Month: July 2024

AD DEAL EXTENDED! | Advertise with ETBLITZ through whole ’24 season for $500!

Mitch Lucas 3 months ago

The cover of the 2024 Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine, on sale now at Walmart and where magazines are sold in the state. Included is quite a bit of things on high school programs in the ETBlitz.com coverage area, as well as Kilgore College. NOTE: This article contains spoilers; if you don't want to know what the magazine is predicting for Kilgore, Henderson, Sabine, Gladewater, Tatum, West Rusk, Arp, Troup, White Oak, Overton, Leverett's Chapel or KC, or any of its college predictions, stop reading! And go buy the magazine now. Its cover price is $11.95. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

ETBLITZ SCHOOLS IN DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL | And more! It’s on sale now; spoilers inside

Mitch Lucas 3 months ago

Kilgore native and musician Ally Venable will perform the National Anthem on her guitar Tuesday night prior to the Houston Astros' home game against Pittsburgh Tuesday night. (Courtesy photo)

ALLY & THE ANTHEM | Ally Venable to perform National Anthem before Astros game Tuesday

Mitch Lucas 3 months ago

Kilgore College head football coach Willie Gooden (right) and Navarro head coach Ryan Taylor laughed, along with the rest of the media in the room, as the "X-Files" theme played (someone's ring tone) when Gooden approached the podium Thursday at SWJCFC Media Day at Hollytree Country Club in Tyler. "That's about right," one coach laughed, and Gooden owned the next 10 minutes, as he normally does when he speaks. It's moments like this that make working in sports fun -- the "toy department of life," as ETBlitz.com editor/publisher Mitch Lucas calls it. (ETBLITZ.COM PHOTO)

WHAT’S CAUSING ALL THIS? | By MITCH LUCAS / Calling all toys

Mitch Lucas 3 months ago

Kilgore College head football coach Willie Gooden talks to the media and the other coaches at Southwest Junior College Football Conference media day on Thursday, July 25 at Hollytree Country Club in Tyler. Below: the room just after the event concluded, prior to lunch. (Photos by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SWJCFC MEDIA DAY | Coach Gooden owns the room; Kilgore College preview

Mitch Lucas 3 months ago

Navarro coach Ryan Taylor had the Bulldogs in the SWJCFC title game against Kilgore College a year ago, after beating the Rangers in the regular season, but couldn't quite pull off the upset. Navarro would love another chance. The rematch is in Corsicana on Sept. 21. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SWJCFC MEDIA DAY | Fired-up Taylor ready to put Navarro’s Bulldogs back in title game

Mitch Lucas 3 months ago

Tyler Junior College coach Tanner Jacobson (above), whose Apaches likely return more experience than any team in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference in 2024. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SWJCFC MEDIA DAY | TJC loaded with experience; are Apaches ready to make a run?

Mitch Lucas 3 months ago

First-year New Mexico Military Institute head football coach Oliver Soukup (above), a hands-on guy who plans to get the Broncos back to the top three years after the program won the SWJCFC championship and an NJCAA national title. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SWJCFC MEDIA DAY | Broncos won national title in ’21; looking to get back on top

Mitch Lucas 3 months ago

Cisco head coach Charlie Rizzio (above), the former defensive coordinator who somewhat reluctantly accepted the position as head coach, and now is glad he did. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SWJCFC MEDIA DAY | Cisco’s Rizzio, an unlikely leader for underdog Wranglers

Mitch Lucas 3 months ago

Former Oklahoma State safety Zach Crissup (above) is now the head coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (NEO), and his plan is to get the Golden Norsemen out of the Southwest Junior College Football Conference cellar. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SWJCFC MEDIA DAY | NEO looking to make noise in a very tough conference

Mitch Lucas 3 months ago

Sherard Poteete (above) is about to begin his seventh season as head coach at Trinity Valley. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SWJCFC MEDIA DAY | Big goals, high expectations for Trinity Valley

Mitch Lucas 3 months ago

Blinn College head football coach Ryan Mahon. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SWJCFC MEDIA DAY | Blinn’s Bucs counting on experience of guys in the trenches

Mitch Lucas 3 months ago