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The Tomball Texas Peppers 10-and-under girl’s fastptich softball team traveled to Ridgeland, Miss. recently to compete in the ASA Southern Nationals.  After losing their first bracket game, they battled their way back to take the title of ASA 10U A Southern National Champions. Pictured (top row, from left) are Coach Jim Gleason and Coach Chris Walton; (middle row, from left) Kori Smith, Mackenzie Adams, Savannah Stevens, Imani Edwards, Jenna Gleason and Cynthia Sizemore; (bottom row, from left) Brittney Stafford, Lesly Miranda, Kat Hebert, Maddy Walton, Lyndsey Gleason.

 The Texas Red Raiders of Magnolia won their first baseball tournament of the spring season. The Red Raiders went 4-0, in winning the Mardi Gras Bash 14-and-under Tournament at Houston's Doss Park. They are currently the third-ranked 14-and-under squad for Nations Baseball, in Texas. Pictured are (bottom row, from left) Grayson Meyers, Justin Apostalo, Hunter Owens, Jordan Christie, John Elliott, Coach Travis Christie (top row, from left) Coach Baldemar Guerra, Baldemar Guerra, Kyle Contrera, Xavier Figueroa, Coach Bill Elliott, Chad Kujawa, Austin Murray, Coach Chris Murray, Collin Christen and Zecheriah Terrell.

Salem Lutheran School's eighth grade basketball team, the Saints, won the Lutheran Middle School State Tournament recently, defeating San Antonio Shepherd of the Hills in the championship game. They will now head to the Lutheran National Tournament in Indiana later this month. The Saints are 20-5 this season and many of the players will be headed to Tomball Concordia Lutheran next year. Pictured are (front row, from left) Kale Jones, Grant Jacobs, Blake Moran, (back row, from left) Clayton Cooper, Coach Bucky Honeck, Kyle Happe, Jett Shipper, Tyler Wysocki, David Wolf, Stephen Fitzgerals, assistant coach Bill Honeck Sr. and Conner Andrus.

This is the last week to register for Youth Sports offered through the Magnolia Tomball Family YMCA. Spring Volleyball and Soccer. Practice begins the week of Jan. 28. To register, call 281-356-4077 or visit ymcahouston.org.