2023-2024 Sports Schedules (Links below updated)
May 2, 2024 - A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Shelbyville Independent School District will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, beginning at 12-noon, in the Board Room of the Shelbyville Independent School District at 5322 St. Hwy 87 South, Shelbyville, Texas.
The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are listed below. Items do not have to be taken in the same order as shown on this meeting notice. Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time.
1. Call to order
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
3. Open forum
4. Action Related to Trustee Election 2024
a. Issue Certificate of Election to Newly Elected Officers
b. Administer Statement of Elected Officer to Newly Elected Officers
c. Administer Oath of Office to Newly Elected Officers
d. Reorganization of Board of Trustees
i. Elect president
ii. Elect vice-president
iii. Elect secretary
5. Consent agenda
a. Minutes of the April 8, 2024 meeting of the board
b. Monthly financial reports
6. Consider for approval
a. Policy DEC (Local)
7. Principal’s/Director’s Reports
a. Campus events
b. Recognition of Staff and/or Students
8. Superintendent’s Reports
a. Facilities Update
b. Preliminary Property Values
c. Teacher Appreciation Week
d. Teachers of the Year
e. Articles of Interest
f. General Updates
9. Executive Session
a. Resignations/Employment
b. Personnel
10. Adjournment
If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E or Texas Government Code section 418.183(f). Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting. [See BEC(LEGAL)]
Timpson Bears Gymnasium on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 –
On Tuesday Timpson ISD hosted a State Football Championship ring ceremony for the 2023 Timpson Bears varsity state championship football team. The ceremony was kicked off by Timpson ISD Superintendent Mid Johnson who welcomed the public who were in attendance. Johnson spoke of the achievements of the Bears team and said, “This is the first time in over 100 years in Timpson school history reach the goal of winning a state championship. In reflection, it becomes obvious God had a presence in the entire situation.” Johnson next called forward the school board and recognized and gave recognition to Cody Beckham, Justin Timmons, Joyce Wolfe, Carlos Johnson, Jim Rader, Tammy Sparks, and Stephen Burgay.
Timpson Bears Ring Ceremony Video 1
Johnson next introduced coach 2023 Head Football Coach / Athletic Director Kerry Therwhanger. Therwhanger introduced officials from Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine and Whataburger who presented 2023 Whataburger Super Team Football awards to senior athletes Tyler Lane and Terry Bussey. The two seniors were chosen from a ballot which was tallied from over 300 thousand ballots. Only 40 total athletes across the state received these awards.
Timpson Bears Ring Ceremony Video 2
Therwhanger recognized Nick Clark for a trainer award next he introduced Debra Smith who presented the Bears a proclamation award from the City of Timpson. The coach then recognized his coaching staff and recognized each one. He gave special recognition to Patrick Gandy who will take over as head coach next season. He also gave special recognition to coach Torres who coached with him for 25 of his 38 years of coaching at both Lovelady and Timpson schools. He also recognized the school’s managers who helped the team with locker-room and sideline duties.
Timpson Bears Ring Ceremony Video 3
Among the many achievements Therwhanger listed he stated, “In the 123 years of Timpson school history there have been eight 10-win football seasons, we have five of them.” The last recognition was to the State Champion Bears football team who were each announced and received their rings from the school.
Team Roster
#1 Dacorian Johnson WR/DB (10th Grade)
#2 Colton Carroll WR/DB (11th Grade)
#3 Amare Bruton WR/DB (12th Grade)
#4 Devin Tutt WR/DB (12th Grade)
#6 Vosky Howard WR/LB (12th Grade)
#7 Nate Scourton RB/DL (12th Grade)
#8 Jj Garner RB/LB (11th Grade)
#9 Baylor Kimbro QB/LB (12th Grade)
#10 Terry Bussey QB/LB (12th Grade)
#11 Dakovian Tutt RB/LB (12th Grade)
#12 Chris Nickleberry Jr. WR/DB (10th Grade)
#13 Shahed Cross WR/DL (12th Grade)
#14 Tyler Lane TE/LB (12th Grade)
#15 Devin Moreland WR/LB (11th Grade)
#16 La'Jordan McCollister WR/DB (11th Grade)
#18 Cole Bruister QB/DB (11th Grade)
#19 Braylon Parker QB/DB (12th Grade)
#20 Dalton Beckham WR/DL (12th Grade)
#21 MJ Hays WR/LB (12th Grade)
#22 Quinn Timmons TE/LB (12th Grade)
#25 Seth Duke WR/LB (11th Grade)
#50 Cameron Bennett OL/DL (12th Grade)
#51 Jadarrius Holloway OL/DL (12th Grade)
#52 Londell Parker OL/DL (10th Grade)
#55 Shelton Melancon OL/DL (12th Grade)
#56 Jacayden Adams OL/LB (12th Grade)
#60 Aiden Sanchez Ol/Dl (12th Grade)
#64 Mayson Harbison OL/DL (10th Grade)
#74 Camden Curbow OL/DL (11th Grade)
#75 Taylor Gutermuth OL/DL (12th Grade)
April 30, 2024 - Center Rider Varsity and Junior Varsity Tennis teams lead by Coach Leon Dykes and Coach Lori Mancheck each won their 2024 District Championship!
At the Varsity District tournament in Longview, the Girls team placed first and the Boys team placed third.
Heading to Regionals in Girls Doubles for finishing first are Sayre Hall and Reese Cockrell. Also, heading to Regionals is Jalen Postell in Girls Singles for finishing first.
We are so proud of this team and all of their accomplishments. Thank you to all for your continued support. Next stop is the Regionals tournament in Bryan at Rudder High School, May 10 and 11th. Go Riders!!!
Girls Doubles
1st place - Sayre Hall and Reese Cockrell (Regional)
3rd place - Avery Lawrence and Autumn Bennett
Girls Singles
1st place - Jalen Postell (Regional)
3rd place - Hollie Herndon
Mixed Doubles
3rd place - Bryce Gaddy and Laura Scull
4th place - Logan Galindo and Gracie Burch
Boys Doubles
4th place - Wade Collard and Hunter Cooper
7th place - Anthony Harrold and Fisher Hughes
Boys Singles
5th place - Chris
6th place - Ryker Tomlin
The Center Rider Junior Varsity Tennis team also won their District Championship! The Girls team placed 1st overall and the Boys team placed 3rd overall.
Girls Singles
1st place - Hudsyn Wulf
2nd place - Alicia Landin
3rd place - Angie Rojas
4th place - Allison Juarez
8th place - Nayeli Lopez
Girls Doubles
1st place - Hope Nehring and Gracie Boyd
2nd place - Alejandra Palacios and Emily Mendez
Boys Singles
4th place - Jaxon Sanford
6th place - Juan Pablo Figueroa
Boys Doubles
4th place - Ayden Smith and Eli Sanford
Nacogdoches Lady Dragons Softball Park on Thursday, April 25, 2024 –
The Shelbyville Lady Dragons took a Bi-District varsity softball elimination win over the Lovelady Lady Lions by a 4-2 run score. The win gives Shelbyville a 22-10 season record and will advance them on to the area round of the state softball playoffs. Lovelady ends their season with a 11-13-1 season mark. The win will pit the Lady Dragons against the winner of the Big Sandy – West Sabine Bi-District series which is not yet completed.
Lovelady took the early lead scoring their only runs in the top of the second inning when Hana Hoffstetler and Dury Hoffstetler each drew free bases on a walk and by being hit by a pitch. They later scored on a double to right-centerfield by Madi Burleson which gave LLHS a 2-0 lead.
Shelbyville answered in the bottom of the second frame when Jayleigh Jones walked with two outs and scored when Bre Chambers reached on an errant throw by a Lions infielder. Chambers stole her way around the basepath to third base and then scored on a Taylor Jones single to leftfield. This tied the game at 2-2. This lead held up until SHS rallied in the bottom of the third inning when Lanie Bass and Cadee Harley scored to give the Lady Dragons a 4-2 lead which held up for the remainder of the contest.
Lanie Bass pitched the full game for SHS and gave up three hits, 2 walks, 2 hit batters and struck out 8. Madi Burleson pitched the full six innings for LLHS and gave up just 2 hits, walked 3 and struck out 5.
Shelbyville Dragons Ballpark on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 –
The Shelbyville Dragons won a District 23 2A baseball game over the visiting Timpson Bears on Tuesday by a 12-0 score in a run-rule shortened contest that ended when senior shortstop/pitcher Dylan Parker hit a towering grand slam homerun over the left centerfield fence in the bottom of the fifth inning. Shelbyville stands at 17-4 overall and 12-1 in the conference. They have cliched the district title. Timpson is at 13-12 overall and they have a 4-9 conference mark. They are out of playoff contention.
The game was close early. Shelbyville took a 2-0 run lead in the bottom of the first inning when Parker and Hunter Harvey scored after a single, up the middle of the infield, by Weston Frick. The Dragons held the narrow 2-0 lead until they rallied in the bottom of the fifth inning. SHS brought 13 batters to the plate in a rally which saw them use 4 walks, four hits, including Parker’s grand slam, two errors, and a passed ball to score ten runs during the inning.
Shelbyville’s Weston Frick pitched the bulk of the game and struck out six batters, walked three and gave up one hit in four innings. Dragon Cam Mason struck out one, walked one, and gave up a hit in one inning.
Timpson’s Seth Duke pitched 4 1/3 innings striking out 4 batters, walked one, and gave up five hits. Nathan Searcy gave up four hits and four walks in 2/3 inning.
Before the game Shelbyville recognized senior athletes Dylan Parker, Weston Frick, Wyatt Frick and Cam Mason.
The Bears will host the Dragons at Bears Ballpark on Friday, April 26, at 6 p.m. for the final district game for both teams.
Center Horseshoe Ballpark on Friday April 19, 2024 -
The Center Roughriders varsity baseball team never trailed during Friday’s District 17- 4A home game with the Gilmer Buckeyes. The ‘Riders took a 1-0 run lead in the bottom of the second inning when Freshman first baseman Jayden Lane singled up the middle of the outfield and he later scored on a misplayed single into Gilmer’s outfield by Roughrider senior Colby Lout.
The game remained tight with CHS holding the one-run lead until the Roughriders rallied for runs by Logan Horton, Lane, and Lout giving Center a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth.
Gilmer rallied and brought nine batters to the plate in the top of the seventh inning and tied the game at 4-4. Center started the bottom of the seventh with Easton Wulf drawing a walk. Wulf was retired on a force play when teammate Cody Atkinson grounded to an infielder. Atkinson advanced to second base on a wild pitch and then later moved to third base on an errant pickoff attempt. Atkinson alertly scored on another wild pitch that got behind Gilmer’s catcher to win the game in walk-off fashion by a 5-4 run score.
The win keeps Center’s playoff hopes alive as the team is in fifth place with two games remaining and four teams move into the playoffs at season’s end.
Roughrider Freshman Pitcher Easton Wulf got the win for Center. He threw for 6 1/3 innings (104 pitches) and struck out eight and gave up three walks. Junior shortstop TJ Belin came in for the pitching save he walked two and struck out one Buckeye batter. Aiden Davis took the complete game loss for Gilmer.
The Roughriders will host the Carthage Bulldogs on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 7 p.m. at the CHS Horseshoe Ballpark.
April 18, 2024 - Shelbyville Baseball games versus Garrison on Friday, April 18 have changed. JV will now play at 4:30pm in Shelbyville and Varsity will play at 8:15pm, Friday night, in Garrison.
Beckville Lady Bearcats Ballpark on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 –
The Shelbyville Lady Dragons varsity softball team fell on the road to the Beckville Lady Bearcats by a 9-3 run score on Tuesday. The win gave Beckville High School the District 22 2A title and the number one seed for the post season varsity softball playoffs. Beckville finished the regular season with a 10-2 conference mark. Shelbyville and Timpson hold an identical 9-3 district mark and will have to hold a tie-breaker at a future date to decide the number two and three seeds. Joaquin holds an 8-4 league mark and will go into the post-season as the number four seed.
Tuesday saw Shelbyville take a 3-0 run lead in the top of the first inning when Carsey Lovell, Lanie Bass, and Cadee Harley loaded the bases with one out and scored on a walk by Kylie Snell, a Beckville error, and a sacrifice fly by Cori Lawson.
Beckville answered with a rally in the bottom of the third inning with a rally that brought ten batters to the plate and saw BHS go up 5-3 runs by getting scores from Kaitlyn Mauritzen, Lexi Barr, Emily Grandgeorge, Bethany Grandgeorge, Gracey Struwe. Disaster struck again for the Lady Dragons when the Lady Bearcats rallied again in the bottom of the fourth, bringing 12 batters to the plate and going up 9-3 before Shelbyville could stop the damage.
Lanie Bass and Taylor Jones pitched for Shelbyville and combined for eight strikeouts, walked 8 batters, and gave up seven hits. Gracey Struwe and Bethany Grandgeorge pitched for Beckville and struck out 11, walked three and gave up five hits.
April 16, 2024 - Self Defense America recently held a Taekwondo belt exam for the Lil' Dragons Class. Those testing received their next rank in the TKD system. The Lil' Dragons worked very hard to achieve their rank promotion and we at Self Defense America are very proud of them all.
From Left: (back row) Cainen Moore, Casen Moore, Dean Eddins, Mason Warren, Ethan Alverado, Lizzie Hornbuckle, (front row) Ryker Thornton, Brooklyn Cooper, Noah Parker, Jaxson Lemoine, Bella Hornbuckle, Parker Lemoine, and (full splits) Korie Bailey.
We are excited about these students as they continue their path to Black Belt.
April 15, 2024 - Gauge Jordan and Landen Whitton, of Joaquin, were fishing off FM 2572 Sunday, April 14, 2024, when they caught a very large Alligator Gar. Both sides of the roadway were flooded due to the raised level of the Sabine River, and the fish had made its way to a pool of water where the fishermen were bow fishing.
The fish measured 6 feet in length from head to tail, and was quite hefty as demonstrated when the fishermen lifted it in their arms.
