Sports

The Sealy High School varsity softball team finished its regular season with a tough loss to a rival one notch higher in the district standings. The Lady Tigers had some trouble turning their hits into runs as their defense helped keep them in the game against Bellville.

The Faith Academy Knight of the week is Travis Woodley. Travis returned this week from a buckle fracture in his wrist. He was able to get his timing down and had a lot of big hits. He also had some good defensive plays in key situations. The Knights launched one home run on the day. Woodley hit an inside the park home run in the fourth inning

Miss Brittany Guardia and Mrs. Bethany Dawson’s third grade social studies classes recently held a walk-through “living wax museum” exhibit showcasing twenty-eight heroic icons of American and World History.

teams competed in the District T Sealy Tiger track and field 24-4A Championships in Wharton last week and emerged with a handful of champions and even more area qualifiers. The Area 3/4 Championship was set for Wednesday, April 20.

Austin County first responders once again stepped into the limelight on the diamond during last weekend’s third annual Guns N’ Hoses softball tournament in Bellville. Teams made up law enforcement representatives from Bellville Police and Austin County Sheriff’s Office and fire/EMS personnel from Bellville and Sealy Fire as well as Austin County EMS squared off in an exhibition contest before the bracket-style tournament.

In the penultimate home game of the regular season last Thursday, the Sealy Lady Tiger softball team earned a 15-0, run-rule win over Royal thanks to senior Ariel Gonzales who provided the hit that let classmate Melanie Nieto score the winning run.

The Sealy Tiger baseball team secured a 30-0 win over Royal last Thursday at home thanks in large part to the senior members of the team. Luke Kovar started the game on the mound and struck out five in three innings before Bass Blundell pitched the final two innings of relief.

Nine Sealy High School student-athletes were recently honored by the Texas High School Coaches Association and the Texas Army National Guard with academic all-state distinction. Five tennis athletes and four Tiger soccer players cracked lists that were split up into four levels: Elite, first team, second team and honorable mention.