Wood County athletes head to Austin this week to compete in the state track and field championships at the University of Texas, and two have posted the best performances among the nine qualifiers … more

Two wins, three runnerup finishes and a wildcard bid will send 10 student-athletes from Alba-Golden, Mineola and Quitman to the state high school track meet following performances at regional meets Friday and Saturday. more

Behind 16 base hits and a strong pitching performance, the McLeod Lady Longhorns brought the Alba-Golden Lady Panthers’ softball season to an end with an 11-4 bidistrict win last Tuesday in Hughes Springs.  more

When a local athlete achieves a ticket to the Texas state track and field championships, many people make the trip with them in spirit. There is no doubt that athletes compete at the state meet as individuals or, in case of relays, in small teams, but they represent families and schools and communities.  more

At this stage of the spring, fans are accustomed to reading of the spectacular individual performances which may launch a track and field athlete out of the area to regional competition and possibly beyond. 

Seldom, however, do local track teams take area titles – it is just a very, very difficult thing to achieve. more

The Alba-Golden Panthers figuratively hoisted a district championship pennant last Friday by defeating the visiting Como-Pickton Eagles 7-2. The win made the Panthers the 2022 District 15-2A baseball champions.  more

All three local schools earned track and field district championship titles last week. There may be perhaps no better gauge to the health of an athletic department than sustained superior performance in track and field.    more

Simultaneous action at the Alba-Golden ballparks last Tuesday saw the Panthers claim an 8-1 win over the visiting Cumby Trojans while the Lady Panthers fell to the Rivercrest Lady Rebels by the same … more

Chaelton Cook pitched a complete game for the win Monday as Alba-Golden defeated North Hopkins 7-2 in district baseball. more

In a game which could have been legitimately called due to blowing dust, the Alba-Golden Lady Panthers recorded their third district win with a 14-0 outcome against the Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears Tuesday. more

The Alba- Golden varsity tennis team won last week’s district championship. more

Last week’s 20-0 district baseball victory by the Alba-Golden Panthers over the visiting Yantis Owls included a steal of home.  more

Erin Langston scores in Alba-Golden’s 8-0 district softball victory last Friday over visiting Fruitvale. The Lady Panthers host Como-Pickton Friday and Rivercrest Tuesday. more

Erin Langston and Jana Weddle of Alba-Golden compete in the 300-meter hurdles and Otis Lee wins the 800 meters during the annual Ferrell Wright Relays, hosted by the Panthers and Lady Panthers. Both … more

The visiting Frankston Indians used a hitting onslaught to capture a 15-3 win over Alba-Golden in the Panthers’ final pre-district game Friday. The pitchers threw into a stiff headwind which … more

The following Alba-Golden student athletes have earned all-district honors in District 15-2A basketball... more

After taking a 7-6 win over Wood County rival Alba-Golden on Tuesday, the Quitman Bulldogs competed at the Frankston Tournament. more

The Alba-Golden Lady Panthers have returned to softball action. They dispatched the Palestine Lady Wildcats last Tuesday in Alba-Golden’s 2022 home opener, 12-2.  more

The Alba-Golden Panthers recorded their first win of the 2022 campaign last Thursday in action at the Big Sandy tourney. The Panthers cashed in on a 1-hit pitching performance by Chaelton Cook to record a 3-0 win over the Winona Wildcats.  more

The Alba-Golden Panthers made the best of their playoff opportunity, taking Como-Pickton to overtime before falling 33-31 on a final second shot to the Eagles. The Eagles’ Alex Perez hit a lay-up as time ran out in the overtime to secure the Como-Pickton win. more