Mitch Lucas

Kilgore High School doesn't have a more powerful one-two punch than Hector and Laycen Peralez. Laycen is the director of the school's prestigious Hi-Steppers drill team, and Hector is the head coach of the Bulldogs' boys soccer team and boys cross country team. (Photo by COURTNEY ALLEN PHOTOGRAPHY)

WHATABURGER / ETBLITZ PERSONALITY PROFILE | Laycen & Hector Peralez, Kilgore High School

Mitch Lucas 8 months ago

Kilgore High School Hi-Stepper Director Laycen Peralez, a former Hi-Stepper, will begin her second year leading the program this fall. (Photo by HOLLY PATTERSON PHOTOGRAPHY)

Personality Profile Bio: LAYCEN PERALEZ

Mitch Lucas 8 months ago

A former multi-sport athlete at Kilgore himself, Hector Peralez guided the Bulldogs' soccer team to a regional championship and then the state tournament in his first season as head coach, and also coached Luciano Brizuela to the UIL Cross Country State Meet last fall. (Photo by COURTNEY ALLEN PHOTOGRAPHY)

Personality Profile bio: HECTOR PERALEZ

Mitch Lucas 8 months ago

Softball in a softball field in California mountains

LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF | Reminders about upcoming events, area youth sports camps

Mitch Lucas 8 months ago

Kilgore's Braydon Nelson is in full throwing motion here in the shot put at the regional meet at Bullard. Nelson would go on to win discus at the UIL State Track & Field Championships in Austin, and finish second in the shot, and on Monday, he and Gladewater's Peyton Hunter and Paytin Thompson were named to the Texas High School Coaches Association's Super Elite Track & Field Team. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

THREE AREA ATHLETES SUPER ELITE! | Kilgore’s Nelson, Gladewater’s Hunter & Thompson named to THSCA Super Elite Team

Mitch Lucas 8 months ago

Members of the Henderson Boys Baseball Association's 11-Under All-Stars (above) posed for this photo. The kids will go to Paris for their age group's state tournament later this month. The HBBA T-ball All-Stars (below, inset) are also headed to a state tournament for their age group (in Corsicana, on June 22), and the 12-U HBBA All-Stars are going to Center for regionals on June 29. (Photos courtesy of HENDERSON BOYS BASEBALL ASSOCIATION)

THREE HENDERSON ALL-STAR TEAMS STILL PLAYING! | HBBA All-Stars headed to tourneys in Paris, Corsicana and Center

Mitch Lucas 8 months ago

Kilgore T-Ball All-Star Jaylen Shepherd (23) gets some instruction before an at-bat from a familiar coach, Jaron Shepherd. This photo is by Renita Dickey from Twinn2 Photography, and see more of her work on her Facebook page of that same name! (Photo by RENITA DICKEY - SPECIAL TO ETBLITZ.COM)

KBBA ALL-STARS WINDING DOWN… | But 14-U state tourney is in Kilgore June 29-July 3!

Mitch Lucas 8 months ago

Kilgore's Tate Truman (left) and Tatum's Carson Gonzalez took a moment for this photo Saturday at Dell Diamond prior to the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association's 1A-4A All-Star Game, the 50th playing of the classic. Gonzalez's North All-Stars got a 7-5 come-from-behind win. Truman made some news before the game, committing to Angelina College! Inset: Tate with dad and mom, Tim and Lori Walker-Truman. (Photos courtesy of the TRUMAN FAMILY)

FIREWORKS AT DELL DIAMOND, & A COMMITMENT! | Truman, Gonzalez play in all-star game, and Truman commits to Angelina!

Mitch Lucas 8 months ago

Tatum's Carson Gonzalez (left) and Kilgore's Tate Truman will be on opposite teams for the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association 1A-4A All-Star Game Saturday at noon at Dell Diamond. (Photo courtesy of LORI WALKER-TRUMAN)

ALL-STAR GAME AT DELL SATURDAY | Friends Truman, Gonzalez on opposite teams

Mitch Lucas 8 months ago

GOLF GENERIC

LOCAL SPORTS BRIEFS | And upcoming youth sports camps

Mitch Lucas 9 months ago

Overton's Mason Rowe attempts to make a tag on a pick-off play against Frankston. The University Interscholastic League made a dynamic change to most team sports besides football on Tuesday. The UIL's legislative council voted to add divisions for each classification, meaning a "big" division and a "small" division for each sport, Division I and Division II. In other words, like football, there will be a Division I baseball champion for 3A and a Division II baseball champ for 3A. And this will take effect immediately, beginning in the upcoming school year. (Photo by RONNIE SARTORS - SPORT SHOT PHOTOGRAPHY - ETBLITZ.COM)

‘DRASTIC’ CHANGE BY UIL PRIOR TO ’24-25 SCHOOL YEAR | Sports split into two divisions, beginning immediately

Mitch Lucas 9 months ago

Henderson's Chloe Ellis, shown here in dynamic artwork by the softball program's Facebook page, was named pitcher of the year as a part of the District 17-4A All-District softball team. (Photo courtesy of HENDERSON LIONS SOFTBALL FACEBOOK)

HENDERSON’S ELLIS 17-4A’s TOP PITCHER | Henderson, Kilgore players honored on softball all-district team

Mitch Lucas 9 months ago