Ranger College Softball has a long and storied past. Beginning the program in 1986, Ron Butler created the team with success on his mind. Originally, he did not want to be the coach of the RC Softball team. He said he would recruit but did not want to coach. However, he fell in love with the players and their spirit and drive as he recruited them and decided to coach them after all. He took them to 302-55 in 10 seasons and led RC Softball to become national runner-up in 1987 and 1994. Hoping to follow in his footsteps on the soft-
Alexis Lynn scored 10 points and Brooklyn Sanchez added nine more on Friday and helped the Ranger Lady Bulldogs throw a scare into the Victory Baptist Lady Patriots. The RHS girls rallied from an early deficit to pull to within five, at 35-30, at the final buzzer.
The Ranger College men’s basketball team went into the holiday break on a high note this past Saturday by grinding out a 76-65 victory over Murray State College.
James Uhlhorn rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another on Friday and helped carry the Ranger Bulldogs to a 42-31 comefrom- behind victory over the Priddy Pirates in the regular-season finale for both squads.
The Ranger High School Bulldogs head into the final week of the 2023 high school football season in an odd situation. They can win and lose on the same night.
The Bluff Dale Bobcats scored twice in the final 5 minutes of the third quarter to break open a tight affair on Friday and then held on to claim a 56-26 victory over the Ranger Bulldogs in front of a small crowd at O.C. Warden Stadium.
For the first 10 minutes of Friday’s showdown with the state-ranked Strawn Greyhounds, the Ranger Bulldogs proved they had the talent to stand toe-to-toe with one of the state’s best.
The Baird Bears scored four times in the first quarter on Friday and then held on to claim a 6324 victory over the Ranger Bulldogs in a six-man showdown played in front of a large crowd at O.C. Warden Stadium.
The Ranger Bulldogs found themselves in a gutcheck situation early in the third quarter in their showdown with the Kopperl Eagles on Friday. Down by 10, the Bulldogs could have rolled over.
Celeste Valdez and Oscar Villarreal
James Uhlhorn rushed for four touchdowns and passed for two more on Friday and helped power the Ranger Bulldogs to a 59-41 victory in front of a large homecoming crowd at O.C. Warden Stadium in Ranger.
Caiden Cuellar came up with the biggest play of the night for the Ranger Bulldogs on the final play. The freshman defensive back tackled a Perrin receiver at the Ranger 2 as time expired off the clock to preserve a wild 42-41 victory over Perrin-Whitt despite lightning and high winds. The Pirates’ had attempted a last-second 35-yard pass on fourth down in an attempt to steal a win in front of a large P-WHS crowd.
The Gorman Lady Panthers continued to shine on the trails this season. The squad raced its way to 11th overall at the Brownwood Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. Overall, the GHS girls were 11th in the 18-team field. Hadli Hampton paced the Lady Panthers in the race. She finished the race in 77th position. IN all, more than 200 girls competed in the varsity girls’ division. Delila Crain
The Ranger Bulldogs scored five touchdowns in the second quarter on Thursday and rolled to an easy 54-6 victory over the Paint Rock Indians in non-district six-man football action.
The Walnut Spring Hornets scored late in the second half on Thursday and then held on to grab a nail-biting 49-48 win over the Ranger Bulldogs in the 2023 season opener.
