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Lady Bulldogs rip Callisburg, 11-4 Bulldogs lose to Ponder, 4-1

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Josh Griffin was the hard luck loser Friday night as he pitched five innings and gave up only three hits. Once again all the runs scored were unearned. His brother Matt finished the game with a scoreless sixth and seventh, giving up only one hit

Ponder scored a run in the first, after a hit-by-pitch and an error on a would-be double play ball Then they scored three in the third on three errors and two bloop singles

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An impressive performance from Madisyn Hargrove led the Lady Bulldogs to an 11-4 win Tuesday over Callisburg Hargrove came up huge at the dish and in the circle for the Lady Bulldogs racking up four RBI on two extra base hits

She doubled in the second inning and tripled in the sixth inning on a line shot off the wall in left field

Hargrove racked up eight strikeouts in the Lady Bulldogs win and allowed no earned runs on five hits and four walks over seven innings

The Lady Bulldog’s offense erupted for 13 hits, including four extra base hits. The Lady Bulldogs scored five runs in the third on a two-run error, an RBI double by

The teams traded runs for most of the contest, leading to five lead changes in the game

Howe put the final touches on an impressive win with four runs in the sixth Torrey Stubblefield started the inning with a single, bringing home Peyton Streetman who was hit by a pitch That was followed up by Hargrove's triple, plating Ross who had singled, Hunter Brokelman who singled and Stubblefield.

"The pitching has been consistently good all year, and our ability to make plays behind them has to improve for us to be a playoff team." said Head Coach Torrey Ognoskie.

Howe scored their lone run in the first Brennan Ross walked and eventually scored on a Griffin Underwood sacrifice fly

"We hit the baseball better than we have been up to this point but it always seemed to find a glove " said Ognoskie

Ponder played error free in the field and that was the difference in the game

Fulenchek to remain in Florida

Garrett Fulenchek arrived in Florida earlier in March and is continuing to battle to with big dreams of Georgia one day. One must remember that the 18-yearold hard throwing right-hander is in the Braves organization which has a reputation of knowing what they are doing with pitching This might mean that Fulenchek spends a little more time grooming than if he were in an organization who might feel tempted to bring him along a little quicker than normal

Fulenchek seems to be on pace to pitch for Class-A Rome in June

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Chris McCandless

Jeans to Howe, Texas That concert will also take place between Abby's Restaurant and City Hall Citizens are asked to bring their own lawn chairs

McCandless fell in love with country music at a young age With a rodeo junkie dad, every weekend of each summer found him in a different town and at a different rodeo The rodeo dance was the highlight of every weekend for Chris He fondly remembers, "Friday afternoon was spent polishing boots or washing the truck so I could hit the road with my dad "

The Chris McCandless show is truly a walk through country music history From classic to outlaw to red dirt and top 40 hits from the '80's through today, classic rock, and a country twist on some '80's pop, the boys will please crowds of all ages and keep them on the dance floor. Even their originals are true blue country that would make the troubadours of the past proud Chris' first radio single "Kiss You All Over" spent over 10 weeks on the Texas charts and he has just released a new single titled "It's All In The Jeans" Chris has opened for such great acts as Easton Corbin, Deryl Dodd, 1100 Springs, Aaron Watson, Zane Williams, Brandon Rhyder, Josh Thompson and many more.

The new Howe Area Chamber of Commerce has been very active in their first three months of activity With a new home scheduled to open in April at 101 E Haning, they will host the First Annual Howe Hall of Honor Induction Ceremony on the eve of Founders Day on April 24 at 7pm

They are also sponsoring a horseshoe tournament and a lawnmower race during the Founders Day event A grand opening of the new office is coming soon

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