Ladycats Undefeated in First Half District Volleyball

Ladycat returning lettermen.

The Skidmore-Tynan LadyCat Volleyball team finished the first round of district play Tuesday night with a 5-0 record. The second round starts Friday, October 9, in ‘Taft at 5:00 (varsity only).

Opponent        Game1   Game2   Game3
Taft             25-8   25-10   25-17
Banquete        25-13   25-14   25-17  
Refugio         25-21   25-16   25-14  
Odem            25-14   25-19   25-14  
Bloomington     25-13   25-12   25-20 

Player Totals    ACE  KLL  DIG  AST  BLK
Rachel Mengers     -   62    -    -    -
Celina Acosta      -   21    -    -    -
D'Anne Wilder      -   20   12   78    -
Jennifer Pueblo   12    -   12    -    -
Kathy Acosta       9   13   13    -    -
Aaliyah East       8    -    -    -    -
Kathy Mireles      8    -    -    -    -
Brittany Garza     -    -    -   26    -

District Record: 5-0

Hitchcock Defeats Skidmore-Tynan Ending Ladycat Playoff Run

The Skidmore-Tynan Ladycat basketball team travelled to Port Lavaca Tuesday, February 24, to face off against the Hitchcock Lady Dawgs in the Regional Quarterfinal playoffs. The Ladycats played hard in a game that was decided in the final seconds. More to come...

Ladycats 43 Bloomington 24

The Ladycats beat Bloomington 43 to 24 Tuesday, February 10th, in Skidmore. "The girls got off to a slow start but from the 2nd quarter on the gils did a great job on both sides of the ball," said coach Joseph Grimes III. "A big reason why these girls went undefeated in District this season was the way they played defense. They didn't allow many 2nd chance shots by any District team and had a defensive scoring average of 25.9. When you play good defense, you will win a lot of games." Rachel Mengers led the Ladycats in scoring with 12 points, followed by Courtney Vandever with 9, and Devon Wilder with 8. The Ladycats were a perfect 10-0 in District and 24-9 for the season.

Player   REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  TP
R.Mengers  5   2   2   6  11   -   -   -   -  12
C.Vandever 1   3   1   3   4   3   3   -   -   9
D.Wilder   6   4   4   3   8   2   2   -   2   8
A.Schmidt  7   1   1   3   9   1   2   -   1   7
S.Gabbert  2   -   -   2   5   -   -   -   -   4
A.Scott    5   2   3   1   1   1   2   -   2   3
D.A.Wilder 3   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -
A.White    -   1   -   -   1   -   -   -   1   -
T.Crow     1   -   -   -   2   -   -   -   -   -
J.Pueblo   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
Totals    30  15  12  18  41   7   9   -   7  43

Score By Quarters   1   2   3   4   Final
Skidmore-Tynan      3  15  13  12   43
Opponent            4   9   6   5   24

JV Score: Skidmore-Tynan 34 Bloomington 22

State Ranked Ladycats Clinch 31-2A District Title

Ladycat Champs Devon Wilder, Sagan Gabbert, D'Anne Wilder, Alexis Schmidt, Rachel Mengers, Tabatha Crow, Ashley Scott, Courtney Vandever, Alexis White, and Jennifer Pueblo.

With Friday's win over Banquete, the Skidmore-Tynan Ladycat Basketball team has clinched the 2009 District Championship title. The Ladycats are now 9-0 and District and 23-9 overall. Friday's game marked the Ladycat's 23rd consecutive District win.

The Ladycats are currently ranked 20th in State among 2A schools by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and Tex Preps Basketball magazine.

Texas 2A Rankings
1. Winnsboro    11. San Saba     
2. Bowie        12. New Waverly
3. Shallowater  13. Godley
4. Poth         14. Ponder
5. Wall         15. Krum
6. Kountze      16. Hempstead
7. Jim Ned      17. Melissa
8. Brock        18. Halletsville
9. Peaster      19. Woodville
10. Abernathy   20. Skidmore-Tynan

Ladycats 40 Banquete 23

The Ladycats beat Banquete 40 to 23 Friday, February 6th, in Banquete. "Banquete got off to a good start against us but the girls kept their composure and battled back," said coach Joseph Grimes III. "In the second quarter, the Ladycats took control of the game by pushing the ball up the court and playing some great defense for the win and the District Championship." Rachel Mengers led the Ladycats in scoring with 17 points, followed by Ashley Scott with 11, and Courtney Vandever with 6. The Ladycats are 9-0 in District and 23-9 for the season.

Player   REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  TP
R.Mengers  4   1   -   8  13   1   2   -   -  17
A.Scott    9   3   -   3  10   2   2   1   1  11
C.Vandever 1   2   2   2   3   2   3   -   1   6
A.Schmidt 13   2   1   2   6   -   -   -   1   4
D.Wilder   4   5   5   1   7   -   -   -   1   2
S.Gabbert  1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
J.Pueblo   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
A.White    -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
D.A.Wilder -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
T.Crow     -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
Totals    32  13   8  16  39   5   7   1   4  40

Score By Quarters   1   2   3   4   Final
Skidmore-Tynan      6  11  15   8   40
Opponent           12   5   4   2   23

JV Score: Skidmore-Tynan 38 Opponent 32

Ladycats 42 Taft 28

The Ladycats beat Taft 42 to 28 Tuesday, February 3, in Taft. "We didn't have a great start against Taft in the first quarter, like we had in previous games," said coach Joseph Grimes III. "But from the second quarter to the end, the girls picked up the intensity and walked out of the gym with a win." Alexis Schmidt led the Ladycats in scoring with 14 points, followed by Rachel Mengers with 10, and Courtney Vandever with 8. The Ladycats are 8-0 in District and 22-9 for the season.

Player   REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  TP
A.Schmidt  9   4   1   7  12   -   -   -   1  14
R.Mengers  7   1   -   4   8   2   3   -   -  10
C.Vandever -   1   2   2   3   1   3   1   4   8
D.Wilder   6   4   1   2   5   2   4   -   2   6
A.Scott    4   3   2   1   4   -   -   -   1   2
S.Gabbert  -   -   -   1   2   -   -   -   -   2

Totals    26  13   5  17  34   5  10   1   8  42

Score By Quarters  1  2  3  4 Final
Skidmore-Tynan     7 15  6 14 42
OPPONENT           9  7  6  6 28

JV Game: Skidmore-Tynan 47 Taft 10

Ladycats 64 Odem 27

The Ladycats beat Odem 64 to 27 Friday, January 30, in Odem.  Rachel Mengers led the Ladycats in scoring with 20 points, followed by Courtney Vandever and Sagan Gabbert with 11 each, and Ashley Scott with 9. The Ladycats are 7-0 in District and 21-9 for the season.

Player    REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA TP
R.Mengers   7   1   1   8  11   4   4   -   - 20
C.Vandever  4   2   3   -   4   2   2   3   3 11
S.Gabbert   2   3   2   3   8   5   5   -   - 11
A.Scott     3   4   1   3   3   -   -   1   2  9
D.Wilder    3   4   -   1   3   1   2   -   2  3
T.Crow      -   -   -   -   -   -   2   1   1  3

D.A.Wilder  4   1   -   -   1   -   -   1   3  3

J.Pueblo    1   -   1   1   1   -   -   -   -  2

A.Schmidt   6   3   1   1   5   -   -   -   -  2
A.White     2   1   1   -   1   -   -   -   1  -

B. Garza    -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  -

Totals     32  19  10  17  37  12   5   6  12 64

Score By Quarters  1  2  3  4 Final
Skidmore-Tynan    21 23 10 10 64
OPPONENT           4 13  5  5 27

JV Game: Skidmore-Tynan 32 Odem 30

Ladycats 56 Refugio 28

After stealing the ball, Ashley Scott goes for the fast break.

The Ladycats beat Refugio 56 to 28 Tuesday, January 27th, in Skidmore. "The girls got off to an excellent start in this game and they did a great job of playing defense," said coach Joseph Grimes III. Ashley Scott led the Ladycats in scoring with 12 points, followed by Sagan Gabbert with 10, and Devon Wilder and Courtney Vandever with 7 each. The Ladycats are 6-0 in District and 20-9 for the season.

Player   REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA TP

A.Scott    3   6   5   5   7   2   2   -   1 12

S.Gabbert 10   -   3   4  10   3   5   -   - 11

D.Wilder   1   3   4   3   7   1   2   -   3  7
C.Vandever 1   1   -   2   2   -   -   1   2  7

A.Schmidt  6   6   1   1   8   1   2   1   2  6

D.A.Wilder 2   -   2   1   2   -   -   1   2  5

R.Mengers  2   -   2   2   6   -   -   -   -  4

T.Crow     -   -   -   -   1   -   -   1   2  3

B.Garza    -   -   1   -   -   1   2   -   1  1

A.White    2   1   1   -   5   -   -   -   1  -

J.Pueblo   2   1   2   -   2   -   -   -   -  -

Totals    29  18  21  18  49   8  13   4  13 56

Score By Quarters 1  2  3  4  Final
Skidmore-Tynan   21 15  8 12  56
Refugio           5  6  9  8  28

Ladycats 60 Bloomington 31

The Ladycats beat Bloomington 50 to 31 Friday, January 23rd, in Bloomington. "The girls did a very good job of getting the ball inside and pushing the ball up the floor to create good looks at the basket," said coach Joseph Grimes III. "In this game, the girls shot the ball well." Rachel Mengers led the Ladycats in scoring with 16 points, followed by Ashley Scott with 9, and Alexis Schmidt with 8. The Ladycats are 5-0 in District and 19-9 for the season.

Player   REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  TP
R.Mengers  9   3   -   8  13   -   -   -   -  16
A.Scott    8   2   1   4   5   1   4   -   1   9
A.Schmidt 12   6   1   4   8   -   -   -   -   8
S.Gabbert  4   1   -   3   6   -   3   -   -   6
D.Wilder   4   6   1   2   5   1   1   -   1   5
J.Pueblo   1   2   3   2   2   -   -   -   -   4
A.White    -   -   -   1   1   -   -   -   -   2
C.Vandever 1   4   1   -   1   -   -   -   1   -
D.A.Wilder 1   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   1   -
T.Crow     -   -   -   -   2   -   -   -   -   -
Totals    40  24   8  24  43   2   8   -   4  50

Score By Quarters 1  2  3  4  Final
Skidmore-Tynan   12 14 14 10  50
Bloomington       8  5  4 14  31

JV Score: Skidmore-Tynan 55 Bloomington 16

Ladycats 46 Banquete 32

The Ladycats beat Banquete 34 to 23 Tuesday, January 20th. "In this big district game, the girls did an excellent job on both ends of the court throughout the whole game," said coach Joseph Grimes III. Rachel Mengers led the Ladycats in scoring with 15 points, followed by Alexis Schmidt with 10 and Devon Wilder with 6. The Ladycats are 4-0 in District and 18-9 for the season.

Player    REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  TP
R.Mengers   4   4   3   7  11   1   2   -   -  15
A.Schmidt   4   7   3   3   7   4   5   -   1  10
D.Wilder    7   2   1   1   4   5   6   -   1   7
D.A.Wilder  -   -   -   3   3   -   -   -   -   6
A.Scott     4   1   6   -   -   2   2   1   2   5
C.Vandever  1   1   2   -   1   -   -   1   3   3
A.White     -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
T.Crow      -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
J.Pueblo    -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
S.Gabbert   1   -   -   -   2   -   -   -   -   -
Totals     21  15  15  14  28  12  15   2   6  46

Score By Quarters 1  2  3  4  Final
Skidmore-Tynan    8 13 16  9  46
Banquete          7 12  8  5  32

JV Score: Skidmore-Tynan 35 Banquete 23

Ladycats 28 Taft 18

The Ladycats beat Taft 28 to 18 Friday, January 16th, in Skidmore. "There was some good defense played by both teams in this game," said coach Joseph Grimes III. "Both teams had trouble scoring, but getting off to a very good start in the 1st half definitely helped us in this game. The girls did a fantastic job of playing defense. Rarely to do you see a team go scoreless for two quarters in a game." Rachel Mengers led the Ladycats in scoring with 10 points, followed by Ashley Scott and Alexis Schmidt with 6 points each. The Ladycats are 3-0 in District and 17-9 for the season.

Player    REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  TP
R.Mengers   4   3   -   5   8   -   1   -   -  10
A.Scott     2   3   3   2   5   2   2   -   2   6
A.Schmidt   6   2   -   3   7   -   -   -   -   6
S.Gabbert   5   1   -   2   5   -   -   -   -   4

D.Wilder    7   3   3   1   5   -   3   -   -   2
D.A.Wilder  1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -

C.Vandever  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
A.White     -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
T.Crow      -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
J.Pueblo    -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
Totals     25  12   6  13  30   2   6   -   3  28

Score By Quarters  1  2  3  4 Final
Skidmore-Tynan    10 10  6  2 28
Taft               4  0 14  0 18

JV Score: Skidmore-Tynan 35 Taft 14

Ladycats 69 Odem 40

Rachel Mengers went 4 for 5 at the free throw line.

The Ladycats beat Odem 69 to 40 Tuesday, January 13th in Skidmore. "We didn't get off to a great start," said coach Joseph Grimes III. "We turned the ball over way too much. In the second half the girls cut the turnovers down and did a great job of hustling up and down the court in a very good win over Odem." Rachel Mengers led the Ladycats in scoring with 16 points, followed by Sagan Gabbert with 11 and Ashley Scott with 10. The Ladycats are  2-0 in District and 16-9 for the season.

Player    REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  TP
R.Mengers  12   2   1   6   9   4   5   -   -  16
S.Gabbert   1   -   2   5   6   1   3   -   -  11
A.Scott     3   4   3   4   4   2   4   -   -  10
D.Wilder    4   3   2   3   5   3   5   -   1   9
A.Schmidt   6   3   -   3   9   -   -   1   2   9
J.Pueblo    3   1   -   3   3   2   3   -   -   8
T.Crow      4   1   -   1   5   2   2   -   -   4
D.A.Wilder  5   5   2   -   3   1   1   -   1   1
A.White     -   3   -   -   -   1   2   -   1   1
C.Vandever  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
Totals     38  22  10  26  49  16  25   1   5  69

Score By Quarters  1  2  3  4 Final
Skidmore-Tynan    12 15 20 22 69
Odem               8  9  5 18 40

JV Score: Skidmore-Tynan 35 Mathis 30

Ladycats Defeat Falfurrias

The Ladycats beat Falfurrias 51 to 20 Tuesday, November 18th in Falfurrias. "The girls got off to a great start then got a little lazy in the second quarter," said coach Joseph Grimes III. "In the second half they played some great basketball and finished strong. We were able to create 22 turnovers so the girls did a wonderful job of applying pressure on the Falfurrias girls."

Rachel Mengers led the Ladycats in scoring with 12 points, followed by Alexis Schmidt with 11 and Devon Wilder with 7. The Ladycats are now 2 and 0 for the season.

Player    REB AST STL FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA TP
R.Mengers  7   1   -   6   8   -   -   -   -  12

A.Schmidt  9   3   2   5  10   -   -   1   3  11

D.Wilder   2   2   -   3   8   1   3   -   1   7

A.Scott    5   2   2   1   4   3   5   -   -   5
C.Vandever 4   3   3   2   3   -   -   -   -   4

S.Gabbert  1   -   2   2   5   -   -   -   -   4

D.A.Wilder 2   1   -   2   2   -   -   -   1   4

J.Pueblo   5   -   1   1   1   -   -   -   -   2

A.White    -   1   1   1   3   -   -   -   -   2

T.Crow     -   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -

Totals    35  15  11  22  44   4   8   1   5  51

Score By Quarters  1  2  3  4 Final
Skidmore-Tynan    19  4 17 11 51
Opponent           6  6  2  6 20

JV Score: Skidmore-Tynan 42 Falfurrias 8

Ladycats Soundly Defeat Tidehaven in Bi-District Playoff

Mr. Hall laughs as Devon Wilder and Justine Thomas celebrate Tuesday's victory over Tidehaven. Click here for more photos of the Tidehaven playoff game..

It took just three quick games for the Skidmore-Tynan Ladycats to knock Tidehaven out of the playoffs. The Ladycats now advance to the Area Playoffs vs. Freer, Saturday November 8, at 6:00 p.m. in Orange Grove.

Ladycats 25-20, 25-15, 25-19 vs. Tidehaven 

Player           ACE  KLL  DIG  AST  BLK
Kathy Mireles      3    2    -    -    -
Rachel Mengers     2    13   -    -    -
Kathy Acosta       2    6    2    -    -
D'Anne Wilder      2    2    -   10    -
Jennifer Pueblo    -    3    3    -    -
Devon Wilder       -    3    -   13    -
Stephanie Leal     -    -    2    -    -
Samantha Villegas  -    -    -    -    -
Justine Thomas     -    -    -    -    -
Brittany Garza     -    -    -    -    -

Overall Record: 18-13

Ladycats Clinch Playoff Spot

The Skidmore-Tynan Ladycat volleyball team defeated Refugio in 3 games Tuesday to guarantee a spot in the post-season playoffs for the first time since 1999. The Ladycats are now 6-1 in District and tied for 1st place. The Ladycats' last home game of the season is Friday against Banquete at 5:00 p.m.

Ladycats 3-0 vs. Refugio, 25-21, 25-15, 25-21
Player           ACE  KLL  DIG  AST  BLK
Jennifer Pueblo   3    4    5    -    -
Rachel Mengers    -   11    2    -    -
Devon Wilder      -    2    -    8    -
Stephanie Leal    -    -    7    -    -
Kathy Mireles     -    -    6    -    -
Samantha Villegas -    -    6    -    -
D'Anne Wilder     -    -    3    8    -
Kathy Acosta      -    -    2    -    -

JV Game: Refugio 3-0 over S-T.
Freshman Game: S-T 3-0 over Refugio.
The Freshman Ladycats are undefeated in 
District with one game to go.

Sports Pics - Volleyball vs Bloomington

Rachel Mengers blocks a Bloomington spike attempt. Click here for more Ladycat vs. Bloomington photos.

The Ladycats improved to 4-1 in District competition with Tuesday's win over Bloomington. Coaches Whatley and Pena invite you to Fridays big game where the Ladycats hope to even the score with 5-0 Taft.

Ladycats 3-1 vs. Bloomington, 25-14, 12-25, 25-12, 25-8
Player           ACE  KLL  DIG  AST  BLK
Kathy Mireles     9    -    7    -    -
Rachel Mengers    3   10    -    -    1
Jennifer Pueblo   3    4   15    -    -
Devon Wilder      2    2    -   17    -
D'Anne Wilder     -    2    -    6    -
Samantha Villegas -    -    5    -    -
Stephanie Leal    -    -    4    -    -
Kathy Acosta      -    -    2    -    -

JV Game: S-T 2-0 over Bloomington (26-24, 25-19)
Freshman Game: S-T 2-0 over Bloomington(25-4, 25-20)

Ladycats 3-0 vs. Premont 25-8, 25-8, 25-7
Player           ACE  KLL  DIG  AST  BLK
Brittany Garza    9    -    2    -    -
Justine Thomas    4    2    -    -    2
Rachel Mengers    3    4    -    -    -
Jennifer Pueblo   3    -    -    -    -
Kathy Acosta      3    2    -    -    -
Kathy Mireles     2    2    -    -    -
D'Anne Wilder     -    3    -    5    -
Devon Wilder      -    3    -    8    -

Sports Pics - Ladycat Softball

Kristen Gonzales takes the plate in Monday's softball game vs. San Diego. Click here for more Ladycat softball photos.

Ladycats Schmidt-Scott Named Offensive-Defensive Player of the Year

Player of the Year awardees, Alexis Schmidt and Ashley Scott.

The votes are in and the S-T Ladycats are well represented in the 2007 - 2008 District 31-2a Girls Basketball All-District Selections. Coach Joseph L. Grimes III was named Co-Coach of the year after leading the Ladycats in an undefeated sweep through District.

Offensive Player Of The Year
Alexis Schmidt

Defensive Player Of The Year
Ashley Scott

First Team All-District
Courtney Vandever
Rachel Mengers

Second Team All-District
Devon Wilder
Sagan Gabbert

Honorable Mention
Alex Gonzalez

Academic All-District
Courtney Vandever
Devon Wilder
Alexis Schmidt

Ladycat Season Ends with Area Championship Title

Ladycat Devon Wilder takes it to the hoop in Tuesday's playoff game vs. the Poth Pirettes. Click here for more Ladycsat vs. Pirettes playoff photos. For professional quality photos, visit Rob's Digital Photography.

The Ladycats will have to settle for the Area Championship title after Tuesday's Regional Quarter Finals defeat at the hands of the Poth Pirettes. Considering the Pirettes were ranked 2nd in State, the Ladycats certainly can be proud to have given them a run for the money. Game stats to come...


Ladycat Courtney Vandever gets aggressive under the basket.

Ladycats to Face Poth in Regional Quarter-Finals

The Skidmore-Tynan Ladycats will play the Poth Pirettes Tuesday, February 19 in the girls basketball Regional Quarter-Finals. The game starts at 7:00 p.m. at Beeville's Moreno Junior High gymnasium. Go Ladycats!