Sports

    There’s no doubt when Ganado Maiden senior Taylor Mirelez is playing a sport, she’s playing it well, and she makes it look easy. As a team captain, her Coach Bryan Branch has nothing but good things to say about her.
    “She leads in just about every statistical category there is, and has been able to dominate games even when the opposing coaches are double and sometimes triple-teaming her,” Branch said. “She has done a great job of not getting frustrated when that happens and tries other ways to score such as rebounding or getting a steal.”
    Taylor said Branch has taught her to always give the greatest effort one can out on the court, for every loose ball, rebound, and making it to the basket.
    Taylor grew up playing basketball with her cousins, Chance and Kody, although her mom taught her what she knows about the game. Taylor is the daughter of Cyndi Poulton and David Mirelez.

    When Edna Cowboy Varsity basketball captain Brandon Nidey plays in a game, he said he focuses on two things: the voices of Coach Chad Hartley and his father, Cowgirls Coach Brett Nidey in the stands.
    “I tune everything else out like no one is there,” he said. “And my dad means the world to me because he’s taught me everything he knows. He definitely gets the credit if I play well.”
    Nidey grew up playing and practicing with his sister, Cowgirl starter and captain Kacey Nidey, and it developed the heavy passion he has for the game, not to mention give him game as well. Like his sibling he can weave in and out of players and can sink a shot well. In most games the Cowboys play he is a top scorer, in addition to being top in rebounds and steals.
    “I love this game so much, it can relieve stress as well as give me stress but I’ve always been very passionate about the game,” he said.

   The Industrial Cobras took a win in their second district basketball game against the Edna Cowgirls with a final score of 41-37. This is the 'Girls second district game as well. Many fans and students came out to cheer for their schools, and the Industrial and Edna cheerleaders were there to lead them.

   "The effort was there, the free throws just killed us tonight," said Edna Coach Brett Nidey. "We were one for six in the first half, although we shot more in the second half. We're going to keep working on the little things, and the fundamentals, Hallettsville is going to be a hard team."

   The Industrial Cobras beat out the Ganado Maidens tonight at home with a final score of 64-53. One of the Cobra captains,  Jessica Martin, said the team has been working hard in practice and believed the Cobras would win with a definitive yes. Ganado Coach Bryan Branch said he was very pleased with the team's effort, and saw great things in the team's press that forced some turnovers.

   Cobra Kelsey VanPelt and Maiden Taylor Mirelez were easily the top scorers of the night for their teams. VanPelt scored 16 points in the first quarter with two three-pointers, and Mirelez scored 14 points in the same. Cobra Skylar Chreene had a three-pointer as well, while Maidens Sierra Salazar and Cheyenne Galindo added some points in the first quarter. Score was 19-17 in the Cobras favor.

The Industrial Cobra boys basketball team has been ranked 23rd by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches with a 19-3 record. Way to go!

    The Ganado Indians faced the Tivoli Redfish at home Tuesday, Dec. 30, and won with a final score of 43-40. More than a few Ganado fans took their time during winter break to support the Indians in this surprising win, including the majority of the Maidens basketball team.
    #10 senior captain Cody Morales said the team communication was what brought them over the top. “Being motivated after a such a big lead from the other team, and everybody talking helped,” he said. “Everyone was getting excited.”

The following are the results of the Ganado Junior High boys basketball games versus Schulenburg on Monday, Dec. 15:

    The Ganado Indians played against Edna on Dec. 9 and lost with a score of 60-48. They competed in the Cobra JAM tournament and first played Shiner and won, 61-33.
    Jonathan Martinez scored 20 points, and Kameron Smith scored 18 points. Jorge Campuzano scored six and Cody Morales scored five points.
    The Indians lost to Port Aranasas with a score of 40-58. Martinez had 12 points, while Smith and Campuzano scored six points each. Matt Bridges, Austin Alford and Austin Eastlick each scored four points.

    The Edna Cowgirls played Refugio on Dec. 9 and lost, 43-47.
    Kacey Nidey scored 21 points, a rebounds, six steals, a block and a deflection, and Sierra Pruitt scored 10 points, four rebounds, two assists, six deflections and two steals. Haley Mitchell and M'Kayla Barnes each scored five points, while Mitchell added a rebound and three deflections, Barnes added two rebounds and two steals, and Tamara Mathis scored two points, two rebounds, a block, a deflection and a steal. Rylee Morrow had a rebound and six blocks, Bailey Brown had nine rebounds, a block and an assist. Kim Ortolon had an assist, two deflections and two steals, and Kirstie Soto had a rebound and a block.

    The Cobras played Woodsboro on Dec. 9 and won, 60-28.
    Leading scorers were Brandon Alexander with 15 points, Kyle Alexander with 11 points, and Jay Sandoval scored eight points. Jesse Sanchez scored eight points as well, and Brady Karl scored five points. Wesley Sliva, Trevor Ressman and Manny Munoz each scored three points, and Brock Werckle scored two points.
    The Industrial Cobras hosted a Cobra JAM tournament from Dec. 12-14. They first played Boling on Dec. 11 and won, 77-44. B. Alexander led the team again with 28 points, and K. Alexander scored 10 points. Sliva scored nine, Sanchez had eight points, and Ressman had six points. Munoz and Sandoval scored three points each, and Hunter Goyen, Logan Robinson and Werckle each scored two points.