Sports

Softball seniors take final walk

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The Dublin Lady Lions softball girls wrapped up their season with a 15-1 away loss to Eastland Monday, April 22. K’Leigh Kirkland batted one run in for Dublin and Jaylee Black stole two bases.

Baseball boys finishing up season Friday

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The Dublin Lions bounced back midway through their Tuesday, April 16 home game against Comanche to close the gap from 7-0 to 7-5 but had trouble getting hits while Comanche grew the score to the final 11-5.

Fishing report

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GOOD. Water stained; 70 degrees; 8.89 feet below pool. Black bass to 5.21 pounds are excellent on jigs, spinnerbaits and crankbaits in 3-8 feet of water. Most bass are in a post spawn transition with the last wave coming next full moon. Crappie are excellent in the cove pocket suspended on black and chartreuse jigs and brush piles on minnows in 10-12 feet with some fish spawning or post spawn. White bass are good on crankbaits and small swimbaits in the lights. Catfish are good on cut or prepared bait around the flats.

FCCLA at State

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Dublin FCCLA had two teams place in the top 5 at state competition in Dallas April 12-14.

Lady Lion pushes for first

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Olivia Salyer flings down the bat after a hit to run for first base as the Millsap catcher takes pace during an April 8 home game which resulted in a 16-0 loss for Dublin. This was followed by a 16-0 loss for the Lady Lions in an away game against Breckenridge Friday, April 12.

Lion in the home stretch

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Dublin Lions coach Corde Morris directs Alonso Moreno to home plate as the player rounds third base during a Monday, April 8 home game against Millsap, who won 9-0. The Lions followed this with a closely fought 1-0 loss to Breckenridge Friday, April 12. “We played lights out but we just couldn’t get a hit,” said Morris who also boasted only 2 errors for his team.

Sports schedules

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Thursday, April 18 ■ DHS Tennis @ District Tennis Tournament, Brock Friday, April 19 ■ Dublin Varsity Softball @ Eastland, 5 p.m. ■ Dublin Varsity Softball @ Eastland, 5:30 p.m.

Fishing Report

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GOOD. Water stained; 67 degrees; 8.78 feet below pool. Black bass to 9.30 pounds are excellent on chatterbaits, spinnerbaits and crankbaits in 3-8 feet of water. Most of the bass are spawning or post spawn. Crappie are excellent suspended in cove pockets with black and chartreuse jigs and brush piles on minnows in 10-12 feet, with some in 1-4 feet spawning. The deep fish are still full of eggs. White bass are good on crankbaits and small swimbaits in the lights. Catfish are good on cut or prepared bait around the flats