Month: July 2024

GLADEWATER’S MURPHY HONORED | Inducted into THSCA’s Hall of Honor

Mitch Lucas 4 months ago

Kilgore's Isaiah Watters fights for yards against Chapel Hill in a playoff game between the schools at Longview's Lobo Stadium last December. Yet another game - the seventh meeting between the schools since October, 2021 - is set for Oct. 11, in Chapel Hill. It made Dave Campbell's Texas Football's top 25 list of must-see high school district games across the state this upcoming season. (Photo by DENNIS JACOBS - ETBLITZ.COM)

THEY MADE THE LIST | Kilgore, C-Hill makes Campbell’s list of must-see district games in ’24

Mitch Lucas 4 months ago

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers (above) and coach Steve Sarkisian (below) addressed the crowd at SEC Media Days at The Omni in Dallas on Wednesday, as the Longhorns get ready for their first season as part of the conference this fall. (Photos by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SARK, UT PLAYERS AT SEC MEDIA DAYS | Longhorns driving head-on into first SEC season

Mitch Lucas 4 months ago

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer, who has lost 12 games his entire career, will be the man to follow legendary Nick Saban as leader of the Crimson Tide. DeBoer met with the media at SEC Media Days on Wednesday, and opens the season Aug. 31 at home against Western Kentucky. The Tide plays at Wisconsin and hosts Georgia in the first month of the season. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SEC MEDIA DAYS, DAY THREE | Everybody NOT named Texas: DeBoer takes the reins at ‘Bama; Lebby pumped at State; is Napier’s seat hot?

Mitch Lucas 4 months ago

Oklahoma defensive back Billy Bowman Jr. (center) gets a hearty laugh from media members Tuesday afternoon at SEC Media Days at The Omni in Dallas. The Sooners and the Texas Longhorns both become members of the SEC this fall. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SOONERS MAKE A SPLASH | Venables & OU players debut with fanfare at SEC Media Days

Mitch Lucas 4 months ago

Austin Bank is now an ad partner with ETBlitz.com. Austin Bank is located throughout East Texas and Southeast Texas, including Kilgore (above) and Gladewater. (Courtesy photo)

ETBLITZ.COM WELCOMES AUSTIN BANK | Proud to announce our partnership with this great institution

Mitch Lucas 4 months ago

Langston Patterson, a linebacker for Vanderbilt, laughs answering a question for ETBlitz.com during Monday's first day of SEC Media Days at The Omni in Dallas. (Photo by JENNA LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SEC MONDAY NOTES, PART TWO | What SEC team has beaten Texas the most? You’ll never guess

Mitch Lucas 4 months ago

No, this isn't the Twilight Zone. That really is the Texas helmet on an SEC backdrop. It's 2024, after all, and Texas and Oklahoma are now in the Southeastern Conference. And the SEC is holding its annual media days at The Omni in Dallas, as odd as that sounds. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SEC MONDAY NOTES, PART ONE | Saban predicts a Texas-Georgia SEC title game

Mitch Lucas 4 months ago

This large helmet sits next to the stage where SEC coaches and Commissioner Greg Sankey will address the media all this week at The Omni in Dallas, the annual SEC Media Days, the unofficial kickoff of football season. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

SEC MEDIA DAYS THIS WEEK IN DALLAS | Texas, OU join the party

Mitch Lucas 4 months ago

Kaique Pacheco tries to ride Lapua during the PBR event this past weekend in Oklahoma City, but is bucked off. (Photo by CLAYTON FLETCHER - ETBLITZ.COM)

AND THAT’S A WRAP IN OKC | PBR teams put on a show in Oklahoma City

Clayton Fletcher 4 months ago

Joao Ricardo Vieria of Brazil rides Peterbilt on Saturday night at the PBR event in Oklahoma City. (Photo by CLAYTON FLETCHER - ETBLITZ.COM)

OH, SO CLOSE | OKC comes close, but misses on a 2-0 start at PBR event at home

Clayton Fletcher 4 months ago

OKC STARTS SEASON OFF WITH A BANG | New PBR team upsets defending champ Texas

Clayton Fletcher 4 months ago