SPORTS
Successful 2023-24 seasons seen by Calhoun sports teams
Several programs win district, make post-season runs. With the 2023-24 sports season in the books, Athletic Director Richard Whitaker took some time to review what was a successful calendar year for several squads.
Bobcats drop series opener against Ganado
The Refugio Bobcats fell 7-1 to the Ganado Indians in Game 1 of their best-of-three Class 2A area playoff series on Thursday at Victoria's Riverside Stadium. Game 2 will be played Saturday at 10 a.m. at Riverside Stadium. Game 3, if necessary, will start 30 minutes after the conclusion of Game 2.
Sandies named All-District
Trio of Calhoun players capture league superlatives. As each district team officially wrapped their seasons, the Sandies softball team standouts Calhoun senior pitcher Andrea Hataway was named the district’s Co-Pitcher of the Year for her performance on the mound.
Vandy’s Gordon Sargent among Ben Hogan Award finalists
Gordon Sargent has been named a Ben Hogan Award finalist for the second straight year. The Vanderbilt junior, who last month announced that he would put his PGA Tour career on hold to return for his senior season, was announced Tuesday as one of three finalists for the award, which recognizes the top amateur golfer of the past calendar year. Georgia Tech senior Christo Lamprecht, the reigning British Amateur winner and Open Championship low amateur, and Auburn freshman Jackson Koivun, the recent SEC individual champion who owns an NCAA Division I-leading seven top-3 finishes this season for the No. 1 Tigers.
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