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2nd-Annual Eric Thomas All-Sports Skills Camp

Sunday, 29th July 2012 - 7:43PM

2nd ANNUAL ERIC THOMAS ALL SPORTS SKILLS CAMP

Olympian Eric Thomas returns to Nacogdoches to present the 2nd Annual Eric Thomas All Sports Skills Camp on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Nacogdoches High School from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Soccer Practice Field.

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Hallsville 3B/1B Gideon commits to A&M

Sunday, 29th July 2012 - 7:42PM

Hallsville 1st/3rd-Baseman Ronnie Gideon has committed to play at Texas A&M.

Gideon, 6-3, 220, hit 11-HR's and drove in 40 runs as a junior.

He had offers from A&M, Texas, LSU, Arkansas and Florida.

Three East Texans on TSHOF Ballot

Sunday, 29th July 2012 - 7:42PM

Three East Texans are listed on the Texas Sports Hall of Fame ballot that will be released in the near future.

The three include, Red Murff, the scout who discovered Nolan Ryan, Texarkana native Eddie Mathews, who is among the greatest third-baseman in MLB history, and former Trinity Valley C.C. men's basketball coach Leon Spencer.

Harleton Names Lloyd Interim AD/Football Coach

Wednesday, 25th July 2012 - 6:07PM

Dr. Craig Coleman, the superintendent at Harleton I.S.D. just told me the school board voted to give long-time assistant coach Jackie Lloyd the Interim AD/Football Coaching position.

Lloyd, who has been the head baseball coach at Harleton for ten years, will take immediate control of the football program while replacing Dennis Alexander who left for the AD/Head Football job at Troup, "I just thank Dr. Coleman and the school board for giving me this opportunity to advance my career to a position I've always wanted."

Lloyd was the head baseball coach and football assistant at Marshall before Harleton.

Dr. Coleman also mentioned the Interim tag is not a lack of support for Coach Lloyd, but, a necessary part of the process while they await for the ten day posting period to end.

David Smoak

Troup officially hires Dennis Alexander

Tuesday, 24th July 2012 - 4:29PM

Dennis Alexander has signed his contract to become the AD/Head Football Coach at Troup High School.

Alexander, fourth all-time in career wins in Texas history, has been the AD/Football Coach at Harleton for the past ten years and told David Smoak on Monday, "I've been more than satisfied in Harleton, I've had this little place to live in the country where I've devoted a lot of time and enjoyed getting to know so many friends and a great coaching staff, but, this is an opportunity at Troup I couldn't pass up."

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China Spring claims second state championship in route of Gilmer - Garrett Ross

Friday, 17th December 2021 - 4:23PM

Behind three touchdowns from Lamar commit Major Bowden, #5 China Spring (16-0) clinched the UIL 4A DII State Championship in a 31-7 route of #2 Gilmer (14-2) at AT&T Stadium on Friday. The Cougars didn’t commit one penalty throughout the game, while their defense held a Gilmer offense averaging 46.5PPG to just one score.

Lorena dominates Brock to earn their second state championship in program history - Garrett Ross

Thursday, 16th December 2021 - 3:55PM

Behind a valiant defensive performance, the #5 Lorena Leopards (14-2) defeated #2 Brock (15-1) 35-18 at AT&T Stadium on Thursday afternoon to claim the 3A DI State Championship. Despite not having star running back Reed Michna available, the Leopards dominated Brock from the opening kick.

Strawn claims 5th state championship in program history in 73-28 victory - Garrett Ross

Wednesday, 15th December 2021 - 2:44PM

Behind an impressive performance from the Rigdon brothers #1 Strawn (15-0) defeated #2 Motley County (14-1) 73-28 to claim the 1A DII State Championship. Freshman Grayson Rigdon put on a show, as he accounts for 426 total yards and 8TDs while earning the Offensive MVP Award.

Cedric Ware scores 8TDs as Westbrook wins their first ever state championship - Garrett Ross

Wednesday, 15th December 2021 - 11:59AM

After dropping four games early in the season, the Westbrook Wildcats became the first program since Cameron in 2014 to win a state championship with four losses.

Mart HC Kevin Hoffman discusses the Panther's motivation this season - Garrett Ross

Tuesday, 7th December 2021 - 9:17AM

For most high school football programs across the state of Texas, playing after Thanksgiving is a great accomplishment, but for some, it’s expected. Mart is one of those programs that is expected to play for a state championship year in and year out.

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Big XII to split into two divisions

Posted 2022-01-18 11:44:39, Post Count: 2

16 minutes ago, LOL said:

By splitting OU and UT into two different divisions it will make the two schools' eventual vacancy less disruptive.

Dude I’m fixing to break out the Jnco’s, the blonde chili bowl and party like it’s 1996 all over again.