Soccer playoffs

LONGVIEW -- When Pine Tree senior Emily Shelton sent a shot off the crossbar 30 seconds into Thursday's match, the Lady Pirates felt good about avoiding another overtime contest.

Here are soccer playoff matchups for first-round Class 5A and second-round Class 4A contests.

TYLER -- When Pine Tree needed its career goals and assists leader to make a play, she delivered. Twice.

WHITEHOUSE -- Kilgore didn't finish the regular season the way it wanted, but after a solid performance Monday night, the Bulldogs began the second season on the right foot.

WHITEHOUSE -- Whitehouse girls soccer coach Brad Jones rolled the dice, opting to play against a stiff, north wind in the first half of his team's Class 4A Region II bi-district playoff match with Kilgore.

BOYS CLASS 4A Region II Bi-District Kilgore vs. Athens, 8 p.m. Monday (March 25), Wildcat Stadium, Whitehouse John Tyler vs. Hallsville, 7 p.m. Tuesday (March 26), Pine Tree Stadium, Longview Lindale vs. Marshall, 6 p.m. Monday (March 25), Longview HS Pine Tree vs ... Read More ...