LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF
BASKETBALL

Kilgore vs. Jacksonville tonight

The Kilgore High School basketball teams will face Jacksonville tonight - the Lady Bulldogs will be at home, a 6:30 p.m. varsity-only tipoff, and the Bulldogs will be on the road, beginning at 5 p.m. with freshmen.

Kilgore's Lady Bulldogs are 13-8 overall this season, 9-2 in District 12-4A and are coming off arguably their biggest win of the year. Kilgore's girls beat Nacogdoches at Nac on Friday night to force a first-place tie between the two teams in the district standings with three regular-season games remaining.

The Bulldogs aren't really in playoff contention. They're 6- 16 overall, 2-7 in district play, and are finishing off the season. But coach Jimmy Williams' team wants to finish strong, and Jacksonville is a solid playoff contender - beating the Indians tonight on their home court would be a big win for a young KHS team.

Both KHS teams play again on Friday, and both face Pine Tree. Once again on Friday, it'll be coach Davia Garrett's Lady Bulldogs at home, the boys on the road.

SOCCER

No KHS soccer tonight

The Kilgore High School soccer teams both have byes tonight, and will be back in action Friday against Pine Tree. Coach Amanda Walzel's Lady 'Dogs are 2-2 in District 17- 4A, and will visit Pine Tree at 5:30 p.m. Friday, beginning with junior varsity. Coach Kris Duplissey's Bulldogs are 1-3 in 17- 4A play, but have lost two straight. They'll play at 5:30 p.m., too, here at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium, also beginning with JV.

FOOTBALL

Banquet Feb. 11

The annual Kilgore High School football banquet will be Monday, Feb. 11 at the Devall Student Center on the Kilgore College campus. The banquet, organized and prepared by the school's football booster club, will begin at 6:30 p.m. that night. Tickets are $15 each, and are on sale now at the KHS athletic department offices.

BASEBALL

KBBA registration begins Feb. 16

Sign up for the 2008 season of the Kilgore Boys Baseball Association (KBBA) will begin Saturday Feb. 16 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the KBBA fields on Harris Street.

Registration is $75 per player. Children must be five years old before April 30, and should bring birth certificates to registration. Ages range from five through 14.

It will be on Feb. 22 from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., on the 23rd from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., and tryouts will be there on March 1, the time to be announced.

For more information on KBBA, call the KBBA office at (903) 984-4170, or e-mail kilgorebaseball@yahoo.com.

Visit KBBA online at ourleaguesite.com/kilgorebaseball.