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IRVING (AP) — Jerry Jones was so sure this was going to be a memorable season for the Dallas Cowboys that he invited HBO's cameras to training camp. Might as well capture every moment. Jones had every reason to be optimistic. The Cowboys were coming off a 13-win season and returned every significant player, most locked up for years with gaudy contracts. More ... Call him the X-factor. Kilgore's Xavian Sanders began making plays early Friday night in the Bulldogs' eventual 27-14 win over Nacogdoches here at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium — and several of them helped the Ragin' Red earn another district championship. More ... Kilgore 27, Nacogdoches 14 Arp 29, West Rusk 8 White Oak 70, Sabine 20 Overton 34, Cross Roads 14 Jacksonville 22, Lindale 19 Whitehouse 56, Henderson 35 Marshall 28, Mount Pleasant 18 Sulphur Springs 28, More ... ARP — There's little shame in losing to the No. 1 team in the state, especially when the consolation prize in last night's West Rusk-Arp showdown is a trip to the UIL Class 2A playoffs. More ... OVERTON — Send the seniors out with a win — that was a goal of the Overton High School Mustangs on Friday, and they were able to do that in the last game of the 2008 campaign. More ... LIBERTY CITY — In what was a actually a very close game up until midway through the third quarter, the visiting White Oak Roughnecks, leading 21-20, got their running game rolling late in the contest. White Oak scored 21 third-quarter points and 35 more in the fourth to overcome the Sabine Cardinals, 70-20. More ... The talk in Texas may have turned to football, but that doesn't mean baseball has shut down. Baseball programs are busy with fall practices, scrimmages, and annual exhibition series. So while the East Texas Pump Jacks recruiting process is in high gear, former Pump Jacks are busy preparing for a new season. More ... Kilgore really has been on an incredible run under the coaching of Mike Vallery, and another chapter was added to the book in the last few weeks. The Bulldogs looked a little flat in a loss to Lindale in the opening week of District 14-4A play, a game that Kilgore probably could have, maybe should have, won. But KHS hasn't looked flat since. More ... SOFTBALL Booster meeting Monday The Kilgore High School Softball Booster Club will meet Monday at 6 p.m. at Kilgore High School in room 308 in the new wing. Parking is available in the lot behind the school by the Mitchell Field House. The guest speaker is KHS athletic trainer Amanda Cecil. More ... Sports RSS feed |
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