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Trinity Provost
Little League Baseball
Bridge City Little League is sending not one, not two, not three, but four teams to the Texas East Little League State Tournament at Faulkner Park in Tyler, Texas.
The Bridge City 10U will play Saturday, July 16, against Washington County Little League (Brenham) at 8 p.m. The other two teams in the tournament are Lamar Little League (Fort Bend) and NASA Little League (Clear Lake).
The Bridge City 11U will play Needville Little League on Saturday, July 16, at 5 p.m. The other two teams are Washington County and Houston Bellaire Little League.
The Bridge City 12U (Major) will face El Campo Little League on Saturday, July 16, at 8 p.m. The other two competitors are Pearland and Lufkin.
The Bridge City Juniors will also play Saturday, July 16, at 5 p.m. against Pearland. Also in the bracket are Victoria Northeast and Columbus.
The championships are slated for Tuesday, July 19, with the winner advancing to the Little League Southwest Region on Aug. 4-9 in Waco.
Kountze 11U softball will play a best-of-three series against La Vernia beginning Friday, July 15, at 7 p.m., at Zlotnik Park in El Campo.
Lumberton 10U softball is traveling to El Campo for the Texas East State Tournament and faces East End (Houston) on Friday, July 15, at 6 p.m. Hallettsville and Columbus are also in the tournament. The championship is Monday, July 18, at 6 p.m.
Kirbyville Juniors will join Rockport and Columbus in El Campo for a round-robin tournament beginning Friday, July 15, at 8 p.m.
Silsbee 12U (Major) softball will play Friday, July 15, at 8 p.m. against Needville in El Campo. The winner will play Columbus or East End.
Hardin-Jefferson
Hardin-Jefferson senior Trinity Provost signed to run track at St. Thomas University in Houston on June 30.
She was a member of the 4x200-meter relay team that placed sixth at state.
Provost played in last month’s SETCA All-Star softball and volleyball games.
Golf
Former LC-M standout and current Texas State golfer Jack Burke aced his second career hole-in-one Saturday, July 9, at Lakeside Country Club in Marshall. Burke, who was practicing for the US Amateur Qualifier, drilled the par 3, Hole 6 from 125 yards out with a 50-degree wedge. The shot was witnessed by Peyton Weems and Colby Dupuis.
Jason Shuck of Beaumont joined the hole-in-one club Monday, July 11. His 147-yard shot from Hole 11 at Bayou Din was aced with a 9-iron. Witnesses were Blake Rose and Steve Rose.
Lamar Cardinals
After accepting an invitation to return to the Southland Conference in April, Lamar University announced an early transition back to the league. Effective immediately, LU will officially be a full-fledged member of the league competing in 17 varsity sports. The decision to make the early move comes upon the heels of Jeff O’Malley joining the university as the Director of Athletics on July 1.
“We are very excited to take advantage of this opportunity to make the move to the Southland Conference for the 2022-23 season for all sports,” O’Malley said. “This is the best fit for the future of Lamar University Athletics, our fans and our student-athletes. I would like to thank Commissioner Chris Grant and the leadership of the conference for working with us and providing a chance to join the league immediately.”
Established in 1963, the Southland Conference holds nearly 60 years of competitive success and encompasses nine league institutions across Texas and Louisiana, more than 140,000 current students and an alumni base of nearly 900,000. LU originally joined the league in 1963 and, after a brief departure, rejoined the Southland in 1999. Cardinal fans enjoyed five decades of success in the Southland Conference. During LU’s time in the conference, fans witnessed 109 regular-season championships across the university’s 17 varsity sports.
“This is an exciting time for Lamar University Athletics, and I am thankful for the support of Commissioner Grant on this careful decision to make the early move back to the Southland Conference,” said LU President Jaime Taylor.
As a founding member of the SLC, Lamar will join Houston Baptist University, McNeese State University, University of New Orleans, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M-Commerce and University of Incarnate Word, bringing the Southland Conference total membership to 10.