Softball Team claims Bremond Championship By Donte Asberry - The Groesbeck softball varsity team captured the Bremond Tournament Championship by defeating Crockett. Groesbeck beat Normangee 12 to 1 in the opening round last Thursday, March 17. Shana Watson recorded 12 strikeouts in the game against Normangee. Kristian Masters popped a home run and added a double while leading the Lady Goats in hitting. Milano fell victim to Groesbeck in the second game on Thursday by a final of 6 to 3. Kayla Masters had 3 rbi's in the game. On Saturday the Lady Goats escaped Mexia in the semi-finals by a score of 3 to 2. The Lady Goats scored all three runs in the first inning. Kaitlin Roach had 2 rbi's in the inning and was credited with jumpstarting the Lady Goats. In the championship game, Shana Watson gave up only 1 hit and had 10 strike outs to lead Groesbeck on the mound. Becky Pankonien had 2 hits in that game to pace Groesbeck. Coach Allen says of his Lady Goats, "We're playing really good as a group and different people are stepping up each game for us." Coach Allen also was quick to mention that he had a good group of senior leaders in Shana, Kristian, Kayla and Kaitlin. Shana has been pitching really well for Groesbeck in her fourth season at that position. Groesbeck 11-3 overall began district 18-3A play this week with games against Fairfield and Madisonville. The Lady Goats will travel to Madisonville this Thursday, March 24. The Lady Goats are scheduled to play at Bryan on Monday, March 28, but the game could be rescheduled to Tuesday, March 29 or possibly even canceled due to UIL. The Lady Goats will host Mexia on Friday, April 1 in a district game. The junior varsity lost 4-1 against Whitney on Friday, March 11. Ten Star All Star Basketball Camp Final applications are now being evaluated for The Ten Star All Star Summer Basketball Camp. The Camp is by invitation only. Boys and girls ages 10-19 are eligible to apply. Past participants include: Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Vince Carter, Jerry Stackhouse, Grant Hill and Antawn Jamison. Players from 50 states and 17 foreign countries attended the 2004 camp. College basketball scholarships are possible for players selected to the All-American Team. Camp locations include: Commerce, Texas; Prescott, AZ; Belmont, CA; Thousand Oaks, CA; Sterling CO; Bridgeport, CT; Babson Park, FL; Atlanta, GA; Carlinville, IL; Macomb, IL; Greencastle, IN; Atchison, KS; Baltimore, MD; Ypsilanti, MI; Hickory, NC; Schenectady, NY; Bluffton, OH; Doylestown, PA; Lebanon, TN; Blacksburg, VA; Lyndonville, VT; and Beloit, WI. For a free brochure, call 704-373-0873 anytime. This is an on-line publication of Groesbeck Journal P.O. Box 440 Groesbeck, TX 76642-0440 254-729-5103 For comments or questions, email Publisher: Thomas Hawkins thawkins@groesbeckjournal.com The Web Site contains material which is protected by international copyright and trademark laws. No material may be copied, reproduced, republished, broadcast or distributed in any way or decompiled, except that you may download one copy of the Materials on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. On-line publication, Copyright 2000, Groesbeck Journal. Web page design, Copyright 2000, EZ Edit Web Publishing.