ENERGY WELDFAB’S WHAT’S ON TAP | Tatum in state title game at 1 p.m.; baseball tournaments galore; softball is busy; soccer regular season coming to a close
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s what’s happening with sports involving schools in the ETBlitz.com coverage area in upcoming days. Athletic programs in our area are (in alphabetical order) Arp, Gilmer, Gladewater, Henderson, Kilgore, Leverett’s Chapel, Overton, Sabine, Tatum, Troup, West Rusk, and White Oak, as well as sports at Kilgore College.
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
University Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 3A, Division I State Championship Game: Tatum (31-2) vs. Columbus (17-2), 1 p.m. at The Alamodome in San Antonio. See it streaming live here: 2025 UIL 3A Div 1 Boys Basketball Championship Tatum vs Columbus. (That is the NFHS Network; if you don’t already have a subscription, it’s $12.99 monthly).
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Friday’s games (March 7): Sabine at Henderson (5 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Center at Kilgore (5 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow; Pine Tree at Carthage (5 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Tenaha at Tatum, 7 p.m. (varsity only after Tatum-Spring Hill girls varsity).
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Friday’s games (March 7): Sabine at Henderson (6:30 p.m. varsity only); Kilgore at Center (5 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Carthage at Pine Tree (5 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Spring Hill at Tatum (5 p.m. girls varsity start; Tatum-Tenaha boys varsity to follow).
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Friday’s games (March 7): Kilgore at Carthage (District 16-4A opener; 5 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Henderson at Lufkin Hudson (5 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Spring Hill at Gilmer (5 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Arp at Troup (4:30 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Gladewater at West Rusk (6 p.m., varsity only); Jefferson at White Oak (5:30 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow; Cancer Awareness Night); Sabine at Tatum (6 p.m., varsity only); Elysian Fields at Overton (4 p.m., varsity only).
Monday’s games (March 7): Harmony at Gilmer (5:30 p.m., varsity only); Carlisle at Overton (4 p.m. varsity start).
Tuesday’s games (March 11): Chapel Hill at Kilgore (5 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Henderson at Pine Tree (5 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Arp at Tatum (4:30 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Gladewater at Troup (6 p.m., varsity only); Sabine at White Oak (6 p.m., varsity only); Overton at Carlisle (4:30 p.m. varsity start).
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Thursday’s scores
Kilgore in Jasper Tournament
Nederland 8, Kilgore 1
West Rusk in Athens Tournament
Mildred 7, West Rusk 5
Palmer 3, West Rusk 2
Arp, Gladewater, Overton in Overton Tournament
Overton 7, Arp 5
Overton 11, LaPoynor 0
Gladewater 7, Cumberland Academy 1
Henderson, Tatum in Tatum’s Brian Warf Memorial Tournament
New Diana 4, Tatum 2
White Oak in Mount Pleasant Tournament
White Oak 6, Redwater 3
White Oak 4, Mount Pleasant 2
Friday’s games: Henderson vs. Diboll in Tatum Tournament (9 a.m.); Henderson vs. Harleton in Tatum Tournament (11:30 a.m.); Gilmer in Athens Tournament; Kilgore vs. Bridge City in Jasper Tournament (5 p.m.); Kilgore vs. Vidor in Jasper Tournament (7 p.m.); Troup vs. Lovelady in Douglass Tournament (3 p.m.); Gladewater vs. LaPoynor or Chapel Hill in Douglass Tournament (1:30 p.m.); White Oak vs. Hooks in Mount Pleasant Tournament (7 p.m.); Arp vs. Chapel Hill or Cumberland Academy in Overton Tournament, 6 p.m.; West Rusk vs. Eustace or Malakoff in Athens Tournament (3 p.m.); Troup vs. New Summerfield in Douglass Tournament (5 p.m.); Overton vs. Cumberland Academy in Overton Tournament (9 a.m.); Leverett’s Chapel in Union Hill Tournament.
Saturday’s games: Henderson vs. Rusk in Tatum Tournament (2 p.m.); Gilmer in Athens Tournament; Kilgore vs. Melissa in Jasper Tournament (9 a.m.); Tatum vs. New Diana in Tatum Tournament (7 p.m.); White Oak vs. Sulphur Springs in Mount Pleasant Tournament (11:30 a.m.); Arp vs. LaPoynor in Overton Tournament, 1:30 p.m.; West Rusk in Athens Tournament, TBA; Troup in Douglass Tournament, TBA; Overton in Overton Tournament;
Tuesday’s games (March 11): Spring Hill at Henderson (4:30 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Chapel Hill at Gilmer (4:30 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Kilgore at Pine Tree (4:30 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Arp at Tatum (4:30 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Gladewater at Troup (4:30 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Sabine at White Oak (4:30 p.m. JV start, varsity to follow); Carlisle at Overton (7 p.m.); Miller Grove at Leverett’s Chapel (4 p.m. varsity start). Open date: West Rusk.
JUNIOR COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Thursday’s scores: Kilgore College in doubleheader at Paris Junior College; Paris wins both, 12-3 and 11-1.
Monday’s games (March 10): Trinity Valley at Kilgore College in Region XIV Conference doubleheader; game 1, 1 p.m., game 2, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s games (March 12): Kilgore College at Bossier Parish in Region XIV Conference doubleheader; game 1, 1 p.m., game 2, 3:30 p.m.
MEN’S JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday’s scores: Tyler Junior College 62, Kilgore College 54. END OF REGULAR SEASON. Region XIV Tournament to be played at Lee College in Baytown on March 11-15. Full bracket coming on ETBlitz.com.
Tuesday’s games (March 11, in Region XIV Conference Men’s Tournament, at Lee College in Baytown): Kilgore College vs. Paris, 1 p.m.
WOMEN’S JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday’s scores: Tyler Junior College 82, Kilgore College 77, double overtime. END OF REGULAR SEASON. Region XIV Tournament to be played at Lee College in Baytown on March 11-15. Full bracket coming on ETBlitz.com.
Wednesday’s games (March 12, in Region XIV Conference Women’s Tournament, at Lee College in Baytown): Kilgore College vs. Panola College, 3 p.m.
