Area Sports
TGCA State Volleyball Poll – October 5, 2026
Texas Girls Coaches Association October 5, 2026 State Volleyball Poll Class 1A 1. Harrold 29-4 2. Perrin-Whitt 24-4-1 3. Water Valley 20-8-1 4. Miami 18-6 5. Sterling City 28-4 6. Crowell 21-5 7. Round Top-Carmine 18-9 8. Ector 21-9 9. Fayetteville 20-10 10. Saint Jo 20-13 11. Kelton 13-1 12. Strawn 21-7 13. Veribest 23-8…
Read MoreTailgate Party Friday at Jeff Traylor Stadium
Join us Friday Night as the Gilmer Buckeyes take on Pleasant Grove! The Credit Union of Texas SMART Branch students will be hosting this exciting event with fun for the whole family! October 9th Activities begin at 5:45 PM | Kickoff at 7:00 PM Jeff Traylor Stadium & Buckeye Pavilion Enjoy face painting, yard games,…
Read MoreCowboys edge Texans
By Elwyn Henderson It seemed appropriate that the Dallas Cowboys would be the Houston Texans opponent Sunday when the Texans officially celebrated their 25th season in the NFL considering that their very first game as a franchise was against the Cowboys on September 8, 2002. Houston shocked the NFL world by winning their first ever…
Read MoreJOE DODD: 2026 GILMER BUCKEYES FOOTBALL • GAME INFORMATION & NOTES
Gilmer Buckeyes (4-1) vs. Texarkana Pleasant Grove Hawks (5-0) Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 • Jeff Traylor Stadium • Gilmer, Texas • 7:00 p.m. TEAM INFORMATION GILMER BUCKEYES TEXARKANA PLEASANT GROVE HAWKS Class 4A Division II • District 8-4A DII Class 4A Division II • District 8-4A DII Enrollment: 879 Enrollment: 823 2026: Season Record 4-1…
Read MoreVideo: ‘Help my team win’: Gilmer’s Brendan Webb seeing early season success at Northwestern State
NTCC Library to host chess tournament Oct. 14
October 1, 2026 The NTCC Library invites students, faculty, staff and community members to put their chess skills to the test at a chess tournament Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 1 p.m. in the library. The entry fee is $5, and the winner will get a prize. The tournament is open to all skill levels, but…
Read MoreTeams sought for rodeo Calf Dressing Contest
September 30, 2026 The NTCC Rodeo team will be hosting the third NIRA Southern Region Rodeo of the season this week starting on Thursday, October 8th and continuing Friday, October 9th and Saturday, October 10th. Saturday afternoon we will have a calf dressing. No cost to enter and each three-person team NTCC Rodeo Apparel for…
Read MoreNTCC Rodeo to host collegiate rodeo October 8-10
September 30, 2026 By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) Southern Region will have the third rodeo of the 2026-2027 season in Mount Pleasant, Texas October 8th-10th. Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) will be the host of the Rodeo held at the Mount Pleasant Rodeo Association Arena located on Greenhill…
Read MoreSUNNYVALE DEFEATS GILMER JV BUCKEYES IN HARD-FOUGHT 28-14 BATTLE
GILMER, TX — A dominant fourth-quarter surge by Sunnyvale proved too much for the Gilmer Junior Varsity Buckeyes, who dropped a tough 28-14 decision. Despite a gritty second-half comeback attempt by the Buckeyes, Sunnyvale’s late-game execution secured the victory. Sunnyvale set the tone early in the contest, blanking the Buckeyes in the first half while…
Read MoreGilmer 49, Sunnyvale 28
Buckeyes finish demanding non-district run at 4-1 with 49-28 win over Sunnyvale By Joe Dodd GILMER — Five weeks into the season, Gilmer has already matched its win total from all of 2025. Getting there required navigating what the Buckeyes considered their toughest non-district schedule ever. Gilmer completed that stretch Friday night by handing previously…
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