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Skattebo leads Az State to playoffs

Listed as a 5’8 small forward, freshman Makenzie Bodine has gotten off to a good start this season for the Lady Lions. Her shooter’s touch has made an impact for a team looking for offense.

Avalon loves their high-flying Eagles basketball team. They swept three teams to capture their annual tournament last week. Now 6-3, the Orange Wings have a three-game winning streak after playing their best stretch of hoops this season. They romped past Mount Calm, 66-33, and then had to earn a 49-40 victory against Wortham. The last contest ended in a 64 46 win over rival Milford. HC John De La Garza has united the Eagles after three early defeats, one of them on a three-ball at the buzzer against Groesbeck. Italy looked solid in an 11-point margin (63-52) over the Birds of Prey, and then came a 58-49 setback to Rice (4-2).

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Victoria Hernandez, a former standout at Ennis HS, was named a First Team All-American for Lancaster’s Cedar Valley College, of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III. She is a 5’4 sophomore forward.

Wide Receiver Gracen Harris, who verbally committed to Oklahoma on May 1, 2023, is no longer a future Sooner football and baseball player. According to On3’s Hayes Fawcett, the two-sport star, decommitted from OU but still intends to sign somewhere as the Early Signing Period began last Wednesday.