High School softball finished up this weekend, crowning six state champions. Slocum wins the Class A title, shutting out Hermleigh, 10-0. The Bells Lady Panthers come from behind to beat Shiner for the Class 2A crown, 7-6. Little River Academy wins in 4A over Santa Gertrudis, 5-3. In 4A, Krum prevails over Liberty Hill, 4-3. The Colony takes down Willis in the 5A championship, 5-2. And the Class 6A title is captured by Keller beating Austin Bowie, 5-1.
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The High School baseball state tournament begins Wednesday. Pleasant Grove, Union Hill, and Nacogdoches Central Heights are East Texas baseball teams looking to be crowned champions.
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The Texas Rangers continue to lose. Rougned Odor homered but Martin Perez was rocked as the Astros sweep the Rangers. Final score 7-2.
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In the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors cruised past Cleveland in Game two, 132-113. Steph Curry had a 32 point, 11 assists, 10 rebound triple-double while Kevin Durant contributed 33 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, five blocks and three steals. In the loss, LeBron James ties Magic Johnson’s record with eight triple-doubles in a 29 point, 14 assists, 11 rebound effort. Golden State leads the series 2 games to none. Game three is Wednesday.
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The Nashville Predators strike back with a decisive 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3. The victory gives Nashville life in the Stanley Cup Finals, but they still trail Pittsburgh 2-1 in the series. Game four is tonight in Nashville. Puck drop is set for 7:00 pm.
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And at The Memorial PGA Tournament, Jason Dufner comes away from the champion, finishing at 13-under par. Dufner walks away with a $1.5 million dollars in winnings. Anirban Lahiri and Rickie Fowler finish tied for 2nd place at 10-under.