carr, Ryan Harper, Conlan Lemay, Jared Cook, Matt Metzig and McCann each had singles.

McCann pitched all 5 innings, allowing only 3 hits and walking one. He struck out 9.

Isaiah Hawkins led Overton hitters going 2 for 2, both singles. Mason Rowe got the other single for the Mustangs.

Landon Hill pitched 4⅔ innings for Overton and allowed 10 hits, 10 earned runs and 4 walks. He struck out 3. Brody Brown relieved in the seventh inning and gave up a hit, an earned run and walked 2.

In the big first inning, Carr and Harper started things for the Indians with a walk and then Conlan Lemay’s bunt single filled the bases. When Walker London singled, Carr scored and Harper went home on the throw. Bizzell got his double to score London. Lemay scored on an error by the catcher. After a Cook single, Hernandez got his double and Bizzell and Bradlee Gould, running for catcher Cook, went home. After a Metzig single, Hernandez scored on a line out with none away. The Tribe got another single by Harper before a pop out and a fly out ended the inning.

The four-run fifth inning started for the Indians after a walk and a couple of outs. Gould, running for Cook, scored on a McCann single. Carr was hit by a pitch and when Harper singled, Tim Ryals, running for pitcher McCann, scored. When Lemay walked, the bases were loaded with two out. London was hit by a pitch forcing home Carr. When Bizzell walked, Harper scored the 11th run. The Indians had won 11-1 in the five-inning game.

May 3,  2023

Maidens down Rivercrest 5-3

in first game of 2A Area series 

The Frankston Maidens softball team took the first step toward an Area championship Wednesday, May 3 when they earned a 5-3 victory over District 17-2A runner-up Bogata Rivercrest in the first game of the best-of-three Class 2A Area rseries at Winnsboro, according to information made available by Frankston coaches.

The Maidens were to meet Rivercrest in Game 2 on Thursday, May 4 at 6 p.m., also at Winnsboro.

The Frankston girls took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning and scored two more runs in the top of the third to lead 4-0 before Rivercrest scored their first run in the bottom of the third.

Then in the bottom of the fifth, Rivercrest threatened the Maidens’ lead, scoring two runs to narrow the Frankston lead to 4-3.  

Fortunately for the Maidens that would be the only runs their opponents would score in the game. The Frankston girls secured their 5-3 win with a run in the top of the seventh. In the bottom of the seventh, Rivercrest quickly got two outs. They managed a single but a fly out to left fielder Jenna Gould ended the threat and the game.

The Maidens got 11 hits and pitcher Kinley Howie allowed Rivercrest seven hits. The Maidens had only one error in the field.

The Maidens pitcher Howie slammed a home run to drive in two runs. She and left fielder Jenna Gould led hitters, going 3 for 4. One of Gould’s hits was a double which set up the homer by Howie giving the Maidens their two runs in the third inning. Kaysiah Burnett was 2 for 4, both singles. Kaylee Davis, Savannah Lindsey and Coralyn Happel rounded out the hits, each with singles.

Freshman Howie went the distance in the pitching circle, allowing those 7 Rivercrest hits and walking only one. She struck out seven. Howie pitched 67 strikes out of 96 pitches.

Rivercrest’s pitcher gave up the 11 hits, no walks and she struck out 5. She threw 69 strikes in 97 pitches.

The Maidens’ two runs in the first inning came when Davis singled, followed by a Jenna Gould single, scoring Davis on the throw. A Howie single, followed by a Burnett single scored Gould for the second run before two outs ended the inning.

Then came the two more runs in the third on the double by Jenna Gould and the Howie home run.

The insurance run in the top of the seventh came with two outs. First Jenna Gould singled and went to second on the throw. Then Lindsey singled to score Gould. Howie was to single after that, but a strikeout stranded two Maidens runners as the top of the seventh ended. Four Rivercrest batters resulted in three outs ending the game. 

May 1,  2023

Congratulations, Maidens! Bi-District Champs

Game 2 — Maidens 15, Big Sandy 1

 Game 3 — Maidens 20, Big Sandy 3

— Laurie Gould Photo

Maidens soar to Bi-District title,

down Big Sandy in series twice

The Frankston Maidens softball team came back strong in the Class 2A Bi-District series with District 19-2A Big Sandy in Games 2 and 3 and came away as Bi-District Champions on Monday night, May 1, according to team reports/

The Maidens took Game 2 by a score of 15-1 and Game 3 by 20-3. They had lost the first game by 9-7 in the seventh inning.

In Game 2, the Maidens led 1-0 in the second inning and extended their lead to 4-0 in the fourth. Then in the fifth, they scored five runs to lead 9-0. In the top of the seventh the Maidens reeled off six runs to gain their winning total.

Big Sandy finally scored a run in the bottom of the seventh, but the game was ended since the Maidens had a 15-1 lead.

The Indians got six extra base hits out of the total of 17 safeties. Coralyn Happel almost repeated her performance in the first game, slamming a home run but she registered two doubles and went 4 of 4 at the plate, driving in seven RBI. Samantha Lindsey embellished her statistics with a home run of her own. Kaylee Davis, absent due to the Region track meet on Saturday, got a triple and Addi Loebig got a double.

Kaysiah Burnett was 2 for 3, both singles. Lindsey got a single to go with her double. Davis also had a single added to her triple. Happel got a single to go with her homer and two doubles. Kinley Howie was 3 for 5, all singles. Loebig had a single plus her double. Briley Jimenez and Julianna Gould each had a single.

Lindsey drove in three RBI and Jimenez two while Loebig, Davis and Julianna Gould each had one RBI to go with Happel’s seven. The Maidens had a total of 15 RBI.

Scoring runs were Happel, Burnett and Howie with 3 each, Lindsey with 2, and Loebig, Davis, Jimenez and Julianna Gould with one each.

The Maidens had only one walk and made no errors in the field.

Howie pitched for all seven innings. She allowed five hits, one earned run and no walks and had six strikeouts. She threw 52 strikes on 70 pitches.

Big Sandy pitcher D. Blavier allowed 17 hits, 11 earned runs, a walk and had six strikeouts in the seven frames.

May 1,  2023

Maidens 20-3 Game 3 victory

keys Bi-District series success

The Frankston Maidens softball team is headed toward an Area series with Bogata Rivercrest after a stunning 20-3 victory over Big Sandy in Game 3 of the Bi-District series Monday night, May 1, according to team scorers.

The win put the finishing touches on a Bi-District Championship for the Maidens and gave fans high hopes for even better things to come.

The Maidens scored so many runs, scorers had a difficult time keeping up.

They started in that decisive Game 3 with a two-run first inning and led Big Sandy 2-0 until the top of the third inning when they added four more to pad their lead to 6-0. Big Sandy tried a comeback in the bottom of the third to make it close at 6-3, but, as it turned out, that’s all the runs they would get.

The Maidens would go on to score six runs in the fourth and eight in the fifth to make it 20-3. That turned out to be the winning margin as the game was ended at the bottom of the fifth.

If one thought the Maidens got a lot of extra base hits in Game 2, the Frankston girls may have exceeded fan expectations when they recorded 11 extra base hits out of a total 24 safeties during the abbreviated 5-inning contest.

Jacey Dillard, Kaysiah Burnett and Coralyn Happel each had two doubles. Kaylee Davis, Jenna Gould, Lynsie Bizzell and Addi Loebig had a double each. Jenna Gould tripled to add to the superlatives.

Davis led hitters overall going 4 for 5 at the plate. Burnett and Jacey Dillard were  3 for 4. Happel was 3 for 5. Jenna Gould and Briley Jimenez were  2 for 3 each. Loebig, Kinley Howie and Julianna Gould were 2 for 4.  Bizzell’s double was her only hit.

The Maidens had 19 RBI as a team. Burnett and Dillard led with 4 each. Davis, Jenna Gould, Happel and Howie had two each. Loebig, Jimenez and Bizzell had one each.

Getting the runs were Loebig, Davis, Happel and Burnett with three each. Jenna Gould and Jimenez  had two each. Howie, Bizzell, Dillard and Julianna Gould had one each.

The Maidens committed only two errors in the field.

The freshman, Howie, who had pitched seven innings in Game 2, pitched in all five innings, allowing 5 hits and walking 2. She had three strikeouts, throwing 47 strikes in 73 pitches.

D. Blavier went the five innings in the pitching circle for Big Sandy, allowing. 24 hits and a single walk and 19 earned runs. She struck out 4.

T. Madden led Lady Cat hitters with two singles and had one RBI, along with  J. Plunkett and A. Hart.

Big Sandy had three errors in the field.

April 29,  2023

Maidens fall in first of series,

eye Bi-District wins on May 1 

The Frankston Maidens softball team, District 20-2A champions, go into the second game of a 2A Bi-district series on Monday, May 1 at 6 p.m., changed from Whitehouse to Big Sandy, needing a win after falling Saturday, April 29 to Class 19-2A Big Sandy 9-7 late in the game, according to information made available by a Frankston scorer.

Big Sandy took an early lead but the Maidens came back to lead before the Lady Cats  scored late to take the win.

The Maidens had 9 hits to 8 for Big Sandy. The Frankston girls had four errors in the field while the Lady Cats committed 2.

Jenna Gould had a double and Coralyn Happel two home runs for the Maidens. Addi Loebig, Kasiah Burnett and Happel each had two hits and Jenna Gould, Briley Jimenez and Savannah Lindsey each had one. Happel had 5 RBI and Lindsey 2.

Howie went the distance in the pitching circle, allowing 8 hits, but only 3 earned runs. She walked 5 and struck out 8.

Big Sandy got doubles from Blavier, Whitfield and Plunkett. Plunkett had three hits and five RBI and Blavier had two hits.

Blavier pitched for seven innings. She allowed 9 hits and walked 3 and had 12 strikeouts.

April 24,  2023

Congratulations, Maidens! 20-2A Softball Champs

2A Bi-District Series: Maidens vs. 19-2A Big Sandy

Game 1 — Big Sandy 9, Maidens 7

Game 2 — Maidens 15, Big Sandy 1 • Game 3 —  Maidens 20, Big Sandy 3

                     — Laurie Gould Photo

Freshmen help Maidens secure 10-0

win for 20-2A title over Cross Roads

Freshmen Maidens helped the cause as the Frankston Maidens softball team iced a District 20-2A Championship with a 10-0 victory over Cross Roads in a playoff for first place Monday, April 24 at Malakoff High School, according to information made available by the Frankston scorer.

The two teams had ended the regular season tied at 10-2 in district play but had to play off to see which one was first seed because each had beaten the other during district competition. The Maidens boast an 11-2 district record and are 17-12 overall.

The Maidens will play District 19-2A fourth seed, Big Sandy, in a second game in the series Monday, May 1, at 6 p.m. changed from Whitehouse to Big Sandy. Game 3, if needed, will be played 30 minutes after Game 2.

Two freshmen who were big contributors in the game for the Maidens were pitcher Kinley Howie who engineered a one-hit shut-out and Jenna Gould, who went 4 of 4 at the plate, including three doubles. Another freshman, Ashley Fridinger, was 2 of 3 and had one RBI. Howie also went 2 for 2, both singles. Senior Savannah Lindsey was 2 of 3 and led with 3 RBI. Jenna Gould had 2. Junior Coralyn Happel had only one hit but it was a double which yielded an RBI. Junior Kaylee Davis also had a single.

Howie, who recorded her 100th strikeout as a varsity pitcher, went the distance in the pitching circle, allowing the single hit and walking 2. She struck out 4 in the shortened 5-inning game. She faced 19 batters and threw 44 strikes out of 64 pitches.

Alyssa Thronberry got the only Cross Roads hit, a double.

Pitching for Cross Roads was A. Logan who allowed 12 hits, 8 earned runs, three walks and had two strikeouts.

The Maidens scored in all five innings, two runs in the first, three in the second, one in the third, three in the fourth and one in the fifth.

In the first inning, with one out, Kaylee Davis singled and went to third on a double by Jenna Gould. Then Lindsey singled to score Davis and Gould scored on the throw.

With two out in the second inning, Addi Loebig went to first hit by a pitch. Then Davis walked and Jenna Gould followed with another double to score Loebig and Davis. Lindsey was safe at first on an error and Gould scored the third run. The Maidens led 5-0.

In the third inning, Happel doubled to start things and Fridinger singled to send Happel to third. With one away, Happel scored on a ground out to first. It was 6-0.

The Maidens padded their lead with three more runs in the fourth. Jenna Gould started the bottom of the fourth with her third double. Then Gould scored when Lindsey singled and went to second on the throw. With no outs, Howie singled  sending Lindsey to third. With one out, Lindsey scored and Howie went to third on a ground out. When Fridinger singled Howie scored.

The final Maidens score in the bottom of the fifth ended the game. After an out, Davis walked and Jenna Gould singled. Davis scored on an error by the right fielder to end the game.

April 24,  2023

Indians finish district champion

season, defeat Martins Mill 10-1

The Frankston Indians baseball punctuated their District 20-2A championship and first seed in the playoffs Monday, April 24 with a convincing 10-1 victory over Martins Mill on the road in the final game of the regular season and district play, according to information made available by the Frankston scorer.

The win increased their District 19-2A record to 10-1 and the regular season performance to 19-5.

The Indians will now advance to a Class 2A Bi-District baseball series against Overton, fourth seed in District 19-2A, on Friday and Saturday, May 5-6 at Rusk High School. Game 1 will be at 5 p.m., Friday, May 5 with the Indians as home team. Then Game 2 will be 30 minutes after Game 1 with Overton the home team. If needed, Game 3 will be on Saturday, May 6, also at Rusk HS at 11 a.m. Coin flip will determine home team. Coach Wes King said tickets for adults will be $5 and Students $3 and THSCA, THSBCA, District Passes and Senior Citizen Passes will be accepted.

The Indians came out forcefully at the plate in the first three innings, scoring what would be their winning 10 runs, 3 in both the first and second innings and four more in the third.

Martins Mill got their only run of the evening in the bottom of the fourth.

Tribe hurlers Walker McCann and his reliever Carson Bizzell pitched a no-hitter and did not allow an earned run. McCann went 4⅓ innings on the mound and Bizzell pitched the last 2⅔ frames. McCann had 9 strikeouts and walked 6 and Bizzell had 3 strikeouts and walked 2.

The Indians committed four errors in the field and the Mustangs had six.

Tribe batters connected with the ball for 10 hits. Leading the hitting was Bizzell with three singles in four trips to the plate. Austin Carr was 2 of 3, both singles. Walker London’s only hit was a triple and Conlan Lemay’s hit was a double. Jared Cook, Christian Hernandez and Matt Metzig each added singles.

Lemay drove in four runs and Bizzell three. London had one.

The Indians batters went to work in the first inning to score three runs. Carr started things with a single and then Harper reached first on a third strike passéd ball. With two runners on base, Bizzell singled to score Carr and Harper. The third Tribe score came after a Cook single when Bizzell scored on a Martins Mill error.

The Mustangs could only get a couple of walks in their half of the first.

Frankston continued their scoring in the second inning with three more runs. First Metzig was safe at first on an error, but then a ground ball resulted in a double play by the Mustangs. With two out, Carr got his second single and Harper reached first on an error. With two men on base, Lemay doubled, scoring Carr and Harper. The third run came after London was awarded first when hit by a pitch. Bizzell hit a single to center field  and Lemay scored from second. The Indians led 6-0.

In the bottom of the third, the Tribe got four runs after McCann had retired three Mustang batters, only giving up a walk in the bottom of the second.

Metzig singled to start the inning. After a fly out, Carr walked. Harper again was safe at first on an error to load the bases. When Harper was put out on a fielder’s choice, Tim Ryals, running for Metzig, and Carr scored. After that London got his triple which scored Lemay from second. With two away, London was able to score from third on a passed ball before Bizzell could single him home. On the next play, the inning ended with Bizzell out on a fielder’s choice on a grounder. The Indians then had what would be their winning 10 runs. Martins Mill pitchers held off the Indians the remainder of the game.

The only Martins Mill run came in the bottom of the fourth. An error put a runner on first. A couple of passed balls allowed the runner on first, Blake Butcher, to advance to third. Then Cooper Wright walked. After a couple of McCann strikeouts, Travis Baber then walked to fill the bases. A walk by Alex Tyner with two outs forced Butcher home before a ground out ended the inning. The Indians now led by their winning 10-1. 

Mustangs pitcher Tyner and Indians hurlers McCann and Bizzell held off more scoring by either team the remainder of the way.

Pitching for Martins Mill were Austin Curtis for three innings who gave up six hits. Luke Lurking pitched an inning and allowed three hits. Then Tyner came to the mound and allowed only one hit and struck out 5 in 2⅓ innings. Brayden Edwards finished things for ⅔ of an inning.

April 22,  2023

Indians walk in a 4-3 victory

over Martins Mill April 22   

The Frankston Indians baseball team walked in a run in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 3-3 tie with Martins Mill and earn a 4-3 victory in a District 20-2A game in Frankston on Saturday, April 22, according to information made available by the Frankston scorer.

The win gives the Indians a 9-1 district record and makes them 18-5 overall. The Tribe remained in first place in district competition with one more regular season game remaining.

The Indians have clinched first seed and the District 20-2A Championship. Other seeding is still incomplete with second seed still undetermined,  pending results of the Cayuga-Kerens final district game to be played.

The Mustangs proved a challenge for the Indians as they went ahead 1-0 in the top of the third. Fortunately for the Tribe, they came back to tie things at 1-1.

Martins Mill answered with two runs in the top of the fourth and led 3-1 going into the bottom of the fourth.

Again the Indians met the challenge and scored two runs of their own to tie things at 3-3 going into the fifth inning. As it turned out, that would be the score for the next 3½ innings. Finally the Tribe scored in the bottom of the eighth to get the victory.

The Mustangs got five hits while the Indians got six in the close contest. The Indians had three errors in the field and the Mustangs had two.

Conlan Lemay had a double and was 2 of 3 at the plate. Austin Carr’s only hit was a triple in early going. Ryan Harper had two singles in three at-bats. Matt Metzig got the other hit, a single. Harper led in RBI with 2.

Matt Metzig started on the mound for the Indians, pitching 3⅔ innings before being relieved by Walker London, who went the final 4⅓ innings. Metzig allowed 4 hits and walked 3. He struck out 4. London only allowed one hit and he struck out 6 Mustang batters.

Martins Mill used three pitchers. Case Perkins went 5⅓ innings, allowed 5 hits and walked 3. He struck out 4. Alex Tyner came in for two inning and allowed a single hit and walked 3. He struck out 3. Austin Curtis relieved Tyner in the late going.

The Mustangs’ five hits were all singles with Luke Lurking, Curtis, Brayden Edwards, Cooper Wright and Travis Baber getting one each.

Martins Mills scored their third inning run when Blake Butcher scored from second on an error on a fly by Perkins with two out and two on, giving the Mustangs a 1-0 lead.

Then the Indians answered with their own run when Conlan Lemay, who had doubled earlier, scored on a fly out to center field with two away.

Both teams got two runs in the fourth inning. First, Martins Mill scored when Lurking singled and put Baber on third. Baber scored when Curtis was safe at first on an error. Later Curtis scored with two out when Edwards singled.

The Indians got two runs in the bottom of the fourth. First, Carr scored on a Harper single with two outs. Then Harper scored on a single by Lemay.

With the game tied at 3-3, the two teams battled through the seventh inning, forcing an extra inning.

In the top of the eighth, the Mustangs went three-up and three-down, setting the stage for the Tribe to score the winning run. Three walks by Metzig, McCann and Carr loaded the bases. Then when Harper walked, Metzig went home with the winning run and the 4-3 Indians victory.

The Indians are scheduled to go to Martins Mill on Monday, April 24 for the season and district regular season finale, starting at 7 p.m. The game was re-scheduled from Tuesday, due to a possible threat of rain, sources said.

April 21,  2023

Maidens defeated by Neches

to end regular season April 21

The Frankston Maidens lost their second District 20-2A softball game Friday, April 21 to the Neches Lady Tigers 11-1 on the road to end regular season play with a 10-2 district record and 16-12 overall, according to information made available by Frankston scorers.

The Frankston girls had defeated Neches 3-1 on Wednesday, April 19.

The Maidens ended the district schedule tied at 10-2 with Cross Roads for first place. Because they each defeated the other, they will play-off for first seed in the 2A playoffs on Monday, April 24 at noon at Malakoff High School, according to Frankston sources. Neches had the same record, but they will go to the 1A playoffs as a first seed, the sources confirmed.

The Lady Tigers on Friday outhit the Maidens 11-6 but only four of the Neches runs were earned.

Hitting for the Maidens was led by Addi Loebig with 2 singles in three trips to the plate. Also getting singles were Kaylee Davis, Savannah Lindsey, Kinley Howie and Kaysiah Burnett.

Howie pitched four innings, allowing 8 hits and walking 3. She struck out 4. Jacey Dillard relieved for an inning, allowing 3 hits and walking 2.

Neches scored two runs in the first inning, one in the third, and six in the fourth to lead 9-0.

The Maidens finally got on the board with a run in the top of the sixth. Jenna Gould reached first on an error. Two outs later, Kaysiah Burnett singled Gould home from second for the lone Frankston run.

The Lady Tigers finished their scoring with two runs in the bottom of the sixth. After a walk, a double and an error Neches scored the first run. Another walk loaded the bases. Then a single scored the second run and secured the 11-1 win.

Kacie Trimble led Neches hitters with 3 hits in 4 at-bats including a home run. Joely Jenkins and Abigail Fletcher went 2 of 4 with Jenkins getting two doubles and Fletcher one. Libby Raine got 2 singles in three at-bats. Rylee Jowell and Vinnie Mayhall each had singles.

April 19,  2023

Maidens softball team defeats

Neches 3-1 to hold 20-2A lead

The Frankston Maidens varsity softball team increased their District 20-2A record to 10-1 and their season mark to 16-11 with a 3-1 victory over Neches on Wednesday, April 19 at home, according to information made available by Frankston coaches.

It was Senior Night at Frankston with seniors Lynsie Bizzell, Jacey Dillard and Savannah Lindsey honored in ceremonies prior to the game. (See Photo HERE )

The Maidens scored a run in each of the first, third and fourth innings to have enough to take the win. Neches scored their only run in the top of the sixth.

Each team’s pitchers went the distance and held their opponents to seven hits, but the Maidens were able to turn their hits and other opportunities into timely runs.

Kinley Howie was in the pitching circle for the Maidens and, besides the seven hits, she walked only two. She had six strikeouts. Neches’ Jessi Sumpter also gave up seven hits. She walked only one and had 10 strikeouts.

The Maidens’ hitting was led by Addi Loebig with 3 of 3, including two doubles and Jenna Gould with 2 of 3, also with a double. Savannah Lindsey and Howie each contributed singles.

Sumpter and Joely Jenkins led hitters for Neches, each with 2 of 3, Sumpter with a double. Also getting a double was Kacie Trimble. Libby Raine and Vinnie Mayhall each had singles.

The Maidens were errorless in the field while Neches carded a single error.

Scoring by the Frankston girls started in the bottom of the first after Howie had struck out two and a Neches runner, on base with one of two singles, was caught stealing third in their half of the frame

Loebig opened the Maidens’ time at bat with a double. Then after an out, Jenna Gould singled to right field allowing Loebig to score. It was 1–0 Maidens.

Neither team scored in the second and, except for a walk, Neches was retired in the top of the third. Then in the bottom of the third, Loebig got her second double with one out. After another out, Jenna Gould doubled to score Loebig another time. That made it 2-0, Maidens, after three innings.

In the top of the fourth, Neches’ Trimble doubled with one out. However, two outs later, Neches had not scored.

Then in the bottom of the fourth, the Maidens were to score what would be their third run. Howie started things with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. A Neches error on an ensuing ground out with one away allowed Howie to score. A strikeout retired the Maidens but they led 3-0.

Neither team scored in the fifth but Neches got its first and only run in the top of the sixth. Sumpter singled and a ground out allowed the pitcher to go to second. Then Jenkins singled with one away and Sumpter went to third. With two outs and runners on second and third, Mayhall singled to score Sumpter. A walk loaded the bases, but a leaping catch by Jenna Gould for a line out to left field ended the threat.

The Maidens only got a single by Lindsey in their half of the sixth and it was 3-1, Maidens, going into the top of the seventh.

Neches had two outs on a fly out and a ground out when Sumpter doubled in their half of the seventh. However, a third out ended the threat and the game with a 3-1 Maidens victory.

The Maidens (16-11, 10-1), leading in the District, go to Neches (9-3, 9-2) in the regular season finale on Friday, April 21 at 4 p.m.

April 18,  2023

Indians lose first 20-2A game,

fall to Cayuga Wildcats 5-0

The Frankston Indians baseball team lost their first District 20-2A game Tuesday, April 18 as Cayuga shut out the Indians 5-0 after the Tribe had won over the Wildcats 8-5 in the previous game at Cayuga, according to information made available by the Frankston scorer.

The Indians were held to only one hit, a double, in the bottom of the second inning by Carson Bizzell. The Wildcats pitching was able to retire three other Indians batters in the inning with Bizzell left on second.

Then Cayuga scored two runs in the top of the third to go ahead 2-0 on a couple of singles and two Tribe errors. The Indians were unable to score in their half of the frame.

Cayuga scored three more runs in the top of the fourth. Three walks and a single along with some Indian miscues led to the three scores. It was 5-0 Cayuga going into the bottom of the fourth. The Indians were unable to answer in their half of the fourth, despite getting three players on base with two out.

Neither team could score for the remainder of the game and the 5-0 lead proved enough for the win by Cayuga

Cayuga got four hits, two earned runs and walked five times. They benefitted from five Indians errors and some other miscues.

Walker McCann pitched 3⅔ innings for the Tribe, relieved by Matt Metzig who went the 3⅓ remaining innings. McCann struck out three batters and walked three. Metzig allowed no hits and two walks. He struck out five.

Cayuga’s two pitchers allowed the single hit, walked three and struck out six.

April 17-18,  2023

Bandy Bizzell heads for State Golf

Tourney as Regional 3rd Medalist

District 19-2A Individual District Champion Bandy Bizzell of Frankston qualified for the State Golf Tournament on May 15-16 in Austin when she finished as Third Medalist in the 2A Regional Golf Tournament in Jacksonville on Monday and Tuesday, April 17-18, according to Frankston Coach Scotty Albritton.

Bizzell shot a two round score of 203, improving her first round score of 107 to 96 on the second day.

This will be the third straight year Bizzell has qualified for state competition. She had won first overall in the 19-2A tourney on April 3 at the Athens Country Club.

The 19-2A District Champion Team of Bizzell, Kinley Howe, Julianna Gould and Jenna Gould finished in fifth place in the Regional Tournament, held at Cherokee Ranch in Jacksonville.

“The girls did a great job dealing with a 2½-hour lightning delay,” Coach Abritton said. “As a team, they shot 36 strokes better (April 18) and all improved their score from yesterday (April 17).

Bizzell shot a 203 (107, 96). Howie had a score of 225 (113, 112). Julianna Gould shot a two-day score of 236 (125, 111) and Jenna Gould shot a 278 (144, 134).

April 17,  2023

FHS girls, boys teams finish second

in Area track; 16 Region qualifiers

The Frankston varsity boys and girls teams finished in second place in the Area District 19-2A and 20-2A Track and Field Meet on Monday, April 17 hosted by Madisonville High School, according to information made available by Frankston coaches.

The boys had a total of 117 points and the girls had 106 points. First place was won by Centerville with 172 points for the boys and Lovelady was first for the girls with 153 points. Lovelady was third with 113 points and Kerens was fourth with 64 for the boys. Groveton was third with 90 points and Jewett Leon was fourth with 77 points for the girls.

LaPoynor boys finished in eighth place with 14 points and the girls finished in 10th place with 12 points.

Qualifying for the Region III Track and Field Meet in Palestine on Friday and Saturday, April 28-29 were the following individuals who placed at least fourth at the Area Meet:

For Frankston the 10 boys were Reese Hicks, Tyler Rogers, Ethan Ogg, Caleb Ramsey, A.J. Donnell, Devin Allen, Ryan Harper, Benton Allen, Ke’Aundre Barnes and Bradlee Gould.

For Frankston the six girls were Kaysiah Burnett, Kaylee Davis, Kaysie Nabors, Wila Davis, Jermya Mitchell and Caitlyn Deupree. (See Photos HERE )

For the LaPoynor boys was Matt Driskell. For the LaPoynor girls were Izzy Young and Savanna Thaw.

Other schools participating with qualifiers in the Area meet were Cross Roads, Kerens, Cayuga, Martins Mill, Latexo and Grapeland.

Following are the places and times for Frankston and LaPoynor Area Qualifiers:

FRANKSTON VARSITY BOYS

100-meter Dash — Reese Hicks, second, 11.81; Kaymon Davis, fifth, 11.91. 200-meter Dash — Tyler Rogers, fourth, 23.55; Hicks, sixth, 24.15. 400-meter Dash — A.J. Donnell, sixth, 55.94. 110-meter Hurdles — A.J. Michaelski, fifth, 17.59; Davon Saturley, sixth, 18.27. 300-meter Hurdles — Devin Allen, fourth, 43.31. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of Ryan Harper, Hicks, Ethan Ogg and Caleb Ramsey, second, 44.13. 4x200-meter Relay — Team of Davis, Harper, Ogg and Rogers, first, 1:32.65. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Davis, Donnell, Ogg and Rogers, third, 3:35.20. Long Jump — Benton Allen, second, 20-9¼; Rogers, sixth, 19-6. Shot Put — Ke’Aundre Barnes, first, 42-7¾ . Triple Jump — Bradlee Gould, third, 38-0. High Jump — Benton Allen, first, 6-2; Devin Allen, fourth, 5-8. Pole Vault — Gould, third, 11-0; Carson Bizzell, sixth, 9-6.

FRANKSTON VARSITY GIRLS

200-meter Dash — Kaysiah Burnett, second, 28.39. 100-meter Hurdles — Kaylee Davis, second, 16.40; Kaysie Nabors, third, 17.15. 300-meter Hurdles — Davis, second, 48.13; Nabors, third, 48.87. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of Burnett, Wila Davis, Ashley Fridinger and Aryonna Hatton, fifth, 54.18. 4x200-meter Relay — Team of Burnett, Wila Davis, Hatton and Mitchell, fifth, 1:58.35. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Kaylee Davis, Wila Davis, Mitchell and Nabors, second, 4:20.42. Long Jump — Mitchell, first, 16-9; Kaylee Davis, second, 16-1½; Nabors, fourth, 15-4¼. Shot Put — Caitlyn Deupree, third, 27-1. Triple Jump — Kaylee Davis, third, 33-3¼; Nabors, fifth, 32-4¾. High Jump — Mitchell, first, 5-0.

LAPOYNOR VARSITY BOYS

800-meter Run — Matt Driskell, fourth, 2:12.21. 1600-meter Run — Kody Bailey, fifth, 12.00.19. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Case Partridge, Jacob Scott, Driskell and Raheim Jordan, fifth, 3:45.96. Triple Jump — Scott, fifth, 37-9¼.

LAPOYNOR VARSITY GIRLS

100-meter Dash —  Izzy Young, 13.93. 200-meter Dash — Breona Howard, sixth, 29.41. 800-meter Run — Payton Maze, sixth, 2:42.23; 1600-meter Run — Savanna Thaw, fourth, 6:00.63. 3200-meter Run — Emily White, fifth, 13:41.00.

Other Area qualifier participants for the Frankston boys and girls were Logan Ratliff, Eduardo Chavez,  SirIssac Foster, Serenity Foster and Breanna Warren. For LaPoynor were Johnathan Estrada, Austin Reid, Josiah Young and Elizabeth Juarez.

April 14,  2023

Maidens score in all innings

to down Martins Mill 18-1

The Frankston Maidens softball team increased their District 20-2A record to 9-1 Friday, April 14 by dominating the Martins Mill Lady Mustangs 18-1 on the road, according to information made available by Frankston coaches.

The Maidens scored in every inning, leading 2-0 after the first, 5-0 in the second and 8-0 in the third. They scored five runs to one for the Lady Mustangs in the fifth inning and another five runs in the fifth to earn the big win.

During the game, the Maidens had 20 hits, including home runs by Kaylee Davis and Savannah Lindsey, triples by Davis and Kaysiah Burnett and doubles by Lindsey, Coralyn Happel, Kinley Howie and Julianna Gould. 

Jenna Gould led hitters with four singles in four trips to the plate. Howie was 3 for 3. Davis and Lindsey were 3 of 4. Julianna Gould was 2 of 3 and Burnett and Happel were 2 of 4. Five players had 3 RBI each. They were Davis, Lindsey, Howie, Burnett and Julianna Gould.

Howie went three innings in the pitching circle, allowing no runs, only one hit and walking one. She had five strikeouts. Jacey Dillard pitched two innings and allowed a run, four hits and walked two. She had two strikeouts.

In the first inning, the Maidens had singles by Jenna Gould, Lindsey and Howie, the latter driving in Gould and Lindsey.

In the second, Julianna Gould walked, Loebig singled and then Davis slammed a triple to score Gould and Loebig. Then Jenna Gould singled to score Davis.

Howie started the third with a double and Burnett followed with a single to score Howie. Happel’s ensuing double scored Burnett. Then a sacrifice fly by Ashley Fridinger allowed Happel to score from third.

The Maidens had five runs in the fourth. Davis set the pace with a home run to start things. Jenna Gould singled followed by a double by Lindsey. Then Howie singled to score Gould. Burnett continued the pace with a triple which scored Lindsey and Howie. After two outs, Julianna Gould singled to score Burnett.

The Maidens were not finished scoring as they got five more runs in the fifth. Davis singled followed by another single by Jenna Gould. Then Lindsey got a homer to score Davis and Gould. After two outs, Happel singled and Lynsie Bizzell was safe at first on an error. Julianna Gould followed with a double to score Happel and Bizzell. 

Martins Mill managed a walk and two singles in their half of the frame but they suffered their last out on a fly to right field, leaving three runners but no scores and giving the Maidens their big victory.

April 14,  2023

Tribe turns extra inning runs

into victory over Cayuga 8-5

The Frankston Indians baseball team appeared to have a comfortable 5-2 lead over the Cayuga Wildcats on Friday, April 14, going into the bottom of the seventh inning, but the Wildcats came back with three runs in their half of the seventh to tie things at 5-5 in regulation.

However, the Indians turned the nailbiter into victory with three runs in their half of the eighth and then held off the Wildcats in the bottom of the eighth for an 8-5 win to remain undefeated in District 20-2A play, according to information made available by the Frankston scorer.

Errors and other miscues played a big part in the swings in the late going. Overall the Tribe had 3 errors but the Wildcats had 6 in the game, some key ones in the last inning.

The Tribe had 11 hits in the game but only had three earned runs. The Wildcats had only two earned runs while getting 7 hits.

All the Indians’ hits were singles, Ryan Harper with 4 of 4, Carson Bizzell and Matt Metzig each with 2 of 4. Walker London, Jared Cook and Christian Hernandez got the other 3 hits with one each.

Both teams used three pitchers in the game. London started on the mound for the Tribe, going 5⅓ innings, allowing four hits, two runs and walking three. He had six strikeouts. Carson Bizzell pitched 1⅔ innings, allowing 3 runs on two hits and walking four. He struck out one. Christian Hernandez came in for an inning and allowed only one hit to save the Indians’ 8-5 winning lead.

Things went south for the Tribe in the bottom of the seventh after leading 5-2 for 6½ innings. In the bottom of the seventh, Cayuga came back with three runs to tie things at 5-5. Two singles, a couple of walks and a Tribe error got the Wildcats three runs to earn the tie.

In the top of the extra inning, the Indians got three runs themselves to earn what would be their 8-5 win. Metzig led off with a single and Walker McCann walked. Following an out on a fielder’s choice play and an error Metzig scored. Then Harper walked to put two on base. With one out, a strikeout made it two, but during the play, Austin Carr scored on an error. Then Harper scored on a wild pitch to give the Indians their three run advantage.

The bases were loaded on a single by the Wildcats after a couple of walks in their half of the eighth, but relieving pitcher Hernandez, with one out, threw a strikeout and forced a fly out to end the inning and the game.

April 12,  2023

Frankston varsity, JV boys, girls

win 19-2A track championships

The Frankston varsity boys and girls and junior varsity boys and girls won the District 19-2A Track and Field Championships at the 2023 District 19 Track Meet at Cayuga High School Thursday, April 12, according to a report made available by Frankston coaches.

The varsity boys scored 216 points. The varsity girls had 174.5. The JV Boys scored 228 points and the JV girls had 159 points, according to a first report.

LaPoynor varsity boys finished in fourth place with 79 points. The LaPoynor varsity girls got fifth place with 44.5. The LaPoynor JV boys were fifth with 35 points and the JV girls were fourth with 27 points.

Other district teams, how they finished and the number of points received are:

Varsity Boys — Kerens, second, 144; Cayuga, third, 87; Cross Roads, fifth, 70; and Martins Mill, sixth.

Varsity Girls — Cross Roads, second, 131; Kerens, third, 103; Cayuga, fourth, 95; and Martins Mill, sixth, 29.

Junior Varsity Boys — Kerens, second, 144; Cayuga, third, 59; Cross Roads, fourth, 45, and Martins Mill, sixth.

Junior Varsity Girls — Cayuga, second, 48; Cross Roads, third, 28; Kerens, fifth; and Martins Mills, sixth.

The first four varsity individuals in each event qualified for the Area Meet in Madisonville on Monday, April 17. JV teams and individuals do not advance.

(See Action Pictures of some Frankston entries HERE ) 

According to first reports the following individuals have qualified for the Area Meet:

Frankston varsity boys — Kaymon Davis, Ryan Harper, Reese Hicks, Tyler Rogers, A.J. Donnell, Logan Ratliff, Eduardo Chavez, Devin Allen, A.J. Michaelski, Devon Saturley, Ethan Ogg, Benton Allen, Ke’Aundre Barnes, Sir Isaac Foster, Carson Bizzell and Bradlee Gould.

LaPoynor varsity boys — Case Partirage, Matt Driskell, Johnathan Estrada, Kody Bailey, Tripp Moeller, Austin Reid, Jacob Scott, Josiah Young and Rahiem Jordan.

Frankston varsity girls — Kaysiah Burnett, Kaylee Davis, Kaysie Nabors, Aryonna Hatton, Ashley Fridinger, Wila Davis, Briley Jimenez, Jermya Mitchell, Serenity Foster, Caitlyn Deupree and Breanna Warren.

LaPoynor varsity girls — Breona Howard, Izzy Young, Payton Maze, Savanna Thaw, Elizabeth Juarez and Emily White.

Individuals and their places and times may be seen HERE .

(See Video Clip of Girls Hurdles HERE ).  (See Video Clip of Boys Relay HERE )

— Videos Courtesy Laurie Goul

April 11,  2023

Maidens dominate Martins Mill

while Howie pitches 10-0 shutout 

A five-run first inning and five more runs in the fifth and sixth innings gave the Frankston Maidens a 10-0 District 20-2A victory over Martins Mill at home Tuesday, April 11, according to information made available by Frankston coaches.

Maidens freshman pitcher Kinley Howie pitched a shutout, allowing the Lady Mustangs only five hits, no walks while recording six strikeouts during her six innings in the pitching circle.

Maidens batters had 14 hits, including doubles by Coralyn Happel and Savannah Lindsey. Addi Loebig and Happel were 3 of 4 at the plate. Kaylee Davis and Howie were 2 of 3. Lindsey was 2 of 4. Kaysiah Burnett and Ashley Fridinger each contributed singles. Howie was credited with three RBI. Happel and Lindsey had two each and Burnett and Fridinger drove in one each.

Gurley and Lindsey each had doubles to lead the Lady Mustang hitters.

Gurley went the distance in the pitching circle for Martins Mill, walking two and recording three strikeouts.

The Maidens started things off, scoring five runs in the bottom of the first. Loebig opened with a single and Kaylee Davis was awarded first when hit by a pitch. Following a strikeout, Lindsey singled in Loebig. Then Howie singled to score Davis and Lindsey from scoring positions. Burnett’s single scored Howie and then Happel doubled to score Burnett. At the end of the first, the Maidens led 5-0.

Neither team scored until the bottom of the fifth when the Maidens picked up two more. With one out, Lindsey doubled and Howie singled to score Lindsey. With two outs, Happel singled to send Howie to second and then Fridinger singled to score Howie. It was 7-0 Maidens going into the sixth.

In the top of the fifth, Gurley sandwiched in a double with two outs before Howie struck out the side.

The Maidens put the icing on the cake in the bottom of the sixth with three more runs. Loebig led off with a single and then Davis singled to send Loebig to second. When Jenna Gould was safe at first on an error and then advanced to second. Loebig scored and Davis went to third. On a ground out, Davis scored and Gould followed her to third. When Howie walked and Burnett was intentionally walked, the bases were loaded. That’s when Happel singled to send Jenna Gould home with the final score of the game. The Maidens had won 10-0.

April 11,  2023

Metzig one-hit shutout, Harper

homer key Tribe win at Kerens

Ryan Harper drove in two runs with a third inning home run and Matt Metzig pitched a one-hit shutout to give the Frankston Indians baseball team a 2-0 victory in a pitchers’ duel Tuesday, April 11 at Kerens, according to information made available by the Frankston scorer.

While Metzig allowed the Bobcats only one hit, Kerens’ starting pitcher Kannon Ritchie allowed the Indians only two hits. The two earned runs in the third inning, thanks to Harper and an earlier double by Austin Carr, proved the difference. The Bobcats had runners on base at times but couldn’t get them across the plate.

It was three up and three down in the first inning for both teams. Except for a walk, Ritchie retired the Indians in the second.  J.J. Hightower’s double and a error which put another man on base was all the Bobcats could get in their half of the second.

Then in the top of the third, with two out, Carr doubled. Next up was Harper who, after two strikes, slammed a home run on a fly ball to left field, scoring Carr. Harper picked up a couple of RBI and the two Indians had scored what would be the winning runs.

Neither team could do much against the other’s pitching for the remainder of the way and, while Kerens had runners on base, none could score, thanks to Metzig’s pitching and some timely defensive plays by the Indians in the field.  Metzig had 6 strikeouts and Kannon and reliever Krayton Ritchie combined for 18 strikeouts. Metzig walked four and Kannon Ritchie walked three.

The Indians (16-4, 7-0) journey to Cayuga for another 20-2A game on Friday, April 14.

April 10,  2023

Three-run fifth inning secures

5-3 Tribe victory over Kerens

The Frankston Indians baseball team and the Kerens Bobcats were tied at 2-2 for 4½ innings but the Indians scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to take what was to be a 5-3 victory on Monday, April 10, according to information made available by the Frankston scorer.

Indians relief pitcher Walker London was able to hold the Bobcats to only one more run in the top of the seventh to secure the win.

Despite the win, the Bobcats outhit the Indians 7-3 and walked five times but only got two earned runs.

The three Tribe hits came on a double by London  and singles by Conlan Lemay and Matt Metzig. However, London had 2 RBI and Carson Bizzell, Christian Hernandez and Metzig one each to drive in the winning runs.

Kerens scored first in the game, taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. However, the Indians came back to score two runs in their half of the frame and go ahead briefly 2-1. Kerens answered in the top of the second with a run to tie things at 2-2. It was to stay knotted until the bottom of the fifth when the Indians scored three runs to take a 5-2 lead.

The first inning runs by the Tribe came when Ryan Harper walked and Lemay was hit by a pitch putting two runners on. Then London doubled to score Harper. With one out, a ground out allowed Lemay to score the second run.

Frankston went ahead to stay with those three runs in the bottom of the fifth. The runs started when Austin Carr walked and Harper was safe at first on a fielder’s choice. A bunt single by Lemay loaded the bases. With no outs, London was sent to first, hit by a pitch, scoring Carr from third. Following a strikeout, Hernandez flied out to right field, allowing Harper to score and Lemay to go to third. A key single by Metzig scored Lemay for the third run. A ground out ended the Indians scoring, but they led 5-2.

Kerens was able to score one run in the top of the seventh. It came on a single which scored a Bobcat who had opened the inning with a walk. However, London was able to strike out one batter with one away and then get a fly out to retire the side and secure the win.

Walker McCann went 5⅓ innings on the mound, allowing 5 hits and walking 4. He struck out 6. London relieved for 1⅔ innings, allowing two hits and walking one but allowing only one run. He had one strikeout.

Kerens pitching gave up only three hits, but they were timely for the Tribe, allowing 5 earned runs. The two Bobcats pitchers had 7 strikeouts and 2 walks.

April 4,  2023

Eighth, Seventh Grade boys win

19-2A Track Championship title

The Frankston Eighth Grade and Seventh Grade boys came away with the District 19-2A Junior High Championships in Track and Field on Tuesday, April 4 at Kerens High School, according to Frankston coaches.

The Frankston boys earned their championship after the Eighth and Seventh Grade girls finished in fourth place in their District meet on Monday, April 3.

The LaPoynor Eighth Grade boys finished in fourth place and the Seventh Grade Boys were in fifth place in the boys competition April 4. The LaPoynor Eighth Grade Girls finished in sixth place and the Seventh Grade Girls were in fifth place at their meet on April 3.

The Frankston Eighth Grade Boys compiled 217 points. Kerens was second with 131 and Cayuga was third with 126. LaPoynor had 47 points in fourth place.

The Frankston Seventh Grade Boys posted 266 points. Cayuga was second with 111 and Martins Mill had 50 points. LaPoynor had 14 points in fifth place.

In girls competition on April 3, the Frankston Eighth Grade girls had 88 points in fourth place and the Seventh Grade Girls had 42 points in fourth. Eighth Grade girls from Cayuga took first place with 147 points. Kerens was second with 140 points and Martins Mill was third with 99 points. LaPoynor had 24 points for fifth place. Cayuga’s Seventh Grade Girls were first with 194 points. Cross Roads was second with 134 and Martins Mill was third with 78.

Following are the meet results for individuals from Frankston and LaPoynor:

FRANKSTON EIGHTH GRADE BOYS

100-meter Dash — Michael Bryant, second, 11.19. 200-meter Dash — Brayden Gray, fourth, 26.59. 400-meter Dash — Blake Dotson, third, 1:02.19. 800-meter Run — Jack Suggs, second, 2:34.25. 2400-meter Run — Luke Berman, sixth, 10:58.16. 110-meter Hurdles — Carter Stibbins, first, 19.78; J.H. Cox, second, 20.59; T. Dewberry, fourth, 20.84. 300-meter Hurdles — Cox, first, 51.65; Stibbins, second, 51.90. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of Lucas Bizzell, Bryant, Gray and Blaine Johnson, first, 47.18. 4x200-meter Relay — Team of Bizzell, Korben Hunt, Johnson and Stibbins, first, 1:43.90. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Bizzell, Bryant, Gray and Johnson, first, 4:20.28. Long Jump — Bryant, second, 16-6; Bizzell, third, 16-1. Shot Put — Toby Beckham, first, 37-10; Luke Dugan, second, 35-3. Discus — Beckham, first, 134-0; Chris Kovarik, fifth, 91-9. Triple Jump — Gray, first, 33-5½; Bizzell, second, 33-4¾; Suggs, fifth, 31-0. High Jump — Gray, second, 5-6; Bryant, third, 5-0; Dewberry, fifth, 4-8. Pole Vault — Wyatt Reed, first, 9-6. 

 FRANKSTON SEVENTH GRADE BOYS                — Courtesy Photos

200-meter Dash — Brinson Bacon, first, 24.87; M. Connally, third, 26.42; A.. Bailey, fourth, 29.81. 400-meter Dash — H. Gentry, second, 1:04.70; Cor King, third, 1:13.51; A. Hanks, fifth, 1:15.52. 800-meter Run — King, second, 2:48.53; Hanks, sixth, 3:15.06. 1600-meter Run — C. Gann, second, 7:03.78; C. White, fourth, 7:14.84; H. Bristow, sixth, 8:45.25. 2400-meter Run — Gann, first, 11:27.87; C. Davis, second, 14:13.09; White, third, 15:25.09. 110-meter Hurdles — S. Foster, first, 18.97; A. Henry, third, 21.88; BR Hokit, fourth, 22.53. 300-meter Hurdles — Henry, second, 1:00.78; Gann, third, 1:03.82; C. Farmer, fourth, 1:06.84. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of Bacon, Foster, Gentry and Micah Muhammad, first, 48.87. 4x200-meter Relay — Team of Bailey, Connally, Hokit and K. Wilson, second, 2:03.31; 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Bacon, Connally, Foster and Gentry, first, 4:17.90. Long Jump — Bacon, first, 15-7¾; Gentry, fourth, 13-11. Shot Put — Lookabaugh, first, 27-8;  B. Menijuvar, third, 24-10½; C. Lemay, sixth, 21-2½. Discus — Foster, first, 98-5; D. Riddoch, third, 67-0; M. Hicks, sixth, 49-1. Triple Jump — Bacon, second, 30-5½; BR Hokit, third, 27-9; Hanks, fourth, 26-6. High Jump — Farmer, first, 5-3. Pole Vault — Farmer, second, 7-6; E. Cargill, third, 6-6.               ( See More Individual Results HERE )

April 3,  2023

DISTRICT 19-2A GIRLS GOLF CHAMPIONS — The Frankston Maidens Golf team won the championship of District 19-2A at Athens Country Club Monday, April 3 and advance to the Regional Tournament in Jacksonville on April 17-18. 

— FISD Courtesy Photos

Maidens Golf Team wins 19-2A

championship, goes to Regional 

 The Frankston High School Maidens Girls Golf Team won the District 19-2A Golf Championship Monday, April 3 at the Athens Country Club and will go to the Regional Tournament at Cherokee Ranch in Jacksonville on Monday and Tuesday, April 17-18, according to a report by Coach Scotty Albritton.

The Frankston girls team had a combined score of 943. Cross Roads was second with 984 and LaPoynor was third with 1040.

Bandy Bizzell led the Frankston girls team performance and was Girls’ Individual District Champion in first place overall with a two-round score of 191 (97-94). Kinley Howie was fourth overall with a  score of 240 (126-114) and Julianna Gould came in seventh overall with 251 (130-121). Also on the team is Jenna Gould with a 261 (133-128) .

Bandy Bizzell will be going into post-season play for the third straight year, advancing the last two years to the state tournament.

The Cross Roads girls team qualified for Regional in second place with a score of 984.

The LaPoynor girls won third place and were Regional alternates. Lili Obenauf led the team with a score of 254 (132-122) and was an Individual Regional Qualifier. Bre Howard shot 258 (122-136). Emily Klutts had a 262 (133-129). Emma Young shot a 266 (127-139) and Taelyn Juarez had a 285 (145-140).

Launa Coker of Martins Mill with a 231 was also an Individual Regional Qualifier for the girls.

The LaPoynor boys team took first place and a 19-2A championship with a team score of 741 and will go to Regional. Payton Parker led the team with a score of 174 (93–81). Jericho Young, an Individual Regional Qualifer (100-83), and Josiah Young (93-90) each shot a total of 183. Jackson Young shot a 201 (103-98). Corbin Moeller had a total of 210 (109-101).

The Kerens team qualified for Regional in second place with 769.

April 3,  2023

Maidens dominate Cayuga twice

in 20-2A double-header April 3

The Frankston Maidens softball team turned a double-header against Cayuga into scoring events while holding the Lady ‘Cats to limited and scattered hits in District 20-2A action on Monday, April 3 at home, according to information made available by Frankston coaches.

In the first game of the double-header, the Maidens turned 9 hits, 11 RBI, five bases-on-balls and 4 Cayuga errors into an 11-1 victory over the Lady ‘Cats and increased their district record to 6-1.

Meanwhile Maidens pitcher Kinsey Howie pitched a one-hitter, allowed no earned runs and had 8 strikeouts.

In the nightcap, they scored a 17-3 victory over Cayuga, thanks to 14 hits, 16 RBI and 9 walks. The win increased their district mark to 7-1 and their season record to 13-11.

In that game, Howie pitched three innings, allowed only 4 hits, three walks and had 5 strikeouts while Jacey Dillard relieved for two innings and allowed no hits, walked three and had three strikeouts. Neither pitcher allowed an earned run.

In both games, Maidens batters contributed key extra base hits. In the first, Jenna Gould and Kaylee Davis doubled and Kaysiah Burnett hit a triple. Loebig, Gould, Davis, Savannah Lindsey, Howie and Happel each added singles.

In the nightcap,  Coralyn Happel got two doubles and Davis got another. Jenna Gould and Addi Loebig hit triples. Loebig, Davis, Lindsey(2), Howie, Burnett, Happel and Lynsie Bizzell(2) added singles.

The big innings for the Maidens in the first game with the Lady ‘Cats were the first and the fourth.

In the first, Davis, Jenna Gould and Happel singled. Loebig, Davis, Gould and Howie scored. In the fourth, Loebig and Howie singled and Davis and Jenna Gould doubled. Burnett tripled.  Loebig, Davis, Gould and Howie scored.

In the second game, three innings were big, with 4 runs in the first, four in the second and nine in the third.

In the first, after three straight walks, Lindsey singled to score Loebig. Davis then scored on a fielder’s choice. With one out, Jenna Gould scored on a ground out. Then Happel doubled with two outs to score Howie. A ground out ended the frame after a Bizzell single.

In the second inning, three straight walks filled the bases. Then Lindsey singled to score Loebig and Davis. With no outs, Jenna Gould scored. With two outs, Happel singled to score Lindsey. Bizzell singled with two out but a line out ended the inning.

In the third big inning, the Maidens scored nine. Loebig started things with a triple. Then Davis doubled to score Loebig. After a couple of walks and an out, Davis scored from third on an error. Burnett singled to score Jenna Gould from third. Happel then doubled to score Howie and Burnett. With two outs and a Julianna Gould walk, Loebig singled to score Happel. Then Davis singled to score Gould. A Jenna Gould triple scored Loebig and Davis.

April 3,  2023

Indians’ late 15-run comeback

overtakes Cross Roads by 17-5

The Frankston Indians baseball team came back from an early 4-2 Cross Roads lead to score 15 runs in the sixth and seventh innings and capture a 17-5 District 20-2A victory on the road Monday, April 3, according to information made available by a Frankston scorer.

Things started off in the first inning tied 1-1 but Cross Roads scored three runs in the third inning to go ahead 4-1. The Indians got another run in the top of the fifth to narrow their deficit to 4-2.

However, in the top of the sixth, the Indians began scoring which would lead to their ultimate win. They scored 8 runs in that inning to go ahead 10-4. However, the Tribe was not finished scoring as they crossed the plate 7 more times to lead 17-4 as Cross Roads came to bat in their half of the seventh. The Bobcats were able to score only one run to give the Indians a 17-5 victory.

Indians batters got 14 hits in the game and overcame 5 errors. Walker London had two doubles, two singles and 5 RBI in four trips to the plate. Walker McCann had a triple and a single and 3 RBI. Bradlee Gould got two singles in 3 at-bats and drove in 2 runs.

Cross Roads was held to 4 hits while committing 3 errors. Those four Cross Roads hits came in the first 2⅓ innings. The Indians got 7 of their hits in the first 5⅔ innings but most productive hitting came in the final 1⅓ frames.

London allowed 4 hits, walked 2 and had 5 strikeouts on the mound for the Tribe. McCann allowed no hits, walked 2 and had 8 strikeouts. Carson Bizzell went the last innning and had no hits, three walks and struck out one.

Cross Roads pitching gave up the 14 hits, walked 7 and had 6 strikeouts.

The Tribe comeback started in the top of the sixth with two outs. That’s when Bizzell got on first on a fielder’s choice with one away. After the second out came on a  strikeout, Christian Hernandez singled. Then Matt Metzig singled to score Bizzell from third to make it 3-4. Gould’s single put the Indians ahead when Hernandez and Metzig scored to make it 5-4. Gould scored on McCann’s triple and Coleman Merritt, running for pitcher McCann, scored when Ryan Harper was safe at first on an error. After Conlan Lemay walked, London singled in Harper and Lemay. When London stole home from third, the Tribe had a 10-4 lead before a ground out ended the inning.

McCann retired the Bobcats in the bottom of the sixth to set up the Tribe’s seven-run surge in the top of the seventh. Hernandez, Metzig and Gould got on base on walks and Bobcat miscues and McCann and Harper singled to clear the bases and make it 13-4. A Lemay single followed by a London double scored Harper and courtesy runner Merritt to make it 15-4. Then Lemay scored on a passed ball. Stevie Fry’s single scored London to give the Indians their 17 runs which were to ultimately win the game 17-5.

The Indians (14-4, 5-0) are scheduled to host Kerens on Monday, April 10 at 7 p.m., postponed from Friday, April 7.

March 31,  2023

Happel’s homer sparks Maidens

16-1 victory over Cross Roads

The Frankston Maidens softball team boosted their District 20-2A record to 5-1 Friday, March 31 with an impressive 16-1 victory over Cross Roads at home in response to a 5-2 loss against the Cross Roads team on the road on March 28, according to information made available by Frankston coaches.

The Maidens’ bats were active in every inning, scoring 5 in the first, 4 each in the second and third and 3 in the fourth.  Cross Roads could only score a single run in the first frame.

The game went only four innings due to the 15-run rule.

The Frankston girls connected for 20 hits during the game while pitcher Kinley Howie held the Cross Roads girls to only 2 hits and a couple of walks, going the distance in the circle. She struck out 8. Both teams were errorless in the field.

Highlighting the Maidens’ hitting was a grand slam home run by Coralyn Happel which scored four runs and sparked the 5-1 first inning lead. 

Doubles by Kaylee Davis and Lynsie Bizzell added to the extra base hits. Davis and Savannah Lindsey led Maidens’ hitters with 3 of 4 trips to the plate. Happel’s homer and a single made her 2 of 3 batting. Also with 2 of 3 at-bats were Julianna Gould, Bizzell, Howie and Addi Loebig. Kaysiah Burnett was perfect at the plate with 2 of 2. Jenna Gould was 2 of 4.

Happel’s grand slam homer boosted her RBI to 4. Lindsey and Burnett each had 3 and Jenna Gould 2. Only two Maidens walked and only one struck out.

Leading in scores was Davis with 3. Loebig, Jenna Gould, Howie, Bizzell and Juliana Gould each scored twice. Lindsey, Burnett and Happel scored one, the latter with the home run.

In that big first inning, the Maidens gave up a single and then Howie retired the next three batters, two on strikeouts. That led up to the 5-run bottom of the first.

Things started off with back-to-back singles by Loebig and Davis, the latter on a bunt. Loebig was picked off, advancing to third. On a ground out, Davis went to second. With two away, Lindsey singled to score Davis. Then Howie singled to put runners on first and second. Burnett walked to fill the bases. That set up the grand slam home run by Happel which scored four runs, Lindsey, Howie, Burnett and Happel, and gave the Maidens a 5-1 early lead.

March 31,  2023

Indians dominate Cross Roads

18-1 to go 4-0 in district play

The Frankston Indians baseball team scored early to dominate Cross Roads 18-1 in a District 20-2A home game on Friday, March 31, according to information made available by the Frankston scorer.

The game went only three innings due to the 15-run rule.

The Indians started strong in the first inning with a 6-0 lead, scoring all their runs with two out.

Then in the second inning, the Tribe scored 12 runs to take an 18-0 lead before Cross Roads could get a run in the top of the third.

The Indians batters got 11 hits while Cross Roads was held to a single hit with Walker McCann on the mound. He struck out two Cross Roads batters and gave up only one walk. The only hit came on a triple by Cross Roads which led to their only score.

Five of the Indians’ hits were for extra bases. Walker London, Carson Bizzell and Matt Metzig slammed doubles and Jared Cook and Metzig each had triples. Kody Loebig and Christian Hernandez each had two singles and Conlan Lemay had one. Bizzell added a single.

Cook led with 4 RBI. Hernandez had 3 and Bizzell and Loebig each had 2.

In the first inning, the Indians had one strikeout before Lemay singled. After another Tribe strikeout, Bizzell singled to put two on base. Cook walked to fill the bases and Hernandez singled to score Lemay and Bizzell. Metzig walked to put two on base. Bradlee Gould, running for catcher Cook, scored from third on a wild pitch. Then Loebig singled to score Hernandez from second. The final two runs of the inning came when Harper reached first on an error and Metzig and Loebig scored.

McCann faced four batters in the top of the second. Three grounded out and a third reached first on an error with two away.

The Indians scored, almost at will, in the bottom of the second. Cook and Metzig had their triples and London, Metzig and Bizzell had their doubles while Hernandez had one of his singles. That, along with Cross Roads miscues, led to scores by London, Bradlee Gould, Hernandez, Metzig, Coleman Merritt, Bizzell, Harper and Lemay.

It all led to 12 runs and the 18-0 lead.

Cross Roads only score came in the top of the third on the triple and score on a wild pitch. Three other Cross Roads batters were retired.

The Indians had won 18-1.

March 30,  2023

Six FHS tennis entries in District

advance to Regional Tournament

Six Frankston High School tennis entries in the District 19-2A Tennis Tournament will advance to the Regional Tennis Tournament on April 12-13 at the A&M Consolidated High School Tennis Courts in College Station, according to a report by Coach Christi Coker.

Finishing in second place at the District Tournament Thursday, March 30 at the FHS Courts were the following Frankston entries:

— Ja’Shalyn (Shay) Hatton and Kason Newport in Mixed Doubles.

— Kaylah Redic in Girls Singles.

— Christian Serrato in Boys Singles.

— Bandy Bizzell and Lynsie Bizzell in Girls Doubles.

See courtesy photos of winners HERE .

Other participants at District who competed well were Morgan Redic and Jhayro Armas in singles and Madison Burris and Carly Morgan in girls doubles, Coach Coker said.

The FHS coach announced the schedule for the Regional Tournament. She said that on April 12 Boys Singles will be at 8 a.m., Girls Singles at 9:15 a.m., Girls Doubles at 11:45 a.m. and Mixed Doubles at 1 p.m.

The Second Round starts at 2:15 p.m.

Tournament Finals will be on April 13, starting at 8 a.m.

March 30,  2023

Indians, JV, Maidens place

third, fourth at Hawk Relays 

The Frankston Indians varsity boys took fourth and junior varsity boys and the Maidens varsity girls came away with third place Thursday, March 30 at the Hawk Relays in Hawkins, according to information made available by Frankston coaches.

The Indians JV boys posted 102 points behind White Oak with 121 and Beckville with 102. The Maidens varsity posted 89 points behind Tyler Heat with 114 and White Oak with 102.

The Indians varsity boys had 81.5 points behind White Oak with 109, Beckville with 102 and Troup with 83.

Other school participating in the Hawkins meet were T.K. Gorman, Hawkins, Grand Saline, Alba-Golden, Ore City, Harleton, Big Sandy and Linden-Kildare.

Following are the individual results for the Frankston entries:

JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS

1600-meter Run — Eduardo Chavez, first, 5:24.00; Christian Serrato, sixth, 5:46.00. 3200-meter Run — Serrato, third, 12:30.00; Chavez, 12:32.00; Jhayro Armas, sixth,  13:38.00. 110-meter Hurdles — Joseph Allen, fourth, 19.83. 300-meter Hurdles — Hudson Smith, first, 46.54; Allen, fourth, 48.98. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of Braylon Donnell, Triston McCoy, Coleman Merritt annd Timmy Ryals, third, 47.38. 4x200-meter Relay — Team of Donnell, Davis Holladay, McCoy and Ryals, fourth, 1:41.44. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Allen, McCoy, Ryals and Smith, second, 3:54.71. Long Jump — Donnell, third, 17-8; McCoy, sixth, 17.3. Triple Jump — Smith, second, 37-0. High Jump — Allen, first, 5-8; Smith, sixth, 5-0.

VARSITY GIRLS

400-meter Dash — Jermya Mitchell, fourth, 1:06.78. 100-meter Hurdles — Kaylee Davis, first, 16.53; Kaysie Nabors, third, 17.55. 300-meter Hurdles — Davis, first, 49.57; Nabors, fifth, 51.39. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Mitchell, Kaylee Davis, Nabors and Wila Davis, first, 4:28.04. Long Jump — Mitchell, first, 16-6; Kaylee Davis, third, 15-6½; Nabors, sixth, 15-3. Triple Jump — Kaylee Davis, first, 34-10. High Jump — Mitchell, first, 5-0.

VARSITY BOYS

100-Meter Dash — Kaymon Davis, fifth, 11.36. 200-meter Dash — Tyler Rogers, fourth, 23.78. 300-meter Hurdles — Devin Allen, fifth, 45.62. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of Ryan Harper, Reese Hicks, Ethan Ogg and Caleb Ramsey, third, 45.23. 4x200-meter Relay — Team of Davis, Harper, Ogg and Rogers, second, 1:33.74. 4xx400-meter Relay — Team of Austin Carr, Davis, Ogg and Rogers, fourth, 3:44.98. Long Jump — Rogers, fourth, 20-2½; A.J. Donnell, sixth, 20-1½. Shot Put — Ke’Aundre Barnes, first, 42-5. Discus — Sir Isaac Foster, second, 120-4. High Jump — Benton Allen, first, 6-5; Devin Allen, fourth, 5-8; A.J. Donnell, sixth, 5-6. Pole Vault — Bradlee Gould, sixth, 10-0.

The Frankston varsity and JV District meet is scheduled for Wednesday, April 12 at Cayuga.

March 28, 2023

Maidens lose first 20-2A contest

to Cross Roads 5-2 on March 28

The Frankston Maidens softball team lost their first District 20-2A game Tuesday, March 28, falling on the road to Cross Roads 5-2 and giving them an overall record of 10-11 for the season, according to information made available by the Maidens scorer.

The Maidens fell behind Cross Roads 0-1 in the first inning but matched their opponent’s score with a run of their own in the top of the second. Unfortunately for the Frankston girls, that was their only run until the top of the seventh. Meanwhile Cross Roads was to score two runs in the bottom of the third and a run in each of the fifth and sixth innings to give them their win.

The Maidens got only four hits off Cross Roads pitching. Two of the hits were doubles by Addi Loebig and Coralyn Happel. The other two hits were singles by Kaylee Davis and Jacey Dillard.

Meanwhile, Cross Roads was getting 9 hits, including three doubles to give them 5 RBI.

The Maidens’ run in the second inning came with two out when Happel doubled to center field and Jacey Dillard followed with a ground single to right field which scored Happel. Their second and only other run in the seventh inning also came with two out, when Kaysiah Burnett walked and Loebig doubled to left field to score Burnett. The Maidens had another chance to score in the seventh when a Kaylee Davis single allowed Loebig to go to third. Unfortunately for the Maidens,  a fly out retired the side and secured the Cross Roads win.

The Maidens, now 4-1 in district, have a chance to even things when they entertain Cross Roads at home at 6 p.m. Friday, March 31.

March 28, 2023

Frankston Indians hold off Groveton

to early run to win 5-1 on March 28

The Frankston Indians baseball team increased their season record to 12-4 Tuesday, March 28 with a 5-1 non-district victory over the Groveton Indians in a game on the road, according to information made available by Frankston scorers.

The Indians scored two runs in the top of the first, answered by a run by Groveton in their half of the frame. Unfortunately for the Groveton Tribe, that was the only run they would get in the contest.

Frankston would go on to score a run in each of the third, fifth and seventh innings to gain their victory.

The Frankston boys put together 7 hits and overcame three errors during the contest. Walker London, Austin Carr and Ryan Harper each had doubles and Harper added a triple to go 3 of 4 at the plate and lead the Frankston Tribe in hitting. Harper, Carr and Metzig added singles to the Frankston hitting.

London went the distance on the mound for Frankston, allowing 5 scattered hits, no earned runs and a walk. He struck out 5 Groveton batters.

Groveton pitching allowed the 7 Frankston hits and two walks and had 5 strikeouts.

The Frankston Tribe went ahead 2-1 in the first inning when Carr and Harper had back-to-back doubles scoring Carr. Then Harper scored on a ground out with one away. Two ground outs retired the side.

In the third inning, Frankston scored when Carr singled and with two out, London doubled to score Carr.

In the fifth inning, with one out, Harper singled and ended up on third when Lemay bunted and reached first on an error. With two out, Harper stole home for the one Frankston run of the inning.

In the seventh inning, with one out, Harper tripled and later scored on the throw after a fly out with one away.

On Friday, March 31, the Frankston Indians will journey to Cross Roads for a 7 p.m. District 20-2A game, trying to improve on their 3-0 district record.

March 27, 2023

FMS Eighth Grade boys win

first in JH Hawkins Relays 

The Frankston Eighth Grade Boys Track and Field team took first place in the Junior High Hawk Relays on Monday, March 27 in Hawkins, according to information made available by Frankston coaches.

The eighth grade boys scored 151 points to 144 for second place Troup and 104 for third place Big Sandy.

Meanwhile the Seventh Grade Boys finished fourth with 86 points behind Hawkins with 151.75, Big Sandy with 150.75 and Ore City with 101.75.

The Seventh Grade Girls finished sixth with 47 points. Union Grove was first with 125.666, Big Sandy second with 121 and Hawkins third with 117. Troup was fourth with 99.333 and Ore City was fifth with 64.

The Eighth Grade Girls finished seventh with 33 points. Troup took first place with 112.

Other schools or teams participating in the meet were Linden-Kildare, Tyler Heat and Hawkins B.

Following are the individuals results for the Frankston teams:

EIGHTH GRADE BOYS

100-meter Dash — Michael Bryant, first, 12.02. 200-meter Dash — Brayden Gray, fifth, 27.10. 400-meter Dash — Blake Dotson, fifth, 1:05.38. 800-meter Run — Jack Suggs, second, 2:40.47. 1600-meter Run — Grady Eubanks, sixth, 6:20.26. 2400-meter Run — Eubanks, second, 9:28.00; Luke Berman, fourth, 10:58.00; Conner Wolf, fifth, 11:39.00. 110-meter Hurdles — Carter Stibbins, third, 20.94; Dewberry, fourth, 21.01; Jonathan Cox, fifth, 21.41. 300-meter Hurdles — Stibbins, second, 49.34; Carson Brooks, third, 50.19; Cox, sixth, 54.19. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of Lucas Bizzell, Bryant, Gray and Blaine Johnson, second, 47.76. 4x200-meter Relay — Team of Toby Beckham, Bizzell, Johnson and Stibbins, third, 1:47.61. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Bizzell, Bryant, Gray and Johnson, second, 4:03.01. Long Jump — Bryant, first, 18-5. Shot Put — Beckham, first, 38-9½; Tucker Palmer, sixth, 33-7¼. Discus — Beckham, fourth, 106-4; Palmer, sixth, 90-8. Triple Jump — Gray, sixth, 33-10. High Jump — Gray, second, 5-4; Bryant, fourth, 5-0. Pole Vault — Wyatt Reed, fourth, 8-0.

SEVENTH GRADE BOYS

100-meter Dash — Micah Muhammad, third, 13.61. 200-meter Dash — Brinson Bacon, fourth, 27.68. 400-meter Dash — H. Gentry, fifth, 1:07.67. 800-meter Run — Cor. King, sixth, 2:53.23. 1600-meter Run — C. Gann, third, 6:28.91. 2400-meter Run — C. Gann, first, 10:10.00. 110-meter Hurdles — Sir Korvius Foster, first, 18.74. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of Bacon, Foster, Gentry and Muhammad, first, 51.17. 4x200-meter Relay — Team of M. Conlan, Br. Hokit, Muhammad and K. Wilson, sixth, 2:04.99. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Bacon, Conlan, Foster and Gentry, third, 4:31.16. Discus — Foster, second, 96-2. Pole Vault — Conlan, fourth, 7-6; C. Farmer, sixth, 7-0.

SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS

100-meter Dash — Kenzie Bullard, second, 14.68; Kailee Kliebert, fifth, 15.50. 200-meter Dash — Bullard, third, 30.38. 2400-meter Run — Jilian Reed, fourth, 13:20.00; Victoria Bunyard, fifth, 16:27.00. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of Jacey Uptmor, Kliebert, Kamryn Allen and Bullard, fifth, 1:00.74. 4x200-meter Relay — Team of Allen, Kira Pope, Pazlyn Atkinson and Raegan Hicks, sixth, 2:15.79. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Kliebert, Pope, Atkinson and Sarah Thurman, sixth, 5:33.53. Long Jump — Bullard, sixth, 13-2½. Shot Put — Anecia Coleman, fifth, 25-0. Triple Jump — Kliebert, fourth, 26-1. High Jump — Hicks, first, 4-3.

EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS

100-meter Dash — Nura Muhammad, fifth, 14.71; Kiera Hernandez, sixth, 15.52. 200-meter Dash — Trinity Hallmark, fifth, 31.11. 800-meter Run — Angela Hurtado, second, 3:04.48. 1600-meter Run — Willow Blase, fifth, 7:03.95. 2400-meter Run — Blase, third, 11:06.00. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of Emma Stinson, Hernandez, Muhammad and Hallmark, sixth, 58.52. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Jessie Ellis, Hernandez, Muhammad and Hallmark, fifth, 5:10.54. High Jump — Muhammad, third, 4-0.

March 23, 2023

Indians, Maidens varsity teams

first in Cushing Relays March 23

The Frankston Indians and Maidens varsity track and field teams came away from the Cushing Bearkats Relays with impressive first place finishes on Thursday, March 23, according to a report made available by Frankston coaches.

Meanwhile the Indians Junior Varsity boys finished fifth in the meet.

The Indians varsity boys scored 140 points compared to second place Alto’s 96 and third place Carlisle’s 84 points. The Frankston JV boys had 52 points.

The Maidens varsity girls scored 104 points compared to second place Tenaha’s 70 and third place Brookeland’s 69.

Other schools participating in the meet were Broaddus, Central Heights, Cushing, PCA, Mount Enterprise, Woden, Gary, Zavala, Chireno, Madisonville, Martinsville and New Summerfield.

Following are the results of Frankston individuals placing in the meet:

FRANKSTON VARSITY BOYS

400-meter Dash — Logan Ratliff, sixth, 57.02. 110-meter Hurdles — Devon Saturley, first, 17.29; A.J. Michaelski, second, 17.55. 300-meter Hurdles — Devin Allen, first, 43.52; Michaelski, third, 45.24; Saturley, fourth, 46.51. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of Benton Allen, Kaymon Davis, Ethan Ogg and Tyler Rogers, fifth, 46.36. 4x200-meter Relay — Team of Davis, Ryan Harper, Ogg, and Rogers, first, 1:32.07. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Davis, A.J. Donnell, Ogg and Rogers, first, 3:39.79. Long Jump — Benton Allen, first, 21-2½; Donnell, second, 21-1¼. Shot Put — Ke’Aundre Barnes, first, 41-7. Triple Jump — Rogers, sixth, 39-6. High Jump — Benton Allen, first, 6-4. Pole Vault — Bradlee Gould, first, 11-0; Carson Bizzell, second, 9–6.

FRANKSTON JV BOYS

200-meter Dash — Austin Carr, fifth, 23.48; Reese Hicks, sixth, 23.65. 400-meter Dash — Tristan McCoy, fifth, 56.36. 110-meter Hurdles — Hudson Smith, fifth, 20.76; Joseph Allen, sixth, 20.83. 300-meter Hurdles — Smith, fifth, 46.65. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of Braylon Donnell, Bradlee Gould, Hicks and Caleb Ramsey, third, 44.85. 4x200-meter Relay — Team of B. Donnell, Gould, Hicks and Ramsey, fourth, 1:35.73. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Devin Allen, Joseph Allen, Carr and Gould, second, 3:43.65. Long Jump — Carr, third, 19-8½.

FRANKSTON VARSITY GIRLS

400-meter Dash — Jermya Mitchell, third, 1:07.27. 800-meter Run — Bailey Ball, fifth, 2:51.32. 1600-meter Run — Jenna Gould, fourth, 6:46.46. 3200-meter Run — Bailey Ball, fourth, 14:22.00; Angelyna Gonzales, fifth, 16:07.00. 100-meter Hurdles — Kaylee Davis, second, 16.58; Kaysie Nabors, fourth, 18.56. 300-meter Hurdles — Nabors, third, 50.45; Davis, fourth, 50.64. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of Ashley Fridinger, Briley Jimenez, Kaysiah Burnett and Wila Davis, fourth, 54.37. 4x200-meter Relay — Team of Fridinger, Jimenez, Burnett and Mariyah Hatton, fourth, 2:01.41. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Mitchell,, Kaylee Davis, Nabors and Wila Davis, first, 4:23.53. Long Jump — Mitchell, third, 15-11½. Kaylee Davis, sixth, 15-9. Shot Put — Serenity Foster, fifth, 27-5. Discus — Foster, fifth, 78-4. Triple Jump — Kaylee Davis, first, 35-11; Nabors, sixth, 31-1. High Jump — Mitchell, third, 5-1.

The varsity and junior varsity boys and girls will be in the Hawkins Relays on Thursday, March 30.

March 21, 2023

Indians get non-district victory

over Normangee on March 21

The Frankston Indians baseball team boosted their season record to 11-4 defeating the non-district Normangee Panthers 8-1 on the road on Tuesday, March 21, according to information made available by Frankston scorers.

Walker McCann pitched a one-hitter and Indian bats slammed out 8 hits as the Indians went ahead 4-0 before the Panthers could score their single run in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Indians punctuated their victory with four more runs in their half of the seventh.

Walker London went 3 of 4 at the plate, all singles. Carson Bizzell had two singles on four trips to the plate. Austin Carr, Ryan Harper, Matt Metzig, Jared Cook and McCann each had a single.

Five Indians were credited with RBI — Carr, Harper, Conlan Lemay, London and Bizzell. The Indians were walked only three times, Carr twice and McCann once.

Defensively the Tribe committed only one error while Normangee had two.

McCann went the distance on the mound, allowing that one hit and five walks. He struck out eight Panthers batters.

The big Indians seventh inning began with a single by McCann, followed by a walk by Carr. Ryan Harper singled and McCann, who had advanced to third on a passed ball, scored. Then Carr scored from third on a sacrifice bunt by Lemay.

London’s single scored Harper from second. Then Bizzell singled to score London from second to make it 8-1 when McCann retired the only three batters for the Panthers in the bottom of the seventh.

The Indians will journey to Groveton to meet the Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28 in another non-district game.

They are scheduled to return to District 20-2A play on Friday, March 31 at Cross Roads.

March 20, 2023

FMS Eighth Grade Boys finish third

in Cushing Bearkat Relays March 20

The Frankston eighth grade boys finished third and the seventh grade boys got sixth at the Junior High Cushing Bearkat Relays on Monday, March 20.

According to results made available by Frankston coaches, the Frankston eighth grade girls finished eighth and the seventh grade girls finished 16th in the meet.

Twenty-three teams, including Frankston, participated in the meet.

Palestine seventh grade boys finished first with 146.8 points and Alto finished second with 137 points. The Frankston eighth graders posted 93 points and the seventh graders had 39.4.

Palestine eighth grade girls finished first with 190 points and the Palestine seventh grade girls were second with 145 points. The Frankston eighth grade girls tied for eighth place with Carlisle with 12 points.

Other schools participating were Central Heights, Cushing, PCA, Douglass, Tenaha, FHBAcademy, Gary, Mount Enterprise, Woden, Chireno, Martinsville, New Summerfield and Zavala.

Following are the individual results for the Frankston teams:

EIGHTH GRADE BOYS

100-mete Dash — Michael Bryant, first, 11.48. 200-meter Dash — Brayden Gray, sixth, 26.67. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of Gray, Bryant, Lucas Bizzell and Blaine Johnson, first, 48.06. 4x200-meter Relay — Team of Toby Beckham,, Carter Stibbins, Bizzell and Johnson, fourth, 1:47.43. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Gray, Bryant, Bizzell and Johnson, fourth, 4:13.96. Long Jump — Bryant, second, 17-6½. Shot Put — Beckham, second, 35-4½; Luke Dugan, fourth, 33-11. Discus — Beckham, first, 121-6¼; Tucker Palmer, fifth, 94-9. High Jump — Gray, first, 5-1. Pole Vault — Wyatt Reed, fourth, 7-6.

SEVENTH GRADE BOYS

200-meter Dash — Brinson Bacon, fourth, 26.17. 110-meter Hurdles — Sir Korvius Foster, third, 19.44. 4x100-meter Relay — Team of H. Gentry, Micah Muhammad, Bacon and Foster, fifth, 49.91. Discus — Foster, second, 108-2. High Jump — Foster, fourth, 4-10. Pole Vault — M. Connally, first, 8-0; E. Cargill, third, 7-6.

EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS

4x100-meter Relay — Team of Kenzie Bullard, Trinity Hallmark, Kiera Hernandez and Nura Muhammad, fifth, 57.76. 4x400-meter Relay — Team of Kailee Kliebert, Bullard, Hallmark and Muhammad, fourth, 5:10.13.

March 17, 2023

Indian bats dominate Neches 14-1

in District 20-2A game March 17

The Frankston Indians went 3-0 in a District 20-2A baseball game and increased their season record to 10-4 by dominating the Neches Tigers 14-1 on Friday, March 17 at the Brook Hill field in Bullard, according to information made available by Frankston scorers.

The game ended in 4½ innings due to the 10-run rule but the Indians made the most of the four innings when they came up to bat and pitcher Carson Bizzell held the Tigers to only 2 hits.

The Tribe started things out going ahead 3-0 in the bottom of the first inning and Neches answered in their half of the second with a run to make it 3-1. However, the Indians continued to score and the Tigers didn’t. The Tribe got another four runs in their half of the second to swell their lead to 7-1.

They got only one run in the bottom of the third to make it 8-1 but they put the game away in their half of the fourth with a six-run surge. That made it 14-1 and Neches had no answer in the top of the fifth.

The Indians got their 14 runs on 8 hits and were errorless in the field. Two of those hits came on triples, one by Carson Bizzell and another by Walker McCann. Bizzell got a single also to match Ryan Harper’s two singles and lead hitters. Walker London, Christian Hernandez, and Jared Cook each had singles.

The Indians’ offense was helped by 6 walks and 4 Neches errors. They had 13 stolen bases, led by Harper’s 4, and 7 RBI, led by London and Bizzell with 2 each.

The big six-run fourth inning was helped by back-to-back triples by Bizzell and McCann and several walks and errors. Their four-run second inning was helped by timely singles by Cook, Harper and Bizzell and scores by Caleb Ramsey, running for catcher Cook, and Walker London, Harper and Lemay, the latter two on passed balls.

Bizzell was the winning pitcher, going four innings and allowing 2 hits and walking 3. He struck out 8. Kody Loebig pitched the last inning, struck out 2 and secured the win.

Neches got a single apiece from B. Selman and P. Flowers and got on base with 6 scattered walks.

The Tigers used two pitchers who gave up the 8 hits and 10 earned runs, walked 6 and struck out 3.

March 15, 2023

Indians varsity, JV win third

at Winnsboro meet March 15

The Frankston Indians varsity and junior varsity track and field teams each finished in third place in an unscheduled appearance at the “Rugged Red Relays” on Tuesday, March 15 at Winnsboro High School, according to reports made available by Frankston coaches.

The Indians varsity accumulated 105 points behind Winnsboro with 232 and  Harmony with 109. The Indians Junior Varsity had 113 points behind Winnsboro’s 233 and Hooks’ 148.

A limited group of Maidens varsity girls participated in the meet and finished in seventh place with 27 points. Harmony was first with 142 points, Pittsburg second with 134 and Hughes Springs third with 86.

Eleven schools sent entries to the meet. Other than Frankston, Harmony, Pittsburg, Hughes Springs, Winnsboro, Hooks, Canton, Clarksville, Van, Garrison and Winn 2 were participants.

Following are the individual results for the Frankston entries:

FRANKSTON VARSITY BOYS

100-meter Dash — A.J. Donnell, fifth, 11.62. 220-meter Dash — Donnell, sixth, 24.59. 400-meter Dash — Devin Allen, second, 55.94. 800-meter Run — Landon Marine, sixth, 2:21.30. 110-meter Hurdles — Devon Saturley. fifth, 18.93. 300-meter Hurdles — Devin Allen, fourth, 46.60; Saturley, fifth, 48.62. 4x100-meter Relay — Frankston team of Ethan Ogg, Bradlee Gould, Tyler Rogers and Kaymon Davis, first, 44.70. 4x200 Relay — Frankston team of Ogg, Gould, Rogers and Davis, second, 1:34.39. Long Jump — Rogers, third, 20-6¼ ; Benton Allen, fourth, 20-4½; Donnell, sixth, 19-10½. Triple Jump — Rogers, sixth, 39-9. High Jump — Benton Allen, first, 6-3; Donnell, sixth, 5-8. Pole Vault — Gould, third, 9-6.

FRANKSTON JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS

400-meter Dash — Joseph Allen, third, 59.78; Peyton Jaco, fourth, 1:01.12. 800-meter Run — Jaco, third, 2:27.94. 1600-meter Run — Christian Serrato. fourth, 6:02.64. 3200-meter Run — Serrato, third, 122:15.00. 110-meter Hurdles — Hudson Smith, third 19.54. 300-meter Hurdles — Smith, second, 45.55. 4x100-meter Relay — Frankston team of Mason Boggs, Ethan Snider, Braydon Dotson and Jhayro Armas, third, 53.22. 4x200-meter Relay — Frankston team of Boggs, Snider, Dotson and Vincent Bunyard, third, 1:54.80. 4x400-meter Relay —  Franston team of Joseph Allen, Jaco, Smith and Timothy Ryals, third, 3:59.12. Long Jump — Joseph Allen, fifth, 16-1½. Shot Put — Dotson, fourth, 35-3; Ryals, sixth, 29-11½. Discus — Dotson, second, 93-0; Ryals, fifth, 68-3. Triple Jump — Smith, third, 36-7¾. High Jump — Joseph Allen, first, 5-4; Smith, fourth, 5-2.

FRANKSTON VARSITY GIRLS

100-meter Hurdles — Kaysie Nabors, fourth, 18.20. 300-meter Hurdles — Kaylee Davis, fourth, 52.71. Long Jump — Davis, second, 16-3¼ ; Nabors, fifth, 14-7¾. Triple Jump — Davis, second, 33-6; Nabors, sixth, 30-4¾. 

March 15, 2023

Indians’ seven-run first inning

keys 7-6 road win over Sabine

The Frankston Indians baseball team defeated the Sabine Cardinals 7-6 Wednesday, March 15 in a non-district game on the road to increase their season record to 9-4, according to information made available by team scorers.

The Indians jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first inning and, as it turned out, that’s all the scoring they needed to do to win the game.

Sabine got a run in the bottom of the first and two more in the bottom of the second. They threatened the Indians lead when they scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth. However, the Indians were able to keep the Cardinals from scoring in the next two innings to preserve the win.

The Indians got their seven runs and had six hits in the game while Sabine was hitting safely eight times.

Ryan Harper’s double was the only extra base hit for the Indians. He went on to get two singles to lead the Indians’ batters. Austin Carr, Christian Hernandez and Jared Cook each had singles. The Tribe benefitted from 13 bases on balls. Carr was credited with two RBI. Five other players had one RBI each.

The Indians’ most successful inning, the first, turned out to be the only frame they needed to gain their victory. Seven walks contributed mightily to their success in that inning.

Two walks, by Carr and Conlan Lemay, put runners on base but a ground out and a line out made it appear they would be stranded. Then Carson Bizzell walked to load the bases after Carr and Lemay had advanced to second and third on a passed ball. The Indians got another walk by Hernandez which scored Carr. Matt Metzig then walked to score Lemay. Cook walked to score Bizzell and Aydan Lewis walked to score Hernandez.

Austin Carr got the first hit of the inning as he singled to score Caleb Ramsey, running for pitcher Metzig, and Tristan McCoy, running for catcher Cook.

That’s when Harper got his double which scored Lewis before the Indians finally  grounded out to end the seven-run inning.

Sabine hitters were busy after that. They got three doubles and a home run as well as four more hits along the way.

Metzig pitched 4⅓ innings for the Indians and got credit for the win. He allowed four hits and walked two and also had a strikeout. Walker London came in for 2⅔ innings, allowing four hits and walking one. He had three strikeouts.

Sabine used three pitchers during the game

March 14, 2023

Maidens defeat Lady Flyers 6-5

to increase district record to 4-0

The Frankston Maidens increased their District 20-2A record to 4-0 Tuesday, March 14 with a 6-5 victory over the LaPoynor Lady Flyers, according to information made available by Maidens scorers.

The Maidens and Lady Flyers battled through three innings without either team scoring but both scored two runs in the fourth inning to tie things at 2-2.

The Lady Flyers forged ahead in the top of the fifth with three runs to take a 5-2 lead. The Maidens made it closer in their half of the frame with a run which made the score 5-3.

The Lady Flyers did not score in their half of the sixth, but the Maidens put three runs on the scoreboard to make the score 6-5 and held the Lady Flyers scoreless in the top of the seventh to take the narrow victory.

In that decisive sixth inning, the Maidens started out by Savannah Lindsey reaching first on an error but she was out trying to advance to second.

Then Kinley Howie walked. The next batter, Coralyn Happel singled to right field and Howie was able to advance to third.

When Julianna Gould reached first on a bunt single the bases were full with Happel going to second and Howie holding up at third. Lynsie Bizzell’s sacrifice fly to right field allowed Howie to score and Happel and Gould advanced.

Next up was Kaysiah Burnett who doubled, allowing Happel and Gould to score the runs to allow the Maidens to lead 6-5.

Despite a single by the Lady Flyers’ Bre Howard, LaPoynor was retired on two fly outs and a ground out, stranding Howard.

The Maidens had carded their six runs on eight hits and overcame six errors.

Kaylee Davis scored the only run in the fifth with a home run to center field. Burnett’s double scored what were to be the winning runs. Happel’s double in the fourth knotted the score at 2-2. Jenna Gould’s double was the only hit in the scoreless first inning.

Jenna Gould and Happel had two hits on three trips to the plate. Davis, Howie, Julianna Gould and Burnett each had one hit, Davis on a homer and Burnett on the key sixth inning double.

Julianna Gould pitched all seven innings, allowing six hits and walking one. She struck out five.

For the Lady Flyers, Adriana Estrada and R. Smith had doubles. Smith and E. Klutts led LaPoynor hitters with 2 of 3 at the plate.

Estrada went the distance in the pitching circle, allowing eight hits and walking one. She had two strikeouts.

The Maidens go to Cross Roads on Tuesday, March 28 at 6 p.m. for their next district game.

March 14, 2023

McCann’s one-hit shutout gives

Indians 7-0 win over LaPoynor

The Frankston Indians’ Walker McCann pitched a one-hit shutout Tuesday, March 14 as the Indians won their second District 20-2A victory, defeating the LaPoynor Flyers 7-0, according to information made available by Frankston scorers.

The Indians took an early lead, scoring three runs in the first inning. They followed with two runs in the third and two more in the sixth, utilizing nine hits and playing errorless baseball.

Five of the Indians’ hits came on doubles, two from Walker London and one each from Carson Bizzell, Ryan Harper and Jared Cook.

In pitching the distance on the mound, McCann struck out eight LaPoynor batters and walked four.

Harper led Indians’ hitters with three hits in four trips to the plate, including the double. London was 2 of 3, both doubles, and he drove in three runs. Getting one hit each were Conlan Lemay, Christian Hernandez, Bizzell and Cook, the last two on doubles.

In that three-run first inning that started the Indians on a path to a win. Harper doubled after an Austin Carr walk. Lemay was hit by a pitch, loading the bases. London followed with one of his doubles to score Carr and Harper. On a ground out to second, Lemay scored from third to give the Indians their 3-0 lead.

The Indians scored two runs in the third, thanks first to a second double by London which allowed a score by Harper, who had singled earlier. The other run came when Hernandez singled, allowing London to score from third.

The final two runs, in the bottom of the sixth inning, came first on two straight doubles by Bizzell and Cook, the latter scoring Bizzell. Caleb Ramsey went in to run for the catcher, Cook, and on a fly out, Ramsey went to third. With only one out, Ramsey scored the final run on a ground out.

With a 7-0 advantage, McCann pitched three strikeouts to the Flyers in the top of the seventh to end the game.

The Indians, now 2-0 in 20-2A and 8-4 overall, were scheduled to play at Sabine in a non-district game at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15. They will follow on Friday, March 17 hosting Neches at 5 p.m.

March 13, 2023

Maidens defeat LaPoynor 16-7

to increase 19-2A record to 3-0

The Frankston Maidens softball team increased their District 19-2A record to 3-0 Monday, March 13 with a convincing 16-7 win over the LaPoynor Lady Flyers, according to information made available by Frankston coaches.

The Maidens started out the game behind 1-0 to the Lady Flyers at the end of the first inning, but they proceeded to score in every other quarter, thanks to 15 hits while overcoming five errors. LaPoynor scored in five innings, not enough to keep up with three Maidens 3-run innings and five big runs in the top of the seventh, unanswered by the Lady Flyers in their half of that final frame.

After narrowing the Lady Flyers lead to 2-1 in the second inning, the Maidens had their first 3-run inning in the third to lead 4-2, but the Lady Flyers came back with two runs in their half of the frame to tie things at 4-4. It was still close in the fourth when the Maidens went ahead by only 5-4 

The Maidens went ahead in the fifth 8-4 but LaPoynor narrowed that lead to 8-6 in their half of the inning. In the sixth, the Maidens scored another three runs and the Lady Flyers got one to boost the Frankston girls’ lead to 11-7.

A 5-run surge in the top of the seventh boosted the Maidens lead to 16-7 and the Lady Flyers were retired without any more scores in the bottom of the seventh.

The three-run sixth inning was the prelude to the Maidens win.

A triple by Jenna Gould started things. Then Savannah Lindsey walked and Kinley Howie was hit by a pitch to fill the bases. When Julianna Gould walked, sister Jenna Gould scored from third. The bases were still loaded. Lindsey then scored when Lynsie Bizzell singled on a bunt. With two out, Addi Loebig walked to score Howie from third to make it 11-6.

LaPoynor scored a run in the bottom of the sixth to make it 11-7 when Bre Howard doubled to score H. Rhoades.

Then in the seventh, the Maidens secured their lead with five runs.

This time Jenna Gould walked and Lindsey was hit by a pitch. Ashley Fridinger came in to run for Lindsey. Howie then singled to score Gould from second. Coralyn Happel walked to fill the bases. Julianna Gould singled to score Fridinger. With the bases still full, Bizzell drove home Howie from third. Kaysiah Burnett then singled to score Happel. The bases were still loaded with no outs when Julianna Gould scored the final run of the inning and the game. A fly out and an out on a fielder’s choice ended the inning.

Despite a double starting their half of the seventh, the Lady Flyers had two fly outs and a strikeout to end the game.

Jenna Gould had a triple and a double and Bizzell, Happel and Burnett also doubled. Davis had two singles, Howie three, Happel one, Julianna Gould one, Bizzell two and Burnett one. Julianna Gould and Bizzell each had three RBI.

Jacey Dillard went seven innings in the pitching circle, walking two and allowing two earned runs. She struck out six.

Howard and M. Ficco had doubles for LaPoynor. A. Williams led with three hits.

Adriana Estrada pitched seven innings, walking 9. She had two strikeouts.

March 11, 2023

CLASS 2A STATE FINALS

    Lipan wins 50-46 in last seconds

    effort despite Flyers comeback

The 19-2A Champion LaPoynor Flyers basketball team came within seconds of turning a stunning comeback into an upset of the No. 1 ranked Lipan Indians Saturday, March 11 in the Class 2A State finals, but timely shots fell for the Indians in the waning seconds to gain them a 50-46 victory at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

Flyers Dijuan Whitehead and Cooper Gracey were honored by being named to the All Tournament team.

Flyers Coach Jim Reid remembered vividly what happened in the final minutes of the game.

The Flyers, ranked No. 2, had trailed 32-19 at halftime, but they came back in the second half to outscore Lipan 27-18 tying the score at 39-39 halfway in the fourth quarter and going ahead 41-39 on successive field goals by Mann Scott, a three-pointer and one from inside, to lead the Indians.

A Lipan free throw narrowed the lead to 41-40 but Flyers Post Dijuan Whitehead scored inside to give LaPoynor a 43-40 lead.

Lipan senior point guard Garrett Smith (23), who had scored only once since getting 11 points in the first quarter, sank a three-point basket to tie things at 43-43.

Mann Scott kept the Flyers’ hopes alive with a three-point play, a basket and a free throw, to restore a 46-43 lead. Then a couple of Lipan free throws narrowed the Flyers lead to 46-45. That would be the score with under a minute left.

Both teams utilized numerous times out during the coming seconds, each to counter the other’s strategies and game turns.

The tide turned when Lipan’s Garrett Smith contributed the unanswered points leading to the Indians’ win. First he sank a two-point goal to give his team the lead 47-46. Then he dropped in a free throw and later two more to give Lipan their four-point win and the 2A State Championship.

In the first half, things looked grim for the Flyers as Lipan took the first quarter 21-10, with Garrett Smith leading the way. Things were closer in the second period as Lipan had only an 11-9 edge to lead by 13 at the intermission.

In the third quarter, the Flyers were able to hold the Indians to only 6 points while scoring 14 on two-points baskets, led by Cooper Gracey and Dijuan Whitehead.

The Flyers had a 13-12 edge in the fourth quarter as Whitehead got help from Mann Scott, but in the waning seconds the Flyers could not score while Lipan, led by Garrett Smith, prevailed.

Whitehead led the Flyers in scoring with 15 points, 6 of 10 inside and a three-point goal. Gracey had 14 points on 7 of 13 near the basket. Mann Scott sank a three-pointer and 4 of 10 inside along with a free throw for 10 points. Evan Almeida had 5 points on 2 of 6 near the goal and 1 of 1 at the line. Cort Reid was 2 of 2 in free throw for 2 points.

For Lipan, Smith led with 21, three 3-pointers and 3 inside and 6 of 6 at the free throw line.

Flyers Whitehead and Gracey each had 7 rebounds. Whitehead also had a steal and Gracey had 4 assists and 2 steals. Almeida had 4 rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal. Mann Scott had two rebound, an assist, a block and a steal. Reid had two rebounds and an assist. Matt Driskell had 2 rebounds.

Lipan had a total of 30 rebounds, 9 assists, a block and 5 steals.

The Flyers finished the season with a 33-7 record and Lipan had a 37-1 finish.

2022-2023 LaPoynor Flyers — State 2A Runnerup

— LISD Courtesy Photo

March 10, 2023

Flyers to play for State 2A title

after 66-43 win over Flatonia

The LaPoynor Flyers are in the State Class 2A finals again thanks to their impressive 66-43 victory over Flatonia Friday morning, March 10 in the Alamodome in San Antonio.

The 33-7 Flyers will be matched with the No. 1 rated Lipan Indians in a showdown Saturday, March 11 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alamodome.

Lipan (35-1) defeated New Home (25-8) earlier on Friday 52-44 in their State Semifinals game.

The LaPoynor boys earned the right to advance by defeating Flatonia in every quarter, starting with a competitive 10-7 first quarter advantage but then paving the way to a 35-18 lead at halftime with a 25-11 second quarter.

The Indians had a big deficit to fill in the second half, but the Flyers captured the third quarter 12-11 to go into the fourth period with 47-29 lead. The Flyers secured their victory with a 19-14 fourth quarter.

Cooper Gracey and Evan Almeida teamed up to lead the Flyers with 14 points each. Almeida sank 7 of 13 goals near the basket and Gracey had 6 of 12 and a perfect 2 of 2 trip to the free throw line. The Flyers post Dijuan Whitehead sank a three-point basket and scored 4 of 9 inside plus a free throw for 12 points. Cort Reid scored 8 points, hitting a three-pointer and a shot inside the paint and going 3 of 4 at the line. Matt Driskell had two three-point baskets for 6 points. Mann Scott had a three-pointer and sank one in the paint for 5 points. Zade Howard scored on a three-point goal. Daniel Scott and Jackson Young each sank two-pointers, Scott under the basket and Young just inside the paint near the goal.

Whitehead led with 12 rebounds, all defensive, along with 2 assists, a block and a steal. Gracey had 10 rebounds and had 3 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Evan Almeida also had 10 rebounds but also had 5 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Reid had 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. Driskell had 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Daniel Scott and Mann Scott each had 2 rebounds. Payton Parker, Casey Ruiz and Zade Howard each had an assist. Jackson Young had a steal.

March 10, 2023

Maidens softball team defeats

Kerens 12-8 to go 2-0 in 19-2A

The Frankston Maidens softball team recorded their eighth victory and went 2-0 in District 20-2A with a 12-8 win over the Kerens Lady ‘Cats on Friday, March 10, according to information provided by the team scorer.

The Maidens outscored the Lady ‘Cats 5-1 in the first inning but Kerens answered with a 5-run performance in the top of the second to go ahead 6-5.

The Lady ‘Cats were retired in the top of the third after holding off the Maidens in the bottom of the second. However, Maidens bats came alive in the bottom of the third to take an 11-6 lead.

Kerens answered with two runs in their half of the fourth to narrow the Frankston girls’ lead to 11-8, but the Maidens scored a run in the bottom of the fifth to give them what was to be their 12-8 win.

Maidens’ batters got 14 hits and overcame 6 errors in their victory. Kerens was held to 11 hits with no errors.

Jenna Gould had a triple and Ashley Fridinger, Coralyn Happel and Kaylee Davis got doubles for the Maidens. Addi Loebig and Kinley Howie each had three singles and Davis, Juliana Gould, Jenna Gould and Fridinger had singles.

Davis had three RBI. Jenna Gould, Howie and Julianna Gould each had two RBI and Happel, Jacey Dillard and Fridinger each had one.

The Maidens started their scoring in their half of the first. 

After a single by Loebig, Davis singled and Loebig scored from second. Jenna Gould and Savannah Lindsey walked and Howie singled to score Davis and Gould.  Happel then doubled to score Lynsie Bizzell, running for catcher Lindsey. The fifth Maidens run in the inning came when Howie scored on a sacrifice fly by Julianna Gould.

The other big inning for the Maidens yielded six runs in the bottom of the third. The first run came after Lindsey was hit by a pitch and sent to first. Bizzell came in to run for the catcher. Bizzell scored from third on a Julianna Gould single. Howie scored on a ground out and Fridinger singled to score Gould from second. Loebig then singled and Davis followed with a double, scoring Fridinger. The final two runs of the inning came when Jenna Gould singled to score Loebig and Davis.

Howie went the distance in the pitching circle, facing 36 batters, striking out 9.

The Maidens are to go to LaPoynor for a district game on Monday, March 13 at 1 p.m.

March 10, 2023

Joaquin shuts down Indians’ bats

2-0 in March 10 non-district duel 

The Frankston Indians baseball team was shut out 2-0 on Friday, March 10 by the Joaquin Rams in a pitchers’ duel in non-district competition at Shelbyville, according to information made available by the team scorer.

The Indians could get only four hits off Joaquin pitching but Tribe hurler Matt Metzig held the Rams to only four hits also. Each team had two errors but Joaquin was able to capitalize on their hits, walks and Tribe errors to score their two runs.

Catcher Jared Cook had a triple and a single and Austin Carr and Christian Hernandez each had singles. The Indians had five walks but none of those base runners could cross the plate.

Tribe pitcher Matt Metzig gave up only one earned run, walked only two and had three strikeouts in six innings. The Rams’ pitching did not give up a run, walked five and had six strikeouts while giving up the Indians’ four hits in their seven innings on the mound.

The Indians (7-4) are scheduled to face LaPoynor in a District 20-2A game on Tuesday, March 14 at 7 p.m. in Frankston, weather permitting.

March 9, 2023

Indians fall to Hemphill 8-7

on March 9 after top of fifth 

The Frankston Indians fell to the Hemphill Hornets 8-7 Thursday, March. 9 in an abbreviated game which had been re-scheduled from Friday, March 10, according to information provided by team scorers.

The game was called after the top of the fifth inning due to time limits for tournament games, it was reported.

The Indians and the Hornets were tied 3-3 after three innings and had added four more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to go ahead 7-3.

The Indians had accumulated the seven earned runs on seven hits while Hemphill had gotten three earned runs on three hits during the four innings.

Then in the top of the fifth, the Hornets scored five runs, only one earned before the game was ended.

During those four innings, Walker McCann, Conlan Lemay and Walker London each had double. McCann and Lemay also had singles as well as Ryan Harper, London and Jared Cook.

In the first inning, the Hornets scored two runs on an RBI double. The Indians answered in their half of the frame. Austin Carr walked and Harper was awarded first base when hit by a pitch. A bunt single to the pitcher by Lemay loaded the bases. Then London doubled to score Carr and Harper and it was 2-2 going into the second inning.

Hemphill scored from third after a fly out to right field to go ahead 3-2 in the top of the second.

The Hornets were retired on a fly out, a pop out and a strikeout in the top of the third inning. Then the Indians evened things up at 3-3 in their half of the inning with a run when Matt Metzig grounded out with one away. and Harper, who had walked earlier, came home from third.

After Hemphill was retired in the top of the fourth on three strikeouts, the Indians put together four runs in their half of the frame. Christian Hernandez started things with a walk and Triston McCoy went in as his courtesy runner. Then catcher Jared Cook singled and Caleb Ramsey went in to run for Cook. After McCoy stole third on a passed ball, McCann singled to left field to score McCoy and give the Indians a 4-3 lead. Harper singled to fill the bases. Lemay then doubled to score Ramsey and McCann to increase the Tribe lead to 6-3. When London flied out to center with one out, Harper tagged up and scored from third to give the Indians a 7-3 lead going into the top of the fifth.

Hemphill then put together a five-run comeback which gave them an 8-7 lead and the win when the game was called.

March 7, 2023

Maidens overcome early Kerens

lead to get win 14-13 in seventh

The Frankston Maidens varsity softball team overcame an early lead by the Kerens Lady ‘Cats to post a seventh inning 14-13 victory on Tuesday, March 7, thanks to a Kaylee Davis one-out score from third on a ground out,  according to information made available by Frankston scorers.

Pitcher Kinley Howie later retired three out of four of the ‘Cats to secure the win on Tuesday, March 7 at Kerens, according to information from the team scorer.

Davis’ earlier single, followed by a single by Jenna Gould, had erased a Kerens 13-11 lead scoring Lynsie Bizzell and Addi Loebig, who had walked, to tie things at 13-13.

Kerens scored first in the game in the first inning, but the Maidens came back in the top of the third to go ahead 2-1. Davis scored from third on a wild pitch and Jenna Gould scored from third on a passed ball. Both had walked earlier.

Then Kerens had a big inning, scoring five runs to regain the lead 6-2.

The Maidens got another run in the fourth, when Coralyn Happel scored from third when Bizzell reached first on a third strike drop to make it 6-3.

They added four in the fifth to take the lead 7-6. Davis tripled and scored on a Jenna Gould single. Gould scored on a Howie double. Howie scored from a Happel single. After a  Julianna Gould single, Happel scored from third.

Kerens answered with a 7-run surge in the bottom of the fifth to make it 13-7, but, as it turned out, that was to be all their scoring.

The Maidens were to get four runs in the top of the sixth to narrow the ‘Cats lead to 13-11. After a walk by Loebig, Davis singled and a Jenna Gould single scored Loebig. Davis scored on a fielder’s choice. Gould scored on a single and Howie scored on a passed ball. That set up the three-run seventh inning victory when Kerens did not score another run.

The Maidens had 14 runs on 11 hits and overcame six errors. Kerens had 13 runs on 16 hits and were errorless.

Davis had a triple and Happel and Howie each had a double. Davis and Jenna Gould each had 3 of 4 hits at bat and Happel and Julianna Gould each had 2. Jenna Gould and Howie led with 3 RBI each.

Howie went the distance on the mound and struck out 5 and walked only 2.

March 7, 2023

Indians take 7-6 win in ninth

in comeback over LaPoynor

The Frankston Indians staged a ninth inning victory over the LaPoynor Flyers  7-6 at LaPoynor Tuesday night, March 7, thanks to an RBI double in the top of the ninth and three strikeouts by freshman pitcher Carson Bizzell which retired the Flyers, according to information provided by the Indians scorer.

The Indians were tied 6-6 with the Flyers at the end of seven innings after going into their half of the seventh behind 4-6. Neither team could score in the eighth inning, but Walker London doubled and then Bizzell doubled to score London for what would be the winning run.

All that was needed for a win was to hold the Flyers scoreless in the bottom of the ninth. Bizzell came in to pitch and threw three strikeouts to retire the Flyers and secure the win. The only Flyers threat came with a walk between the first and second strikeout.

The Indians jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second inning when Jared Cook and Christian Hernandez walked, Bradlee Gould running for catcher Cook. Then Walker McCann homered to center field to score Hernandez and Gould. It was 3-0, Indians when Austin Carr tripled to right field. Moments later, Conlan Lemay reached first on an error and Carr scored to make it 4-0 early for the Indians.

The Flyers were to come back and go ahead 5-4 in the bottom of the third. Scoring were Kasen Reynolds, Karson Rhoades, David Williams, Case Partridge and Jayden Mankin.

LaPoynor increased their lead in the fifth with a run when Jacob Parrott scored from third on a passed ball giving the Flyers a 6-4 lead.

The Indians came back in the top of the seventh to tie things at 6-6. Ryan Harper led off with a single. Then pitcher Walker London walked and Caleb Ramsey came in as a courtesy runner. Moments later Hernandez doubled to left field and Harper and Ramsey scored.

The Flyers were unable to answer in the bottom of the seventh and eighth and that set up the drama of the top of the ninth when Bizzell’s double scored London for what would be the winning run. The Flyers had a chance in the bottom of the ninth but Bizzell, pitching in relief, struck out three to secure the win.

The Indians had 7 runs on 10 hits while the Flyers had 6 runs on 6 hits. The Indians had an error and the Flyers 2.

Indian bats got a homer from McCann, a triple by Carr and doubles by Cook, Bizzell, Carr, Hernandez and London. Carr went 3 of 5 at the plate to lead Tribe hitters. McCann’s 3-run homer gave him the lead in RBI. Hernandez had 2 RBI.

London went 2 ⅔ innings on the mound, McCann pitched 5 ⅓ and Bizzell finished out in the ninth.

For the Flyers, Mankin and Rustin Pittman had doubles. Pittman and Rhoades led with 2 hits each. Mankin had 3 RBI to lead the Flyers.

Reynolds went 5 innings on the mound for the Flyers and Rhoades went 4.

The Indians (7-2, 1-0) are scheduled to host Hemphill in non-district game on Thuursday, March 9 at 10 a.m.

March 4, 2023

Flyers down Martins Mill 53-43

to earn Region title, trip to State

The LaPoynor Flyers earned a trip to the State Class 2A Championship Tournament Saturday, March 4 with a victory over their District 19-2A rival Martins Mill 53-43 at the Region III Tournament Finals in Athens, according to a report from Flyers Coach Jim Reid.

The Region III, District 19 first seeded Flyers (32-7,10-0) will journey to the State Tournament on Friday and Saturday, March 10-11 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. They are scheduled to play Region IV Champion Flatonia (34-4, 11-1) in the State Semifinals at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 10. Region I Champion New Home (25-7, 11-0) will play Region II Champion Lipan (34-1, 12-0) at 8:30 a.m. earlier in the day.

The Flyers and the Martins Mill Mustangs, who had met twice in District 19-2A play with the Mustangs losing both times, punctuated their rivalry with another competitive basketball game. The Flyers came onto the court in the second half and outscored the Mustangs 29-19 after the two teams were tied at halftime 24-24. In that competitive first half, the Mustangs had edged the Flyers 11-10 in the initial quarter but the LaPoynor boys came right back to edge the Mustangs 14-13 in the second period.  At the final buzzer the Flyers had a 10-point win and a Regional Championship trophy.

Flyers Post Dijuan Whitehead scored a season high 25 points at or near the basket, hitting 11 of 15 of his shots and dropping in 3 of 5 free throws. Evan Almeida added to his playoff performance by hitting 4 of 5 up close to the goal and sinking 2 of 2 free throws for 10 points. Matt Driskell added 7 points on 3 of 5 near the basket and 1 of 1 at the line. Cooper Gracey was perfect near the basket, hitting 3 of 3 for 6 points. Mann Scott had only one two-point goal but was 3 of 4 in free throws for 5 points.

Significantly, the Flyers scored the “old-fashioned” way, without a single three-point basket, although they tried six times.

Whitehead not only led scorers, he also led in rebounds with 9 and had 2 assists as well. Gracey pulled down 6 rebounds, all defensive, and added 5 assists, and a steal. Cort Reid contributed 5 rebounds to go with 5 assists and a steal. Almeida had 4 rebounds, a block and 4 steals. Mann Scott had 3 rebounds and an assist. Driskell had a rebound and 5 assists. Jackson Young and Daniel Scott each had one rebound. 

March 4, 2023

Flyers top Timpson 68-57 to meet

Martins Mill in Region III Finals 

The LaPoynor Flyers and the Martins Mills Mustangs will square off on Saturday, March 4 at 1 p.m. in the Class 2A Region III Finals after the two District 19-2A top teams won their Semifinals games at the Athens Tournament Friday night, March 3, according to a report by Flyers Coach Jim Reid.

The top-seeded Flyers earned the right to advance to the finals with a 68-57 win over District 23-2A top seed, Timpson, in the opener of the night. The Flyers had to wait for the nightcap between Martins Mill and Beckville before they were sure they would play Martins Mill, who took a 47-36 win over the 23-2A runnerup Beckville.

The Regional finals will be the third meeting for the Flyers and the Mustangs, the second seed from 19-2A.

The Flyers put together two big quarters against the Timpson Bears in their 6 p.m. meeting on Friday night. LaPoynor led 21-14 in the first quarter but were edged 19-17 in the second period and the Flyers led 38-33 at halftime. Timpson staged a 15-6 comeback in the third quarter to take the lead 48-44, going into the fourth quarter. However, the Flyers found the range of the basket in the fourth quarter to outscore the Bears 24-9 to surge to their 11-point win.

Four Flyers players scored in double figures to key the victory. Cooper Gracey sank 20 points to lead on a three-point basket, 6 of 9 at or near the paint and 5 of 7 from the free throw line. Flyers Post Dijuan Whitehead sank 8 of 9 up close and a free throw for 17 points. Evan Almeida hit 6 of 12 in or near the paint plus a three-pointer and a free throw for 16 points. Mann Scott hit 5 of 5 inside for 10 points. Matt Driskell had 3 points on a basket in the paint and a free throw. Cort Reid sank a couple of free throws for 2 points.

Gracey pulled down 13 rebounds and had 5 assists and a steal. Almeida had 13 rebounds, 2 assists, a block and a steal. Whitehead had 7 rebounds, 2 assists, a block and a steal. Reid had 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Driskell had a rebound, 10 assists, a block and a steal. Mann Scott had a rebound, an assist and a steal. Daniel Scott had a rebound. 

March 3, 2023

Indians varsity, JV second, third

at Union Grove Relays March 3

The Frankston High School Indians Varsity tied for second place and Junior Varsity boys took third place in the Dee Mackey Relays at Union Grove on Friday, March 3 among nineteen schools mostly from the East Texas area, according to information made available by Frankston coaches.

The Indians varsity boys tied with White Oak with 92 points for second place. The JV boys’ third place finish was earned with 84 points. Harmony took first place with 107 points in the Boys Varsity division. Ore City had 103 points in first place and White Oak took second with 91 points in the Junior Varsity Boys Division.

Meanwhile, the varsity girls came in 12th in the meet. Harmony took first place with 127 points, Union Grove came in seond with 97 points, Troup was third with 67 points and Hawkins came in fourth in the Varsity Girls Division.

Other schools participating in the track and field meet were Quitman, Union Hill, Arp, Elysian Fields, Alba-Golden, Sabine, McLeod, Christian Heritage, Cushing, Big Sandy, Harleton and Leverette’s Chapel.

Following are the individual results for the Frankston entries placing in the meet:

BOYS VARSITY

4x100-meter Relay — Frankston team of Tyler Rogers, Ethan Ogg, Ryan Harper and Kaymon Davis, first, 44.616. 800-meter run — Jaco Peyton, fourth, 2:12.957. 110-meter Hurdles — A.J. Michaelski, fifth, 18.491; Devon Saturley, sixth, 18.701. 4x200-meter Relay — Frankston team of Rogers, Ogg, Davis and Reese Hicks, first, 1:333.625. 200-meter run — Rogers, first, 23.869; Bradlee Gould, sixth, 24.355. 4x400-meter Relay — Frankston team of A.J. Donnell, Ogg, Davis and Hicks, fifth, 3:49.330. Long Jump — Rogers, second, 19-9; Benton Allen, fourth, 19-0½; Donnell, fifth, 19-0. Triple Jump — Rogers, third, 40-1. High Jump — Allen, first, 5-11. 

BOYS JUNIOR VARSITY

3200-meter Run — Eduardo Chavez, third, 12:23.000; Christian Serrato, fourth, 12:26.000. 4x100-meter — Frankston team of Coleman Merritt, Timothy Ryals, Bo Donnell and Tristan McCoy, second, 48.009. 800-meter Run — Hudson Smith, sixth, 2:31.039. 4x200-meter Relay — Frankston team of Ryals, Donnell, Davis Holladay and McCoy, fifth, 1:45.188. 300-meter Hurdles — Smith, fourth, 46.361. 200-meter Run — Donnell, 6th, 26.091. 1600-meter Run — Chavez, second, 5:36.560; Serrato, fifth, 5:53.830. 4x400-meter Relay — Frankston team of Ryals, Holladay, McCoy and Smith, first, 4:05.280. Triple Jump — Smith, first, 36-4; McCoy, third, 34-4. High Jump — Joseph Allen, fifth, 5-2.

VARSITY GIRLS

100-meter Hurdles — Kaysie Nabors, third, 18.028; Kaylee Davis, fourth, 18.199. 300-meter Hurdles — Davis, fifth, 53.583; Nabors, sixth, 54.493.

Watch for Results of Alto Relays to follow later . . .

March 3, 2023

Flyers advance to Region III Semis

downing Grapeland in quarterfinals

The LaPoynor Flyers advanced to the Region III 2A Semifinals Friday, March 3  with a victory over District 20-2A first seed Grapeland Sandies 88-74 on Tuesday, Feb. 28 in Athens, according to a report by Flyers Coach Jim Reid.

The Flyers (30-7, 10-0) are scheduled to go against District 23-2A Timpson (21-3, 11-1) on Friday, March 3 at 6 p.m. at the Regional Tournament at Athens.

The Flyers won three of the four quarters, starting with a 28-13 first quarter and followed by a 22-21 edge in the second. The Flyers led 50-34 at halftime. Grapeland came back with an 18-14 advantage in the third quarter, narrowing the Flyers lead to 64-52 going into the fourth period. The Flyers edged the Sandies 24-22 to secure their victory.

Evan Almeida led Flyers scorers with 26 points, sinking 9 of 11 baskets in and near the paint and 8 of 10 free throws. Dijuan Whitehead had 18 points on two three-point goals and five inside along with two free throws. Cooper Gracey had 17 points on a three-pointer and five inside and 4 of 4 at the free throw line. Cort Reid had 13 points, including a three-point basket, 4 of 7 inside and 2 of 4 free throws. Matt Driskell had 8 points, 3 of 6 in the paint and two free throws. Mann Scott had 5 points on 2 of 2 up close and a free throw. Josiah Young had a free throw.

Reid had 12 rebounds, 6 assists, a block and 3 steals. Gracey had 7 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal. Almeida had 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 5 steals. Dijuan Whitehead had 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Matt Driskell had 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Daniel Scott had 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal. Mann Scott had a rebound, an assist, 2 blocks and a steal..

Feb. 25, 2023

Congratulations, Lady Flyers, Region III 

Finalists, Semifinals Champs

— LISD Courtesy Photo 

Martins Mill ends Lady Flyers run

with victory in 2A Regional Finals

The LaPoynor Lady Flyers, Regional Semifinals winner over Douglass, saw their successful Class 2A playoffs run come to an end Saturday, Feb. 25 when they were defeated by their District 19-2A rival Martins Mill Lady Mustangs 58-25 in the Region III Finals at Athens, according to a report by Lady Flyers Coach Jammie Maze.

The Lady Flyers had finished as second seed after district play while Martins Mill was first seed. The Lady Mustangs had defeated the LaPoynor girls twice during district competition.

Both teams had successful runs toward the state finals, winning at Bi-District, Area, the Regional Quarterfinals and on Friday night, Feb. 24 in the Regional Semifinals and had been top ranked in state polls.

Lady Flyers Coach Jammie Maze had words of praise for his team:

“We had a great season,” he said. “I’m very proud of this group of girls.”

 Coach Maze said the Lady Flyers put their hearts and souls into building a team.

“No coach could ask for more,” the LaPoynor coach said.

The Lady Flyers had just come off a hard-fought win over a good Douglass team  61-53 less than 24 hours before in the Regional Semifinals and had to take on a formidable Martins Mill team which dominated District 19-2A at 10-0 and 30-6 for the season. The Lady Mustangs, the night before, had defeated 41-32 a good Tenaha team who had a 12-0 District 23-2A record and a 33-3 season performance.

Martins Mill held the usually high scoring Lady Flyers to single digits in every quarter. The Lady Mustangs led 16-9 in the first quarter and 21-8 in the second to lead 37-17 at halftime. They won the third quarter 10-2 to go into the fourth period 47-19 and then secured their win with a 11-6 fourth quarter.

While LaPoynor shooters could not score in double figures, the Lady Mustangs’ Mattie Dollar had 20 points and Reese Hathaway had 11 to lead scorers.

The Lady Mustangs sank 57 percent of their shots inside and hit 5 three-point baskets while getting 11 of 16 from the free throw line.

Scoring for the Lady Flyers were Kitty Eldridge and Tmia Mitchell with 7 each, Bre Howard with 6, Payton Maze with 3 and Savannah Reynolds with 2.

Martins Mill had 35 rebounds to 18 for the Lady Flyers and 15 steals to 7.

Feb. 24, 2023

Lady Flyers win over Douglass

61-53 in Region III Semifinals

On Friday night, Feb. 24, the Lady Flyers had something to cheer about as they defeated Douglass 61-53 to take the Class 2A Regional Semifinal title, according to Coach Jammie Maze’s report.

The Lady Flyers took the first quarter 11-7 and tied 14-14 with the Douglass Lady Indians to go in at halftime with a 25-21 lead. Douglass picked up a point on the Lady Flyers lead with a 13-12 third quarter and LaPoynor led 37-34  going into the fourth quarter. The Lady Flyers put together a 24-19 fourth quarter to secure their 8-point win.

Kitty Eldridge led Lady Flyers scorers with 21 points, getting two 3-point goals and hitting four inside along with 7 free throws. Bre Howard had 11 points on three  3-pointers and a 2 of 2 trip to the free throw line. Tmia Mitchell had 10 points on three goals close in and 4 of 6 free throws. Markayla Hurd had 9 points on three inside and three free throws. Payton Maze had 4 points on a goal inside and two free throws. Savannah Reynolds, Kendall Garcia and Adriana Estrada each had two-point baskets.

Maze had 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Eldridge had 10 rebounds, 2 assists, a block and 3 steals. Howard had 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Mitchell had 4 rebounds and an assist. Estrada had 3 rebounds. Hurd had 1 rebound, 6 assists and 2 steals. Garcia had 1 rebound.

Feb. 23, 2023

Flyers win Class 2A  Area test

over Dawson 85-41 on Feb. 23

The LaPoynor Flyers outscored the District 18-2A runnerup Dawson Bulldogs 85-41 in Class 2A Area playoff competition Thursday, Feb.  23 at the neutral site of Navarro College in Corsicana, according to a report by Flyers Coach Jim Reid.

The Flyers’ victory set the stage for a trip to Athens and the Region III Quarterfinals against Grapeland Tuesday, Feb.. 28 at 6 p.m.

The Flyers rode a commanding 55-23 first half surge to the victory, taking the first quarter 25-9 and following with a 30-14 scoring output in the second period.

Despite trailing in the third quarter 12-14, the Flyers secured their convincing win with an 18-4 final period.

Senior post Dijuan Whitehead appears to have tied a personal season high with 24 points on 3 of 4 three-point baskets and 7 of 11 in the paint and a free throw. Cort Reid challenged Whitehead’s lead with 20 points, sinking two 3-point goals, 6 of 7 at or near the paint and a 2 of 2 trip to the free throw line. Cooper Gracey added 18 points on a three-pointer and five close in and a 5 of 7 performance at the line. Evan Almeida also hit in double figures with 10 points, four close to the goal and 2 of 2 free throws. Daniel Scott had 5 points on two 2-pointers and a free throw. Jackson Young sank two inside for 4 points and Matt Driskell and Mann Scott each had a basket near the goal for 2 points each.

Gracey had 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. Daniel Scott had 6 rebounds and a steal. Almeida had 5 rebounds, 6 assists, a block and 4 steals. Reid had 5 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal. Whitehead had 5 rebounds, 2 assists, a block and 3 steals. Casey Ruiz had 3 rebounds. Mann Scott had a rebound, 5 assists, a block and 4 steals. Driskell had a rebound, 4 assists and 2 steals. Zade Howard had a rebound. Payton Parker had an assist.

Feb. 20, 2023

Flyers win 2A Bi-District title,

over Lovelady 79-58 Feb. 20

The LaPoynor Flyers won their Class 2A boys basketball championship Monday, Feb. 20 against Lovelady at Rusk High School 79-58 and will advance to a Class 2A Area playoff game against  Dawson on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Navarro College in Corsicana, according to a report from Flyers Coach Jim Reid.

The Flyers were in command in the game with the Lovelady Lions in the first half, winning the first quarter 25-15 and the second quarter 22-8 to lead 47-23 at halftime. The two teams tied 15-15 in the third quarter, but the Flyers still led 62-38. Lovelady edged the Flyers 20-17 in the final period; however they came up short by 21 points, thanks largely to the Flyers’ big first half.

Cooper Gracey led four Flyers scorers in double figures with 19 points, with nine baskets at or near the paint, and a free throw. Dijuan Whitehead had 15 points,   five goals inside, a three-pointer and a 2 of 2 trip to the free throw line. Evan Almeida scored 14 points, including two three-point baskets and four inside. Cort Reid had 12 points, with two three-point goals and three 2-point baskets. Matt Driskell had 10 points on a three-pointer, three inside baskets and a free throw. Daniel Scott had 4 points on two inside. Casey Ruiz had a three-point goal and Mann Scott scored one in the paint for 2 points.

Whitehead had 9 rebounds, 2 blocks and a steal. Gracey had 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 4 steals. Daniel Scott had 6 rebounds, 2 assists and a block. Almeida had 6 rebounds, 2 assists, a block and 4 steals. Driskell had 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. Mann Scott had 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Reid had 1 rebound, 8 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals and Ruiz and Zade Howard each had a rebound. Payton Parker had a block and Jackson Young and Josiah Young each had an assist. 

Feb. 17, 2023

Lady Flyers advance to Region game

downing Bremond 54-34 on Feb. 17

The LaPoynor Lady Flyers earned a trip to the Class 2A, Region III Quarterfinals Friday, Feb. 17 with a convincing 54-34 victory over District 18-2A first seed Bremond 54-34 in an Area basketball playoff game at Corsicana, according to a report from Lady Flyers Coach Jammie Maze.

The victory sets up a rematch with the third-seeded Frankston Maidens on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Athens High School. This will be the third match with the Maidens. The two Area champions each had wins against each other in district play and tied for second place. The LaPoynor girls advanced as second seed as a result of a coin toss.

Coach Maze had words of praise for his team against Bremond:

“Our girls played very hard together. . .a ‘COMPLETE’ team effort,” the coach said. “Every member of our team played and contributed important minutes.”

He said seniors Markayla Hurd and Tmia Mitchell were “true leaders on the court”; they pushed and supported their younger teammates. He also mentioned the play of Payton Maze who he said was a “huge defensive presence” taking several charges and owning the boards. He also noted that Bre Howard is “very much coming into her own as a young starter”.

Again Coach Maze praised the team for “one of the best overall team efforts we’ve had this season”.

Against Bremond, the Lady Flyers led in three of the four quarters. They won the first quarter 19-16 and followed up with a 12-7 second period to lead 31-23 at halftime. Returning in the third quarter, the LaPoynor girls dominated 16-3 to boost their lead to 47-26 going into the fourth when Bremond had an 8-7 margin, not nearly enough to avoid the 20-point LaPoynor win.

Three Lady Flyers scored in double figures. Hurd led with 14 points, including two inside, a three-pointer and a 7 of 8 trip to the free throw line. Howard had 11 points on three 3-pointers and an inside basket. Maze had 10 points, including 4 of 5 from inside and a 2 of 2 free throws. Mitchell had 8 points on two inside goals, a three-point basket and a free throw. Kendall Garcia had 5 points on a three-pointer and 2 of 2 free throws. Kitty Eldridge had 4 points on two inside baskets. Adriana Estrada had a single two-pointer.

The Lady Flyers posted 26 rebounds, 18 assists, a block and 14 steals as a team. Hurd had 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. Maze had 6 rebounds, 2 assists, a block and 2 steals. Estrada had 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Howard had 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Eldridge had 3 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals. Mitchell had a rebound, 3 assists and a steal. Savannah Reynolds had a rebound, an assist and a steal.

The Lady Flyers had defeated Jewett Leon in their bi-district game 42-26.

Feb. 14, 2023

Lady Flyers win Bi-District game

over Leon 42-26, eye Area contest

The LaPoynor Lady Flyers earned the right to advance to the second round of the Class 2A playoffs with a 42-26 victory over Jewett Leon in Bi-District play Tuesday, Feb. 14 at Fairfield High School, according to Lady Flyers Coach Jammie Maze.

The Lady Flyers will now move on to play in the Area game against Bremond on Friday, Feb.  17 at 7:30 p.m. in Corsicana.

The Lady Flyers coach had words of pride for the team’s performance against Leon:

“I’m very proud of our girls,” Coach Maze said. “They played hard.”

The Lady Flyers coach said the team started slow but got a defensive spark from the play of senior Tmia Mitchell.

In the first quarter, the Lady Flyers outscored Leon 9-6 and tied in the second period 9-9 to lead 18-15 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Lady Flyers had a 10-7 edge to go into the fourth quarter with a 28-22 lead. They secured the win in the fourth quarter with a 14-4 margin and a 16-point win.

Kitty Eldridge led LaPoynor scorers with 19 points, hitting 70 percent of her inside shots and getting 5 of 10 free throws. Markayla Hurd had 9 points on a three-pointer and three inside baskets. Payton Maze also had 9 points, sinking a three-point basket and two inside and hitting 2 of 3 from the line. Bre Howard had 5 points on a three-point goal and one inside,

As a team, the Lady Flyers had 38 rebounds, 13 assists, 7 blocks and 15 steals.  Howard had 13 rebounds, 3 assists, a block and a steal. Eldridge had 8 rebounds, an assist, and 6 steals. Maze had 7 rebounds, a block and 3 steals. Mitchell had 4 rebounds, 5 assists, a block and 2 steals. Hurd had 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks and 3 steals. Adriana Estrada had 2 rebounds and an assist. Savannah Reynolds had a rebound.

Feb. 3, 2022

Area teams get 2022-2024 UIL

realignments in three sports

The University Interscholastic League (UIL) has released the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Official District Alignment for volleyball, football and basketball on Thursday, Feb. 3, including Frankston, LaPoynor and Neches.

Alignment for Frankston includes volleyball, football and basketball in Class 2A. High school enrollment from 105 to 249 is the range assigned to Class 2A.

Basketball alignment for Class 2A LaPoynor is also included in the report.

Neches will be competing in Class 1A in volleyball and basketball. Enrollment range is 104.9 and below.

In football, Frankston will be in District 10-2A, Division 1 in Region 3. Remaining on the Indians football schedule in the district will be Beckville, Big Sandy, Gladewater Union Grove and Hawkins. Added to the district will be Harleton and Ore City.

In volleyball, the Maidens will be in District 21-2A, Region 3 and will continue to compete against Cayuga, Kerens and Cross Roads. Added to the district will be Alto.

In basketball, the Indians and Maidens and Flyers and Lady Flyers will be in District 19-2A, Region 3 and compete against the same teams as in the current alignment: Cayuga, Kerens, Cross Roads and Martins Mill.

Neches will be in District 25-1A, Region 4, in volleyball competing against Apple Springs, Kennard, and Leverett’s Chapel. In basketball, they will be in District 27-1A, Region 4, competing against Apple Springs, Groveton Centerville, Kennard, Laneville, Martinsville, Slocum and Wells.

Feb. 11,  2021

INDIAN FOOTBALL SIGNEE — Frankston Indians senior wide receiver and defensive back Tyler Fridinger (8) has signed a letter of intent to attend Howard Payne University on a football scholarship. Fridinger was a key player on the Bi-district finalist Indians football team, so much so that he was named to the first team defense in District 9-AA honors. Fridinger is shown with his parents, Heidi and Kevin Fridinger during a ceremony Thursday, Feb. 11 at Frankston School attended by coaches, other relatives and friends. Howard Payne University is a private Baptist university in Brownwood, TX which competes in NCAA Division III.— Citizen Photo

Feb. 1,  2021

Son of former FHS athlete to sign

with Texas A&M – Commerce

Peyton Ellis, son of a former Frankston Indians standout athlete, has committed to sign to play football for Texas A&M – Commerce in February.

He is the son of Keith Ellis, who, along with his twin brother Kevin were 1987 graduates of Frankston High School and were standout athletes during their high school years. The father is now boys athletic coordinator at Bullard Middle School. He has been coaching for 30 years, formerly defensive line coach at Whitehouse. 

The 6-6, 300-pound Peyton Ellis played football for the Bullard Panthers and is expected to play offensive tackle for the A&M Commerce Lions. He committed to A&M Commerce on Dec. 4, according to his father.

Young Ellis was recruited by Houston Baptist, SFA, Mary Hardin Baylor, Southeastern Oklahoma State, Howard Payne, and Arkansas Tech.

Peyton’s grandparents were the late Ralph and Paula Ellis of Frankston. Ralph and his late father, Clyde, operated the landmark Ellis Mercantile store on the Frankston town square for many years. His uncles, Kevin and Mike, both chose coaching and education as their professions. Mike was a 1977 graduate of Frankston High School, playing fullback and linebacker on the Class AA regional finalist Indians football team coached by legendary Frankston coach, the late Thomas Cook, himself a FHS graduate, who helped revive Frankston football in the early 1970s.

Peyton’s father and uncle Kevin, were members of an Indians AA quarterfinalist football team and members of a 1986 state runnerup AA baseball team. Keith was named all-state catcher on that team. Kevin is currently an assistant coach at Barbers Hill.

Keith and his wife Suzan have two other children, a daughter Shanna and a son Austin. Shanna is a sophomore and Austin is a freshman at Bullard High School.