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AUSTIN (AP) — Colt McCoy arrived on the Texas campus in 2005 as a skinny, small-town country kid. He weighed about 180 pounds and looked even smaller than that. Slender shoulders, skinny arms and legs and a wide-eyed expression made some teammates wonder whether he could play. More ... Photo by Lester Murray There's a full slate of Friday night football for schools in the Kilgore News Herald's coverage area, including Sabine hosting Harleton. Sabine's cheerleaders, pictured here (from left, front): Brittany Stuart, Reagan Clark, Josie Wallas, captain Kaylee Mitcham, Chaney Barton, Jordan Hearnsburger, Carly Horvath, Bailey Clements, Cammile Broyles, and Kitty Mitcham. Back row: Carra Smitherman, Marie Traylor (mascot), Cassie Headley and Courtney Broyles. Read a preview of all the local games — Kilgore-Lindale, Sabine-Harleton, Leverett's Chapel- Iredell, Overton-Alto, West Rusk-Elkhart and Kilgore College-Tyler Junior College — today in Game Time Weekly, the special section in today's paper. More ... EDITOR'S NOTE: This report is from last weekend's games of the Kilgore Soccer Association (KSA). The report comes from reports submitted by league coaches. Names are spelled here in the Kilgore News Herald exactly as they are printed. Reports with incomplete names won't appear in the paper. More ... FOOTBALL KHS freshmen, JV at Lindale tonight The Kilgore High School freshmen and junior varsity teams will play at Lindale tonight, beginning with freshmen at 5:30 p.m. More ... Autumn Schara and Keli Cole (right) of the Kilgore Acro Flyers, an acrobatic gymnastics club, won first place in the Borne State Acro Gymnastics Championship in May. The girls overcame many obstacles on the way to the championship, and they started as a trio, but when their partner was unable to continue, coach Ada Wells petitioned the state board to allow them to continue. The girls hit all the stunts in their three minute routine, and went on to the state championship in their age group. The girls hope to reach the national championships next summer. Top: the members of the Acro Flyers held their first fall showcase recently at the East Texas Church of the Way. The gymnasts go to a national invitational in Baton Rouge, La., in March. Pictured above in front are Zy Ann Robinson, Cierra Smith, Faith Rabalais, Sky Cotton, Kirsten Wheat and Emily Carter. On the second row are Mikalah Pittman, Chelsea Kennedy, Autumn Schara, Keli Cole and Kinsey Blanton, and on the back row: Ana Cvitanovic, Aimy Sander, and Natayvia Lloyd. For more information on the Acro Flyers, call Wells at (903) 261-3223. More ... IRVING (AP) — Tears shed on the sideline after a touchdown catch. The vague statement after the game, and then not answering any questions. Terrell Owens realizes those incidents have raised speculation about his "mental state of mind." The Dallas Cowboys' star receiver insists there is nothing to worry about. More ... The date was September 6, a hot Saturday night. The setting: a physical, hard-fought junior college football game between homestanding Kilgore College and archrival Tyler Junior College. Only one touchdown was scored between the teams in the first half, and KC went to the locker room leading. More ... The non-district schedule and now the open date behind them, the Kilgore High School Bulldogs return to work Friday night. And "work" now means facing the District 14-4A opposition. Kilgore (4-1) will host Lindale (5-0) on Friday night here at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium, the good old 7:30 kickoff time in place. More ... The focus of Overton High School head football coach Ty Robinson this week has been to have his players put a loss to Cayuga behind them and put their minds on the task at hand. That's this week's District 20-1A game at Alto, the class of Texas Class 1A football the last two years, with the state championship hardware to prove it. More ... Three weeks ago, there was plenty of excitement around the Sabine High School football program. A 39-7 win over Beckville made it evident that first-year coach Jerry Baker and his staff are doing things right. More ... A week off to heal and rest, and likely not reflecting on their accomplishments, is behind them and now the District 19-2A schedule awaits the undefeated West Rusk High School football program. West Rusk (5-0) will host Elkhart this Friday night at 7:30 p.m., and it's homecoming. More ... before they're even asked aloud. Check this out. • Yes, I am loving football life right now, with Alabama and Kilgore High School doing so well, and with Kilgore College on the rebound from a wild start. More ... Tonight, the Leverett's Chapel six-man football team will play its first district game since the 1980s. LC (4-1) will host Iredell in the first six-man Division II District 15 game of the season. LC resumed football a few years ago after not having a football program of any kind throughout the 1990s. More ... Sports RSS feed |
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