Area Sports
Texans preparing for upcoming season
By Elwyn Henderson The Houston Texans held their second day of 2022 Training Camp at their NRG facility just across Kirby Street from NRG Stadium Saturday before about 500 lucky fans who got free tickets online. The fans saw a couple of great catches during the approximately hour and a half session. Following…
Read MoreBig Sandy native Lovie Smith begins his first Training Camp as the Head Coach of the Houston Texans
By Elwyn Henderson Big Sandy native Lovie Smith began his first Training Camp as the Head Coach of the Houston Texans Friday at the Texans Training Facility across Kirby Street from NRG Stadium with 91 players on the first day roster. He addressed the media following the first day of practice and outlined his expectations…
Read MoreMY FIRST EXPERIENCE COVERING AN NFL TRAINING CAMP
By Heather Mormon In April of this year I had the opportunity of covering my first NFL Draft in Las Vegas, Nevada. That was a very enlightening and exciting time for me and I wrote a story about that experience earlier this year. On Friday, July 29th, I had the opportunity to cover…
Read MoreBLUE BELL/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 3A All-State Baseball Team
Third in a series of six BRYAN – Corpus Christi London’s Kade Budd is the player of the year honors on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 3A all-state baseball team. Budd was 10-2 with a 0.95 earned run average with 122 strikeouts in 88 innings in leading CC London to the state title.…
Read MoreTexas Women’s Foundation Announces Allyson Felix, America’s Most Decorated Track and Field Athlete, as Speaker for 37th Annual Luncheon on Oct. 6
The Dallas Mavericks to be Presenting Sponsor DALLAS, July 26, 2022 – Texas Women’s Foundation (TXWF) has raced to reveal its keynote speaker for the 37th Annual Luncheon: Allyson Felix, who reigns as the most decorated American Track & Field Athlete of all time after winning her bronze and gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Themed “Transforming Communities,” this year’s event…
Read MoreVideo: Larry Clemens @ Gilmer Rotary Club – July 26, 2022
Larry Clemens, a Conference USA football official, briefs the Gilmer Rotary Club on rules changes taking effect this season in the National College Athletic Association (NCAA), most of which will also apply to games played under the auspices of the University Interscholastic League (UIL). Introducing the speaker is Rotarian Carolyn Duke. Presiding over the noon…
Read MoreBLUE BELL/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 2A All-State Baseball Team
Second in a series of six BRYAN – Shiner’s Ryan Peterson is the player of the year honors on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 2A all-state baseball team. Peterson was 14-0 with a 0.53 earned run average with 151 strikeouts in 79 innings. The junior also batted .541 with 38 runs batted in,…
Read MoreBLUE BELL/Texas Sports Writers Association Class A all-state baseball team
First in a series of six BRYAN – Ira pitcher/shortstop Jerek Pena is player of the year on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class A all-state baseball team. Pena was 9-1 pitching with an 0.15 earned run average with 128 strikeouts in 56.1 innings. The senior batted .538 with three home runs and 35…
Read MoreTEXAS A&M-COMMERCE FOOTBALL: Luis Perez signed by the Los Angeles Rams
Luis Perez signed by the Los Angeles Rams 7/23/2022 | Football LOS ANGELES – Texas A&M University-Commerce football great Luis Perez has been signed by defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams, following a great year one in the United States Football League (USFL), in which he guided the New Jersey Generals to the semifinal round…
Read MoreAugust 6, 2022 – Meet the Buckeyes! 🧡🖤 Kick-off Party 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. presented by Credit Union of Texas
Meet the Buckeyes! 🧡🖤 pic.twitter.com/ABzMcvGo6u — Gilmer ISD (@GilmerISDProud) July 22, 2022
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