Area Sports
Buckeyes defeat Hawks, 36-15, to advance to matchup with Celina in Prosper
By ELWYN HENDERSON The Gilmer Buckeyes and Pleasant Grove Hawks met on the gridiron for the second time in four weeks at Sam Parker Field in Mount Pleasant Friday night for the Class 4A DII Region 2 Championship. As Buckeye fans remember well in the game in Texarkana on Nov. 5, Gilmer blasted the Hawks…
Read MoreBuckeyes, Hawks square off again for Region II title
By ELWYN HENDERSON For the second time in four weeks the Gilmer Buckeyes and Pleasant Grove Hawks will meet again on the football field. The last time it was for the district championship and both teams knew they would continue into the playoffs regardless of the outcome but this time to the winner go the…
Read MoreTexans fall to Jets
By ELWYN HENDERSON The 2-8 Houston Texans entertained the 2-8 New York Jets at NRG Stadium in Houston Sunday afternoon before a small crowd of fans. Houston came into the game on a high after having knocked off AFC South Division rival Tennessee in Nashville a week earlier. Coach David Culley was hoping to build…
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Read MoreTexans fall to Jets
By ELWYN HENDERSON The 2-8 Houston Texans entertained the 2-8 New York Jets at NRG Stadium in Houston Sunday afternoon before a small crowd of fans. Houston came into the game on a high after having knocked off AFC South Division rival Tennessee in Nashville a week earlier. Coach David Culley was hoping to build…
Read MoreTPA Sports Connection: TGCA Girls State Basketball Poll 11-29-2021
Class 1A 1. Irion County 6-0 2. Hartley 4-0 3. Meadow 4-0 4. Sands 6-1 5. Huckabay 9-1 6. Nazareth 0-4 7. McMullen County 5-0 8. Yantis 4-0 9. Graford 5-0 10. Jayton 3-0 11. Neches 4-0 12. Westbrook 5-1 13. Dodd City 3-1 14. San Isidro 3-0 15. Priddy 8-2 16. Follett 4-1 17.…
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Gilmer outlasts Van, 56-35
By ELWYN HENDERSON Just as expected, the Gilmer Buckeyes took care of the Van Vandals at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium in Tyler Friday afternoon, defeating the Vandals by the score of 56-35 in the Class 4A DII Region II Semifinal matchup. The win moves Gilmer to 12-1 on the season and on to…
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