Mitch Lucas

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 10 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 10 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 10 months ago

Kilgore's Braydon Nelson (above) in thought before competing in the shot put at the UIL Region III Meet at Bullard. Nelson won his third Whataburger / ETBlitz.com Boys Player of the Week, a record, as he's setting all kinds of records this year. Nelson is headed to the state track meet in both the shot and the discus. He's joined this week by Tatum golfer Hannah Marcott (below, with her teammates). Hannah was the low scorer for the Eagles, who qualified for the Class 3A state golf tournament at ShadowGlen Golf Club on May 6-7 in Manor. (Above photo by MITCH LUCAS- ETBLITZ.COM; photo below courtesy of TATUM HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS)

NELSON GOES BACK TO BACK | And Marcott wins, too, our Whataburger / ETBlitz.com Players of the Week!

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

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HENDERSON, KHS, SABINE GIRLS HONORED | 15-4A All-District soccer list

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

Kilgore senior Braydon Nelson in the shot put on Monday near Bullard ISD Panther Stadium. Nelson won both the shot and the discus at the regional meet, and is headed to the UIL state meet May 2-4 at the University of Texas in Austin. Kilgore's Jacory Walton (inset) is going to Austin in the high jump. (Photo above by MITCH LUCAS, ETBLITZ.COM; photo below courtesy of Kilgore coach NICK SANDERS)

BULLDOGS STATE-BOUND! | Nelson, Walton headed to Austin

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

Troup High School senior Trae Davis (above) is headed to the UIL State Track & Field Championships in four different events after an unbelievable performance at the Region II meet in Whitehouse on Friday and Monday. Davis was just one of several fantastic student athletes who put their skills on display, though. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

3A STATE TRACK QUALIFIERS!! | Here they are: going to Austin to represent East Texas

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

Tatum's girls golfers are headed to the UIL Class 3A State Golf Tournament for a second straight season. From left: coach Jeremy Kubiak, Hannah Marcott, Ava Quick, Elyana Hill, Taydem Barker, and Kaysen Foster. (Photo courtesy of TATUM HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS)

TATUM GIRLS GOLF TEAM TO STATE! | Eagles making return state trip; Sabine finishes fifth

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

TRACK REGIONALS | Postponed until Monday

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Kilgore seniors Eva Ray and Baylee Bonds (center) are surrounded by their teammates as they get ready to come onto the field Friday night before the final game of the season against Carthage. (Photo by JENNA LUCAS - ETBLITZ.COM)

KILGORE SOFTBALL HONORS RAY, BONDS | Lady ‘Dogs finish 2024 season

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago

Kilgore's Driller Park, one of the oldest, and still one of the best, places to watch a baseball game in the state of Texas, home of the Kilgore Bulldogs, and Friday night, site of a District 17-4A game between KHS and Carthage. (Photo by MITCH LUCAS)

KILGORE-CARTHAGE LIVE! | Real-time updates from Driller Park

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STATE TRACK QUALIFYING UPDATES | ETBlitz state qualifiers updated throughout the day

Mitch Lucas 10 months ago