Sports

    The Edna Cowboys played the Bloomington Bobcats on Tuesday, Feb. 11, and won, 64-52, even though Coach Steve Ortiz said the team didn’t play really well.
    “We shot the ball horribly and we didn’t hit a three-pointer at all in the first half,” he said. “But we were doing what we were supposed to be doing. For some reason we were all cold on the same day.”
    Terek Dilworth scored 24 points and Austin Sparks scored 16 points and eight rebounds. Travis Farquhar scored 11 points and Brandon Nidey had seven assists.
    “We were down by seven points at halftime, so we turned up the pressure in the second half, did some things differently and took the Bloomington team off guard,” Ortiz said.
    The Edna Cowboys will have played San Antonio Cole on Tuesday, Feb. 18 in Flatonia.

Industrial senior Madison Garza signed with Blinn college to play softball. “It was her decision to sign there,” said mother Neeco. “Of course I’d love to have her as close as possible, but I want her to experience life. It was in God’s hands, he had a plan.” Next to Madison are her parents, Neeco and Mike Garza. Standing behind from left, Principal Jim Green, Coach Jesse Casarez, Coach Chastity Matula, Madison’s pitching coach Mike Loy, and superintendent Tony Williams.

    The Ganado Maidens played a warm-up game against Corpus Christi London Lady Pirates on Friday, Feb. 7, and won, 50-34.
    The Maidens have placed third place in their district and will have played in Woodsboro against Pettus on Monday, Feb. 10.

    The Ganado Indians played Flatonia on Friday, Feb. 7, and lost, 41-53. Sacred Heart canceled their game with the Indians on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Coach John Armstrong said they didn’t play their best game against Flatonia.

    The Indians will have played Weimar on Feb. 11, and will determine whether they are playoff-bound.

    The Edna Cowgirls played their final season game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, against Goliad and lost, 40-58.

    "The year is done, but I cannot wait until next year. I think we will have the needed experience that will help us get back to the playoffs," said Coach Brett Nidey. "I'm proud of the girls in the program, they always come to work and that makes my job fun.”

The Industrial Lady Cobras have tied for second place in District 30-2A. They played Tidehaven on Tuesday, Feb. 4 and won, 65-30.

The Cobras then played Bloomington on Friday, Feb. 7, and lost, 40-54.

The Cobras then played Refugio on Saturday, Feb. 8, and won, 46-41.

    Industrial High School hosted a powerlifting meet on Saturday, Feb. 8. The Industrial males won second place with 35 points, and the Edna males placed 3rd with 31 points. The Ganado males placed ninth place with a point.

    The Edna females placed 1st place with 48 points, and the Industrial females placed 2nd place with 32 points. The Ganado females placed 6th place with 11 points.

    The Cobras played Edna on Friday, Jan. 31, and lost, 51-75.
    “Stopping turnovers and getting in their face,” said Evan Gregg of what the team should’ve done differently. “Transition better next time.”
    “We need to all be on the same page with what we’re trying to accomplish,” said Jay Rubio. “We are like a family and we all work very well together, we just have to put in a little extra effort and all stay focused on the team goals.”
    The Cobras will have played Tidehaven at home on Feb. 4 and will play Goliad on Friday, Feb. 7.
    “I thought the team played great defense, it’s just Edna hit almost everything they threw up,” said Brandon Alexander, still injured. “I thought we played better as the game went on, the team kept fighting and competing throughout the game.”

    “We played hard even being out of the playoff race,” said Coach Brett Nidey. “That is what I love about these girls, everyone in my program plays hard.”
    The Edna Cowgirls (8-17) played against Tidehaven on  Jan. 29, and won, 44-28.
    Tamara Mathis scored 13 points, three rebounds, a steal, a deflection and an assist, and Kacey Nidey scored 10 points, five steals, a deflection and three assists. Haley Orsak scored nine points, five rebounds, two blocks and four steals, and Kamryn Roman scored eight points, two rebounds, three steals and an assist. Both Ashley Myers and Alex Martinez scored two points apiece, while Kiera Gaskin added four rebounds, a deflection and an assist. Regan Morrow added a rebound and a steal, plus Rylee Morrow’s three rebounds and four blocks.

    The Indians came out and played against Louise on Tuesday, Jan. 28, and won, 47-15.
    “We played great as a team, limited our turnover and had great defense,” said Indian Clay Vesely.
    Kameron Smith scored 17 points, eight rebounds and two steals, plus Clay Vesely’s eight points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals. Caleb Thedford scored five points, four rebounds, two assists and three steals, in addition to Jorge Campuzano’s two points scored and seven rebounds. Austin Alford scored five points and eight rebounds, and Matt Bridges scored six points by shooting two three-pointers.
    “I think we did good, we’ve been practicing on everything,” said Indian Chris Arriaga. “At the end of the day we still got it done.”
    The Indians played Shiner on Friday, Jan. 31 and lost, 32-44.
    Smith scored 16 points, five rebounds and two steals, plus Vesely’s eight points scored and four assists.