Softball Poll: 3A Remains Strongest East Texas Class
Class 3A has been East Texas’ strongest softball classification all season, and Monday’s Texas Girls Coaches Association polls continue to reflect that. Rusk, Henderson, and Gladewater led the East...
View ArticleSoccer Playoff Pairings: 4A Regional Quarterfinals
Four East Texas teams remain alive in the UIL soccer playoffs: three boys squads and one girls squad. Kilgore faces Ennis at 6 p.m. Tuesday from Forney’s City Bank Stadium, while Lindale meets North...
View ArticleTxhighschoolbaseball.com Poll: Eleven East Texas Teams Ranked in Three...
One of the two polls used by coaches and fans of Texas high school baseball ranked 11 East Texas teams with Monday’s latest edition. Txhighschoolbaseball.com ranked two East Texas teams in Class 4A’s...
View ArticleNo. 1 Hughes Springs' Mastery Of The Little Things Yielding Big Results
HUGHES SPRINGS — The Hughes Springs Mustangs don’t hit for a lot of power. The state’s top-ranked team in Class 2A has just three home runs and 18 extra-base hits all season. But that hasn’t stopped...
View ArticlePine Tree's Caleb Chumley Receives Fourth D-I FBS Offer
A trip to the Metroplex this past weekend yielded Caleb Chumley his fourth Division I FBS offer. Pine Tree’s quarterback received an offer from North Texas during a visit to the Denton campus,...
View ArticleKilgore Rolls Past Ennis + Advances to Fourth Straight Regional Tournament
FORNEY — Kilgore lived on the edge in last week’s sectional-round win over John Tyler. The Bulldogs opted for a different plan of action in Tuesday night’s Class 4A Region II quarterfinal. Kilgore got...
View ArticleTroup Has No Trouble With District 18-2A Rival Arp, 13-2
TROUP — The Troup Tigers handled business Tuesday night, defeating rival Arp 13-2 to stay in the hunt for the District 18-2A title. Troup (9-1 in district) was led by Lou Roberson and Mason Mallard,...
View ArticleMackenzie Posey's Second-Half Hat Trick Propels Waxahachie Past Pine Tree, 3-2
PALESTINE — For more than 61 minutes, Pine Tree handled two opponents aiming to knock the Lady Pirates from the Class 4A soccer playoffs: Waxahachie and the wind. But facing a stiff southern wind the...
View ArticleBaseball Roundup: Bullard Run-Rules Gladewater + Brook Hill Sweeps DH From...
HEATH — Tyler Ivey struck out nine in a one-hit shutout, leading Rockwall-Heath to a 3-0 win over Longview on Tuesday in District 12-5A action. Tre Allen collected the only hit for Longview, which fell...
View ArticleSoftball Roundup: Kaylee Prather Powers Elysian Fields + More
ELYSIAN FIELDS — Kaylee Prather reached base in all four of her plate appearances, while Keely Howard held White Oak to one earned run Tuesday in a 9-3 Elysian Fields win. Prather had two singles, two...
View ArticleNewton's Kevin Shorter Picks Up Six New Offers
Newton athlete Kevin Shorter continues to be one of East Texas’ top two most-targeted football recruits in the 2014 class. Shorter told ETSN.fm on Wednesday morning that Army, Clemson, Florida State,...
View ArticleWhite Oak's Levi Yancy + Tatum's Javolick Garrett Named THSCA All-Stars
Two East Texas boys basketball players have been named Texas High High School Coaches Association all-starts with the team’s Wednesday release. White Oak’s Levi Yancy and Tatum’s Javolick Garrett will...
View ArticleSix East Texans Selected to THSCA Football All-Star Game
Six East Texas football players will get one final high school game at the Texas High School Coaches Association all-star game. Whitehouse receiver Dylan Cantrell, Gilmer offensive lineman Brady...
View ArticleArea Baseball Schedule: April 12 Games
District 12-5A Mesquite Horn at Longview Tyler Lee at Rockwall District 14-5A Bryan at Lufkin District 14-4A Sulphur Springs at Texas High Mount Pleasant at Marshall Pine Tree at Hallsville...
View ArticleArea Softball Schedule: April 12 Games
District 12-5A Longview at Tyler Lee District 14-5A Conroe Oak Ridge at Lufkin District 14-4A Sulphur Springs at Texas High Mount Pleasant at Marshall Pine Tree at Hallsville District 16-4A...
View ArticleDistrict 23-A Track Meet: San Augustine Sweeps Boys + Girls Titles
Bobby Tanner won two individual gold medals and helped San Augustine win two relay golds to lead the Wolves to a District 23-A boys championship Wednesday. Tanner won the triple jump (43 feet, 8 1/2...
View ArticleDistrict 16-4A Track & Field Championships: Whitehouse Boys + John Tyler...
WHITEHOUSE — The Whitehouse boys and John Tyler girls took home overall team titles at the District 16-4A Track & Field Championships on Thursday at Wildcat Stadium. Whitehouse, thanks to a strong...
View ArticleDistrict 20-3A Track Meet: Carthage Boys + Girls Claim Championships
CARTHAGE — The District 20-3A track and field host school wasn’t all that hospitable to its visitors. Carthage won boys and girls district championships Thursday, giving the Lady Dawgs their second...
View ArticleDistrict 16-3A Track Meet: Gilmer Boys + Bullard Girls Claim Overall...
BULLARD — The Gilmer boys and Bullard girls captured overall team titles Thursday at the District 16-3A Track & Field Championships at Panther Stadium. Gilmer edged Chapel Hill by three points for...
View ArticleKilgore Advances to 4A Region II Boys Soccer Championship with 1-0 Shutout of...
CARROLLTON — Kilgore gained an early lead and rode its veteran goalkeeper to the state quarterfinals. Senior Jose Rico’s rebound goal in the 13th minute was all junior J.D. Perales and the Kilgore...
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