June 1, 2021
Maidens softball players named
on 2021 All-District 20-AA list
Frankston Maidens softball players were honored with All-District selections following the completion of their 2021 season, according to information from the FISD social media site.
Pitcher of the Year was Kasity Staines. Utility Player of the Year was Kaylee Davis and Defensive Player of the Year was Abigail Fletcher.
Named to the First Team were Brianna Looney and Kelsey Sexton. Second Team honors went to Eryn Pryor, Jacey Dillard, Carolyn Happel and Juliana Gould. Kaitllyn Matthews received Honorable Mention.
Named to Academic All-District were Abbie Ramsey, Staines, Pryor, Matthews and Davis.
The All-District list also included some LaPoynor Lady Flyers. Sophomore Co-Newcomer of the Year was Emily Klutts and Co-Catcher of the Year was Abigail Williams. Brianna Howard and Raegan Johnston were named to the Second Team.
Williams and Skylar Feagins were named to the Academic All-District Team.
June 1, 2021
Indians baseball players listed
for 20-AA All-District honors
The Frankston Indians baseball team placed numerous players on the District 20-AA All-District honors team, according to Head Baseball Coach Wes King.
Frankston sophomore Matt Metzig was chosen as Offensive Most Valuable Player.
Chosen as First Team Pitchers were junior Clayton Merritt and sophomore Jace Benson.
Named First Team Infield were sophomores Walker London and Robert Walker.
Frankston freshman Ryan Harper was named to the First Team Outfield.
Senior Brink Bizzell was named as First Team Catcher.
Chosen to the Second Team Infield was sophomore Kody Loebig. Junior Bayne Bacon was named to the Second Team Outfield. Sophomore Jared Cook was chosen as Second Team Designated Hitter.
Selected for Honorable Mention was sophomore Austin Carr.
These and other Indian players also were recognized with MVP and other special awards at the recent Frankston Athletic Awards event.
May 10, 2021
Bandy Bizzell going to state golf
tournament as Region 3 medalist
Frankston Maidens golfer, Bandy Bizzell, qualified for the State Golf Tournament as a medalist in the Region 3 Golf Tournament April 19-20, according to Coach Scotty Albritton.
She was a member of the Frankston golf team which also included Kylie Harper, Juliana Gould and Avery Skender which finished fifth at the regional tournament.
The State Golf Tournament will be on May 10-11 at the Legends Golf Course in Kingsland, TX near Marble Falls.
May 8, 2021
Tribe closes out ‘great season’ going
1-2 to Beckville in bi-district round
The Frankston Indians Saturday, May 8 forged an 8-4 victory in the second game of the Class AA Bi-district series with Beckville, but they needed a win in the third game after losing in the first game 13-7.
Unfortunately for the Tribe, Beckville stymied the Indian offense and cranked up their own offense to advance to Area with a 13-1 victory.
The Indians went into the playoffs as second seed after finishing District 20-AA in second place at 12-2, praised by their fans for a “great season”.
According to the Frankston team scorer, the Indians put together eight hits and took advantage of two Beckville errors to claim victory in Game 2. Frankston pitching held the opponent to six hits.
In the Game 2 win, Frankston got on the scoreboard taking a 3-1 lead in the second inning, adding another run in the third. Beckville came back to score two in the fourth to narrow the Tribe lead to 4-3, but the Indians answered ,with two runs in the top of the fifth to make it 6-3. Beckville answered with a run in their half of the fifth to make the score 6-4, but that was all they could muster. Frankston added two runs in the top of the seventh to cement an 8-4 win.
A double each by Ryan Harper and Brink Bizzell along with three singles by Austin Carr led the way. Kody Loebig contributed two singles and Harper added a single to round out the Tribe hitting. Harper and Bizzell each had three RBI and Loebig one.
Clayton Merritt pitched five innings, allowing the four runs on five hits, struck out five and walked three. Walker London and Matt Metzig split duty on the last two innings, allowing no runs and only one hit.
The picture was quite different in the third game as the Indians were able to get only three hits while Beckville was getting 12. The Indians made only one error but the four errors by Beckville didn’t seem to help the Tribe cause much. The result was a 13-1 win.
After a break, the third game began and Beckville jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first 2 ½ innings. Frankston answered with their only run as Jared Cook was driven home by an RBI from Metzig. Meanwhile Beckville was to pad their lead in the top of the fifth with eight runs to secure their 13-1 victory and trip to the Area round of the playoffs.
Jace Benson pitched 2 ⅔ innings, allowing seven hits, five runs and striking out two. Metzig came in for 1 ⅔ innings, allowing three hits and six runs and striking out three. Robert Walker pitched the final two-thirds of an inning, allowing two runs on two hits and struck out one.
May 7, 2021
Maidens fall to McLeod in final
two games of Area playoff series
The Frankston Maidens softball team saw their hopes of winning the Area Class AA series against McLeod fade away on Friday, May 7 as they were shut out 5-0 in the second game of the series and outscored in the third and deciding game 9-5, according to information provided by Coach Sunni Adair.
The Maidens performed their magic in the first game of the series 2-1 on Wednesday, May 5, thanks to a deciding RBI single by Kaylee Davis which scored Brianna Looney from third.
Things didn’t go that well against McLeod in the second game, one which could have brought the FHS girls and their hopeful fans home early and advanced them to Regionals.
When McLeod took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second and made it 2-0 in the bottom of the third, all was not lost. After all, there were four more innings left to get the Maiden bats stringing together hits and runs. Two innings passed and Frankston still didn’t have an RBI. They still could not score in the top of the sixth.
Unfortunately for the Maidens, McLeod used their half of the sixth to score three runs to push their lead to 5-0. The Maidens had one more chance to perform their magic in the top of the seventh, but it was not to be. McLeod had forced a third and deciding game.
Frankston got seven hits in that second game. McLeod only had 8 but they had a couple of key doubles to go with a string of singles which drove in the five winning runs. Frankston’s Kasity Staines had gone 2 for 3 at the plate, both singles. Kelsey Sexton, Coralyn Happel, Jacey Dillard, Eryn Pryor and Julianna Gould each had singles but McLeod pitching wouldn’t allow any of those hits to pay off.
Staines went the distance in the pitching circle for the Maidens. Neither team committed an error.
All was still not lost for the Maidens. They could still win the third game and take the series, thanks to their first game victory on Wednesday, May 5.
Maiden bats were more effective in this game, but so were McLeod’s. The Maidens had nine hits, but McLeod had 16, including two home runs and a double by pitcher Cross, who went 4 for 4 at the plate and drove in four runs.
Things stayed close in early going with the two teams tied at 1-1 after two innings. Then in the third, McLeod went ahead 2-1 and scored two more in the fourth to stretch their lead to 4-1. The Maidens made it close, adding two runs in the fifth. Going into the sixth, it was 4-3 but McLeod used the top of the sixth to score two more runs and extend their lead to 6-3. The Maidens were unable to score in the bottom of the sixth and McLeod drove in three more runs in the top of the seventh to go ahead 9-3.
It wasn’t the first time the Maidens had been up against the wall in the bottom of the seventh. However, the two runs they were able to get in their half of the seventh weren’t enough and McLeod had their 9-5 win and a trip to Regionals.
For the Maidens, Kaylee Davis went 2 for 3 at the plate with one RBI and a run and Happel was 2 for 4 with a run. Abigail Fletcher’s triple drove in a run. Pryor’s and Sexton’s only hits were doubles which drove in runs. Staines and Looney each had singles, with an RBI and a run, respectively. Fletcher and Gould scored runs.
Staines went the distance in the pitching circle. Cross pitched all the way for McLeod.
May 7, 2021
Abbie Ramsey 4th, Brink Bizzell fifth place
in AA State Track, Field Meet Pole Vault
Abbie Ramsey finished 4th with a personal best, clearing the bar at 10’6”, and Brink Bizzell finished 5th at 13’0” in state Pole Vault competition Friday, May 7, according to Coach Lisa Hokit.
AT LEFT, senior Abbie Ramsey clears the bar at 10’6”, her personal best Pole Vault, to finish 4th at the State Class AA Track and Field Meet in Austin Friday, May 7. — Courtesy Photo
May 5, 2021
Maidens perform more 7th inning
magic over McLeod 2-1 in Game 1
The Frankston Maidens must have liked how they won over Overton April 30 with a winning single in the seventh inning of Bi-district play.
They did it again! This time it was a single by freshman Kaylee Davis who drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh against McLeod, breaking a 1-1 tie and earning a 2-1 victory in Game 1 of the Area playoff series played at Spring Hill High School Wednesday, May 5, according to information provided by FHS Coach Sunni Adair.
Davis’ RBI scored Brianna Looney from third. Looney had just tripled to land in scoring position.
The two teams had battled it out from the pitching mound for the first three innings, neither one being able to score, but in the top of the fourth McLeod went ahead 1-0 thanks to a home run. However, Kasity Staines had an answer in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single to tie things at 1-1, Davis scoring from third after a triple earlier..
For 2 ½ more innings, neither team could break the tie, until the bottom of the seventh when Davis did her thing, driving in the winning run.
Frankston had outhit the McLeod team 11-7. Besides the winning single, Davis had slammed a triple earlier to go 2 for 4 at the plate. Brianna Looney had another triple, also 2 for 4. Jacey Dillard added a double in her 3 for 3 at bat. Staines’ only single yielded a tying RBI. Other singles came from Coralyn Happel, Eryn Pryor and Julianna Gould.
The Maidens were errorless in the field. First baseman Pryor led the team with 11 chances.
Staines did yeoman duty on the mound, pitching the distance, facing 27 batters.
The Maidens have a chance to wrap things up and go to Regional on Friday, May 7 when they test McLeod again at 5 p.m. on the Spring Hill field. If another game is needed, it will follow 30 minutes after Game 2.
May 5, 2021
Indians fall to Beckville late inning
surge 13-7 in first of 3-game series
The Frankston Indians fell victim to an eight-run fifth inning surge by Beckville Wednesday night, May 5 and could not recover in the first game of a best-of-three Bi-district series played at Rusk High School, according to information from the team scorer.
The Tribe lost 13-7 to the Beckville nine and must win the next two games in order to advance to Area playoff competition. The second game is scheduled for Saturday, May 8 at 4:30 p.m. at Rusk. If the Indians win that game, they will play a third and deciding game 30 minutes after the second game.
The Indians appeared to be in trouble in the top of the first inning when Beckville scored four runs and took a 4-0 lead going into the bottom of the first.
However, the Indians came up with a 6-run burst which sent them ahead 6-4 going into the second inning. They held off Beckville in the top of the second and added another run in their half of the inning to take a 7-4 lead.
Tribe pitching was able to hold off Beckville until that fateful fifth inning surge when the Indians’ opponents regained a lead, 12-7. The Indians were unable to recover. Beckville added another run in the top of the seventh to cement a 13-7 victory.
Beckville put together 10 hits in the contest, including two doubles and a home run and the Tribe had seven, all singles. The Indians committed one error and Beckville had two.
Hitting for the Indians were Jace Benson with two and Ryan Harper, Brink Bizzell, Walker London, Robert Walker and Austin Carr each contributing a single. Harper drove in two runs in the first inning. Matt Metzig, Walker, Benson, Carr and Kody Loebig each had RBIs for the Tribe.
The Indians used three pitchers in the contest. Benson started and was relieved by Walker London who went five innings. Robert Walker pitched the final two for the Indians.
April 30, 2021
Maidens softball team stuns Overton
14-13 with key Sexton 7th inning RBI
The 20-AA third seed Frankston Maidens (11-8, 8-4) advanced to the Area round of the Class AA playoffs late Friday, April 30 with a stunning seventh inning finish over 19-AA Overton 14-13 at Grand Saline, according to a report made available by Coach Sunni Adair.
The late night contest turned into a nail-biter as the two teams battled to a 13-13 tie in the Maidens’ bottom of the seventh inning. Both teams had hit the ball well. Overton had tallied 20 hits and the Maidens ended up with 19 in the contest.
Coach Adair said the deciding play came when Kelsey Sexton singled in a run in that seventh inning to end the contest and the previous tie.
The scene was set in the game when Frankston, trailing 13-8, had scored five runs in their half of the seventh to tie things up. Sexton went to the plate having gone 2 for 4 up to that point with one RBI. Her key RBI single upped her performance for the night to 3 for 5 and two RBIs and secured the Maidens victory.
The victory sets up a playoff meeting with 18-AA first seed McLeod (14-4,9-0) in a best-of-three series at Spring Hill High School. Game 1 will be Wednesday, May 5 at 6 p.m. Game 2 will be on Friday, May 7 at 5 p.m. with a third game to follow if needed.
The Maidens had defeated Overton in the first game of the series 3-1 on Wednesday, April 28. The series was hampered by the threat of wet weather, causing the first game to be re-scheduled from Thursday, April 29. The second game was moved from Frankston to a 9 p.m. April 30 meeting at Grand Saline, also due to weather concerns.
Freshman Kaylee Davis’ performance at the plate helped the Maidens’ stay in contention to the end. She went 2 for 3 and drove in four big runs along the way, thanks to two triples. Kasity Staines went 3 for 4, including a double, and she drove in three runs. Jacey Dillard also had three RBIs, going 2 for 4 at the plate.
Other Maidens contributing to the score were Coralyn Happel with two triples in four at-bats and an RBI, and Julianna Gould with three singles and a RBI in four trips to the plate. Brianna Looney went 2 for 4 on singles and Eryn Pryor and Abigail Fletcher each had singles to round out the hitting.
Both teams were errorless in the field.
Frankston started things out with a 1-0 first inning lead, but Overton came back strong in the third inning, scoring eight runs. The Maidens scored four in the bottom of the third to narrow the Overton lead to 8-5, but the Lady Mustangs scored two more in their half of the fourth to increase their lead to 10–5. Frankston scored a run in the fifth, but Overton answered with three more in the sixth to make it 13-6. Two runs in the bottom of the sixth for Frankston made it 13-8, going into the deciding seventh inning.
Overton was held scoreless in the top of the seventh, clinging to what appeared to be a safe 5-run lead as the Maidens came to bat. However, Frankston scored five runs to tie things up, before Sexton performed her heroics and drove in the run to give the Maidens their 14-13 victory and a trip the the Area playoffs.
April 30, 2021
Indians shut out Kerens 10-0
to finish district play at 12-2
The Frankston Indians baseball team finished the regular season with a convincing 10-0 victory over Kerens at Bullard Brook Hill Friday, April 30, according to information from the team scorer.
The game had been changed from Frankston due to the threat of wet weather.
The Indians ended their district schedule at 12-2, second seed in the playoffs, and now look forward to a bi-district Best-of-Three series against District 19-AA third seed Beckville at Rusk High School. Game 1 will be Wednesday, May 5 at 7 p.m. and Game 2 will be on Saturday, May 8 at 4:30 p.m. If a third game is needed, it will be played 30 minutes after Game 2.
Frankston scored three runs in the first inning, followed with four in the third and then added three runs in the fourth to set up the win, retiring the Bobcats in the top of the fifth.
Indian pitchers threw a shutout and allowed only three hits against the Bobcats. Clayton Merritt pitched four innings, striking out seven and walking two. He got relief in the fifth by Walker London who retired the side with a strikeout to end the abbreviated contest.
Meanwhile, Indian batters were getting eight hits including doubles by London and Matt Metzig and triples by Jace Benson, Jared Cook and Brink Bizzell. Benson, London and Bizzell also got singles.
The Tribe was also helped by three key errors by the Bobcats and were errorless themselves.
April 28, 2021
Maidens 1-0 in bi-district series,
defeating Overton nine by 3-1
The Frankston Maidens softball team took a 1-0 lead in the best of three bi-district playoff Wednesday, April 28 by taking a 3-1 victory over Overton, setting up a second game on Friday, April 30 moved to Grand Saline at 9 p.m. due to threat of rain, according to information made available by Coach Sunni Adair.
The Maidens got off to a good start, scoring a run in the first inning, but Overton came right back in their half of the first to even the score with a home run.
Frankston went ahead to stay with a run in the third and clinched their victory with another run, a homer by Eryn Pryor in the sixth inning.
Despite the low score, the Maidens collected 13 hits on the day. Julianna Gould was three for four at the plate including two doubles. Kasity Staines, Jacey Dillard, Coralyn Happel and Pryor each had two hits in four at bats. Kaylee Davis, and Kelsey Sexton and Staines each had doubles and Pryor had a home run.
Staines, Dillard and Pryor each were credited with RBI.
Staines went the distance in the pitching circle, allowing five hits, striking out three and walking one.
April 28, 2021
FHS boys tennis doubles team
Quarterfinalists at Regionals
The Frankston boys doubles team came home Wednesday, April 28 as Regional Quarterfinalists after competition in the Regional Tennis Tournament in College Station, according to a report by Coach Christi Coker.
The Cael Bruno and Alex Oxford team “competed well”, Coach Coker said.
“This was their first year to play tennis and they have improved tons since the first day of practice,” she said.
In the first round the duo won over the Centerville team of Canon Early and Josh Robinson 7-6, taking the tiebreaker 6-2 in an 8 a.m. match. Then at 2 p.m. they played in the Regional Quarterfinals, losing to a Douglass team of Jayce Harris and Nathan Jones, 5-7, 0-6.
“The guys played hard and are Regional Quarterfinalists,” Coach Coker said.
She said the semifinals and finals were to be held today, April 29, in College Station.
“Next year we should have more kids attending Regionals,” the coach predicted.
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April 27, 2021
Indians down Kerens Bobcats 4-2
to go 11-2 in District 20-AA action
The Frankston Indians are only a game away from regular season end as they defeated the Kerens Bobcats 4-2 at Kerens Tuesday, April 27, according to the team scorer.
The Indians upped their District 20-AA record to 11-2 and held onto their second place spot in the district. They had earlier clinched a playoff spot with a win over LaPoynor.
Frankston jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning and got two more in the fifth. Tribe pitcher Jace Benson held Kerens scoreless until the bottom of the fifth when they scored what would be their only runs of the game, to narrow the FHS lead to 3-2. The Indians scored another run in the top of the sixth to assure the win.
The Tribe used the hitting of Brink Bizzell(4-2) and Robert Walker(3-2) to account for four of the Indians’ six hits. Ryan Harper and Matt Metzig recorded the other two hits.
Metzig had two RBIs and Bizzell and Walker had one each. Bizzell had three stolen bases and Clayton Merritt and Tripp Hallmark had one each.
Benson pitched 4⅔ innings and Metzig came in to pitch a no-hitter in the last 2⅓ innings. Benson had allowed two runs on two hits and three walks while striking out eight Bobcat batters. Metzig struck out six and walked one in his relief time on the mound.
April 24, 2021
— Courtesy Photo
Abbie Ramsey’s second place vault
earns advance to State meet May 7
Frankston Maidens athletes qualified senior Abbie Ramsey for the May 7 State Track and Field Meet in Austin and finished the first day in third place as a team at the Region 3 meet at Palestine on Saturday, April 24, according to information provided by Frankston coaches.
Ramsey cleared the bar at 10.0 feet to earn the second place medal, finishing behind Lovelady’s senior Jacey Stubblefield who posted a 10.03 vault.
For the Frankston men, Brink Bizzell vaulted for third place, clearing the bar at 13.06. Bizzell will advance to state because his third place height was better than those of other regions, coaches say. He will compete with the other state qualifiers and could place higher than some, depending on the height of his vault, they say.
The men’s team finished the day tied for 11th place.
Senior Caleb Solis of LaPoynor placed 10th in the 3200-meter run finalized in the first day.
Other Maidens performers who helped the team score were freshman Kaylee Davis who finished fourth in the Triple Jump with a distance of 34-00 and senior Jamiyah Burton who had a Long Jump of 16-9½, also for fourth place.
Monday, April 26 Results
In events on Monday, April 26, Frankston entries placed in the following:
In the men’s 4x100 Meter Relay, the team of Tyler Fridinger, Kaymon Davis, Brink Bizzell and Caleb Abbot won seventh with a time of 45.21.
In the women’s 100-meter hurdles, freshman Kaylee Davis finished fifth with a time of 17.99.
In the women’s 100-meter dash, senior Jamiyah Burton finished sixth with a time of 13.65.
In the women’s 300-meter hurdles, Kaylee Davis finished third with a time of 49.55.
In the women’s 200-meter dash, Burton finished sixth with a time of 28.20.
In the men’s 1600-meter run, sophomore Govanni Martinez finished 14th with a time of 5:22.18.
LaPoynor sophomore Cooper Gracey finished 14th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:19.75.
Frankston girls finished the meet in sixth place and the boys finished at 21st.
April 20, 2021
Indians win in doubleheader
at Trinidad after Cayuga loss
The Frankston Indians opted to play both Trinidad games in a single day on Tuesday, April 20 and they defeated the Trinidad team 19-0 in the first game and 20-0 in the second game, according to a report made available by the Frankston team scorer.
The Indians put together 10 hits and committed only one error in the first game while holding Trinidad to no hits during the abbreviated three-inning contest. The Trojans committed four errors. The Indians scored seven runs in the first inning, four in the second and eight in the third. They were awarded eight bases on balls.
Hitting for the Indians were Ryan Harper, Brink Bizzell, Tripp Hallmark, Kody Loebig, Logan Taylor, Austin Carr, Jared Cook and Wade Rackley. Bizzell had two hits, including a double. Rackley also had a double. Loebig had two hits on two at bats. They were awarded eight bases on balls.
Clayton Merritt went the distance on the mound, striking out four.
In the second game, originally scheduled for Friday, April 23, the Indians again allowed no hits while getting nine of their own in another abbreviated contest. Trinidad committed two errors. The Tribe scored nine runs in the first inning and 11 in the second.
Hitting for the Indians were Austin Boggs, Loebig, Harper, Matt Metzig, Robert Walker, Hallmark, Caleb Ramsey and Caleb Abbott. Walker’s hit was a double and Metzig hit safely twice in two at bats. Again the Tribe was awarded eight bases on balls.
Metzig pitched two innings, striking out 7 and Walker came in for one inning and struck out 2.
On Monday, April 19 at Cayuga, the Indians led 3-1 going into the fifth inning but Cayuga came back to score three runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 4-3 winning edge, according to the Frankston team scorer.
The game had been scheduled on Friday, April 16 but was postponed due to rain.
Cayuga scored first in the second inning but Frankston came back to score 2 in the third and another in the fourth before Cayuga had their 3-run fifth.
Cayuga had 6 hits and an error and Frankston got 5 hits and an error.
Hitting for Frankston were Ryan Harper, Brink Bizzell, Walker London, Matt Metzig and Robert Walker. London and Jace Benson each had an RBI.
Benson pitched 4⅓ innings and London was on the mound for 1⅔ innings for the Indians.
The Indians are now 10-2 in District 20-AA play and in second place and have clinched a playoff spot with two district and regular season games to go. Cayuga leads the district with a 10-0 record.
April 17, 2021
Maidens earn third place in 20-AA,
defeat Cayuga by 17-3 on April 17
The Frankston Maidens softball team ended their regular season with a convincing 17-3 victory over the Cayuga Lady Wildcats on Saturday, April 17 in District 20-AA play, according to results made available by Frankston coaches.
The Maidens finished third in the district and are third seed in the playoffs. Coach Sunni Adair said Frankston will meet Overton in a best two of three series in bi-district, the first game at Overton at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 28 due to the threat of rain on the 29th. Then on Friday, April 30, weather permitting, the second game will be played at Frankston at 5 p.m. If a third game is needed, it will be played 30 minutes after the end of the April 30 game, according to a recent update.
In the Cayuga game, the Maidens surged ahead early, scoring one run in the first inning and adding four and three in the next two innings before Cayuga could get on the scoreboard with three runs in the bottom of the third. Frankston surged for seven in their half of the fourth and got two more in the top of the fifth while allowing no more Cayuga runs.
Frankston had 18 hits to only four for Cayuga. The Maidens committed one error and Cayuga had 2.
Brianna Looney led hitters with five, including a key double and three RBIs. Abigail Fletcher went 4 for 4 at the plate including a double and two RBI. Kaylee Davis and Jacey Dillard had two hits. Davis contributed a double and a home run and drove in four runs. Kasity Staines got a double and an RBI. Kelsey Sexton had only one hit but drove in two runs.
Dillard pitched in all five innings, striking out 10 and allowing just four Cayuga hits.
April 15, 2021
Frankston advances 13 to Regionals
at Area track, field meet on April 15
Ten boys and three girls from Frankston High School will be advancing to Regional Track and Field competition which has been rescheduled due to weather for Saturday, April 24 and Monday, April 26 at Palestine, according to reports made available by Frankston coaches.
According to a revised schedule, field events will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday and 3200-meter run finals will start at 3 p.m. Other running event preliminaries will start at 4 p.m. Then on Monday, other running event finals will start at 12 noon.
The Frankston athletes won the right to go to Regionals by placing in the top 4 in various events at the Area meet, featuring district qualifiers from 19-AA and 20-AA, at Madisonville on Thursday, April 15.
For the boys, there were two firsts, two seconds and three fourths in events in which they competed.
For the girls, there was one first, four seconds and three fourths in respective events.
As a team, Frankston boys finished fourth behind Centerville, Lovelady and Kerens with a point total of 68, one point behind third place Kerens, also a District 19-AA team. First place Centerville had 145 points and Lovelady 101. Both are 20-AA teams. 19-AA LaPoynor was in 10th place with 23 points, close behind Cayuga’s 24, also a 19-AA qualifier.
Individually LaPoynor advanced in five events for the boys.
For the Frankston boys, Cael Bruno finished first in the Triple Jump with a leap of 40-4½ and Brink Bizzell first in the Pole Vault, clearing the bar at 12-6. Finishing in second place were Govanni Martinez in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:12.17 and Landon Marine in the 3200-meter run at 11:20.90. In fourth place were the 4x100 Relay team of Caleb Abbott, Bizzell, Kaymon Davis and Tyler Fridinger with a time of 45.51; the 4x400 Relay team of Abbott, Fridinger, Clayton Merritt and Jeremiah Mitchell with a time of 3:46.99, and Juan Perez in the Discus with a throw of 107-0 ½
For the LaPoynor boys, Cooper Gracey was fourth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:13.91; Caleb Solis, fourth in the 3200-meter run with a time of 11:35.97; Garrett Nuckolls fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 18.34; Matt Driskell fourth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 44.36 and Nuckolls fourth in the high jump with a height of 5-10.
For the Frankston girls, Abbie Ramsey was first in the Pole Vault, clearing the bar at 10 feet. Kaylee Davis was second in the 100-meter hurdles, the 300-meter hurdles and the Triple Jump, with times of 18.64 and 52.50 and a distance of 33-0, respectively. Jamiyah Burton was second in the Long Jump with a distance of 15-2¾ and fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.73. Ramsey was fourth in the Long Jump with a distance of 14-9 and in the Triple Jump with a leap of 32-4.
April 13, 2021
Indians baseball team falls 5-1
to Cayuga for first 20-AA loss
The Frankston Indians baseball team fell to Cayuga 5-1 in District 20-AA play Tuesday, April 13 for their first loss in district action, according to a report received from the team scorer.
The loss dropped the Indians district record to 8-1 going into another meeting with Cayuga on Friday, April 16. The win by Cayuga boosted their record to 9-0, leading in district standings so far. The Friday game with Cayuga will give the Indians a chance to go back into a tie with Cayuga for the district lead.
The Indians had clinched a Class AA playoff spot Friday, April 9 with a 5-4 victory over the LaPoynor Flyers, according to a report confirmed by FHS Coach Wes King.
In the game with Cayuga on April 13, Cayuga jumped out to 5-0 lead after five innings of play, scoring a run in the second inning and two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings. The Indians got their only run in the bottom of the sixth.
Cayuga had five hits and only one error and the Indians had five hits and three errors, according to scoring by a team scorer. Clayton Merritt pitched 4 ⅓ innings for the Tribe and Walker London went the last 2 ⅔ innings on the mound. Garrett Bright had mound duties for Cayuga.
Previously, Coach King confirmed the scores of the various past games the Indians played.
The Indians started their season with more losses than wins, thanks partly because of the extended basketball season.
They lost to Jefferson 13-5 in their first non-district game Feb. 22 and lost to Beckville 8-7 in the first round of the Joaquin Tournament Feb. 25. After winning over Cushing 5-1 in the consolation bracket, they fell to Colmesneil 8-2 in the consolation finals Feb. 27.
The Indians bounced back with an 8-0 win over Latexo Feb. 27 in a non-district contest before taking the championship in Frankston’s Keno Fitzgerald Memorial Tournament. In the first round on March 4, they defeated Cumberland Academy of Tyler 13-2 and then on March 5 got payback against Jefferson 5-1 before downing Cushing in the semi-finals. They secured the championship the following day, downing Troup 10-8.
Next the Indians competed in the Waskom Tournament, defeating Ore City in the first round 7-4 before tying Daingerfield 2-2. Coach King said that in tournaments, teams don't play out ties due to pitch counts on high school pitchers.
The Indians began district play with a couple of wins over Cross Roads, the first on March 4 by a score of 14-0 and on the next day 19-3.
On March 23, the Indians defeated Martins Mill 5-2 followed on March 26 by a 19-5 win over the Martins Mill team.
On March 30 they defeated Neches 14-1 before defeating the Tigers again, this time 16-1 on April 2.
More recently on April 6 they hosted LaPoynor and won 13-1. Then on Friday, April 9, they won a close one over the Flyers 5-4, clinching a playoff spot.
April 13, 2021
Maidens defeat Cayuga 13-3 April 13
exploding for 10 runs in fourth inning
The Frankston Maidens defeated Cayuga 13-3 in a District 20-AA game on Tuesday, April 13, according to results made available by Frankston coaches.
The Maidens won the game in 4½ innings scoring three runs in the third inning and exploding for 10 runs in the bottom of the fourth. Cayuga got two runs in the top of the fourth and one in the top of the fifth.
Frankston got 19 hits to 9 for Cayuga. The Maidens committed two errors.
Leading Maiden hitters were Kaylee Davis, Coralyn Happel and Jacey Dillard with three each. Getting two hits each were Brianna Looney, Kelsey Sexton, Eryn Pryor and Abigail Fletcher. Davis, Kelsey Sexton, Happel and Looney each had doubles. Sexton had a home run.
Kasity Staines went the distance for Frankston in the circle, striking out one and walking none.
The Maidens were to play Cayuga again on April 17 to close out their season.
April 9, 2021
Bruno, Oxford boys doubles team
wins 19-AA title, goes to Regional
QUARTERFINALISTS — Alex Oxford and Cael Bruno, come home from College Station as Regional Boys Tennis Doubles Quarterfinalists. —Courtesy Photo
Two Frankston members of the boys doubles team won the District 19-AA Championship in the District Tournament and will advance to the Regionals on Wednesday, April 28 in College Station, according to a report from Coach Christi Coker.
Cael Bruno and Alex Oxford, the boys double team, won first place in the District Tournament on April 9 at the FHS courts and qualified for Regionals at the A&M Consolidated High School Courts.
In other results from the District competition, Tyler Fridinger finished third and Juan Perez fourth in boys singles. The girls doubles team of Brandy Bizzell and Lynsie Bizzell was third and the team of Maggie Caveness and Shay Hatton finished fourth. Gracie Giles was third in the girls singles.
In Junior Varsity competition, the girls doubles team of Callie Selman and Emily Bizzell finished fourth. Kaylah Redic competed in girls singles.
April 9, 2021
Indians baseball team eyes district
crown at 8-0 in key games to come
The Frankston Indians baseball team eyes a district title and clinched a Class AA playoff spot Friday, April 9 with a 5-4 victory over the LaPoynor Flyers, according to a report confirmed by FHS Coach Wes King.
The Indians are enjoying a District 20-AA record of 8-0 and a 17-3-1 season mark. As of April 12, the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Assn. poll ranks Frankston No. 4 in Class AA.
The Indians have a couple of games against Cayuga on April 13 and April 16, followed on April 20 and 23 by games with Trinidad and regular season finales against Kerens on April 27 and 30. The Indians’ complete schedule can be seen in the sidebar.
The Indians and Cayuga are currently tied for first place, both with 8-0 records. Cayuga is currently on a 10-game winning streak while the Indians have won 9 straight. The two upcoming Cayuga games are expected to determine the first seed in the AA playoffs as well as the district championship.
Other district standings include LaPoynor at 6-2, Kerens and Martins Mill at 4-4, Cross Roads at 2-6 and Neches and Trinidad at 0-8.
Since the Indians’ season is almost over, details of each past game during the season cannot be covered at this time.
However, Coach King was able to confirm the scores of the various games the Indians played.
The Indians started their season with more losses than wins, thanks partly because of the extended basketball season,
They lost to Jefferson 13-5 in their first non-district game Feb. 22 and lost to Beckville 8-7 in the first round of the Joaquin Tournament Feb. 25. After winning over Cushing 5-1 in the consolation bracket, they fell to Colmesneil 8-2 in the consolation finals Feb. 27.
The Indians bounced back with an 8-0 win over Latexo Feb. 27 in a non-district contest before taking the championship in Frankston’s Keno Fitzgerald Memorial Tournament. In the first round on March 4, they defeated Cumberland Academy of Tyler 13-2 and then on March 5 got payback against Jefferson 5-1 before downing Cushing in the semi-finals. They secured the championship the following day, downing Troup 10-8.
Next the Indians competed in the Waskom Tournament, defeating Ore City in the first round 7-4 before tying Daingerfield 2-2. Coach King said that in tournaments, teams don't play out ties due to pitch counts on high school pitchers.
The Indians began district play with a couple of wins over Cross Roads, the first on March 4 by a score of 14-0 and on the next day 19-3.
On March 23, the Indians defeated Martins Mill 5-2 followed on March 26 by a 19-5 win over the Martins Mill team.
On March 30 they defeated Neches 14-1 before defeating the Tigers again, this time 16-1 on April 2.
More recently on April 6 they hosted LaPoynor and won 13-1. Then on Friday, April 9, they won a close one over the Flyers 5-4, clinching a playoff spot.
April 9, 2021
Maidens defeat LaPoynor 21-5
in District 20-AA action April 9
The Frankston Maidens softball team dominated LaPoynor 21-5 in a District game Friday, April 9, according to information made available by Frankston coaches.
The Maidens were able to end the game in three innings, scoring five runs in the first, one in the second and 15 runs in the top of the third. The Maidens had 26 hits in the game and committed only one error. LaPoynor could get only one hit.
Leading hitters for the Maidens were Kaylee Davis, Julianna Gould and Kasity Staines with 4 each, Davis with four at bats. Kelsey Sexton, Coralyn Happel and Jacey Dillard each had three hits. Brianna Looney and Abigail Fletcher each got 2. Gould, Sexton, Happel and Looney each had doubles and Davis and Staines had triples.
Gould pitched one inning and Dillard was in the circle for the last two.
April 6, 2021
Staines’ hits key in big win
by Maidens over LaPoynor
Kasity Staines’ four hits played a key part in the Frankston Maidens Varsity's 22-9 victory over LaPoynor on Tuesday, April 6, according to a report from FHS Coach Sunni Adair.
Staines singled in the second, in the third, and in the fourth, and doubled in the fourth.
The Maidens earned the victory despite allowing LaPoynor to score eight runs in the fourth inning. Feagan, Howard, Lakota, Williams, and Hernandez all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.
The Maidens got things moving in the first inning. An error scored one run.
They scored 13 runs in the fourth inning. The big inning was thanks to walks by Julianna Gould, Abigail Fletcher and Kaylee Davis and doubles by Kelsey Sexton, Jacey Dillard, Staines, Davis and Brianna Looney, plus a single by Staines, and a groundout by Sexton.
Staines pitched five innings for the Maidens, allowing 12 hits and nine runs while striking out three and walking one.
P. Hernandez did pitching duties for LaPoynor. The hurler allowed two hits and nine runs. Feagan and Johnson entered the game from the bullpen, pitching two innings and two innings respectively.
The Maidens racked up 13 hits. Staines, Looney, Dillard, and Fletcher each had multiple hits. Staines led with four hits in four times at bat. Five players stole at least two bases. Davis led the way with three.
LaPoynor had 12 hits in the game. Williams, Hernandez, Klutz, and Wheeler each collected multiple hits.
April 2, 2021
Maidens varsity takes 5th inning lead
to defeat Neches Lady Tigers by 11-9
The Frankston Maidens Varsity defeated Neches 11-9 on Friday, April 2 after taking the lead late in the game, according to a report from Coach Sunni Adair.
The game was tied at 9 with the Maidens batting in the bottom of the fifth when Kaylee Davis doubled on the first pitch, batting in one run.
Coralyn Happel led Frankston batters by driving in four runs. Happel went 3-for-4 at the plate. She drove in runs on a single in the first and a single in the third.
Neches got things started in the first inning, batting in a run thanks to a K. Mannix single.
Julianna Gould led things off for the Maidens in the circle. Gould allowed nine runs on 15 hits over five and a third innings, striking out two and walking one.
J. Sumpter handled pitching chores for Neches. She lasted six innings, allowing 12 hits and 11 runs while striking out seven.
Maidens hitters connected 12 hits in the game. Happel, Davis, Jacey Dillard, and Kelsey Sexton had multiple hits. Happel was 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Frankston hitters.
Neches managed 18 hits. M. Munsinger, Z. Gonzales, Lexi Rogers, Sumpter, K. White, and Mannix all collected multiple hits. Munsinger led Neches going 4 for 4. Neches didn't commit a single error. Mannix made the most plays in the field with seven.
March 31, 2021
Indians track team wins District 19-AA,
sends 17 athletes to Area meet April 15
The Frankston Indians varsity won the District 19-AA Track and Field championship Wednesday, March 31 in competition held at Cayuga High School, according to results made available by FHS coaches.
The Indians will be sending 17 athletes to the Area competition on Thursday, April 15 at Madisonville. LaPoynor finished in fourth place and will be sending five athletes to Area.
The Junior Varsity boys and girls also won first place at the district meet. LaPoynor JV girls finished third. JV athletes do not advance further. (See Results HERE )
The Frankston Maidens varsity finished third behind Kerens and Cayuga and will be sending seven athletes to the Area competition. LaPoynor finished in sixth place. They will send four athletes to Area.
The Indians scored 216.5 points in taking the district title. LaPoynor tallied 68 points in their fourth place finish. Kerens had 134 points and Cayuga 92.5.
Going to area are Indians who finished in at least fourth place in their events. They are Kaymon Davis who finished third with a time of 11.46 and Austin Boggs fourth with a time of 11.75 in the 100-meter dash. Caleb Abbott was fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.99. Clayton Merritt finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.43. Giovanni Martinez finished first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:17.24. Landon Marine was second with a time of 5:13.81 and Martinez third with a time of 5:19.46 in the 1600-meter run. Martinez was first with a time of 11:25.50; Marine was second with a time of 11:41.09; and Logan Ratliff was fourth with a time of 12:27.25 in the 3200-meter run.
Henry Suggs finished first in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 17.27 and first in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 44.46.
The 4x100 meter relay team of Abbott, Boggs, Davis and Tyler Fridinger finished second with a time of 45.21.
The 4x200 meter relay team of Davis, Fridinger, Jeremiah Mitchell and Cory Morgan finished second with a time of 1:36.81.
The 4x400 meter relay team of Abbott, Fridinger, Merritt and Mitchell finished first with a time of 3:49.37.
In the long jump Caleb Ramsey finished third with a jump of 18-5 and Merritt was fourth with a leap of 17-11.
In the shot put, Juan Perez was third with a heave of 35-8 and Cody Dickerson threw the shot 35-5½ for a fourth place spot.
Perez hurled the discus 109-5 for third place.
Cael Bruno scored a second place finish in the Triple Jump with a leap of 37-4 and Mitchell was third with a distance of 37-0.
Isaiah Allen cleared the bar at 5-8 to finish second in the High Jump.
Brink Bizzell was first at 12 feet and Merritt was second at 8-6 in the Pole Vault.
LaPoynor’s five athletes going to the Area competition are Garrett Nuckolls, Cooper Gracey, Caleb Solis, Matt Driskell and Evan Almeida.
Gracey finished fourth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:19.56. Driskell finished first in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:13.72 and Gracey was fourth with a time of 5:26.12. Solis was third in the 3200-meter run with a time of 11:57.
In the 110-meter hurdles, Driskell was second with a time of 18.09 and Nuckolls was third with a time of 24.65. Driskell was second in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 44.88.
In the 4x400 relay, the LaPoynor team of Nuckolls, Solis, Gracey and Almeida finished fourth with a time of 4:08.86.
Nuckolls finished first in the High Jump, clearing the bar at 5-10.
The Frankston Maidens will send seven athletes to Area. They are Ja’Miyah Burton, Jermya Mitchell, Abigail Fletcher, Kaylee Davis, Abbie Ramsey, Savannah Lindsey and Amber Foscue.
In the 100-meter dash, Burton finished second with a time of 13.12 and Mitchell fourth with a time of 13.81. Burton was second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.93 and Mitchell was third with 29.06. Fletcher was second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:11.58 and third in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:48.38.
Davis finished second in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.96 and first in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 52.34.
Ramsey was first in the Long Jump with a leap of 14-11½. Davis was second with 14-11 and Burton was third with 14-10 1/4.
Lindsey was fourth in the Discus with a throw of 73-4.
Davis was second in the Triple Jump with a distance of 33-2. Ramsey was third with a 31-11¾ and Foscue was fourth with a distance of 28-3.
Ramsey was first in the Pole Vault, clearing the bar at 10-0 feet.
Going to Area for the LaPoynor Lady Flyers are Tmia Mitchell who finished fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 29.15. She was also a member of the 4x100 Meter Relay Team which also included YaMonica Street, Taelyn Juarez and Marissa Hurd. They finished fourth with a time of 58.61.
March 31, 2021
Frankston Junior Varsity Boys, Girls
win first place in district track, field
The Frankston Junior Varsity boys and girls won first place at the March 31 district meet. LaPoynor JV girls finished third. JV athletes do not advance further.
In finishing first, the Indians junior varsity boys had 236 points compared to 135 for the Cross Roads JV.
The Maidens JV girls scored 72 points to second place Cross Roads’ 64.
For the JV boys in the 100-meter dash, Charlie Sawyer was second with a time of 12.50. Willie Brown finished third with 13.24 and Blake Moore was fourth with 14.37. In the 200-meter dash, A.J. Michaelski was first at 24.27 and Tripp Hallmark finished fourth with 26.58. In the 400-meter dash, Ryan Harper was first with 59.31 and Conlan LeMay was second with 1:02.55.
In the 800-meter run, Josh Fridinger was first with 2:42.56 and Ryan Derr was fourth with 3:24.84. In the 1600-meter run, Fridinger was second with 6:36.02 and Alex Prater was fourth with 8:18.31. In the 3200-meter run, Prater finished second with a time of 18:19.00.
In the 110-meter hurdles, LeMay was first with a time of 19.28.
In the 4x100-meter relay, the team of Brown, Collin Deupree, Harper and Sawyer was first with a time of 49.77. In the 4x200-meter relay, the team of Devin Allen, Deupree, Michaelski and Colby Zarate was first with 1:43.37. In the 4x400-meter relay team of Allen, Brown, Michaelski and Zarate was first with 4:122.69.
In the long jump, Michaelski was first with a jump of 17-11½; Sawyer was second with17-5 ½; and Brown was fourth with a leap of 15-10 ½. In the Shot Put, Robert Walker was first with a distance of 33-6 and Tristan Shuptrine was third with a heave of 28-4 ½. In the Discus Throw, Walker was third with a throw of 85-3. Matt Fridinger was fourth with a throw of 81-0.
In the Triple Jump, LeMay was first with a jump of 36-0½ and Brown was second with 33-4. In the High Jump, Allen was second clearing the bar at 5-0 and LeMay was fourth with a jump of 4-6.
For the Maidens JV girls, Natalee Prda was first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 49.70. Caitlyn Deupree was second with 50.06 and Kennedi Musselman was third with 51.88. In the 400-meter dash, Allona Butler was first in the 400-meter dash at 1:32.68. Cadence Clark was first in the 800-meter run at 4:06.93.
The 4x200-meter relay team of Butler, Deupree, Musselman and Prda was first at 2:27.71. Prda was second in the Discus with a throw of 46-10.
Sydney Reid of LaPoynor JV was first in the Discus with a throw of 73-6 ½ .
March 30, 2021
Maidens grab lead in seventh
inning to defeat Neches by 8-6
The Frankston Maidens Varsity took the lead late in the game in an 8-6 victory over Neches on Tuesday, March 30, according to a report from Coach Sunni Adair.
The game was tied at six with Frankston batting in the top of the seventh when Coralyn Happel doubled on a 0-1 count, batting in one run.
Both teams had good days at the plate as the Maidens got 16 hits and Neches 10.
The Maidens started scoring in the first inning. They scored one run off a Kasity Staines single.
Neches scored three runs in the fifth inning. The big inning for Neches came thanks to doubles by Mannix and Rodger.
In the top of the sixth, the Maidens tied things up at 6-6 when Kaylee Davis singled on a 0-2 count, batting in two runs.
Staines, in the circle for the Maidens, allowed 10 hits and six runs over seven innings, striking out four and walking none.
Sumpter pitched for Neches, surrendering eight runs on 16 hits over seven innings and striking out 12.
The Maidens collected 16 hits with Happel, Abigail Fletcher, Kelsey Sexton, Davis, and Staines hitting safely multiple times. Fletcher and Happel each collected three hits to lead the Maidens. Frankston didn't commit an error in the field. Eryn Pryor had a good day in the field.
Neches tallied 10 hits on the day. Main, Mannix, Rodger, and Gonzales all collected multiple hits for Neches. Neches didn't commit an error. Mannix made the most plays in the field with 12.
March 19, 2021
Maidens Varsity dominates
Cross Roads 17-1 March 19
Frankston Maidens Varsity softball team had no trouble on Friday, March 19, winning big over Cross Roads 17-1, according to a report by Coach Sunni Adair.
The Maidens began scoring in the first inning, scoring a run when Jacey Dillard singled.
They scored seven runs in the fourth inning, thanks to singles by Abigail Fletcher, Brianna Looney, Kaylee Davis and Julianna Gould, and a home runs by Dillard.
Maidens pitcher Gould gave up one run on 10 hits over five innings, striking out five and walking
The Maidens racked up 17 hits in the game. Looney, Gould, Kasity Staines, Dillard, Kelsey Sexton, and Fletcher each had multiple hits. Gould and Looney each had three hits to lead the Maidens.
The Frankston girls stole nine bases. Two players stole more than one. Gould led the way with three. The Maidens didn't commit an error in the field, Coach Adair said.
Scores of Other District Games:
March 9 — Kerens 16, Frankston 6 March 12 — Kerens 16, Frankston 11
March 23 — Martins Mill 11, Frankston 10 March 26 — Martins Mill 15, Frankston 5
March 15, 2021
Maidens Varsity shuts out
Cross Roads softball team
Kasity Staines pitched a shut-out on Monday, March 15 for Frankston Maidens Varsity, allowing no runs and only six hits in a 15-0 win over Cross Roads on Tuesday, March 16, according to a report by Coach Sunni Adair.
The right hander struck out four and had no walks.
The Maidens took the victory thanks to nine runs in the second inning. Eryn Pryor, Kaylee Davis, Abigail Fletcher, Coralyn Happel, and Kelsey Sexton all drove in runs.
Sexton and Brianna Looney each managed hits to lead Frankston hitters.