Lady Jays lose 2 before Christmas

The Lady Jays played two games before taking some time off to celebrate Christmas, falling to Marlin 50-19 last Monday and to Fayetteville 32-23 last Tuesday. The Marlin defense held Snook to shooting only 17.6%. Marlin also outrebounded the Lady Jays 42-27.

Lady Hornet JV drops district opener to Smithville 22-21

The Lady Hornet JV basketball team lost their district opener on Dec. 13 to Smithville on the road 22-21.

SPORTS CORNER

COWBOYS WIN The Dallas Cowboys and Philadephia Eagles met up in a battle for supremacy in the NFC East, and the Cowboys came out on top -- just barely, with a final score of 40-34. Both teams came to play! That’s all I can say about it, with all those points and touchdowns scored.

Hornets beat Waelder

The Hornet soccer team earned their second home win of the seascon with a resounding 7-1 win over the Waelder Wildcats last Monday, Dec. 12. In their first two games, the Hornets have outscored their opponents by 13 goals to 1.

Somerville wins first at Koppers Tourney

The Somerville Yeguas, showing dramatic improvement in the last month, won all three games last week at their home Koppers Tournament to take first place. Somerville, 7-9 going into this week’s games, also placed third at the Dec. 8-10 Bremond Tournament.

Caldwell football players earn All-District honors

Nine Caldwell High School football players have been named to the All District 12-4A Division II Team. Caldwell had two first team players, three on the second team and four on the honorable mention team.

CHS’ Errington, Peel named to Academic All-State football team

Caldwell Hornet football players Dylan Errington and Lucas Peel were recently named to the The Texas Army National Guard and the Texas High School Coaches Association 2022-2023 Academic All-State Football Team. Errington was a Second Team honoreee, and Peel was an Honorable Mention selection.

Lady Hornets fall to Smithville 59-54

By Denise Squier The Lady Hornets had a road loss to open district falling to Smithville 59-54. Senior Jae Mathis had a great scoring game, leading Caldwell with 25 points. Freshman Amoree Denson also had a solid offensive showing with 13 points.

Caldwell struggles in losses to Sealy, Lexington

The Caldwell Hornets struggled last week, losing at Sealy 40-32 on Friday after losing at home on Dec. 13 to Lexington 58-43. Caldwell Head Coach Casey Schedule said his team struggled with offensive execution and turnovers last week. “We are still trying to find our groove.