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Sports May 30, 2009  RSS feed
Youngblood is News Herald player of year
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
      Narrowing down the area's high school softball players to just one, the player who had maybe the best season of them all, isn't easy, but there is one player who had an outstanding season and led her team back to the playoffs after a year absence.
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Kilgore DU banquet will be June 18
      The Kilgore and Kilgore College Ducks Unlimited committee has scheduled its fifth annual DU banquet for 6 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Kilgore Bodacious Bar- B-Q facility, located at I-20 and Highway 42 North. "We're really excited about this event," said Kilgore DU area chairman Brad Tindel. "In our first four years, we raised more than $70,000.
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Jacks are back Friday
And let's talk about idiots who call 9-1-1 because a drive-thru got their order wrong
      We have a few things to cover this week, so in a bit of a tribute to one of my favorite sports writers, Sports Illustrated's Peter King, I decided to do it in a different format. I've listed my top thoughts on sports-related matters this week first, then my top non-sports-related thoughts.
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Leverett's Chapel honors its athletes at banquet
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS
      LEVERETT'S CHAPEL — The Leverett's Chapel 2008-2009 annual sports banquet was held on Thursday night in the school cafeteria with standing room only. The coaching staff, including new basketball coach Clint Cover, was on hand, and recognized 71 athletes during the course of the evening.
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GOOD JOB, TUFF STUFF!
     Submitted photo Tuff Stuff, an under-8 Kilgore Youth Softball Association team, finished the 2009 season second in their division, and fifth in the city tournament. Pictured (from left, front row): Audrey McAnlis, Abby Truman, Anna Horst, Jessie Madden, Destiny Green, McKenna Hurlbert. Second row (from left): Payton Day, Leslie Bennett, Kourtney Ford, Jaida Thurmond, Lindsey Cassity. Back row: assistant coach Robert Day, head coach Mike Madden and assistant coach Gary Cassity. Not pictured Chloe Whipple and Niya Sanders. Tuff Stuff was sponsored by A+ Roofing. Great job, girls!
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