Sports & Schools

Slidell stops Jayton; UIL stops state tournament

The best thing about Jayton’s 2020 state tournament appearance was that it happened.

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UIL plans to complete all Spring sports State Championships

SAN ANTONIO—After four games, the University Interscholastic League pulled the plug on the boys’ state basketball tournament.

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UIL Academic Meet Directors, Coordinators, Coaches:

Thank you for your patience as we work to navigate this everchanging and unprecedented situation. As the situation stands, all UIL contests are suspended through March 29 due to COVID-19. As new information is released, we will continue to make informed decisions and provide amended plans as we have them.

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JAYTON JAYBIRDS 2019-20

We salute your teamwork, commitment, and character

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Health concerns postpone Texas Library Association conference, one of Texas’s largest

COVID-19, now at the pandemic stage, has been the cause of many event cancellations.

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BACK-TO-BACK

The Jayton Jaybirds basketball team has made history once more with a back-to-back ticket to the state championship tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio. This is their second trip to the Texas UIL final four in two years.

The ’Birds (31-3) will face the Slidell Greyhounds (30-9) Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 10 a.m.

If the name Slidell sounds familiar, it may be because the Greyhounds are the defending 1A state champion.

Who they did they defeat to win the title? The Jayton Jaybirds.

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Jayton basketball coach Ryan Bleiker talks about ‘state’

How do you feel about going into the state tourney?

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AREA TITLE

AREA TITLE The Paducah Dragons won the Area title Friday night by defeating the Hamlin Pied Pipers 72–52 in Munday. Paducah then faced the Hermleigh Cardinals Tuesday at Abilene McMurray in the regional quarterfinals.

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BI-DISTRICT CHAMPS

BI-DISTRICT CHAMPS The Spur Bulldogs won the bi-district championship last Tuesday night by defeating Knox City 60-32 in Hamlin. They advanced to the area game, where they lost by 1 point in the final seconds of the game to Westbrook.