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"The call" finally came for Jess Todd on Wednesday night. In fact, it interrupted dinner. But dinner became secondary, once Jess got the news. "The call," of course, was from the St. Louis Cardinals, the Major League Baseball team that drafted the Kilgore native in 2007. More ... Photo by Lester Murray Jamie Niley (right) of the East Texas Pump Jacks winds up to hurl a pitch to the plate. The Pump Jacks' season opener was Friday night at home against Victoria. The Pump Jacks trailed 5-0 early, but rallied and trailed just 6-4 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Unfortunately, the game was still in progress at press time for this edition of the Kilgore News Herald. Check out the game story online at kilgorenewsherald.com. More ... There are still spots available in the field for the 47th annual East Texas Treatment Center Golf Classic. The tournament, to be played at Meadowbrook Country Club here in Kilgore next Friday and Saturday, but the field needs to be filled out soon. Pairings will be made Monday afternoon. Contact Tara Berger at the treatment center at (903) 984-5571. More ... When the Kilgore High School baseball team finished their first three games of the District 14-4A schedule and were 0-3, no one could really believe it. A senior class, though, that was among the most decorated in the school's baseball history simply refused to give up. More ... BASEBALL 9-10 D'backs first in division The 9-10 year-old National League D'backs of the Kilgore Boys Baseball Association finished their season Tuesday night with a shutout victory, giving the D'backs first place for the regular season. More ... The UIL Class 1A Region III Finals were a day behind, thanks to a Wednesday evening thunderstorm, but it's all knotted at a game each. More ... Sports RSS feed |
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