Great season ends for KHS
Pine Tree's Lady Pirates end Kilgore's season in bi-district round
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
      It was definitely a playoff atmosphere at Kilgore High School gym on Tuesday night, something that's been missing for a long time for the KHS volleyball team. Kilgore hosted Pine Tree in a UIL Class 4A bi-district playoff game last night, a big crowd for both teams but an especially large crowd for Kilgore, making its first playoff appearance in about 15 seasons.
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LEVERETT'S CHAPEL ADVANCES
      The Leverett's Chapel Lady Lions (22-10 overall), the co-champs of District 20-1A, beat Waskom Tuesday night, 25-15, 25-21, 15-25, 25- 17, at Marshall High School gym. Waskom was the third-place team from District 19-A.
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WHAT'S CAUSING ALL THIS?
Perhaps this is one time when 'happy to be there' was just fine
By MITCH LUCAS
      Very, very rarely is it good to be "happy just to be there." I can guarantee you that, as of this morning, Sen. John McCain was not "happy just to be" the Republican nominee in the presidential campaign.
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JV wins district tourney
JUNIOR VARSITY HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
      The Kilgore High School varsity tennis team concluded its fall season last weekend with a nice showing in the Class 4A Region 2 tournament in Grapevine, and Tuesday, the KHS junior varsity was impressive in its own right, winning first place in the District 14-4A JV tournament.
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