Sports

Mineola lands large group on all-district softball team

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The following members of the Mineola High School softball team have been named to all-district honors: Mahayla McMahon, junior, defensive player of the year Courtney Nguyen, freshman, …

Lady Panthers earn all-district softball honors

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The following Alba-Golden High School softball players have been named to all-district honors: Co-MVP, Adie Smith Newcomer of the year, Jayla Sitar Catcher of the year, Averi Stevenson …

Kaitlyn McMahon moments after drilling a 2-RBI triple in the seventh inning.

Whitesboro puts an end to great Lady Jackets’ softball season

3 days ago

The Mineola Lady Jackets had their softball season cut short by the Whitesboro Bearcats, as Whitesboro swept the Lady Jackets last week in Rockwall-Heath.

Quitman High School tennis players Enrique Olvera and Armando Chavarria have advanced to the state tournament this week in San Antonio.

Quitman pair qualifies for state tennis

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The Quitman High School boys doubles tennis team of Armando Chavarria and Enrique Olvera has qualified for the state tournament with their performance at last week’s regional meet. The …

Shelbyville beats Alba-Golden in game three, wins playoff series

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It appears that Alba-Golden had this Shelbyville baserunner cold, but she managed to avoid the tag on a close play. Joecey Lewers is covering the base with Piper Hallman coming in from the outfield to back-up the play.

The Alba-Golden softball season came to an end Friday in Bullard as Shelbyville took the deciding third game 9-3. If all the errors were squeezed out of the Lady Panthers opener last Wednesday, …

Harleton hurler handcuffs Panthers for area title

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Panther shortstop Boogie Trimble takes the throw from catcher Brett Sutton during an attempted steal of second base by the Harleton Wildcats. Ball and runner arrived simultaneously, and the call went to Harleton.

The Alba-Golden Panthers were derailed on their post-season journey by the Wildcats of Harleton and the arm of Wildcat hurler Carson Wallace. The left-hander threw five innings of no-hit ball as …

AG Lady Panthers advance to third round of playoffs

Thursday, May 8

Alba-Golden’s Averi Stevenson slides in safely under the high throw to second. The Lady Panthers put up 21 runs in two games to sweep the area softball series over Frankston.

Alba-Golden swept the area softball series Thursday and Saturday over Frankston in Tyler. The Lady Panthers advance to the regional semifinals to face Shelbyville. The first game was Wednesday …

Lady Jackets sweep into regional semifinals

Thursday, May 8

Kali Chrietzberg followed Journie Wilson’s home run with one of her own. She nears home plate as the team waits to congratulate her.

The Mineola Lady Jackets opened their area-round series against the Redwater Lady Dragons with a 9-4 win last Thursday in Winnsboro. As the clock drew nearer and nearer to 11 p.m, there …

Panthers earn bidistrict title in a nail-biter

Thursday, May 8

Alba-Golden’s Tucker Samples played a huge role in the series win over Rivercrest.

The Alba-Golden Panthers are bi-district champions, having dispatched the Rivercrest Rebels by scores of 6-5, 3-14 and 2-1, last week in Grand Saline. The series was a shining example of why the …

Tatum closes out Mineola for bidistrict baseball crown

Thursday, May 8

Beckam Bowker stole home on the 'skunk in the outfield' play.

The Mineola Yellowjackets fell out of the playoff tournament at the hands of the District 16-3A champion Tatum Eagles. It was a tall order for the Yellowjackets. Tatum took the three-game series …

Ledesma tops state in goals as college awaits

Thursday, May 8

You might walk right by Jonathan Ledesma. He is not an imposing young man. Slightly built, the only really distinguishing thing about his appearance is his smile. It pretty much lights up the whole …

The gold is in the vault as Neighbors sets record

Thursday, May 8

Mineola’s Tierany Neighbors clears the bar at 13’1” to set a state track meet record for Conference 3A last Thursday in Austin.

Two Wood County high school athletes brought home gold from the state track and field meet in Austin on the opening day Thursday, May 1. Mineola junior Tierany Neighbors needed just two vaults …

Mineola draws Tatum to start baseball playoffs

Thursday, May 1

Mineola squares off with Tatum to open the 2025 high school baseball playoffs. A three-game series will be played at Brook Hill, south of Tyler. The first game is Friday at 7 p.m., with the …

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