UPDATED (5/27): Baseball regional final pairings
NOTE TO COACHES: If your team's information is missing, please email your playoff information to Greg Riddle at griddle@dallasnews.comUIL BASEBALL PLAYOFFSREGIONAL FINALSCLASS 6AREGION IFlower Mound...
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UIL SOFTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT(At the University of Texas' Red and Charline McCombs Field in Austin)(1A semifinals are at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor)Wednesday, May 30Class 2A semifinals9:00 a.m....
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View ArticleUIL softball state tournament results and pairings (updated 5/30)
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CLASS 6A STATE SEMIFINALPlano vs. Humble Atascocita6 p.m. Friday at Red & Charline McCombs Field in AustinPlano (26-4)Past state tournament appearances: 2011State championships: NoneNotable: Plano...
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View ArticleUPDATED (5/31): Baseball regional final pairings, results
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