The Rudder girls basketball team beat Madisonville 53-23 to open play in the Fairfield tournament Thursday. The Lady Rangers (11-1) will face Waco Robinson at noon Friday in the event. Rudder 53, Madisonville 23 RUDDER (11-1) — Deondra Young 16, Asani McGee 8, Bryanna Turner 7, Keondra Kelly 7, Tianna Mathis 5, Cameron Richards 4, Rakia Lee 2, Aliyah Johnson 2, Alexandria Green 2. MADISONVILLE — Dickey 11, Cooper 10, Smith 7, Burns 1. Rudder 20 13 12 8 — 53 Madisonville 6 7 7 9 — 23...

The Rudder boys basketball team lost to Waco University 58-50 to open play at the Fairfield tournament Thursday. MJ Heard led the way for the Rangers (1-9) with 12 points, followed by Justin Headge with 11. Waco University 58, Rudder 50 WACO UNIVERSITY (2-11) — Montgomery 13, Almanza 12, Littlejohn 11, Harbs 8, Robinson 6, Hall 5, Johnson 3. RUDDER (1-9) — MJ Heard 12, Justin Headge 11, Jeremiah Johnson 10, JoDarius Hayward 7, Kentun King 4, Grayson Adams 4, Cori Carter 2. Waco University 11 18 11 18 — 58 Rudder 10 10 16 14 — 50 ...

Bryan junior middle blocker Heaven Dunn and sophomore right-side hitter Rilee Cumpton will be among 50 volleyball players competing at the EXOS Select 50 instructional showcase Saturday in Frisco. Dunn had 215 kills and 82 blocks this season, hitting .236. Cumpton had 297 digs, 132 kills and 82 blocks, hitting .095. ...

Bryan’s Jenny Thomas earned four pins to win the gold medal in the girls 119-pound division at the Rumble at the Rock Invitational on Saturday. Thomas helped the Lady Vikings finish 13th out of 23 teams with 49 points. Teammate Desirae Campos placed third at 138. The Bryan boys scored 75 points to finish 15th out of 31 teams, led by fourth-place finishes from Michael Flores at 132 and Micah Samaripas at 220. Joseph Pfromm was fifth at 182. The Vikings will host a quad meet with Rudder, Waller and Grand Oaks at 5 p.m. Wednesday....

The Rudder boys basketball team lost to Cypress Ridge 90-59 to close out play at the Lamar Consolidated ISD tournament Saturday. Carlos Moreno led the Rangers with 20 points, while Cori Carter had 13. Rudder (1-8) will open play in the Fairfield tournament on Thursday against Waco University and Trinity. Cypress Ridge 90, Rudder 59 CY-RIDGE (8-6) — David Grace 25, Travis Porter 24, Omar Bradley 13, Mack Austin 8, Chuck Burrows 7, Peter Semien 4, Jizz Swarzer 3, Brad Peacock 2, Steve Smith 2, Paul Benton 2. RUDDER (1-8) — Carlos Moreno 20, Cori Carter 13, Jeremiah Johnson 10, Grayson Adams 9, Justin Headge 5, MJ Heard 2. Cy-Ridge 26 26 20 18 — 90 Rudder 8 17 19 15 — 59...

Tianna Mathis scored 23 points, and Deondra Young had 12 points and 16 rebounds to help the Rudder girls basketball team beat No. 17 Boerne Champion 69-66 in overtime to win the Lorena touranment Saturday. The Lady Rangers earned their spot in the championship game Friday by beating Waco University 67-39 and Temple 80-54. Rudder (10-1) will play in the Fairfield tournament beginning Thursday. Rudder 69, Boerne Champion 66 (OT) RUDDER (10-1) — Tianna Mathis 23, Keondra Kelly 14, Aliyah Johnson 12, Deondra Young 12, Bryanna Turner 3, Cameron Richards 3, Asani McGee 2. CHAMPION (10-4) Rudder 13 11 18 13 14 — 69 Champion 12 8 15 20 11 — 66 Rudder 67, Waco University 39 RUDDER (8-1) — Young 23, Turner 11, Mathis 8, McGee 7, Rakia Lee 4, Richards 4, Kelly 4, Ty’ara Webber 2, Johnson 2. Rudder 17 12 21 15 — 67 University 6 16 3 13 — 39 Rudder 80, Temple 54 RUDDER (9-1) — Young 23, Mathis 12, Kelly 12, McGee 11, Turner 10, Richards 6, Johnson 4, Lee 2. Rudder 29 20 15 16 — 80 Temple 4 16 19 15 — 54...