Area Sports

By Elwyn Henderson     Thanks to the Buffalo Bills winning on Saturday night, the Houston Texans came into their game Christmas Eve at NRG Stadium against the Cleveland Browns sitting in the final Wild Card spot with 3 games left in the regular season and controlled their destiny as far as making the playoffs…

Current University of Texas, San Antonio head coach and former Gilmer head coach Jeff Traylor joined East Texas Now to talk about recent high-level wins. By Colten Sneed and Mack Shaw Published: Dec. 22, 2023 at 11:44 AM CST|Updated: 23 hours ago SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KLTV) – Current University of Texas-San Antonio head coach and former Gilmer head coach Jeff…

by Dr. James Thrasher Imagine being the new coach of one of the worst Division III football programs in the country. The program sat at zero wins and 20 losses after back-to-back winless seasons heading into the 2016 campaign, which garnered a national ranking of 207 out of 238 Division III football programs. As you approach…

Published: December 16, 2023 In the new year, Stephanie Williams’ dream to create a basketball tournament in honor of KC’s first women’s basketball coach will come true. The Evelyn Blalock Classic will kick off at 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1, in Masters Gymnasium, thanks to the determination of Williams, KC’s head women’s basketball coach. Teams from NJCAA…