Knockout!
Lady 'Dogs get dramatic eighth-inning playoff victory
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
     For their first two hours in Lufkin on Friday night, players and coaches for Kilgore High School's softball team watched as district rival Whitehouse opened the playoffs against Klein Oak.
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Three-peat!
KHS bombs Henderson, 10-0, claims third straight district championship
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
     Since the District 17-4A baseball schedule began, the Kilgore Bulldogs had one goal in mind: hoist that trophy for the third straight year and get a first-round bye, or pass, in the UIL Class 4A playoffs.
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WHAT'S CAUSING ALL THIS?
Oh, boy! The new (NFL) gazillionaires are here!
MITCH LUCAS
     Scattershooting on a Saturday...  The Big Day: Remember on Steve Martin's movie "The Jerk," the scene where he shouts, "Oh, boy! The new phone books are here! The new phone books are here!"?
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LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF
     FOOTBALL KHS booster club to meet Monday The Kilgore High School football booster club will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Mitchell Field House. One purpose for this meeting is to elect officers for the upcoming year.
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NFLDRAFT
Texans sign Williams, not Bush
     NEW YORK (AP) - There is now a clear-cut No. 1 pick in the NFLdraft. And it's not Reggie Bush.
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Fort Worth, Shreveport to play exhibition game here on Wednesday
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
     The Fort Worth Cats and Shreveport Sports, two minor league baseball teams, will meet in an exhibition, or preseason, game here at Driller Park on Wednesday.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Mench homers again, but Rangers lose, 7-6
     CLEVELAND (AP) - Kevin Mench homered in his seventh straight game for Texas, but the Cleveland Indians managed to beat the Rangers 7-6 Friday night for their third straight victory.
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