Sports

   Nathan West met with Matagorda School students less than an hour after he completed the last leg of his 550-mile, 29-day kayaking journey down the Colorado River - and its tributaries - shortly after noon Monday. 
   “Thirty minutes ago I finished my kayaking trip that began in Telegraph,” near Junction, said West, the 22-year-old barber from Bastrop, who put in at LCRA Matagorda Bay Nature Park. 
   Tiny Telegraph is on the South Llano River, a tributary of the Llano and, eventually, the Colorado. 
   West actually arrived in Matagorda Sunday and put in Monday to paddle through the locks and down the river to the LCRA landing spot. 
   Meeting with Matagorda sixth through eighth-grade students who greeted him with paper banners – one was bracketed by barber poles - West told them he was only about four years out of graduating from Fredericksburg High School. 

   Bay City High School Track and Field once again proved a formidable force at the UIL Area 23/24 4A Track and Field Championships April 17 in West Columbia. 
   The Ladycats were crowned Area Champs, while the Blackcats came home with Bronze. 
   Those who finished in the top three have qualified for the Region meet at Sam Houston State University April 25-27.
   Ladycats earning points for the team:
   Victoria Murillo – 4th, 3200 M Run and 1600 M Run
   Irtzell Morales – 3rd, 3200 M Run and 1600 M Run
   Julianne Kucera – 1st, 3200 M Run
   Ky’asia Fields, Arianna Lot, Jada Finley, Amonie Hall - 1st, 4 x 100 M Relay & 4 x 200 M Relay
   Melanie Bustos – 6th, 800 M Run
   Ky’asia Fields – 1st, 100 M Dash
   Hannah Hernandez – 4th, 100 M Hurdles; 6th, 300 M Hurdles
   Jada Finley – 2nd, 200 M Dash; 3rd, Long Jump; 6th, High Jump
   Amonie Hall – 3rd, High Jump

By Eddie Russell Tidehaven Baseball Coach

   The Tigers hosted the Danbury Panthers this past Tuesday and won by a score of 6-4.  
   Getting the win on the mound was Gordo Moreno pitching 6 innings giving up 4 runs only 2 of those earned. He struck out 7.  
   Coming in and getting the save was Logan Crow throwing a shutout 7th Leading hitter with 2 hits was Moreno. 
   Getting one hit each were: Crow, Call Davant and Kameron Green. 
   On Friday the Tigers played Boling and won 4-1. 
   Getting the win on the mound pitching 5 1/3 innings was Cade Galvan . He struck out 7, gave up 1 run and only 2 hits.  
   Pitching the final 1 2/3 innings was Crow. Giving up no runs and collecting his second save of the week. 
   Leading hitter with 2 hits was Moreno. Getting 1 hit each were: Davant, Crow, Clay Ford and Josh Zarate. 
   The Tigers move to 7-4 in district and have officially clinched a playoff spot.    

Help John H. Cherry Elementary build a playground in partnership with KaBOOM! and Rebuild Texas Fund from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at the school campus. 
   The playground build will happen rain or shine; volunteers are asked to come dressed for the weather. 
   Closed-toe shoes are required; sneakers or work boots that you don’t mind getting dirty are advisable. 
   Please leave valuables at home as secure storage is not available on site.