This district had its struggles when postseason play began last year. In fact, none of the four playoff-bound teams made it to the area round.
District 9-2A Division I is still probably the weakest of four Region III districts, but the top finishers from the league might finally be in position to make some noise in November
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East Texas Teams Ranked By TxHighSchoolBaseball.com (May 1)
CLASS 5A
No. 16 Lindale (20-4-1)
No. 19 Hallsville (25-4)
No. 23 Whitehouse (20-6-1)
CLASS 4A
No. 4 Pleasant Grove (25-3)
No. 13 Lufkin Hudson (21-7)
No. 21
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Representatives from three District 9-2A Division I proudly boasted that they're the team to beat in the league during ETSN.fm Photo Days.
A fourth, Harleton, made a case for the best coaching hiring of the offseason is its successful attempt of luring head coach Terry Award from a very comfortable job at Tenaha.
The following is a list of Thursday's baseball and softball playoff scores. Most local teams' games were postponed due to weather.
Baseball (Regional Quarterfinal Round)
Class 5A Region II
Sulphur Springs 8, Corsicana 0 (Sulphur Springs leads series, 1-0)
Class 4A Region III
Center 6, Lufkin Hudson 0 (Center leads series, 1-0)
Softball (Regional Semifinal Round)
Class 4A Region II
Athens 3, K
Tournament season for East Texas volleyball teams continued Thursday with the commencement of the Tyler Invitational and Hughes Springs Tournament.
Whitehouse, Pine Tree, Paris North Lamar and Mabank won their respective pools in Tyler.
Redwater, Liberty-Eylau, Queen City and host Hughes Springs came out on top in pool play at the Hughes Springs Tournament.
Three teams in the new District 9-2A Division I made the postseason a year ago. One team was right on the cusp. Two of the teams went winless.
This district looks straight forward on paper, but that's why they play the game.