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Alumni softball game, Meet the Hornets this Saturday, Feb. 1

The annual Lady Hornet Alumni Softball Scrimmage is this Saturday, Feb. 1, at Lady Hornet Field at 11 a.m.. Following the softball game, the Caldwell Athletic Booster Club is sponsoring the spring Meet the Hornets event at 2 p.m. This year’s Lady Hornet softball team kicked off their season last...

Yeguas fall to Iola 57-35

The Somerville Yeguas fell to Iola 57-35 last Tuesday, Jan. 21, in Iola, falling to 1-1 in district play. Iola and Normangee remained tied for first with 2-0 records after the game, with Somerville and North Zulch tied for third and fourth with 1-1 records.

#19 Lady Jays take down Normangee

On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the Lady Jays hosted Normangee for “Little Dribblers Night,” and put on an offensive show for the “lil’ ones,” defeating the Lady Panthers 51-18. Snook took a commanding 20-5 lead in the first quarter, outscoring Normangee 31-9 by halftime.
ELY RIVERA heads the ball during the Caldwell-Florence game last Tuesday night in Caldwell. -- Tribune photo by Denise Hornaday

ELY RIVERA heads the ball during the Caldwell-Florence game last Tuesday night in Caldwell. -- Tribune photo by Denise Hornaday

CHS soccer loses final two non-district games

The Hornet soccer team was set to begin District 25-4A play against Bellville at home on Tuesday, Jan. 28, and on the road against Navasota on Friday, Jan. 31.
CALDWELL’S JUNIOR Mathis reaches high for this shot last week against La Grange. The Hornets won 48-45 in Caldwell.

CALDWELL’S JUNIOR Mathis reaches high for this shot last week against La Grange. The Hornets won 48-45 in Caldwell.

Hornets rally late but fall to Bellville 53-51

The Caldwell Hornets rallied from nine points down to tie it before missing a layup with eight seconds to go in a 53-51 road loss last Friday to Bellville. Caldwell fell to 11-13 overall and 2-1 in district play.

CMS 8A team wins over Smithville

The Caldwell Middle School eighth grade A team defeated Smithville last week 33-21. Leading scorers were Grant McManus, nine, Jamin White, seven, Kiefer Ellis, six, and Tony Butler, four. Also scoring were Travis Cunningham, two, Aiden Torres, two and Cooper Odenbach, one. The 8B team lost 23-21.
CALDWELL’S KATE URBANOVSKY trips over La Grange’s Kailee Jones during Tuesday night’s game at Hornet Gym. Number eight La Grange won the game. -- Tribune photo by Denise Hornaday

CALDWELL’S KATE URBANOVSKY trips over La Grange’s Kailee Jones during Tuesday night’s game at Hornet Gym. Number eight La Grange won the game. -- Tribune photo by Denise Hornaday

Lady Hornets get first district win over Bellville

The Lady Hornets came back from a 12-point deficit, led by freshman Ja’Asia Mathis’ 22 points, to beat the Brahmanettes in Bellville on Friday 45-43. The Caldwell offense started the game cold, going scoreless in the first quarter, while Bellville racked up 14 points.

Sports Corner

SUPER BOWL 54 -- Forget about all of those Roman numerals, I’m just going to give you the real number -- not the LIV part of it. Crazy to even try to figure that mess out. Let’s talk plain English, please.
GABBY KOVASOVIC shoots a layup during Somerville’s 60-point win over Burton Friday night. -- Tribune photo by Denise Hornaday

GABBY KOVASOVIC shoots a layup during Somerville’s 60-point win over Burton Friday night. -- Tribune photo by Denise Hornaday

Lady Yeguas’ 60-point win cages Lady Panthers

The winning streak is now 19! With a 20-2 overall record and being 4-0 in District 26-2A, this Friday night’s Burleson County Showdown will mean more to the Lady Yeguas than the showdowns of the past.

Hart wins Smithville powerlifting meet

Caldwell’s Katherine Hart won the 114-pound division at the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association (THSWPA) Smithville Powerlifting Championships on Saturday. Hart won her weight class with a total lift weight of 475 pounds.