Sports

Mineola ISD plans numerous free summer sports camps

Thursday, May 25

The following summer camps are being offered at Mineola schools at no charge to participants.

Times, dates and locations are listed along with contact emails.

Mineola girls golf team places 12th in state meet

Thursday, May 25

The Mineola varsity girls golf team did not improve on their 12th-place position on the second day of the state golf tournament Tuesday, May 16 at the Jimmy Clay municipal golf course in Austin.

MGC senior golf results

Thursday, May 18

Results from the Mineola Golf Club Thursday Senior Scramble May 4. 1st place: -13 Marty Eaton Richard Sloan David Cartwright Charlie Morgan 2nd place: -12 Elroy …

Signing for college

Thursday, May 18

Quitman High School senior Carson Dickens signed a letter of intent to play baseball for East Texas Baptist University next year. His parents, Jeff and Chelsea Dickens, are looking on with Coach Trey …

Mineola girls shoot first day state golf scores

Thursday, May 18

The Mineola girls golf team of Savannah Lopez, Bransyn Anderson, Valerie Moreland and Sarah Smith shot a 437 team score in the opening round of the state golf tournament Monday. Anderson had the …

Tough end to Mineola baseball season

Thursday, May 18

Cason Davis connects for a two-strike hit to open Thursday’s playoff game against White Oak.

Mineola’s lone error was costly as the Yellowjackets fell to White Oak 3-2 in the bottom of the 7th inning of Thursday’s area baseball playoff game in Tyler. Mineola starter Spencer …

Panthers fall in two games

Thursday, May 18

Alba-Golden second baseman Boogie Trimble begins the sequence in a 4-6-3 double play.

The Alba-Golden Panthers lost their area round playoff match-up against the Beckville Bearcats in a two-game sweep, 5-1 and 6-0, Thursday and Saturday. Officially, its time for summer. …

Shylah Kratzmeyer receives the baton from Raylie Peebles for the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay at the state track meet in Austin. [view more relay running]

Lady Jackets improve on state relay time

Thursday, May 18

Mineola girls placed 7th at the state track meet Thursday, May 11 in the 1,600-meter relay. The team of Raylie Peebles, Shylah Kratzmeyer, Tanner Hartzog and Carmen Carrasco combined for a …

Dawson Pendergrass at Meredith Memorial Stadium, scene of many of his exploits.

Pendergrass winds up stellar career

Thursday, May 18

Months after the end of football season, accolades are yet rolling in for Mineola senior Dawson Pendergrass. In late April he was selected as the CHRISTUS Sports Medicine Institute Male Athlete of …

Mineola girls head for state track, golf

Thursday, May 11

Two Mineola girls teams are competing at the state level in the coming week. The girls 4x400-meter relay team runs Thursday at 8:20 p.m. at Mike Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus …

Heading to college

Thursday, May 11

Quitman’s Garin Kisinger (middle) signs a letter of intent to play football at Austin College in Sherman. Pictured are Coach Shane Webber (standing) and seated (left to right) his mother Kelly …

Quitman athletic department caps successful year with annual banquet

Thursday, May 11

Quitman student-athletes planning to continue at the next level were honored at last Tuesday night’s Sports Banquet, from left, Land Richey, UT Tyler, baseball; Johntae Jones, United States Marines; Ethan Presley, Rhodes College (Memphis, Tenn.) football; Garin Kisinger, Austin College (Sherman), football; Levi Thompson, Missouri Bible Baptist College, (Springfield) basketball; Carson Dickens, East Texas Baptist University (Marshall), baseball; Madyson Pence, Southern Arkansas University (Magnolia), cross country and track; and Kameron Farnham, UT-Tyler, cheer squad.

A packed house was on hand last Tuesday night celebrating a banner year for the successful Quitman athletic program. Athletes from all sports were honored and local awards given in addition to …

Jackets take game three, win bidistrict series over Hooks

Thursday, May 11

Spencer Joyner put in yet another stellar start in game one.

It’s a bit over a 100-mile round trip from Mineola to Mt. Pleasant. Those who made the trip were rewarded with an excellent example of playoff baseball. The Yellowjackets recorded a spectacular …

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The Alba-Golden Panther celebrate their game-one victory over Linden-Kildare.

Panthers advance to area round

Thursday, May 11

The Panthers won a tight, 2-1, game Friday night on the arm of Easton Campbell, and showcased a variety of ways to score in Saturday afternoon’s 7-3 second-game win.

Tanner Hartzog passes the baton to Carmen Carrasco for the final leg of their 1600 meter relay preliminary heat Friday, which they won to advance to the finals Saturday.

Lady Jacket relay returns to state meet

Thursday, May 4

The Mineola Lady Jackets 4x400-meter relay team is headed to state. The team of Carmen Carrasco, Tanner Hartzog, Shylah Kratzmeyer and Raylie Peebles improved their area-winning time by three seconds to record a 4:04.63 second-place finish and book their place in Austin.

The Yellowjackets welcome Brady Shrum back to the dugout after scoring Mineola's first run.

Jackets win play-in game

Thursday, May 4

Mineola Yellowjacket righthander Kaden Bell dealt a masterful performance Monday night in Grand Saline by going the distance in a 6-0, four-hit shutout of the Quitman Bulldogs. The win unlocked the post-season for the Jackets and ended the Bulldogs season.

Quitman’s Addie Marcee looks at a pitch in Saturday’s bi-district game at Winnsboro against Hooks. Marcee went 4-4 at the plate, but the Lady Bulldogs fell 14-4.

Lady Bulldogs eliminated by Hooks

Thursday, May 4

The Hooks Lady Hornets scored in six of seven innings in a 14-4 win over Quitman in bi-district Saturday morning in a cold, wet contest. The Lady Bulldogs held their own through the first three …

A-G Panthers enter playoffs

Thursday, May 4

The Alba-Golden Panthers open the state baseball playoffs with a best-of-three series against Linden-Kildare.

Game one is Friday at 6 p.m. at the Winnsboro High School field.

Lady Jacket shortstop Jorja Young makes the play to first.

Queen City eliminates Mineola in two games

Thursday, May 4

This season the Lady Jackets scrapped and fought all year to earn a playoff berth. Their reward, however, was facing the top squad from District 14, the Queen City Lady Bulldogs.

Quitman’s Landon Richey pitched a gem of a game in the 3-2 win over Mineola last Tuesday.

‘Dogs nip Jackets

Thursday, May 4

Quitman’s strong right-hander Landon Richey struck out 15 Mineola hitters in recording a one-hit, 3-2 win, last Tuesday in Mineola. When the starting pitcher accounts for 15 of the …

Mineola shortstop Spencer Joyner puts a tag on a Prairiland baserunner trying to steal second. Matthew Ballew’s throw arrived exactly where it needed to be to catch the runner.

Yelowjackets fall in warmup test

Thursday, April 27

The Mineola Yellowjackets dropped a game to the visiting Prairiland Patriots 7-3 in non-district action Friday. The game was intended as a tune-up for the upcoming week of play against Quitman and …

Quitman catcher Brandon Hayes has done a great job behind the plate this season.

Bulldog playoff chances hinge on final contests

Thursday, April 27

A playoff spot may be on the horizon for the Quitman Bulldogs. The Bulldogs had to face Mineola Tuesday in a baseball contest on the road. The Bulldogs took first-place Harmony to task last …

AGHS girls face McLeod

Thursday, April 27

The Alba-Golden Lady Panthers finished the high school softball season in third place in district. They enter the state playoffs facing McLeod for bidistrict. It will be a one-game playoff …

Alba-Golden track teams area champs

Thursday, April 27

Alba-Golden boys and girls brought home area track titles last Wednesday and in the process qualified 10 boys and nine girls for the regional meet Friday and Saturday in Springtown. The boys …

Mineola girls second in area track meet

Thursday, April 27

Mineola girls finished runner-up at last Wednesday’s area track meet, scoring 90 point to trail only Atlanta with 106. Mineola won the 1600-meter relay in 4:07.35 with the team of Carmen …

Lady Jackets back to state

Thursday, April 27

The Mineola Lady Jacket golf team has qualified for the state tournament for the third straight year after placing third in the regional tournament last week. The state tournament will be held May …

Mineola second baseman Lexie Miller fires a throw to first to record an early out against Winnsboro.

Lady Jackets lose finale, enter playoffs

Thursday, April 27

The Mineola Lady Jackets wrapped up their district schedule last Tuesday, and the Winnsboro Lady Raiders spoiled the evening. Winnsboro went home with a 15-6 win. The Lady Raiders brought …

Lady Bulldogs advance to softball playoffs

Thursday, April 27

The Quitman Lady Bulldogs secured a playoff spot, winning at home 4-2 over Harmony last Tuesday. The victory over Harmony moves the Lady Bulldogs into bi-district action against Hooks. The Hooks …