Month: April 2024

The Kilgore High School Bulldogs, or the Diamond 'Dogs, or the Driller Boys - call them what you want, but call them a playoff team. And Wednesday night, they'll visit Bullard for the first, or bi-district round of the UIL Class 4A playoffs. Coach Eugene Lafitte, left, leads the squad. (Photo from KILGORE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL)

KILGORE-BULLARD PREVIEW | A look at the series that begins Wednesday night

Mitch Lucas 6 months ago

Sabine's Sarah Roberts (left) outruns everyone to win the 3A girls 400 meter run at the Region II meet in Whitehouse last week. Roberts would go on to win the event and qualify for the state meet; that's Thursday for athletes in Classes 3A and 4A, at the University of Texas at Austin, at Mike A. Myers Stadium. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

STATE TRACK! | Who’s going, when they compete, how you can watch, tickets, all you need to know

Mitch Lucas 6 months ago

WHATABURGER / ETBLITZ PLAYERS OF THE WEEK! | WO’s Daniels wins another; Overton’s Edwards wins, as well

Mitch Lucas 6 months ago

Kilgore College wide receiver Elijah Bean poses for ETBlitz photographer Alex Nabor after catching one of his two touchdowns in the KC Blue vs. White Spring Game on Saturday. (Photo by ALEX NABOR - ETBLITZ.COM)

KC’S BLUE-WHITE GAME WRAPS UP SPRING | With photos by ALEX NABOR

Mitch Lucas 6 months ago

Kilgore baseball has a bit of work to do. The Diamond 'Dogs fell, 7-0, on Wednesday night in game one of the best-of-three-game playoff series at Bullard to the Panthers, and will now have to beat them in game two (at 6 p.m. Friday) to force a game three. Game two is Friday night at Driller Park in Kilgore; game three would be about 30 minutes after game two.

BULLDOGS, PANTHERS WILL BE A SERIES | Begins Thursday at Bullard

Mitch Lucas 6 months ago

Kilgore's Todd House is shown here warming up before a recent home game at Driller Park. The Diamond 'Dogs will face Bullard in the first, or bi-district, round of the UIL Class 4A playoffs next week. When details are finalized, we'll announce 'em. (Photo by JOE HALE - ETBLITZ.COM)

FRIDAY DIAMOND REPORT | WO, Henderson softball advance; KHS baseball loses, but learns playoff opponent; Overton romps

Mitch Lucas 6 months ago

Overton's Kelsey Vaught delivers a pitch to the plate against Martin's Mill at Tyler Legacy's field during a bit of a rain in a UIL Class 2A bi-district softball game on Friday, April 26. Overton won, 12-3, advancing to the second round. (Photo by RONNIE SARTORS - SPORT SHOT PHOTOGRAPHY - ETBLITZ.COM)

OVERTON DUSTS OFF MARTIN’S MILL | OHS will meet Bowie in best-of-three starting Thursday in Winnsboro

Mitch Lucas 6 months ago

Kilgore College players stand in line waiting on a drill in a recent spring practice. The Rangers officially wrap spring with the annual Blue-White Game Saturday at 3 p.m. at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium. The game is open to the public and admission is free. (Photo by ALEX NABOR - ETBLITZ.COM)

COME SEE ‘WILLIE SABAN’ AND THE RANGERS | KC spring game Saturday at 3 p.m.

Mitch Lucas 6 months ago

White Oak's softball team and coaches posed for this photo (from White Oak Ladynecks Softball Facebook) a few days ago, after finishing with an unbeaten 10-0 district record. The Ladynecks won the first game of a best-of-three-game contest against Tatum Thursday night at Spring Hill High School in Longview. Game two, and three, if necessary, is set for Friday at 5 p.m., back at Spring Hill. (Photo, again, courtesy of WHITE OAK LADYNECK SOFTBALL FACEBOOK PAGE)

SOFTBALL UPDATE | White Oak takes lead on Tatum; Henderson-J’ville start Friday; Overton to face M. Mill, with send-off; Arp slips to ND

Mitch Lucas 6 months ago

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (above) and his crew will be in the Cowboys' draft "war room" tonight, likely early, for the 2024 NFL Draft. The draft technically takes place from Detroit, Michigan, but will be happening from sites all across the nation, and live on national television. We'll be live on thefootballbeat.com. Here's our mock draft, if you want to see how ETBlitz.com editor / publisher Mitch Lucas thinks things could go down. He had 11 of the 32 first-round picks correct last year. (Photo courtesy of FANATICS.COM)

NFL DRAFT IS TONIGHT! | Mitch Lucas’ mock draft

Mitch Lucas 7 months ago

Kilgore's Kolton Hale (left) and Joe Hendrickson. (Photo by JOE HALE)

DISTRICT 17-4A BASEBALL STANDINGS | Updated before Friday’s regular season finales

Joe Hale 7 months ago

Kilgore's Leo Yzaguirre (center) executes a header in a recent playoff game. Yzaguirre and teammates Chris Martinez, Adan Reyes, Diego Rojas, coach Hector Peralez, and three players from Sabine -- Jesus Duran, Luke Kirkindoll, and Francisco Perez -- have all been honored with the release of this year's Texas Association of Soccer Coaches' Class 4A All-State and All-Region teams. (Photo by ALEX NABOR - ETBLITZ.COM)

ALL-STATE, ALL-REGION! | Kilgore players, Peralez, and Sabine players recognized

Mitch Lucas 7 months ago