PLAYOFFS

Three Matagorda County teams have punched their tickets to the postseason party. Dreams of pursuing a
state championship are for real. The 2022 Texas High School playoffs begin next week. Bay City will return
to the Class 4A playoffs this Friday when the Blackcats take on Yates at Barnett Stadium in Houston at 7 p.m. Tidehaven will take on Clifton Thursday in Bastrop and Van Vleck will take on Rogers Thursday at 7 p.m. in Navasota’s Rattler Stadium.