Both Bay City soccer teams, which are headed to the playoffs, have plenty of momentum as the regular season comes to an end

The Lady ‘Cats have been relentless in outscoring their opponents, 80-2, in district play while the Bay City boys are 9-1-2 and tied for the top spot in District 21-4A.

Van Vleck’s softball and baseball teams are also off to a commendable start as the Leopards’ district schedule nears.

Here’s a look at what’s happening on the local level:

BAY CITY BLANKS COLUMBUS: The Blackcats (14-4-2 overall and 9-1-2 in District 21-4A) cruised to an 8-0 win over Columbus this past Saturday.

Bay City is tied for the top spot in district with El Campo and Columbus, each with 9-1-2 records. Columbus and Bay City tied, 2-2, in the teams’ first meeting.

The Blackcats end the regular season with Wharton and Palacios, who are the seventh and eighth place teams in the district. 

Rice Consolidated will be the fourth team to qualify for the playoffs from District 21-4A.

PALACIOS WRAP UP SEASON: The Sharks play Bay City and Rice Consolidated in their final two District 21-4A matches this season.

Palacios has battled through a tough season which has produced an 0-16-1 record.

BAY CITY CONTINUES HOT PACE: The sizzling Lady ‘Cats recorded their eighth consecutive shutout on Saturday with a 7-0 win over Columbus.

Bay City is now 17-5-1 overall and 12-0 in District 29-4A. It should finish district play unbeaten. The Lady ‘Cats face Palacios and Wharton in their final two games.

In their current 12-match winning streak, Bay City has outscored its opponents, 80-2. In their eight straight shutouts, the Lady ‘Cats have outscored their foes, 53-0.

PALACIOS TO CLOSE OUT SEASON: The Sharkettes end their season this week with games against Rice Consolidated and Bay City.

Palacios has endured a difficult season, record-wise, as it enters its last two games with a 1-17-1 record.

BAY CITY EARNS TWO VICTORIES: This past weekend, the Blackcats (4-2-1) defeated Lamar Consolidated, 12-4, and Stafford, 16-2, while also tying East Bernard, 7-7.

Aaron Burcia went 3-for-4 with two RBI in the win over Stafford while Ramiro Castello went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Koen Nunez and Wade Frasier also collected three hits.

Ethan Garcia and Jaxson Klepac each had two hits and two RBI.

In the win over Lamar Consolidated, Ryder Herzik, Klepac, Frasier and Burciaga each drove in two runs. Nunez and Ethan Flores each had one RBI.

In the tie with East Bernard, Flores and Nunez each drove in two runs.

PALACIOS DEFEATS WHARTON: The Sharks (2-6) defeated Wharton while losing to Hitchcock and Boling in tournament play last week.

In a 4-3 triumph of Wharton, freshman David Sandoval went 2-for-2 with an RBI while Eric Garcia, Logan Nieto and Caden Brooks each drove in a run.

TIDEHAVEN BUILDING MOMENTUM: In a 10-1 win over Somerville on Saturday, Bryce Sliva worked four innings, allowed no hits and no runs as the Tigers improved to 5-2-2 in the Hallettsville Sacred Heart tournament.

T.J. Galvan, Ashton Klaiber, Kole Sengsourivong and Kale Russel each had two hits while collecting one hit were Sliva, Hayden McCarver, Boogie Galvan and Adrian Cotton.

In an 11-11 tie with Conroe Covenant Christian, McCarver had three hits and Russell finished with two.

In its tournament opener, a 1-0 win over Shiner St. Paul, T.J. Galvan went four innings to earn the win. He struck out four and allowed just three hits.

Cade Nairn picked up the save with three scoreless innings.

Cotton and Russell had one hit each in that victory.

VAN VLECK DROPS THREE AFTER FAST START: After winning its first seven games of the season, Van Vleck dropped three matchups this past weekend.

The Leopards fell to Columbia, Pleasanton and Schulenberg in tournament games.

BAY CITY MEETS TOUGH FOES: After a 4-4 start to the season, the Lady ‘Cats had a rough go of it this past weekend, dropping games to Los Fresnos, Victoria West and Victoria St. Joseph.

Bay City plays Wharton and Needville in its first two District 29-4A games Friday and Monday.

PALACIOS LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK: The Sharkettes began the season with a 5-4 record but have lost their last five games.

Palacios (5-9) fell to 0-2 in District 25-3A with losses to Vanderbilt Industrial and Yoakum by respective scores of 16-2 and 11-8.

In the matchup with Yoakum, Palacios received hits from Cheyenne Sweet, Jahana Starrett, Dazia Alcantara, Breylyn Elizondo and Kinsley Marroquin.

Starrett, Elizondo and Marroquin each drove in one run.

In a 19-4 loss to Van Vleck, Riley Critendon went 2-for-2. Alcantara and Elizondo each banged out doubles.

TIDEHAVEN CLAIMS FIRST WIN: The Tigerettes picked up their first win of the season last weekend with a 15-0 victory over Texas School for the Deaf.

Tidehaven (1-7) also fell to Wallis Brazos, 3-1, in a non-district matchup.

VAN VLECK OFF TO 10-3 START: The Lady Leopards are rolling right along with a 10-3 record but did slip a couple of times this past week against Shiner St. Paul and Galveston Ball.

However, Van Vleck’s Lakyn Matchett belted a grand slam while other Lady Leopard hits came from Adia Kile, Kamryn Waller, Madison Adcock and Ierial Garcia.

Matchett also drove in two runs against St. Paul while Kylie Sazera and Waller each had one RBI.