Sports

Kratzmeyer second at state track meet

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Abby Kratzmeyer clears the bar in the pole vaulting competition at the UIL state track and field meet in Austin on Thursday.

Abby Kratzmeyer of Mineola was one of two vaulters left at the state track meet in Austin this afternoon and wound up with the silver medal in the pole vault.

A-GHS Panthers come up short vs. Como-Pickton

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Alba-Golden’s Kason Trimble takes a healthy cut at a pitch in last Friday’s game against Como-Pickton.

The Alba-Golden Panthers fell to Como-Pickton Friday evening 2-0 to end the regular baseball season. The Panthers are still playoff bound while the Eagles ended the district campaign without a …

Mineola girls golf team tees off in state tournament Monday

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The Lady Jackets of Mineola High School tee off at the ShadowGlen Golf Club in Manor, east of Austin, Monday morning, May 10 for the Class 3A state championship. Mineola will be with the last …

Kratzmeyer returns to state meet

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Abby Kratzmeyer of Mineola prepares to pole vault at the district track meet. She cleared the bar at 13 feet in the district meet and also won the area and regional meets. The senior will be going …

Pendergrass earns area honor

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Dawson Pendergrass of the Mineola Yellowjackets was named defensive basketball player of the year in selections announced recently by the Tyler Morning Telegraph. Teammates Jonah Fischer (third team) …

Brooklyn Marcee of Quitman competes in the 100-meter hurdles at the district track meet. She runs the 300-meter hurdles at the state meet in Austin Thursday at 7:20 p.m.

Can-do attitude drives Quitman’s Marcee to state track and field meet

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“I like to win,” says Quitman track and field standout Brooklyn Marcee. She did plenty of it this season, bringing home medals repeatedly (mostly gold) in the four individual events in …

Relay team four laps from state title

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The Mineola 4x400-meter relay team, from left, Jamarcus Kennedy, Morgan Waggoner, TJ Moreland, Jaxon Holland and Brady Shrum. They will compete in the state meet Thursday at 8:20 p.m. They have the fastest qualifying time among the nine teams.

The 1,600-meter relay, often referred to as the 4x400 meter relay, has become the “main event on the fight card” in the sport of track and field. The race combines speed, stamina, …

Jackets’ Joyner pitches gem against Raiders

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This photo sums up the outcome of Tuesday’s Mineola vs Winnsboro game, as Yellowjacket starter Spencer Joyner threw a masterful game. Catcher Coy Anderson receives the pitch.

Yellowjacket hurler Spencer Joyner threw another masterpiece Tuesday in Winnsboro. He handcuffed the home side Raiders, giving up only three hits in the 5-1 Mineola victory. Coupled …

Mineola falls in district tiebreaker

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Caleb Gant gets the put out at first base for Mineola in Friday’s district seeding baseball game with Mt. Vernon. The two teams ended the regular season tied for second with 9-3 records. The …

Lady Panthers’ bats propel Alba-Golden to bidistrict win

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Hopscotching around East Texas to avoid the rain did not deter the Alba-Golden Lady Panthers from claiming their first playoff victory of the season. They registered a 13-8 win over the Lady Pirates …

Friday night ballgames

Friday, April 30

We're following three Friday night high school ballgames.

The Lady Panthers took on Simms Bowie for bidistrict softball in a game that was moved twice to find a dry field, winding up at Bowie's home field.

Get the full game stories and photos in the May 6 Monitor.

Bulldogs hold off Winona, fall to Harmony

Wednesday, April 28

Harmony pitching shut down Quitman bats as the Eagles trounced the Bulldogs 9-1 in the District 13-3A final game of the season.

Emily Wiley of Mineola chases a fly ball but the gusty winds pushed it away from her.

Mt. Vernon rolls past Lady Jackets

Wednesday, April 28

The Mt. Vernon Lady Tigers came to Mineola last Tuesday and travelled home with a dominating 20-5 win. The visitors’ bats were simply too heavy as they pounded the Lady Jacket pitching.

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Spencer Joyner threw a strong game. He went 6 and 1/3 innings, gave up nine hits, five free passes and struck out three.

Jackets edge Mt. Vernon

Wednesday, April 28

Mineola and Mt. Vernon combined for one of the best baseball games of the season last Tuesday. The home side Yellowjackets prevailed 8-7 under especially windy and cold conditions.

Senior catcher Kynlee Love won this battle at the plate, tagging out the Harmony base runner, as pitcher Alexis O'neal backs her up on the relay throw from senior Lindsey Hornaday.

Lady Bulldogs lose in finale

Wednesday, April 28

The Quitman Lady Bulldogs lost to the playoff bound Harmony Lady Eagles 17-1 in the final game of the season Monday.

Quitman hurdler Brooklyn Marcee dives over the finish line to edge out Valley View's Rylee Gattenby for second place by one one-hundredth of a second in the 300 meter hurdles.

Vaulter, hurdler, relay team advance to state

Wednesday, April 28

Student-athletes representing Mineola and Quitman will be competing for state titles next week in track and field, qualifying at the regional meet last week in Whitehouse.

Lady Bulldogs dominate Winona

Wednesday, April 28

The Quitman Lady Bulldogs erupted for 14 runs in the top of the second inning last Tuesday to dominate Winona 17-1. A grand slam by Maddy Pence highlighted the Lady Bulldog second inning offensive uprising.

Lady Panthers win finale, head to state playoffs

Wednesday, April 28

Alba-Golden fell behind Detroit 5-0 in the first inning of their district softball game last Tuesday, but it was all Lady Panthers after that in a 22-5 win in the regular season finale.

Panthers blast Fruitvale, lose to Como-Pickton 5-1

Wednesday, April 28

Though Alba-Golden hitters went to bat in only two innings last Tuesday against Fruitvale, the Panthers got four cracks at Bobcat pitching and came through with 25 runs.

Sunni Ruffin prepares to hit a fairway wood on Monday. She led the Mineola on Tuesday with a 93, ten shots better than her first round.

Mineola girls swing state bid

The Winnsboro Red Raiders took a first inning 3-0 lead and coasted to a 9-2 win over Quitman in a District 13-3A game at the new Ballparks at Winnsboro.

The Alba-Golden-North Hopkins contest featured some wild play, as Panther shortstop Blake Weissert guns a throw to home plate in an effort to prevent a score. The Panthers prevailed 11-6 in seven innings.

Alba-Golden grabs big win in makeup contest

Golf fundraisers back on the calendar

Thursday, April 1

Jayne Lankford for Mayor of Mineola

Wednesday, April 28

Paid political advertisement by Jayne Lankford for Mayor Campaign, Jim Nicholson, treasurer

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

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Voters decide city councils, school boards

Wednesday, April 28

Wood County voters have several choices to make in the Saturday, May 1 city council and school board elections.

MISD board approves state waiver during testing for hybrid remote learning days

Wednesday, April 28

Mineola High School plans to try something different during upcoming standardized testing.

Principal Mike Sorenson asked the school board to approve a waiver from the Texas Education Agency that will allow the district to use distance learning for students who are not engaged in testing on particular days.

Water well in Quitman proves to be a non-issue

Wednesday, April 28

After a short workshop, the Quitman City Council took no action concerning a water well to be built by Stitchin’ Heaven on their retreat property in the Quitman Business Park on Richards Street.

According to city policy, the well can be built on the property as long as it is for landscaping and/or agriculture. The well will be used for irrigation.

Throw depicts downtown mural

Wednesday, April 28

The Mineola Main Street Board presented a woven throw of the Mineola mural to artist Lauren Pitre in Monday’s City Council meeting. Pitre, a Mineola High School and UT Tyler art graduate, spent months in late 2018 working on the mural that graces the wall on Line Street.

Foundation rewards Mineola teachers with classroom grants

Wednesday, April 28

Drums beat, cheerleaders cheered, adults wielded silly string and big checks were awarded as the Mineola ISD Education Foundation prize patrol made the rounds of the four district campuses Thursday morning.

They bore a stack of big checks representing education grants totaling $32,200 as the proceeds from the foundation’s fundraising activities.

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