Members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes baseball teams pose for a photo Thursday. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)

The stars will dazzle on the diamond Friday and shine bright on the gridiron Saturday.

The Northeast Chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes annual Heart of a Champion All-Star games are scheduled for Tyler and Longview this weekend.

The third annual Courtney Construction All-Star Softball Game and the second annual Mentoring Alliance All-Star Baseball Game are slated for Friday on the UT Tyler campus. Both games are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. with the softball contest on Suddenlink Field and the baseball game on Irwin Field.

The seventh annual Chick-fil-A Heart of a Champion All-Star Football Game is set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Longview High School’s Lobo Stadium.

The games are for graduating seniors from northeast Texas schools.

Ryan Walls, the Whitehouse High School standout who suffered an injury, missed all of basketball and baseball season. He is scheduled to play on Friday.

“I’m scheduled to pitch and maybe play a little first base,” said Walls, who is signed to play both basketball and baseball for Tyler Junior College. “I came here to throw an inning or so and have some fun. I’m sure the adrenalin will be going; I’m pumped for it.

“It means a lot of be chosen for this game, especially to be able to represent Whitehouse and being able play one more game in my high school career.”

Walls is on the Red Roster with Longview Spring Hill’s Mick Eckles serving as head coach. Bullard’s Chad Linder and Athens’ Dallas Robertson are the assistant coaches.

Other members of the Red squad are: Cameron Woodard, Athens; Caleb Hart, Harmony; Blaine Parker, Hallsville; Will Davis, Harleton; Peyton Miller, Bullard; Nolan Collins, Alto; Jacob Moore, Spring Hill; Braedon Sims, Spring Hill; Nicholas Croteau, Overton; Collin Pippen, Kilgore; Noah Sneed, Mineola; Zach Collins, Beckville; Jaylon Redwine, Chapel Hill; Logan Durrett, Hallsville; Emanuel Hernandez, Athens; Mason Buck, Sulphur Springs; Jacoby Bogue, Van; Cole Craig, East Texas Christian Academy; and Tye Elie, Edgewood.

Longview’s Wesley Dorsett is the Blue head coach. Gilmer’s Ryan Pate and Pittsburg’s Tommy Stewart are the assistants.

Blue team members include: Jacob Famer, Quitman; Jordan Masterson, Longview; Connor Clark, Whitehouse; Cristian Netro, Pittsburg; Kade Keener, Tyler Lee; Kade Clemens, Gilmer; Gus Gowin, Rains; Patrick Miner, Whitehouse; TJ Brumley, Frankston; Lanson Pete Simmons, Henderson; Gage Walters, Lindale; Trent Easley, Grand Saline; Taylor Meaux, White Oak; Nathan Gibbons, Jefferson; Carson Chapman, Hallsville; Jarret Whorff, Winnsboro and Zach Collins, Canton.

Ashley Renner of Rusk is coaching the Red All-Stars in the softball game. Renner will be assisted by Bullard’s Megan Dobrinski, Athens’ Michelle Forsman and Harleton’s Justin Kniffen.

Red team members include: Randi Carol Phillips, Harleton; Madison Whitfield, Mount Vernon; Zoe Hancock, Bullard; Kaycee Parker, Pittsburg; Camryn Rucker, Elkhart; Caitlin Shippey, Henderson; Kaylee Miller, Whitehouse; Caitlyn Ballew, Rusk; Samantha Smith, Athens; Grace Camacho, Martin’s Mill; Allie Thompson, Lindale; Sydney Balderrama, Chapel Hill; Kirsten Anderson, Brownsboro; Bailey Daniels, Van; Hana Bonner, Joaquin; Avery Underwood, Harleton; Natalie Reither, Rusk; Halyn Willis, Frankston and Taylor Pruitt, Rains.

Brook Hill’s Anthony Springer is head coach of the Blue team. Spring Hill’s Ashton Brey and Pine Tree’s Katie Keith are his assistants.

Blue team members include: Taylor Deike, Chapel Hill; Alyssa Duplichain, Brook Hill; Jaye Doughtie, Sulphur Springs; Cylie Wragg, Gladewater; Riley Kennedy, Pine Tree; Brianna Robinson, Henderson; Dana Cooner, Harleton; Chelcie Pierce, Carthage; Kinley Wilkins, Marshall; Hannah Langford, Hawkins; Whitney Kerr, Edgewood; Destiny Michel, Waskom; Kaleigh McClure, Arp; Korby Bassett, Palestine Westwood; Hannah Crowson, Sulphur Springs; Jessica Patak, White Oak; Audrey Robinson, Fruitvale; Kaylin McWhorter, Spring Hill; Adrianna Kuechle, Brook Hill and Keylee Adair, Carlisle.

 

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