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Kilgore College came up on the short end of its 2009 opener, but came within one or two plays of knocking off the No. 15 team in the nation in their own stadium. And now, they'll take an early break. Coach J.J. Eckert and the Rangers opened the '09 season at 15th-ranked Fort Scott (Kan. More ... Maybe they think they're still in the playoffs. The Leverett's Chapel Lions certainly played that way in Saturday's season opener in Longview, routing the Trinity School of Texas Titans in Trinity's first-ever game, 49-0, played at Judson Middle School. More ... It's one more match and then home, finally, for the Kilgore High School Lady Bulldogs volleyball program, who hasn't yet played a home date this year. At press time for this paper on Tuesday evening, the Lady Bulldogs were to play at Marshall, their second trip to down I-20 in the last two weeks (they were in a tournament at East Texas Baptist University on Aug. 21-22). More ... The Sabine High School varsity volleyball team (pictured) is about to defend East Texas' honor in Florida. The Lady Cardinals depart Wednesday morning for Orlando to compete in the annual KSA Tournament, one that boasts teams from across the nation. Sabine plays in pool play the first two days (Thursday and Friday), and opens with Huntsville (AL) on Thursday morning at 10. They'll play three more matches that day against schools from Mississippi and Texas (El Paso). On Friday, it's three more games, and more on Saturday. "One of the goals in going to Florida is to not only get some good competition," Sabine coach Rickey Hammontree said, "but hopefully bring our kids together before they start district play." Sabine is currently 7-4 on the season and was to host Troup Tuesday night. Pictured (front row, from left): Cassie Headley, Jillian Calvin, Lindsey Bryce, Mallory Ford and Kalyn Gains. Back (from left): Janell Defreece, Kendra Whitehead, Carra Smitherman, and Brittany Stuart. Good luck, Lady Cardinals! More ... The 17th annual Kilgore Chamber of Commerce golf tournament, a sixperson scramble format, will be held here at Meadowbrook Country Club on Tuesday, Sept. 15. There will be shotgun starts that day at 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and there is an entry fee of $75 per person. More ... FORT WORTH — For the 14th consecutive year, duck hunters in Texas will get the liberal waterfowl season with a 74-day season and six bird daily bag limit framework during the 2009-2010 general waterfowl seasons, but mottled ducks will be off the table during the first five days. The framework was finalized by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its Aug. More ... |
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