Sports

The Brazos Cougarette track team finished third at the District 24-3A Championship in East Bernard last week and had five individual athletes plus the 4x400-meter relay team qualify for the area meet this week.

This week in Brazos sports, a trio of Cougarette tennis players competed in the regional tournament and both track teams had representatives at the district meet. Last week in Brazos sports, the baseball and softball teams both swept Hempstead and Hitchcock.

Growing up, the only way Clayton Fritsch’s dream of being a paid professional athlete could become real had to wait until after his collegiate career. However, recent legislation has opened the door for college student-athletes to benefit monetarily from their name, image and likeness through marketing opportunities.

After it closed the end of the first round of district play with a win, the Sealy Lady Tiger softball team dropped its first two contests to begin round two of play within District 24-4A. Sealy fell 8-3 on the road in Navasota last Friday then lost 14-3 to El Campo at home earlier this week Monday.

The Sealy Tiger baseball team rode the momentum of a bounce-back win over Wharton into a 6-3 road win in Navasota last Tuesday evening. However, earlier this week, Sealy dropped its second game within District 24-4A, 6-5 in nine innings to El Campo Monday night at home.

The district-champion Sealy Lady Tiger soccer squad earned a host of all-district honors following its 5-1 loss to Burnet in the Area Championship last Tuesday.