Mitch Lucas

The scoreboard at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium says "Visitors 2, Home 0," and that was following the Kilgore Bulldogs' UIL 4A Region II Tournament soccer win over Wilmer-Hutchins on Friday afternoon. Now, the Bulldogs are one win away from going back to the UIL State Tournament next week. They meet Palestine back at Rose Stadium on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. (Photo courtesy of ANNETTE WILEY)

ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO! | Kilgore soccer tops W-H; faces Panther Creek Saturday with a trip to state on the line

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Kilgore's Diego Rojas (left) controls the ball against Jacksonville, a game the Bulldogs won on Tuesday. Kilgore (23-2-2) faces Wilmer-Hutchins (19-3) in the UIL Class 4A Region II Tournament at 11 a.m. Friday at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium in Tyler. The season is over for the losing team; the winners advance to Saturday's regional final to face either Palestine or Panther Creek. (Photo by DENNIS JACOBS - ETBLITZ.COM)

BULLDOGS AT REGIONALS TODAY | Kilgore faces W-H at 11 in Tyler; two wins sends ‘Dogs to state

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Sabine's Sarah Roberts and Sam Black at the UIL State Track & Field Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium, at the University of Texas in Austin. (Photo courtesy of CODY GILBERT - ETBLITZ.COM)

17-4A TRACK RESULTS | Nelson, Almanza huge for Kilgore; Alejandro, White for Henderson

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DAY ONE TRACK RESULTS | District track continues today, but here are some Wed. results

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Kilgore's Jorge Aleman and Jacksonville goalkeeper Davy Smith leap simultaneously in battle at Henderson ISD Lions Stadium. Kilgore defeated Jacksonville in the tightest of tight ones, 1-0, in the third round of the UIL Class 4A soccer playoffs Tuesday night. Jacksonville's season ends at 22-5-1, the number one team in the state out of the playoffs. Kilgore advances to the UIL Region II Tournament in Tyler at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium on Friday. They'll meet Wilmer-Hutchins at 11 a.m. (Photo by DENNIS JACOBS - ETBLITZ.COM)

OH, YEAH! | Kilgore outlasts Jacksonville in soccer playoff thriller; headed to regionals Friday

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NELSON, LOFTIS & STEVENS | It’s not a law firm; they’re the Whataburger / ETBlitz Players of the Week!

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Kilgore's Jordy Velasquez (8) pushes the ball upfield against Lindale, in last Thursday's second-round playoff win. Kilgore (22-2-2) faces Jacksonville (22-4-1) Tuesday night in Henderson, a 7:30 p.m. start, with the winner taking a spot in the UIL Region II Tournament this weekend in Tyler. (Photo by DENNIS JACOBS - ETBLITZ.COM)

KILGORE, J’VILLE SOCCER PLAYOFF TONIGHT | Winner goes to regionals; season ends for the loser

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Kilgore High School's Collin Burrows at Toledo Bend. (Photo courtesy KILGORE HIGH SCHOOL FISHING TEAM FACEBOOK)

KILGORE FISHING TEAM TURNING IT UP | Great weekend at Toledo Bend

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THE BET IS OVER, AND… | Mitch will be dancing

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Kilgore senior Braydon Nelson (right) is all smiles here beside coach Josh Lyons after a second-place finish in discus at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at the University of Texas in Austin on Friday. Nelson was one of a handful of ETBlitz-area athletes in the event; some, like Troup's Trae Davis, also had great finishes. Davis was seventh in the long jump. (Photo courtesy of KILGORE HIGH TRACK & FIELD)

NELSON SECOND AT TEXAS RELAYS | Handful of others from ETBlitz area also there, some with top-10 finishes

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Sabine's Sarah Roberts (above) had one of many big performances at the Arp Invitational Track Meet on Thursday, including breaking the school record in the 400 meter run. (Photo courtesy of SABINE HIGH SCHOOL and CODY GILLBERT)

BIG PERFORMANCES AT ARP TRACK MEET | Sabine girls, WR boys get the job done

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Overton's Kaylee Stevens (foreground) putting away the competition in the 100 meter hurdles. Stevens had the high total for the Overton girls in the district meet at Alto. Overton's girls won the meet as a team, and several are moving on to area, and Overton's boys were second in the meet, also sending quite a few to area. (Photo by RONNIE SARTORS of SPORT SHOT PHOTOGRAPHY - ETBLITZ.COM)

STEVENS, OVERTON RULE AT DISTRICT MEET | Lady Mustangs win it; boys second; many off to area

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