Sports

The Sealy Tiger track teams hosted the annual Sammy Dierschke Relays at T.J. Mills Stadium and Sealy Junior High School last Thursday and came away with both team titles as well as new school records.

The Texas High School Powerlifting Associations will have Austin County representatives at the state championship meet, two in the boys’ competition and one in the girls’ competition. After finishing in the top two in their class at the respective regional championships, Bellville’s Alex Marek and Brazos’ Joey Townsend and Halie Gonzalez punched their tickets to the top meet in the state.

The Sealy Tiger soccer teams split their regular-season finales against the Royal Falcons last Friday and locked in the postseason picture ahead of the bi-district round starting March 26. Both squads will be off for Spring Break and will hit the practice field next week ahead of the playoff opener.

The Sealy Lady Tiger golf team earned third place from the Bellville Tournament last Tuesday. Sealy competed against teams from Smithville, La Grange and Bellville as well as individuals from Lexington, Navasota and Faith Academy.

Sealy High School alum and current Sam Houston State Bearkat Clayton Fritsch competed in his third NCAA Indoor National Championship last weekend and earned seventh place overall to grab his third All-American honor in what was his final indoor season.

The Sealy Lady Tiger softball squad opened play within District 24-4A earlier this week when Wharton came to town for a Tuesday morning contest, taking advantage of the Spring Break holiday from school.

Sealy Junior High athlete Gavin Almaguer set the school record for the 2400-meter run with a time of 8:06.94 at the junior high meet hosted at T.J. Mills Stadium in Sealy last Tuesday. Almaguer set the school record in the 1600-meter run at 5:03.17 during the Needville Meet March 2. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

The Sealy Tiger baseball team had two non-district contests scheduled for the Spring Break holiday from school that will lead Sealy into its first District 24-4A tilt against El Campo at home March 23.

Sealy Lady Tigers Taniah Coleman and Breanna Brandes used record-breaking performances to help the hosts win the annual Sammy Dierschke Relays last Thursday at T.J. Mills Stadium.